On leave, Senator Birch introduced Senate Bill No. 3, entitled An act requiring the Governor to issue commissions. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. Senator Cavender offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Commissioner on Permanent Seat of Government procure a suitable chair for the use of our presiding officer, and the same be paid for out of the contingent fund of the General Assembly. Resolution read and adopted. On leave, Senator Gottschalk introduced Senate bill No. 4, entitled An act to amend chapter one hundred and ninety-three, of the General Statutes of Missouri. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. Senator Birch offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Committee on Public Printing are hereby instructed to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the office of Public Printer, and to have the public printing for the State and General Assembly done by contract, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise. Resolution read and adopted. On leave, Senator Harbine introduced Senate bill No. 5, entitled An act to amend section fifty-three, chapter one hundred and thirty-six, General Statutes, 1865, concerning district courts. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. On leave, Senator Reed introduced Senate bill No. 6, entitled An act amendatory of an act entitled an act to provide for opening and repairing public roads and to repeal chapter fifty-two of the General Statutes of 1865, approved March 23d, 1868. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on Roads and Highways and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. The President laid before the Senate the Biennial Report of the Missouri Institution for the Education of the Blind for the years 1866-67-68. Senator Cavender moved to lay the report on the table, and that one thousand copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Senator Bruere moved to amend by inserting two hundred copies instead of one thousand. Amendment agreed to and the motion adopted. On leave, Senator Todd introduced Senate bill No. 7, entitled An act to amend section sixteen, chapter two hundred and twentyone of the General Statutes. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on the Penitentiary and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. On leave, Senator Birch introduced Senate bill No. 8, entitled An act to amend section twenty-four, chapter ninety-five, title twenty-six of the General Statutes of the State of Missouri, concerning auctioneers and their licenses. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. On motion of Senator Williams 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, Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Bruere, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Davis, Dodson, Elwell, Essex, Filler, Gottschalk, Graham, Headlee, Human, Morrison, Morse, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Roseberry, Reed, Shelton, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-31. Absent Senators Evans, Harbine and Rollins-3. Senator Filler offered the following resolution: Resolved, That one hundred copies of the standing committees be printed for the use of the Senate; Which was read and adopted. On leave, Senator Graham introduced Senate bill No. 9, entitled An act for the assessment and taxation of property in this State, and for levying taxes thereon according to its true value in money. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, On motion of Senator Graham, Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. Senator Bruere offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee is hereby authorized to employ a clerk to be appointed by said committee; Which was read and adopted. On leave, Senator Spaunhorst introduced An act to provide for the payment of special tax against the Missouri Institution for the Education of the Blind. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on Claims. On leave, Senator Reed introduced Senate bill No. 11, entitled An act concerning injunctions. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. On leave, Senator Gottschalk introduced Senate bill No. 12, entitled An act to abolish the office of Street Railroad Commissioner, and to repeal an act entitled an act to regulate the management of street railroads, approved February 6th, 1866. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the St. Louis Senatorial Delegation and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. Senator Morse presented the following petition: To the General Assembly of the State of Missouri: The undersigned would respectfully state that on the 17th day of March, 1868, she was the owner of a horse of the value of one hundred and thirty dollars. That on that day a train on the Iron Mountain railroad, at the time in the hands of the State authorities, ran over and killed said horse. That on the 18th of March, 1868, said railroad was turned over to Thomas Allen by the State authorities. That the undersigned petitioner brought suit against the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad Company for the killing of said horse, in the Jefferson county circuit court, which court, at its November term, 1868, decided that said railroad company was not liable for the killing of stock by trains, in the hands of the State authorities, by which decision your petitioner will lose the value of said horse, unless the State reimburse her therefor. Your petitioner would therefore respectfully ask that your honorable body take the matter into consideration, and grant her such relief as justice requires, and as in duty, etc. Petition read, and, On motion of Senator Morse, Referred to Committee on Claims. REBECCA LEE. The President laid before the Senate papers and letters from the officers of the National Lincoln Monument Association, Which were read, and, On motion of Senator Cavender, Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The President laid before the Senate the petition, affidavits and other papers presented by James T. Foster, contesting Hon Thos. Essex's right to a seat in the Senate, Which were read, when Senator Birch moved to lay the same upon the table. Motion lost. Senator Elwell moved to refer the papers to the Committee on Elections; Pending which motion, Senator Rea moved that the Senate adjourn; Which motion was lost by the following vote, Senator Reed demanding the ayes and noes: AYES-Senators Blodgett, Boardman, Cavender, Davis, Dodson Elwell, Essex, Graham, Headlee, Morrison and Rea-11. NOES-Senators Birch, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Bruere, Carroll, Clark, Conrad, Filler, Gottschalk, Harbine, Human, Morse, Ridgley, Rogers, Roseberry, Reed, Shelton, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-21. Absent-Senators Evans and Rollins-2. The motion to refer the papers to the Committee on Elections was then adopted. On motion of Senator Brown of St. Louis, The Senate adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. THURSDAY, JANUARY 14th, 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, Blodgett, Boardman, Brown of Shelby, Brown of St. Louis, Bruere, Carroll, Cavender, Clark, Conrad, Davis, Dodson, Elwell, Essex, Evans, Filler, Gottschalk, Graham, Harbine, Headlee, Human, Morrison, Morse, Rea, Ridgley, Rogers, Rollins, Roseberry, Reed, Shelton, Spaunhorst, Todd, Waters and Williams-34. Absent-None. On leave, Senator Williams introduced An act to amend section one hundred and twelve of chapter thirteen of the General Statutes of Missouri. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On leave, Senator Spaunhorst introduced Senate bill No. 14, entitled An act to amend chapter one hundred and thirty-nine of the General Statutes of the State of Missouri, in relation to Attorneys at Law. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and fifty copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. On leave, Senator Reed introduced An act to change the time of holding the Fourth District Court and to amend section five, chapter one hundred and thirty-five of the General Statutes of Missouri. Read the first time, rule suspended, read the second time, and, On motion of Senator Reed, Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senator Cavender offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the chairman of the Committee on Unfinished Busi |