. Read a first time. Senator Houston introduced Senate bill No. 12, "An act to incorporate the State National Business College, at Topeka." Read a first time. Senator Gambell introduced Senate bill No. 13, "An act, to amend an act entitled 'An act to organize and define the jurisdiction of the supreme court.'" Read a first time. Senator Legate introduced Senate bill No. 14, "An act to authorize the sale of the five hundred thousand acres of land donated to the State by act of Congress, approved September 4th, 1864." Read a first time. The second reading and reference of bills being in order, Senate joint, resolution No. 2, to amend section 13, of article 3, of the Constitution, was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 2, "An act to authorize boards of education, of cities, to issue bonds for certain purposes," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Education. Senate bill No. 3, "An act to change the location of the State Normal School at Emporia," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Education. Senate bill No. 4, "An act to declare Merrit O. Murphy, a minor, of lawful age," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 5, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a code of criminal procedure,'" was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 6, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act providing for the selection of grand and petit jurors,' approved February 11th, 1859," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senator Gambell moved that the rules be suspended, and that Senate bill No. 1, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act relating to records and proceedings in the county of Douglas,'" be read a third time now. And the question being on the suspension of the rules, The yeas and nays were demanded and had with the following result: Yeas, 18; nays, 1. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were— Senators Akin, Anderson, Eskridge, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Houston, Jones, Manning, Miller, Milhoan, Potter, Quigg, Speer, Smith, Twiss, Weer and Wheeler. Senator Riggs voted in the negative. A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the suspension of the rules, The rules were suspended, and the bill was Read a third time, And the question being, Shall the bill pass? The yeas and nays were had with the following result: Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were Senators Akin, Anderson, Emmert, Eskridge, Gambell, Horne, Houston, Jones, Manning, Miller, Milhoan, Potter, Quigg, Riggs, Speer, Smith, Twiss, Weer and Wheeler. 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. Pursuant to the requirements of a resolution offered on a previous day, the President announced Senators Quigg, Houston, Gambell, Miller and Emmert as the special committee to apportion the recommendations of the Governor's message to the appropriate standing committees. Senator Houston, by consent, offered the following concurrent resolution No. 8, which was laid over under the rule: ! WHEREAS, The nation has been called on to mourn the loss of her beloved chief-the second father of his country-the friend of the poor and downtrodden-the practical advocate of universal liberty-the honest man-Abraham Lincoln; therefore, Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, wishing to honor the virtue and perpetuate the memory of this great and good man, will meet in Representative Hall, on Monday, the 12th day of February next, at 12 M., and that the Secretary be directed to invite the State officers and Judges of the Supreme Court to be present on the occasion, and that an address on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln will then be delivered by the Hon. Theo. C. Sears, of Leavenworth city: Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to Mrs. Lincoln, with the assurance of our profound sympathy and sincere condolence in her severe personal affliction. Senator Houston offered the following resolution, which was laid over under the rule: WHEREAS, Treason is the highest crime known to the laws of our land; and whereas, Jefferson Davis was the front and chief of the late organization of traitors known as the Confederate States of America; therefore, that treason may be made odious in all time to come, and that all people may know that it is a crime that should be punished by death, Resolved, That Jefferson Davis ought to be tried, convicted, and hung as a traitor; but that the land may not be deluged in blood, Resolved, That a general proclamation of pardon to all others except flagrant individual cases, should be made. Senator Riggs, by consent, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be required to furnish the Senate with wrapping paper. Senator Emmert introduced Senate concurrent resolution No. 9, memorializing the President for the appointment of a United States mail agent for the State of Kansas. Laid over under the rule. The following message was received from the House of Representatives: MR. PRESIDENT-I am instructed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that the House has concurred in Senate concurrent resolution No. 2, accepting the proposition of Messrs. Speer & Ross to furnish members and officers of the Legislature with the Daily Kansas Tribune, with the following amendment : Strike out "Speer & Ross," and insert "Baker & Macdonald," strike out "Kansas Daily Tribune," and insert "Daily State Record," in which amendments the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested. On motion of Senator Quigg, JOHN T. MORTON, Chief Clerk. A call of the Senate was had, and the Sergeant-at-Arms was instructed to bring in absentees. The Sergeant-at-Arms returned with Senator Wheeler. On motion of Senator Houston, Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Senator Legate moved to concur in House amendments to Senate concurrent resolution No. 2. Senator Houston moved as an amendment, that the Senate do non-concur in House amendments to Senate resolution No. 2. Pending the amendment of Senator Houston, The Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. Senate called to order. President in the chair. Roll called. Quorum present. 2 O'CLOCK P. M Present-Senators Akin, Anderson, Emmert, Eskridge, Foote, Gambell, Horne, Houston, Jones, Manning, Miller, Milhoan, Quigg, Riggs, Smith, Twiss and Wheeler. On motion of Senator Eskridge, A call of the Senate was ordered, and the Sergeant-at-Arms instructed to bring in absentees. The Sergeant-at-Arms returned with Senators Grover and Potter. On motion, further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. The House amendments to Senate concurrent resolution No. 2 being under consideration, Senator Miller moved to indefinitely postpone the consideration of the whole subject. And the question being on the indefinite postponement, The yeas and nays were demanded and had with the following result: Yeas, 10; nays, 11. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were Senators Anderson, Eskridge, Gambell, Grover, Jones, Legate, Miller, Milhoan, Smith and Weer. Gentlemen voting in the negative were Senators Akin, Emmert, Horne, Houston, Manning, Miller, Potter, Quigg, Riggs, Speer, Smith, Twiss and Wheeler. And so the motion to indefinitely postpone was lost. The question recurring upon the motion to non-concur, The yeas and nays were demanded and had with the following result: Yeas, 12; nays, 9. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were Senators Akin, Gambell, Grover, Houston, Manning, Miller, Potter Quigg, Riggs, Speer, Smith, Twiss and Weer. Gentlemen voting in the negative were Senators Anderson, Emmert, Eskridge, Horne, Jones, Legate, Milhoan, Quigg and Wheeler. And so the Senate did not concur in House amendments. The President announced that the question before the Senate |