Senate Bill No. 44, To amend section 1 of chapter 35, General Statutes of 1868, relating to dram shops. Laid over by unanimous consent. Senate Bill No. 39, To amend an act entitled an act relating to the sale of property without appraisement, approved March 1, 1872. Laid over by unanimous consent. Mr. Blair moved that the Senate now resolve itself into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of bills upon the Calendar. Which motion prevailed. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. Mr. McFarland in the chair. After some time spent therein the Committee arose, and through their Chairman made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee of the Whole have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 11, An act entitled an act to repeal portion of section 601 of the Code of Civil Procedure, article 25, chapter 80, General Statutes of Kansas, And recommend that it be passed over. Senate Bill No. 38, An act to legalize the organization of the Junction City and Fort Kearney Railroad Company, And recommend that it be passed. Senate Bill No. 37, An act to amend an act regulating interest on money, And report progress and ask leave to sit again. N. C. MCFARLAND, Chairman. On motion, The report of the Committee of the Whole Senato was agreed to. By unanimous consent, Mr. Ely, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills, made the following report: Mr. President: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills have examined Senate Bill No. 44, An act to amend section 1, chapter 3, General Statutes, relating to dram-shops, And find the same correctly engrossed. A. F. ELY, Chairman. By unanimous consent, Mr. Wilson, Chairman of the Special Committee on Senate Bill No. 116, made the following report: Mr. President: Your Special Committee, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 116, An act to limit the time for the transfer of bonds of Atchison, Lawrence and Oskaloosa Railread, Have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed. J. C. WILSON, Mr. Murdock moved that the rules be suspended, and Which motion prevailed, and Senate Bill No. 44, An act to amend section 1 of chapter 35 of General Statutes, relating to dram-shops Was read the third time. And the question being: Shall the bill pass? The roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 4; nays, 14. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Edwards, McFarland, Simons and J. C. Wilson Messrs. Blair, Barker, Crichton, Grimes, Judd, Moonlight, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Schmidt, Simpson, Walker and Winter. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Ely, Guerin, Johnson, Martin, Martindale, Matheny, McWirt, Morrill, Price, Rogers, St. John, Topping, V. P. Wilson and York. And so a constitutional majority not having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, The bill was lost. On motion, The Senate adjourned. GEO. C. CROWTHER, Secretary. AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 o'clock P. M. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. President in the Chair. Roll called. The following gentlemen were present and answered to their names: Messrs. Blair, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Judd, Martindale, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Simons, Simpson, Topping, Walker, V. P. Wilson and Winter. Quroum present. Mr. Ely moved that the Senate resolve itself into Committee of the Whole upon bills on the Calendar. Which motion prevailed. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. Mr. Murdock in the chair. After some time spent therein the Committee arose, and through their Chairman made the following report: Mr. President: Your Committee have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 37, An act to regulate the interest on money, And recommend that it be passed. Senate Bill No. 17, An act with reference to cities of the first class, And reccommend that it be rejeted. M. M. MURDOCK, Chairman. On motion, The report of the Committee of the Whole Senate was agreed to. By unanimous consent, Mr. Ely, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bille, made the following report: Mr. President: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills have examined Senate Bill No. 38, An act to legalize the organization of the Junction City and Fort Kearney Railway Company, And find the same correctly engrossed. A. F. ELY, Chairman. The Sergeant-at-Arms was directed to procure from the clerk of the Judiciary Committee. Senate Bill No. 35, An act to amend sections 601 and 608 of chapter 80 of the General Statutes of Kansas. Mr. Winter, Chairman of the Special Committee on House Bill No. 167, by unanimous consent, made the following report: Mr. President: Your Special Committee, to whom was referred House Bill No. 167, An act to authorize and empower cities of the first class to purchase and acquire real estate, |