THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1869. MORNING SESSION. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. Wesley Johnson. The journal of yesterday read and approved. The roll of the Senate being called there were Present-Senators Birch, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Davis, Dodson, Essex, Evans, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Morrison, Morse, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Shelton, Spaunhorst, Todd and Waters-26. -5. Absent-Senators Blodgett, Bruere, Rea, Ridgley and Williams Absent with leave-Senators Elwell, Filler, and Human-3. The pending resolution to furnish clerks and attachés with postage stamps, Was taken up, and, On motion of Senator Reed, The same was laid upon the table. On motion of Senator Evans, House bill No. 194, entitled An act to amend an act concerning county courts in certain counties to be composed of two justices and judge of probate to be presiding judge, approved March 9, 1866, Was taken up, read the first time, the rules suspended, read a second time, rules further suspended, read a third time, and passed by the following vote: AYES Senators Birch, Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Dodson, Essex, Evans, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Morse, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Shel ton, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-25. NOES--Senators Morrison and Reed-2. Absent-Senators Bruere, Davis, Rea and Ridgley--4. Absent with leave-Senators Elwell, Filler and Human-3. Senator Waters 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 Blodgett, Leave of absence was granted to Senator Bruere. On motion of Senator Gottschalk, House bill No. 450, entitled An act to amend an act entitled an act to revise the city charter of St. Louis, approved March 13, 1867, Was taken up, read the first time, the rules suspended, read the second time, when Senator Cavender offered the following substitute: An act to amend an act entitled an act to revise the city charter of the city of St. Louis, approved March 13, 1867. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: SECTION 1. That an act entitled an act to revise the city charter of the city of St. Louis, approved March 13, 1867, be and the same is hereby amended in the following particular, to wit: Section one of article two of said act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. The legislative functions of said city, so far as the same may be conferred by law, shall be exercised by a board of aldermen, styled the city council, which shall be composed of two aldermen from each ward, to be chosen by the qualified voters of each ward. SEC. 2. Section one of article four of said act is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph thereto, to be known as paragraph fiftythree, which shall read as follows: Fifty three. In addition to the taxes now levied, the city council of the city of St. Louis is hereby authorized by ordinance to levy and collect a tax, not to exceed two and one-half tenths (24 10ths) of one per centum, on all property in said city made taxable by law for State or city purposes for the year 1869 and for every year thereafter, the proceeds of which taxes are to be exclusively applied and used for the prompt payment of the interest of the bonded debt of said city. SEC. 3. All acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Which was read the first and second times, when Senator Shelton moved the previous question; Which was sustained by the following vote, Senator Gottschalk demanding the ayes and noes: AYES--Senators Birch, Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Dodson, Evans, Harbine, Headlee, Morrison, Morse, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Shelton, Spaunhorst, Todd and Williams-25. NOES-Senators Essex, Gottschalk, Graham and Waters--4. Absent with leave-Senators Bruere, Elwell, Filler and Human The question being on the substitute, the same was rejected by the following vote, Senator Gottschalk demanding the ayes and noes: AYES-Senators Blodgett, Boardman, Cavender, Clark, Dodson, Graham, Headlee, Shelton and Williams-9. NOES-Senators Birch, Brown of St. Louis, Carroll, Conrad, Essex, Evans, Gottschalk, Harbine, Morrison, Morse, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Spaunhorst, Todd and Waters-19. Absent-Senators Brown of Shelby and Davis-2. Absent on leave-Senators Bruere, Elwell, Filler and Human-4. Senator Gottschalk moved to suspend the rules, and that the bill be read a third time. Motion lost by the following vote: AYES--Senators Gottschalk, Spaunhorst and Waters-3. NOES-Senators Birch, Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of St. Louis, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Dodson, Essex, Evans, Graham, Har bine, Morrison, Morse, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Shelton, Todd and Williams-24. -4. Absent--Senators Brown of Shelby, Davis and Headlee-3. Absent with leave-Senators Bruere, Elwell, Filler and Human The President announced a communication from the Governor requiring an executive session. On motion of Senator Ridgley, The Senate went into executive session. After spending some time in executive session, the Senate re sumed open session. The President laid before the Senate the following communication from the Commissioner of Permanent Seat of Government: OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER PERMANENT SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, To the honorable President of the Senate: SIR: I would respectfully request that each member of the Senate lock up his desk, and place his key in a sealed envelope, with his name and number of desk thereon, and turn over the same to me for safe keeping, to be returned to them at the meeting of the adjourned session. Very respectfully, DANIEL RICE, Commissioner Permanent Seat of Government. The President laid before the Senate the following petition: To the honorable members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Missouri, in session assembled: GENTLEMEN: We beg leave to call the attention of your honorable body to a class of our citizens for whom the State has never made any provision, namely: Foundling infants. While institutions for the Blind and Lunatic Asylums, have been endowed with noble munificence, we think the claims of this class demand the very first consideration at your hands for protection and subsistence, from the fact of utter helplessness, and complete destitution. Without father, without mother, they are emphatically the children of the State, whereas the other named classes of unfortunates, all have natural and acknowledged protectors, in parents, brothers and sisters. With how much anguish and reproach do we look upon an unnatural parent who neglects a helpless infant. Can we look with leniency on a State organization that fails to to provide for its abandoned children? Monarchies guard the interest of this class of their subjects with jealous and parental care, and thereby preserve to the State and society thousands of valuable and useful lives. Can republics afford to be less politic and humane? It matters not to us who sinned, our duty is plainly indicated by the facts as they present themselves. A fellow mortal bearing on its brow the image of our common Father, and this mortal a helpless infant, beseechingly appeals to us for life and subsistence. Shall they still appeal in vain? Must the news-items "died from neglect and exposure," as their lifeless bodies are found on our streets, alleys and by-ways, still continue? Every citizen of Missouri is in some degree responsibe for the preservation of these lives. Are we not responsible to Him whose command comes thrice repeated "Feed my Lambs." We, therefore humbly, but most earnestly solicit an appropriation of five thousand dollars, to enable us to erect a building in the city of St. Louis specially adapted to the comfort of infants. It has been deemed expedient to make this an associate institution with the Guardian Home, for the reason that the inmates of that home will furnish the natural aliment for the sustenance of these infants. The Guardian Home own a large lot of ground in St. Louis whereon an addition to their building could be erected for the accommodation of these infants. The foregoing is respectfully submitted, with the hope that the urgency and necessity of this appeal may meet a warm response, and cause you to act earnestly and promptly. W. Patrick, James S. Thomas, mayor, Mrs. A. Clapp, Prs. W. F. G. So'y Mrs. Anne Hamill, Mrs. G. W. Bunker, Mrs. E. Welles, Jas. E. Yeatman, B. R. Bonner, Mrs. John Young, Mrs. Charles A. Ely, William Downing, Jno. W. Hickman & Co., C. S. Greeley, Mrs. E. S. Patrick, G. S. Walker, M. D., On motion of Senator Graham, House bill No. 332, entitled Mrs. Stephen Ridgley, Mary J. Rankin. An act to appropriate money to pay for taking the census, Was taken up, read the first time, rule suspended, read second time, and ordered to lie over under the rule. On motion of Senator Harbine, House bill No. 446, being An act to amend chapter 63 of the General Statutes of Missouri, Read third time, and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Birch, Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of St. Louis, Carroll, Clark, Conrad, Dodson, Evans, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Morse, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Shelton, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-25. NOES-None. Absent-Senators Brown of Shelby and Cavender-2. Absent on leave-Senators Bruere, Davis, Elwell, Essex, Filler, Human and Morrison-7. The title of the bill was then agreed to. On motion of Senator Headlee, Leave of absence was granted the Committee on the Judiciary to report, when, Senator Reed, from the Committee on the Judiciary, made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred House bill No. 322, entitled An act to amend section 13 of the act organizing the probate and common pleas court of Greene county, approved November 23, 1855, Have considered the same and recommend that it do pass; The bill so reported was taken up, and On motion of Senator Headlee, The rules were suspended the bill read a third time, and passed by the following vote: AYES Senators Birch, Blodgett, Beardman, Brown of St. Louis, Carroll, Clark, Conrad, Dodson, Evans, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Morse, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Shelton Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-25. NOES-None. Absent-Senators Brown of Shelby and Cavender-2. |