The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30


and IL, AT half rates, if In charge of older
persons.
Senator DUNCAN introduced bill to re-
vive juc gments. The bill provides that
writs may be issued by clerk of court in
vacation, and served as other processes are
The special order of the day, was Sena-
tor Downing's bill in relation TO dram shop
licenses. 1t was amended and recommit-
led, when The senate went into executive
session, on the confirmation OF the normal
school and other appointments reported on
Saturday.
The senate soon after adjourned.
/ Special to the BAxoo.
JEFFERSON CITY. Jan. %.
st. Louis is ex pected to step to the front
to-day with a large del.g CATION of lobbyists,
; who mean 10 make things lively In the
legislature.
| Last Friday Mr.. Brooks, not he of pro-
hibitiou fame, introduced bill To reduce
the penalty for gambling from a felony
with imprisonment i'm the peniiepliary to
misdeIneanOr, punishsble by fine only
or, In other words, To leave the Law just as
II was before the enactment OF the johnson
bill. The Br ,oks bill had found Its way
into the committee of the s.. Louis dele
CATION, and that committee on its first vote
stood a tie. and SD remained until TUESDAY
evening. In the mrantime, IL is claimed,
q canvass of the house has been made, and
i = majority of the mt mixers thereof have
EXPRESSED themselves in favor OF the Brooks
bill.
| On this statement being made i'm the com
mittep, q member concluded II would be-
competent and right for him To change his
! vote In favor ut the Brooks bill. and he
did II, sud TO-DAY Thursday, Mr.. Buck
Jones, chairman of the coIa miitee, will re-
port the Brooks bill with tie recommends
ton that il do pass. This information was
sent To ST. Louis, aud the trains out will
bring To Jefferson City delegate To de-
feat the passage OF the bill, but they will
I arrive too late TO present the report To- the
I committee.
About THE SEAL.
| The st. Louis committee held meeting
! To- discuss The bill To repeal the Notary act,
| at which some statements were made IN re-
! lation To the abuse OF the notary seals If
| that city. II was zverred that in some
parts OF The city, under the existing act, il
Is impossible to get a notary TO perform the
work for Which his comm ,ssiun was issued
/ A majority are in the employ al banks, ir-'
sursncs companies and other corporations
their time belongs to their employers,
| and they cannot aud will not leave their
places oi business to take disposition
The banks, it was said, employ q clerk
commissioned ~ notary al 81 800 Year.
They pay one-hali this amount - an Oft
cial of the hank. and he Is expected To-
10 sl. half II
: protests.
Ii is also said that. these notsries put
their seal ON blanks. 20 be filled up by who
ever NAV be in the Office during their alb
sence. and thus the seal, which is recO.s
comes . farce, and is subject To the most
base and illegal prostitution
| DO AND DON'T
The prohiJitiOnists have flooded the
house with their petitions The latest are
as follows: One from st. Louis city,
headed by ex Gov. Fletcher This was
followed up with another from 1t. Lou
county, headed by ex-Gcv. B.Graiz Brown
These petitions were followed by others
from the counties oil Pike, Randolph.
Lincoln, Dale. Jasper, Polk. Barton, Char
iton and Petti>.
The Observation-Disclosures rallied and sent
In . shower al remonstrauces from the
counties of Gascouade. Texas. Scott, Jas
per. Lincoln. Bales. Jefferson, Monroe, st
Charles and Pettis. The remonstrance
from Monroe was unique affair, and
being. at the request OF Mr.. Bashaw. reese:
at length, occupied. the attention of the
house and the voice 81 the assistant clerk
for fifteen INMATES Ii was an srgumentive
review nj tire moral, legal and constilu-
iionsl reason Tor opposition TO prohibi-
tiun. Various attempts were made To
suspend its reading, but the right vi petit
lion was fully recognized and the docu-
ment referred 10 the Committee On cunsii-
iutiOnsl amendments.
Or VARIOUS soRTS.
All sorts vi petitions have been handed
in. chief at which are:
One from the farmers of Montgomery
county, asking for the passage al an act,
giving l. months lieu on colts.
The piOus ioiks of Clark county pray
Tor The protection oi camp meetings.
asking that s:iaw be passed To prevent the
sale oi cigars snd tobacco either under the
plea oil necessity, ar q beverage within one
mile oi such grounds, and also Ia prevent
the erection OF booths, stands, lodging ar
boa ding houses within the same distance.
unless lei mission is granted By the OIL
erals oi sucn camp meetings.
John - Dalton. rough sshier," end
An ignorant man, wants To- be allowed to
Physic people in spite VI the REGULAR
There uaS presented sensible remon-
STRANGE from the citizens If Hannibal, pro-
testing agaihs; any change bring made i'm
the existing FISH law.
BILLS.
4 bill by Mr. Wilmington, OF Buchsnan,
provides Tor the taxation oi railroads. Oh
their gross earnings IN addition to their
presPnf tar stinu and nps frnu. Nr Eor o. /