Amendment lost. Carden of Henry moved that bill be made a special order for Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Motion lost. Mattes of Sac moved that the rule be suspended; that the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion. prevailed, and the bill was read a third time. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: ailey, Bealer, Bixby, Buckingham, Calderwood, Carden, Carstensen, Cassel, Chassell, Cheney, Christianson, Clark, Clary, Cobb, Coburn, Colclo, Conn, Crose, Cummings, DeMar, Doran, Dow, English, Epperson, Flenniken, Freeman, Frudden, Geneva, Greeley, Gregory, Hakes, Hambleton, Hanna, Head, Heles, Hollembeak, Hume, Jacobson, Jepson, Jones, Kendall, Kling, Koontz, Laird, Langan, Leech, Lowrey, Lundt, McAllister, McCreary, McElrath, McNie, Maben, Martin, Mattes, Meredith, Morris, Mott, Nichols, Offill, Olson, Powers, Pritchard, Ritter, Robinson, Sankey, Shaffer, Skinner, Spaulding, Springer, Stoltenberg, Temple, Teter, Van Eaton, Washburn, Weeks, Welden Whiting, Willson, Wise, Wright—81. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Boland, Darrah, Dashiell, Davie, Greene, Hart, Kennedy, Lister, McClurkin, McCulloch, McDole, Peet, Saylor, Stanbery, Summers, Teachout, Whitmer, Wyland, Mr. Speaker-19. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. On motion of Mattes of Sac House file No. 400, a bill for an act making appropriations to the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the State University, and the State Normal School, was taken up and considered. Substitute amendment adopted. Mr. Mattes moved to amend by striking out the figures “$3,000.00” in line eight (8) section one (1) of the substitute bill, and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$2,400.00"; and further amend by adding to section one (1) the following: "For cataloguer for five years. .$600.00 per year. Amendment adopted. Teter of Marion moved to amend House. file No. 400, as the same appears in the Journal of the House of Saturday, March 31, 1906, as follows, to wit: Strike the words and figures thirty-six thousand five hundred ($36,500) from the third and fourth lines of section one (1 nd insert in lieu thereof the words and figures eleven thousand five hundred ($11,500). Also by striking from said bill all of the fifth line thereof, beginning with the word 'for' and ending with the figures ($25,000) in the said fifth line. Also by striking the words and figures twenty thousand ($20,000) from the third line of section two (2) of said bill and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, and by striking the figures $20,000 from the fifth line of said section two (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the figures, $10,000; also by striking from the third line of section three (3) the words and figures six thousand ($6,000) and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures one thousand ($1,000); and also by striking all of line five (5) from section three (3) of said hill, beginning with the word "for" and ending with the figures $5,000" in the said fifth line. " Speaker Clarke in the chair. Roll call was demanded by Teter of Marion and Lundt of Tama On the question, Shall the amendment be adopted? The yeas were: Bailey, Cobb, Colclo, Dow, Freeman, Greene, Gregory, Heles, Hume, Lundt, Teter, Welden-12. The nays were: Bealer, Bixby, Calderwood, Carden, Carstensen, Chassell, Cheney, Christianson, Clark, Clary, Coburn, Conn, Crose, Davie, De Mar, Doran, Epperson, Flenniken, Frudden, Geneva, Greeley, Hakes, Hambleton, Hollembeak, Jacobson, Jepson, Jones, Kendall, Kling, Koontz, Laird, Langan, Leech, McAllister, McCreary, McElrath, McNie, Maben, Martin, Mattes, Meredith, Morris, Mott, Nichols, Offill, Olson, Powers, Pritchard, Ritter, Robinson, Sankey, Shaffer, Skinner, Spaulding, Springer, Stoltenberg, Temple, Van Eaton, Washburn, Weeks, Whiting, Willson, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker-65. Absent or not voting: Boland, Buckingham, Cassel, Cummings, Darrah Dashiell, English, Hanna, Hart, Head, Kennedy, Lister, Lowrey, Mc Clurkin, McCulloch, McDole, Peet, Saylor, Stanbery, Summers Teachout, Whitmer, Wyland-23. So the amendment was lost. Mr. Mattes, moved that the rule be suspended; that the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time. On the question, Shall the bill pass. The yeas were: Bailey, Bealer, Bixby, Buckingham, Calderwood, Carden, Carstensen, Chassell, Cheney, Christianson, Clark, Clary, Cobb, Coburn, Conn, Crose, Davie, De Mar, Doran, English, Epperson, Flenniken, Frudden, Geneva, Greeley, Greene, Gregory, Hakes, Hambleton, Hart, Heles, Hollembeak, Hume, Jacobson, Jepson, Jones, Kendall, Kling, Koontz, Laird, Langan, Leech, Lowrey McAllister, McCreary, McElrath, McNie, Maben, Martin, Mattes, Meredith, Morris, Mott, Nichols, Offill, Olson, Powers, Pritchard, Ritter, Robinson, Sankey, Shaffer, Skinner, Spaulding, Springer, Stoltenberg, Temple, Teter, Van Eaton, Washburn, Weeks, Welden, Whiting, Willson, Wise, Wright, Wyland, Mr. Speaker-78. The nays were: Dow, Freeman,{Lundt—3. Absent or not voting: Boland, Cassel, Colclo, Cummings, Darrah, Dashiell, Hanna, Head, Kennedy, Lister, McClurkin, McCulloch, McDole, Peet, Saylor, Stanbery, Summers, Teachout, Whitmer, Wyland-19. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. On motion of English of Polk House file No. 341, a bill for an act to appropriate $441.70 for the relief of Geo. F. Hunt late ordnance sergeant in the Adjutant General's Department of the State of Iowa on account of balance of salary due under joint resolution No. 9, acts of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly and directing the manner of payment of such appropriation with report of committee recommending passage was taken up and considered. Mr. English moved that the rule be suspended; that the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Bailey, Bealer, Bixby, Buckingham, Calderwood, Carden, Carstensen, Chassell, Cheney, Christianson, Clark, Clary, Cobb, Coburn, Colclo, Conn, Crose, DeMar, Doran, Dow, English, Epperson, Flenniken, Freeman, Frudden, Geneva, Greeley, Greene, Gregory, Hakes, Hambleton, Hanna, Hart, Head, Heles, Hollembeak, Hume, Jacobson, Jepson, Jones, Kendall, Kling, Koontz, Laird, Langan, Leech, Lowrey, Lundt, McAllister, McElrath, McNie, Maben, Martin, Mattes, Morris, Mott, Nichols, Offill, Olson, Powers, Pritchard, Ritter, Robinson, Sankey, Shaffer, Skinner, Spaulding, Stoltenberg, Teachout, Temple, Teter, Van Eaton, Washburn, Weeks, Welden, Whiting, Wilson, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker-81. The nays were: Meredith-I. Absent or not voting: Boland, Cassel, Cummings, Darrah, Dashiell, Davie, Kennedy, Lister, McClurkin, McCreary, McCulloch, McDole, McElrath, Peet, Saylor, Springer, Stanbery, Summers, Whitmer, Wyland 18. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. MOTION TO RECONSIDER. The following motions to reconsider were filed: Mr. SPEAKER-I move to reconsider the vote by which House file No. 103 passed the House. I second the motion. TIM C. CLARY. G. W. Koontz. I move to reconsider the vote by which House file No. 103 went to its third reading. I second the motion. TIM C. CLARY, G. W. Koontz. MR. SPEAKER-I move to reconsider the vote by which Senate file No. 134 passed the House, I second the motion. R J. MARTIN. R. M. WRIGHT, I move to reconsider the vote by which Senate file No. 134 went to its third reading. I second the motion R. J. MARTIN R. M. WRIGHT, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By Hambleton of Mahaska, House file No. 418, a bill for an act legalizing a special election held at Oskaloosa, Mahaska. county, Iowa, on the sixteenth day of August, 1905, for the purpose of voting a tax of five per centum on the assessed valuation of the property of said city in aid of the Oskaloosa and Buxton Electric Railway Company, and legalizing the recording of the certificate issued by the city clerk of said city, in the office of the recorder of deeds of said county, and legalizing the levy by the board of supervisors of said county of the tax thereby voted, and legalizing the acts of the county auditor in placing said tax upon the tax lists and in certifying the order for the same and said tax lists to the county treasurer of said county, and legalizing the tax lists so transmitted to said treasurer; and Read first and second time and passed on file. A BILL for an act legalizing a special election held at Oskaloosa, Mahaska county, Iowa, on the sixteenth day of August 1905, for the purpose of voting a tax of five per centum on the assessed valuation of the property of said city in aid of the Oskaloosa and Buxton Electric Railway Company, and legalizing the recording of the certificate issued by the city clerk of said city, in the office of the recorder of deeds of said county, and legalizing the levy by the board of supervisors of said county, of the tax thereby voted, and legalizing the acts of the county auditor in placing said tax upon the tax lists, and in certifying the order for the same and said tax lists to the county treasurer of said county, and legalizing the tax lists so transmitted to said treasurer; and WHEREAS, there was on the sixteenth day of August, 1905, a special election held in the city of Oskaloosa, Mahaska county, Iowa, at which there was submitted to the voters of said city the following proposition: "Shall a tax of five per centum of the assessed value of the property of Oskaloosa, Iowa, be levied in favor of the Oskaloosa and Buxton Electric Railway Company?" •The line of said railway to commence at Oskaloosa, Iowa, and shall extend via the incorporated town of Beacon Iowa, to a point near the village of Buxton, in section four (4), township seventy-three (73), north range seventeen (17) west, in Monroe county, Iowa." "Said road shall be of a standard gauge, four feet eight and one-half inches wide, and shall be operated by electricity or other practical power." "That one-half of said tax be collected the first year after levying thereof, and one-half the following year. One-half the said tax shall be payable to the company when its line shall have been completed and in operation to the incorporated town of Beacon, and the remaining one-half shall be payable to said company when the said road is fully completed and, in operation to the point near the |