The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1883-01-17
THE LEGIsLATURE.
Vrangling Over the Prohibition
Question.
THE cONTESTA CLOSE ONE.

the IODDlcS Oi thC AotCiS, 10 TIC 10
hibition question. The advocates
of cold water and no whisky are
amassed and working with vim
worthy better cause. DIR. Brooks
IS The chief and is inclined to be ar
rogant and threatening in his advo-
cacy OF the temperance question.
In his lecture in the hall of the
House Friday evening last, among
other things he said that if the Dem
ocrats refused to submit the ques-
tlon at the present time, the Repub-
.licans, Creenbackers and 10000
Prohibition Democrats would COM
biae. and in 1884 elect men to the
Legislature who would submit the
question. Yet-the good doctor dis
claimed any intention of threatening
anybody.
Several resolutions, bills, etc,
have been submitted IN both House
eHecting the Prohibition question,
but none have yet reached vote.
Representative Stapleton is the
Prohibition leader in the House,
and Senator Baldwin in the Senate,
Many petitions have been received
and read before each body protest
ing against the SUBMISSION OF Pro-
hibition amendment.
CIRCUIT COURT sTENoGRAPHERs.
Mr.. Kanthroff, of Cole, has in
troduced in the house an act author
izing each of the circuit judges in
the State to appoint an official stem
ographic reporter for their respec-
tive courts; that the reporters shall
be appointed by the Judge and
hold their office during the term Of
the Judge, subject, however, to re-
moval at any time for incompetency
or neglect of duty 1t further pro-
vides that the reporter shall be re-
quired to attend to all terms and scs-
SONS of his court, and take steno-
graphic notes of the evidence and
other proceedings when directed by
the Judge or when the parties so
agree, and shall be allowed salary
of S 900 per annum and S cents
per hundred for making certified
copies.
THE DoG-oNED DOGS.
Every General Assembly contains
number of ambitious statesmen in
it who make a frantic effort to
achieve Immortality bv making an
onslaught on dogs. This Legisla-
ture contains its full quota of canine
exterminators, as there has already
been introduced IN the House a full
score of bills providing tor the de-
struction of worthless and sheep
killing dogs. To use KearneYism.
1.-THE dogs must CO."
BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY.
Senator Br1tts introduced bill
to create Bureau of Mines and
Geology and to provide for the COM
pletion of the geological survey of
the State.
Senator Baldwin, tho chozen
champion of the Prohibitionest in
the Senate, has introduced a Till of
which the following is a synopsis:
RELATING TO DRAMSHoPs:
Section one prohibits the selling
of liquer in less amounts than FIVE
gallons.
Section two prohibits the use of
screens, blinds and other obstruc-
tons to public view in saloons and
dram-shops; also prohibits billiards,
pool or any other games IN places of
business or in connection Herewith.
Section three rcquiresa license of
not less than $roo to the State and
$500 10 the county for SIX months,
and forbids the issue of licenses for
less than SIX months.
Section four requires that major
,ty OF taN-paying citizens IN cities of
less than 1000 Inhabitants, moor