Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-07

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JEFFERsoS CIrx Mo-. March. 1855.
EpfreR INTxLLIaENcER:-Legisl or tha
making of lssp, Isit,ut inperfectly comprehsdd-
:. ed By the nasses Of the people. In tru,hs Ru
few outside Of the legal fraternity have apj
clear andiwell defined conception OF the sdsJset
There are many s.tuistsand turusss that lfx I'D
TIE path Of bill after 4 sterts On Its jogEhsatl
become q law After the formulation of thsprh|
\ thsf Ii desired a Law Into written sentences
or, what.n n termed sbill. .ss tie next stsb 81
1 the part of the suthpE is.to pFessntaaid biHin
formal manner to the house or senate; tbs bill q
then read BY. the cierk OF the house or ssns.,
fimmedi1sSlS. and this u the Hfst resaing 81 tht
bill VpoA ths following tsy Il sagsinread.
and then referred to an appropriate csmpistss
of the house. Here commences the dangerous
part Of its ssayel. Upon the .ysrlous cemnitsea
depends very largely The ,legfslltion OF the en-
tire session Of any assembly. With the commit
tee opposed to bill IL Il very dicnlt TO pashi I,
through all of Its stages until 1t s6esyAsg lst.
A COMMITTEE has the pewer 70 20 delay. amend,
substitute and manipulate Its every MOVEMENT
forward that the fate of q bill depends entirely
upon the action of; the committee toward It.
After the committee has held said bill ~ lesG
Is they wish to (unless they have mor9ued ip I.
they return 1t with q Recommendation that 1t do
pass, If they are friendly t. the bill; but. if they
are unfriendly'they recommend to thetouse that
''the bill do not psss.'' Ifthey make . favor
able recommendation the bill II then ordered
printed s'for the information of the house. II
they report unfavorsbly the bill Is not printed,
except by special order Of the house. When the
bin has been prInt.d and brought bac,, IN IN.
house. Il Is then subi-cf tn h.,no taken mn di.-
eusssd and amended. and If ms,ori,v Of tbos.
voting are In favor of tho hill with or vv,thou.
amendments. il ia then ordered en1roa.s6
This enerossment In nothing mor. than r.xurit.
Ing tho entire bill with the amendments. If II ha,
been amended, in fair plsin hand. After this
engrossment the bill has 10 then be recalled up.
read the third time and be then voted ,r,ou. If
msjority of all the members yo,s IN IN yor of the
bill 1t is then sent to the other branch of the a.
sembly. and there runs the same gauntlet. If
the second branch vote in isyer of tn. hill of
course then it becomes law when s,vned nv m
presiding oiacsrs OF bolh hous.. and nv th
governor,
u,
W." % wv - I" ""J 'he niii Ia rel
.a.,.s " 'us s.a'e inspection OF gram
-: ~ law soon Ater Inc
Ia -, peseA' Assembly I'VE
Introduced, one of them by Mr.. Carol. Of q,
Louis, and the other by the writer. A soon a.
ii was known that the writer was preparing. q
bill looking to state inspection come one.
moved hv natriot,c or unn. ,.;,,;. -~.,
asked that = special COMMITTEES on commerce be
appointed by the chair. 1t is needless to ssy that
this committee were yersus state inspection. r.
this committee the bills were sent; Mr.. Carol
was member Oft Soon after this the presi-
dent OF the Merch8ntN' Exchange the ATTORNEY
of the "A me- and others from 1t Toni. ..m. ~
had the committee called together. presen,.d to
said committee their side of the question which
side the committee liked. and offered . suba,i-
tute for the pending bill Mr., Carroll accent, d
tho substitute and used his influence ft,r IT, This
substitute provided for no slate inspection, but