FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1336. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Message from the Senate by Mr. Brown. MR. SPEAKER-There have been introduced into the Senate bills of the following titles: "A bill to charter the Missouri City University." "A bill supplementary to an act concerning dower." And "A bill to establish the permanent seat of justice in the county of Benton." Mr. Bowlin presented the petition of the Central Fire Company of St. Louis, praying for an act of incorporation, which was read and referred to a Select committee: and Messrs. Bowlin, Watts and Wright of Warren, were appointed that committee. Mr. Bowlin presented the petitions of the grand jury of the coun ty of St. Louis, at the November term of the circuit court 1836, the one praying for an increase of the salary of the Judge of the third judicial circuit, and the other praying an increase of the salaries of the judges of the circuit courts generally-and On his motion, The reading of the same was dispensed with, and They were referred to the committee on the Judiciary. Mr. King from the committee on the Judiciary reported "a bill regulating proceedings upon writs of mandamus.." Which was read a first time and ordered to a second reading. Resolved, That the committee on the Penitentiary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of passing a law allowing to the guard employed in and about that institution, a greater compensation than is now allowed by law, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Smith of Washington submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the committee on Criminal Jurisprudence be instructed to inquire into the propriety of striking out the 31st section of the 8th article of the law upon crimes and punishments, which was rejected. Mr. Smith of Washington submitted the following: Resolved, That the committee on Criminal Jurisprudence be instructed to inquire into the propriety of so amending the 31st section of the 8th article of the law upon crimes and punishments, so that actual sale of goods, wares, merchandize or groceries only, shall constitute a breach of that law, which was rejected. On motion of Mr. Jones, The vote taken on the last mentioned resolution, was reconsidered, and Mr. Jones moved To lay it on the table-which was rejected, and The question then being upon the adoption of the resolution? Was decided in the affirmative. A bill to declare the assent of this state to the extension of the western boundary line of this state, Was read a second time, and On motion of Mr. Noland, Referred to a committee of the Whole House. "A bill to change the names of certain children, therein named, and for other purposes," Was read a second time, and On motion of Mr. Noland, Ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. "A bill to organize the county of Audrain," Was read a second time, and On motion of Mr. Wilkerson, Referred to a committee of the Whole House. "A bill to organize the county of Clark," Was read a second time, and On motion of Mr. Gray, Referred to a committee of the Whole House. "A bill to incorporate the Richmond Academy," Was read a third time, and it passed. Ordered that the title of the bill be, "an act." "A resolution requiring the Secretary of State to procure tin tubes for the purpose of preserving the enrolled bills on file in the office of the Secretary of State," Was read a third time, and passed. A message from the Senate by Mr. Brown. MR. SPEAKER-The Senate has passed a bill entitled, "An act to provide for the organizing of counties hereafter established." In which they ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives. On motion of Mr. McGunnegle, The report of the committee of the Whole House in relation to "a bill to incorporate the Marine Insurance Company of St. Louis," was taken up, when He moved To amend the report of the committee by striking out the words "if done in conformity with the bye-laws," in the eleventh section, which was agreed to. Mr. McGunnegle then offered to amend the report by adding the following: SEC. 16. Upon the complaint of any person interested alleging that said corporation has violated any of the provisions of its charter, and that the same has become thereby forfeited, it shall be lawful for the circuit court of St. Louis county to issue a scire facias, which shall state, with precision, the violation alleged to have been made, and upon return of the same, the issues joined shall be tried by juryand if by the verdict of a jury it be ascertained that the provisions have been violated, the court shall adjudge the said charter to be forfeited and annulled: which was also agreed to. The question was then taken on agreeing to the report of the committee as amended, and Decided in the affirmative. Mr. Edwards then moved to amend the bill by adding the following: "whenever the amount of property insured by said company shall be equal to the amount of capital in said company, it shall be the duty of the officers of said company to make said fact known to all persons afterwards applying for insurance, which was concurred in." Mr. Redman offered to amend the amendment by adding thereto the following: "and if the said company shall make insurances after they shall have made insurances to the amount of their capital stock without making the same known to such persons applying, the pri vate property of the stockholders, both real and personal shall be bound for the same"-pending which, On motion of Mr. Thornton, The bill together with the amendments were referred to the committee of the Whole House. The engrossed bill from the Senate entitled, "An act to provide for organizing counties hereafter established," Was read a first time and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Barnes agreeably to notice, leave being given, introduced "A bill for improving the navigation of the Merrimac river," Which was read the first time and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Cravens of Pettis from the committee on Claims, to which was referred the petitions of Elwin Swink and E. McAlexander, reported "A bill for the rellef of Edwin Swink," and also "A bill for the relief of E. McAlexander," Which bills were read the first time and ordered to a second reading. Mr. McCausland gave notice, that he would on to-morrow ask leave to introduce a bill to provide that an act entitled, an act to provide for the sale of township school lands in Saline and other counties, be made applicable to Lafayette county. On motion of Mr. Fort, The House resolved itself into a committee of the Whole House, on the orders of the day, Mr. Thornton in the chair, and after some time spent therin rose and their chairman, Mr. Thornton reported, that the committee had according to order, had under consideration, a bill from the Senate entitled "An act for the relief of J. N. Henderson, collector of Cape Girardeau county," and Report the same without amendment. "A bill to survey and mark the northern boundary of the state," And have made some progress therein, and have passed over the same and recommend to the House to have the bill printed. "A bill for the relief of John T Cleaveland," and Recommend to the House to refer the bill to the committee on Claims, and that the committee on Claims have power to examine persons and papers in relation thereto. "A bill supplementary to an act concerning contracts and promises," and Have agreed to reject the same and ask the concurrence of the House. "A bill to incorporate the Marine Insurance Company of St. Louis" and report the same with amendments. On motion of Mr. Morris, The House disagreed to so much of the report of the committee of the Whole, as relates to the rejection of the bill supplementary to an act concerning contracts and promises, and said bill was orderto lay upon the table. The remainder of the report of the committee of the Whole was agreed to, and the "Bill to incorporate the Marine Insurance Company of St. Louis," Was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. Mr. Watts moved, That the House adjourn until 3 o'clock P. M. which was rejected. On motion of Mr. Gray, The House then adjourned. SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1836. THE House met pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker laid before the House the following communication from the Secretary of state: SECRETARY'S OFFICE, City of Jefferson, December 2, 1836. To the honorable, the House of Representatives, GENTLEMEN-A resolution adopted by you on yesterday, requestng to be furnished with all the information in my possession as to the contract with Benjamin Lawhead, for printing the laws, private acts and militia laws, and how much remaisnunpaid. Also, whether the contract was complied with on the part of said Lawhead, has been laid before me. In reply to which, I have the honor to lay before you, the contract that was entered into by Mr. Lawhead with the state of Missouri, and also a detail of the facts connected there with, as far as I am in possession of them. By the terms of the contract, you will find that a sufficient and suitable quantity of copy o the laws was to be furnished to said Lawhead at St. Louis, by th first of April then next following the date of contract. The Legis lature adjourned on the 21st day of March, and the copies of act included in the revised code, together with a copy of the militia lav were furnished to General King, the superintendent of the printing, before the last of April then following. I was informed some time during the summer, or the first of the fall in 1835, by the superitendant, that the first copy furnished the printer, was on the thid day of May in that year. The militia law was furnished before the first of September, 1835; and I received a few copies of the revised statutes about the 7th of November, in the same year; and from the 4th December, the laws were delivered to those who had contracted for their distribution from time to time, until the entire distribution was effected and the balance of the copies were delivered to me at this place. The several works were by me specially examined as to the quantity of matter, page by page, and the account made out on the part of Mr. Lawhead, which is herewith submitted, amounted to $8491,70 Of which amount there has been paid, I believe, as 1 granted a "certificate therefor, $6007,76, leaving a balance of $2483,94 referred to the General Assembly for authority for payment. It is proper to add that the amount paid was the balance remaining of the appropriation for printing laws and journals. Since I have been called upon to furnish this information, it has occurred to me that this is a proper opportunity to make known some facts in relation to the superintending the printing the private and local acts of the last session. It will be found on reference to the 20th section of the "act concerning the revised statutes," that 500 copies of the private and local acts, they being the description contemplated, should be publish ed and distributed in the manner prescribed by an act to provide for the publication of the laws and journals, and for other purposes, approved 8th February, 1825, except in relation to side notes, &c. &c. This last named act made it the duty of the Secretary of State to superintend the printing, &c. Finding it impossible to superintend this printing at St. Louis, where it was contracted to be done, and also, to discharge the duties of my office at the Seat of Government at the same time, I confided to my friend James B. Bowlin, esq., now a member of your body, the superintendance of that printing, as well as the preparing head notes, and the index to that work. As the work was sheet by sheet completed, he forwarded it to me, and I compared those sheets with the original rolls, and made a certificate accordingly. It is most respectfully. submitted whether Mr. Bowlin should not be compensated by the state for that service rendered. By reference to the 10th section of "An act to regulate the Secretary of State," it will be found that in the case of absence from the |