Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-01-25
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

Both branches of the legislature resumed
their session Jan. Is. After the introduction
of large number of bills, both houses ad-
iourned.
In the senate, Jan. 10, House bill No 64
introduced by Mr.. Lakcman, o.. Marion pro-
yidng for the purchase Of site for the
| United States custom house at Hannibal was
reported and read the first time. Senator
Pchle introduced a bill to amend the present
statute relating to administrators sales OF
real estate Senator Edwards, of Lafayette,
introduced bill to amend the present law re-
latng to roads and highways house was
liz session only about an hour, but during that
time thirty or forty new bills were introduced,
number of resolutions offered, several pc
ttiOns presented, and yesterdays bills read
second time and referred.
Jan. Ex-senator Yanccy introduced bill
to amend section CSC, article S, chapter 145,
revised statutes, and to repeal section $3.50
Of same chapter concerning assessment and
taxation of railroads. This amendment pro-
vides that railroads shall keep levees along
their lines in repair. Senator Farris intro
duced q bill to allow county courts to refund
money received from sale of oyerllowed and
swamp lands where such lands have been
I
Farrs 900 copies of the st. Joseph lunatic
asylum we're ordered printed for the appendix.
Senate bills 33 to 80 aud house bill No. I'll
were read second time and referred TO conf
mittecs.-Nrw bills to the number of twenty
five were introduced in the house. But few
OF them were of general interest, Portions
for prohibition were received from the cOun-
ties of johnson, Montgomery, Marion, st.
Louis, Jasper, Nodaway, the latter contain
g,,.. a Macon RutpE SplnVlpr- la
yicss and Cass, and against from the counties
of Platte, Dayicss and Linn.
Jan lS.-Not much business OF Importance
was transacted The house passed one bill
and the senate the resolution to investigate
the internal affairs of the pcntentiary.
Jan. l9.-ScnatoHA Allen presented petition
from Washington county asking for the re-
peal of the statute relating to marriage
licenses Senator Rouse presented a remon-
STRANGE 10 the submission Of prOhibtory
amendment from the citizens OF Randolph
county. The colored people OF the state,
through Senator Walker, presented the senate
with a memorial asking that an industrial
school he added To Lincoln college. The bill
for supreme court commission passed by
vote Of is to 10. House hill No 6l providing
for the purchase hy the United states OF site
for public buildings in the city of Hannibal,
was taken up for third reading and passed by
an unanimous yOtr.-m the house, large
number Of new bills were Introduced, among
them, one by Mr.. Porter to amend the govern
mcnt of the public schools. Several petitions
relative to the liquor question were pre-
scntCd.
Jan. Ex-senator Dobyns introduced joint
and concurrent resolution to divide the state
into two appellate court di-tricts, based upon
wealth and population, and cnlarges the ter
ritorial Jurisdiction Of the ST. Louis court of
appcals, sOas to make II cO-cXtensive with
one of these districts. II creates second
court Of appeals Of three Judges to he known
as the Missouri court Of appeals, and to be 10.
Gated at Kansas City. The jurisdiction OF
this court is made cO-cXtensive with that OF
the Other districts. These courts are to be
/ final appellate jurisdiction in all cases not
now appcalablc from the st. Louis court OF
appeals 10 the supreme court. The lurisdlc-
/ tion Of the supreme court to be cO-eXtcnsive
with the state. and 10 extend to all cases now
appcalablc from the st. Louis court of ap-
pals. The compensation of judges is fixed at
&1.UOOpcr wear. Several hills were introduced.
| In the house, no resolutions were Offered, but
/ the usual number Of petitions were sent to
! the clerks desk. the counties of Carroll, Law
renee jackson, Worth, Mcdonald, Jasper and
Linn going on the record for prohibition, and
St Francois, Gascnnadc, New Madrid and
Pike against submission