Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-05
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

JEFFERSON C1rr, Feb. 25.-In The senate, a
number Of bills were reported back from CON-
mJttees.
House bill 100, relating to classification OF
cies, raising the minimum Of cities Of the sec
ond class from twenty 10 thirty thousand, was
or1erd eugrossed and printed.
Mr.. Young asked that the substitute offered
BY the committee on education. for all the
text book acts before the senate be given pref.
erence In printing.
The motion drew forth another scussion
OF the printing question.
Mr.. Brits moved that house bill No. |, re.
pealing the school text book law, be ordered
reported from the committee on normal and
public school education. Adopted.
Mr.. Bal, chairman Of the committee, then
reported back the bill. The rules were sus-
pended and the bill taken up and passed yeas
"a, nays 4.
Mr.. Allen introduced bill providing for a
branch county clerk for Jackson county.
The senate took up and passed substitute for
senate bill No. ., authorizing county courts to
levy taxes on railroad property for purposes
Of paying school house Indebtedness.
The senate also passed Mr.. Smralls bill fix.
ing the qualifications Of school directors, re-
quiring them TO be voters and taxpayers OF the
dislr rict,
The senate took up for passage Mr. Pan.
cher's bill TO give parties whose real estate has
been sold for taxes one year In which TO redeem
II.
Mr.. Baldwin opposed the passage Of this bill.
Mr.. Hunter favored II and denounced the
present back tax law as In effect a law OF CON
iscatlon.
Mr.. Brady also favored the bill.
Mr.. Britts opposed the passage of the bill.
lie was in favor Of leaving the present back tax
law unchanged.
Mr.. Farris regarded the bill as very danger.
Gus and he hoped It would be defeated.
Mr.. Wood also regarded it a5 dangerous. It's
effect would be TO lcglslate in favor Of non
resident land owners and against residents Of
the state.
In the house, the joint and concurrent resO-
luton providing for the submission OF Il con.
stitutional amendment for removing the capt
tai, which being printed at Mr.. Steetle's private
expense had been put forward on the calendar
was, on motion Of DR.. Shields, put back to It's
proper place.
The resolution was called up again on mo-
tlOn and ordered 10 cngrossment.
Mr.. Childs, by leave, introduced bill 10
regulate the charges Of telephone companies
House bill $40 was reported from the com.
mittee on education without recommendation.
An extended debate followed upon the qucs.
tiOn whether such report should be cOnsid-
cred favorable or unfayorsblc.
The chair held that bill so reported came
up for cngrossment as II reported favorably
Mr. Garner claimed that the house alone
could pass upon the question.
DR.. Shields called attention to the arrival Of
the time for the special order, the apprOpria-
tiOp bill. The house went into committee Of
the whole to consider the appropriations Sec.
ton of the bill was passed with an amend
ment providing that the state pay interest on
dcfautcd interest on Hannibal and st. Joe
bonds. Mr.. Smith Of jackson offered an
amendment 10 section 2, striking out the words
Bank Of Commerce Of New York, ~ and not
naming any special fiscal agency.
DR.. Shields offered an amendment to the
same effect, differently stated, which was
adopted Section ., as amended, was adopted.
The committee rose and Mr.. Gum offered a
resolution that the speaker hereafter announce
his decision on points Of order without allow.
Ing debate Referred to committee on rules.
The chair announced as a committee TO eI-
anime into the printing OF bills: Messrs.
Murray, Short and Allen OF Clay.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 2G.-Thc senate, after
the introduction Of several petitions and new
bills, disposed Of the following bills
Mr., Cartoons house bill providing for a
change Of time holding court in Pcmiscott
county, having passed both houses, was read
at length and referred by the president OF the
senate.
Also Mr. Shclton's house bill providing that
the disturbing Of tine peace Of individuals b
made misdcincanOr.
Also Mr. Hills house bill providing for hold.
Ing two terms Of Randolph county circuit
court at the city OF MObcrlv, and reporting the
act cstabl shing court of common pleas In
said city.
Also Mr. HIS house bill providing for the
holding Of four terms Of the county court OF
Randolph county at the city Of MObcrly.
Also Mr.. Hills house bill providing for hold.
Ing four terms OF the probate court Of Ran.
dOlph county at the city OF Moherly.
The senate took up and passed Mr.. Edwards
Oil, which amends the school law by providing
that "Orphan children or any children bound
us apprentices shall have the privilege Of at
tending school in any d strict In the state OF
Missouri in which they find permanent OF
temporary home without paying tuition fee.
The senate also passed Mr.. Downing's bill
which provides for the publication of the re-
ports OF the st. Louis and Kansas City courts
Of appeals in the same manner as the supreme
courts are published. The bid Of the contract
or, shall not exceed e. per volume for the vol.
umes furnished the state or the legal profess.
ion. The price now to the state Is $3.50 and
SO to the legal profession. The law as amend
ed will also hereafter apply to supreme court
rcpOrt'.
The senate took up for passage senate bill
No. Is repeating the wine and beer license
clause Of the Downing dram-shop law.
Mr.. Mc(iinnis arose and said he did not de-
sire to make speech on the bill. lie had
heretofore expressed himself fully regarding it.
1t was bad bill, and two years experience
would prove It so. 1t was step backwards
The encouragement Of milder drinks was q
movement In the direction of temperance
This was n movement to encourage the in
creased whisky drinking. This bill was ther
passed; ayes 81, nays 4.
The senate also passed Mr.. Baldwn's bill Il
correct the boundaries Of the counties OF Ben
ton, Henry and ST. Clair. When the vote was
taken on the passage Of Mr.. Edwards specia
bill TO authorize the county courts Of st. Clail
county to compromise and settle certain iudg
mcnts, The senate as II by preconcerted ar
rangement voted almost unanimously agains
the bill Before the vote was announced they
began TO change and explain their adyers,
vote, creating much mcrriment and amuse
mcnt by so doing,
Mr.. Edmunds, who finally caught on, appre
ciated the joke and the compliment paid hin
by the tiual vote, which was unanimously fol
| the bill.
The senate also passed Mr., Ryers' bill to ex
tend time Of the act creating the supreme
court commission until March -, 1887
The senate also passed the bill authorizing
Kansas City TO extend her corporation limit
and to divide and redistrict her territory int
proper wards, and TO cause an enumeration o
her inhabitants to be made and the population
ascertained
Mr.. Hathaway moved the senate adjourn
Lost on a call OF the roll; ayes 0, noes Is.
The senate took up and passed house bill
2T9, providing that parties shall not prefe
creditors In making assignments.
The senate passed house bill ll9, which pro
yides that the public school moneys shall b.
distributed to The districts OF the state In Jul
Instead Of in March.
House bill 10 was then taken up and passed
This bill provides that children In newly-cre
ated districts shall have the right TO attcn,
school in the original districts until the 3Otl
day OF June following.
The senate also passed the house bill whicl
provides that teachers warrants drawn withou
the money to pay them being in the treasury
shall not draw interest.
The senate took up and passed with al
emergency clause Mr.. Castleman's bill, whlcl
provides that all cases which were pending Il
the st. Louis court Uf appeals on January
1885, and which shall not have been dispose,
Of at the time when this act shall go into eIec
| and which by the terms OF the constitutions
amendment adopted on November 4, 1881
would come within the final appellate jurlsdic
ton Of the supreme court to be heard aud de
termincd by said court.
In the house, large grist Of bills were rea
and ordered engrossed, and the house wen
into committee Of whole on the appropriation
bill.