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for the appointment of a United States Mail Agent for the State of Kansas, was taken up for consideration,

And the question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The yeas and nays were demanded and had with the following

result:

Yeas, 19; nays, 0.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were

Senators Akin, Emmert, Eskridge, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Houston, Jones, Manning, Miller, Milhoan, Potter. Quigg, Riggs, Speer, Smith, Twiss, Weer and Wheeler.

And so the resolution was adopted.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House thereof.

Senate concurrent resolution No. 10. in reference to State printing, was taken up for consideration.

The resolution was read, and

Referred to the Committee on Rules.

Senate bill No. 8, "An act granting right of way through the State lands of Kansas to the Union Pacific Railway." was

Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Senate bill, No. 9, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a code of civil procedure," " was

Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Senate bill No. 10, "An act to provide for the compensation of pro tem. judges of the district court," was

Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Senate bill No. 11, "An act to repeal An act to prevent the bringing of stock into the State, from the State of Texas, or Territory south of the southern line of this State,' approved February 11th, 1865," was

Read a second time, and

Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

Senate bill No. 12, "An act to incorporate the National Busi ness College, at Topeka." was

Read a second time, and

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

Senate bill No. 13, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to organize and define the jurisdiction of the supreme court,""

was

Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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 Con- · gress, approved September 4th, 1864," was

Read a second time, and

Ordered to be printed.

Senate bill No. 15, "An act creating a court of common pleas, and prescribing the powers thereof," was

Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Senate bill No. 16, "An act to amend 'An act regulating the terms of the district court in the fifth judicial district,"" was Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Senator Gambell introduced Senate bill No. 17, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a code of civil procedure,' approved February 11, 1859."

Read a first time.

Senator Houston introduced Senate bill No. 18. An act to vacate a part of certain roads."

Read a first time.

Senator Emmert introduced Senate bill No. 19, "An act supplemental to an act entitled An act to provide for regulating the running at large of hogs.""

Read a first time.

Senator Eskridge introduced Senate bill No. 20, "An act to provide for the assessment and collection of taxes."

Read a first time.

Senator Eskridge moved that the rules be suspended, and that Senate bill No. 20 be read a second time.

And the question being on the suspension of the rules,,

The yeas and nays were demanded and had with the following result:

Yeas, 15; nays, 3.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were—

Senators Akin, Eskridge, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Houston, Jones, Legate, Miller, Milhoan, Potter, Quigg, Speer, Smith, Weer and Wheeler.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were

Senators Houston, Manning and Riggs.

And so the rules were suspended, and Senate bill No. 20 was read a second time, referred to the Committee on Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.

On motion of Senator Houston,

Senate bill No. 14 was ordered to be printed.

Senator Quigg, chairman of the special committee on the Governor's message, made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your special committee, to whom was referred the Governor's message, for the purpose of distributing its subjects to the appropriate committees, ask to make the following report, and to be discharged: That portion in relation to finance, to the Committee on Ways and Means; that portion in relation to the condition of the country, and troops furnished by the Siate to the General Government, to the Committee on Federal Relations; that portion in relation to military affairs, to the Committee on Military Affairs; that portion in relation to the claims arising from the Price raid, to the Committee on Claims; that portion in relation to titles to certain Indian lands, to select committee of three; that portion in relation to immigration, to the Committee on Agriculture and Manufactures; that portion relating to education and deaf-mutes, to the Committee on Education; that portion relating to the penitentiary, to the Committee on Public Buildings and Institutions; that portion relating to capitol buildings, to the Committee on Public Buildings and Institutions; that portion in relation to railroads, to the Committee on Railroads; that portion

in reference to sustaining the Federal Administration and Monroe Doctrine, to the Committee on Federal Relations.

On motion of Senator Quigg,

M. QUIGG,

Chairman.

The report was adopted and the committee discharged.

The following message from the House of Representatives was taken up for consideration :

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, in reference to printing the Governor's message, with the following amendments: 1st. Strike out 5,000" and insert "2,500." 2d. Add the following: "And that the printing of the 1,000 copies in German be awarded to I.. Weil, of the Kansas Zeitung."

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On motion of Senator Wheeler,

JOHN T. MORTON,

Chief Clerk.

Senate concurrent resolution No. 6, relating to the printing of the Governor's message, as amended by the House, was taken up for consideration.

Senator Miller moved to amend the House amendment by striking out "L. Weil" and inserting "S. Soussman," and striking out "Kansas Zeitung" and inserting "Kansas Journal."

The question being on the motion of Senator Miller to amend by striking out certain words and inserting certain other words, The yeas and nays were demanded and had with the following result:

Yeas, 15; nays, 5.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were

Senators Akin, Emmert, Eskridge, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Houston, Jones, Manning, Miller, Milhoan, Potter, Riggs, Speer and Smith.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were

Senators Legate, Quigg, Twiss Weer, and Wheeler.

And so the motion prevailed.

Senator Twiss moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate

amendment to Senate concurrent resolution No. 6, as amended by

the House of Representatives, had been adopted.

On motion of Senator Eskridge,

The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

On motion, the Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

2 O'CLOCK P: M.

Senate called to order.

President in the chair.
Roll called.

Quorum present.

Present-Senators Anderson, Emmert, Eskridge, Foote, Grover, Horne, Houston, Jones, Legate, Manning, Miller, Milhoan, Potter,. Quigg, Riggs, Speer, Smith, Twiss, Weer and Wheeler.

On motion of Senator Potter,

The Senate proceeded to consider the point of order taken by Senator Legate, on a previous day, when, on motion, the further consideration of the subject was postponed until to-morrow.

The following message from the House of Representatives was received and read:

MR. PRESIDENT-I am instructed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that the House has adhered to its amendments to Senate concurrent resolution No. 2, accepting the proposition of Speer & Ross to furnish members and officers of the Legislature with the Kansas Daily Tribune, and respectfully ask for a committee of conference on the disagreeing vote of the

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