The bill was so read, and, no objections being made, the presiding officer, in the presence of the Senate, in open session, signed said bill, no other business being entertained.

The President announced that all other besiness would be suspended, and directed substitute for House bills Nos. 279 and 330, entitled "An act to amend section 7514, article 11 of chapter 162 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, relating to roads and highways under township organization," to be read at length.

The bill was so read, and no objections being made, the presiding officer, in the presence of the Senate, in open session, signed said bill, no other business being entertained.

Senator Dungan submitted the following report from the Committee on Judiciary, which was read:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 462, entitled "An act to amend section 2865 of article 3 of chapter 44 of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of justices courts,"" 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 not pass.

The president announced that all other business would be suspended and directed the secretary to read at length Senate bill No. 180, entitled "An act to amend section twenty-six hundred and eighty-nine (2689), chapter thirty-nine (39) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of homesteads," and that unless objections be made, he would sign the same to the end that it may become a law.

No objection being made, said bill was 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 immediately sent to the House of Representatives, for the signature of the Speaker.

Senate bill No. 180, having been signed by the President of the Senate, was immediately sent to to the Governor for his approval.

House bill No. 462 was taken up and indefinitely postponed.

Senator Edwards of St. Charles submitted the following report from the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, which was read:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, to whom was referred substitute for House bill No. 232, entitled "An act creating and regulating the office of Marshal of criminal courts in all cities in this State having a population of over one hundred thousand inhabitants," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and the majority recommend that it do not pass.

The bill so reported being substitute for House bill No. 232, was taken up and indefinitely postponed.

Senator Heard submitted the following reports from the Committee on Banks and Corporations, which were read:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banks and Corporations, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 128, entitled "An act to authorize and empower all cities containing one hundred thousand inhabitants or more to establish, maintain, regulate and control a system and a force of police, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts repugnant to and inconsistent with this act," beg to be discharged from further considering the same.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banks and Corporations, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 99, entitled "An act in relation to special taxes, providing for the recovery of special taxes paid under assessments made by authority of void laws or ordinances, and giving cities of over one hundred thousand inhabitants authority to assess and collect a tax to meet any deficiency caused by this act," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banks and Corporations, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 181, entitled "An act to amend section 912, chapter 21 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 'Of private corporations,"" beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass.

The bills so reported being Senate bills Nos. 128, 99 and 181, were taken up and indefinitely postponed.

Senetor DeArmond submitted the following report from the Committee on Judiciary, which was read:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred substitute for House bill No. 60, entitled "An act to amend sections (591) five hundred and ninety-one and (592) five hundred and and ninty-two, article one (1), chapter thirteen (13) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of official bonds," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass with the accompanying amendment.

Substitute for House bill No. 60, entitled "An act to repeal sections 591 and 592 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of official bonds,' and insert in lieu thereof a new section in relation thereto," was taken up and the following amendment reported by the committee was adopted:

Amend by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. Section five hundred and

ninety-one of the Revised Statutes of Missouri is hereby amended by inserting the word "and" between "kind" and "location" in the sixth line of said section, and by striking out the words "and aggregate value of his property with the amount and character of incumbrances thereon, the extent of his liabilities, if any, whether or not he is the head of a family" in the sixth, seventh and eighth lines of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "of his property, and that he is worth a certain sum, therein to be stated, over and above all liabilities and exemptions," so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

Section 591. No official bond, in a penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars or more, shall be approved until after the sureties therein shall subscribe and swear to a statement to be duly attested and endorsed on or attached to the bond, setting forth, in full, the name, place of residence and occupation of each surety, the kind and location of his property, and that he is worth a certain sum, therein to be stated, over and above all liabilities and exemptions, and such other particulars as may be required by the officer or court whose approval of such bond is sought or required.

The bill was then read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Allen, Bryant, Bland, Cabell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Hutt, McGrath, Mabrey, Mackay, Morrisson, Naylor, Rogers and Rouse-19.

NO-Senator Stephens.

ABSENT-Senators Byrns, Gottschalk, Lloyd, Manistre and Walk

er-5.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bradley, Caldwell, Headlee, Heaston, Jacobs, McMahan, Manring, Pehle and Perkins-9.

The title of the bill was read, and,

Senator DeArmond offered the following amendment, which was agreed to:

Amend the title by striking out "and (592) five hundred and ninety-two."

The title, as amended, was 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 President announced that all other business would be suspended, and directed the Secretary to read at length, House joint and concurrent resolution No. 29, entitled "Joint and concurrent resolu

tion extending to the people of Ireland the sympathy of the people of Missouri."

The bill was read at length, no other business intervening, and no objections being made, the President in the presence of the Senate in open session, signed said bill.

Substitute for Senate bill No. 92, entitled "An act to enable insurance companies other than life to surrender their special charters and accept in lieu thereof the provisions of the General Insurance Statutes," was taken up, and the following House amendment :

Amend section 9 of Senate bill No. 92 by adding thereto the following proviso: Providvd, however, that any insurance company may be organized under the provisions of this act "—

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 Bryant, Bland, Cabell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of St. Charles, Headlee, Heard, Hutt, McGrath, Mabrey, Mackay, Morrisson, Naylor, Rogers, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-20.

NO-Senator Allen.

ABSENT Senators Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Lloyd, Manistre and Pehle-5.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Caldwell, Heaston, Jacobs, McMahan, Manring and Perkins-8.

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.

The following message was received from his excellency, the Governor, through Mr. Farr, his Private Secretary:

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,

JEFFERSON CITY, MOTIVch 26, 1881. } SIR: I return to the Senate with my approval endorsed thereon, bills of the following titles:

"An act to appropriate money for the redemption of Union Military bonds, held for redemption by Donaldson & Faley 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."

"An act to appropriate money to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the support of the State government for the years 1881 and 1882."

"An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act to provide for the exercise of the right of voting by persons who have failed to register."

"An act concerning the liability of cities, towns and persons for damages to persons or property caused by riots."

"An act to provide for the medical treatment of insane criminals and to appropriate money therefor."

"An act to relieve the Supreme Court from the necessity of preparing written opinions in certain cases."

Very respectfully,

THOS. T. CRITTENDEN.

HON. R. A. CAMPBELL, President of the Senate.

Senator Bryant submitted the following report from Committee on Senatorial and Representative Apportionment, which was read:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Senatorial and Representative apportionment, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 253, entitled "An act to apportion representatives and to divide the State into senatorial districts," beg leave to report that they have considered the same and recommend that it do not pass.

Senate bill No. 253 was taken up, and indefinitely postponed.

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, and the following House amendment was read:

Amend section 1 by striking out all words after the word "county," in line twenty-one (21), of printed bill, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following, to-wit: "And said corporation shall also be liable for all damages which any person may hereafter sustain at such crossing when such bell shall not be rung or such whistle sounded as required by this section: Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall preclude the corporation sued from showing that the failure to ring such bell or sound such whistle was not the cause of such injury." The amendment was concurred in by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Allen, Bland, Cabell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Hutt, McGrath, Mabrey, Mackay, Morrisson, Pehle, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-19.

NO-Senator Rogers.

ABSENT-Senators Bryant, Gottschalk, Lloyd and Naylor-4.

ABSENT ON LEAVE-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Caldwell, Headlee, Heaston, Jacobs, McMahan, Manistre, Manring and Perkins-10.

Senator Rouse 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.