was referred Senate bill No. 84, "An act to expedite the collection of costs in justices' courts," have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the Senate correctly enrolled, and have presented the same to the Governor for his signature. H. BRANDLEY, Chairman. On motion, the Senate adjourned until 7:30 P. M. GEO. C. CROWTHER, Secretary. EVENING SESSION. SENATE CHAMBER, TOPEKA, KANSAS, March 6, 1873, 7:30 P. M. ( 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, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Martindale, Matheny, McFarland, McWirt, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Rogers, Schmidt, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Topping, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., Winter, and York. Quorum present. Mr. McFarland moved that the rules be suspended and that all local bills on the calendar or those referred to the committee of the whole Senate, be considered engrossed and ordered to the third reading now, which motion prevailed. Mr. Butler, chairman of the conference committee on House bill No. 361, made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee of conference on House bill No. 361, beg leave to recommend that the House concur in Senate amendment reappropriating eleven hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay up debts to March 3, 1873. Strike out that part relating to misdemeanors. C. B. BUTLER, Chairman. The question being upon the adoption of the report, the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 21; nays, 0. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Judd, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, Palmer, Schmidt, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Wilson, J. C., and York. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Johnson, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, O'Neil, Price, Rogers, Topping, Walker, Wilson, V. P., and Winter. And so, a constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the report was adopted. Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof. House bill No. 302, "An act to change a name," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 22; nays, 0. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, Palmer, Schmidt, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and York. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Judd, Martin, Martindale, McWirt, O'Neil, Price, Rogers, Topping, 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. House bill No. 307, "An act to vacate certain state roads in Saline county, Kansas," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 19; nays, 0. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Johnson, Martindale, McFarland, Morrill, Murdock, Price, Schmidt, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and York. Mr. Matheny voted in the negative. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Barker, Guerin, Judd, Martin, MeWirt, Moonlight, O'Neil, Palmer, Rogers, Topping, 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. House bill No. 297, "An act to amend section 1 of chapter 195 of the laws of 1872," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 19; nays, 0.': Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Johnson, Martindale, Matheny, Morrill, Murdock, Palmer, Price, Schmidt, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Wilson, V. P., Winter, and York. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Butler, Guerin, Judd, Martin, McFarland, McWirt, Moonlight, O'Neil, Rogers, Topping, Walker, and Wilson, J. C. 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. 262, "An act to amend section 18, chapter 24, general statutes of Kansas," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 20; nays, 0. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Crichton, Ely, Grimes, Johnson, Judd, Martindale, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Price, Rogers, Schmidt, Simons, Simpson, St. John, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., Winter and York. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Brandley, Butler, Barker, Edwards, Guerin, Martin, McWirt, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Topping, and Walker. 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. 272, "An act changing the name of Joseph Miller, of Jefferson county, State of Kansas," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 25; nays, 0. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Butler, Crichton, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Martindale, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Rogers, Simons, Simpson, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., Winter, and York. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Barker, Judd, Martin, McWirt, Schmidt, St. John, Topping, and Walker. 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. Blair, chairman of the committee of conference on House bill No. 353, made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee of conference, to whom was referred Senate amendments to House bill No. 353, beg leave to report the following recommendations: That the House concur in the Senate amendments to sections 3 and 4, and to the Senate amendment striking out sections 5 and 15, and inserting sections 11, 12 and 13, with an amendment to section 13, striking out 7, and inserting 10, making the mileage 10 cents per mile, instead of 7. Also, to Senate amendments to section 10, except that the mileage therein provided shall be 10 cents per mile, instead of 7. The Senate recede from their amendment to section 14. In lieu of Senate amendments to section 1, amend as follows: Strike out 9 and insert 7 in third line; strike out 3 and and insert 1 in same line; after the word "the," in the sixth line, strike out the words "Governor, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and;" that the different sections be numbered to conform to these amendments; and the House to concur in Senate amendment striking the word "directors" out of the title, and wherever it occurs in the bill. A. M. BLAIR, Chairman. The question being upon the adoption of the report, the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 23; nays, 3. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Butler, Edwards, Ely, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Martindale, Matheny, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Schmidt Simpson, St. John, Topping, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., Winter, and York. Gentlemen voting in the negative were: Messrs. Brandley, Crichton, and Murdock. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Barker, Judd, Martin, McWirt, Rogers, Simons, and Walker. And so, a constitutional majority having voted in the affirmative, the report was adopted. Ordered that the Secretary inform the House thereof. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following message from the House of Representatives was received and read: MR. PRESIDENT: I am instructed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on House bill No. 387. ALEX. R. BANKS, Chief Clerk of House of Representatives. The following message from the House of Representatives was received and read: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the report of the committee of conference on House bill No. 128. ALEX. R. BANKS, Chief Clerk of House of Representatives. House bill No. 401, "An act to vacate the public highways on section lines in Cherokee county," was read the third time, and the question being, Shall the bill pass? the roll was called with the following result: Yeas, 23; nays, 0. Gentlemen voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Blair, Brandley, Butler, Barker, Crichton, Edwards, Grimes, Guerin, Johnson, Judd, Martindale, McFarland, Moonlight, Morrill, Murdock, O'Neil, Palmer, Price, Simpson, St. John, Wilson, J. C., Wilson, V. P., and York. Gentlemen absent or not voting were: Messrs. Ely, Martin, Matheny, McWirt, Rogers, Schmidt, Simons, Topping, Walker, and Winter. 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. Brandley, chairman of the committee on enrolled bills, made the following reports: MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on enrolled bills, to whom |