Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-12-11
ED. NOLAND'S TRIAL,
The Defaulting State Treasurer
Takes a Change of Venue
to Miller County
Capitol Notes.

will come up in the Cole county
Circuit Court next Monday for
trial before Judge Edwards. tits
that a change of venue
will be asked by defendants at
torney, Hon. VIM. s. Pope, on the
ground of local prejudice. As
there is practically no discretion
for the Judge in such application
the request will no doubt be grant
ed. Miller county is Republican
in political color. Mr.. Nolsnd is
here at the capitol awaiting trial
and living quietly. He is seldom
seen out of his house and is very
devoted to his family, which
stands we'll in Jefferson and has
many friends.
The examining committee ap-
pointed from members of the legis-
lature to settle with the auditor
and treasurer, are at work day and
night at the capitol. The work OF
the committee is very laborious,
as it has to check off every pay
ment made by the State within the
past two years, including all
monthly bills, accounts and salar-
les. The Republican member OF
the committee, Judge Weeks, OF
Jasper county, is an unusually
well-equipped man for such work,
having had long experience as
Presiding Judge of the Jasper
County Court in settlement with
treasurers of the county. Judge
Weeks is a man of considerable
merit, is scholarly and learned and
has an agreeable personality. 1t
is thought that he will take the
place in the House of Mr.. Kelly, of
Johnson county, who has been the
leading man of his party in prev
ious Houses on all committees
having to do with the State
finances. The committee will not
finish its work before the first OF
the year, it then.
The visiting committee, COM
posed of Senator Piersol, Repre-
sentative Perkinson, of Charlton
county, and Representative Lane,
of St. Louis county (not city,, met
at the capitol Wednesday after
noon and organized, and then ad.
iourned to meet to. day at Fulton,
where it will visit the State IN.
institutions located there, the in
sane asylum and asy lum for deaf
mutes. This committee will visit all
OF the State institutions before ii
finishes its labors, and will report
upon their condition to the Cover.
nor.
To the majority of the people ii
would seem that the State is in
such good condition that there is
little or no necessity for new or I'M.
proved laws, but to hear the talk
that is current about proposed
legislation one would suppose that
enough statutes were to be added
by the incoming legislature to those
already compiled to fill another
volume of the R. S. of Missouri.
1t has been suggested that if the
incoming legislature is really anx.
ious to be economical it might do
well to assemble, pass the neces-
sary appl opriation bills and other
departmental legislation, and then
adjourn and 60 home, as the cost
of its maintenance is very great.
But the work that is being cut out
for it by proposed lawmakers will
keep it occupied far beyond the &c
days prescribed by the constitution
as full pay time. The Australian
ballot law will be amended and ex.
tended to the whole State; the
charges of Express Companies are
to be regulated, the antitrust law
will receive another course of treat
ment, the State University will
come up for permanent endow-
ment, system of more equable
taxation will be proposed and agi-
tated, the printing of school books
by the State will be urged, convict
labor will come up for discussion
and some attempt will be made to
limit the number of corporations.
1t is thought that the railroads will
be let alone this time.
Lieutenant Gov. Claycomb, who
has been acting as Governor for a
few days during the absence in
New York of Gov. Francis, left for
Joplin yesterday on the Governors
return. Gov. Claycomb is well
liked at the capitol and makes an
admirable administrative officer.
He is well-lnformed as to the
States affairs and is contentious,
industrious worker.
Col. Lon V. Stephens, State
Treasurer, left Saturday for a
weeks visit to Hot Springs, Ark,
for the benefit of his eyes. Col.
Stephens is making a record as
State Treasurer that is peerless.
MIKE.
The Keynote of Christmas.
From the Ladies' Home Journal.
When you kneel In the green
trimmed church and say over,