laborer, to an amount not exceeding $90.00, in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully solicited.

GEO. W. FRAME, Chief Clerk.

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. 20, entitled An act to amend sections 1 and 2 of chapter 204 of the General Statutes, entitled Offenses by persons in office or affecting public trusts and rights, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass, with accompanying amendments.

Which was read.

R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman.

The amendments as reported by the committee to House bill No. 20, as follows, were adopted:

Amend by striking out the first two lines of section 1, and inserting the following:

SECTION 1. That section 1 of chapter 204 of the General Statutes of Missouri be amended by inserting after the word "county" the words "city, town, or township," so as to read as follows:

Second Amend section 2 by inserting before the word "every" the words "That section 2 of same chapter is hereby amended by striking out after the word 'not' in last line, the words less than two,' and insert the words 'exceeding ten,'" so as to read as follows:

The bill as amended was ordered to a third reading to-morrow. 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. 124, entitled An act to amend section 1, chapter 96 of the General Statutes of Missouri, entitled "Peddlers' licenses," the same being section 1, chapter 106 of Wagner's Statutes, 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 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. 30, entitled An act to amend an act entitled An act to authorize cities, town and villages to organize for school purposes with special privileges, approved March 21, 1870, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and have prepared a substitute therefor, and recommend that the substitute do pass.

T. J. O. MORRISSON, Chairman.

The substitute as reported by the committee was read and adopted, and the bill ordered engrossed.

Senator Young, from the Insurance Committee, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Insurance, to whom was

referred Senate bill No. 117, entitled An act to amend section 1 of an act entitled An act to amend sections 29, 31, 36, 39, 46 and 51 of an act entitled An act for the incorporation and regulation of life insurance companies, approved March 10th, 1869, the same being sections 29, 31, 36, 39, 46 and 51 of article 2 of chapter 76 of Wagner's Statutes of Missouri, entitled Insurance, life, approved March 28, 1874, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass with the accompanying amendment.

Which was read.

WALLER YOUNG, Chairman.

The amendment, as offered by the committee, to Senate bill No. 117, as follows, was adopted:

Amend line 7 by striking out the words "6 per cent." wherever the same occurs in said section, and by inserting in lieu thereof, the words "4 per cent," so that said section, as amended, shall be and read as follows.

The bill as amended was ordered engrossed.

Senator Mosby submitted a report from the Committee on Deaf and Dumb Institutions, and 50 copies thereof were ordered printed.

Senator Claiborne submitted a report from the Committee on Penitentiary; was read and received.

Senator Claiborne, from the Committee on Penitentiary, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on State Penitentiary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 96, entitled An act to repeal section 47 of chapter 10 of the General Statutes of Missouri, entitled "Of the State Lunatic Asylum," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend the accompanying substitute, and that the substitute do pass.

Which was read.

JAMES R. CLAIBORNE, Chairman.

The substitute reported by the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered engrossed.

Senator Morrisson, from Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 106, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass with amendment.

JOHN H. TERRY, Chairman.

The amendment as offered by the committee as follows: Amend section 2 by striking out all of that portion of said section occurring alter the word "localities" in the fifth line, was adopted by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Ake, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Lakenan, Major, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Seay, Wallace, Wear, Wight, Wilson and Young-21.

NOES-Senators Abney, Parrish, Rubey and Shelby-4.

ABSENT-Senator Terry-1.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Ballingal, Flood, Hudson, Newberry, Parsons, Paxton and Pope-7.

SICK-Senator Thompson-1.

The bill as amended was ordered engrossed,

Senator Morrisson, from the Ways and Means Committee, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 90, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass.

Which was read.

T. J. O. MORRISSON, Chairman.

The bill was read, and the Senate refused to order it to be engrossed.

Senator Seay called up Senate bill No. 105.

Senator Wear moved to lay the bill over until Wednesday next. Carried.

Senator Morrisson, from the Ways and Means Committee, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referrrd Senate bill No. 32, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that the substitute do pass. T. J. O. MORRISSON, Chairman.

Which was read.

Fifty copies of the substitute, as reported by the committee was ordered printed, and the bill and substitute laid over informally.

Senator Phelan moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 103 was ordered engrossed. Carried.

On motion of Senator Perkins, the bill was recommitted to the Ways and Means Commtttee.

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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. 127, entitled An act to amend section 12 of chapter 160 of the General Statutes of the State of Missouri, in relation to executions, 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.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 41, entitled An act authorizing the appointment of a marshal and janitor of the St. Louis Court of Appeals, 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.

Senator Perkins offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the State Auditor be, and he is hereby requested to report to the Senate, the receipts and disbursements of the Insurance Department, for the year 1876, giving a compilation of the disbursements, showing each class under appropriate heads; and also how many clerks there are employed in the Department, and the salary of each; also, of each of the eleemosynary institutions of the State, giving the amount paid to each officer, clerk and employee.

The resolution was read first and second time and adopted.

Bills and other business from the House of Representatives being in order,

House bills Nos. 26, 38, 42, 81, 90, 100, 101, 121, were taken up and read first time.

Second reading of bills being next in order,

Senate bills Nos. 161 and 162 were read and referred to Committee on Banks and Corporations.

The next order of business being Engrossed Bills on their third reading,

Senate bill No. 41, was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Lakenan, Major, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Parrish, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Rubey, Shelby, Wallace, Wight and Wilson-22.

NOES-Senators Wear and Young--2.

ABSENT Senators Seay and Terry-2.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Ballingal, Flood, Hudson, Newberry, Parsons, Paxton and Pope-7.

SICK-Senator Thompson-1.

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

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Biggs, Burkeholder, Coleman, Claiborne, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Lakenan, Major, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Parrish, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Rubey, Shelby, Wallace, Wight, Wilson and Young-23.

NOES-Senator Wear-1.

ABSENT-Senators Seay and Terry-2.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Ballingal, Flood, Hudson, Newberry, Parsons, Paxton and Pope-7.

SICK-Senator Thompson-1.

Title of the bill agreed to.

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

Senator Coleman moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. Carried.

The Secretary read the following abstract in accordance with the new rule adopted Saturday:

List of absentees for the week ending Saturday, February 17: Monday, the 12th February. Leave of absence granted Senator Paxton for 10 days.

Tuesday, 13th. Absent on leave-Senators Murray, Paxton, Rubey and Thompson. Absent without leave-Senators Terry and Young.

Wednesday, 14th. Absent without leave-Senators Lakenan, Seay, Wear and Young. Absent on leave-Senators Murray, Paxton and Thompson.

Friday, 16th. Absent on leave-Senators Ballingal, Parsons and Paxton. Absent without leave-Major and Read.

Saturday, 17th. Absent with leave-Senator Pope.

On motion of Senator Morrisson, the Senate adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The President in the chair.

A quorum present.

Engrossed bills on their third reading, being the order of business, Senate bill No. 127, was taken up, read the third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Lakenan, Major, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Parrish, Perkins, Phelan, Read, Rubey, Shelby, Wallace, Wight and Wilson-22.

ABSENT Senators Seay, Wear, Terry and Young-1.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Ballingal, Flood, Hudson, Newberry, Parsons, Paxton and Pope-7.

SICK-Senator Thompson-1.

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

Senator Abney moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. Carried.

House bill No. 37 was taken up, read the third time, and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Parrish, Phelan, Read, Wallace, Wight, Wilson and Young-19.

NOES-Senators Major, Perkins, Rubey and Shelby-4.