JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. HALL OF THE HOUSE OF RepresentATIVES, House met pursuant to adjournment. Speaker Clarke in the chair. } Prayer was offered by the Rev. E. McCullough Calvin, Winfield, Iowa. The Journal of Tuesday, April 3, was corrected and approved. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Lowrey of Calhoun, presented petition of citizens of Calhoun county, relative to the proposed change in the tenure of office of the board of supervisors. Referred to Special committee. Wise of Black Hawk, presented petition of citizens of Black Hawk, relative to the proposed change in the tenure of office of the board of supervisors. Referred to Special committee. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Wise of Black Hawk, from the committee on Railroads and Commerce, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Railroads and Commerce to whom was referred Senate file No. 337, a bill for an act amending section twentyone hundred twenty-six (2126) of the code relative to railway rates, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass. Adopted. C. A. WISE, Chairman. Also. MR. SPEAKER:-Your committee on Railroads and Commerce to whom was referred Senate file No. 241, a bill for an act to amend section seven hundred sixty-eight (768) of the code relating to the enclosing of street car vestibules, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass. Adopted. C. A. WISE, Mattes of Sac, from the committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred Senate file No. 161, a bill for an act providing for the inside finishing and completion of the Historical, Memorial and Art Building, also for the purchase of steel book stacks, and making an appropriation therefor, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same as amended by the Senate do pass. Adopted. Jos. MATTES, The committee appointed to draft memorial on life and public services of Hon. L. L. DeLano made its report, which was adopted by a rising vote. Cobb of Taylor asked unanimous consent to withdraw motion to reconsider Senate file No. 191. Granted. Kendall of Monroe moved that Senate file No. 333 be recalled. from committee on Judiciary and referred to committee on Appropriations. Motion prevailed and bill so referred. The committee appointed to draft memorials on death of Hon. Joseph Chapman made its report, which was adopted. Kendall of Monroe moved that reports of committees in reference to memorials be deferred until Friday. Mattes of Sac called up concurrent resolution relative to extra employees of the House and Senate and moved its adoption. Motion prevailed. Mr. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: Substitute for 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. Also: GEO. A. Newman, Secretary. MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has concurred in House amendments to the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House file No. 103, a bill for an act relating to the manner of serving notice or process on corporations organized under the laws of Iowa, but having no resident officer on whom service may be had. Also: GEO. A. NEWMAN, MR. SPEAKER:-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House file No. 407, a bill for an act to legalize city council of Iowa Falls, Hardin county, Iowa. Also: GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has concurred in the House amendments to the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: Senate file No. 159, a bill for an act to amend the law as it appears in section seven hundred twenty-nine (729) of the supplement to the code, and four hundred twenty-two (422) of the code, relating to the powers of trustees of public libraries and to provide for the use of same by residents outside the corporate limits of the town or city in which the library is located. Also additional to title four (4) chapter ten (10) of the code, relating to the powers of township trustees. Also: GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. MR. SPEAKER:-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House file No 75, a bill for an act providing for the prevention of tuberculosis and for the establishment, location, erection and operation of a state sanitarium for the treatment of persons having incipient pulmonary tuberculosis and making appropriations therefor, and repealing acts in conflict herewith. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House file No. 176, a bill for an act to provide for the election, repair, improvement and equipment of buildings for the State Normal School. G50. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House file No. 192, a bill for an act to provide for the erection, repair equipment of buildings for the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Also: GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House file No. 288, a bill for an act to reimburse Frank Bristow for injuries sustained while in the employ of the state. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Also: Secretary. Mr. Speaker—I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has indefinitely postponed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: Substitute for House file No. 219, a bill for an act to authorize boards of supervisors to hear and allow claims for damages on account of sheep killed or injured by a dog or dogs and providing payment of the same. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Also: Secretary. MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate file No. 235, a bill for an act to amend section twelve hundred ninety-three (1293) of the code, relative to the publication of the official ballot. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House file No. 207, a bill for an act providing for a levy of a special tax of one-fifth of a mill on the dollar upon the assessed valuation of the taxable property of the state for the erection, repair and improvement of buildings for the State University of Iowa. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. On motion of Martin of Pottawattamie Senate file No. 298, a bill for an act for the relief of W. J. McAhren, in making an appropriation of one hundred fifty one and ninety one hundredths dollars ($151.90) therefor, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up and considered. Mr. Martin moved that the rule be suspended and that the bill be 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, Bixby, Calderwood, Carden, Clary, Colclo, Crose, Davie Freeman, Frudden, Geneva, Greeley, Hakes, Hambleton, Hanna, Hollembeak, Hume, Jacobson, Koontz, Langan, Leech, Lundt, McClurkin, McNie, Martin, Mattes, Meredith, Morris, Mott, Olson, Ritter, Saylor, Shaffer, Skinner, Spaulding, Springer, Van Eaton, Washburn, Weeks, Whiting, Willson, Wyland-42. The nays were: Buckingham, Carstensen, Cheney, Christianson, Cobb, Darrah, DeMar, Doran, Dow, Epperson, Greene, Head, Jones, Kendall, Laird, Lister, McAllister, McCreary, McDole, McElrath, Maben, Nichols, Powers, Robinson, Sankey, Stoltenberg, Teachout, Teter, Welden, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker-32. Absent or not voting: Bealer, Boland, Cassel, Chassell, Clark, Coburn, Conn, Cummings, Dashiell, English, Flenniken, Gregory, Hart, Heles, Jepson, Kennedy, Kling, Lowrey, McCulloch, Offill, Peet, Pritchard, Stanbery, Summers, Temple, Whitmer-26. So the bill was lost. On motion of Clary of Chickasaw, Senate file No. 16, a bill for an act to amend section four hundred forty-one (441) of the code in regard to official newspapers, with report of committee recommending passage was taken up, and considered. |