t ABSENT-Senator Phelan-1. ABSENT ON LEAVE Senators Ake, Major, Murray, Newberry, Parsons, Read, Seay, Wallace and Wear-9. SICK-Senator Perkins-1. Senator Thompson moved to reconsider the vote by which the -bill passed. Senator Morrisson moved to lay that motion on the table. Carried. Senate bill No. 64 was taken up, read third time, and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Abney, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby. Parrish, Paxton, Phelan, Pope, Rubey, Shelby, Terry, Thompson, Wilson and Young-23. ABSENT-Senator Wight-1. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Ake, Major, Murray, Newberry, Parsons, Read, Seay, Wallace and Wear SICK-Senator Perkins-1. Senator Thompson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed. Senator Morrisson moved to lay that motion on the table. Carried. Senator Thompson moved to lay the bill over informally. Senator Wight moved to amend by recommitting to Committee on Judiciary. Carried. The motion as amended was agreed to. Senator Paxton introduced Senate bill No. 120, entitled An act to incorporate association for the mutual protection of its members against loss by fire; read first time. Senator Pope introduced Senate bill No. 121, entitled An act to provide for the safe keeping of ballot-boxes and ballots, appertaining to elections, in other places than in the office of the clerk of the county court, as provided in section 1 of an act entitled an act to amend section 15 of chapter 2 of the General Statutes, concerning popular elections, approved March 3, 1875; read first time. On motion of Senator Lakenan, the Senate adjourned. TWENTY-NINTH DAY-WEDNESDAY, February 7, 1877. The order of business being petitions, memorials and remonstrances, Senator Rubey presented a memorial from the Macon county bar, asking amendments to practice act; which was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The President laid before the Senate a communicatien from Prof. Schweitzer, of the State University, relating to a bill introduced in the House, in regard to fixing the "fire test" of petroleum oils; referred to Committee on Printing. Reports of Standing Committees being in order, Senator Thompson from Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 37, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass. Which was read. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. On motion of Senator Pope, the bill was laid over informally. Senator Terry, from Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Joint and Concurrent Resolution No. 13, relative to unexpended balances, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. Which was read. JOHN H. TERRY, Chairman. On motion of Senator Rubey, the bill was laid over informally. Senator Thompson, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 92, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. Which was read. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. The business of the Senate was suspended, when the President signed House bill No. 18, after which the Senate resumed regular session. S J-7 Senator Morrisson moved to amend the pending bill by striking out all after the enacting clause of the same. Lost. A message was received from the Governor, through his private secretary, Mr. Massey. Senator Morrisson moved to amend the pending bill by striking out the words "more than five miles," in the seventh line thereof. The vote was taken and a quorum not voting, Senator Thompson moved a call of the Senate. Carried. The roll was called, and the following Senators answered to their names: Senators Abney, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby, Parrish, Paxton, Phelan, Pope, Rubey, Shelby, Terry, Thompson, Wight and Wilson-23. ABSENT-Senator Young-1. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Ake, Major, Murray, Newberry, Parsons, Read, Seay, Wallace and Wear-9. SICK-Senator Perkins-1. On motion of Senator Thompson, further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. The question being upon the adoption of the amendment offered by Senator Morrisson, it was not agreed to. The bill was then ordered to engrossment. Senator Thompson, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: A majority of your Committee on Judiciáry, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 98, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass as amended. W. B. THOMPSON, Chairman. Which was read. The message from the Governor requiring secrecy, on motion of Senator Phelan, the Senate at 11:10 o'clock, went into executive session. At twenty minutes past eleven o'clock the Senate resumed regular session. The question being upon amendment No. 1, as reported by the Judiciary Committee, to Senate bill No. 98, as follows: amend section 1 by striking out the following words in the second line of said section: "or by any executor, administrator, guardian, curator, commissioner or trustee;" it was adopted. The second amendment as reported by the committee as follows: amend by striking out the word "five" in the seventh line of section 1, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifty;" was read and adopted. The third amendment, as follows: amend section 1 by striking out in the twelfth line, after the word " provided," all of the words of said section, and insert in lieu thereof the following words: "that the surety shall not limit his liability for a less sum than one-fifth of the principal of penalty of said bond;" was read first and second time and adopted. Amendment No. 5, as follows: "Amend by striking out sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of said bill;" was read first and second time. Senator Thompson moved to amend the amendment by striking out figure or word" 2." The amendment to the amendment was agreed to, and the amendment as amended adopted. Amendment No. 5, as follows: amend title of the bill by striking out all the words after the word "officers" in second line thereof; read first and second time and adopted. The question being upon ordering the bill to engrossment, Senator Ballingal moved to lay the bill over informally. Lost. Senator Rubey moved that the Senate adjourn. Lost. Senator Edwards of St. Charles, moved the previous question. Carried. The main question was then put, and the bill was not ordered to engrossment, by the following vote: AYES-Senators Ballingal, Rubey, Terry, Thompson and Wight-5. NOES-Senators Abney, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby, Parrish, Paxton, Phelan, Pope and Wilson-17. ABSENT Senators Shelby and Young-2. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Ake, Major, Murray, Newberry, Parsons, Read, Seay, Wallace and Wear-9. SICK-Senator Perkins-1. Senator Thompson moved that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Carried. 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 bill No. 49, entitled An act to protect light-house stations and lights on the navigable waters of this State, 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. Second reading of bills being next in order, Senate bills Nos. 116, 117 and 120 were read and referred to the Committee on Insurance. Senate bill No. 121; read and referred to Committee on Elections. Senate bill No. 118; read and referred to Committee on Swamp Lands. Senate bill No. 119: read and referred to Committee. on Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 115; read and referred to Committee on Penitentiary. Senate bill No. 114; read and referred to Judiciary Committee, Propositions and motions being in order, Senator Phelan introduced Senate bill No. 122, entitled An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the execution and supervision of the State printing and binding, and abolishing the office of public printer, approved March 28, 1870; read first time. Senator Edwards from St. Charles, introduced Senate bill No. 123, entitled An act to regulate the employment of counsel for counties and municipal corporations; read first time. Senator Edwards of St. Charles, introduced Senate bill No. 124, entitled An act to amend section 1 chapter 96 of the General Statutes of Missouri, entitled " peddler's licenses," the same being section 1, chapter 106 of Wagner's Statutes; read first time. Senator Edwards of St. Charles, introduced Senate bill No. 125, entitled An act for the arrest and conviction of criminals; read first time. Senator Hudson introduced Senate bill No. 126, entitled An act to amend an act entitled an act to establish an Industrial Home for the destitute orphans and other indigent children of Missouri, providing for the government of the same, and appropriating money therefor, approved March 12, 1874; read first time. Senator Parrish introduced Senate bill No. 127, entitled An act to amend section 12 of chapter 169 of the General Statutes of the State of Missouri, in relation to executions; read first time. On motion of Senator Morrisson, the Senate adjourned. THIRTIETH DAY-THURSDAY, February 8, 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. Bills, reports and other business on the table being the order of business, Sepate bill No. 49, was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Abney, Ballingal, Biggs, Burkeholder, Claiborne, Coleman, Edwards of St. Charles, Edwards of Lafayette, Flood, Hudson, Lakenan, Morrisson, Mosby, Parrish, Paxton, Perkins, Phelan, Pope, Rubey, Shelby, Terry, Thompson and Wight-23. |