The President announced the following standing committees: Revision--Senators Wilson, Major, Walker, Haynes, Dowell, Farris and Mat thews. Judiciary-Senators Young, Major, Morton, Lyons, Haynes, Drabelle, Walker, Fields, Matthews, Burkhead and Rollins. Wills and Probate Law-Senators Major, Orchard, Childers, Miller, Clay, Dowell, Farris, Rollins and Matthews. Orchard, Wilson, Lyons, Farris, Fields, Criminal Jurisprudence-Senators Miller and Burkhead. Railroads and Internal Improvements--Senators Miller, Young, McClintic, Hohenschild, Clay, Whaley and Schweickardt. Private Corporations-Senators Morton, Lyons, Vandiver, Haynes, Dowell, Drum and Matthews. Municipal Corporation-Senators Drabelle, Lyons, Fields, Major, Childers, Farris and Rollins. Life and Accident Insurance and Fraternal Associations-Senators Childers, Hohenschild, Thomas, Clay and Martin. Fire, Marine and Tornado Insurance-Senators Anderson, Walker, Whaley, Cooper and Mott. Ways and Means-Senators Davisson. Hohenschild, McClintic, Thomas, Vandiver and Appropriations-Senators Drum, Marshall, Walker, Tandy and Schweickardt. Elections-Senators Haynes, Privileges and Drabelle, Miller, Thomas and Busche. Mott. Militia-Senators Thomas, Anderson, Marshall, Tandy and Schweickardt. Agriculture, Roads and Highways, Bridges and Ferries-Senators Vandiver, McClintic, Marshall, Cooper, Tandy, Davisson and Ramp. Penitentiary and Reform Schools-Senators Tandy, Drum, Wilson, Young and Labor, Mines and Manufactories-Senators Clay, Thomas, Anderson, Mott and Eleemosynary Institutions and Public Health-Senators Whaley, Walker, Vandiver, Hohenschild and Schweickardt. County Courts and Justices of the Peace-Senators Dowell, Major, Childers, Fields and Rollins. Ramp. Education, Text Books and Public Schools-Senators Farris, Morton, Clay, Cooper and Busche. University, Agricultural College and School of Mines-Senators Walker, Wilson, McClintic, Burkhead and Martin Normal Schools-Senators Fields, Drum, Vandiver, Young and Davisson. Constitutional Amendments, Federal Relations and Permanent Seat of Government-Senators McClintic, Major, Miller, Whaley and Mott. Retrenchment and Reform and Fees and Salaries and Criminal Costs-Senators Lyons, Anderson, Orchard, Drabelle, Hohenschild, Martin and Busche. Township Organization, Representative Apportionment, County Boundaries, Swamp Lands, Ditches and Drains-Senators Marshall, Cooper, Drum, Dowell, Davisson and Ramp. Accounts and Miscellaneous Laws-Senators Cooper, Marshall, Morton, Hohenschild, Childers, Busche and Martin. Busche. Printing and Joint Printing-Senators Tandy, Thomas, Cooper, Mott and Louisiana Purchase Centennial-Senators Schweickardt, Busche and Mott. Joint Rules and Unfinished Business-Senators Whaley, Anderson, Clay, Burkhead and Ramp. Engrossed Bills-Senators Orchard, Young, Haynes, Davisson and Martin. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the President to select and assign rooms to the various committees of the Senate. Which was read and adopted. Senator Vandiver moved to take a recess until 2 p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. The hour of recess having expired, the Senate was called to order by the President pro tem. Senator Lyons was granted leave of absence until Monday. The following bills were read second time and referred to committees as follows: Senate bill No. 1, entitled An act to repeal section 7988 of chapter 143 and article 1 of the Reised Statutes of Missouri for 1889 and enact a new section in lieu thereof, numbered 7988, relating to school directors, their qualifications, and persons eligible to be elected as such, how and when chosen, and defining who is a qualified voter at such election. To Committee on Education, Text Books and Public Schools. Senate bill No. 2, entitled An act to create the office of dairy and food commissioner, providing for his election, term of office, duties, salaries, expenses, office, disposition of fines collected, annual reports, etc., To Committee on Eleemosynary Institutions and Public Health. An act to provide against the adulteration of food or drugs, To Committee on Eleemosynary Institutions and Public Health. An act to amend section ten (10) of an act entitled "An act to provide for the election of justices of the peace, clerks thereof, and constables in cities which now have or may hereafter have a population of 300,000 inhabitants or more, and to define the jurisdiction of said justices and the practice in the courts thereof, and the duties of said. justices, clerks and constables, and to fix their salaries and terms of office," approved April 23, 1891, To the Committee on County Courts and Justices of the Peace. An act to amend section 110 of article 5, chapter 1 of the Revised Statutes of 1889, entitled "Administration of the estates of deceased. persons, To the Committee on Wills and Probate. Senate bill No. 6, entitled An act to prohibit the manufacture of wearing apparel, purses, feathers, artificial flowers, cigarettes and cigars in tenement and dwelling houses, except by the immediate members of the family living therein, and to label the same in certain cases; and providing for penalties for the violation of this act, To the Committee on Labor, Mines and Manufactories. Senate bill No. 7, entitled An act in relation to the operation of street railway cars in the city of St. Louis, Mo., To the Committee on Municipal Corporations. Senate bill No. 8, entitled An act to amend section 31 of an act entitled "An act providing for and regulating the fees and emoluments of certain officials, etc.,' approved March 31, 1891, To the Committee on Retrenchment, Reform and Fees and Salaries. Senate bill No. 9, entitled An act to repeal sections one and two of an act approved April 11, 1895, providing for changing the terms of county assessor and for other purposes, and enacting two new sections in lieu thereof, To the Committee on Retrenchment, Reform, Fees and Salaries. JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. Senate bili No. 10, entitled An act providing for the appointment of an attorney to act as amicus curiae, in certain divorce proceedings, fixing the compensation thereof and declaring an emergency, To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 11, entitled An act to create a board of pardons and appropriating money to defray the expenses thereof, To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 12, entitled An act to amend section 7107 of chapter 118 of the Revised Statutes of 1889, in relation to notaries public, To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 13, entitled An act to establish an insane asylum in the southeastern portion of the State, to be known as State lunatic asylum No. 4, and to appropriate money therefor, To the Committee on Appropriations. Senate bill No. 14, entitled An act to add to chapter 10, Revised Statutes, 1889, entitled “Attachments," a new article, to be numbered 3, entitled "Auxiliary attachments; garnishments," To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 15, entitled An act to amend section 7682, article 6, of chapter 138, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1889, entitled "Delinquent and back taxes,” To the Committee on Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 16, entitled An act to amend section 2261, article 11, chapter 33 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1889, relating to changes of venue, To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 17, entitled An act to repeal section 2422, chapter 40, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1889, entitled "Conveyance of real estate," To Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 18, entitled An act to amend section 3416, article 5, of chapter 46 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1889, entitled "County courts," To the Committee on County Courts and Justices of Peace. Senate bill No. 19, entitled An act to amend section 55 of the Session Acts of extra session, 1892, entitled “An act to redistrict the State into judicial circuits and fixing the terms of court therein," approved April 7, 1892, To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 20, entitled An act to amend section 235, chapter 1, article 10 of the Revised Statutes of 1889, entitled "Administrators of estates of deceased persons," To the Committee on Wills and Probate. Senate bill No. 21, entitled An act to provide against the use of poisonous or other deleterious ingredients in the manufacture of candy, and to regulate the manufature and sale of adulterated candies, and to repeal section 3888 of the Revised Statutes of 1889 and an act amendatory thereof, approved March 20, 1897, To the Committee on Eleemosynary Institutions and Public Health. Senate bill No. 22, entitled An act to repeal and re-enact section 4796c and to amend section 4769g of an act relating to elections, primary, in cities of 300,000 inhabitants or over, approved March 5, 1897, with an emergency clause, To the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Senate bill No. 23, entitled An act to amend an act entitled "An act creating a bureau of building and loan supervision, providing for the appointment of a supervisor by the Governor, and defining his duties; providing for clerical help; providing for the raising of a building and loan supervision fund; providing for the appointment of special examiners from time to time; fixing their compensation, which shall be paid out of the building and loan supervision fund; fixing the qualification of associations hereafter organized to do business outside of home and immediately adjoining counties, and repealing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act," approved March 12, 1897, by adding a new section thereto, to be known as section 3a of said act, To the Committee on Private Corporations. Senate bill No. 24, entitled An act providing for the time when a vote of the people of this State shall be taken upon the question whether a convention shall be held for the purpose of revising and amending the constitution of the State, providing for the place of meeting of convention, eligibility of members thereof, and form of ballot, To the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Federal Relations and Permanent Seat of Government. Senate bill No. 25, entitled An act to amend section 3461 of article 2, chapter 47 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1889, pertaining to trials for murder, verdict and punishment, To the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Senate bill No. 26, entitled · An act to repeal section 7094a of an act of the General Assembly of Missouri relating to mortgages and deeds of trust, approved March 23, 1897, and to enact a new section in lieu thereof, to be numbered 7094a, and to read as follows: To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 27, entitled An act to provide for the purchase and distribution of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, To the Committee on Printing and Joint Printing. Senate bill No. 28, entitled An act fixing the times for holding court in the Twenty-sixth judicial circuit, To Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 29, entitled An act establishing an advisory board of paroles and pardons, defining the duties thereof, and providing for the paroling and pardoning of convicts, To the Committee on Penitentiary and Reform Schools. Senate bill No. 30, entitled COURTS: ST. LOUIS COURT OF APPEALS. An act to authorize the judges of the St. Louis court of appeals, or a majority of them, to rent and furnish a suitable court room and other rooms for the use of the judges and other officers of said court, To Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 31, entitled An act to amend chapter 33, article 7 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1889, entitled "Civil procedure," by adding thereto a new section, to be numbered section 2195a, relating to the rules of law and equity, when a conflict or a variance arises between them, To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 32, entitled An act to amend section 2267 of chapter 33, article 11 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri of 1889, entitled “Of civil procedure in relation to costs of change of venue," To the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 33, entitled An act creating the office of State examiner of the affairs of certain county officials, providing for the appointment of such examiners, prescribing and defining their duties, fixing their compensation, and imposing penalties for the failure and refusal of such county officials to allow such examinations to be made, To the Committee on County Courts and Justices of the Peace. An act creating a State board of pardons, providing for the appointment of the members, prescribing and defining the power and duties, fixing the compensation of the board and regulating the manner of applying for pardons and commutations, To the Committee on Penitentiary and Reform Schools. Senate bill No. 35, entitled An act to tax collateral inheritances, legacies, gifts and conveyances in certain cases, to provide revenue for educational purposes for the maintenance and support of the Missouri State University and its departments, how and when collected and where deposited. To the Committee on Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 36, entitled An act to repeal section 912 of chapter 23 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for 1889, entitled "Bridges," and to enact a new section in |