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There being no other nominations, the roll was called, and the following Senators voted for Ashley W. Ewing:

Senators Allen, Ball, Bridges, Britts, Cresap. Dilley, Downing, Edwards, Farris, Gideon, Halliburton, Harmon, Hathaway, Hunter, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, McGinnis, O'Brien, Oliver, Parcher, Proctor,. Ryors, Saltonstall, Simrall, Vancleve, Walker, Wear, Webster, Wood and Yancey-31.

ABSENT Senator Baldwin-1.

Ashley W. Ewing having received the votes of a majority of allthe Senators elect, was declared duly elected Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.

Nominations for Chaplain being next in order, Senator Harmon nominated Rev. George Plattenburg.

There being no other nominations, on call of the roll the following Senators voted for Mr. Plattenburg:

Senators Allen, Ball, Bridges, Britts, Cresap, Dilley, Downing, Edwards, Farris, Gideon, Halliburton, Harmon, Hathaway, Hunter, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, McGinnis, O'Brien, Oliver, Parcher, l'roctor. Saltonstall, Simrall, Vancleve, Walker, Wear, Webster, Wood and Yancey-30.

ABSENT Senators Baldwin and Ryors-2.

Rev. George Plattenburg having received a majority of the votes of all the Senators elect, was declared duly elected Chaplain of the Senate.

Nominations for Doorkeeper being next in order, Senator Farris nominated A. J. Shockley.

There being no other nominations, on call of the roll the following Senators voted for Mr. Shockley :

Senators Allen, Baldwin, Ball, Bridges, Britts, Cresap, Dilley, Downing, Edwards, Farris, Gideon, Halliburton, Harmon, Hathaway, Hunter, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, McGinnis, O'Brien, Oliver, Parcher, Proctor, Ryors, Saltonstall, Simrall, Vancleve, Walker, Wear, Webster, Wood and Yancey-32.

Mr. A. J. Shockley having received the votes of a majority of the Senators elect, was declared duly elected Doorkeeper of the Senate. Nominations for Messenger and Folder being next in order, Senator Hathaway nominated Frank H. Ketchum.

There being no other nominations, on call of the roll the following Senators voted for Mr. Ketchum :

Senators Allen, Baldwin, Ball, Bridges, Britts, Cresap, Dilley, Downing, Edwards, Farris, Gideon, Halliburton, Harmon Hathaway, Hunter, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, O'Brien, Oliver, Parcher, Proctor, Ryors Saltonstall, Simrall, Vancleve, Walker, Wear, Wood and Yancey-30.

ABSENT-Senators McGinnis and Webster-2.

Mr. Frank H Ketchum having received a majority of the votes of all the Senators eiect, was declared duly elected Messenger and Folder of the Senate.

Nominations for Pages being next in order, Senator Farris nominated Master Julius Flannigan, and Senator Walker nominated Master Henry Watson.

On motion the two Pages were elected by one roll call, each Senator casting two votes.

There being no other nominations, on call of the roll the following Senators voted for Julius Flannigan and Henry Watson:

Senators Allen, Baldwin, Ball, Bridges, Britts, Cresap, Dilley, Downing, Edwards, Farris, Gideon, Halliburton, Harmon, Hathaway, Hunter, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, McGinnis, O'Brien, Oliver, Parcher, Proctor, Ryors, Saltonstall, Simrall, Vancleve, Walker, Wood and Yancey-30.

ABSENT-Senators Wear and Webster-2.

Masters Julius Flannigan and Henry Watson having received a majority of the votes of all the Senators elect, were declared duly elected Pages of the Senate.

On motion of Senator Farris, all the officers elect came forward and took the oath of office, and entered upon their duties.

On motion of Senator Farris, Senator Edwards took the oath of office as Pre-ident pro tem of the Senate.

Senator Jacobs offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of three, to act with a like committee, appointed by the House of Representatives, to wait upon the Governor and inform him that the Senate and House are organized and ready to receive any communication he may have to submit; which was read and adopted.

Senator Downing offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate inform the House of Representatives that the Senate is now organized by the election of A. H. Edwards, President pro tem; F. C. Nesbit, Secretary; A. S. Coker, Assistant Secretary; Ashley W. Ewing, Sergeant at-Arms; A. J. Shockley, Doorkeeper; Rev. Geo. T. Plattenburg, Chaplain; Fred H. Austin, Official Reporter; Frank Ketchum, Folder and Messenger; Masters Henry Watson and Julius Flannigan, Pages, and is now ready for business; which was read and adopted.,

Senator Farris offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary be authorized to appoint one rough journal clerk, two smooth journal clerks, one docket clerk, one minute clerk and one resolution clerk to serve during the present session; which was read.

Senator McGinnis moved that the further consideration of the resolution be postponed until to-morrow; which was agreed to.

Senator Kost called up the protest papers in the contest case of McGrath vs. Davisson.

Senator Baldwin moved that the papers be referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections without reading; which was not agreed to by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Britts, Oliver, Parcher, Ryors, Vancleve and

Walker-6.

NOES-Senators Allen, Baldwin, Ball, Bridges, Cresap, Dilley, Downing, Edwards, Farris, Gideon, Halliburton, Harmon, Hathaway, Hunter, Jacobs, Kelly, Kost, McGinnis, O'Brien, Proctor, Saltonstall, Simrall, Wear, Webster, Wood and Yancey-26.

The protest was then read and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections.

Senator Baldwin offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Committee on Privileges and Elections are hereby authorized and empowered to employ one clerk for said committee, and also to rent a room for the use of said committee for such time as the use thereof may be absolutely necessary; which was read and adopted.

Senator Ball offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State is hereby authorized to furnish each member of the Senate a copy of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1879, together with session acts of 1881 and 1853, for use during the present session; which was read and adopted.

Senator Walker offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Doorkeeper be authorized to appoint six employes, the same to be paid out of the contingent fund; which was read.

Senator Harmon moved that the resolution lie over until to-morrow; which was not agreed to.

Senator Kost offered the following amendment:

Amend by striking out "6" and inserting 5;" which was read and not agreed to.

Senator Ball offered the following substitute:

Resolved, That a committee of five Senators be appointed to examine and report to the Senate the number of clerks and employes. necessary for the use of the Senate, and that said committee report as soon as possible; and in the meantime the doorkeeper be authorized to employ such employes as he may think necessary; which was read and not agreed to.

The resolution of Senator Walker was then adopted.

Senator Farris offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That fi ty copies of the Daily Tribune be furnished to the Senate and that the same be paid for out of the contingent fund; which was read and adopted.

The President announced the following named Senators as Committee on Rules: Senators Downing, Wear, Britts, Hunter and Parcher.

The President announced the following committee to wait on the Governor: Senators Jacobs, Halliburton and Simrall.

Senator Britts moved that the Senate take a recess, subject to the call of the Chair; which was agreed to.

The President called the Senate to order.

On motion of Senator Jacobs the Senate took a recess until 2 o'clock P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The President in the chair.

The following communication was received from the House of Representatives through the Chief Clerk, M. Bentley:

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk notify the Senate that the House is fully organized and ready to proceed under Sec. 3, Art. 5 of the Constitution to open and publish the late election of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Attorney General, Treasurer and Judge of the Supreme Court, and the Senate is respectfully invited to meet in the Hall of the House at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, and publish the returns; which was read.

Senator Jacobs submitted the following report from the special committee to wait upon the Governor:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee, appointed to wait upon His Excellency, the Governor, beg leave to report that they discharged that duty, and that he informs them he will be ready to present a communication to them at once; which was read.

The following message was received from His Excellency, Governor T. T. Crittenden, through his Private Secretary, Mr. Farr:

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives :

I am called by the constitution to lay before you for the last time a summary of the condition of the State. While there is safety in a multitude of legislators assembled from the various districts of the State, who are honestly seeking wise legislation and the prosperity of the State, still it is the duty of all to look for that divine guidance,

without which the devices and wisdom of man are as dust in the balance. Permit me to congratulate you upon the peaceable condition of our whole country; upon the happy solution of the political troubles which disturbed the usual quietude of the land for a short time, and upon the great prosperity of the State. Health and prosperity have signally blessed the State for the last four years. Those years have brought in the richest harvests that were ever garnered. Our vast State has grown more rapidly in population, wealth and prominence, from natural causes, than during any preceding corresponding period of time, and to-day the State is alive with stirring enterprises and well founded hopes of increased activity.

Our taxes for State purposes, and generally for local purposes, are light, and should become more so, if honesty and discretion are rightfully exercised. Under liberal laws enacted for all, in the line of progress, without regard to the prejudices of the past or present, and with a wise administration of public affairs, the State will continue to advance towards that eminent position among the sisterhood of States, for which it is so well adapted, and is so certain to attain, sooner or later.

The governing idea of this administration has been to preserve and protect the credit of this State. Subordinating, to a certain extent, all other administrative views in the accomplishment of that end, and holding" that the central pillar that upholds good government, in any country, must be a good financial system, honestly and economically administered."

STATE TREASURY.

The finances of the State have never been more judiciously managed than within the last four years, which is evidenced by the high credit of the State at the present time. No matured obligations of the State, excepting those of a class of bonds known as the Hannibal & St. Joseph bonds, of which I shall speak hereafter, remain unhonored: and, as said in my previous message, not a warrant of the State is outstanding. The Bank of Commerce of St. Louis continues to receive the public deposits of the State, it paying monthly the highest compensation on the average daily balances, as required by the statutes. No other bank in the State offers, nor has offered, as great a bonus for the money. The money deposited in that bank is so absolutely secured by United States and Missouri State bonds pledged as security, in excess of the deposits, that if the depository should meet with severe reverses the State would be subjected to no loss of money, and only delayed ten days in the collection of its deposits. The National Bank of Commerce, of New York, is the trustee in charge of the hypothecated bonds. Both of these banks have attended to the business of

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