Messrs. Garfield, Hinman, Howe and Van Wyck—4. Mr. Hinman was excused until Monday at 2 o'clock. To reconsider the vote by which the secretary of state was requested to furnish ten daily papers for the use of each senator, For the purpose of offering an amendment, Which was agreed to. Mr. Pepoon offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption : Resolved, That the resolution allowing ten papers to each member of the senate, daily, be laid on the table. Mr. Calkins arose to a point of order, to wit: That the vote was reconsidered for a special purpose. The president decided the point of order not well taken. That the motion to lay on the table was not debatable. The president decided the point of order well taken. The question being upon the adoption of the resolution offered by Mr. Pepoon, The yeas and nays were demanded: Those voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Aten, Baird, Brown, Carns, Crawford, Dawes, Pepoon, Powers and Van Wyck-9. Those voting in the negative were: Messrs. Blanchard, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Chapman, Colby, Ferguson, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, North, Thummel and Walton-18. Absent or not voting:· Messrs. Ambrose, Covell and Hinman-3. A majority of the senators not voting in the affirmative, Mr. Calkins offered the following resolution as a substitute, and moved its adoption. Resolved, That the secretary of state be and he is hereby instructed to furnish the president, secretary and each member of the senate sixty copies per week of daily or weekly papers published in this state, to be selected by the person entitled thereto. The yeas and nays being demanded, Those voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Aten, Baird, Bryant, Calkins, Garfield, Hayes, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, Thummel, Walton and Wilcox-13. Those voting in the negative were: Messrs. Ambrose, Blanchard, Brown, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Crawford, Dawes, Gilham, North, Pepoon, Powers and Van Wyck -13. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Covell, Ferguson, Hinman and Birkhauser-4. Thirteen senators having voted in the affirmative, and thirteen in the negative, and it being a tie vote, The president voted in the affirmative, and declared The resolution adopted. Mr. Ambrose moved That the senate resolve itself into a committee of the whole house, to take under consideration the governor's message, Which was agreed to. Thereupon, the senate resolved itself into a committee of the whole house, with Mr. Ambrose in the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee of the whole house arose, and by its chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. Mr. Calkins moved That five hundred copies of the governor's message be ordered printed for the use of the senate. Mr. Van Wyck offered, As a substitute, the following resolution, and moved its adoption : Resolved, That the secretary of state, be, and he is hereby authorized to procure the printing of fifteen hundred copies of the governor's message, for the use of the senate, of which 750 copies are to be printed in English, 250 copies in Scandinavian, 250 copies in German, 250 in Bohemian. Mr. Ambrose moved, That the resolution be referred to the standing committee on printing, Which was agreed to. Mr. Ambrose moved, That the governor's message be referred to a select committee of five for distribution of the several subjects therein to standing committees, Which was not agreed to. By unanimous consent, Mr. Crawford introduced Senate File No. 1, A bill for an act to prohibit the taking, wounding or killing of birds, and providing penalties therefor, And the bill was read the first time. Mr. Ambrose presented the following communication: OFFICE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. 4, 1877. To the Hon. Lieutenant Governor and Members of the Senate of the State of Nebraska: The Nebraska State Bar Association extend to your honorable body an invitation to attend, at the Academy of Music, Friday evening January 5th, an address to be delivered by Hon. James M. Woolworth, before the association. Respectfully, D. G. HULL, Secretary. On motion, S. H. CALHOUN, President. The communication was received, and the invitation accepted. Senate File No. 2, A bill for an act to amend sections fifty-five and fifty-six of chapter sixty-six of the revised statutes, entitled, "Revenue." The bill was read the first time. Mr. Crawford introduced Senate File No. 3, A bill for an act to amend sections one, two and three of an act of the legislature of the State of Nebraska, entitled "An act to provide for shorthand reporters for the State of Nebraska." next. next, The bill was read the first time. Mr. Crawford moved That the senate adjourn until eleven o'clock A. M., Tuesday Mr. Knapp moved, as an amendment, That the senate adjourn until two o'clock P. M., on Monday Which amendment was not concurred in. Mr. Knapp moved, as an amendment, That the senate adjourn until ten o'clock to-morrow morning, Thereupon the president declared The senate adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. The senate met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the president. The roll was called, and there were present: Messrs. Ambrose, Aten, Baird, Blanchard, Brown, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Crawford, Dawes, Ferguson, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, North, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton and Wilcox-28. Absent, with leave: Messrs. Covell and Hinman-2. Prayer by the Rev. H. F. Davis, chaplain of the house of representatives. Journal read and approved. The following messages were received from the house, by Mr. Slaughter, its chief clerk : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. President: I am directed by the house to inform your honorable body that the house has concurred in the senate amendment to joint rule No. 2, by striking out the word "door-keeper," and inserting "sergeantat-arms "in the third line thereof. Also, That the house has adopted the joint rules, as reported by the joint committees of the two houses, as so amended. B. D. SLAUGHTER, Chief Clerk. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. President: I am directed by the house to inform your honorable body that the house has appointed Messrs. Gibson, Eisley and Johnson (Thos. B.,) a committee of three on the part of the house, to act in conjunction with a similar committee on the part of the senate, to |