Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-02-26

JEFFERsON CITY, Feb l9-Thc senate
passed house Joint and concurrent resolution
No. II, authorizing aud instructug the com
mlttec appointed by the governor to settle with
the state auditor and state treasurer to cancel
vouchers destroying warrants and enter settle
mcnt on the books of auditor and treasurer.
The senate ordered cngrossed and printed
with amendments the bill relating To the revis-
ion Of the charters Of cities Of the second class,
Mr.. paTCher called up senate bill No. l26
which provides that owners OF property sold
unhct deed Of trust shall have one year in
which to redeem ZANE By paying princpa in
tercSt anl costs TO time of rtdcmption.
motion to postpone indefinitely was de
fcacd and this bill ordered eugrosscd and
printed.
Mr.. Parchcr's bill to give years r1dcmp-
tion of land sOli for taxes was also ordered
cngros ed and printed.
The senate also ordered cngrosscd and
printed Mr.. Downng's bill reducing the max
imum punishment for robbery from ten TO five
years.
MIR. Jacobs from the selected committee re-
ported re- Olut ons cNDrC ssive OF the sympathy
in coincidence of the senate with Governor
Marmadukc over the death OF his mother,
Mrs. Lay ma NJ, Marmadukc. The resolutions
were ordered spread upon the journal, and
also that copy Of them be furnished to Gov
trnor Marmndukc.
In the house, the house bill requiring that a
pros cuton before justice Of the peace shall
fe on complaint verified by oath, setting out
the OffcnsC and name of the party, where
known, was read third time and passed.
The substitute for house bill W, restraining
domestic animals from running at large, was
read til ri time and passed,
The home bill extending the jurisdiction OF
justices Of the peace from $3.50 to $3.50 was
read third time and passed.
The licenses bin abOlishing the board OF I'M
migration was called up for third reading.
Mr.. Farris Of Ray, said the members Of this
board had spent Sl5, GOO for absolutely nothing;
that they had, at the states expense, taken
elegant rooms In ST. Louis, bad smoked Havana
gars and drank imported liquors He al.
Legged that not n dollars benefit TO the state had
been accomplished by this board, though they
had spent much of toe hard earned money Of
the people The state is open TO immigration
and The people who come naturally come with
industry AMI means TO take their places as val
liable citizens, not as paupers. Numbers are
not necessary 10 prosperity or happiness, The
bill was rasscd hy a vote of SO to 2S.
The louse bill increasing the penalty for car,
rying concealed weapons was read Third
time and passed.
The house bill requiring justice OF the
peace TO wait one nour after the hour set Tor
trial, when one OF the parties Is not present.
YVES read third time and passed.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 2O.--The reports oil
committees aud se ,ond reading Of bills were
the chief business Of the morning hours in the
senate.
Senator satnnstall introduced petition
from citizens Of Saline county asking that no
law be pass,d interfering with the present sys-
tenn Of screening coal.
After the introduction OF several new bills
the senate adjourned TO . o'clock Monday.
The house took up aud passed the following
bills:
Act angling time OF holding court in the
Ninth inllllal llell let