For Mr. Atchison-Messrs. Acock, Alexander, Bogy, Botts, Brady, Britton, Brown, of N., Bullock, Burnes, Chilton, Crosswhite, Cravens, Darby, Dodson, Doriiss, Dyer, Everett, Frost, Garth, Gilstrap, Graves, Green, of L., Hery ford, Hickox, Hill, Holmes, McAfee, McFarland, McSpadden, Minor, Monro, Mothersead, Murray, Parcells, Reid, Ritchey, Shambaugh, Smith, of Sullivan, Webb, Whitaker, White, and Williams, of D.-43. For Mr. Benton-Messrs. Barrett, Blair, Brown, of St. Louis, Clark, Donelan, Fant, Farrar, Green, of F., Harris, Howell, Isbell, Jackson, Jeffress, Jennings, Jones, Kelly, Layton, Lightner, McCary, McLane, of Cape G., McClain, of St. C., McColloch, McFall, Morgan, Morrow, Mott, Phillips, Powers, Pratt, Sitton, Smith, of B., Smith, of St. L., and Standiford-33. For Mr. Doniphan-Messis. Baker, Bean, Bohannon, Boyd, Bradford, Breckinridge, Brown, of J., Burnet, Clippard, Cunningham, Darnes, Davis, Doniphan, of P., Drake, Ewing, Feagan, Field, Gentry, Goode, Guitar, Harrison, Harding, Hardeman, Hardin, Houghton, Hughes, Lewis, of C., Lewis, of St. L., McCarty, McMahan, McMurtry, Moore, Moseley, Neill, Nevill, Patrick, Roberts, Rollins, Shelton, Smith, of P., Todd, Tucker, Wall, Williams, of Henry, Wyatt, Yeats and Mr. Speaker-47. For Mr. Wilson, of Andrew-Mr. Doniphan, of C.. Absent-Mr. Buford. Absent on leave-Mr. Blakey. Sick-Mr. King. No one nominee having received a majority of all the votes given, the two Houses proceeded to a third ballot, which resulted as follows: For Mr. Atchison-Messrs. Acock, Alexander, Bogy, Botts, Brady, Bitton, Brown, of N., Bullock, Burnes, Chilton, Crosswhite, Cravens, Polson, Darby, Dorriss, Dyer, Everett, Frost, Garth, Gilstrap, Graves, Clark, For Mr. Benton-Messrs. Barrett, Elair, Brown, of St. L, Donelan, Fant, Farrar, Greer, of F., Harris, Howell, Isbell, Jackson, Jfferess, Jennings, Jones, Kelly, Layton, Lightner, McCary, McLane, of Cape G., McClain, of St. C., McColloch. McFall, Morgan, Morrow, Mott, Phillips, Powers, Pratt, Sitton, Smith, of B., Smith, of St. L., and Standiford-33. For Mr. Doniphan-Messrs. Eaker, Bean, Bohannon, Boyd, Eradford, Breckinridge, Brown, of J., Burnet, Clippard, Cunningham, Darnes, Davis, Doniphan, of Plate, Drake, Ewing, Feagan, Field, Gentry, Goode, Guitar, Harrison, Harding, Hardeman, Hardin, Houghton, Hughes, Lewis, of C., Lewis, of St. L., McCarty, McMahan, McMurtry, Moore, Mo-eley, Neill, Nevill, Patrick, Roberts, Rollins, Shelton, Sinith, of P., Todd, Tucker, Williams, of H., Wyatt, Yeats and Mr. Speaker-46. For Mr. Wilson, of Andrew-Mr. Doniphan, of C. For Mr. Watkins-Mr, Wall. Absent-Mr. Buford. Absent on leave-Mr. Blakey. Sick-Mr. King. No one nominee having received a majority of all the votes given, the two Houses proceeded to a fourth ballot, which resulted as follows: For Mr. Atchison..... For Mr. Benton.. For Mr. Doniphan... .57 .40 57 For Mr. Wilson, of Andrew... The members of the House of Representatives voted as follows: 1 For Mr. Atchison-Messrs. Acock, Alexander, Bogy, Botts, Brady, Britton, Brown. of N., Bullock, Burnes, Chilton, Crosswhite, Cravens, Darby, Dodson, Dorriss, Dyer, Everett, Frost, Garth, Gilstrap, Graves, Green, of L., Heryford, Hickox, Hill, Holmes, McAfee, McFarland, McSpalden, Medley, Minor, Monro, Motherscad, Mu.ray, Parcells, Reid, Ritchey, Shambaugh, Smith, of S., Webb, Whitaker, White and Williams, of D.—43. For Mr. Benton-Messrs. Barrett, Blair, Brown, of St. L., Clark, Donelan, Fant, Farrar, Green, of F., Harris, Howell, Isbell, Jackson, Jeffress Jennings, Jones, Kelly, Layton, Lightner, McCary, McLane, of Cape G., McClain, of St. Clair, McColloch, McFall, Morgan, Morrow, Mott, Phillips, Powers, Pratt, Sitton, Smith, of B., Smith, of St. L., and Standiford-33. For Mr. Doniphan-Messrs. Baker, Bean, Bohannon, Boyd, Bradford, Breckinridge, Brown, of J., Burnet, Clippard, Cunningham, Darnes, Davis, Doniphan, of P., Drake, Ewing, Feagan, Field, Gentry, Goode, Guitar, Harrison, Harding, Hardeman, Hardin, Houghton, Hughes, Lewis, of C., Lewis, of St. L., McCarty, McMahan, McMurtry, Moore, Moseley, Neill, Nevill, Patrick, Roberts, Rollins, Shelton, Smith, of P., Todd, Tucker Wall, Williams, of H., Wyatt, Yeats, and Mr. Speaker-47. For Mr. Wilson, of Andrew-Mr. Doniphan, of Clay. Absent-Mr. Buford. Absent on leave- Mr. Blakey. Sick-Mr. King. No one nominee having received a majority of all the votes given, the two Houses were about to proceed to a fifth ballot, when, On motion of Mr. Acock, of the House, the joint session took a recess until two o'clock, P. M., to-morrow. The Senate then retired to their Chamber, and the Speaker resumed the chair, when, On motion of Mr. Kelly, leave was granted to withdraw the report of the Lunatic Asylum. The Speaker laid before the House, a communication from the Secretary of State, enclosing the report of the State University, when, On motion of Mr. Rollins, the report was laid on the table, and three hundred copies ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee on Education. The Speaker also laid before the House, a report of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary, which was, On motion of Mr. Acock, laid on the table, and one hundred and fifty copies ordered to be printed. The following bills were introduced and severally disposed of as follows: By Mr. Jennings: An act to view, mark out and locate a State road, in Taney, Stone and Barry counties; Which was read a first time, rule suspended, read a second and third time and passed. By Mr. Jones: An act to authorize the several county courts of this State to sell the swamp and overflowed lands; Which was read a first time, rule suspended, read a second time, ordered to be engrossed, referred to the Committee on Swamp Lands, and one hundred and fifty copies ordered to be printed. By Mr. Kelly: An act to authorize Nathan and Philander Johnson, to erect a dam across Big Torkio river; Which was read a first time, rule suspended, read a second and third time and passed. By Mr. Lewis, of C.: An act to authorize Isaac Grey to keep a ferry across the Des Moines river, at the town of Athens, in the county of Clark g Which was read a first time, rule suspended, read a second time, ordered to be engrossed, and to be read a third time on Wednesday next. By Mr. Lewis, of St. L.: An act relating to changes of venue in criminal cases, in St. Louis county; Which was read a first time, rule suspended, read a second and third time and passed. Also, An act to incorporate the St. Louis Ice Company, of St. Louis; Which was read a first time, rule suspended, read a second time and referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Lightner: An act to create Loan and Fund Associations and to extend the bene£ts thereof; Which was read a first time, rule suspended, read a second time, and referred to the Committee on Corporations. Al, An act to ine rporate ti e Missouri and California Overland Mil anl Transportation Company; Which was read a first time, rule suspended, read a second time, referred to the Committee on Corporations, and two hundred copies ordered to be printed. Mr. Jones offered the following as an amendment to the Constitution : Resolved, By the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, that the tenth section, of the third article of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, be so amended, as to allow each qualified voter the privilege of voting, when he shall have resided in the State six months, next before an election; Which was read a first time. On motion of Mr. McAfee, one hundred and fifty copies of the amondment of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Charter were ordered to be printed. The Speaker, under the resolution of yesterday, announced the appointment of Aikman Welch and Joseph A. Fenley, as assistant clerks of the House. On motion of Mr. Barrett, The House adjourned. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1855. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Message from the Senate, by Mr. Holliday, Assistant Secretary: MR. SPEAKER: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives, that House bills of the following titles have passed the Senate: An act to amend an act incorporating the City of Independence; An act to authorize J. R. Alien & Co., to erect a dam acros. Torkio river; Bills of the following titles have been introduced into the Senate and passed: An act to change a portion of a State road leading from Me; Lis, in the direction of Keasauqua; Joint resolution to provide for fitting up a room in the office of the Secretary of State. Bills of the following titles have been introduced into the Senate: Joint resolutions prescribing certain duties of the Commissioner of the Permanent Seat of Government; A bill to authorize James Owen, of Dade county, to pedille without a license. Mr. Bean, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred the duty of inquiring into the cost of printing two thousand copies of Prof. Swallow's reports, upon the Geological Survey of the State, have bad the same under consideration, and report the same back to the House, with the estimated cost of said reports, for the consideration of the House. On motion of Mr. Bean, the resolution offered by Mr. Guitar, elating to the Geological Survey of the State, was taken up. Mr. Bean then offered the following substitute: Resolved, As the sense of this House, first, that we deem it impolitic to print Prof. Swallow's reports on the Geological Survey of the State, without the maps, diagrams, &c., accompanying the same. Second, That we deem it inexpedient to print said reports, with the accompanying maps, &c., before the survey is completed, and a general and final report be made. Third, That from the character of the reports, with the maps, &c., accompanying them, we are of the opinion, that the work of survey is committed to safe and judicious hands, and that a further appropriation should be made, to carry on the work of survey to completion. Fourth, That the Committee on Ways and Means be instructed to report a bill, making such appropriation, out of the treasury, as it may be deemed expedient to carry on the work of survey. Fifth, That Prof. Swallow be requested to lay before the House, at his earliest convenience, a synopsis of his report, showing how far the work has progressed, together with a brief statement of such matters connected therewith, as he may deem of interest to the present General Assembly. Mr. Gilstrap moved to adjourn; Which motion was decided in the negative. Mr. Rollins moved to lay the resolution, together with the substitute on the table; |