On This Date in Missouri Senate History, the date was March 31, 1875, third day of the Special Session of the 28th General Assembly.
Despite the designation, as it remains today, this is really an extra session. Governors can call an extra session, while the Legislature itself has the power to call a special session.
In any event, this particular session starts on the last day of the regular session, March 29.
Lawmakers act on adjutant general fees; building new prisons; and how to handle land forfeiture for paying delinquent taxes.
This extra session would end the following day.
March 31, 1875, the date marking day three of the Special Session of the 28th General Assembly, on This Date in Missouri Senate History.
(Sources: Missouri Sessions, Missouri Statute Annotations Embracing Construction and Derivation, Starting in 1820 and Missouri Senate Journal)