Also: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Claims, to whom was referred House file No. 79, a bill for an act to reimburse Louis Case for money paid by him for clothing to equip a portion of the Ninth regiment, Iowa volunteers, in the war of the rebellion, 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. M. N. BAKER, Referred to committee on Appropriations. Mr. Carter, from the committee on Municipal Corporations, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Municipal Corporations, to whom was referred House file No. 39, a bill for an act relating to water works, and to amend chapter five (5), title five (5) of the code, relating to the purchase and construction of water works, as amended by chapter twentythree (23) of the laws of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, 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. C. W. CARTER, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Municipal Corporations, to whom was referred House file No. 60, a bill for an act to amend section eight hundred and fifty-two (852) of the code, and authorizing an increase of the tax levy for park purposes, beg leave to report that they have had the same uuder consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass with the following amendments: Strike out all of section one (1) after the word "mills," in the fourth line, and insert the following in lieu thereof: That section eight hundred and fifty-two (852) be further amended by adding thereto the following words: "The said board is further authorized in its discretion to certify to the county auditor in the years 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1903, and cause to be collected, an additional tax for park purposes of one mill on the dollar on all taxable property of the city, in the manner provided by this scction as hereby amended, but the power to levy such additional one mill tax shall cease at the end of the four years above specified." C. W. CARTER, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Mr. Hinkle, from the committee on Public Health, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Public Health, to whom was referred House file No. 1'2, a bill for an act to amend section two thousand, five hundred and seven (2507), title twelve (12), chapter eleven (11) of the code, relating to inspection of petroleum products, and providing for payment of inspectors, 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 substitute hereto attached do pass. GEO. W. HINKLE, The substitute was read and ordered passed on file. Mr. Dunham, from the committee on Schools and Text Books, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Schools and Text Books, to whom was referred House file No. 105, a bill for an act to amend section two thousand, seven hundred and seventy-eight (2778) and section two thousand, seven hundred and eighty-five (2785), of chapter fourteen (14), title thirteen (13), of the code of Iowa, relative to employing school teachers in school townships, 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, with the following amendments: By inserting the word "the," in line three (3) of title, between words "of" and "code." By inserting the word "the," in the last line of section one (1), between the words "in" and "third.” By inserting the word "the," in line two (2) of section two (2), between the words "of" and "code." Also, that the following be added: "Section 3. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall be in force and effect on and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Des Moines Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa." Ordered passed on file. Also: GEO. W. DUNHAM, Chairman. MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Schools and Text Books to whom was referred House file No. 96, a bill for an act to amend section two thousand, seven hundred and fifty-five (2755) of chapter fourteen (14), title thirteen (13) of the code, relating to the election precincts in school elections, 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 with the following amendment: By inserting the words "a bill" at the beginning of the title of the bill. GEO. W. DUNHAM, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Mr. Temple, from the committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred substitute for Senate file No. 4, a bill for an act making notarial seals of nonresident notaries public prima facie evidence that the words thereon engraved, conform to the requirements of the law of the place where the certificate purports to have been made, 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. M. L. TEMPLE, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 35, a bill for an act to amend section five thousand, thirtyfour (5034) of the code, relating to using blasphemous or obscene language, 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 not pass. M. L. TEMPLE, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred substitute for Senate file No. 38, a bill for an act to define the place of bringing actions against any corporation, company or person, owning, leasing, operating or maintaining a coal mine, 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. Ordered passed on file. M. L. TEMPLE, Chairman. MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred substitute for Senate file No. 53, a bill for an act to legalize the official acts of Isaac Matthews, C. H. Foster, W. H. Butler and J. H. Scrogum as justices of the peace, in and for Mendon township, Clayton county, Iowa, from January 1, 1895, to January 1, 1899, 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. M. L. TEMPLE, Ordered passed on file. Also: Chairman. MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred House file No. 129, a bill for an act to amend section four thousand and fifty-one (4051) of the code of Iowa, relating to the redemption of real estate sold upon execution, 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. M. L. TEMPLE, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Mr. Letts, from the committee on Compensation of Public Officers, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Compensation of Public Officers, to whom was referred House file No. 17, a bill for an act to amend section sixty-five (65) of the code in relation to increasing the Governor's salary, 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 be amended by striking out the words "six thousand dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "five thousand dollars," and that when so amended the same do pass. H. M. LETTS, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Mr. Dows called up Senate concurrent resolution and asked that it be read. Resolution was read. Mr. Dows moved the adoption of the resolution. Mr. Clarke of Dallas offered the following amendment to the resolution: MR. SPEAKER-I move that Senate resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked, relating to the election of State printer and binder and trustees of Agricultural college and regents for State university be amended by striking therefrom the words "State printer and binder." At 11 o'clock, the special order being the consideration of Senate Joint resolution No. 3, it was called up. Mr. Hawk moved that consideration of Joint resolution be deferred until Tuesday, February 6th, at 11 o'clock A. M. Carried. Consideration of the amendment offered by Mr. Clarke of Dallas, to the concurrent resolution, was continued. Mr. Prentis moved the previous question. The yeas and nays were called for, and the roll was called. On the question, Shall the main question be now put? The yeas were: Messrs. Anderson of Warren, Ayers, Baker, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Blume, Buchanan, Byers, Carr, Clark of Hamilton, Coburn, Cold, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Furry, Gibson, Graff, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hinkle, Keck, Kent, Koto, Letts, McAleer, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Payne, Prentis, Roome, Scott, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stallcop, Stuckslager, Temple, Thuenen, Townsend, Veneman, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Mr. Speaker-52. The nays were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Barkley, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Boysen, Campbell, Carter, Clarke of Dallas, Conley Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Eiker, Hansmann, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jones, Kendall, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, McCurdy, McGinn, Marshall, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Putnam, Santee, Sauer, Stewart, Stratton, Theophilus, Towner, Warren, Wilson of Keokuk, Wright-45. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Jenks, Lyman, Sweet-3. The motion prevailed. The question recurring upon the amendment, the yeas and nays were demanded and the roll was called. On the question, Shall the amendment be adopted? The yeas were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Baker, Barkley, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Blume, Boysen, Campbell, Carter, Clarke |