Senator Byrns offered the following resolution, which was read first and second time and adopted: Resolved, That the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence and the Committee on Internal Improvements be and they are hereby authorized to rent a suitable room to be used by the two committees. On motion of Senator Cabell, the amendment to the twenty-fourth standing rule of the Senate, offered on yesterday, was taken up, read second time, and the Senate refused to adopt the same. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Hannay, Assistant Chief Clerk, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has taken up and passed substitute for House bills Nos. 2, 74, 77 and 81, with emergency clause, entitled "An act in relation to benevolent, charitable associations and societies," in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested. Mr. Cabell introduced Senate bill No. 99, entitled "An act in relation to special taxes, providing for the recovery of special taxes paid under assessments made by authority of void laws or ordinances, and giving cities of over 100,000 inhabitants authority to assess and collect a tax to meet any deficiency caused under this act;" which was read first time and 50 copies ordered printed. Senator Bradley introduced Senate bill No. 100, entitled "An act to amend section 4200, chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1879, 'Of billiard and other tables;"" which was read first time and 50 copies ordered printed. Senator Mackay submitted the following report from the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, to whom was referred House bill No. 9, entitled "An act to amend section five thousand six hundred and twenty (5620), Revised Statutes of Missouri," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. The bill so reported, being House bill No. 9, entitled "An act to amend section five thousand six hundred and twenty (5620), Revised Statutes of Missouri," was taken up, read the third time and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bland, Bradley, Byrns, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, Jacobs, McGrath, McMahan, Mackay, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Rogers, Rouse and Stephens-25. NOES-Senators Heaston and Lloyd-2. ABSENT-Senator Manistre-1. SICK-Senators Bryant, Dungan and Perkins-3. ABSENT WITH LEAVE-Senators Allen, Mabrey and Walker-3. The title of the bill was read and Senator Rogers offered the following amendment: Amend title of the bill by inserting after the words and figures "five thousand six hundred and twenty (5620)," the word and figures "chapter 103;" which was read first and second times and adopted. The title of the bill, as amended, read and agreed to. Senator Hutt moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; the latter motion prevailed. Senator Cottey submitted the following report from the Committee on Ways and Means: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 1, entitled "An act regulating the interest of money," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and report said bill back to the Senate without recommendation; which was read. The bill so reported, being Senate bill No. 1, entitled "An act regulating the interest of money," was taken up, and Senator Heaston moved that the further consideration of the bill be indefinitely postponed, upon which motion the ayes and noes being demanded, the motion was lost by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bland, Cabell, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Heaston, Jacobs, Lloyd, McGrath, Mackay, Manistre, Naylor and Rogers-12. NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, McMahan, Manring, Morrison, Pehle, Rouse and Stephens-16. ABSENT WITH LEAVE-Senators Allen, Mabrey and Walker-3. Senator McGrath moved that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means. Senator Pehle moved to lay the motion to recommit on the table, which motion was lost by the following vote, the ayes and noes being demanded: AYES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, McMahan, Manring, Morrisson and Pehle-14. NOES-Senators Bland, Cabell, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Heaston, Jacobs, Lloyd, McGrath, Mackay, Manistre, Naylor, Rogers. Rouse and Stephens-14. SICK-Senators Bryant, Dungan and Perkins-3. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Allen, Mabrey and Walker-3. Senator Heaston moved to amend by striking out section seven; the ayes and noes being demanded, the motion was lost by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bland, Cabell, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Heaston, Jacobs, Lloyd, McGrath, Mackay, Manistre, Naylor, Rogers and Rouse-13. NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrnes, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, McMahan, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle and Stephens-15. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Mabrey and Walker-3. Senator Headlee moved to amend by striking out section six. The ayes and noes being demanded, the motion was lost by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bland, Cabell, Edwards of Layfayette, Gottschalk, Heaston, Hutt, Jacobs, Lloyd, McGrath, Mackay, Manistre, Naylor and Rogers-13. NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Headlee, Heard, McMahan, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle, Rouse and Stephens-15. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Allen, Mabrey and Walker-3. SICK-Senators Bryant, Dungan Perkins-3. Senator Heaston moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill until February 6. The ayes and noes being demanded, the motion was lost by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bland, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Heaston, Lloyd, McGrath, Mackay, Naylor and Rogers-9. NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, Jacobs, McMahan, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle, Rouse and Stephens -19. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Mabrey and Walker-3. Senator Rogers moved that the Senate adjourn. The ayes and noes being demanded, the motion was lost by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bland, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Heaston, Lloyd, McMahan, Mackay, Naylor, Rogers and Rouse-10. NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, Jacobs, McGrath, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle and Stephens-18. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Mabrey and Walker-3. Senator McGrath moved to amend by striking out section 8. The ayes and noes being demanded, the motion was lost by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bland, Cabell, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Heaston, Jacobs, Lloyd, McGrath, Mackay, Manistre, Naylor and Rogers-12. NOES Senators Bradley, Byrns, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, McMahan, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle, Rouse and Stephens-16. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Mabrey and Walker-3. The bill was ordered engrossed. Senator Morrisson moved that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock. Senator Edwards of St. Charles submitted the following report from the Committee on Engrossed Biils: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 6, entitled "Joint and concurrent resolution authorizing and instructing the committee appointed by the Governor to settle with the Auditor and Treasurer to cancel vouchers, destroy warrants and for other purposes," beg leave to report that they have compared the same and find it to be truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct; which was read. Senator Dobyns moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 28 was ordered engrossed; agreed to. The bill was then laid over informally. On motion of Senator Morrisson, the Senate adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. TWENTY-THIRD DAY-WEDNESDAY, February 3. MORNING SESSION. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. A quorum present. Prayer by the Chaplain. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. An executive message was received from the Governor through his Private Secretary, Mr. F. C. Farr: Senator Naylor submitted the following report from the Committee on Insurance, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred House bill No. 177, entitled "An act to amend section nine hundred and seventy-four (974), chapter twenty-one (21), article ten (10) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of benevolent, religious, scientific, educational and miscellaneous associations," " beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. House bill No. 177, entitled an "Act to amend section nine hundred and seventy-four (974), chapter twenty-one (21), article ten (10) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of benevolent, religious, scientific, educational and miscellaneous associations,"" was taken up, read the third time, and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Allen, Bradley, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Jacobs, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-32. SICK-Senators Bryant and Dungan―2. The emergency clause was adopted by the following vote: AYES-Senators Allen, Bradley, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Jacobs, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-32. SICK-Senators Bryant and Dungan―2. The title of the bill was read and agreed to. |