Horne, Houston, Jones, Legate, Manning, Milhoan. 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.

Senator Houston introduced Senate bill No. 21, [an act entitled "An act to amend 'An act to authorize counties and cities to issue bonds to railroad companies,' approved February 10, 1865.” Read a first time.

Senator Houston introduced Senate bill No. 22, "An act to provide for the sale of lands belonging to the State Agricultural College and to defray the current expenses thereof."

Read a first time.

Senator Horne offered the following resolution. which was adopted:

Resolved, That Gen. Geo. W. Deitzler be invited to a seat within the bar of the Senate.

Senator Akin, by consent, introduced Senate bill No. 23, “An act to define the duties of justices of the peace in criminal cases." Read a first time.

On motion, the Senate adjourned.

A. R. BANKS,

Secretary.

MORNING SESSION.

SENATE CHAMBER, January 13, 1866, 10 o'clock A. M.

Senate called to order.

President in the chair.

Roll called.

Quorum present.

Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Mr. Lee.

Present-Senators Drenning, Emmert, Eskridge, Gambell, Horne, Houston, Jones, Legate, Manning, Miller, Potter, Quigg, Riggs, Speer, Smith, Twiss and Weer.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

Senator Gambell, chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, made the following reports:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee have had under consideration Senate joint resolution No. 1, donating certain reports to the Leavenworth Law Library Association, and instruct me to report the same back and recommend its passage, with the following amendments: Add to section one the following proviso: "And provided further, that in case any or all of the volumes of said reports remaining in the State Library shall become lost or destroyed, the same shall be replaced with the corresponding volumes hereby donated."

W. P. GAMBELL,

Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee have also had under considcrrtion Senate joint resolution No. 2, to amend section 13, of article 3, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, and instruct me to report the same back and recommend its passage with the following amendment: Insert after the words "United States," in section 1, the following: "During the term of office for which said justices and judges shall be elected."

W. P. GAMBELL,

Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee have also had under consideration Senate bill No. 5, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a code of criminal procedure,' approved February 9, 1859," and now report the same back to the Senate without recommendation.

W. P. GAMBELL,

Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee have also had under consideration Senate bill No. 7, "An act to repeal 'An act to provide for

the redemption of real estate, sold under execution, order of sale, or other final process,' approved June 4, 1861," and instruct me to report the same back and recommend its passage.

W. P. GAMBELL,

Chairman.

Mr. Akin, chairman of the committee of conference on resolutions in reference to newspapers, made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee, to whom was referred the newspaper subject, would respectfully report in favor of the proposition of Messrs. Speer & Ross to furnish copies of the Daily Tribune to each member and officer of both Houses for the session, at the price of one dollar per copy, and ten copies to each member of all laws passed by the Legislature, and published in the Tribune, bound in pamphlet form, within ten days after the Legisla ture has adjourned. The said paper to be of the full size of the Daily Topeka State Record. All of which is respectfully submitted. E. L. AKIN,

Chairman.

The second reading of bills being in order, Senate bill No. 17, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a code of civil procedure,' approved February 11, 1859," was

Senate bill No. 18, "An act to vacate a certain State Road,"

Referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges.

Senate bill No. 19, "An act supplemental to 'An act to provide for the regulation of the running at large of swine,'" was Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Senate bill No. 21, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize counties and cities to issue bonds to railroad companies,' approved February 10, 1865," was

Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Railroads."

Senate bill No. 22, "An act for the sale of lands belonging to'

the State Agricultural College, and to defray the current expenses. thereof," was

Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Education.

Senate bill No. 23, "An act defining the duties of justices of the peace in criminal cases," was

Read a second time, and

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Senator Eskridge offered Senate concurrent resolution No. 13, in relation to Indian reservations.

Laid over under the rule.

Senator Houston introduced Senate bill No. 24, "An act to change the name of the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson Railroad Company."

Read a first time.

Senator Weer introduced Senate bill No. 25, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act concerning writs of quo warranto,' approved February 10, 1859."

Read a first time.

Senator Weer introduced Senate bill No. 26, "An act to amend 'An act to facilitate the settlement of the estates of deceased partners,' approved February 29, 1860."

Read a first time.

Senator Emmert introduced Senate bill No. 27, "Au act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act relating to counties and county officers,' approved February 27, 1865.”

Read a first time.

Senator Drenning introduced Senate bill No. 28, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for the election of county attorneys, and to prescribe their duties.'"

Read a first time.

Senator Drenning introduced Senate bill No. 29, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act relating to crimes and the punishments of crimes against the persons of individuals.'"'

Read a first time.

Senator Eskridge, by consent, offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

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Resolved, That the Governor be respectfully requested to furnish the Senate with any information that may be in his possession respecting the Geological survey of 1864 and 1865.

Senator Manning, by consent, introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be, and is hereby, instructed to furnish the President and each member of this Senate with five dollars' worth of postage stamps, with which to pay the postage on various pamphlets, documents and papers to their constituents,

And the question being, Shall the resolution be adopted?

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

Yeas, 13; nays, 8.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were

Senators Akin, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Legate. Manning, Potter, Quigg, Riggs, Speer, Smith, Twiss and Weer. Gentlemen voting in the negative were

Senators Drenning, Emmert, Esdridge, Houston, Jones. Miller, Milhoan and Wheeler.

And so the resolution was adopted.

Senator Weer, by consent, offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Committee on Roads be instructed to report to the Senate a general law, by which State roads may be created and vacated.

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 passed Senate bill No. 2, "An act amending 'An act amending an act entitled "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'An act to incorporte cities of the State of Kansas,' approved March 4, 1862," and authorizing the boards of education to issue bonds to purchase school sites, and erect buildings thereon,' approved February 20, 1864."

Also, Senate bill No. 3, "An act to change the location of the State Normal School at Emporia."