Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-05
NUMBER 80

NUMBER 3S
Monday at 10 o'clock-special ortfer-that
provides for the establishment of Iunatic
asylum somewhere IN Southwest Missouri.
Necessity demanding additional asylum ia
cilities, his bill will be almost certain to go
through both branches OF the Legislature.
1t provides for no appropriation until 1884,
and leaves this discretionary with the next
General Assembly. From reports there are
e,5oo unfortunates unprovided for in this
State; and 1t is a we'll known fact that in
sanity is largely on the increase in the United
States.
The Senate will receive the appropriation
bill Monday, and will manfuily wrestle with
it in the Committee of the Whole. 1t is un-
derstood that it will be cut down about
$4,000 or $4,000, which will leave the
amount appropriated about oue-fourth of
what it should be. The House voted one
| third of the revenue for school purposes; the
Senate objects, and will restore-or, rather,
put back-the apportionment for such pur-
poses to one-fourth Of the revenue. This
alone will reduce the aggregate Of appropri-
ations proposed by the House about $c,60, 600
for two years. The House will certainly re-
fuse to concur in this reduction, as its MEM
bers hold that the common schools have the
same right to raise its appropriations as have
| the State institutions; and am certain that
a committee of conference will have to be
appointed to settle the squabbling before We
can adjourn.
Ny prophecy is that the Legislature will
adjourn about Monday, I'd proximo, in time
for the trains east and west.
There has been but little railroad leCisIa.
tion this session, for it has been carefully
watched; and the reason Is plain. Every
bill so far introduced exacts too radical a
change-beyond reason-in matter of reg,l-
lation and restriction. Fair laws are easily
considered. Legislators appear to have
grievances against corporations-especiall
railroad corporations-andt the result is, they
have failed in making the necessary changes
by going beyond what conservative people
thought was justice.
| Upon walking up town this afternoon in
company with friend we dropped in at the
the Madison House, which is the public GEN.
ter for visitors and members OF the Legisla-
ture. Some positions were secretly discussed
for the next political campaign in the State.
Clearly in the field for Governor are: Gen.
John S. Marmaduke, of St. Louis; Ex-Gov.
John S. Phelps, of Green county; Hon. Thos.
r. Bashaw, Of Monroe county; Lieut.. Gov.
Robert A. Campbell, of St. Louis, ard the
Hon. Chas. H. Peers, of Warren county.
For State Auditor, Hon. John Walker will
he candidate for reelection. Col. r. A.
McCulloch, State Register of Lands, will al
so be candidate for reelection TO his pres
ent position. Candidates for other STAR Of
fees are being talked of more or less. But,
Of course, 1t is much too early to even at
tempt to cast q horoscope, or predict with
even a faint idea, who are to be the coming
men,.
| DR.. Willis Winston, the physician Of the
penitentiary, died to-day, after a lingering
Illness Of several months. He had an oper-
| alton performed on him for hemorrhoids,
| which would not heal, and blood poisoning
was the result. He was in the flower of his
youth and the very strength and wealth of
his usefulness. He is to be buried with Ma
| sonic honors tomorrow.
! The high license bill has been signed by
the Governor, and will become a law at the
end of three months. Many predict that the
Supreme Court will declare it unconstitu-
tional; but it was predicted that the Govern
or would not sign the bin on its passage, and
| hoped he would not.
Gov. Crittenden will start tonight for
| Louisville, KY, to testify in the case of Mrs.
Hite, the step-mother of Clarence Hite, who
has libel suit against the Courier Journal.
Clarence Hite, it will be remembered, was n
| train robber-a member Of the James gang
| and was pardoned out Of the penitentiary
| two weeks ago and taken home to Kentucky,
| where he has since died.
Night sessions Of the Legislature are still
kept up. This enables us to dispatch work
lively, though majority of the members are
dissatisfied.
| There have been introduced altogether in
to the House 200 bills and 80 resolutions; in
| to the Senate, 210 bills and IL resolutions; and
81 bills and four resolution have passed the
Senate, and 162 bills and eight resolutions
have passed the House-the House having
yet on hand I15 Senate and So House bills
and seven Senate and AZ House resolutions.
A majority of these will 20 TO the Morgue.
A bill raising Capt. Bradour's salary as
| Deputy Warden of the penitentiary from
81 800 to $4,000, was called up in the House
the other day and passed by u vote of IS ayes
| to 50 noes.
All kinds of excuses are being made for
| leaves Of absence; but it is generally sickness
| at home in the family; and members are
dropping off each day, until there are now
less than 100 present in the House.
beautiful medley Of the Thirty second
General Assembly adorns the hall of the
House, where it can he seen ut all times
from the liberality of the members.
There is an elegant watch, costing $3.50,
| awaiting to be presented to Speaker Richard
| son upon the day Of adjournment. 1t will be
| present from the members, with whom he
Is very popular. There is also move to do"
| the Speaker pro sera- likewise with some nice
present.