report on House bill No. 361? the roll was ca' lowing result: Yeas, 14; nays, 12.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative we Ely, Grimes, Judd, Moonlight, Price, R St. John, Topping, and York.

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Gentlemen voting in the negative Barker, Edwards, Guerin, McFarle Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., ar Gentlemen absent or not vo son, Martin, McWirt, Morri And so, a constitution affirmative, the report c Ordered that the S And the questior report on House lowing result: Gentlemer Barker, C

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Your committee on apportionment beg leave of the fact that the present session of the its close, and in the absence of so many of deem it unwise to submit a bill providing for

of the state into congressional districts; and also

for the action of the Senate the accompanying J. C. WILSON, Chairman.

committee on apportionment, through its chairman, offered Allowing resolution, which was adopted:

red, That it is the sense of the Senate that no proposition oking to an apportionment of the state into congressional dis

tricts

can

be fairly and deliberately considered so near the end of the session, and that this body desires to take no action whatin the matter at the present time.

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House amendments to Senate bill No. 90 were taken up for consideration, and the question being, Shall the senate concur? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 26; nays,

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Judd, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Rogers, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Topping, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and Winter.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Johnson, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, Morrill, Schmidt, Walker, and York. And so, a constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the amendments were concurred in.

that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

moved that the rules be suspended, and House 60, 327, 169, 57, 56, 141, 277, 394, 243, 284, and , be considered engrossed and ordered to a motion prevailed, and House bill No. 201, he restoration of lost records and proceedart of Washington county," was read the e question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll the following result: Yeas, 22; nays, 3.

en voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley,

Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Matheny, arland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, Palmer, Price, Rogers, schmidt, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Wilson, J. C., and York. Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Butler, Crichton, and Wilson, V. P.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, O'Neil, Topping, Walker, and Winter.

And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

House bill No. 160, "An act to change the boundary lines between Marion and Harvey counties," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 18; nays, 8.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Guerin, Judd, Martindale, Matheny, McFarland, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Price, Simons, Wilson, J. C., and Wilson, V. P.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Blair, Grimes, Johnson, Moonlight, Rogers, Schmidt, St. John, and Winter. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Martin, McWirt, Palmer, Simpson, Topping, Walker, and York.

And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

House bill No. 327, “An act to vacate certain streets and alleys in Manhattan City, Riley county," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 18; nays, 1.

amined Senate bill No. 34, "An act to authorize W. W. Jerome to build and maintain a mill dam across the Big Blue river," find the same correctly enrolled, and have presented the same to the Governor for his signature.

H. BRANDLEY, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on enrolled bills have examined Senate bill No. 140, "An act to vacate certain streets, alleys and public grounds," find the same correctly enrolled, and have presented the same to the Governor for his signature.

H. BRANDLEY, Chairman.

Mr. Wilson, chairman of the committee on apportionment, made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on apportionment beg leave to report that in view of the fact that the present session of the Legislature is so near its close, and in the absence of so many of its members, they deem it unwise to submit a bill providing for apportionment of the state into congressional districts; and also desire to submit for the action of the Senate the accompanying resolution.

J. C. WILSON, Chairman. The committee on apportionment, through its chairman, offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that no proposition looking to an apportionment of the state into congressional districts can be fairly and deliberately considered so near the end of the session, and that this body desires to take no action whatever in the matter at the present time.

House amendments to Senate bill No. 90 were taken up for consideration, and the question being, Shall the senate concur? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 26; nays, 0.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Judd, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Rogers, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Topping, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and Winter.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Johnson, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, Morrill, Schmidt, Walker, and York. And so, a constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the amendments were concurred in.

Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof. Mr. Schmidt moved that the rules be suspended, and House bills Nos. 201, 160, 327, 169, 57, 56, 141, 277, 394, 243, 284, and Senate bill No. 160, be considered engrossed and ordered to a third reading, which motion prevailed, and House bill No. 201, "An act to provide for the restoration of lost records and proceedings in the district court of Washington county," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 22; nays, 3.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Barker, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, Palmer, Price, Rogers, Schmidt, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Wilson, J. C., and York.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Butler, Crichton, and Wilson, V. P.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, O'Neil, Topping, Walker, and Winter.

And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

House bill No. 160, "An act to change the boundary lines between Marion and Harvey counties," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 18; nays, 8.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Guerin, Judd, Martindale, Matheny, McFarland, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Price, Simons, Wilson, J. C., and Wilson, V. P.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Blair, Grimes, Johnson, Moonlight, Rogers, Schmidt, St. John, and Winter. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Martin, McWirt, Palmer, Simpson, Topping, Walker, and York.

And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

House bill No. 327, "An act to vacate certain streets and alleys in Manhattan City, Riley county," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 18; nays, 1.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Guerin, Judd, Matheny, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Price, Rogers, Simons, Wilson, J. C., and Wilson, V. P.

Mr. Johnson voted in the negative.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Butler, Ely, Grimes, Martin, Martindale, McFarland, McWirt, Palmer, Schmidt, Simpson, St. John, Topping, Walker, Winter, and York.

And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to. Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

House bill No. 169, "An act to promote the improvement of real estate by exempting mortages and other securities from taxation," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? The roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 17; nays, 7.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Matheny, Moonlight, Morrill, Palmer, Price, Rogers, Schmidt, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and Winter.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Ely, Martindale, McFarland, Simons, Simpson, St. John, and Topping. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Butler, Grimes, Martin, McWirt, Murdock, O'Neil, Walker, and York.

And so, a constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

House bill No. 57, "An act to authorize the city of Independence to issue bonds of the city for the purpose of liquidating the indebtedness of the city," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 19; nays, 1.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Barker, Crichton, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Martindale, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Murdock, O'Neil,. Palmer, Simons, St. John, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and. York.

Mr. Ely voted in the negative.