Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-03-19
IRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. MARCH 10. 1885. - NUN
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March 9Th, 1885.


been an active as well as an interest
ing and exciting one at the Capital.
The Legislature is now getting down
to hard work, and business is being
dispensed with at a lively rate. About
$50 bills have been introduced, up to
this date, III the House, and nearly. If
not quite, half that number in the
Senate; and in order to "clean up the
slate" within reasonable time-not,
however, at the expiration Of the 20
days-three sessions day are now be-
ing held. It is thought it will he pos
sible to get matters in shape for adj
journment by the 23d inst.
The members are becoming restless.
and it will be difficult to hold quorum
after the seventy days have gone glim-
mering. From tie present outlook,
we will be here at least month yet.
Arrangements are being made for a
trip to New Orleans, to take in" the
Worlds Fair, and the fact might hur-
ry an adjournment, (which is very
foolish, to my mind, for the law max :
ers to entertain such thing.
Thursday afternoon Steele's joint and
concurrent resolution to submit to the
qualified voters of the State a t the next
general election, the proposition to re-
move the State Capital to SedaIia, in
1890, came up in the Hense, and was
defeated by vote of 67 TO 50. The
resolution was calendered for that day,
and it was generally expected that it
would be acted upon; 50 the lobby was
crowded with interested spectators,
mostly Jeffersonia Ms. with considera-
BILE number of Se.ialians and others.
Many of Jeffsrsen's 5 ladies were among
| the spectators, and most members of
the Senate. The resolution came up
at 2 o'clock PM, and was exhaustive
ly and ably argued by both sides.
Messrs. Thurmond, Wells. Kellogg,
Alexander, Gum, ami Farris. of Ray,
were opposed to letting the people say
where they wanted their Capital To-
Gated, while Messrs. Loring, Teel,
Storts, Carter, Savage, Hollis, Moore,
of Laclede, and Steele, of Pettis, favor
ed submission. While the people Of
Jefferson had considered the matter
more in the light of a joke, than other
wise, it was plain to be seen by the un-
usual number of property y-holders pres
ent on this occasion. that some doubt
was entertained, and the vote rolled up
with the above result. The real senti-
ment of the Legislature is in favor of
the Capital removal. This only settles
the question for at least two years,
this being the fourth attempt, and it
would have passed if there had been a
full House.
Johnson's railroad bill, giving addi-
tional powers to railroad Commission
ers, and regulating freight and passen-
ger rates, occasioned quite skirmish
in the House Friday. Mr.. Curtiss, the
recounized champion of the railroads,
strongly opposed the bill, and was
joined in his opposition by several in-
fuential members, while Johnson was
as ably assisted, by equally as able, and
the bill was engrossed. II we can Sc
cure it's passage it will work good
result to the travelling and business
public.
Tidwells resolution. asking for an
investigation of matters, accusing men,
bers of riding on free railroad passes,
caused quite stir in the House satur-
day. The resolution is credited to the
brain of his pat, III. Martin Williams,
the outcast Lord of the Greenback par
ty in this state, and of which he ex-
pected to manufacture little fuel' to
start the Greenback fires in the next
campaign. But the instrument was
promptly tabled.
Now, at the heels Of the defeat of the
submission of the Capital removal,
Senator Hathaway introduced bill to
appropriate $l25,O0O for the improve
ment of the state capitol building. It
is conceded necessity, yet, it is doubt
| fll about its passage.
The General Appropriation bill, ap-
| propriating something over eight mil
lions of dollars, passed the House last
week, and is now being considered in
the Senate.
| Now comes Kneissly of Boone, with
bill Of deficiency of $4,000, on claims
of the State University, in, addition to
the 500, 900 90 given it two years ago,
| and it went to engrossment. I am dis
gusted with such extravaganza, with
out explanation or an itetnized report,
&c..
| The United States District court is
in session in this city. and parties in
attendance from all parts of the state;
consequently the city is filled beyond
capacity.
| The turbulent Missouri is rising, and
is now almost beyond its banks.
| The weather is very pleasant, at
| present.
Many of the members are absent
from their duties, on account Of SICK.
ness, colds, &c.
A committee of five has been app ,int.
ed to visit and investigate the manage
ment OF the State Iunatic Asylum No
/, located at Fulton, upon charges pre-
ferred against said managers. More
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