Resolved, That the President of the Senate be and is hereby authorized and empowered to employ a clerk to act during the session of the Senate.

Resolved, That such clerk shall receive the same per diem, which shall be drawn in the same manner, as now allowed by law for committee clerks.

Resolution adopted.

Lieutenant-Governor Dungan in the chair.

Lieutenant-Governor Dungan furnished the Secretary of the Senate the list of the committee appointments, which were read, and are as follows:

The concurrent resolution relative to the appointment of visiting committees was taken up.

Senator Andrews moved to amend as follows:

Provided, That no member shall be placed upon a committee for an institution located within the district of such member.

The amendment was adopted.

MEESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.

The following message was received from the House.

MR. PRESIDENT—I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in the resolution in relation to mail carrier, in which the concurrence of the House was asked. I. K. WILSON,

Chief Clerk.

Senator Harsh moved the immediate consideration of House mes

sages.

The President ruled the motion out of order.

Senator Harsh moved to substitute the House message for the Senate concurrent resolution under discussion.

Ruled out of order.

Senator Ellis moved that further consideration of the resolution be postponed until after action upon the House message, and that the consideration of the House message in reference to this subject be now entered upon by the Senate.

The yeas and nays being called for, the following is the vote:

Those voting yea were:

Senators Brower, Carpenter, Cheshire, Eaton, Ellis, Groneweg, Kilburn, Palmer, Perrin, Rea, Reynolds, Riggen-13.