McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, ABSENT-Senators Dungan, Jacobs and McGrath-3. 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 roconsider on the table; the latter motion prevailed. Senate bill No. 193 was taken up and laid over informally. On motion of Senator Bradley, the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. SIXTIETH DAY-FRIDAY, March 18. MORNING SESSION. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. A quorum present. Prayer by the Chaplain. The journal of yesterday read and approved. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Purdom, one of the clerks of the House: MR. PRESIDENT: I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that there has been introduced into and passed the House, House bill No. 153, entitled "An act in relation to the removal of school house sites:" Also, House bill No. 173, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of wages of labor in the lawful money of the United States:" Also, substitute for House bill No. 242 entitled "An act to amend section 1566 of article 8 of the Revised Statutes, relating to offenses against public morals and decency, or the public police and miscellaneous offenses:" Also, House bill No. 598, entitled "An act to amend section 930, article 8, chapter 21 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1879, entitled 'Manufacturing and business corporations:"" And that the House has also taken up and passed substitute for Senate bills Nos. 80, 86 and 88, entitled "An act to secure the adjustment and settlement of claims of the State of Missouri against the United States for enrolling, equipping and subsisting the militia forces thereof in suppressing the rebellion, and also claims of this State for five per cent. of Government lands disposed of by the United States which have not heretofore been adjusted:" And that the House has passed a concurrent resolution, herewith submitted, fixing the day of adjournmeut of the Thirty-first General Assembly: In which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested. Senator Headlee submitted the following report from the Committee on Mining and Manufactures, which was read and adopted: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Mining and Manufactures, who were authorized and instructed by a resolution of the Senate to visit and examine the mining and manufacturing localities of the State, beg leave to report that they have performed the duty assigned them, and submit the accompanying report, with the recommendation that five thousand (5,000) copies thereof be ordered printed, one thousand (1,000) for the appendix and four thousand (4,000) for the use of the Senate. Senator Manring submitted the following report from the Committee on Township Organization, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Township Organization, to whom was referred House bill No. 239, entitled "An act making county treasurers ex officio collectors in counties having adopted township organization, and defining his duties," beg leave to report that they have considered the same and recommend that it do pass. Senator Cottey called up substitute for House bill No. 186, and the Chair decided that the point of order made by Senator Cottey on Wednesday was well taken and that the amendment offered by Senator Mackay, which was pending, was out of order. On motion of Senator Cottey, the Senate resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of substitute for House bill No. 186. Senator Hutt in the chair. The committee rose and the President called the Senate to order. Senator Hutt submitted the following report from the Committee of the Whole, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred substitute for House bill No. 186, entitled "An act to appropriate money for the support of the State government for the years 1881 and 1882," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass with the amendments heretofore adopted. Substitute for House bill No. 186 was taken up, and Senator DeArmond offered the following amendment: Amend section 6 by striking out the following in the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, twentynintn and thirtieth lines, printed bill, to wit: "for the support of the indigent insane in the insane asylum of the city of St. Louis, and belonging to the State outside of the city of St. Louis, thirty thousand ($30,000), which sum shall be paid upon the requisition of the treasurer, indorsed by the mayor of the city of St. Louis, in semi-annual installments of seven thousand five hundred dollars (7,500) each;" which was read first and second times, and the ayes and noes being demanded, was lost by the following vote: AYES-Senators Bradley, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, Mabrey, Manring and Rouse-11. NOES-Senators Allen, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Cottey, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Jacobs, McMahan, Mackay, Manistre, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-21. ABSENT-Senators Caldwell and McGrath-2. The bill was then read the third time and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Allen, Bradley, Bryant, Byrns,. Bland, Cabell, Cottey, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Jacobs, McMahan, Mackay, Manistre, Morrisson, Naylor, Pehle, Perkins, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-24. NOES-Senators DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Hutt, Lloyd, Mabrey, Manring and Rouse-8. ABSENT-Senators Caldwell and McGrath-2. The title of the bill was read and agreed to. Senator Cottey 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 Governor, through his Private Secretary, Mr. F. C. Farr: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, CITY OF JEFFERSON, SIR: I return to the Senate, with my approval endorsed thereon bills of the following titles: "An act to amend section three thousand and forty-six, article nine, chapter forty-four, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of justices courts:"" "An act relating to the distribution of books published by authority of the State of Missouri:" "An act to amend section 295, article 14, chapter 1, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, relating to appeals in administration :" "An act to amend sections 841 and 846, of article 3, chapter 21, of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, of 1879, entitled "Railroad classification-charges-commissioners :" And a joint and concurrent resolution of the following title: "Joint and concurrent resolution authorizing and directing the Secretary of State to deliver to the librarian of the State University eight copies of the Revised Statutes of Missouri." Very respectfully, THOS. T. CRITTENDEN. HON. R. A. CAMPBELL, President of the Senate. The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Hanney, assistant chief clerk : MR. PRESIDENT: I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has taken up and passed Senate bill No. 157, entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of stenographic reporters in courts exercising criminal jurisdiction in cases of felony in cities having a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants :" And there has been introduced into and passed the House, House bill No. 636, entitled "An act to amend section 4932, chapter 89, article 5, of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, relating to cities, towns and villages:" P. M. In which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested. On motion of Senator Bradley, the Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock AFTERNOON SESSION. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The President in the chair. A quorum present. Senator Bradley submitted the following reports from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, which were read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 116, entitled "An act to authorize counties having a past indebtedness for the building of court houses and jails, to refund the same at a lower rate of interest." MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 18, entitled "An act for the relief of Louis C. Lohman, and to appropriate money therefor." MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 100, entitled “An act to amend section 4200, chapter 80, Revised Statutes, 'Of billiard and other tables." MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 168, entitled "An act to amend section 7469, article 7, chapter 162, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of township trustees and their duties." MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 28, entitled "An act to discourage the keeping of useless and sheep killing dogs, and to provide indemnity for damages done by same." MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 91, entitled "An act to amend sections 7169 and 7171, chapter 150, article 3 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1879, entitled 'Normal Schools."" MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 189, entitled "An act to amend section 7433, article 1, chapter 162 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1879, entitled 'Township elections." MR. PRESIDENT: Your Commitlee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 83, entitled “An act to appropriate money to pay Mrs. Kate C. Mitchell of Jefferson county for certain outstanding Union Military Bonds, and to provide for the cancellation of the same." MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and find truly enrolled Senate bill No. 132, entitled "An act to amend Section 3729 of article 11 of chapter 59 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of changes of venue."" The President announced that all other business would be suspended, and directed the Secretary to read at length Senate bill No. |