Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-02-01
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

Jan. Ex-senator DUNCAN introduced bill
providing for the construction and mainte-
ance of a school of reformation for juvenile
offenders. Senator Farris, an act amendatory
Of the present law concerning feos Of county
clerks The bill fixes a new schedule OF an
nual salaries of clerks and amounts allowed
for deputy hire, as follows: In counties OF
40 900 population and over, 81, 900 salary and
| $500 deputy hire; in counties of90, 900 popu-
latiOn 81, 700 for clerk, 5000 for deputies;
in counties Of 10000 population, 1880 for
clerk, $1,000 for deputies in counties Of
10000 population, 81, 200 for clerk, 81, 900 for
deputies; and in all counties having less than
/. 10000 population, 81 200 for clerk, 5000 for
deputies. Senator Halliburton, bill to in
crease the punishment Of carrying concealed
weapons from fine Of S25 to 5000 Senator
Morrison offered joint and concurrent reso-
lu ion memorializing congress TO provide for
Typographical survey Of the swamp and
Overnowed lands Of Southeast Missouri.-ln
the house, forty new bills were introduced,
few of which were of general importance.
The bill Of Mr.. Worries, of Buchanan, to amend
section 4li3 of chapter n, revised statutes, so
1t shall read, "When person tried on indict-
mcnt for any crime or mlsdemeanOr shall be
acquitted on the sole ground that he was In
sane at the time of committing the ofIense
charged, the facts shall be found by the Jury
in their verdict, and the prisoner shall be
dealt with a, provided In tho two following
sections, was called up and passed the house
with hut one dissenting vote. The bill TO
make the stealing of hogs and sheep, regard
less OF value, grand larceny, was again before
/ ".H, the vote by which it was lost on
'....i lving been Teconsidered. II fell,
n.. - 'y'a, short of a constitutional major
,tr yti lost.
Jar Senator Downing introduced
Ur' a rom the retailers of st. Louis, ask.
ar greater protection from parties trusted
lu Doe. "oods, and suggesting repeal Of
Doc uto. on act in certain cases. The bill
aeos,o. Farris, providing for better pro-
.e.HI ol lock in the construction of barbed
,'t a'- vas indefinitely postponed. The
#'. IN insurance reported fayorablv
"a lIl o. Nr Edwards Of St Charles, TO en-
insurance companies to take storm and
lone rsEs. Mr.. DUNCAN introduced bill
wcui s-Gtion S32, article 3, chapter 81 in
lion 20 classification of railroad rates.
bill provides that passengers of class A
~ .ra, Of the state shall he carried at
pl mile, and class Is and c at 9 cents
nile, children between the ages of Z and
tnalt ptes, If in charge of older persons.
j. e'. ts what e now termed branch
aiOr DUNCAN introduced a bill to
Judgments. The bill provides that
wa' issued by clerk Of court in va
anu ,ryed as other processes are.
order OF the day was Senator
..H u In relation to dram shop H.
III rs amended and reeOmmitted.-
Mr. Howard, Of Howell, intro
md concurrent resolution fixing
mai adjournment of the present
D" r noon on March 12, 1888. Mr.
'l. Warren county, offered a resolu-
uasE the fact that there we're four
D. and In the counties of Warren
uu.H, which were assessed in bn'h
providing for the appointment
.e to investigate the matter and
n otherwise, a method of OBJ
eulty and locating the lard in
,#. re other OF the counties. Pc
m u,Dnstranccs for and against the
the prohibitory amendment
lr as follows: Petitions from
.. " rion, johnson, st. Louis city,
ta.d Dgde counties. RemOnstranccs
:auu',. If Clark, Cass, Scott, Pettis,
rrNfry and Barry.
..u ai,- senator DUNCAN introduced an
1w.ai section 2,Gs9, chapter 80, X. S.,
I. q ntmo,,eads. Senator Edwards in-
t.stl Il bin -0 repeal the act establishing
taa s'lc Board of Inauguration, and TO re-
Feil q. ap,cr q of the general statutes Of
Missouri and AL acts amendatory therto.
EyfHr. u 0T'a introduced an act to regu-
lat ue '.g'. ion Of voters Of all cities of
Iuluua.0.,. n the house, the substitute
rnr'-t. los lnr committee on judiciary, for
NJ, Z .'w,itDns bill, authorizing the use Of
lied copies of records OF certain bonds,
contracts and other instruments as evidence,
passed; also an act to regulate the practice of
dentistry, and a bill TO increase the pay of
f,If e., TO 1o,. o,,l al
lowing them five cents per mile for distance
necessarily travelled in going to and from the
place of holding court.
Jan. Ex-senator Hathaway introduced
joint and concurrent resolution instructing
our senators and requesting our representa-
tives in congress to use their influence to pro-
cure the withdrawal of the army from terri
tories, for the admission of the territories into
the union, and the enfranchisement of the
Indians and Mormons. Senator McGrath in
troduced bill revising the law establ shing
the metropolitan force throughout the state In
cities of 100000 inhabitants. The most i'm
pOrtant new features pf this bill is, first, the
Increase of the number of policemen to 600 in
all cities Of 100000 population (St. Louis
only. Second, the provision making the
mayor an ex-ofliciO member Of the board of
privilege Of electing n president. Senator
Dobbins introduced bill to allow guardians
md curatnrs to purchase real estate In certain
eases; also bill amending an act providing
'or the making of repairs in counties having
IN assessed valuation of $4,000, 900 or more,
md more than $50 miles of nacadamiEed and
graded roads, SO that said act as amended
hall apply to the working Of all public roads
If the state.-ln the house, the substitute for
house bill No. A introduced by Mr.. Rogers Of
Johnson was taken up for third reading aud
passed by large majority. The bill amends
ectiOns l. 2} and 81 chapter l., article Of the
'evised statutes of the state Of Missouri, re-
ating to administrators of the estate of de-
'eased persons
Jan. 21-Senate bill 20, introduced by Sen.
ltor Downing, to amend sections 6760, 6762,
j76i, 6i65, $685. 6767 and $3.50, article 8,
,hapter 145, relating to the collection Of
evenue, was read a third time and passed.
Ayes 2S; nays none. Senate bill "a, to amend
ection 1854, chapter a. revised statutes, en-
tiled "0f crimes and criminal procedure"
vas read the third time and passed by the
ame vote as No. 20.-In the house, number
" petitions and remonstrances for and
lgainst prohibition were presented. The
petitions were from Boone, Cooper, Bates and
st. Louis counties. The remOns frances were
rom the counties of St. Charles, Moniteau
md Pike. The first bill taken up for third
cading was Krauthoff's bill, No. 35, to pro-
Tide for the manner Of service Of wrlts of
cire facias and other process issued upon the
orfeiture of recognzances in criminal pro-
1t was put upon its passage and
,assed with but little opposition.
Cool-Heaueuuess.
Jhicago World.
1t would be well if thcater goers gen.
rally possessed the cool head of Cen
,ral 'Conrobert. A play was once be
no acted in n temporary theater, con-