"An act to amend section eleven hundred and fifty-eight, article four, chapter twenty-three, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of courts of record:" "An act to repeal section 1804 of article 15, chapter 24, of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, concerning Crimes and criminal procedure :" "An act in relation to the construction and maintenance of aprons or chutes, to facilitate the passage of fish over dams and other obstructions :" Very respectfully, THOS. T. CRITTENDEN. HON. R. A. CAMPBELL, President of the Senate. Senator Manring submitted the following reports from the Committee on Township Organization, which were read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Township Organization, to whom was referred substitute for House bill No. 229, entitled "An act to amend section 7453, chapter 162, article 4, Revised Statutes, relating to township election precints, judges of election and clerks of election," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and I am instructed by a majority of your committee to report the same back with the recommend that it do pass. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Township Organization, towhom was referred substitute for House bill No. 297, entitled "An act to amend section 7445, article 4, chapter 162, Revised Statutes, relating to method of holding township elections," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Township Organization, to whom was referred substitute for House bills Nos. 343, 416, 493, 505 527 and 437, "An act to amend section 7446, article 4, sections 7455 and 7457, article 5; section 7470, article 7; section 7485, article 9; sections 7490 and 7491, article 11; sections 7535 and 7538, article 13, all in chapter 162, Revised Statutes of Missouri, relating to township organization," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and I am instructed by a majority of your committee to report the same back with the recommendation that it do pass. Senator Hutt submitted the following reports from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, which were read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 240, entitled "An act to amend section 3132, chapter 24, Revised Statutes, entitled Of laws," beg leave to. report that they have compared the same and find it to be truly en grossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 211, "An act in relation to the sale and leasing of the real estate of persons of unsound mind, and the reinvestment and other disposition of the proceeds thereof," 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. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 150, entitled "An act to amend section eight hundred and six (806), article two (2), chapter twenty-one (21), Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of private corporations,'" 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. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 177, entitled "An act for the relief of Charles G. Comstock, and to appropriate money therefor," 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. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 175, entitled "An act to amend section 5441, chapter 98, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of dramshops,"" 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. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 148, entitled "An act providing for the payment of outstanding warrants issued for the drainage of swamp lands and to provide funds therefor," 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. Mr. President: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 178, entitled "An act for the relief of D. P. Dyer, and to appropriate money therefor," 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. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 217, entitled "An act to appropriate money for the payment of the services of James S. Rollins, as a member of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri," beg leave to report that they have com pared the same and find it to be truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 182, entitled "An act to amend section 7628, article 1, chapter 164, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of the State Treasury,'" 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. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 236, entitled "An act to amend section 7631, article 1, chapter 164, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Treasury department,'" 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. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 14, entitled "Joint and concurrent resolution urging Congress to provide for a survey and preparation of sectional and schedule maps of the swamp and overflowed lands in Southeast Missouri and Northeastern Arkansas," 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. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 17, instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress, to use all means in their representative capacity to secure the appropriation of $25,000 for the purpose of improving Grand river, and reclaiming the swamp lands lying along said river," 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 Byrns submitted the following report from the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 193, entitled "An act for the better regulation of dramshops," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. Senate bill No. 193 was taken up and ordered engrossed. Senator Heard submitted the following report from the Committee on Banks and Corporations, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banks and Corporations, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 237, entitled "An act relating to towns and cities exercising their municipal authority under special charters," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and submit the following substitute, and recommed that the substitute do pass. The substitute reported by the committee was taken up, read first and second times, agreed to and ordered engrossed. Senator Hutt 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. 192, entitled "An act to provide for the care and keeping of the State arms, accoutrements and military property, and to appropriate money therefor," 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. On second reading of Senate bills, the following were read and referred: Senate bill No. 249, entitled "An act to amend section 1150, article 4, chapter 23 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, entitled 'Of courts of record," " to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 250, entitled "An act to amend section 2837, article 2, chapter 49 of the Revised Statutes of the States Missouri, entitled 'Jurisdiction of justices of the peace,'" to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 251, entitled "An act to amend sections 5083, 5084 and 5089, article 7, chapter 91, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Commissioner of Permanent Seat of Government,'" to Committee on Ways and Means. On third reading of Senate bills, Senate bill No. 192, entitled "An act to provide for the care and keeping of the State arms, accoutrements and military property, and to appropriate money therefor," was taken up and laid over until next Tuesday. Senator McGrath granted leave of absence until Monday. Senate bill No. 236, entitled "An act to amend section 7631, article 1 of chapter 164 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri 'Treasury department,'" was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote : AYES-Senators Bradley, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, NOES-Senators Dungan, Lloyd, Manistre and Pehle-4. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4. The title of the bill was read and agreed to. Senator Morrisson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill prssed, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; the latter motion prevailed. Senate bill No. 182, entitled "An act to amend section 7628, article 1, chapter 164, Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of the State Treasury," was taken up, and Senator DeArmond moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered engrossed; which was agreld to. The bill was then recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 217, entitled "An act to appropriate money for the payment of the services of James S. Rollins as a member of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, De Armond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-27. ABSENT Senators Bradley and Bryant-2. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4. The emergency clause of the bill passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrison, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Stephens and Walker-24. -5. NOES-Senators DeArmond, Dobyns, Mabrey, Rogers and Rouse ABSENT-Senator Bryant. ABSENT WITH LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4. Senate bill No. 178, entitled "An act for the relief D. P. Dyer, and |