Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-19
han 5000 inhabitants to change boundary

han 5000 inhabitants to change boundary
lines Of road districts.
An adverse report was made by the commit
toe on banks and corporations on Mr.. Bald
wins bill prov ding for the assessment OF tele-
graph companies.
The senate passed the house bill repeating
The law incorporating the city OF Brunswick in
Charlton county.
Also Mr.. Adams bill relating to stenograph-
FRS in the courts Of Jackson and Buchanan
counties, and repeating that part Of the law
allowing them compensation Tor back tax SUITS
aud suits compromised before trial,
In the house, Mr. Moore of Laclede intro
iuCed resolution that the house express Its
sympathy with the striking laborcrs as long
as they Keep within tue bounds of the law.
Mr., Moore said that there were Tired agents
Of the railroads now AT the capital trying to IN
duce the governor to send troops TO force the
strikers 10 submission and this house owed II
10 itself as a duty TO express its sympathy,
Mr., Alexander moved to lay upon the table,
Adopted.
Mr. Bond had made the same motion while
Mr.. Moore was speaking, but was ruled out OF
order.
The vote was announced as IS yeas to 40
nays.
A mot on was made N suspend the rules
and take up the Joint and concurrent resolu-
lion to submit constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture and sale of iutOX.
lcatiug liquor.
Pending the discussion, the spec al
order, which was the deficiency bill was
called up ard the house went into commit
tee Of the whole. The committee passed the
bill by sections and recommended to the house
that # pass,
The prohibition resolution was again taken
up and lost by a vote Of 63 to 5S.
Mr.. Bsskn's b Il for enforcing drainage Of
swamp lands was Iassed.
Mr. Stunrt's hill abOlishing the state board
Of heal h was lost by vote Of G3 to 81.
Mcs,rs. Stuart, Smith Of jackson and Bon
ham spoke In favor Of the bill.
DIR. Donelan, Mr.. Savage and Mr.. Alexander
opposed it,;
The funding bin was taken up, read third
time and passed.
House bill preventing suits for delinquent
taxes being brought after five years dclinquen-
cy was pissed.
JEFFERSON CITY, March l6.-1n the senate,
Mr.. llahaway's bill, appropriating $4,000,
which was reported on unfayorably Saturday,
was ordered cngrossed and printed, after a
motion to postpone indefinitely had been de-
feated.
The bill requiring itinGrant insurance agent
to take out licenses was indefinitely postponed.
A motion to reconsider the vote defeating
senate bill SO prevailed and the bill was
passed. This bill reduces the aaries of re-
corders in counties of LEES than 10000 inhab-
ltants
The senate passed the bill providing for
disincOrpOrnting cities Of the fourth class; the
bill generally amending the present road law,
also that repeating thr section which divides
Into road districts count having township
organizations that r quring keepers Of bill
lizard halls To obtain a license from the munic-
ipal authorities; that rCquiring officers OF elee-
mosynary institutions TO present reports
within ten days after the session of the gen
eral assembly begins, and that allowing city
councils to regulate the price Of water and gas.
The house bills passed were as folOwS
Making 1t Il misdcmcanOr to plOw up public
highways for the simple purpose Of securing
plows; TO provide means TO make good the
records destroyed by recent fire; restraining
sheep and swine from running at large; per-
mitting persons to seine in streams or lakes
liable 10 dry up: requiring officers OF eeemo-
synary Institutions to present rcpor within
ten DAYS after the bcginn ng Of the general
assembly: changing the time Of hold ng court
In the Sixth district; requiring insurance
money realized BY counties for loss sustained
TO public buildings 10 he invested in the same
town where the loss occurred and to appro-
pirate 1000 to the county Of Butler to build
Jail.
In the house, the hi | creating a financial
agent for the pcnitcntary was reported un.
favorably by the pcnitcntiary committee, The
sneate bill apprOpriating S9S,OOO for the St.
Joseph asylum was reported favorably. The
house bill providing uniform rules for the
measurement If stone, brick aud other work,
was passed. The house II relating to county
treasurers under township organ cation was
passed. The hill provides that township treas
urers shall hold Office until April alter the
election OF successor.
The house bill reducing the limit Of passcn-
ger rates on branch railroads from four to three
cents per mile was passed by a vote of 10 to r.
The house bill relating 10 compensation Of the
marshal and jHnitOr Of the st. Louis court Of
appeals and making the same payable by the
state instead Of city was passed, as was house
bill requiring school directors TO be resident
taxpayers of the district and the bill transfer
ring S2S5 left by Joseph NOwack, from school
fund Of Boiling, county to administrators aud
executors fluid.
A communication from the executive com
mittee OF the agricultural college board of cur
ators was read, asking that a special commit
tee be appointed to investigate the charges OF
mismanagcment of the college fund
The road bill prepared by the Committee on
roads and highways was passed. The bill pro-
vides that road districts shall correspond with
school districts, the oyerscers to he elected at
the annual district school meeting. II also
contains an optional provision that the work
ing of roads shall be let out by contract If the
county court shall so order. II repcals the
former road law. All male persons from II to
55 are liable - work and the county court Is
allowed to levy a tax Of from TO 20 cents on
the $l0i. The rate allowed Tor work is 81
a day.
The house bill providing how partition fences
shall be kept up was then passed as was the
joint and concurrent resolution memorali2ug
congress TO construct levee from Cldrkcs-
yille to the mouth of the Missouri river
The substitute for number of bills VIII ch
were reported from the internal improvement
committee defining duties of railroad commits
sioners and providing other railroad regula-
tions was read third time and passed without
a debate by vote Of So 10 81. Mr.. LOr,ng of
fered resolution "That whereas a large in
crease in The cIimina costs has been reported
from St. Louis VIII ch is believed to be caused
by the great number of continuances, that a
committee be appointed TO go 10 St Louis and
investigate the mat er" This was dec ared
out OF order.
The hou bill amending the fe &C law so
that counties which adopted the swine law
may me under S provisions wns passed. as
was the senate b Il providing for tn establish.
ment Of trust companies and adding Il new ur.
ticle 10 the statutes, and that providing for an
additional term of the circuit court in jackson
county. The house bill repe ng the law for
taking the state census was assgd, as was the
senate bill providing that the amounts in the
estates OF deceased persons uncallvd for for
twelve months shall be turned into the sta
treasury.
A Horrible Heritage.
A pitiable sight came to notice here
last evening on passenger train, says
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