Jacobs, McGrath, McMahan, Mackay, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Rogers, Rouse and Walker-21. ABSENT Senator Headlee. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Dobyns and Perkins-2. The amendment was then adopted. Senator Heaston moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until the 4th day of July, 1881. The ayes and noes being demanded, the motion was lost by the following vote: AYES Senators Allen, Bryant, Cabell, Caldwell, Dungan, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heaston, Hutt, Jacobs, Lloyd, McMahan, Manistre, Rogers and Stephens-15. NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Bland, Cottey, DeArmond, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, McGrath, Mabrey, Mackay, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle and Rouse-16. ABSENT-Senator Walker. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Dobyns and Perkins-2. The Senate then refused to order the bill to engrossment by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Bland, Cottey, DeArmond, Edwards of Lafayette, McGrath, Mackay, Manring, Pehle and Rouse-11. NOES-Senators Allen, Bryant, Cabell, Caldwell, Dungan, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Jacobs, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Manistre, Morrisson, Naylor, Rogers and Stephens-20. ABSENT-Senator Walker. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Dobyns and Perkins-2. Senator Cottey submitted the following report from Committee on Ways and Means; which was read. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 61, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled an act to enable counties, cities, townships and towns to fund all or any part of their bonded debt and unpaid subscriptions to the capital stock of any railroad company, after first submitting the same to a vote of the qualified voters thereof, and to create a sinking fund for the payment of such funded indebtedness, and repealing certain acts, approved March 27, 1775, April 12, 1877, and April 14, 1877, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, approved May 16, 1879," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass. The bill so reported, being Senate bill No. 61, was taken up and, on motion of Senator Cottey, was indefinitely postponed. Senator Cottey submitted the following report from Committee on Ways and Means; which was read. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 22, entitled "An act to amend section 7623 of article 1, chapter 164 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Lost warrants, how renewed,'" beg leave to report that they have considered to same, and recommend that it do not pass. The bill so reported, being Senate bill No. 22, was taken up and, on motion of Senator Cottey, was indefinitely postponed. Senator Heard moved that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. Agreed to. On second reading of Senate bills the following were taken up, read the second time and referred: Senate bill No. 102, to Committee on Judiciary. Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 8, to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. Senate bill No. 89, to Committee on Retrenchment and Reform. Senate bill No. 91, to Committee on Education. Senate bill No. 93, to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Senate bill No. 94, to Committee on Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 95, to Committee on Agriculture. Senate bill No. 97, to Committee on Blind Asylum. Senate bill No. 99, to Committee on Banks and Corporations. By unanimous consent, Senator Rouse introduced Senate bill No. 117, entitled "An act to amend section 3514, article 5, chapter 59, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of practice in civil cases;"" which was taken up, read first time and 50 copies ordered printed. On motion of Senator Hutt the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. TWENTY-SIXTH DAY-SATURDAY, February 5. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. A quorum present. Prayer by the Chaplain. The journal of yesterday read and approved. Senator Heard presented a petition from ministers of the Gospel residing in the State of Missouri, asking a change in the marriage law of the State, which was referred to the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. Senator Bryant presented a petition from citizens of Jackson county praying to the 31st General Assembly to perfect our school laws; which was referred to the Committee on Education. Senator Edwards of St. Charles introduced Senate bill No. 118, entitled "An act to amend sections 841 and 846, article 3. chapter 21 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1879, entitled 'Railroad classification-charges-commissioners ;" which was read first time and ordered not printed. Senator Stephens introduced Senate bill No. 119, entitled “An act to amend section 2343, chapter 32 Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of Executions;'" which was read first time and 50 copies ordered printed. Senator Edwards of St. Charles introduced Senate bill No. 120, entitled "An act to amend sections 833, 838 and 842, article 3, chapter 21 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Railroad classification -charges-commissioners;'" which was read first time and 50 copies ordered printed. Senator Heard submitted the following report from the Committee on Banks and Corporotions: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banks and Corporations, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 48, entitled "Act to amend sections 4937 and 4938, article five (5) of chapter 89 of the Revised Statutes of 1879, concerning cities, towns and villages," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and report the same back with the accompanying substitute, and recommend that the substitute do pass. The bill so reported, being Senate bill No. 48, not being called for, the substitute offered by the committee was taken up, read first and second times and adopted. Senator Heard offered the following amendment: Amend by striking out the words "the State in which such city is located," wherever they occur in the substitute, and insert instead the words "this State;" which was read first and second time, and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. Senator Jacobs submitted the following report from the Committee on Blind Asylum, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Blind Asylum, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 97, entitled "An act to amend sections 5901 and 5912, chapter 21 of article 3 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of institutions,"" beg leave to report that they have considered the same and recommend that they do pass. The bill so reported, being Senate bill No. 97, was taken up and ordered engrossed. Senator Edwards of St. Charles submitted the following report from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred joint and concurrent resolution No. 2, entitled "Joint and concurrent resolution instructing our Senators and requesting our Repre sentatives in Congress to use all means in their representative capacity to establish an efficient territorial government in the Indian Territory, and to open the lands in said territory belonging to the government to settlement under the homestead and pre-emption laws of the United States," beg leave to report that they have compared the same, and find it truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct. Senator Edwards of St. Charles submitted the following report from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 57, entitled "An act to amend sections 5371, 5372 and 5407, article 4, chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of counties,'" 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. Senator Edwards of St. Charles submitted the following report from the Committee on Engrossed Bills: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 13, entitled "An act to repeal section 1804 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri," 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. An executive message was received from the Governor through his Private Secretary, Mr. Farr. Senator DeArmond submitted the following report from the Committee on Judiciary, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 101, entitled "An act to amend section twentytwo (22), article 1, chapter 1 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, relating to administration, beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. The bill so reported, being Senate bill No. 101, was taken up and ordered engrossed. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 66, entitled "An act to amend section 7631, article one (1) of chapter 164 of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of the State Treasury,'" beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass with the accompanying amendment. The bill so reported being Senate bill No. 66, was taken up and the following amendment offered by the committee: Amend printed bill, section one (1), line eleven (11), by adding after the word "State," at the end of said section the following words, to wit: "On which the State is held or bound for the payment of interest," was read first and second times, and, on motion of Senator Cabell, the bill was laid over until next Monday. Senator DeArmond submitted the following report from the Committee on Judiciary, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 107, entitled "An act to amend section 4358, ar. ticle two of chapter eighty-seven of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of the restraint of diseased and Texas cattle,'" beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and a majority of the committee recommend that it do pass. The bill so reported being Senate bill No. 107, was taken up and ordered engrossed. Senator Walker submitted the following report from the special committee authorized by resolution to rent rooms for use of committees, which was read: |