MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 120, entitled An act to incorporate associations for the mutual protection of the members against loss by fire, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass. Which was read. WALLER YOUNG, Chairman. The question being upon the engrossment of the bill, it being Senate bill No. 120, the Senate refused to order the bill engrossed. Senator Wight, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 14, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that the accompanying substitute do pass. Which was read. S. A. WIGHT, Chairman. The substitute, as reported by the committee, for Senate bill No. 86, was read and adopted, and the substitute ordered engrossed. Senator Coleman, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred House bill No. 37, entitled An act to encourage the destruction of grasshoppers, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. Which was read. R. G. COLEMAN, Chairman. The bill being House bill No. 37, was ordered to a third reading, Monday. Senator Ake asked leave of absence for Senate Committee on Immigration to meet like committee of the House at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Leave granted. Senator Young moved that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Carried. Senator Wilson, from the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, to whom was recommitted Senate bills Nos. 24 and 75, with an amendment offered to the substitute thereto in the Senate, beg leave to submit that they have considered the same, and recommend the rejection of the amendment and the adoption of the substitute heretofore reported, and which is again submitted here with. R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman. The amendment accompanying the substitute for Senate bills Nos. 24 and 75, as follows, was not agreed to: Amend by adding the following: That every defendant shall have the right to testify before any grand jury, and may also bring before that body any witnesses whom he may desire, who shall be examined by the grand jury. The substitute was adopted and ordered to engrossment. Senator Wight, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 14, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that the accompanying substitute do pass. Which was read. S. A. WIGHT, Acting Chairman. The substitute was adopted and 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 bills Nos. 46 and 86, 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 for Senate bills Nos. 46 and 86 adopted and ordered engrossed. Senator Wight, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 109, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Elections. Which was read. S. A. WIGHT, Chairman. The bill was recommitted to the Committee on Elections. Senator Rubey, from the Committee on Printing, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Printing, to whom was referred resolution asking "if any contract has been entered into for printing of this 29th General Assembly," beg leave to report that by virtue of a joint resolution of the General Assembly of 1874, a contract was entered into April 18, 1874. whereby "the printing for the State" was awarded to Messrs. Regan & Carter for the term of three years from the first day of July, 1874. All printing ordered by this General Assembly is covered by said contract. Which was read. The report was received. WEB. M. RUBEY, Chairman. Senator Phelan ask leave of absence for Senator Pope. Granted. The additional rule to the standing rules of the Senate, as proposed by Senator Biggs, on Thursday, was taken up, read and adopted.. Senator Wight, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 7, beg leave to report that they have consid-ered the same, and recommend that it do pass. Which was read. S. A. WIGHT, Chairman. 1 The bill was read and ordered to engrossment. Senator Wight, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the fol· lowing report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was Which was read. The substitute as reported by the committee was read, and adopted, and ordered engrossed. Senator Wight, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 13, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass. Which was read. S. A. WIGHT, Chairman. The bill was read and laid over informally. Senator Wight, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 83, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass Which was read. S. A. WIGHT, Chairman. The bill was read, and the Senate refused to order it to engrossment. Senator Wight, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 59, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass. Which was read. S. A. WIGHT, Chairman. The bill was read and laid over informally. Senator Phelan, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 161, entitled An act for the government of cities of the fourth class; read first time. Senator Phelan, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 162, entitled An act for the government of cities of the first class; read first time. Second reading of bills being in order, Senate bills No. 153 and 155; read and referred to the Committee on Internal Improvements. Senate bills No. 158 and 159; read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Senate bill No. 154; read and referred to the Committee on Elec tions. Senate bill No. 157; read and referred to the Insurance Committee. Senate bill No. 156; read and referred to the Committee on Banks and Corporations. Bills. Senate bill No. 160; read and referred to Committee on Enrolled On motion of Senator Young, the Senate adjourned. THIRTY-NINTH DAY-MONDAY, February 19, 1877. Senator Young laid before the Senate the following communications from Celsus Price, State Insurance Commissioner. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., February 17, 1877. Hon. WALLER YOUNG, Chairman Senate Committee on Insurance. DEAR SIR: I enclose copy of a letter sent by me this evening to the chairman of the Insurance Committee of the House, and respectfully request that your committee ask authority from the Senate to join in the investigation therein referred to, with like powers and duties. Very respectfully, your ob't serv't, Hon. S. P. TwISS, Chairman, etc. CELSUS PRICE. JEFFERSON CITY, February 11, 1877. DEAR SIR: Since my arrival and appearance before your committee, in relation to the matters referred to you by the resolution of the House of the 15th inst., I have found in circulation here such charges and insinuations against my administration of the Insurance Department as require fuller investigation than can be made here; I therefore, respectfully request, as due to me under the circumstances, that you ask for leave of the House to sit in St. Louis, where the records and papers of the department can be examined, and the attendance of the necessary witnesses can be more readily and cheaply secured, and with power to examine witnesses under oath, etc. I shall apply to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Insurance for like action on the part of that body. Very respectfully, your ob't serv't, CELSUS PRICE. Senator Wallace laid before the Senate a remonstrance from E. Frank Haynes and 101 citizens of Howell county, against enlarging the 13th judicial circuit of Missouri. The remonstrance was read and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Senator Wilson, from the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, to whom was referred House bill No. 62, entitled An act to amend an act entitled an act to regulate the inspection of petroleum oil or fluid, or any product thereof, sold or manufactured for illuminating purposes, approved March 24, 1870, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. Which was read. R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman. The bill was ordered to a third reading to-morrow. The following message was received from the House, by the Assistant Chief Clerk Mr. Boon: MR. PRESIDENT: I am instructed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that there has been introduced into and passed the House, House bill No. 26, entitled An act to authorize county surveyors or their deputies, to enter mining shafts, to make surveys of drifts, and establish the lines of the same. Also House bill No. 38, entitled An act to amend chapter 201 of the General Statutes of Missouri, by adding a new section thereto, to be known as section 69, same being article 3, chapter 42 of Wagner's Missouri Statutes. Also House bill No. 42, entitled An act to amend section 7 of chapter 93 of the General Statutes, entitled Of merchants and their licenses. Also House bill No. 81, entitled an act to amend sections 18 and 26, chapter 189, General Statutes of Missouri, of landlords and tenants. Also House bill No. 90, entitled An act declaring the silver coins of the United States a legal tender in the State of Missouri. Also House bill No. 100, entitled An act to amend section 39, chapter 180, General Statutes, in relation to appearance, pleadings, adjournment and consolidation of actions. Also House bill No. 101, entitled An act to amend section 18 of chapter 179 of the General Statutes, the same being section 18 of article 3 of chapter 82 of Wagner's Missouri Statutes. Also House bill No. 121, entitled An act to provide that no property shall be exempt from seizure and sale under execution for personal services rendered in the capacity of house servant or common |