Committee on Penitentiary:

Senators Harmon, Allen, Downing, Jacobs and McGinnis.

Committee on Public and Normal School Education:

Senators Ball, Oliver, Saltonstall, Hunter and Parcher.

Committee on Senatorial and Representative Apportionment:
Senators Kost, Hathaway, Young, Jacobs and Webster.

Committee on Roads and Highways:

Senators Britts, Harmon, Cresap, Dilley and Ryors.

Committee on Blind Asylum:

Senators Jacobs, Baldwin, Walker, O'Brien and Hathaway.

Committee on Lunatic Asylums:

Senators Young, Hunter, Edwards, Webster and Gideon.

Committee on Deaf and Dumb Asylum:

Senators McGinnis, Ball, Halliburton, Simrall and Ryors.

Committee on University:

Senators Dilley, Yancey, Walker, Vancleve and Webster.

Committee on Insurance:

Senators Baldwin, Edwards, Allen, Wear and Wood.

Committee on Mines and Mining:

Senators Britts, Yancey, Cresap, Vancleve and Kost.

Committee on Retrenchment and Reform:

Senators Baldwin, Britts, Kelly, Simrall and Gideon.

·Committee on Immigration:

Senators Webster, O'Brien, Cresap, Kelly and Gideon.

Committee on Swamp Lands:

Senators Hunter, Yancey, Oliver, Ryors and Kost.

Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings at the Seat of Govern

ment:

Senators Hathaway, Ball, Bridges, Wood and Gideon.

Committee on Municipal Corporations:

Senators Wood, O'Brien, Allen, Young and Webster.

Committee on Banks and Corporations:

Senators Wear, Allen, Downing, Hathaway and Young.

Committee on State Lands:

Senatore Ryors, Downing, Simrall, Bridges and Proctor.

Committee on County Boundaries:

Senators Kelly, Downing, Oliver, Walker and Proctor.'

Committee on State Printing:

Senators Yancey, Farris, Hunter, Wood and Kost.

Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence:

Senators Downing, Simrall, O'Brien, Hunter, Wood, Saltonstall and Ryors.

Committee on Railroads and Internal Improvements:

Senators Walker, Harmon, Farris, Cresap, Baldwin, Edwards and Parcher.

Committee on Ways and Means:

Senators Proctor, Wear, Britts, Dilley, Vancleve, Young and

Jacobs.

Committee on Judiciary:

Senators Oliver, Yancey, Bridges, Ball, Allen, Saltonstall and McGinnis.

Senator Britts offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That 100 copies of the standing committees of the Senate be printed for the use of the Senate, the same to be printed in sheet form.

The President announced to the Senate that he had received a message from the Governor that required an executive session.

On motion of Senator Gideon, the Senate went into executive session at 12 o'clock 40 minutes.

At 12 o'clock 45 minutes the Senate resumed regular session.
Senator Farris offered the following resolution, which was read:

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to ascertain and and report what committees of the Senate are entitled to clerks.

Senator Wood offered the following substitute, which was read: Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair to ascertain the number of clerks necessary for the standing committees of the Senate.

Senator Britts offered the following amendment, which was read: Resolved, That it shall also be the duty of the committee of five to report to the Senate the committees that will require rooms.

The substitute, as amended, was agreed to.

The President appointed as said committee, Senators Farris, Wood, Baldwin, Jacobs and McGinnis.

Senator Walker offered the following resolution, which was read and agreed to:

Resolved, That the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a page for his own use.

On motion of Senator Bridges, the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

SIXTH DAY-TUESDAY, January 13, 1885.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The President in the chair.

A quorum present.

Prayer by the chaplain.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

Senator Ball presented a remonstrance from citizens of Pike county against the submitting of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution; which was referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senator Vancleve presented a remonstrance from citizens of Ran. dolph county against the submitting of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution; which was referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senator Gideon presented a remonstrance from the citizens of Greene county against the submitting of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution; which was referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senator Gideon presented a remonstrance from citizens of Christian county against the submitting of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution; which was referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senator Britts presented a remonstrance from citizens of Cass county against the submitting of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution; which was referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senator Saltonstall presented a remonstrance from citizens of Saline county against the submitting of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution; which was referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senator Webster presented a remonstrance from citizens of St. Louis county against the submitting of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution; which was referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senator Young presented a remonstrance from citizens of Buchanan county against the submitting of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution; which was referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senotor McGinnis offered the following resolution:

Resolved, that a committee of three be appointed by the president, which shall have power and whose duty it shall be to investigate all matters pertaining to the official conduct of those officers in the City of St. Louis who discharge functions of county officers in relation to the State, and especially that of the comptroller and the collector of said city in all matters pertaining to the collection of the State revenue within said city; and for the purpose of such investigation said committee shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of books, records and papers, and to that end it shall be attended by the sergeant-at-arms or by a messenger appointed by him. It may appoint a competent short hand reporter, whose compensation shall be at the usual rate for such work, and shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the senate. In like manner the necessary expenses of the committee and of the members shall be paid upon the certificate of the chairman; which was read and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Senator Proctor offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, first, That the railroad commissioners of this State be and are hereby requested to furnish the Senate with a written statement as to what legislation in their judgment is necessary to protect the various shipping interests of the people of this State, and passenger rates.

Senator Halliburton presented a petition from miners and others asking for legislation in the interest of labor; referred to Committee on Mines and Mining.

Senator Parcher moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate concurrent resolution No. 1, in relation to certain souvenirs in the Executive Mansion, introduced on yesterday by Senator Yancey, was adopted.

Senator Downing seconded the motion of Senator Parcher.

Senator Yancey moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. The motion to lay the motion to reconsider on the table was not agreed to by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Allen, Ball, Britts, Cresap, Edwards, Farris, Harmon, Hathaway, Proctor, Ryors, Vancleve, Walker, Wood, Yancey and Young-15.

NOES-Senators Baldwin, Bridges, Dilley, Downing, Gideon, Halliburton, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, McGinnis, Parcher, Saltonstall, Simrall, Wear and Webster-15.

ABSENT WITH LEAVE-Senators Hunter, O'Brien and Oliver-3. Ayes and noes being equal, the president cast the deciding vote in the negative.

The motion to reconsider was then agreed to by the following vote: AYES-Senators Baldwin, Bridges, Cresap, Dilley, Downing, Edwards, Farris, Gideon, Halliburton, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, McGinnis, Parcher, Proctor, Saltonstall, Simrall, Wear and Webster-19.

NOES-Senators Allen, Ball, Britts, Harmon, Hathaway, Ryors, Vancleve, Walker, Wood, Yancey and Young-11.

ABSENT WITH LEAVE-Senators Hunter, O'Brien and Oliver-3. On motion of Senator Baldwin, the resolution was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Allen, Baldwin, Bridges, Britts, Cresap, Downing, Edwards, Farris, Gideon, Halliburton, Harmon, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, McGinnis, Parcher, Proctor, Saltonstall, Simrall, Walker, Wear, Webster and Yancey-23.

NOES-Senators Ball, Hathaway, Ryors, Vancleve, Wood and

Young-6.

ABSENT-Senators Dilley and Hunter-2.