Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-02-22
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

Feb. 12.-In the senate, Mr.. Ellerbe's house
bill relating to Insurance other than life, was
taken up and passed. The bill simply inserts
the words 'lightning and wind-storm' after
the word ''firen In the fifth line OF section
| 5,9S7, article 3, chapter ll0 OF the revised
statutes of lS19.-The house passed joint and
concurrent resolutions Nos. l aud 4. The
first relates to the sale or giving away OF leat
tobacco, and the second to the duty on SAT-
Both were requests to our senator's aud NELL
bers Of congress TO make both free.
Feb l3.-In the senate, Mr.. Bridges bill
No. 65, was taken up and passed. The bill re
lates to crime and criminal procedure, and
amends section LEA of the revised statutes
Mr.. McGrath's bill to grant stay in the col
lection Of back taxes, assessed under the Drake
constitution against charitable eandrengiousln-
stitutions, was discussed and informally laid
ovcr.-Among the bills introduced In the
house were the following: By Mr.. Adkins, OF
Platte, an act to require the recorie OF mar
riage licenses to report to the grand jury at
each regular term Of the criminal court of
the county list Of all marriage licenses is
sued by him and not returned within ninety
days Of the date OF issuing, and provides
that recorder failing TO make such return
be liable to fine Of not less than So nor
more than sos; by Mr.. Wood, Of Clark, an act
to amend section 3, l72 of mechanics liens, by
providing that subcOntractors before furnish
ng material for building shall first obtain the
actual consent of the party owning the land
or contracting for the building.
Feb. l4.-In the senate, Mr.. Walker intro
duced resolution to provide for the settle
ment Of an unpaid balance Of $1,000 against
Samuel Hayes, ex-state treasurer under the
Gratz Brown administration. Several new
bills were introduced. house took up
and adopted the senate amendments to house
bill No. IL, three In number, correcting the
text and providing that the increase from 81
to 81 per day shall not be enjoyed by the pres
ents incumbents; also an amendment reduc-
ing the mileage from S TO 5 cents per mile,
by an almost unanimous vote. The bill, as
amended, then passed; ayes 50, noes, Al.
Feb l5.-In the senate, the Davis revenue
bill was passed by vote of "a to 2.-The
house spent most of the day in discussing the
bill to abolish the board of immigration. The
bill was finally passed by a vote OF Il TO 50.
Feb 16,--In the senate, the major portion
of the time was taken up in second reading
and commitment of bills.-Several new bills
were introduced in the house, and eight bills
passed, of local nature.
Feb. 1.-Two new bills were introduced in
the senate, The first by Senator Stevens, re-
latng to the sale Of medicines and poisons,
amending in several important particulars the
act of 1881 upon the same subject, creating
state board of pharmacy, so as to make it
correspond generally with the Illinois law.
The second bill was by Senator Dobyns,
amending the statute relating to druggists
and their license. II amends section 5414 re-
vised statutes so as to require all prescrip-
tions for quors Of any kind to be signed by
regularly registered and practicing physi-
oians.-In the house, the greater portion of
the day was taken up in the discussion Of the
question of engrossment Of the general stock
law bill, introduced by Mr.. Morchouse, of
Nodaway. Amendments were offered and
adopted, until there was hardly semblancc
of the original bill left, and after great deal
OF dry and unnecessary talk, pro and con, the
bill was ordered TO engrossment. The bill as
1t now stands, contemplates so many imprac-
ticable provisions that il passed, its involun-
tary violation would be OF daily occurrence.
It Is not at all probable that 1t will ever go
any further than engrossment.