resolutions Nos. 1 and 2, and Senate bill No. 19, and find the same correctly engrossed. J. E. MILHOAN, Chairman. Senator Eskridge, chairman of the Committee on Joint Rules, made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee, appointed to act with a like committee on the part of the House, to prepare joint rules for the Senate and House of Representatives, respectfully report that they have had the matter under consideration and recommend the adoption of the joint rules of the last session, and report Senate concurrent resolution back without recommendation. C. V. ESKRIDGE, Chairman Senate Committee. Chairman House Committee. Senator Weer offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to inform the Senate at what time he can furnish this body with a copy of the return of the late census. Senator Weer introduced Senate bill No. 46, "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. 47, "An act to authorize the Auditor of State to procure plats of certain lands for taxation." Read a first time. Senator Twiss introduced Senate bill No. 48, "An act respecting public administrators." Read a first time. Senate joint resolution No. 3, concerning Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson Railroad Company, was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Railroads. The second reading and reference of bills being next in order, Senate bill No. 32, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to regulate county affairs,' approved February 11, 1865," was Read a second time, and Referred to Committee on Counties and Towns. 'Senate bill No. 33, "An act providing for the appointment of a stenographic reporter to the District Court for Leavenworth county," was Read a second time, and Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 34, "An act for the supplying of evidence of records and documents lost or destroyed," was Read a second time, and Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 35, "An act for the relief of the Blind Asylum at Wyandotte, Kansas," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Public Institutions. Senate bill No. 36, "An act to authorize counties, cities and towns to subscribe stock in railroad companies for certain pur poses," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Railroads. Senate bill No. 37, "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. 38, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act concerning descent and distribution,'" was Read a second time, and Referred to Committee on Judiciary. ! Senate bill No. 39, "An act to amend 'An act relating to 999 dower,' was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 40, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to create and regulate macadamized and plank road companies,"" was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Corporations. Senate bill No. 41, "An act in relation to the service of process," was Read a second time, and Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 42, "An act to authorize district No. 4, of Marshall county, Kansas, to issue bonds," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Education.. Senate bill No. 43, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to enable the the trustees of colleges, academies, universities and companies to become bodies corporate,' approved February 9th, 1859," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Corporations. Senate bill No. 44, "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'An act to establish a code of civil procedure,' approved February 11, 1859," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 45, "An act for the better suppression of crimes against the persons of individuals," was Read a second time, and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Bills on third reading being next in order, Senate joint resolution No. 1, donating certain Reports to the Leavenworth Law Library, was Read a third time, And the question being, Shall the joint resolution pass? Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were Senators Akin, Anderson, Drenning, Emmert, Eskridge, Foote, Gambell, Grover, Houston, Jones, Legate, Miller, Milhoan, Potter, Quigg, Riggs, Speer, Smith, Twiss, Weer and Wheeler. Senator Manning voted in the negative. A constitutional majority having voted in favor of the passage of the joint resolution, The resolution passed, and The title was agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House thereof. Senate joint resolution No. 2, to amend section 13, article 3, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, was Read a third time, And the question being, Shall the joint resolution pass Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were— Senators Akin, Anderson, Drenning, Emmert, Eskridge, Foote, Gambell, Grover, Houston, Jones, Legate, Miller, Milhoan. Riggs, Smith, Twiss, Weer and Wheeler. Senator Manning voted in the negative. 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 Milhoan, chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills, made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee have examined Senate bill No. 7, and find the same correctly engrossed. THOS. E. MILHOAN, Chairman. Senate bill No. 7, "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act to provide for the redemption of real estate sold under execution, order of sale, or other final process,' approved June 4th, 1861," was Read a third time, And the question being, Shall the bill pass? The yeas and nays were had with the following result : Yeas, 10; nays, 9. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were Senators Akin, Anderson, Drenning, Eskridge, Gambell. Grover, Houston, Jones, Milhoan and Riggs. Gentlemen voting in the negative were Senators Foote, Legate, Manning, Miller, Potter, Speer, Smith, Twiss and Wheeler. A constitutional majority not having voted in favor of the passage of the bill, The bill did not pass. Senator Grover moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 7 was lost. Senator Potter moved to amend, by laying the motion to reconsider on the table. On motion of Senator Grover, A call of the Senate was ordered, and the Sergeant-at-Arms instructed to bring in absentees. The Sergeant-at-Arms returned with Senator Horne. On motion of Senator Potter, Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. The question recurring upon the amendment of Senator Potter, to lay the motion to reconsider on the table, The motion did not prevail. The question now being upon the motion of Senator Grover, to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 7 was lost. The motion carried, and the vote was reconsidered. On motion of Senator Gambell, Senate bill No. 7 was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Senate bill No. 19. "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act to provide for the regulation of the running at large of swine,'" was Read a third time, And the question being, Shall the bill pass? The yeas and nays were had with the following result: Yeas, 16; nays, 4. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were→ Senators Drenning, Emmert, Eskridge, Foote, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Jones, Legate, Manning, Miller, Milhoan, Potter, Quigg, Riggs and Speer. Gentlemen voting in the negative were Senators Houston, Smith, Twiss and Wheeler. |