The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1883-04-04
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Legislature, After Wasting
r,me at SIS per Day, is Doing
Gsoe Work For 81 per
Day.

Bashaw's bill to establish "a state
Ihoard of health was passed, and an
l.ther bill thereby added to the many
Important oles that have gone into
l,he statute books this session. There
Is no doubt when the savel falls on
Isnal adjournment, the record made
| oy the thirty-second general assem-
Iby, in the passage of wise and inn
fportant measures, will compare IA
I,orably with the best made Dy its
Ipredeccssors 1t will also be found
That there has been less than the usu.
Ial amount of tinkcrrng done with the
statutes, and more thorough and
wholesome work accomplished in
the way of complete and thorough
1 cnactments
l HOUSE sEssIoN-YEsTERD AFTEr-
| NOON.
The bill to establish an insane asy-
um in the southern portion of the
state, to be known as state lunatlc
asylum No. 3, and to appropriate
money therefor, passed. The bill
appropriates $500, 900 for the estab-
lishment OF a new asylum III the
southwest, to be located south of the
Usage and west of the Gasconade
rivers, and provides ter its location
and management.
Jefferson City, March co-The
prohlbition resolutions and remons-
frances, which were SAID to be the
most dea OF dead issues, were the
subject Of another hours discussion
this morning, the chairman of the
committee on constitutional amend
ments, recommending that they be
burned by the sergeant-at-arms in
the presence of the house.
Half dozen substitutes were inn
mediatelv offered. One, by Mr..
Harrington, to allow members who
so desired TO withdraw their petit
tions and remonstrances. and that all
others be DESTROYED. This. substi-
tute, after an argument which spun
all around the house, was adopted.
Mr.. Jones immediately arose and
stated that the members would have
10 identify their own contributions,
as majority OF them were sent in
without endorsement of the mem-
bers thereon; he therefore moved
reconsideration of the vote. Then.
another long debate followed, dur
ing which Mr.. Jones stated a strong
effort was being made by outside
parties 20 get possession of the
rolls.
MIR. Harrington insisted that he be
entitled to the petition from his coun-
~. and IN the meantime HARRISON of
Johnson, offered a resolution that
the petiuons and remonstrance be
liled with the secretary of state, and
alter reconsideration of the vote, by
which the former resolution was
passed and another long debate, the
resolution was adopted, and the doc
aments go into the office OF the sec
retary of state.
House bill No. o37, introduced by
Mr.. Aoler, entitled an act to amend
section 1883, article 4, chapter So,
revisee statutes, of cities. towns and
villages, passed. Ayes, eS: nees, o
With emergency clause, the follow
ing is the hill rs amended:
Section 4, Sss. No person shall
be mayor ualess he be at least 80
wears of age, = citizen ef the United
States, and resident thereof ter Ave
years next preceding his election.
Provided, That until any city srgan-
iaed as CITY of the third class shall
have been in existence fer the peried
u ilve wears. that the residence re-
auircd OF the mavor OF said city shall
oe ealy one yesr. When 80 or
more persons shall have an equal
number Of totes Tor the office ct
mayor, or any election for mayof be
eentested. il shall b. determined by