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


bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr. Downing: To prohibit cities Of the
fourth cla's from grading and macadamizing
streets unless two-thirds Of the resident prop
erty holders along the streets to be graded OF
macadamEed petition for same.
BY hr. Walker! Authorizing probate judges
10 p rfcct records by writing mp fully thcii
minutes where the same has not been done.
By Mr. kOst: To discourage the sale Of
deadly weapons by imposing a tax Of 500 on
sall dealers in pistols, reyolvers, dirks and
bOsic knives.
BY MIR Saltonstall: To make disposition Of
the X on dogs and r'pcaling certain Of pres
eut law,
BY Mr. Allen: To enable counties in which
there are gra led roads 10 macadamize amc.
Mr.. RyOr's bill 10 prohibit railroad corpora.
uOns from making contracts, limiting their
liability as common carriers came up for pas,
sage ami aftcra warm discussion was defeated
Ayes 3, nays 2l. T. following senators voted
for Tie hil; Bal Gideon, Halliburton, llar.
mon, Hunter, kost, Plnchcr, Rogers Satou-
stall.
The senate refused to pass Mr.. Wcbstcr's
hill authorizing the formation OF real estate
title guarantee companies.
On motion Of Mr.. Downing the senate went
into committee of the whole on senate bill No.
"a, being Mr. DOwning's bill amending the
drAmshop law.
Mr. Halliburton was called to the chair by
the resident
Sect on 3 Of the hill which was under consd-
CratiOn when the committee last sat was taken
up The discussion started out with q parlia.
mcntsry laugh, growing out Of the fact that
Mr.. Baldwin had offered AN amendment to sec
tiun rcpellng the entire dram shop law, sO
far US wine and beer licenses are concerned
After half hours discussion, the amendment
oi Mr. Baldwin was dec AIRED ont Of order.
The pending amendment Of Mr. MoGinuis
was then taken up.
The amendment IL as follows:
Upon every wine and beer house license
there shall be levied a tax OF not less than S3l
nor more than So for state purposes, ard not
les than $40 nor more than S22l for county
purposes for every period Of twelve mouths.
The amount Of lax in every instance to be de
termisei by the court Of authority granting the
licrrsc"
Mr. McGinnis spoke in favor Of the amend
met.
Mr. Butler opposed it and favored making
The wine aud beer licenses the same az dram
shop licenses.
Mr. Baldwin offered an amendment max
lng wine and beer and dramshop licenses uni
form.
After A number of spccclrs. both for and
against the amendment the committee
rose, reported progress, and asked leave TO I'll
again.
Mr. Young Offered q resolution providing for
the appointment ~ q committee to investigate
the prob .blc cost 10 The state VI publishing II,
ow7 tcyt hooks for usc in tbr rubllc sr6ool
Adopted.
Mr. Bgidgcs. from the committee ON priyi.
lcrrs and elect ops submitted A sunplcmrnt.
ary rennrt nn the NrCr,th. Dsyissn,i contest
s. 1tjnr MIR NrGroth and oustinr Mr Davis,
son, 1hr rcnort sci out in detail the uoints re-.
N.I nm hv rocb ro-tv The ts.uns raiscj and
tLr tlnding oT f,rt. nunn thc issue Ttry find
Wrtirotn entitled tn The scat by n uniufity Of
y,
Mr.. NcGinnis moved that the rcport be
printed and made The spccial order for Mon.
h,y morninp
4 m" p' r..nIilou So far as +, rsrcrrcd to nrnt.
irr va. adnutrI The mart Of the resolution
living ns a sncci,I ntd.r yvas finally with
drawn " " 'f''''' '''' ''''''' "'''
In the house petitions ior temperance teach
lrg in Inc pubic schools, ana against convict
contract labor tentraiy, anu ming IN Tue
penli' ntiary particularly were presented
p'tnloh from Dallas county asking ior
normal school In that county was presented.
The lol owing lills were Introduced;
BY Mr.. Cox, OF tolc: To improve Water
street, u Hgrson CilE.
by MI. Kelley, oil johnson: competing
owners ol division hedges 10 trim thrlh
BY Mr.. Campbell, Of Knox: Making lien
Tor benefit Of nurseYmen.
by Mr Salisbury, OF Charlton: To increase
salary ui circuit Judge 10 a2'JOO.
tt
law which created state agency for collect
ing war claims from federal government.
BS Mr steele, OF Pettis: Am nding dram
shop Jaw by changing porulaliun required ior
Ger an purposes from ?d" 10 l,VJO.
lhr committee on jurisprudence reported
iaYorably bills lorbldling the sale or exhibition
o. indecent pictures and papers TO minors and
the hill preventing t.c giving or accepting by
members of the Legislature, railroad tickets or
passes.
Senate h.ll for taking census ot the state in
June lsS5, was read third time and passed
unanimously.
House biil providing that teachers contracts
shall te made at regular session OF school
boa d and filed upon record of district clerk
Was rad third time and passed unln'-
mously.
House bill putting creditors Of assigned cs
tats who Lave liens OF securities on an
equal t' with Other creditors read a th'rd g
and pas I'd unanimously.
House bll providing that SUIT brought lt u
officer shal not nbatc on account Of The death
OF such officer, but the court shall appoint a
successor. ..,n -, ,,-,,
wauleu of the pcnitcntlary, setting ont all con
tracc for convict labor was read This is In
rPIy 10 recent louse rcs1iul,oh' ", u ,l,
In ,hr aftrrnonn Mr. Adams of Jackson In
troduccd A bin changing The salaries of Judges
Of the Twenty fourth judicial circuit to $4,000
and enabling cities Of the fourth class 10 levy a
tax for building purposes.
Mr.. Bond ot n. Louis introduced bill al
lowngcorporstons to make voluntary ass'gn-
ment hy vote Of the directors without meet
ing Of the stOckholders.
The house went into committee of the whole
TO consider the southwest lunatic asylum bill,
left unfinished yesterday After an hours de-
liberation, with Mr.. Castlcman OF ST. Louis in
the char, the committee rose and reported to
the house. recommending the bill with several
amendments perfcc ing its sections.
Mr.. Salishu Y Of Charlton offered On amend
mcnt TO locate the asylum in any county south
of the Missouri river. The amendment was
lost by vote Of % to II.
DR.. Shields of Marion Offered an amendment
that the asylum should be used for incurablC
patients rs u permanent home. Lost by vote
Of u TO 50.
Mr.. Wray offered an amendment adding
Bates and Henry counties to the district
Adopted by vote OF 81 to IS.
,. = -, "a
JEFFERSON Clri, feD' l2'-ln the sen
ate, Mr.. Parcher introduced two bills
amending the road law. One required the
townshin boords IN cut nm their town
wv. wv u'p,p I - w., - I u. ,,..
snlps lh'o u's'r'c's hot h'o'e 'h"ii '"o
miles suuarp. tlC other rpDeuls several sec.