The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-21
BOTH HOUSES
The Resolution introduced in
the MISSOURI Legislature,
Providing for a Vote on the Re
moval of the Capital,
GOES WITH A RUSH.
People of Springfield Are Para
lyzed by the Prospect.

JEFFERSON CITY, NO. EoDs Ill
Never before in the history of any as
sembly of the Legislature was there
piece of as clear cut railroading
transacted as was practiced by the.
house and senate yesterday. A con-
current resolution to submit to the
people of the state at the election in
1896 the proposition to move the cap
itol from jefferson City to Sedalia
passed both bodies. This all hap
pened in about six hours, although
scarcely half a dozen members knew
anything of the move before taking
their seats for the morning session.
In spite of the arguments that the
Importance of the measure demanded
time for consideration and that it
was nothing more nor less than a
Sedalia real est ate scheme, the mem
bers of the entire ass emily were
stampeded and ad opted the resolu-
ton by vote of 81 to 40 in the house
and 20 to in the senate.
The resolution was introduced in
the house by Boutwell,, and is as fol-
lows:
At the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday in Novemb Der, A. D. 1885,
and amendment to the constitution of
Missouri shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of the state in the
following words:
The seat of government shall be re-
moved from the city of Jefferson and
located at the city of Sedalia. Any
person or persons may grant and
donate to the state any land, sum of
money, or other thing of value to
be used for the purpose of erect
ing the necessary public build
ings at the city of Sedalia, or
may deposit with the governor
sufficient securieties or obligations
to guarantee the erection of such
buildings. Whenever suitable cap
itol building, having the same or
greater floor area and appointments
as the present capitol and supreme
court buildings. and equal thereto in
stability and architectural merit to-
gether with grounds of the same or
greater area, and an armory building
like wise, similar or superior to the
present armory, and an executive
mansion likewise similar or superior
to the present building used as the
governors residence, together with
the grounds and appurtenances, shall
be erected at the city of Sedalia, tn e
same shall be accepted by commits
sion, consisting of the governor, sec
rotary of state, auditor, treasurer
and attorney general and such Of
fcers shall at once remove the public
records and personal property to such
new public buildings, and the city of
Sedalia shall thereupon become the
permanent seat of government. The
plans and location of the capitol,
armory and executive mansion and
grounds shall first be approved by
such commission. The county of
Pettis and Sedalia township in said
county may each vote an issue of five
twenty, non-taxable per cent bonds,
not to exceed in amount respectively
for each, 500, 900; such bonds may be
ordered issued by majority vote of
those voting at special election to
be called for that purpose by the
county court, and conducted gener-
ally in the manner provided by law
for the issuing of bonds for the erec-
ton of court houses. Said county
any township bonds shall be given to
the state for the purpose of as
sisting in paying for the cree
ton of the buildings provided for
herein; and such bonds, if voted and
ernor of the state and held by
him in trust for the benefit of any
person or persons who may erect
such suitable public buildings to be
given to such person or persons on
their complexion and acceptance. The
commission hereby constituted shall
have full power by ma jority vote to
carry out the provisions and intent of
this amendment, and such new pub
lie buildings shall be completed, as
near as possible, on or about the 1st
dav of Novem Der, A. D. 1899, unless
such commission, for good cause,
| grants further time. The state shall
in no manner become liable for, nor
shall it pay any part whatever of the
| cost of the new spublic buildings
herein provided for, and the county
before mentioned shall pay the en-
tire cost of moving the records and
personal property of the state to the
new public buildings, SO that the
state shall be at no expense what
ever in the change of the seat OF
| government.
jefferson City is all excitement. It's
people, unlike other years, had been
caught mapping. Heretofore they
had been able to defeat measures OF
this nature, as they had had warnin e
of their coming. This time no one
knew of the advance of the enemy,
and as a consequence Jeffersonian,
are wondering where they are at.
The word had gone out that every
thing was cut and dried in the senate
This proved to be the case. Senator
Yeater of Sedalia conducted the fight
for the resolution. The enemies o
the measure tried by all possibl,
means to stem the flood. In their at
tempts to have the resolution re
ferred to a committee or allow three
days for consideration they were me
with the same opposition, and tn
measure was adopted.
AS this was a concurrent resolution
it does not have to be signed by tn.
governor, and will surely go befor
the people at the next general cleo
ton.
The present capital of Missouri ha
been located at Jefferson City sin C
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