to appropriate money therefor," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, 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-29.

ABSENT-Senator Bryant.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

Title of the bill was read and agreed to.

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

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

AYES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-26. NOES-Senators DeArmond and Rouse-2.

ABSENT-Senator Bryant.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The title of the bill was agreed to.

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

Senate bill No. 175, entitled "An act to amend section 5441, chapter 98, Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, entitled 'Of dramshops," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote :

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse and Stephens-24. NOES-Senators Manistre and Pehle-2.

ABSENT-Senator Walker.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs McGrath-4.

Title of bill read and agreed to.

Senator Stephens 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. 150, entitled "An act to amend section eight hundred and six (806), article two (2), chapter twenty-one (21) of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of private corporations,"" was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heaston, Hutt, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle, Perkins, Rouse and Stephens-24.

NOES-Senators Bradley, Heard and Rogers-3.

ABSENT-Senators Bryant, Lloyd, Naylor and Walker-1.

Absent on LeaVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

Senate bill No. 177, entitled "An act for the relief of Charles G. Comstock, and to appropriate money therefor," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse and Stephens-27.

ABSENT Senators Byrns, Naylor and Walker-3.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

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

Senate bill No. 211, entitled "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," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, 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-29.

ABSENT-Senator Bradley.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

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

Serate bill No. 240, entitled "An act to amend section 3132, chapter 46, Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of laws,"" was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-28.

ABSENT Senators Bradley and Heard-2.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

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

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

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, 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-29.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The title was 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; the latter motion prevailed.

Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 17, entitled "Joint and concurrent resolution, 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 improv

ing Grand river and reclaiming the swamp lands lying along said river," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manıstre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-29.

ABSENT-Senator Bryant.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

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

The President announced that all other business would be suspended, and directed the Secretary to read at length substitute for House bill No. 215, entitled "An act concerning amendment of articles of association of private corporations," and House bill No. 400, entitled "An act to amend section four thousand one hundred and forty-five (4145), chapter seventy-seven (77), Revised Statutes,' Of asylums," " and stated that, unless objections be made, he would sign said bills, to the end that each may become a law.

No objections being made, the bills were read at length by the Secretary, and, the presiding officer, in the presence of the Senate, in open session, no other business intervening, affixed his signature thereto, said bill was also signed by the Secretary.

On first reading of House bills, the following were read:

Substitute for House bill No. 313, entitled "An act to amend section three thousand and ninety-eight (3098) of chapter forty-five (45), of the Revised Statutes, concerning Landlords and tenants:""

House bill No. 341, entitled "An act fixing the number of directors of public school boards and prescribing the qualifications of electors therefor:"

Substitute for House bill No. 412, entitled "An act to amend section 1145, article 4, chapter 23, of the Revised Statutes of 1879, entitled' Of courts of record :'

Substitute for House bill No. 439, entitled "An act to amend section six thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight (6988), of chapter one hundred and forty-eight (148) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, ‘Of salaries.""

Substitute for House joint and concurrent resolution No. 33, en

titled "House joint and concurrent resolution No. 33, submitting an amendment to section 11, article 10 of the Constitution, relating to taxation, to the qualified voters of the State of Missouri, to be voted on at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in the year 1882," was taken up and read first time.

On third reading of House bills, substitute for House bills Nos. 343, 416, 493, 505, 527 and 436, entitled "An act to amend section 7446, article 4; sections 7455, 7457, article 5; section 7470, article 7; section. 7485, article 9; sections 7490 and 7491, article 11; section 7535 and section 7538, article 13, all in chapter 162 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, relating to township organization," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Edwards of Lafayette, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, McMahan, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Pehle, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-20.

NOES-Senators DeArmond, Dungan, Gottschalk, Hutt and

Lloyd-5.

-5.

ABSENT-Senators Dobyns, Mabrey, Morrison, Naylor and Perkins

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The emergency clause of said bill was passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-28.

NO-Senator Dobyns.

ABSENT-Senator DeArmond.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4.

The title of the bill read and agreed to.

Senator Caldwell moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

Substitute for House bill No. 229, entitled "An act to amend section 7453, chapter 162, article 4, Revised Statutes, relating to township election precincts, judges of election and clerks of election," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote: