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. 246, entitled "An act to relieve the supreme court from the necessity of preparing written opinions in certain cases," 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. 173, entitled "An act in relation to bonds. of ex officio collectors," 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 Cottey submitted the following report from the Committee on Ways and Means, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 182, entitled "An act to amend section 7628, article 1, chapter 164, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 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. Senate bill No. 182 was taken up and the following amendment, reported by the Committee, was agreed to: Amend by striking out all after the words "Section 1" in the first line of the bill down to the words "Section 7628," in the eighth line of the bill, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section seven thousand six hundred and twenty-eight be and is hereby amended by inserting between the words "coupons" and "paid," in the eighth line of said section, the following: "And bonds and interest thereon ;" and by striking out the words "one-tenth of one per cent." where they occur in the ninth and tenth lines of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "One-fourth of one per cent. on all coupons, and one-eighth of one per cent. on all bonds and interest thereon," so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: The bill, as amended, was ordered engrossed. Senate bill No. 62, entitled "An act to amend section twenty-seven hundred and thirty-two, chapter forty-two, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of judgments"" 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-27. ABSENT-Senators Manistre, Pehle 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 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. 30, entitled "An act authorizing the establishing, widening and improving public roads, avenues and boulevards," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers and Stephens-24. NOES-Senators DeArmond and Rouse-2. ABSENT Senators Manistre, Manring, Pehle and Walker-4. Absent on LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4. The title of the bill was read and agreed to. Senator Bryant 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. 231, entitled "An act for the relief of George W. Arnold and George W. Fricke, and 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, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, and Stephens -26. ABSENT-Senators Bryant, Manistre, Pehle and Walker-4. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators 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 passed, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; the latter motion prevailed. Senate bill No. 173, entitled "An act in relation to bonds of ex officio collectors," 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, Gottscholk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, Mabrey, Mackay, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers and Stephens-24. ABSENT-Senators McMahan, Manistre, Manring, Pehle, Rouse and Walker-6. 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. Senate bill No. 246, entitled "An act to relieve the Supreme Court from the necessity of preparing written opinions in certain cases," 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 and Stephens-26. NO-Senator Rouse. ABSENT Senators Manistre, Pehle and Walker-3. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4. The emergency clause was then 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, Mackey, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse and Stephens-28. ABSENT-Senators Pehle and Walker-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 DeArmond 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 following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Hawley, Chief Clerk : MR. PRESIDENT: I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has taken up and passed House bill No. 317, entitled "An act to amend section 2121, Revised Statutes, chapter 25, entitled 'Of damages and contributions in actions of tort,' and to add three new sections to said chapter;" Also, House bill No. 540, entitled "An act to amend section 6482, chapter 137, revised Statutes, entitled 'Of peddlers and their license;" Also, House bill No. 273, entitled "An act to repeal an act entitled 'an act concerning street railroads in the city of St. Louis,' approved January 16, 1860;" Also, substitute for House bill No. 295 entitled "An act to amend sections 7031, 7032 and 7033, chapter 150, article 1, Revised Statutes, Of schools;" Also, substitute for House bill No. 267, entitled "An act providing for the election of superintendent of the insurance department." In which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested. 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. 73, entitled "An act to appropriate money for the redemption of Union military bonds held for redemption by Donaldson and Fraley of St. Louis, Missouri; Daniel Baldridge, of Sullivan county; J. C. Lindley, of Dade county; Abe S. Scott, of Boone county, and C. E. Ilgenfritz, of Pettis county, Missouri," 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. Senate bill No. 73 was taken up and laid over informally. Senate joint and concnrrent resolution No. 16, entitled "Concurrent resolution submitting to the qualified voters of the State of Missouri an amendment to the Constitution thereof, concerning the judicial department," was taken up, and the following House amendment offered: Amend section 3 in line 2, by inserting after the word "appeals," the words "and the election for judges thereof." The same having been printed for the use of the Senate, was read first and second times and concurred in by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahon, Mabrey, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse and Stephens-26. ABSENT-Senator Gottschalk, Mackey, Pehle and Walker-4. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4. Senate bill No. 96, entitled "An act to appropriate money for the payment of the National Bank of Commerce of the city of New York, fiscal agent of the State, for the payment of bonds of the State, and interest coupons as they fell due, from the year 1872 to December 31, 1880," was taken up, and the following amendment-Amend section 1 of Senate bill No. 96 by striking out the words "revenue fund," in second line, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "State interest fund," the same having been printed for the information of the Senate-was read first and second times and concurred in 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, Morrison, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse and Stephens-28. ABSENT-Senators Pehle and Walker-2. ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Allen, Edwards of St. Charles, Jacobs and McGrath-4. Senator Cottey moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was concurred in, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; the latter motion prevailed. Senator Heard submitted the following reports from the Committee on Banks ank Corporations, which were read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banks and Corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 208, entitled "An act relating to fund, manufacturing and business companies," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banks and Corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 451, entitled "An act conferring upon and defining the rights of companies formed for the purpose of supplying cities and towns with pure water," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. ally. House bills Nos. 208 and 451 were taken up and laid over inform On motion of Senator Manring, the Senate adjourned. |