criminal cases to Hazelton J. Skinner, clerk of circuit court of Harrison county." The title, as amended, was adopted. 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. On first reading of House bills, the following were read: Substitute for House bill No. 47, entitled "An act requiring the owners of hedges along the highways to have them cut down to the height of five feet after said hedges are five years old." House bill No. 345, entitled "An act to amend chapter 59, article 12 of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of practice in civil cases,' and to facilitate the final disposition of causes pending on appeal." House bill No. 369, entitled "An act to amend section four thousand nine hundred and fifty four (4954), chapter eighty-nine, article five of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, relating to cities, towns and villages." House bill No. 208, entitled "An act to enable all fund companies and manufacturing and business companies now doing business in this State that have partially perfected their incorporation under sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, chapter 68; also under sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, chapter 69, Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri for 1865, to perfect such incorporation, and to perfect such incorporation, and to secure to them the benefits of all rights acquired prior to such incorporation." Substitute for House bill No. 215, entitled "An act concerning amendment of articles of association of private corporations." Substitute for House bill No. 92, entitled "An act to amend chapter 147, section 6942 Revised Statutes of State of Missouri." House bill No. 376, entitled "An act authorizing the county courts of all counties in this State which are within the territorial jurisdiction of the St. Louis court of appeals, to furnish the courts of record of said counties with copies of the reports of the decisions of the court of appeals." House bill No. 333, entitled "An act to amend sections nine hundred and eighty-five (985) and nine hundred and eighty-six (986), ar- · ticle ten (10), chapter twenty-two (22) of the Revised Statutes, ‘Of costs in criminal cases.' 99 House bill No. 415, entitled "An act to amend section 3489, article 4 of chapter 59 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of the manner of commencing suits and the service of notices."" On second reading of House bills, the following were taken up, read second time and referred : House bill No. 414, entitled "An act in relation to benevolent and charitable associations and societies," to Committee on Insurance. Substitute for House bill No. 194, entitled "An act to amend section 862, article 4, chapter 21, Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1879, entitled 'Macadamized, graded and plank road companies,"" to Committee on Roads and Highways. Substitute for House bills Nos. 311 and 340, entitled "An act to amend section 6785, of article 4 of chapter 145 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, of 1879, entitled 'Settlement of collectors,' to Committee on Ways and Means. House bill No. 291, entitled "An act to amend section 7529, chapter 162, article 12, Revised Statutes, entitled of 'Township organization," relating to compensation of assessors," to Committee on Township Organization. House bill No. 421, entitled "An act to make trustees' and mortgagees' deeds evidence," to Committee on Judiciary. Substitute for House bill No. 285, entitled "An act to amend sections four thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven (4937) and four thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight (4938), article five (5), chapter eighty-nine (89), Revised Statutes, 'Of cities of the fourth class,"" to Committee on Banks and Corporations. House bill No. 402, entitled "An act to provide for the registration and payment of State warrants," to Committee on Ways and Means. House bill No. 400, entitled "An act to amend section four thousand one hundred and forty-five (4145), chapter seventy-seven (77), of the Revised Statutes, "Of asylums,"" to Committee on Insane Asylums. Substitute for House joint and concurrent resolution No. 254, fixing the day of adjournment of the Thirty-first General Assembly of Missouri, was taken up, read second time and referred to special committee consisting of Senators Cottey, DeArmond, Edwards of St. Charles, Lloyd and Byrns. House bill No. 187, entitled "An act to amend section 3894 of chapter 65 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of sheriffs and their deputies,"" was read third time and passed by the following vote : AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heaston, McGrath, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-19. NOES-Senators Allen, DeArmond, Dungan, Cottey, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan and Rogers-10. ABSENT-Senators Jacobs, Mabrey, Naylor and Perkins-4. Title of bill read and agreed to. Senator Edwards of Lafayette moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; the latter motion prevailed. House bill No. 206, entitled "An act relating to the shipment of live stock, grain and other articles of trade," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote: AYES-Senators Allen, Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McGrath, McMahan, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Rouse and Stephens-25. NO-Senator Rogers. ABSENT-Senators Cottey, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Jacobs, Mabrey, Pehle, Perkins and Walker-8. The title of the bill was agreed to. Senator Edwards of Lafayette moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which latter motion prevailed. Senator Rogers presented a petition from citizens of St. Louis requesting the publication of "Hunt's Minutes," which was referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senator Stephens introduced Senate bill 244, entitled "An act to amend section 3737, article 11, chapter 59, entitled 'Of changes of venue;'" which was read first time and ordered not printed. On motion of Senator Cottey, the Senate went into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering substitute for Senate bills Nos. 3, 4, 12, 15, 21, 32, 38, 54, 59, 79, 109, 127 and 131, entitled "An act to revise and amend chapter 145, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of the assessment and collection of the revenue."" Senator Hutt in the chair. The committee arose, and Senator Hutt submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred substitute for Senate bills Nos. 3, 4, 12, 15, 21, 32, 38, 54, 59, 79, 109, 127 and 131, entitled "An act to revise and amend chapter 145, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of the assessment and collection of the revenue," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. The bill was read and Senator Bryant offered the following amendment: Amend by adding the following section: "None of the provisions of this act shall be construed to apply to or affect the collection of the municipal revenue of any city, the collection of whose revenue is now wholly made under and by virtue of any special charter of such city heretofore granted by the legislature of this State." The amendmend was read first and second times and agreed to, and the bill, as amended, ordered engrossed. Senator Morrisson submitted the following report from the Commit tee on Ways and Means, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 236, entitled "An act to amend section 7631, article 1 of chapter 164, Revised Statutes, entitled Treasury department,'" beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass. Senate bill No. 236 was taken up and ordered engrossed. Senator Dungan submitted the following report from the Committee on County Boundaries, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on County Boundaries, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 215, entitled "An act to authorize owners of real estate situate along county lines to list such real estate with the assessor in the county in which the largest portion of such real estate may be situated," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Senate bill No. 215 was taken up and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Senator Edwards of Lafayette submitted the following report from the Committee on Claims, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Claims, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 178, entitled "An act for the relief of D. P. Dyer, and to appropriate money therefor," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and a majority of your committee recommend that it pass. Senate bill No. 178 was ordered engrossed. Senator Edwards of Lafayette submitted the following report from the Committee on Claims, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Claims, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 177, entitled "An act for the relief of Charles G. Com stock, and to appropriate money therefor," beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and a majority of your committee recommend that it do pass. Senate bill No. 177 was taken up and ordered engrossed. Senator Heaston submitted the following report from the Committee on Printing, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Printing, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 240, entitled "An act to amend section 3132, chapter 46, Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of laws,'" beg leave to report that they have considered the same, und recommend that it do pass. Senate bill No. 240 was taken up and ordered engrossed. On second reading of Senate bills, Senate bill No. 92, entitled, “An act to amend chapter 147, section 6942, Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri," was taken up with the substitute reported by the Committee and made the special order for next Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Senate bill No. 242, entitled "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act concerning the publication of judicial notices in cities having more than one hundred thousad inhabitants,'" was taken up, read second time and referred to the St. Louis delegation. Senate bill No. 243, entitled "An act to amend chapter 129,' Merchants licenses," was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Education. Substitute for Senate bill No. 11, entitled "An act to amend chapter 62 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of recorders of deeds,"" was taken up, and Senator Bryant offered the following amendment, which was agreed to: Amend by adding after the word "deputies," in lines 25 and 44, the following: "Provided, however, that in counties where said recorder keeps an office in more than one place, the said recorder shall turn over to the county treasurer all fees received by him in excess of the sum of four thousand dollars, after paying out of such fees and emoluments such amounts for the hire of deputies and assistants in his office as the county court may deem just and proper." The bill was ordered engrossed. Senator Byrns submitted the following report from the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, which was read: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 105, entitled "An act to regulate the retailing of intoxcating liquors by dealers in drugs and medicines, and to repeal chapter one hundred of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, |
