The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-03-10
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.


.i''ihlls DIll providing for the cancellation or
the certificate of indebtedness given by the state
ior tho seminary fund. The report is voluinin-
ous ana holds there was no duplicate pay
Wleht OF the fund but that the debt
created by act of the legislature in 1872
was for reimbursement Of fund for un-
paid dividends of the bank stock bold by the
state in trust for tho university. Senator Per-
~ submitted minority report holding that the
certificate has been twice paid Discussion Of
these reports was postponed by reason Of a mo.
tion from Senator Major to print. Adjourned
till the I'd,
HoUsE-The state university matter devel-
oped sensational fight in the house
Mr. Coults, Of Platte, offered substitute
to rebuild at Columbia, which was de-
fcated by n vote of ayes, 5O noes ia. Then
followed skirmish to defeat the consid-
GRAFTON of the original resolution, which
called for tAe ecpsratfon of the agricul.
tural college from the university and the re
moval Of the latter to another town. To the
surprise ofNthe house 1t was carried by n vote of
l05 yeas to II nays. The next action was on
n resolution to turn over the university ma
tcrial at Columbia to the agricultural depart.
ment Defeated by vote of 81 yeas to G5 nays.
The next question in the resolution was that of
removing the State university from Columbia,
which was defeated by vote of 52 ayes to 81
noes.
Aycs-Messrs. Abraham, Adams, Banks,
Bennett, Boisseau, Bradford, Buila, Coffman,
Collier, C3pp,,dge, Grove, Davis Henry,
est, Fars CPemiscot), Ferguson tLafayettel,
Fraser, George, Greer, IIendricksor, Hitler,
Jackson, Johns; Kelley, Kenney, Kerr, Lamb,
tcau), Miller tWcbsterl, Mueller, Neff, Nolan,
Owen, Reynolds. Rufs, Scott Wright, Shear
i. lex; skGggs skidm,ors. Smith tst Louis,
Nocs-Amelung. Anderson lKnoXl. Anderson
CCaine,;;i Carter, Church, Cook; Coots Coulter,
IBuchananl, Davault, Donnell, Dougherty,
Dunn, Eaton, Evans, Farris CRayl, Ferguson
ISst. Clair, ;, Il9rea, Fogle, ,Gristy, Quinn,
kins ,lst; LOUIS, Hays Hess Hcls
man, Hughes Kcnamere, Kerwin. Killam,
lSt. Louis PCrkinson, Rugo Rubey, Russell,
tt SANDER Scott Monroe, Smith pike Stew
pold, Wells, zimmerman, Mr.. Speaker--6i.
WEDNESDAY, MARcH2.
SESATE-The senate was in session only fif
teen minutes. The judiciary committee pre-
sented n substitute fixing Judicial salaries az
follows: Judges of the supreme court, 5000
per year: circuit judges, S2,jOO; judge of tha
sixth criminal district 5000. 1t is provided
that st. Louis shall not pay exceeding 5000 to
the circuit judges, reduction Of $500 per year
The substitute was adopted. Adjourned till
the 81.
HoUsE-The university question occupied tho
attention of the house the greater portion Of
tn" day Mr.. Ncffs resolution asking tho gov.
ornor to recommend legislation to repeal that
provision of the Australian election law which
requires party to poll per cent of the total
vote ut preceding election before being recog-
nized was taken up and adopted by vote of a
to 49, Adjourned till the Sd.
THURSDAY MARCH 3.
SENATE-House bill providing for reappor-
tioning the state representative districts was
amended by adding an emergency clause and
then passed Senate bill fixing Judicial salaries
WIS taken up and engroSsed after some unim-
portant amendments had been adopted. Ad-
jDurncd till the ith.
HoUsE-The house resolved to receive bids
for the location of the state university up to the
18th and on the Sth to ballot on the place Of loca
ton. House hill rearranging tho judicial cir.
cults was taken up and passed by vote of S. tC
IL. Mr.. Julian kansas City, introduced
resolution asking Gov. Francis to empower the
legislature to tax franchises for county and
municipal purposes The resolution is prepared
with reference to the necessity for increasing
the receipts of the revenue fund as n cause for
lcvying the proposed ta.. Adjourned till the 18th
FRIDAY, MARCH 4.
SESATE-Tho senate held an afternoon session
OF short duration, and adjourned till the Tth.
HousE-The emergency clause adopted by
the senate to the state representative appnr-
tonment bill was taken up and agreed to. This
is the first bill that has passed both houses.
Under its provisions st. Louis will have
fifteen members of the house, a gain of ono,
and jackson county six gain Of two Nod
away, Pettis and johnson counties will each
lose one member. A resolution was passed re-
quiring the university curators to turn over the
insurance money, sli7,OoO collected for the de-
struction of the old building, to the state treas
urer, to be held by him until the question of To-
cation is settled.
MONDAY, MARCH Z.
SENATE-Thc senate was in session twenty
minutes. A petition was presented from Shelby
county protesting against the arrangement of
the judicial circuits as provided by the house
bill. The bill fixing judicial salaries was post
poned, and motion to adjourn until the after
noon of the 9th was adopted.
HousE-The house transacted very little husi-
ness, At the afternoon session Mr. Hynes
(Howell) introduced n resolution asking the
board of Worlds fair commissioners to investi-
gate the report that the executive commissioner
J. K Gwinn is not citizen of the state. and, if
found to be correct, select some one else to dis
charge the duties of the office. After some de-
bate the resolution was ruled out CT order. Ad,
journed till the sth
All Democratic.