was read the second time and referred to the committee on

corporations.

House bill No. 270, "An act for the relief of tax-payers of school district No. 9, Ottawa county, State of Kansas," was read the second time and referred to the committee on finance and taxation.

House bill No. 241, "An act to establish a state road," was read the second time and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

House bill No. 242, "An act authorizing an enumeration of persons of school age in Jewell county, Kansas," was read the second time and referred to the committee on education.

House bill No. 272, "An act changing the name of Joseph Miller, of Jefferson county, State of Kansas," was read the second time and referred to the committee on judiciary.

House bill No. 259, "An act to declare certain section lines public highways," was read the second time and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

House bill No. 265, "An act to vacate certain streets and alleys in the town of Doniphan," was read the second time and referred to the committee on corporations.

House bill No. 225, "An act to determine the boundary line between Cherokee and Labette counties, Kansas," was read the second time and referred to the committee on counties and county lines.

House bill No. 315, "An act for the relief of the board of education of the city of Independence," was read the second time and referred to the committee on education.

Mr. O'Neil, chairman of the committee on fees and salaries, asked and by unanimous consent obtained leave to make the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on fees and salaries, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 152, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish the salaries of state officers and officers of the legislature,'” have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the Senate with the recommendation that it be referred to the committee of the whole.

M. A. O'NEIL, Chairman.

BILLS ON THIRD READING.

House bill No. 3, "An act to enable certain minors to exercise the right of majority," was read the third time.

Mr. Murdock moved that the bill be recommitted to the committee of the whole Senate, which motion prevailed.

House bill No. 40, "An act in relation to penitentiary convicts, and to amend section 28, chapter 77, of general statutes of 1868," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 21; nays, 1.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Barker, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Judd, Martindale, McFarland, McWirt, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Rogers, Simons, St. John, Wilson, J. C., and Wilson, V. P.

Mr. Winter voted in the negative.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Crichton, Guerin, Johnson, Martin, Matheny, Schmidt, Simpson, Topping, Walker and York.

And so, 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.

House bill No. 86, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish an insurance department in the State of Kansas, and to regulate the companies doing business therein,' approved March 1, 1871," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 17; nays, 1.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Barker, Ely, Grimes, Judd, McFarland, McWirt, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Rogers, Simons, St. John, Topping and Winter.

Mr. Butler voted in the negative.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Crichton, Edwards, Guerin, Johnson, Martin, Martindale, Matheny, Price, Schmidt, Simpson, Walker, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and York.

And so, 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.

Senate bill No. 4, "An act relating to the code of civil procedure, and amendatory of section 7 of chapter 87 of the laws of 1870," was read the first time.

Mr. Price moved to amend section 1 as follows: "Unless otherwise ordered, the jury shall return a general verdict, but the court may in its discretion require the jury to find specially upon all or any of the issues in the case; and the question being, Shall the bill pass as amended? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 17; nays, 2.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Barker, Ely, Grimes, Judd, Martindale, McFarland, McWirt, Moonlight, Morrill, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Rogers, St. John, Topping, Wilson, J. C., and Wilson, V. P.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Butler and Simons.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Crichton, Edwards, Guerin, Johnson, Martin, Matheny, Murdock, Schmidt, Simpson, Walker, Winter and York.

And so, 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.

Senate bill No. 13, "An act making an appropriation for the State Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 19; nays, 2.

Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Barker, Edwards, Ely, Judd, Martindale, McWirt, Moonlight, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Rogers, Simons, St. John, Topping, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., Winter.

Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Grimes, McFarland.

Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Crichton, Guerin, Johnson, Martin, Matheny, Morrill, Schmidt, Simpson, Walker, York.

And so, 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.

Mr. Morrill, chairman of the committee on education, asked

and by unanimous consent obtained leave to make the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on education, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 30, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act providing for a state normal school north of the Kansas river,"" have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed with amendments as reported by the committee. E. N. MORRILL, Chairman.

Mr. Edwards, chairman of the special committee on Senate concurrent resolution No. 28, reported a substitute for the original resolution, as follows, and recommended its adoption:

WHEREAS, Certain rumors are current reflecting upon the manner in which the Hon. John J. Ingalls was elected to the United States Senate, and imputing wrong motives to him: therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring therein, That the legislature of the State of Kansas have unbounded confidence in Senator Ingalls, believing him incapable of using unfair or corrupt means to further his own interests, or of conspiring against another person to elevate himself; and further believe that the action of the legislature in conferring upon him so distinguished a position meets with the approval and almost unanimous indorsement of the people. And be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of State is hereby requested to forward 'Senator Ingalls at Washington a copy of these resolutions.

The question being upon the adoption of the resolution, a vote was had and the resolution was adopted.

Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof.

Mr. Murdock moved that the Senate do now resolve itself into committee of the whole for the consideration of House bill No. 39, and Senate bills Nos. 30, 58 and 151, which motion prevailed.

Mr. McWirt in the chair.

After some time spent therein the committee arose, and through its chairman made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee of the whole Senate has had under consideration House bill No. 39, "An act to amend

an act entitled 'An act to incorporate cities of the second class, and to repeal all former acts,' approved February 28, 1872," and I am directed to report said bill to the Senate with the recommendation that it be passed, subject to amendment on third reading.

J. T. McWIRT, Chairman.

On motion, the report of the committee of the whole Senate was agreed to.

Mr. Brandley, chairman of the committee on enrolled bills, asked and by unanimous consent obtained leave to make the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on enrolled bills have examined Senate bill No. 40, "An act to amend an act entitled "An act amendatory of and supplemental to an act to incorporate cities of the first class, approved February 24, 1868,' approved February 17, 1871," find the same correctly enrolled, and have presented the same to the Governor for his signature.

H. BRANDLEY, Chairman.

On motion, the Senate adjourned.

GEO. C. CROWTHER, Secretary.

MORNING SESSION.

SENATE CHAMBER, TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 25, 1873, 9 o'clock A. M. J The Senate met pursuant to adjournment; President in the chair.

Roll called. The following gentlemen were present and answered to their names: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Butler, Barker, Ely, Grimes, Judd, Martindale, McFarland, McWirt, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Price, Rogers, Simons, St. John, Topping, Wilson, V. P., and Winter. Quorum present.

Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. F. S. McCabe.

Mr. Murdock moved that the further reading of the journal be dispensed with, which motion prevailed.