Senate bill No. 74; read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Senate bill No. 76; read and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 14; read and referred to Committee on Printing.

Engrossed bills on their third reading being in order,

Senate bill No. 77, formerly Senate concurrent resolution No. 7, was taken up, and, on motion of Senator Wallace, laid over until tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.

Senate bill No. 39, was taken up, when Senator Terry moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered engrossed. Carried. The bill was then laid over informally.

Senate bill No. 38, was taken up, read third time, and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Major, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Parrish, Parsons, Paxton, Read, Rubey, Seay, Shelby, Terry, Thompson, Wallace, Wilson and Young-24.

ABSENT-Senators Ballingal, Hudson, Newberry, Phelan, Pope and Wear-6.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Wight-1.

SICK-Senators Edwards of St. Charles, Lakenan and Perkins-3. Senator Rubey moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed.

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

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

Which was read.

W. W. MOSBY, Chairman pro tem.

Senator Thompson moved to lay the bill over informally. Carried. Senator Morrisson, on leave, introduced Senate bill No. 87, entitled An act to establish a uniform system of probate courts in the State of Missouri; read first time.

On motion of Senator Thompson, the Senate adjourned.

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TWENTY-THIRD DAY-TUESDAY, January 30, 1877.

MORNING SESSION.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The President in the chair.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

A quorum present.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Petitions, memorials and remonstrances being in order, Senator Biggs laid before the Senate petition from citizens of Clark county, in reference to publishing legal notices; which was read and referred to the Judiciary Committee.

The following message was received from the House, through Mr. Frame, the Chief Clerk:

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. 13, entitled An act to amend an act. entitled an act to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in certain counties, so as to embrace suits on mechanics' liens, approved March 30, 1872, by adding a new section thereto.

Also House bill No. 14, entitled An act to amend section 5 of the acts of the General Assembly, approved February 22, 1867, relating to the settlement of the accounts of executors and administrators.

Also House joint and concurrent resolution No. 20, entitled Joint and concurrent resolution on the printing of bills, in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully solicited.

GEO. W. FRAME, Chief Clerk.

Reports from Standing Committees being in order, Senator Wilson, from Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, to to whom was referred 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, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass.

R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman.

The bill was read 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 bill No. 25, entitled An act authorizing the imprisonment of persons convicted of misdemeanor in other places. than the county jails, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass.

Which was read.

R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman.

Senator Thompson moved to amend section 1 of the bill by adding after the word "county," in the seventh line, “or in any incorporated city from which said county has been separated by law." Carried.

Senator Seay moved to amend section 1 by adding: "And cities and towns having no work-house or houses, shall have authority to work convicted persons on streets, bridges or other public works in such city or town." Carried.

Senator Read moved to amend by striking out section 3 and inserting: "This act shall apply to insolvents confined in jail for non-payment of costs under the general statutes of the State." Carried.

The bill as amended was then ordered engrossed.

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. 16, entitled An act permitting defendants or husband and wife of the accused to testify in criminal causes, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that the accompanying substitute do pass:

Which was read.

R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman.

The bill and substitute were laid over informally.

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. 29, entitled An act to amend section 2, chapter 213, General Statutes, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that the accompanying substitute do pass.

Which was read.

R. P. C. WILSON, Chairman.

The bill and substitute was laid over informally.

Propositions and motions being in order, Senator Rubey introduced Senate bill No. 8S, entitled An act to abolish the office of Register of Lands; read first time.

Senator Morrisson introduced Senate bill No. 84, entitled An act to provide for the protection of orphan, destitute and neglected children; read first time.

Senator Wear introduced Senate bill No. 90, entitled An act to compensate Dr. J. A. Egan, late physician of the penitentiary, for extra services performed during his time, and to appropriate money and provide for the payment of same; read first time.

Senator Abney introduced Senate bill No. 91, entitled An act requiring the Warden of the State Penitentiary to give bond; read first

time.

Senator Edwards of Lafayette, introduced Senate bill No. 92, entitled An act to amend an act, entitled an act authorizing the different county courts to appoint additional justices, approved February 10, 1869, the same being section 2, chapter 81 of Wagner's Missouri Statutes; read first time.

Senator Ballingal introduced Senate bill No. 93, entitled An act to repeal section 3, chapter 173 of the General Statutes, the same being section 3, chapter 38, Wagner's Missouri Statutes, concerning costs in civil cases; read first time.

Senator Lakenan introdued Senate bill No. 94, entitled An act regulating the interest of money; read first time.

Senator Terry offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That it is the sense of this Senate that in all cases wherein an emergency is expressed in a bill or resolution, all the facts constituting said emergency shall be set out in full.

Senator Thompson moved that the Senate go into Committee of the Whole on the resolution offered by Senator Terry. Carried,

The Senate resumed regular session, when Senator Young, from the Committee of the Whole, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred Senate resolution in regard to emergency clause in bills, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, report progress, and ask leave to sit again.

WALLER YOUNG, Chairman.

Senator Thompson, on leave. introduced Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 15, entitled Joint and concurrent resolution submitting to the legal voters of the State of Missouri an amendment to the Constitution thereof, by adding to article six seven additional sections concerning the judicial department; read first time.

Senator Edwards of St. Charles, from 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. 9, in regard to certain claims for military services rendered by Missouri militia during the late civil war, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and find it truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct.

A. H. EDWARDS, Chairman.

On motion of Senator Wallace, the Senate adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The President in the chair.

A quorum present.

Propositions and motions being in order, Senator Morrisson moved that Senate bill No. 72 be taken up and made special order for tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Carried.

Senate bill No. 77, was taken up, and, on motion, made the special order for to-morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock.

Senator Newberry asked leave of absence for the Committee on Blind Asylum to visit that institution. Granted.

On motion of Senator Wallace, Senator Ake was added to the Committee on Blind Asylum.

On motion of Senator Major, Senator Terry was also added to the Blind Asylum Committee.

On motion of Senator Ake, Senator Newberry was added to the Committee on Mines and Manufacturing.

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

House bill No. 14, was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 13; taken up and read first time.

House concurrent resolution No. 20; taken up, read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Engrossed Bills. Not ordered printed.

The next order of business being the second reading of bills,

Senate bill No. 87, was read and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Senate bill No. 81; read and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

ture.

Senate bill No. 80; read and referred to Committee on Agricul

Senate bill No. 78; read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Senate bill No. 85; read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Senate bill No. 83; read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Senate bill No. 82; read and referred to Committee on Claims. Senate bill No. 86; read and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

Senate bill No. 79; read and referred to the Committee on Internal Improvements.

Senate bill No. 81; read and referred to Committee on Retrench-ment and Reform.

Engrossed bills on third reading being next in order,

Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 9, was read a third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Abney, Ake, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Major, Morrisson, Mosby, Murray, Newberry, Parrish, Parsons, Paxton, Pope, Read, Rubey, Seay, Shelby, Terry, Thompson, Wallace, Wilson and Young-29.

NOES-Senator Claiborne-1.

ABSENT Senators Phelan, Wear and Wight-3.

SICK-Senator Perkins-1.

Senator Thompson moved to reconsider the vote by which the

resolution passed.