signed by the President and attested by the Secretary; and in case of a member, officer, clerk or employee of the House of Representatives it shall be signed by the Speaker and attested by the Chief Clerk, and upon the presentation of such certificate to the State Auditor he shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount; and in no case shall the State Auditor audit the accounts of the officers, members, clerks or employees aforesaid, except upon the presentation of said certificate; provided that the accounts of clerks and employees of either or both Houses shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the General Assembly.

SEC. 2. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage,

Was read the first and second times and agreed to.

On motion of Senator Williams

The bill was considered engrossed, read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES Senators Blodgett, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Bruere, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Davis, Essex, Filler, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Human, Morrison, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-25.

NOES-Senator Evans-1.

Absent-Senators Birch, Boardman, Morse, Rea and Ridgley-5.

Absent with leave-Senators Dodson, Elwell and Shelton-3.

The title of the bill was then agreed to.

Senator Williams moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed, and moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. The motion to lay on the table was adopted.

Senator Bruere, chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred Senate bill No. 132, entitled an act to legalize certain records of deeds, mortgages and other instruments taken from the custody of the proper officers during the rebellion, have considered the same and recommend that it do pass.

The bill so reported was taken up, and,

On motion of Senator Bruere,

The same was considered engrossed, read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Blodgett, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Bruere, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Davis, Essex, Evans, Filler, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Human, Morrison, Morse, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-26.

NOES-None.

Absent-Senators Birch, Boardman, Carroll, Rea and Ridgley-5. Absent with leave-Senators Dodson, Elwell and Shelton-3.

The title of the bill was then agreed to.

Senator Morrison moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed, and moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.

The motion to lay on the table was adopted.

Senator Bruere, chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 124, entitled an act to relieve the Southwestern Agricultural Society from forfeiture, to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the Southwestern Agricultural and Mechanical Society, approved January 4, 1860, to repeal the act or so much thereof as relates to the Southwestern Agricultural Society, approved December 13, 1855, incorporating the Southwestern Agricultural Society, and to incorporate a new Southwestern Agricultural Society, have considered the same and recommend that it do not pass.

The bill so reported was taken up, and,

On motion of Senator Bruere,

The same was ordered to lie over informally.

Senator Davis, chairman of the committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report:

SENATE HALL, February 18, 1869. MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have presented to the Governor for his signature bills and resolutions of the following titles:

House bill No. 101, entitled

An act for the suppression of prize fighting.

House bill No. 166, entitled

An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Pilot Knob, Cape Girardeau and Belmont Railroad Company, approved December 31, 1859.

House concurrent resolution No. 16, entitled

Concurrent resolution urging the passage of an act of Congress equalizing bounties.

Senator Harbine, from the Committee on the Judiciary, made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 111, entitled "an act to amend section thirty of chapter one hundred and twenty-two, title thirty-two of the general statutes of the State of Missouri," have considered the same and recommend that it do not pass.

The bill so reported was taken up, when

Senator Harbine moved that the same be indefinitely postponed. Motion lost.

On motion of Senater Graham

The bill was passed over informally.

Senator Blodgett, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 119, entitled "an act to amend section twentythree, chapter twenty-six of the general statutes," have considered the same and recommend that it do pass with the following amendments, viz.:

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Amend section one by striking out in the second line the words "thirty thousand" and insert in lieu thereof the words "twenty-five thousand."

And amend the same section by adding the following words: Provided, that this section shall not be so construed as to revoke or annul any order hitherto made separating said offices.

The bill so reported was taken up and amendment No. 1, submitted by the committee, as follows:

Amend section one by striking out in the second line the words "thirty thousand" and insert in lieu thereof the words "twenty-five thousand,"

Was read the first and second times and agreed to.

Amendment No. 2, submitted by the committee, as follows:

Add to section one by adding the following: Provided that this section shall not be so construed as to revoke or annul any order hitherto made separating said offices,

Was read the first and second times and agreed to.

The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.

Senator Conrad, from the Committee on Education, made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Education, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 146, entitled an act to amend an act to authorize board of education in cities, towns and villages, to extend the limits of the territory attached for school purposes, have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back to the Senate and recommend its passage.

The bill so reported was taken up, and,

On motion of Senator Conrad,

The bill was considered engrossed, read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Bruere, Carroll, Clark, Conrad, Davis, Essex, Evans, Filler, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Human, Morrison, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Rollins, Reed, Spaunhorst, Waters and Williams-25.

NOES-None.

Absent-Senators Birch, Brown of St. Louis, Cavender, Morse, Roseberry and Todd-6.

Absent with leave-Senators Dodson, Elwell and Shelton-3.

The title of the bill was then agreed to.

Senator Reed moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, and moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. Motion to lay on the table adopted.

On motion of Senator Harbine

Senate bill No. 16, entitled

An act to enlarge the University of the State of Missouri, to establish therein the department of agriculture and the mechanic arts, and to provide the means of maintaining said department, and to provide for the establishment and support of Lincoln Institute in Cole county, Missouri,

Was taken up, when

Senator Rogers moved the further consideration of the bill be postponed until next Wednesday at eleven o'clock, A. M.

Pending which motion,

On motion of Senator Gottschalk,

The Senate adjourned until two o'clock this afternoon.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The President in the chair.

The roll of the Senate being called, there were

Present-Senators Birch, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Bruere, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Davis, Essex, Evans, Filler, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Morrison, Morse, Ridgley Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams--28.

Absent--Senators Blodgett, Human and Rea-3.

Absent with leave--Senators Dodson, Elwell and Shelton-3.

Senator Bruere, from the committee on conference, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee of free conference on Senate concurrent resolution No. 7, entitled concurrent resolution in relation to the adjournment of the present General Assembly, have had the same under consideration and have agreed to the following:

First. We recommend that the Senate recede from its amendment to the House substitute.

Second. We have agreed to recommend that the words "tenth day of March" in said substitute be stricken out and insert in lieu thereot the words "fourth day of March;"

And we further recommend that the title be amended by adding the following, "and the meeting of the adjourned session." The report read and agreed to.

The pending bill, being

Senate bill No. 16, entitled

An act to enlarge the University of the State of Missouri, to establish therein the department of agriculture and the mechanic arts, and

to provide the means of maintaining said department, and to provide for the establishment and support of Lincoln Institute in Cole county, Missouri,

Was taken up.

Senator Morrison moved to amend the pending motion by making the bill the special order for to-morrow at eleven o'clock, upon which Senator Roseberry moved the previous question,

Which the Senate refused to order by the following vote, Senator Reed demanding the ayes and noes:

AYES Senators Birch, Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Carroll, Cavender, Davis, Essex, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Todd and Williams-14.

NOES Senators Bruere, Clark, Conrad, Evans, Filler, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Morrison, Morse, Rea, Ridgley, Reed, Spaunhorst and Waters-16.

Absent-Senator Human-1.

Absent with leave-Senators Dodson, Elwell and Shelton-3.

A majority of Senators present not voting to sustain the previous question the further consideration of the bill was declared postponed until to-morrow.

Senator Roseberry moved to take up substitute for House bill No. 50 and 74, entitled an act to repeal an act entitled "an act providing for the trial of misdemeanors by information instead of indictment, and amending chapters one hundred and eighty six, two hundred and seven, two hundred and ten and two hundred and eleven, relating to misdemeanors, by repealing certain sections thereof," approved March 27, 1868, and to re-enact sections two, three, four, five and eleven of chapter one hundred and eighty-six, section thirty-one of chapter two hundred and seven, sections twenty-two, twenty-three and twenty-four of chapter two hundred and ten, and section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and eleven of the general statutes of Missouri.

Senator Bruere moved that the Senate adjourn.

Motion lost by the following vote, Senator Gottschalk demanding the ayes and noes:

AYES-Senators Bruere, Harbine, Headlee and Morse-4.

NOES-Senators Birch, Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Davis, Essex, Evans, Filler, Gottschalk, Graham, Morrison, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-26.

Absent-Senator Human-1.

Absent with leave-Senators Dodson, Elwell and Shelton-3.

Motion to take up House bill No. 50 and 74 lost.