Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-12
CAPITAL cULLINGs.
Death Of Representative Adkins,
Trouble in the House,
Regular Routine.
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Special to the REGISTER.

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| Special to the REGISTER.
JEFFERSON CITY, No.,
| February 9Th, 1856.
| Representative Adkins, of Platte, membe
OF the 33d General Assembly OF Missouri
died at his boarding house in this city Frida'
night, Feb. 9th, of pneumonia, in the 56tl
year of his age. He was serving his thirt
| term in the Missouri Legislature, was i
prominent candidate for speaker pro tenn
of the present House and was one of the mos
efficient, respected and esteemed members
The House adopted resolutions of respect
!, Saturday morning and adjourned to Monday
morning at $50 O'Clock. The Senate had
previously adjourned from Friday noon to
Monday at O'Clock, P. NJ.
The House has lately been having some
trouble with some of its officers and employ
es. Tuesday, of last week, chief clerk Bent
ley discharged from his employ Walter
Monroe, printing clerk. Monroe and bis
friends claimed that his discharge was with
out cause and unjust. Gray, of Moniteau,
the next day introduced a resolution to rein
+, state Monroe. The resolution was referred
to a committee. The committee, after in
vest1gating the matter, reported that Monroe
had been guilty of no breach of duty, but
that the chief clerk had the right to arbitra-
rily discharge and appoint whom he pleased.
Upon a vote, the House refused to reinstate
Monroe. Considerable excitement was Great
ed by the affair and some hard feelings en-
gendered.
Capt. E. G. Thomas, editor of the Platts-
burg Register-Lever and door-keeper of the
House, is in trouble. He was elected door
keeper with little opposition and, having
several appointments to subordinate places
to make, he had large number Of applicants.
It is charged that when he made his appoint
ments he made his employees agree to re-
fund. each week, certain portion of their
wages to him, in consideration of their ap-
pointment. 1t is charged further that he is
thus extorting enough money to pay his
board. The matter leaked out by one of his
employees refusing to pay his assessment.
Capt. Thomas has confessed to receiving the
money, but says that he was hard up and
that the contributions were voluntary. A
committee headed by Childs, of Jackson, has
been appointed by the House and authorized
to issue sommons, administers oaths, &C.,
and to fully investigate the matter and re-
port to the House.
The work of routine legislation III the
House and Senate continues.
The first bill to pass the House and Senate
and receive the Governors signature became
a law last week. 1t was a bill to change the
time of holding circuit court in Jasper
county.
The bill for abolishing the State Board of
Health has passed the Senate and been or
dered to engrossment. The bill was yigor-
ously opposed by Senator Britts, of Henry,
physician, who accused the supporters of
the bill of trying to stab the profession of
medicine in the back. The bill was cham
pioned by Senators Britts, Baldwin and quite
a number of others. Considerable oratory
was INDUCED in over the bill. 1t begins to
look as if the Board of Health had to go.
The Senate is wrestling with the railroad
question. The bill to make railroad COM
panies liable for damages to an employe
caused by the carelessness of another en-
ploye was defeated. Quite number of
other railroad bills are before the Senate.
Among the principal bills introduced in
the House during the last week were bills to
prevent spread of hog cholera; to abolish the
Board of Health; to abolish the textbook
law; compelling railroads to pay penalty
of 10 per cent. on all judgments till same are
paid; defining property rights Of married
women; requiring publication of school
books by the State, and to prevent circula-
ton of obscene literature.
Over 500 bills have been introduced in the
house. OF course the great majority of
these will never pass and very few of them
will become laws.
Gov. Marmaduke is at the bedside of his
mother, in Saline county, who is reported as
DYING
A large number of the members and clerks
went home Saturday and others to st. Louis.
Bridges twin sisters, Maggie and Della
Bridges, of Mississippi, only seven years old,
gave two of their charming concerts in this
city last week. They are the best singers in
America and the wonders of the age. They
are the sparkling twin diamonds of the Amer
lean stage. They fairly carried the capital
by storm. Both nights they had immense
houses and were IapturOusly applauded.
They leave host of friends behind them IN
jefferson. T. G. f.
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