Senator Rubey submitted the following report from the Committee on Education: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Education, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 9, entitled An act to provide for the manner of taking up and posting stray animals, and to repeal certain acts relating thereto, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it be laid over informally, and that 50 copies be printed; which was read. WEB. M. RUBEY, Acting Chairman. The bill was laid over informally, and 50 copies ordered printed. Senator Ballingal, from Committee on Federal Relations, submit#ted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Federal Relations, to whom was referred joint resolution No. 9, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass, with the accompanying amendments; which was read. G. F. BALLINGAL, Chairman. Amendments as reported by committee adopted, and bill as amended ordered to engrossment. Senator Ballingal, from the Committee on Federal Relations, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Federal Relations, to whom was referred Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 8, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass; which was read. G. F. BALLINGAL, Chairman. The resolution was read and ordered to engrossment. Propositions and motions being in order, Senator Rubey introduced Senate bill No. 73, entitled An act to repeal an act entitled an act to more fully provide for the organization of counties into municipal townships, and to further provide for the local government thereof, and repealing all former acts relating thereto, approved March 24, 1873, and also to repeal all acts amendatory of said act; read first time. Senator Major introduced Senate bill No. 74, entitled An act authorizing county treasurers to redeem county bonds when the same shall become redeemable by the terms of their issue, and specifying the manner in which notice shall be given; read first time. Senator Parrish introduced Senate bill No. 75, entitled An act to amend section 8, and repealing section 25 of chapter 210 of the General Statutes of the State of Missouri, in relation to subpoenaing witnesses before grand juries; read first time. Senator Parsons introduced Senate bill No. 76, entitled An act concerning bills of lading and warehouse receipts, being amendatory of section 11 of chapter 19, of Wagner's Missouri Statutes; read first time. Senator Rubey introduced Senate joint and concurrent resolution. No. 14, entitled Joint and concurrent resolution in relation to publishing the official proceedings of the Senate and House; read first time. Bills and other communications from the House of Representatives being in order, House bill No. 18, entitled An act to provide for the publication of notices of intention to apply to the Legislature for the enactment of local and special laws, and to provide for the exhibition of the evidence of such publication, was taken up, and read first time, House concurrent resolution No. 7, entitled Concurrent resolution instructing Senators and members of Congress to prevent removal of Sioux Indians to the Indian Territory; was taken up and read first time. Second reading of bills being in order, Senate bill No. 71 was read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Senate bill No. 66; read and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Senate bill No. 70; read and referred to Committee on Banks and Corporations. Senate bill No. 69; read and referred to Committee on Banks and Corporations. Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 13; read and referred to Committee on Ways and Means. The following communication was received from the Governor through his private secretary, Mr. Massey: STATE OF MISSOURI, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the President of the Senate: SIR: I return to the Senate, with my approval, this day, endorsed thereon, joint resolution entitled Joint and concurrent resolution to employ counsel. Very respectfully, JOHN S. PHELPS. The Senate went into Executive session to consider a communication from the Governor at 11 o'clock. Senate resumed regular session at 11:08 o'clock. Senator Terry moved that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet Monday morning at ten o'clock. Carried. Committee on Deaf and Dumb_and Lunatic Asylums granted leave of absence to visit Asylums at Fulton. Senator Thompson, from the Judiciary Committee, on leave, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 48, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Which was read. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. ! The bill was referred to the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. On motion of Senator Thompson, the Senate adjourned. TWENTY-SECOND DAY-MONDAY, January 29, 1877. MORNING SESSION. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Bryant. A quorum present. Journal of yesterday read and approved. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances being in order, the President laid before the Senate sealed papers containing evidence in the contest between James L. Rush and Senator Wallace; which were referred to the Judiciary Committee. Reports from standing committees being in order, Senator Parrish, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 8, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and a majority of said committee, recommend that it do pass with an amendment. Which was read. T. H. PARRISH, Of Judiciary Committee. The amendment, as reported by the committee, was adopted. Senator Thompson moved to amend section 8 by striking out "except upon compliance with the provisions hereof," and insert in lieu thereof the following: "Except he shall sustain such application by a written or oral affidavit as the court may direct, which application shall state in full the grounds upon which he makes such application, in compliance with the provisions of this act, except he shall not be obliged to give the name of any witness whom he may deem it the interest of the State to withhold, which fact he shall state in this application; such application may be sustained or overruled, in the discretion of the court." Senator Rubey moved to suspend further consideration until Tuesday, February 6, and made it a special order for ten o'clock, to be continued from day to day until disposed of. Carried. Senator Parrish, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 39, 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. T. H. PARRISH, Acting Chairman. Senator Parrish, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 38, 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. T. H. PARRISH, Acting Chairman. Senator Parrish submitted the following report from the Committee on Engrossed Bills: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 77, 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. T. H. PARRISH, Acting Chairman. Propositions and motions were then in order. Senator Thompson then introduced Senate bill No. 78, entitled An act to amend section 1 of chapter 23 of the General Statutes concerning notaries public; read first time. Senator Rubey introduced Senate bill No. 79, entitled An act in relation to lands granted by the State of Missouri to the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company; read first time. Senator Hudson introduced Senate bill No. 80, entitled An act to amend sections 1 and 3 of an act entitled an act to regulate and provide for the inspection of tobacco, approved March 2, 1871; read first time. Senator Rubey introduced Senate bill No. 81, entitled An act to amend section 2 of an act entitled an act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in the State of Missouri, approved March 27, 1874; read first time. Senator Abney introduced Senate bill No. 82, entitled An act to pay Thomas M. Winston for extra services as Commissioner of the Permanent Seat of Government; read first time. Senator Parrish introduced Senate bill No. 83, entitled An act to amend section 5 of chapter 165 of the General Statutes of the State of Missouri, and providing for the trial of civil actions at the return term of process; read first time. Senator Biggs introduced Senate bill No. 84, entitled An act to amend section 2, in relation to the clerks of courts of record, approved March 30, 1874; read first time. Senator Ballingal introduced Senate bill No. 85, entitled An act to amend section 23, chapter 160 of the General Statutes, the same being section 28, chapter 55, Wagner's Missouri Statutes, relating to executions; read first time. Senator Ballingal introduced Senate bill No. 86, entitled An act to prevent the mortgagor or grantor in trust deeds of personal property from the fraudulent use or disposition of such property, and to declare the punishment therefor; read first time. Bills and other communications from the House being next in order, House concurrent resolution No. 7 was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Federal Relations. House bill No. 18, was taken up, and referred to Judiciary Committee. Second reading of bills was the next order of business. Senate bill No, 72, was read a second time. Senator Parrish moved to amend the bill by striking out section 2. Pending the motion to amend by Senator Parrish, on motion of Senator Morrisson, the Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. The roll was called and the following Senators were present: Senators Abney, Ake, Ballingal, Biggs, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Newberry, Parrish, Read, Rubey, Seay, Shelby, Terry, Thompson and Wallace-21. ABSENT-Senators Burkeholder, Major, Parsons, Paxton, Phelan, Pope, Wear, Wilson and Young-9. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Wight-1. SICK-Senators Edwards of St. Charles, Lakenan and Perkins—3. The pending question being upon agreeing to the amendment offered by Senator Parrish to Senate bill No. 72, the amendment was agreed to. Senator Thompson moved to amend the bill by adding a new section as follows: SECTION 2. Whereas, there is no provision of law authorizing the employment of a clerk by the Attorney General, and the public interest is liable to suffer for want of sufficient force in the office of the Attorney General, it is hereby declared that an emergency exists for such employment; therefore this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Senator Ballingal moved to refer the bill and amendment to the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform. Carried. Senate bill No. 73; was read and referred to Committee on Township Organization. Senate bill No. 75; read and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. |