SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A
(Amendment No. 23)
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II, Inc.
(MPT) 
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

794918102 
(CUSIP Number)

George W. Karpus, President
Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a
Karpus Investment Management
183 Sullys Trail
Pittsford, New York 14534
(585) 586-4680

(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)

October 7, 2005
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this 
schedule because of Rule 13d-1 (b) (3) or (4), check the following box. [ ]

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There are Two Exhibits.















ITEM 1	Security and Issuer
		Common Stock
		Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II, Inc. 
		Salomon Brothers Asset Management .
		125 Broad Street
		10th Floor, MF-2
		New York, New York 10004
ITEM 2	Identity and Background
		a) Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a Karpus Investment Management
		(?KIM?)
		George W. Karpus, President, Director and Controlling Stockholder
		JoAnn VanDegriff, Vice President and Director
		Sophie Karpus, Director
		b) 183 Sullys Trail
		Pittsford, New York 14534
		c) Principal business and occupation - Investment Management for 
		individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations,
		endowments, trust and others, specializing in conservative asset 
		management (i.e. fixed income investments).
		d) None of George W. Karpus, JoAnn Van Degriff, or Sophie Karpus
		(?the Principals?) or KIM has been convicted in the past five years of
		any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations).
		e) During the last five years none of the principals or KIM has been a party
		to a civil proceeding as a result of which any of them is subject to a
		judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of or 
		prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state 
		securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
		f) Each of the Principals is a United States citizen.
		KIM is a New York corporation.
ITEM 3	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations
		KIM, an independent investment advisor, has accumulated shares of MPT
		on behalf of accounts that are managed by KIM (?the Accounts?) under
		limited powers of attorney.  All funds that have been utilized in making
		such purchases are from such Accounts.
ITEM 4	Purpose of Transaction
		a) KIM has purchased Shares for investment purposes.  Being primarily a
		fixed income manager, with a specialty focus in the closed end fund
		sector, the profile of MPT fit the investment guidelines for various 
		Accounts.  Shares have been acquired since December 24, 1997.
b) Although originally purchased for investment purposes only, KIM sent 
a proposal to be considered at the next special meeting (Exhibit 1).
c) On October 5, 2005, KIM filed the attached shareholder communication 
(Exhibit 2).
ITEM 5 	Interest in Securities of the Issuer
a) As of the date of this Report, KIM owns 394,625 shares, which 
represents 6.57% of the outstanding Shares.  George Karpus presently 
owns 17,900 shares purchased on August 15 & 16, 2001 at $12.60 (7,500 
shares), August 21 & September 19 at $12.71 (2,500 shares), April 14, 
2003 at $13.06 (600 shares), and May 6, 7 & 9 at $13.40 (9400 shares).He 
sold on June 28, 2005 at $ 13.50 (200 shares), June  29 at $13.59 and $ 
13.60 (1000 shares), and June 30 at $ 13.61 (100 shares), July 6, 2005 at $ 
13.53 (300 shares),  July 7 &11 at $ 13.56 (200 shares), and July 14 at 
$13.54 (300 shares). Jo Ann Van Degriff owns 1150 shares purchased on 
May 10, 2005 at $12.70 .
None of the other Principals presently owns shares.
		b) KIM has the sole power to dispose of and to vote all of such Shares
		under limited powers of attorney.
c) The first open market purchase occurred on December 24, 1997 as
previously reported.  Open market purchases for the last 60 days for 
the Accounts.   There have been no dispositions and no acquisitions, 
other than by such open market purchases, during such period.  
DATE
SHARES
PRICE PER

DATE
SHARES
PRICE PER


SHARE 



SHARE 
7/6/2005
-3700
13.53

8/1/2005
3400
13.45
7/7/2005
-300
13.56

8/5/2005
200
13.52
7/11/2005
-1400
13.56

8/11/2005
4500
13.6
7/14/2005
-4000
13.54

8/17/2005
1000
13.49
7/19/2005
6000
13.42




      The Accounts have the right to receive all dividends from, any proceeds
		from the sale of the Shares.  KIM reserves the right to further accumulate 
		or sell shares. None of the Accounts has an interest in shares constituting 
		more than 5% of the Shares outstanding.
ITEM 6	Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships with Respect
		to Securities of the Issuer.
		Except as described above, there are no contracts, arrangements,
		understandings or relationships of any kind among the Principals and KIM
		and between any of them and any other person with respect to any of MPT	
		securities.
ITEM 7	Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
	             Not applicable.





Signature
	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I 
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, 
and correct.
						Karpus Management, Inc.




October 7, 2005  			By:_____________________________________
          Date						      Signature

      Dana R. Consler, Senior Vice President 
                 		        Name/ Title


EXHIBIT ONE
Proposal for Tender Offer
						
			VIA OVERNIGHT, FAX, CERTIFIED MAIL
August 4, 2005				

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Salomon Bros Municipal Partner
Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
300 First Stamford Place ? 4th Floor
Stamford, CT  06902

Dear Mr. Frenkel:

Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a Karpus Investment Management (KIM), is
the beneficial owner as of July 31, 2005, of 310,090 shares of the common 
stock of Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund (MNP) (the Fund) 
(approximately 5.386% of the outstanding common shares)  as attested 
by Schedule 13D/A filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
We have been the beneficial owner of the shares valued at more than $2,000 
for more than one year and expect to continue ownership through the date of 
the Fund?s next shareholder meeting.  KIM?s first purchase of shares began on
December 8, 2000.  All such purchases have been made in the open market.

Pursuant to Rule 14-28(b) (2) (ii) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we 
(KIM) are hereby submitting the following proposal and supporting statement 
for inclusion in any and all proxy materials at the next meeting of
shareholders.  Attached is our Schedule 13D as electronically filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

PROPOSAL

KIM proposes that the Fund conduct a tender offer for up to 25% of the 
outstanding shares of the Fund at net asset value to be voted on at the 
next meeting of shareholders.  Should the Board of Directors recommend 
to shareholders that a new advisory agreement be ratified, we propose the 
tender offer for shares at net asset value be increased to include all shares
that did not vote ?for? the new investment advisory contract.  This would
include all abstentions and broker non-votes.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

According to the original prospectus, the Board of Directors, in consultation 
with the Investment Manager and the Investment Advisor, will review on an 
annual basis the possibility of further open market repurchases and/or tender
offers for the common stock

The Fund manager has provided exceptional net asset performance to 
shareholders but has yet to close the discount to net asset value.
Net asset performance from June 30, 2004 through June 30, 2005 
has been 9.19% verses  Morningstar Intermediate Municipal Fund 
return of 5.49% and Lehman 7 Year Municipal Index return of 
5.91%.  Yet the Fund continues to trade at a discount to net asset value!


KIM believes the current Fund Management and Board of Directors 
of MNP have not taken adequate measures to close this discount.  For
the time period of June 30, 2004 through June 30, 2005 MNP traded
at an average discount of 11.97%. MNP has traded at a significant 
discount to NAV since the end of 1994, over 10 years.  What steps 
have been taken to close this discount?  

The original prospectus stated ?If, at any time after the second year
following the offering, the Common Stock publicly trades for a substantial
period of time at a substantial discount from the NAV, the Board of 
Directors will consider at its next regularly scheduled meeting, taking 
various actions designed to eliminate the discount, which may include 
recommending to shareholders the conversion of the Fund to an open
-end investment company?.   This clearly dictates the original intent not to
allow the fund to trade at significant discounts, protecting investor?s
economic interest in the Fund.  Why has the Board ignored this intent to the 
detriment of shareholders? Every shareholder that has sold shares in the last 
10 + years in the market place received less for their shares than they were
entitled to.  We believe the Board has breeched their fiduciary 
responsibilities to these shareholders that sold at prices below NAV.

Additionally, MNP is plagued by low trading volume.  From June 30, 2004 
through June 30, 2005 average daily trading volume has been 8,905 shares.
Large shareholders who do not agree with the possible changes in the fund
management contract and who may wish to liquidate their position could
severely depress the Fund?s market price because of persistently low volume.
Dissenters deciding to sell their shares could cause the discount to NAV
to widen harming both existing shareholders and sellers. Dissenters have rights
under the law that may provide net asset value for their shares.

It is the fiduciary duty of the Board of Directors to allow Fund shareholders
the ability to receive economic benefits from any management transition.
Any merger to, or with, an open-end fund should benefit all shareholders
and could create economies of scale that would reduce the expense ratio.

Should the Board decide to open-end the Fund or to merge the Fund with
another open-end fund our proposal for tender would be withdrawn.

END OF PROPOSAL

Very truly yours,
Sharon L. Thornton
Senior Fixed Income Analyst/Portfolio Mgr.
      
EXHIBIT TWO
Shareholder Communication Filed October 5, 2005

KARPUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
183 SULLY?S TRAIL
PITTSFORD, NEW YORK 14534
(585) 586-4680
for
Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund Inc.
Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II Inc.

This letter is being sent to you by Karpus Investment Management (KIM)
to enlist your support as a fellow shareholder.  Citigroup is selling its 
Investment Management business to Legg Mason for $3.7 Billion.  KIM 
believes that there is a benefit to everyone BUT the shareholders in 
this transaction.  Citigroup accuses KIM of conducting a ?side-show? 
by raising these critical shareholder issues.  

We should not go quietly and accept this transaction without a benefit 
to us, the shareholders.  We have no assurances who will be conducting 
the day-to-day management of the Funds in the future!  The Boards of 
Directors of our Funds are treating us like cattle and trading us.  They 
have a duty to address our concerns.  

The original prospectuses stated that the Boards of Directors would 
annually consider methods to manage or close the market discount 
of the Funds verses net asset value.  We asked the Funds to submit 
a proposal to shareholders asking the Boards of Directors to consider a 
tender offer for 25% of the outstanding shares.  The Boards chose not to 
let shareholders voice their opinions on this proposal, which would enable
shareholders to receive a substantial economic benefit should they choose
to leave the Fund!  

What do we want to gain?

As of September 30, 2005, Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund 
closed at $13.99 per share verses the net asset value of $15.03.  Net asset 
value is what the securities within the Fund are worth in the marketplace.  
Should you have been allowed to realize the real value as of this date, your 
investment would have increased by 7.43% or $1.04 per share.

As of September 30, 2005, Salomon Brothers Municipal Partners Fund II 
closed at $13.38 per share with a net asset value of $14.59 per share.  
Should you have been allowed to realize the real value as of this date, 
your investment would have increased by 9.04% or $1.20 per share.

KIM wants ALL shareholders to be able to reap an economic benefit 
from this transaction.  If Citigroup and Legg Mason benefit, so should we!

We believe that this is the ONLY CHANCE WE MAY HAVE to make 
the Boards of Directors and the Funds Management meet our expectations 
of closing or eliminating the discount to net asset value of the Funds.  
We want this economic benefit before we will agree to transfer management 
of the Funds.

By voting the GREEN CARD we will be sending a message to the Boards 
of Directors that they need to honor commitments made in the Funds?
original prospectuses to close their persistent trading discounts.

VOTE AGAINST THIS TRANSFER

If you have already received and voted a white proxy card of either Fund,
you can rescind your vote by voting the GREEN proxy card provided to
you by Karpus Investment Management.

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO ALERT MANAGEMENT AND THE 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY 
WITHOUT AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS.

VOTE THE GREEN CARD WITH KARPUS, BEWARE OF
TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS; MAKE SURE YOUR VOTE IS 
COUNTED AND COUNTED ACCORDING TO YOUR WISHES.