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

for II O'Clock tomorrow. After brief debate
the latter motion pr, led on call Of the roll
by u vote of $ O2l.
Mr. Hall burton moved that the vote BY
which the emergency clause Of Mr.. Wears blll
relating to the insurance department, failed 10
pass BE- rccOnsidcred, Adopted
The emergency clause was then passed
Mr. Wood moved that the vote by which Mr..
Wcbster's hll providing for the formation Of
real estate title guarantee companies failed TO
pass bc rcCOns dcrtd. Adopted The bill was
then taken up and passed.
In the house, Mr.. Warren Of Maries offered
resolution that all cmplOyCs Of the house be
paid from the beginning Of the session.
On mo ion Of Mr.. Van Wormcr the rCsou.
tion-was laid over one day.
Mr.. Wright Of Carroll offered resolution
that a committee be appointed tO examine into
the need of branch OF the penitcntiary.
Mcssrs, Garner and Alexander advocated It's
being referred 10 the committee on pcniten-
tiary, which was agreed to, and the resolution
was so referred
Petit ons for temperance teaching and
against convict contract labor, were prcscnted;
also petition against the miners. lswn for
measuring coal
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr. Arnold Cooper: To reduce railroad
frcIghts.
BY Mr. Warren Of Marics: To protect buy
crs against dishonest MI scrl men.
B, Mr. lIancs Of Budhauan; To nlargc
and improve The lunatc asylum at st. Joe.
By Mr. Allison of Rails: Providing for a
more speedy method Of collection Of amounts
due the school fund from csLrays.
When the house b Il admitted DrKalbCounty
to the Tw,nty-c ghlh judicial circuit came up
for argument Mcssrs. Wcimer Garner and
Al, ,yandcr spoke strongly against It.
Mr.. MOutun Of DcKalh SAID Buchanan couu-
IS alone employed the judge Of the Twelfth cir
cuii more freely than tue whole Of the Twenty
eighth, and just &C rclu red that DcKalb should
be- placed in the lwenty-cighth, so she could
r. eve a proper measure OF the Judges attcn-
tiol. Mr.. Alexander replied that DcKalh's
reason FOR wanting To get out Of the Twelfth
was the pcr-onll objection 10 Judge Grubb
and Judge Goodman had now work enough,
and in just &C TO him Dekulb should not BE-
added.
By a decided vote the house refused to have
!hr Till engiOsscd.
Mr. Curtis offered an amendment to the hill
ailiNing u penalty Ia the failure Of the railroad
companies Ia furnish u ear az ordered, hy adj
ding penalty on tn shipper who declines to
use The ear when furnished
The amendment was lost 10y vote OF 81 to
81, and the hill was ordered to cngrossmcnt.
The hsusc bin making It mIsdcmcanOr for
any officer or emp'oyc in u penal or clecmosyn-
ary inst tuition 10 niict cruel punishment,
such as whipping, or putting in the bull
ring came mp for cngrossmcnt.
Mr.. Lorng and MIR, Stuart Of Stone spoke
against such unchristan practices.
Mr.. Anthony opposed TIE hill on the ground
that the stories " cruel punishmcnts were
greatly exaggerated, and some punishment
must BE- allowed in dealing with the hardened
criminals.
AT the aftcrLOon session the bill preventing
cruel punishment was again takcn up.
Mr. Donovan, Of Livingston, offered an
amt nlmcnt striking out the word 'unncccs.
cay The amendment was lost by vote Of
4s tu A.
Tie hill was ordered to engrossment by
vote Of rs tp a.
The bill allowing pcidlcrs' license 10 extend
TO Olrr counties 10y the payment Of a county
license came up for engrossment.
Mir, Anthony explained the meaning Of the
bill tO relieve pcddcrs from paving state
license more than once.
Mir Carter exp aimed that the objectionable
feat IRE Was the extension Of license from six
to twelve months, which would reduce the tax
Ouc-half.
MIR. Henry said II the members were as care
ful 10 make wealthy dealers pay proportonatc
taxes as 10 put taxes on small dca ers, there
would be- q very light tax On landed and other
interests.
The house ordered the bill engrosscl with.
out division.
The hill Ia prevent dealers from selling or
giving mtpYiCants tu minors was ordered en-
crossed, with an amendment making It's pen
altcs app icabc to all persons selling or CIV
ing.
The bill requiring drivers of steam mills,
cane mil 5, tfrcshcrs, etc, TO place planks Of
at least three inches in thickness on all bridges
and CulNrrts, anl 10 halt when within 100 yards
Of approaching teams or horses, with the
aylcndmcnt, excepting such mills and thrcsh-
cfS of no' NOR" than one ton in weight was
OrlcIc rnCr .ssrl.
The bill making msdcmeanOr for persons
driving cattle through counties Of this state
from grazing lands on Ia private lands, was or
dctcd ungTu .srd,
The hll for frcmcn's relief fund was or.
dcred cugrUsscd.
JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. l3.-In the senate,
number Of new bills were presented, and the
following bills passed
Substitute for senate bills 10 and a, to
amend section 9I2 Of chapter 81 Of the revised
statutes entitled "Of Guardians and Cur
ators.n
Bill ~, empowering courts of record to ap
pOIhl RudIulaHs ahu CulhVoIs uuIlns NhCdllOn
etc.
Bill II, appropriatlng $4,000 to the state ag-
riCutural college.
An act to compel alroads 10 construct and
maintain good crossings wherever such roads
cross streets or highways,
An act providing for the counting and com
pairing votes with the list Of votes in cases Of
Contested elections
An act to amend the law relating to organiz-
ing and maintaining the militia Of the state.
The act as passed appropriatcs $4,000 for two
years.
An act 10 make Cartoons abstracts Of land
titles IN PcmiscOt county, or certified copies Of
the entries therein, evidence in all courts.
The ground for this bill vas the destruction OF
the court house in that county
An act amending existing laws relating to
trust companies 1t provides how such COM
pan cs shall be organized, the amount OF cap
ital, etc.
An act amendatory to the law on public
schools. il provides that at annual school
meetings the qualified voters shall vote by bal.
lot, and That such election shall be held at the
same place as thesunual meetings and on the
same day.
An act div ding st. Louis into six justices Of
| the peace districts.
An act to icgu ate the sale of real estate un-
der mortgages and deeds OF trust, and the man
ner of giving notice Of such sales. 1t requires
sales tn he made in the county where the real
estate is situated.
An act providing for jury system In cities
having more than 1000 inhabitants.
Adjourned to O'Clock Monday.
In the house, several new bills were intro.
duced, and house bills were taken up for third
reading and passed in the following order:
Mr.. Dunn's bill authorizing county courts,
III ALI -. .,a..N
land bordering on rivers and streams from be-
Ing washed away, Passed.
Mr. Haynes bill, providing some punish
ment for attorneys or legal advisers who en-
bczzled funds In their possession as II prop
erty had been stolen In any other manner.
Passed.
Mr.. Smiths bill, relating TO administration
of estates. Passed.
The bill provides that II property OF deceased
persons cannot be divided to the advantage OF
minors and others, court may order such prop
erty delivered to such persons as may be desig-
mated, the minor TO be represented by guardian,
who shall collect, hold and dispose Of such
property, and distribute the same to parties
entitled thereto,
Mr. Hollis bill, providing for four terms of
probate court Il Randolph county, TO be held
at Mobery, passed without opposition, to-
gether with The emergency clause.
Mr.. Adkins bill, authorizing courtto require
public administrators to give additional securi-
" for faithful demeanerin Office. Passed.
Mr. Savage's BILL giving the mayor and
board of aldermen, In cities OF the fourth
class, power by ordinance, to restrict stock
from running at large. Passed. Ayes, 102;
noes, 3.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
JEFFERSON CRY, Feb. H.-In the house,
Mr.. Mouton introduced bill providing that
recorders be entitled To all fees of office under