Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-26

son who filed complaint shall be competent to
testify as W tness; also house bill PROV ding
that three QUALIFIED voters NAV constitute a
township board of directors; also, the bill pro-
vldtng that oaths and lists OF taxable propertN
in the office Of county clerk may be destroyed
at the end Of five years.
The senate passed the joint aud concurrent
resolution nstructing senator's aud requesting
| representatives in congress to vote against the
Bnckner silver bil-yeas, l9 NAYS, 4 also,
Kennan's house bill providing tha juries
shall, upon the application Of either party,
under direction Of the court return special
verdict, IN writing upon all, or any, OF the Is
sues submitted TO them
! The senate passed Mr.. Murray's bill relating
| 10 the organization OF benevolent, religious,
scientific, educational and miscellaneous as
socialiOns, and In examination pending pro
forna the attorney shall not be confined in
| his examination to the petition and articles Of
association, but may introduce such testimony
as may be available and proper in order fully
| to disclose the true purposes OF the assOcia-
| tiOn.
The senate also passed Mr. Dunn's bill,
which provides that every murder, which shall
be committed by means OF poison, or by lying
In wait, or by any other kind OF willful, de
liherate and premiditated killing, and every
homicide which shall be committed In per
petration or attempt to toprcpetrate arson, rape,
robbery, burgulary or mayhem, shall be deem
ed murder In the first degree This bill is
similar to the one known as the PARKER BILL "
defeated last session.
The senate passed Mr. Wray's house bill TO
suppress the selling, lending giving away or
show ng to any minor child any paper or pub
| cation principally devoted 10 illustrating or
| describing immoral acts.
Mr.. Wear introduced bill 10 increase the
salaries of the members Of the board Of po'
lice commissioners from $1,000 to $500.
In the house, the committee on criminal juris-
prudence reported fayorably on the senate
! bill to repeal the Sunday law Of 1857.
Mr.. Alexander moved that the senate bill 10
repeal the ST. Louis Sunday law Of 1851 be put
upon its passage under suspension Of the
rules. The motion to suspend required two
thirds vote. The vote was Y ayes TO A noes,
and was lost.
| Mr. Alexander moved that the committee
on appropriations be excused, SO they might
consider the senate amendments TO the gen
Cral appropriation bill. Carried.
House bill providing how moneys received
| by the commissioner Of permanent scat Of
government shall he turned into the treasury,
passed
House bill introduced by Mr. Curtss, pro-
vidng for compulsory education in districts
where the people shall SO elect passed.
A communication was received from the at
torncy general explaining the need for cy-
tending the supreme court commission, Laid
over
Mr.. Storts moved TO take up the senate res
OlutiOn TO adjourn on the 2}d. Laid over un-
| til Monday at O'Clock.
House bill authorizing the appointment Of
au assistant prosecuting attorney in jackson
county was taken up and passed.
The senate amendments to the general ap-
preparation bill were then taken up. The
first amendment, approprating one-third in
stead Of one-fourth OF the entire revenue for
school purposes, was lost-ieas, So, nays, 81.
The third senate amendment, approprating
S2l, 600 sa aries of supreme court commission
ers, was lost,