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Mr.. Vernon, from Committee on agricul-
ture, reported back the bill concerning
slaves. After ssme discussion by Mesars.
Brookine, Burtis, Chew, Roberts and Young
in favor Of the bill, and Mr.. Broadhead in
opposition to it
The bill was so amended as to apply to-
the counties Of Jackson, Lafayette, Clay
and Ray, and passed. The object of this
bill Is to compel large Shareholders to keep
their slaves within one mile of the family
residence, and not to allow them as many
liberties as heretofore.
Also, reported a bill to repeal the Cd ar.
ticls Of the act of 1916, in relation to the
manumission of slaves. The bill was re-
jectsd. -.
Mr.. Grow, from Committee Of Ways and
Means, reported a resolution in relation to
the three per cent fund; which was passed.
MI. C. explained that, under the section,
the State would receive twenty or twenty
Eve thousand dollars from this fund.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
2P. NJ.
House-Mr. Hunter moved a~reconsider-
alton Of the vote of Saturday, by which the
report Of the committee Of Ways and Means
was agreed to. 1t appears that the Gov.
employed a special agent to assert and
prosecute the claim of Missouri to a part of
the three per cent. fund, heretofore with
held from her. The report of the commit
tee reflects on the members Of Congress
from this State, stating that this claim ought
10 have been attended to BY them without
charge.
The motion to reconsider prevailed;when,
the question being on dissgreeing to that
part Of the report rejecting on Congress,
Messrs. Hunter, Minor and Mcpherson ia
vored the motion to disagree, and Mr.. Clark
opposed it.
The vote on disagreeing stood ,!syes, 81;
nays SO; when the report, as amended, was
agreed to.
A bill providing for the increase of the
salaries Of the Auditor, Treasurer and At
torney General, was read a third time.
Mr.. Draper moved to amend so as 10 in
crease the pay of the Register Of Lands to
$500 per annum for clerk hire.
Mr.. Frost moved the rejection Of the a.
mendment.
Mr.. Draper subsequently changed his
amendment, allowing $500 instead Of $500.
Mr. Kehnett moved to strike out $500
and insert $3.50, which motion failed. The
vote was finally taken on the rejection Of
the ryder, and resulted ayes, 65; nays
43.
Nj. Emerson then moved to strike GU
all after the %enacting clause, and inserI
provisions which greatly reduced the salar.
les of ell State Officers from the Governor
down.
Upon this substitute Nr. Emerson ad.
dressed the House at length, contendiDe
that it was time to commence the work OIL
rstrenchment, and that it was unjust to tai
the hard labors of the people for the purpose
Of pampering few o6ice-holders. He con
tended that the government was instituted
for the benefit Of the masses, not for the
few.
Mr.. Smith, of St. Louis,ross and remark.
ed, that the member from Benton had now
furnished the House with full explanation
Of the word "Buncombe," which had before
been q term of doubtful import.
Mr.. Benjamin offered an amendment to
the substitute, limiting the per diem ofmem.
bsrs Of the Legislature to 81, fuel and sta.
tionery included.
MIR. Emerson moved the rejection of the
amendment, which was decided in the
uegativs-yeas AZ; nays IS. The previous
question was then sustained; when the
question recurring on the rejection of the
substitute as amended, the vote stood-yeas
90, IL. Tbs vote was then taken on the bill
az originally introduced, when the same
passed yeas 60, nays %.
Mr.. Hunter offered a resolution of in
,Guiry, directed to the Committee of Ways
and Means, in relation to the amount Of
business performed by the present Regis
ter Of Lands, which ought to have been
done BY the former Register; which was
adopted.
Mr. Draper asked and obtained a release
from further service on the Comittee of
Ways and Means.
The House then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SENATE.-MH. Roberts, from the Com.
mittse on Internal Improvements, reported