unanimously recommend the appointment of a clerk for said committee, and have appointed John T. Murray as said clerk. R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman. A. H. EDWARDS, A. H. BURKEHOLDER, Which was received. Senator Claiborne, on leave, introduced Senate Bill No. 31, entitled An act in relation to the St. Louis criminal court; read first time. Senator Ballingal moved that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet to-morrow morning at ten o'clock; agreed to. Senator Perkins, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 32, entitled An act to amend an act entitled an act to amend section 1, of chapter 8, relating to pay of members of the General Assembly, approved March 18, 1874; read first time. Senator Terry introduced Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 8, entitled Joint and concurrent resolution in relation to the speedy construction of a railway on the 32d or 35th parallel of latitude, from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific ocean; read first time. Senator Pope, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 33, entitled An act to amend section 42, of chapter 160 of the General Statutes of Missouri, concerning the time of execution sales of real estate, the same being section 42 of chapter 55, Wagner's Missouri Statutes, and to repeal said section and all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act; read first time. Senator Phelan introduced Senate bill No. 34, entitled An act to amend an act entitled an act to amend sections 14 and 17 of chapter 2 of the General Statutes of Missouri, relating to elections, the same being sections 14 and 17 of chapter 51 of Wagner's Statutes, approved March 18, 1875; read first time. Senator Mosby introduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 9, entitled Joint and concurrent resolution in regard to certain claims for military services rendered by the Missouri militia during the late civil war; read first time. Senator Burkeholder introduced Senate bill No. 35, entitled An act to amend section 21, chapter 169, General Statutes of Missouri, in regard to verdicts; read first time. Senator Read introduced Senate bill No. 36, entitled An act to provide for the manner of summoning grand and petit jurors for courts of record, and to repeal certain acts relating thereto; read first time. Senator Edwards, of Lafayette, introduced Senate bill No. 37, entitled An act to amend section 47, chapter 169 of the General Statutes of Missouri, concerning practice in civil cases; read first time. Senator Edwards of Lafayette, introduced Senate bill No. 38, entitled An act to amend section 40, chapter 144 of the General Statutes of Missouri, concerning depositions; read first time. Second reading of bills being in order, Senate bill No. 30 was read and referred to Committee on Education. Senate bill No. 28, read and referred to Judiciary Committee, and 50 copies ordered printed. Senate bill No. 29, read and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Senate bill No. 24, read and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Senate bill No. 25, read and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, and 50 copies ordered printed. Senate bill No. 26, read and referred to Committee on Internal Improvements. Senate bill No. 27, read and referred to Committee on Township Organization. On motion of Senator Terry, the Senate adjourned. THIRTEENTH DAY-WEDNESDAY, January 17, 1877. MORNING SESSION. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. Prayer by the Chaplain. A quorum present. Journal of yesterday read and approved. Senator Phelan offered the following resolution: Resolved, That fifty copies of the standing committees of the Senate be printed for the use of the members of the Senate; read first and second times and adopted. Senator Thompson, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 28, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass, with the accompanying amendments. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. Which was read, and the bill, with accompanying amendments, referred to Committee of the St. Louis Delegation. Senator Thompson, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Joint and concurrent resolution No. 7, entitled A resolution concerning the archives in the office of the United States Recorder of Land Titles in Missouri, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. Which was read, and, on motion of Senator Pope, the resolution was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee, and 50 copies ordered printed. The following report was submitted by the Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. President: Your Committee on Ways and Means unanimously report that the services of a clerk for said committee are indispensably necessary, and that they have appointed such clerk. Which was received. JOHN H. TERRY, WEB. M. RUBEY, WALLER YOUNG, as Senator Edwards of Lafayette, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Permanent Seat of Government be required to ascertain the cause of the leak in the northeast corner of the Senate chamber, with the remedy therefor, and report the same to the Senate at once; which was read the first and second times and adopted. Senator Thompson introduced Senate bill No. 39, entitled An act directing the sale of certain property belonging to the State, and distribution of the proceeds; read first time. Senator Thompson introduced Senate bill No. 40, entitled An act regulating the expenses of the St. Louis Court of Appeals, and the salary of the judges thereof; read first time. Senator Thompson introduced Senate bill No. 41, entitled An act authorizing the appointment of a marshal and janitor of St. Louis Court of Appeals, etc.; read first time. Senator Wilson introduced Senate bill No. 42, entitled An act to provide for the organization and government of the militia of the State of Missouri, repealing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act; read first time. Senator Seay introduced Senate bill No. 43, entitled An act to repeal an act entitled an act to regulate the charges of railroad companies, and to provide for the appointment of railroad commissioners, and to prescribe their powers and duties, approved March 29, 1875; read first time. Senator Burkeholder introduced Senate bill No. 44, entitled An act to amend section 37, chapter 201, General Statutes of Missouri, in reference to carriers and bailees, and providing punishment, etc.; read first time. Senator Claiborne introduced Senate bill No. 45, entitled An act defining the powers and duties of grand juries; read first time. Senator Flood introduced Senate bill No. 46, entitled An act to prevent the concealing of mortgagee's personal property, and to prevent the mortgagor from selling the same without consent of mortgagee; read first time. Senator Morrisson introduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 10, entitled Concurrent resolution relating to amending the Constitution; read first time. Senator Rubey introduced Senate bill No. 47, entitled An act to repeal sections 22 and 31, and amend section 41 of chapter 45 of title 16 of the General Statutes of Missouri, in relation to State University and to create a Board of Curators for said institution, as required by the Constitution of 1875, and prescribe their duties; read first time. Senator Morrisson offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to furnish to the Secretary of the Senate the unfinished business of the last session; read first and second times and agreed to. Senator Rubey offered the following resolution: Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, 50 copies of all bills and joint resolutions shall be printed when ordered to their second reading; read first and second times and agreed to. Second reading of bills being in order, the following bills and concurrent resolutions were read and referred as follows: Senate bill No. 32, referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Senate concurrent resolution No. 9, referred to Committee on Federal Relations. Senate concurrent resolution No. 8, referred to Committee on Federal Relations. Senate bill No. 31, referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Senate bills Nos. 38, 36, 35, 37, 33, referred to Judiciary Committee. Senate bill No. 31, referred to Committee on St. Louis Delegation. Senator Edwards of St. Charles, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 4, beg leave to report that they have carefully examined the same, and find it to be truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct. EDWARDS OF ST. CHARLES, Chairman. The resolution was read a third time, and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, 45 Flood, Hudson, Major, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Parrish, Parsons, Paxton, Perkins, Phelan, Pope, Read, Rubey, Seay, Shelby, Terry, Wallace, Wear, Wight, Wilson and Young―30. NOES-Senator Thompson-1. ABSENT-Senator Seay-1. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Newberry-1. The following report was submitted by the Committee on Accounts: We the undersigned, members of the Committee on Accounts, deeming it necessary, do hereby agree to the appointment of a clerk for said committee, and have appointed Miss Fannie Moore said clerk. A. H. EDWARDS, Which was received. Chairman, S. S. ABNEY, W. J. WALLACE. On motion of Senator Perkins the Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION, Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. A quorum present. The special order being the consideration of the substitute for Senate bill No. 1, On motion of Senator Rubey, the bill was laid over to Thursday, the first day of February. Senator Thompson moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 4 passed. Senator Morrisson moved to lay the motion on the table. Carried. Senator Wilson, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 48, entitled An act to amend sections 25 and 27 of chapter 201 of the General Statutes of Missouri, the same being sections 25 and 27, article 3 of chapter 42 of Wagner's Statutes; read first time. Senator Coleman, from Committee of St. Louis Delgation, submitted the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of the St. Louis Delegation, to which was referred Senate bill No. 25, entitled An act providing for elections in cases. of failures to hold elections at the time specified by law, with an amendment reported by the Committee on Judiciary, respecifully report that they have considered the same, and recommend that said amendment be not agreed to, and that the bill as reported do pass. ROBT. G. COLEMAN, Chairman. |