Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-24
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Extra Session.

troduced bill reducing the levy for the state
revenue fund from 20c to 15c on the S100 valua-
ton. The governors special message regard
| ing this subject was then read and ordered
printed. Adjourned till the 10th.
HoUsE-A petition was presented from citi-
zens of Lawrence county asking that the State
| university be removed to Clinton. Mr.. Turner
tCEnton) called up the democratic caucus bill
redistricting the congressional districts. Mr..
TubbS tOSageb offered the republican bill
making eight republican and seven democratic,
as d substitute. The substitute rejected,
and the caucus bill ordered engrossed without
change Adjourned till the 18th.
TUESDAY, MARCH Is.
SENATE-A bill fixing the salaries of circuit
judges at So, 500 per year was passed. House
bill ceding jurisdiction over Jefferson Barracks
TO the federal government was passed, and
house bill rearrang1ng congressional districts
was ordered to engrossment. Adjourned till
the 10th.
HoUsE.-The congressional re- districting bill,
as proposed by the democratic caucus was
passed. Ballotlng for location of the State uni
versity was then begun, and resulted: First
ballot-Columbia. e.; Clinton, q; Sedalla "a;
Independence, IL; ST. Louis county, 9;
Boonville, 1; California 8; Marshall
l. Second - Columbia, 81; Sedalia
81; Independence, z; Clinton, b. On
the third ballot there was a tie between Co.
lumbia and Sedalia. Then two members changed
from Clinton, giving Sedalla SO, plurality of 2
and a majority of l, the vote standing: Sedalia
SO; Columbia, 81; Clinton, L absent, 3. Ad-
journed till the 18th.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
SENATE-House bill rearranging judicial cir
cults was taken up. The question of salaries of
circuit judges again opened up, and after
discussion an amendment, offered by Mr.. Coch-
ran allowing judges not exceeding $500 per year,
IN addition to their salary of 200, for travel
ing expenses, etc, was adopted. The Tenth,
9th Tyxo, %r-.f ht,.1 md
twenty sixth districts in southern and
southeast Missouri were changed back to their
present territories. The Seventh circuit, COM
posed of johnson and Cass counties, was abol-
1shed and some other minor changes made fix
ing the total number of circuits at twenty
eight. The bill was then read the third time
and passed. Mr.. Ronner's bill reducing the
levy for the state revenue fund from Zoe to 15c
on the 500 valuation was taken up and passed
with an emergency clause. Adjourned till the
l7tn
HoUsE-Mr Lisles introduced bill reducing
the levy for the state revenue from zoe to 15c
on the 500 valuation. Mr.. DAVIDSON introduced
resolution expressing the sense of the house
as opposed to the free coinage of silver The
resolution was ruled out of order after some
debate. A motion to reconsider the resolution
adopted three weeks ago, pledging the house to
not appropriate money for rebuilding the uni
versity until location was agreed upon. was
made and lost. Mr.. Carnes offered resolution
iLSti oStHS tHe general TO HTo Il salute
of guns in honor of st. Patrick's day Adopted
Mr.. Lee introduced resolution for for final ad-
journment Thursday. March "a Adopted. The
emergency clause to the bill ceding jurisdiction
o7erJefferson barracks was adopted Adjourned
till the 18th.
THURSDAY, MARCH II.
SENATE--Mr. Major from committee on con.
gressional districts, reported back the demo-
cratic caucus bill for redistricting the congress
sional districts, and moved that the rules be
suspended and the bill put upon passage. The
republicans assaulted the bill as an unfair par
tisan measure. Speeches were made by
Messrs Headlee, Ryors McGinnis and
Peerv In behalf of the measure Messrs.
Cochran, Sebree and Major made speeches
from the democratic wing of the senate. At
the conclusion of the speeches the rules were
suspended and the bill passed. The measure
now goes to the governor for approval, as it
has passed both houses without change. Mr..
Stone introduced joint and concurrent reso-
luton expressing as the sense of the assembly
that the university be rebuilt at Columbia. The
resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Yea g:- MpE, Clay Cochran, Colley Dock
Ryors sebree, Shelton, Sparks, Stone, Teas
erickson. McGinniss, Newberry. osBannon,
Peery, Pollard, Richardson, Starke, Tagger-
Absent with leave or sick-Bradley, Burks,
Carleton, Miller-4.
Adjourned till the 18th.
HoUsE-Mr. Tubbs offered a resolution in
viting Adjt.- Gen. Gross of Kentucky to ap-
pear before the legislature in confederate
uniform and deliver political address. Tabled
The substitute bill reported yesterday from
the special committee on university, provid-
ing for 1evying tax of l per cent. the
gross earnings of corporations and the taxa
ton of franchises for university purposes. was
reconsidered. and, after some debate, amended
to fix the tax the gross earnings of cor
porations at mills on the 500 valuation. The
bill was then ordered engrossed. Adjourned
till the 18th.
FRIDAY. MARCH 18.
The legislature took long step to-day
towards ending the university suuabble
Both houses ordered similar bill engrossed for
rebuilding Immediately at Columbia. The meas
ures engrossed provide for utilizing the insur
ance money and the $4,000 contributed by
Boone county, and then appropriates $40
600. This will give building fund of S237 600
The senate was in session until after noon. The
substitute bill providing for removal of the
university from Columbia was rejected, and
a bill appropriatIng money for rebuilding
at Columbia was ordered engrossed.
The house held two sessions. At the
linz introduced resolution expressing it as the
sense of the house that money should be appro-
priated for rebuilding the university at Column
bia. After debate, motion to table was made
and lost. the vote standing: Yeas, %; nays.
63. At the afternoon session of the house Mr..
Davidson called up the substitute bill appropri-
ating money for the building of the uni
versity at Columbia. After debate the
house considered the bill in committee of the
whole. it amended to conform
W tn the senate bill and then sent to engross-
nent. Senate amendments to the house bill
the judicial circuits were consid-
cred, and arrangements made for conference
committee. The governor returned to the
house with his approval the act ceding to the
government jurisdiction jefferson bar
racks The senate adjourned till the 21st and
the house till the 10Th.