The Speaker resumed the chair at 11:20 A. M.

Mr. Eaton moved that the bill be considered section by sec tion.

The motion prevailed.

The bill was read by sections.

Mr. Eaton moved that the House do now adjourn until 2 P. M. The motion prevailed and the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House reconvened at 2 P. M., pursuant to adjournment, Speaker Bowen in the chair.

The Journal of Thursday, March 29th, was corrected and approved.

On request, leave of absence was granted Mr. Thuenen at 4:30 P. M., until Tuesday.

The following correction to the Journal of March 23d was filed:

MR. SPEAKER-I would like to have the clerk in his minutes to-day show that I voted "no" on the final passage of House file No. 102. I voted "no" and the original roll call which I have examined shows that fact, but on page 944 of the Journal, by some mistake of the printer my name was dropped out and does not appear among the "yeas" or "nays, nor does it appear among the “absent or not voting." I desire to have the clerk have to-day's record show these facts.

March 30, 1900.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

A. J. BARKLEY,

Mr. Ayers, from the committee on Printing, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Printing, to whom was referred å resolution by Mr. Lyman, directing that an investigation of the matter of the printing of blank books by the State printer, and find if inconsistencies in the law exist, and if so, report to the House a bill correcting the same, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report that we have made the investigation called for and find that section 138 of the code, relative to the prices of state

printing, should be amended, and your committee have therefore drafted the following bill, and have instructed the chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

F. E. AYERS,

Chairman.

House file No. 405, by committee on Printing, a bill for an act to amend section one hundred and thirty-eight (138) of the code, relating to the prices of state printing, was read first and second time.

HOUSE FILE NO. 405, BY COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.

A bill for an act to amend section one hundred and thirty-eight (138) of the code, relating to the prices of state printing.

Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. Section one hundred and thirty-eight (138) of the code is hereby amended by adding to subdivision three (3), the following: "Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to the printing of Journals, daybooks, ledgers, registers, record books, or any other blank books bound in permanent form and used in keeping the various accounts in the different offices in the state."

Mr. Warren called up the motion to reconsider the vote by which House file No. 304 passed the House, and also, the vote by which the bill went to its third reading.

The question being upon the motion to reconsider.

Mr. Hawk moved to lay the motion to reconsider upon the table.

A roll call was demanded by Messrs. Warren and Prentis. On the question, Shall the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table?

The yeas were:

Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Barkley, Barrett, Bennett, Black, Blake, Byers, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Cold, Cowles, Crouse, Dows, Edwards, Eiker, Graff, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Jenks, Keck, Letts, Miller of Cedar, Myers, Patton, Payne, Roome, Santee, Shambaugh, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Temple, Townsend, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wise, Mr. Speaker-45.

The nays were:

Messrs. Ayers, Baker, Barringer, Bengston, Blume, Buchanan, Campbell, Conley, Cottrell, Davis, Dodds, Downing,

Eaton, Hansmann, Hasselquist, Hughes, Jaeger, Jones, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kirkwood, Koontz, McCurdy, Miller of Fayette, Nicolaus, Overfield, Prentis Putnam, Theophilus, Towner, Warren, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wright-35.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Blakemore, Boysen, Coburn, Cruikshank, Dunham, Furry, Gibson, Harbert, Hurn, Kimball, Koto, Lyman, McAleer, McGinn, Marshall, Sauer, Scott, Sokol, Theunen, Veneman-20.

The motion prevailed and the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

BUSINESS PENDING.

The House resumed consideration of Senate file No. 352, a bill for an act to amend section 1333 of the code, and enacting certain provisions relative to taxing insurance corporations, which was before the House at the hour of adjournment of the forenoon session.

Mr. McCurdy moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed until such time as printed copies thereof may be in the hands of each member.

Mr. Downing moved that the previous question be now put. The motion prevailed.

The question being upon the motion to defer consideration. The motion was lost.

Mr. Jones offered the following amendment and moved its adoption:

I move to amend Section 4 by striking out all of said section beginning with the word "but" in the seventh line, to and including the word “purpose" at end thereof.

Mr. Prentis moved that the previous question be now put. The motion prevailed.

The question being upon the motion to adopt the amend

ment.

The amendment was lost.

Mr. Carter moved to reconsider the vote by which the previous question was ordered.

The motion was lost.

Mr. Eaton moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill read a third time.

On the question, Shall the bill pass?

The yeas were:

Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Ayers, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Blume, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hughes, Jaeger, Jenks, Keck, Kent, Kerr, Koontz, Koto, Lyman, McAleer, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Santee, Shambaugh, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Sweet, Temple, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Way, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker—77.

The nays were:

Messrs. Barringer, Cottrell, Cowles, Hurn, Jones, Kendall, Kirkwood, McCurdy, Theophilus, Warren, Wilson of Adair-11. Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Boysen, Gibson, Graff, Kimball, Letts, McGinn, Marshall, Sauer, Scott, Stuckslager, Thuenen, Wilson of Buena Vista-12.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the House, and the title was agreed to.

The following explanations of votes were filed:

MR. SPEAKER-I vote "no" from the fact that a large majority of the members have had no opportunity to inform themselves as to the merits of this question.

T. E. MCCURDY.

MR. SPEAKER-I vote "no" because I have not had time to give this matter a fair consideration.

J. E. KIRKWOOD.

BILLS ON SECOND READING.

House file No. 227, a bill for an act relating to assessment for taxation and the taxation of the property of mutual life insurance companies or associations doing business upon the assessment plan, with report of committee recommending it do not pass, was taken up, considered, and the bill being similar to Senate file No. 352 just passed by the House, the same was indefinitely postponed, on motion of Mr. Carr.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.

The following messages were received from the Senate:

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. 336, a bill for an act to legalize the permits of pharmacists.

GEO. A. NEWMAN,
Secretary.

Also:

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. 254, a bill for an act to legalize the change in the boundary lines of the independent school district of Rodman, Palo Alto county, Iowa.

GEO. A. NEWMAN,

Secretary.

Also:

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. 359, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of the board of directors of the independent school district of Goodell, Hancock county, Iowa, in the levy of taxes for schoolhouse purposes.

GEO. A. NEWMAN,

Secretary.

Also:

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. 115, a bill for an act to amend chapters 7, 8 and 14, of title 5 of the code, and grant additional power to cities.

GEO. A. NEWMAN,

Secretary.