Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-01-11
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

The thirty-sccOnd general assembly con
vcncd Jan. B. The senate was called to order
by Lieutenant Governor Campbell, andOpencd
by prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Palmer,
of the NJ +. Church South, of Jefferson City
4 temporary organization was effected by the
election of f. G. Ncshitt, Of St Clair, tempo
rary secretary, and VIM II. Mayo, Of 81
Louis, assistant secretary. Governor Camp
bell then addressed the senate briefly, and the
oath of office was administered to he senators
present by Justice Henry of the supreme
court. At the conclusion OF the administra-
tiOn Of the oath resolution was adopted, em-
powering the prcsdcnttO appoint committee
Of five to prepare aud submit rules for the
government of the senate during the present
session, and providing that until the new
rules we're submitted and adopted that the
senate should be governed by the rules OF the
Thirty-tirst assembly as far as practicable,
except that the committee on ways and means
shall consist Of seven members instead OF I'VE.
The president deferred appointing the com
mittces for the present, and the senate all
journcd until tomorrow morning. .-ThehOuse
was called to order by cXChicf Clerk John
liaumay, who announced the first business III
order to the election of a speaker pro TEN.
Representative Lakcman Of Marion, then
placed in nomination Representative Parker,
Of Lincoln. who was elected without OppOsi-
tiOn. Representatives lalIcman, Of Marion,
Bashaw, Of Monroe, aud Blackburn, of shelby,
were appointed to escort the speaker to the
chair, and performed the duty. Upon taking
the chair Speaker Parker announced that the
house would be opened by prayer by the
chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Barrett, Of Jefferson City.
After the PRAYER Speaker Parker delivered
the customary brief address Of thanks and an
nOunccd that the next thing in order was the
election Of a temporary Cl icf clerk. Repre-
sentative McGinni5 Of St. Louis, rose u a
point Of order contcnding that the administra-
tOn of the oath of Office to members was the
first thing in order. The speaker Ovcrrulcd
the point and Mr.. Bashaw nominated for
temporary chief clerk John A. llannay, Of
Morgan county. No other nominations being
made Eannay was elected by the party vote.
Ih' official oath was admin stored to the
members, ten at a time, by Justice Sherwood,
Of the supreme court, and upon motion OF Mr..
Jones, ofClinton, the house adjourned until
tomorrow.
The senate effected a permanent organiaa-
tiOn, Jan 4, by the election Of the following
officers; President pro tim, T. j. o. Morrison,
Of New Madrid; secretary, F. c. Ncsbitt, Of
st. Clair; assistant secretary, Henry \. New
man, Of Randolph; Official reporter, Joe 7.
Johnson IA f'liutpus sprrp1nt "A arms. \. w
Ewing of Colr. cboplaiH, Rev, T. W. Barrct.
NJ CoIc. ,Ioorkrcncr 4 / ShockIry. of Cole:
frlIcr and ,nrssrngrr Geo. e. Neal. narcs.
IInnrv Watson ami ,Tomcs Nrwmon.-ThC
horsS orranizrd Inv thc election of thc follow
inc officers: sneaker, Dr. i. $. Richardson, Of
Stoddard; speaker pro tcm,J. NJ Wood; OF
1arN ch,ri tieTH, 'Gnm a. lIIn'say, ~ %t S"-
f, of .Iobnson. ] "nroIlpg % clerk lanes A Turner,
Of Carroll; engrossing clerk, "llcz" Purdum,
of Macon; official reporter, I'd; 5 Vance, oi
b@igs Seregaht-at-arll'S, IT. ~ Tt"iin,.' Th,
ot IvItS, uoGI IhcgIu'' naP'' p, E y,
VI W. GalntUn' ' Vl"l'"'"' H''' '''''"'''s'
i'u r"lc''e'
4 short session Of the legislature was held
Ian = In thc s,notc Mr. Ynucv introduced
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senate Ui'I NO. !, tn''''eu "h "I' " "ui'."
article 5, chapter ll4j, revised statutes lS'9,
by adding three new sections thereto, con.
corning t6c asspssmrnt and taxation of rail
ronIs.oIn Joint session the election returns uf
tbr state wrr1 opcned and rounted and the
result announced by Sneaker Richardson as
foInws. For supcfintendrnt of public scoools
VIM. +, Coleman. democrat. BOZ So; q. e.
nm rruubIicnn l2i $50. F. b. Booth,
rrrrnbocker. G.26i: scattering, $50. For
railroad commissioned. H. Harding. dem
ocral, w Il! H. H. iuht' ,rcpunieau,
,i,',p scoi,crir% w. ~ 0n marian "f Wr Bo.baw
resolution declaring Messrs. Coleman and
Harding elected to the Offices of state super
intcndcnt Of public schools and railroad com