A quorum present. Journal of yesterday read and approved. The President laid before the Senate certain depositions in the contest of James L. Rush vs. Senator Wallace; which were referred to the Committee on Elections. The President announced the appointment of Senator Read to fill the vacancy in the Committee on Elections, occasioned by the resignation of Senator Wallace. Senator Thompson called up Senate bill No. 1. Senator Rubey moved that the Senate go into Committee of the Whole to consider the bill. Carried. Senate resumed regular session at 11:20 o'clock. Senator Thompson offered the following resolution: Resolved by the Senate, That the rules of the Senate of the United States, in executive session, be and the same are hereby adopted as the rules for the government of the Senate of the State of Missouri, in executive session, as far as the same are applicable; read first and second time and adopted. Senator Young, from Committee of the Whole, to consider Senate bill No. 1, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 1, entitled An act to provide for the revising, digesting and promulgating the laws of the State, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and report progress and ask leave to sit again. WALLER YOUNG, Chairman. A message was received from the Governor, and, on motion of Senator Thopmson, the Senate went into executive session. Senate resumed regular session at 11:45 o'clock. Senator Coleman granted leave of absence. Senator Wilson, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence is hereby authorized to procure a suitable room for the use of said Committee; read first and second time and adopted. Senator Parrish moved that Senator Thompson be added to the Committee on Blind Asylum. Carried. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances being in order, Senator Parsons laid before the Senate a memorial from the St. Louis Tobacco Association, in relation to the inspection of tobacco, and the laws governing the same. On motion of Senator Ake, the memorial was referred to Committee on Agriculture. The next order of business being reports from Standing Committees, Senator Thompson, from the Judiciary Committe, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 18, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass with the accompanying amendments. which was read. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. Amendments, as reported by the committee, were adopted. Pending the further consideration of the bill, the following message was received from the House by the Chief Clerk, Mr. Frame: 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 concurrent resolution No. 11, entitled Joint. resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth General Assembly of the State of Missouri, relating to the construction and completion of the Southern Transcontinental Railway, on the line of the thirty-second and thirty fifth parallel of latitude, in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested. GEO. W. FRAME, Chief Clerk. Senator Pope moved to amend section 5 of the bill under consideration, by striking out the words "put upon its passage," and insert in lieu thereof the word "introduced." Lost. Senator Burkeholder moved to amend by striking out the words, "and shall be ever read in the Senate and House of Representatives before the bill is put upon its passage," in section 5, and insert in lieu thereof, and shall be read in the Senate and House of Representatives at the time the bill is introduced." Lost. On motion of Senator Morrisson, the Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. A quorum present. The hour having arrived, the Senate went into Committee of the Whole to consider Senate bill No. 1. At 2:10 the Senate arose and resumed regular session. Senator Phelan, from the Committee of the Whole, submitted the following report: MR. P+ESIDENT: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 1, entitled An act to provide for the revising, digesting and promulgating the laws of the State, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and report progress, and ask leave to sit again. Which was read. M. H. PHELAN, Chairman. House bill No. 18, was taken up, and, on motion of Senator Thompson, the vote by which amendments to section 2 and 3 were adopted was reconsidered. Senator Thompson, on leave, withdrew amendment to section 2. Senator Lakenan moved to amend section 2 by inserting after the word "county," wherever it occurs in said section, the words "or incorporated city or town." Senator Rubey moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "or incorporated city or town," and insert the word “locality.” Lost. The question being upon the amendment offered by Senator Lakenan, it was adopted. Senator Thompson, by unanimous consent, withdrew amendment number two to section 3. Senator Lakenan moved to amend section 3 by inserting after the word "county," wherever it occurs in said section, the words "or incorporated city or town." The amendment was adopted, and the bill, as amended, laid over to be read a third time to-morrow. Senator Thompson, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 64, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. Which was read. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. The bill was ordered to engrossment. Senator Thompson, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred a petition from citizens of Clark county, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it be referred to Committee on Retrenchment and Reform. Which was read. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. The memorial was recommitted to Committee on Retrenchment and Reform. Senator Ballingal, from Committee on Federal Relations, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Federal Relations, to whom was referred House concurrent resolution No. 7, entitled House concurrent resolution instructing Senators and members of Congress to prevent removal of Sioux Indians to the Indian Territory, 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 a third reading to-morrow. Propositions and motions being in order, Senator Morrisson introduced Senate bill No. 97, entitled An act to revise and amend chapter 137 of the General Statutes entitled "Of county courts;" read first time. Senator Parsons introduced Senate bill No. 98, entitled An act in relation to bonds given by public officers, executors, administrators, guardians, curators, commissioners and trustees, permitting special securities therein, and also requiring principals in such bonds to give new bonds in certain casses; read first time. Senator Terry introduced Senate bill No. 99, 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 Seay introduced Senate bill No. 100, entitled A bill for the more effectual prevention of crime, reformation of the criminal, improvement of society and reduction of criminal cost. Senator Phelan moved the bill be rejected, and the motion carried by the following vote: AYES-Senators Abney, Ballingal, Burkeholder, Edwards of Lafayette, Hudson, Lakenan, Major, Mosby, Murray, Newberry, Parrish, Parsons, Paxton, Phelan, Pope, Read, Rubey, Shelby, Thompson, Wallace and Wear-21. NOES-Senators Ake, Biggs, Claiborne, Edwards of St. Charles, Flood, Morrisson, Seay, Terry, Wight and Wilson--10. ABSENT-Senator Young-1. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Coleman-1. SICK-Senator Perkins-1. The Senate went into Committee of the Whole to further consider Senate bill No. 1. Senate resumed regular session at 6 o'clock. Senator Phelan, from Committee of the Whole, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 1, entitled An act to provide for the revising and digesting and promulgating the laws of the State, beg leave to report that they have the same under consideration and agree to several sections, and have instructed to ask leave to sit again for the further consideration of said bill. Which was read. M. H. PHELAN, Chairman. On motion of Senator Thompson, the Committee of the Whole was granted leave to sit agaia to-morrow at ten o'clock. Senator Wilson introduced Senate bill No. 101, entitled An act for the relief of tax-payers and the purchasers of tax titles; read first time. On motion of Senator Phelan, the Senate adjourned. TWENTY-SIXTH DAY-FRIDAY, February 2, 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. The following message was received from the House of Rrepresentatives by Mr. Frame, 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. 62, entitled An act to amend an act entitled an act to regulate the inspection of petroleum oils or fluids, or any product thereof, sold or manufactured for illuminating purposes, approved March 24, 1870. Also, House bill No. 7, entitled An act entitled an act to dispose of the records and unfinished business of common pleas courts abolished under section 42, article VI of the Constitution. Also, 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. Also, House bill No. 86, entitled An act entitled an act to amend section 5 of chapter 165 of the General Statutes, entitled pleadings. and the rules of pleadings. Also, House bill No. 37, entitled An act to encourage the destruction of grasshoppers, in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested. GEO. W. FRAME, Chief Clerk. The Senate went into Committee of the Whole to consider substitute for Senate bill No. 1. At half past eleven o'clock the Senate resumed regular session. Senator Phelan, from Committee of the Whole, submitted the following report: SENATE CHAMBER, JEFFERSON CITY, MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 1, entitled An act to provide for revising, digesting and promulgating the laws of the State, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that the bill do pass with the accompanying amendments. M. H. PHELAN, Chairman. Senator Thompson moved that the substitute and amendments lay over until Tuesday next, and be made the special order for two o'clock. Carried. |