Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Extra Session.

| Extra Session.
MONDAY, MARCH Z.
ssNATE-ihe senate WIS in session twent!
minutes petition was presented from Saelby
| county protesting against the arrangement Of
the judicial circuits provided by the nous,
Dill. The bill fixing judicial salaries was post
| poned, and motion to adjourn until the after
noon of the 9th was adopted.
doUsE-The house transacted very little bust
| ness. AT the afternoon session Mr. Hyne
tHowelD introduced resolution asking th,
board OF Worlds fa.r commissioners to inyesti
| gate the report that the executive commissioner
| j. K Gwinn, is not citizen of the state. and. i
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 of order Ad
| journed till the 9Th.
TUESDAY. MARCH g.
| SENATE-The senate was not in session
HousE-Mr. Murphy christian offered ,
| resolution giving each member of the house IS
TOT stationary, stamps, etc; tabled. Hous
bill allowing circuit judges $500 per year for ex
| penses was debated briefly and postponed 70,
further consideration together with an amend
ment excluding St.Louis, Jackson and Buchana,
counties from the provisions of the bill Mr.
Juilan joint and concurrent resolution favor
| ing the taxation of franchise was ordered en-
| crossed Adjourned till the 9th.
| WEDNESDAY, MARcHa
| SENATE-Mr Bradley called up the resolution
| asking the governor to empower the legislature
| to change the Australian ballot law by elimi
mating clause which requires political party
represent per cent. Of the vote of the state be-
| fore being authorized to have the names of its
| candidates placed on its tickets printed at pub
| lie expense. Defeated by II to 49, The iudicia
| committee submitted report on house bill re.
| arranging the circuit court district The report
| reduces the number of districts to twenty six
| Further consideration postponed until the 10th
| Adjourned till the 10th.
| HoUsE-Mr. Lyman. from the committee on
| appropriations. submitted a substitute fox Mr.
huntz s bill appropriating 500, 900 for rebuild
| ing the State university at Columbia. The sub
| stltute provides Tor approprlatlng S142 500 and
| the insurance money, S147, 500 making total of
| S2U,OD. 1t does not name a location. The sub
| stitute was ordered printed. Mr. Julian's joint
| and concurrent resolution asking the governor
| to empower the legislature to provide for the
taxation of corporate franchises for state coun.
| ty and municipal purposes was read a third
| time and passed. Adjourned till the 10TH
| THURSDAY MARCH 10.
| SENATE-Committee on appropriations sub.
| mitted substitute bill appropriating $3.50 OO(
for locating the university elsewhere than at
| CSumbia Made the special order for the 18th.
Adjourned till the 11th.
House, IRE long wrangle over cor
recting that part of the journal relating to the
disposition of house substitute bill appropriate
ing S290,0O0 for rebuilding the university. The
journal showed that action on the substitute
was postponed until after the question of loca
ton is settled. This is an error. The action of
the house was to postpone and print, hut the
house refused to make the correction. House
bill fixing the time of holding circuit courts in
the various circuits of the state was eagrossed.
Adjourn until the 18th.
FRIDAY. MARCH IL.
SENATE-The senate was in session for a
short time, and adjourned till the 18th.
HoUsE-Mr. Farris, of Ray moved to recon-
slider the vote by which house bill fixing the
time Of holding circuit courts was ordered en- l.
crossed. After considerable debate the motion
prevailed Mr.. Farris then moved to reject a
section of the bill which empowers the county
court and circuit judge to decide when y
grand jury shall be called. Mr. Farris as
sailed the section as revolutionary and
dangerous legislation. The house agreed with
him, and the section rejected by decided
vote. The two reports of the special committee
on university were submitted, the majority rec
ommending that the university be located else
where than at Columbia and the other favor
able to rebuilding at Columbia The bids were
returned without recommendation. Adjourned
ill the 18th.
University Bids.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, March 9.-Following
the bids filed with the chief clerk of the
house for the location Of the state university:
Clinton, 100000 in cash and choice of several
forty acres: Sedai1a. $4,000 and forty acres Of
land; Independence offers all the ground desired
and sn will put up the buildings without cost to
money due from the old building; ST Louis
county offers a site near Allerton of 1856 acres
Of Ian land i, and al thereon: Columbia Of
septing her proposition tells what Boone coun-
ty has done for the institution in the past In
1889 the county contributed Sl17,900 to secure
the location. They erected all it's buildings
during the first twenty seven years of its his
t to Ssate p mot s e%
uted $4,000 to secure the location of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college as department
IS the e Of the s act OF
lumbia. the act of 1870 permanently locat-
there, and the constitution of 1875, in which the
university with all it's departments is declared
to be established at Columbia referred to,
and the claim made that the state has right
to remove the institution in the face of these
statutes and the constitution. There are build
ings and property yet remaining which it would
cost the state more thou S2aO,OO0 to replace else
where. and which must be sacrificed in the
event of removal Out of Difference to the
olution calling for bids and to show Columbas
continued interest in the university, the offer of
$4,000 is made. All the bids are accompanied
~ bonds for faithful performance of contract.
Congressional Districts.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, March 1.-THE demo-
cratic members of the senate and house COM
mittees have at last agreed on bill redstrict-
ing the congressional districts, and 1t will be
submitted to joint caucus of both houses.
The bill gives the democrats fourteen districts
and the republicans one. The bill provides that
the distri is shall be as follows:
First-Putnam, Scotland. Schuyler. Clark
Adair Knox, Lewis, Macon. Shelby. Marion.
Second-Sullivan. Grundy, Linn Livingsto
Carroll. Charlton, Randolph, Monroe.
Third-Worth, Harrison, Mercer, Daviess
De Kalb, Clinton, Clay. Ray, Caldwell. Gentry
Fourth-Atchison. Nodaway, Holt, Andrew,
Buchanan Platte.
Fifth-Jackson Lafayette
SiXth-Boope. Howard, Saline Pettis, Greene
Benton, Polk, Hickory.
Seventh-Ralls, Pike, Audrain Lincoln,
Montgomery, Warren st. Charles, Gascona1 lie,
Crawford.
Eighth and Ninth-St Louis city.
Tenth-South St. Louis, St Louis county and
Franklin.
Eleventh-Cooper, Cole. Maries Miller Gala
way, Morgan, Moniteau Dallas Phelps, Pulaski,
Laclede Usage, Camden.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Washington. Ste. Gene
We've, Perry. Madison. st. Francois, Iron, Rey-
nolds, Dent. Texas. Wright. Webster.
Thirteenth-Cass, johnson, Henry, Bates st.
Clair. Cedar, Dade
Fourteenth-Ch Christian, Stone. fancy. Douglas,
ley, Butler, Wayne Bollinger. Cape Girardeau,
Dunklin. Pemiscot.
Lawrence, Barry, Mcdonald.
The numbering of some of the districts in the
southern part of tn, state may be changed, but
the territory is correctly stated.
If you pay as you go. you are more
likely to avoid the rush Rim ,rha1ntOn