was referred Senate bill No. 128, "An act to exempt certain territory from the operations of an act entitled 'An act for the protection of stock from disease,' approved February 26, 1867, and amendments thereto thereafter made," have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the Senate correctly enrolled, and have presented the same to the Governor for his signature.

H. BRANDLEY, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on enrolled bills, to whom was referred Senate. bill No. 64, "An act to establish a state board of education," haye had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the Senate correctly enrolled, and have presented the same to the Governor for his signature.

H. BRANDLEY, Chairman.

Mr. Murdock moved that the Senate do now resolve itself into committee of the whole for the consideration of bills on the calendar, which motion did not prevail.

Mr. Moonlight moved that the rules be suspended, and House bill No. 192 be considered engrossed and read the third time now, which motion prevailed, and House bill No. 192, "An act in relation to the state library and the duties of the librarian," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? 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, Johnson, Judd, Martindale, Matheny, McFarland, Morrill, Murdock, Price, Rogers, Schmidt, Simpson, St. John, Topping, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., Winter, and York.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Martin, McWirt, Moonlight, O'Neil, Palmer, Simons, and Walker.

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.

Mr. Murdock moved that the rules be suspended, and House bill No. 161 be considered engrossed and read the third time now, which motion did not prevail.

Mr. Butler moved that the Senate do now resolve itself into

committee of the whole for the consideration of local House bills on the calendar.

Mr. Price moved to amend by including House bills Nos. 61 and 145, which amendment prevailed.

Mr. Butler, by unanimous consent, withdrew his motion.

Mr. Matheny moved that the rules be suspended, and the report of the joint senatorial investigating committee be taken up for consideration now, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Matheny moved that the majority report be adopted, upon which the yeas and nays were demanded, and the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 15; nays, 8.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Edwards, Ely, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Matheny, McFarland, McWirt, Moonlight, Morrill, O'Neil, Palmer, Rogers, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Topping, Walker, and York.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Butler, Grimes, Murdock, Price, Schmidt, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and Winter.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Barker, Crichton, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, Morrill, O'Neil, Palmer, and Walker.

Mr. York was excused from voting.

A majority having voted in the affirmative the majority report was adopted.

Mr. Matheny moved that the majority report on investigation of the bribery of members of the Legislature be adopted.

Mr. J. C. Wilson moved as an amendment that the minority report be adopted, upon which the yeas and nays were demanded, and the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 8; nays, 16.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Barker, Crichton, Grimes, Murdock, Price, Schmidt, Wilson, J. C., and Winter.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Edwards, Ely, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Rogers, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Topping, and Wilson, V. P.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Butler, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, Morrill, O'Neil, Palmer, and Walker.

Mr. York was excused from voting.

A majority having voted in the negative, the amendment did not prevail.

The question being upon the adoption of the majority report, the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 15; nays, 9. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair,. Brandley, Edwards, Ely, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Rogers, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Topping.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Barker, Crichton, Grimes, Murdock, Schmidt, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, VP., and Winter.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Butler, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, Morrill, O'Neil, Palmer, and Walker. Mr. York was excused from voting.

A majority having voted in the affirmative the report of the majority was adopted.

Mr. Guerin, chairman of the special joint investigation committee, made the following supplementary report:

MR. PRESIDENT: The joint committee of investigation, to whom was referred with instructions to investigate charges of misconduct against George C. Crowther, the Secretary of the Senate, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to make the following report, and to be discharged from further consideration of the subject:

On the 19th day of February, 1873, the Senate concurred in and referred to this committee the following resolution: WHEREAS, It has been currently reported since the expose by Senator York in the joint convention, that other members of the Legislature have handed over to the Secretary of the Senate large sums of money, amounting to over six thousand dollars; and

WHEREAS, G. C. Crowther, the Secretary of the Senate, has reported that he was in possession of this money: therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives the Senate concurring therein:

That the joint committee appointed to investigate charges of corruption connected with the late senatorial election, be and is hereby instructed to inquire into these further alleged charges;

ascertain what disposition was made of the money by the Secretary of the Senate, and make report of the same.

I, A. R. Banks, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, do hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the resolution adopted February 10, 1873.

ALEX. R. BANKS,

Chief Clerk of House of Representatives.

Under the authority derived from this resolution the committee proceeded as soon as practicable to examine under oath such witnesses as had knowledge of the charges embraced in said resolution, and caused their testimony to be reduced to writing. The testimony is herewith submitted:

We find from the testimony that George C. Crowther, Secretary of the Senate, soon after the joint convention for the election of United States Senator in 1873, caused to be circulated certain slanderous reports against members of the Legislature, to the effect that he had received from different members the sum of $6,200, which had been paid them to influence their votes in the senatorial election.

We further find that these statements were utterly false, and that George C. Crowther did not receive from any member of the Legislature, or from any other person, any sum of money whatever that had been so paid members of this Legislature to influence their votes.

While we do not believe that those statements were made with any malicious design, it is certain they have gained wide circulation and credence, and have tended largely to bring this Legislature into public contempt and disgrace. We are therefore of the opinion that the said G. C. Crowther, Secretary of the Senate, is censurable.

WM. MARTINDALE, Of the committee on the part of the Senate.

C. F. HUTCHINGS,

Chairman of committee on part of House of Representatives.

E. J. NUGENT,

JAMES MCDERMOTT,

S. K. CROSS,

Of committee on part of the House of Representatives.

MINORITY REPORT.

Your committee on investigation, to whom was referred the foregoing resolution, directing them to investigate charges against Geo. C. Crowther, desire to submit the following report:

Your committee proceeded to examine witnesses, and have called before them several persons, whose testimony has been reduced to writing, and is herewith submitted. The absence of several members of the committee, and the pressing labors of the remainder in attending to their duties in the previously ordered investigations and as members of the Legislature, have rendered it impossible for them to give Mr. Crowther an opportunity to have his witnesses (of whom there were quite a number) examined. The committee are satisfied from the evidence adduced that no "conscience money" has been received by Mr. Crowther from any member of the Legislature or any other person what

ever.

It will be impossible for your committee to take any further evidence in the case for want of time, and we would therefore ask to be relieved from further consideration of this subject.

W. E. GUERIN, Chairman on part of Senate.

E. N. MORRILL.

Mr. Moonlight moved that the report be laid upon the table. Mr. Price moved a call of the Senate, which motion prevailed, and the roll was called.

The Sergeant-at-Arms was directed to bring in absentees.

During the absence of the Sergeant-at-Arms, several members having appeared at the bar of the Senate, Mr. Brandley moved that further proceedings under the call be dispensed with, which motion prevailed.

The question being upon the motion to lay upon the table, the yeas and nays were demanded, and the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 10; nays, 14.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Judd, McFarland, Moonlight, Schmidt, Wilson, J. C.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Ely, Guerin, Grimes, Johnson, Matheny, Murdock, Price, Rogers, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Topping, Wilson, V. P., and Winter.