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MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee to procure rooms for the standing committees of the Senate, beg leave to report that they have rented two rooms from Mrs. Waters, one for the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence and the Committee on Internal Improvements, at $20 per month, from February 15, 1881; the other for the Committee on Insurance and Committee on Penitentiary, at $15 per month, from February 5th, 1881.

On motion of Senator Manring, the Senate went into executive session at 10:50 o'clock.

At 10:55, the Senate resumed its regular session.

Senators Bland, Headlee and Heaston were granted leave of absence until Tuesday.

Senator DeArmond called up Senate bill No. 64, and Senator Morrisson offered the following amendment:

Substitute for Senate bill No. 64:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: "Section 1. In all cases when the General Assembly fail to approve the report, or any part thereof, of the committee selected by the Governor to settle with the Auditor and Treasurer, and to examine into the condition and affairs of other State officers, as provided by law, the General Assembly then in session, or the next succeeding General Assembly shall appoint a special committee, to consist of one member of the Senate, to be named by the president of the Senate, and two members of the House, to be named by the Speaker of the House, which committee shall proceed to make such settlement, or to correct and adjust such part of said report as may not have been approved by the General Assembly, as provided in section seven thousand six hundred and six of the Revised Statutes, and report such statement to the General Assembly, if in session, but if the General Assembly be not in session, then in duplicate to the Governor, who shall submit such report to the two Houses of the General Assembly at its next meeting thereafter, to be proceeded on as is provided in section seven thousand six hundred and six of the Revised Statutes, relating to settlements with the Auditor and Treasurer.

"Sec. 2. In case the committee selected by the Governor to settle with the State Auditor and State Treasurer, and to inquire into the condition and affairs of the other State officers, fail to report to the General Assembly, as required by the provisions of section seven thousand six hundred and five of the Revised Statutes, or should the Governor fail or neglect to appoint such committee, the General Assembly

shall, immediately after its organization, appoint a committee as provided in the first section of this act; in cases of failure of the General Assembly to approve the report, or any part thereof, of any committee appointed by the Governor under the provisions of section seven thousand six hundred and two of the Revised Statutes, which committee shall proceed to make such settlement in all respects the same, and governed by the same rules as provided by law for making settlement. with the Auditor and Treasurer, and report such settlement to the General Assembly, if in session when such settlement is completed, but if the General Assembly be not in session when such settlement is completed, then said committee shall report the same, in duplicate, to the Governor, who shall submit said report to the two Houses of the next General Assembly, to be proceeded on by such Assembly as is provided by law.

"Sec. 3. The special committee provided for in sections one and two of this act shall receive for their services the same compensation as is or may be fixed by law for the pay of the committee selected by the Governor to make settlement with the State Auditor and State Treasurer under existing law: Provided, that if such settlement is made during the session of the Generul Assembly creating such committee, no additional per diem or compensation shall be allowed any member of such committee.

"Sec. 4. The report of the committee selected to settle with the Auditor and Treasurer, for the years 1877 and 1878, not having been approved by the General Assembly, by reason of which failure no settlement was made with those officers for the years named, to the end that such settlement may be made as soon as possible, creates an emergency for the immediate taking effect of this act; therefore this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage."

Senator Morrisson moved that the substitute be printed for the information of the Senate.

Ayes and noes being demanded, the motion to print was carried by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Cabell, Cottey, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Lloyd, McMahan, Morrisson, Naylor, Rogers, Rouse and Walker-14.

NOES-Senators Allen, Caldwell, DeArmond, Dungan, Gottschalk, Heard, Hutt, Jacobs, Mabrey, Manistre, Manring, Pehle and Stephens -13.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bland, Dobyns, Headlee, Heaston, McGrath, Mackey and Perkins-7.

Senator Rogers moved that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn until Monday morning, 10 o'clock; carried.

On the second reading of bills, Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 9 was read second time, and Senator Edwards of St. Charles offered the following amendment:

Amend by inserting after the word "librarian," the following: "for the use of the law department of said university;" which was read first time and adopted, and the bill referred to Committee on State University.

On second reading of Senate bills, the following were taken up, read the second time ahd referred:

Senate bill No. 96, to Committee on Ways and Means.
Senate bill No. 98, to Committee on Ways and Means.

Senate bill No. 100, to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.
Senate bill No. 103, to Committee on Judiciary.

Senate bill No. 104, to Committee on Banks and Corporations.
Senate bill No. 105, to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.
Senate bill No. 106, to Committee on Judiciary.

Senate bill No. 6 was taken up, and the following House amendments, the same having been printed for the use of the Senate, were

taken up:

Amendment No. 1-Strike out the word "traveling" in line three of section 4 of the printed bill; was read, and the Senate refused to concur therein by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Allen, Bryant, Gottschalk, Pehle and Rouse-5. NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Hutt, Jacobs, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Rogers, Stephens and Walker—22.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bland, Dobyns, Headlee, Heaston, McGrath, Mackey and Perkins-7.

Amendment No 2, as follows: Amend section 3 by striking out the words," as soon after it convenes as may be practicable," in the eighth and ninth lines of said section, and insert in place thereof the words, "during the first week of its regular session," so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: "Sec. 3. The committee shall be authorized to administer oaths and examine persons under oath, touching the management and administration of the affairs of said institutions, and shall have free access to all the papers, books and records of said institutions; said committee shall make a report of such

visitation and examination to the General Assembly during the first week of its regular session, showing the condition and management of said institutions, the receipts of money from all sources and the disbursement of the same, and such other facts and recommendations as may be deemed pertinent for the information of the General Assembly;" was read, and the Senate refused to concur therein by the following vote:

AYES-Senators DeArmond, Gottschalk, Lloyd, Manring and

Rouse-5.

NOES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Hutt, Mabrey, Manistre, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-20.

ABSENT-Senator Jacobs.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bland, Dobyns, Headlee, Heaston, McGrath, Mackay and Perkins-7.

SICK-Senator McMahan-1.

On third reading of Senate bills, Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 2, being Senate joint and concurrent resolution instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to use all means in their representative capacity to establish an efficient territorial government in the Indian Territory, and to open the public lands in said territory belonging to the government to settlement under the homestead and pre-emption laws of the United States, was taken up and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Jacobs, Lloyd, Mabrey, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-23.

NOES-Senators Allen, Gottschalk and Hutt-3.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bland, Dobyns, Headlee, Heaston, McGrath, Mackay and Perkins—7.

SICK-Senator McMahan.

Title of bill read and agreed to.

Senator Morrisson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which latter motion prevailed.

Senate bill No. 13, entitled "An act to repeal section 1804 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri concerning crimes and criminal proce

dure," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote :

AYES-Senators Allen, Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Heard, Hutt, Jacobs, Lloyd, Mabrey, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-26.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bland, Dobyns, Headlee, Heaston, McGrath, Mackay and Perkins-7.

SICK-Senator McMahan.

The title was read and agreed to.

Senator Byrns moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which latter motion prevailed.

Senate bill No. 57, entitled "An act to amend sections 5371, 5372 and 5407 of article 4, chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of bounties,"" was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Allen, Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Heard, Hutt, Jacobs, Lloyd, Mabrey, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-26.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bland, Dobyns, Headlee, Heaston, McGrath, Mackay and Perkins-7.

SICK-Senator McMahan.

The title of the bill read and agreed to.

Senator Morrisson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which latter motion prevailed.

Substitute for House bills Nos. 2, 74, 77 and 84 was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Insurance.

By unanimous consent, Senator Morrisson introduced Senate bill No. 121, entitled "An act to amend section 7606, chapter 164 of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of the State treasury;'" which was read first time and 50 copies ordered printed.

Senator Mabrey introduced Senate bill No. 122, entitled "An act to admit A. R. Craften to the practice of medicine and surgery in this State;" which was read first time and 50 copies ordered printed.

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