Senator Lakenan moved to lay that motion on the table. Carried. Senator Edwards, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 78, entitled An act to amend section 1 of chapter 23 of General Statutes, concerning notaries public, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and find it to be truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct.

A. H. EDWARDS, Chairman.

The accompanying Senate bill No. 78, was taken up; read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrison, Mosby, Newberry, Parrish, Parsons, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Shelby, Thompson, Wilson and Young

24.

ABSENT Senators Paxton, Pope, Terry and Wear-1.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Major, Murray, Rubey, Seay, Wallace, Wight-6.

The question being upon the adoption of the emergency clause, it was agreed to by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby, Newberry, Parrish, Parsons, Paxton, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Shelby, Thompson, Wear, Wilson and Young-26.

ABSENT-Senators Pope and Terry-2.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Major, Murray, Rubey, Seay, Wallace and Wight-6.

Senator Thompson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed.

Senator Morrisson moved to lay that motion on the table. Carried. Senator Edwards from the Committee on Engrossed Bills submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 50, entitled An act to prevent the discharge of persons by the habeas corpus act, who have been convicted of crimes and erroneously sentenced, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and find it to be truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct.

A. H. EDWARDS, Chairman.

The accompanying bill, Senate bill No. 50, was taken up; read the third time, and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby, Newberry, Parrish, Par

sons, Paxton, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Shelby, Thompson, Wear, Wilson and Young-26.

ABSENT Senators Pope and Terry-2.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Major, Murray, Rubey, Seay, Wallace and Wight-6.

The question being upon the emergency clause, it was agreed to by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Ballingall, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby, Newberry, Parrish, Parsons, Paxton, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Shelby, Thompson, Wear, Wilson and Young-26.

ABSENT-Senators Pope and Terry-2.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Major, Murray, Rubey, Seay, Wallace and Wight—6.

Senator Edwards moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed.

Senator Biggs moved to lay that motion on the table. Carried. Senator Edwards, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, submittee the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 45, entitled An act defining the powers and duties of grand juries, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and find it to be truly engrossed, and that the printed copies. *thereof furnished to the Senators are correct.

A. H. EDWARDS, Chairman.

The accompanying bill, Senate bill No. 45, was taken up, read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES Senators Abney, Ake, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby, Newberry, Parrish, Parsons, Paxton, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Shelby, Thompson, Wear, Wilson and Young-26.

NOES-None.

ABSENT Senators Pope and Terry-2.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Major, Murray, Rubey, Seay, Wallace and Wight-6.

Senator Hudson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed.

Senator Biggs moved to lay that motion on the table. Carried.

Senator Thompson moved that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn to Monday morning at ten o'clock. Carried.

Senator Wilson asked leave of absence for Senator Claiborne until Tuesday morning. Granted.

Senator Morrisson asked leave of absence for Senator Thompson: until Tuesday morning. Granted.

Senator Morrisson, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 136, enti tled An act to amend section 7 of chapter 98 of the General Statutes,entitled "Of Dramshop Licenses;" read first time.

Senator Phelan, from the Committee on Banks and Corporations, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banks and Corporations, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 19, entitled An act to amend chapter 68 of the General Statutes, entitled "Savings Banks and Fund Companies," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and report the accompanying substitute, and recommend that it do pass. M. H. PHELAN, Chairman.

Which was read,

The substitute was ordered printed.

Senator Mosby, on leave, introduced Senate Bill No. 137, entitled An act to regulate fees; read first time.

Senator Perkins, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 138, entitled: An act to regulate the practice of dentistry and dental surgery in the State of Missouri; read first time.

Senator Edwards, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 139, entitled An act to amend section 19 of chapter 86 of the General Statutes of Missouri, entitled "Bills of Exchange," etc., the same being section. 17 of chapter 18 of Wagner's Statutes; read first time.

Senator Thompson, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 140, entitled An act to establish an Inebriate Asylum of the State of Missouri. Senator Read offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That whenever the clerk of any committee is unemployed, he shall be subject to the order of the Secretary of the Senate,. and may be required to perform clerical service for any other committee of the Senate.

Senator Thompson moved to amend by inserting "except the clerk of the Judiciary Committee.'

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The amendment was adopted.

The motion as amended was not agreed to.

Senator Paxton asked leave of absence for Senator Rubey until Tuesday morning. Granted.

Senator Abney asked leave of absence for Senator Phelan until Tuesday morning. Granted.

Senator Biggs asked leave of absence for Senator Terry until Tuesday morning. Granted.

Second reading of bills being in order, Senate bills Nos. 128, 129,. 131 and 134, were read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Senate bills Nos. 130 and 132, read and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Senate bill No. 133, read and referred to the Committee on Crimrinal Jurisprudence.

Senate concurrent resolution No. 16, read and referred to Committee on Claims.

Senator Perkins, from the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 93, entitled An act to repeal section 3, chapter 173, of the General Statutes, the same being section 3, chapter 38, of Wagner's Missouri Statutes, concerning costs in civil cases, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. E. F. PERKINS, Chairman.

Which was read.

The bill was referred to Judiciary Committee.

On motion of Senator Morrisson, the Senate adjourned.

THIRTY-THIRD DAY-MONDAY, February 12, 1877.

MORNING SESSION.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The President in the chair.

Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hill.

A quorum present.

Reports from standing committees being in order,

Senator Wilson, from the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 31, entitled An act in relation to the St. Louis criminal court, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend the accompanying substitute therefor.

Which was read.

R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman.

The substitute reported by the committee for Senate bill No. 31, was read first and second times and adopted, and the bill ordered to engrossment.

Senator Wilson, from the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to whom was referred Senate bill No. 6, entitled An act to fix the penalty for the crime of receiving deposits into an insolvent bank or banks in a failing condition, and to define the proof required to convict, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend. the accompanying substitute therefor.

Which was read.

R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman.

The substitute reported by the committee for Senate bill No. 6 was read the first and second times and adopted; and the bill ordered to be engrossed.

Senator Morrisson from the Committee on Education submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Education to whom was referred Senate bill No. 10, entitled An act to amend section 65 of an act entitled an act to reorganize and provide for the support of public schools and to revise and amend the laws relating thereto, and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts, approved March 19, 1870, approved March 26, 1874, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and have instructed me to offer the accompanying substitute, and recommend that the substitute do pass.

T. J. O. MORRISSON, Chairman.

The substitute as reported by the committee for Senate bill No. 10, was read the first and second time.

When on motion of Senator Morrisson, the Senate resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, to consider the constitutionality of said bill.

At 12 o'clock the Senate resumed regular session.

Senator Hudson from the Committee of the Whole to whom was referred Senate bill No. 10, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: The Committee of the Whole, on substitute to bill No. 10, having according to order, had the same under consideration and have come to no conclusion thereon, and ask to sit again.

N. C. HUDSON, Chairman.

On motion of Senator Hudson the committee was granted leave to sit again at 2 o'clock, P. M.

Senator Wilson_submitted the following report from the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, to whom was referred Senate bills Nos. 24 and 75, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that the accompanying substitute for both do pass.

Which was read.

R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman.

And the substitute as reported by the committee for Senate bills Nos. 24 and 75, read first and second time, and adopted.

Pending the further consideration of the bill, on motion of Senator Pope, the Senate adjourned.