passed, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; the latter motion prevailed.

Senate bill No. 230, entitled "An act to amend section 6938, chapter 147, Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of roads and highways,'" 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, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Hutt, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker―30.

ABSENT-Senator Heard.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen.
SICK-Senators Heaston and Jacobs-2.
The title of the bill was agreed to.

Senator Dobyns 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. 232, entitled "An act for the relief of Edward Price, and to appropriate money therefor," 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, Hutt, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-28.

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ABSENT-Senators Bradley, Edwards of St. Charles and Perkins

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen.

SICK-Senators Heaston and Jacobs-2.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

Senator Hutt 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. 237, entitled "An act to provide for publication of ordinances of incorporated towns and cities," was taken up, read third time and passed bp the following vote:

AYES Senators Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay,

Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-28.

NO-Senator Rogers.

ABSENT-Senators Bradley and Edwards of St. Charles-2.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen.

SICK-Senators Heaston and Jacobs-2.

The emergency clause was then passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-30.

ABSENT-Senator Bradley.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen.

SICK Senators Heaston and Jacobs-2.

The 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.

Senate bill No. 247, entitled "An act to provide for the indexing of the minutes of judges of courts of record in certain cases," 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, Hutt, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-29.

ABSENT-Senators Bradley and Edwards of St. Charles-2.
ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen.

SICK-Senator Heaston and Jacobs-2.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

Senator Heard 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. 169, entitled "An act to amend section 790, chapter 21, article 2 of the Revised Statutes of the Missouri, entitled 'Railroad companies,'" was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote :

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Dungan, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Heard, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Manistre, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-21.

NOES-Senators DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, Headlee, Hutt, Lloyd, Mackey, Manring, Pehle and Rouse-10.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen.

SICK-Senators Heaston and Jacobs-2.

The question recurring on the emergency clause of said bill the same was passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-29.

NOES-Senators DeArmond and Dobyns-2.
ABSENT-Senator Allen.

SICK-Senators Heaston and Jacobs-2.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

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

Senator Morrisson called up Senate bill No. 67, entitled "An act to Revise and amend chapter 150 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, ‘Of schools,"" which was read third time and failed to pass by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bryant, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Lloyd, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle, Rogers and Walker-16.

NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Hutt, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Naylor, Perkins, Rouse and Stephens-15.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen.

SICK-Senators Heaston and Jacobs-2.

Senator DeArmond called up Senate bill No. 73, entitled "An act to appropriate money for the redemption of Union Military bonds, held for the redemption by Donaldson & 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," which was read third time and passed by the folowing vote:

AYES-Senators Bland, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, McGrath, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-23.

NOES-Senators Dungan, Lloyd and Rouse-3.

ABSENT-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Caldwell and Cabell-5.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senator Allen.

SICK-Senators Heaston and Jacobs-2.

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; which latter motion prevailed.

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

House concurrent resolution No. 25, entitled "Concurrent resolution authorizing the Adjutant-General of the State of Missouri to withcertain original vouchers from the State Auditor's office, and file them in the treasury department of the United States, and to withdraw the certified copies on file there."

House bill No. 132, entitled "An act to amend section 5632 of the Revised Statutes, relating to fees."

House bill No. 239, entitled "An act entitled an act making county treasurers ex-officio collectors in counties having adopted township organization, and defining his duties."

House bill No. 427, entitled "An act to provide for working and repairing public roads in counties having an assessed valuation of fifteen million dollars or more, and more than one hundred and fifty miles of macadamized and graveled roads."

House bill No. 78, entitled "An act to amend chapter 21, article 2, section 781 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1879, entitled 'Railroad companies."

Substitute for House bill No. 282, entitled "An act to provide for the public printing and to elect public printer."

House bill No. 428, entitlen "An act for the relief Sewall W. Smith and James R. Jones."

House bill No. 486, entitled "An act to amend section one thousand nine hundred and four (1904), article eighteen (18), chapter twenty-four (24) of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, entitled 'Of crimes and criminal procedure.'"

House bill No. 459, entitled "An act entitled an act to regulate the sale of medicines and poisons by druggists and pharmacists."

House bill No. 590, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of Fees in the St. Louis court of criminal correction."

On second reading of House bills, the following were taken up, read and referred:

House bill No. 79, entitled "An act entitled an act to provide for the giving of bond by ex officio collector of county revenue," to Committee on Ways and Means.

House bill No. 362, entitled "An act to amend section 513, Revised Statutes of 1879, relating to prosecuting and circuit attorneys," to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

Substitute for House bill No. 267, entitled "An act providing for the election of superintendent of the insurance department," to Com mittee on Insurance.

Substitute for 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," to Committee on Internal Improvements.

Substitute for House bill No. 295, entitled "An act to amend sections seven thousand and thirty-one, seven thousand and thirty-two and seven thousand and thirty-three (7031, 7032 and 7033) of chapter one hundred and fifty (150), article one (1) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of schools,"" to Committee on Education.

House bill No. 317, entitled "An act to amend section two thousand, one hundred and twenty-one of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1879, chapter 25, entitled 'Of damages and contributions in actions of tort,' and to add three new sections to said chapter," to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

House bill No. 470, entitled "An act to amend section one hundred and sixty-nine (169), article eight (8), chapter one (1), Revised Statutes, so as to make the deed for land sold on petition of an executor, administrator, creditor or other person interested in the estate, to pay debts of the estate, evidence," to Committee on Judiciary.

House bill No. 471, entitled "An act to amend sections four thousand nine hundred and fifty-two (4952), four thousand nine hundred and fifty-three (4953), and four thousand and nine hundred and fiftyfive (4955), chapter eighty-nine (89), article five, Revised Statutes, relating to cities, towns and villages," to Committee on Banks and Corporations.

House bill No. 515, entitled "An act entitled an act to authorize towns, cities and villages to purchase, receive and hold real estate for the burial of the dead," to Committee on Banks and Corporations.

House bill No. 540, entitled "An act to amend section 6482, chapter 137, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of peddlers and their license,' to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

House bill No. 727, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act creating a board of police commissioners, and authorizing the appointment of a permanent police force for the city of Kansas,' approved March 27, 1874, so as to enable the city council, on the recommendation of the board of police commissioners, to increase the number of men on the present police force," to Committee on Banks and Corporations.