By Senator Penrose, Senate file No. 75, a bill for an act to amend sections 1119 and 1120, chapter 3, title 6 of the code, relating to marking and counting ballots. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Elections. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. The following message was received from the House: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed thd following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate file No. 18, a bill for an act appropriating the sum of $1,440 to the supreme court contingent fund. S. M. CART, Chief Clerk. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Senator Junkin, from the committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate file No. 6, a bill for an act to amend eection 2667 of the code relating to the rate of interest to be charged in loaning the endowment fund of the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same be amended as follows: Amend the title by inserting the word "for" before the word “an" in the first line. Further amend the said title by inserting after the word "seven" in the first line, the figures "2667" in parenthesis. That section 1 be amended by inserting after the word "seven" in the first line the figures "2667" in parenthesis, and that when so amended the bill do pass. Ordered passed on file. J. M. JUNKIN, Senator Blanchard, from the committee on Constitutional Amendments and Suffrage submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Constitutional Amendments and Suffrage, to whom was referred Joint resolution No.1, being a joint resolution, proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Iowa so as to provide for biennial elections, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with recommendation that the same do pass. L. C. BLANCHARD, Ordered passed on file. Senator Cheshire, from the committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 13, a bill for an act to amend section 5258 of the code, relating to minutes to be kept by grand juries, beg leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the title to the bill be amended by inserting after the 5258 in parenthesis, the words "of the code," and that when so amended the bill do pass. Ordered passed on file. THOS. A. CHESHIRE, Chairman. MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 14, a bill for an act to amend section four thousand, six hundred and eight of the code relating to communications in professional confidence beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the title to the bill be amended by inserting after the figures "4608" in parenthesis, the words "of the code," and when so amended that the bill do pass. THOS. A. CHESHIRE, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate file No. 15, a bill for an act to amend section four thousand and twenty-seven of the code, relating to notice of executors' sales, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass. THOS. A. CHESHIRE. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 20, a bill for an act to legalize a tax voted by the electors of the independent school district of Fayette, Iowa, and all warrants issued, or hereafter issued by virtue of such election, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recomendation that the same be amended as follows: By striking out the word "held" where it appears in line one of section 1, and inserting the same word in said line between the words "so" and "as." Also, by striking out the words "a general election," in the sixth line of section 1, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "an annual meeting." Also that section 1 be further amended by striking out the following words at the end thereof: “in the calling and holding of said special election." Also, that the bill be further amended by adding at the end of section 2 the words "without expense to the state," and that when so amended the bill do pass. THOS. A. CHESHIRE, Chairman. Passed on file. Senator Allyn, from the committee on Printing, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Printing, to whom was referred Joint resolution No. 3, authorizing the executive council to print and bind extra copies of the report of the board of the state institutions, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass. GEO. S. ALLYN, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Senator Crossley, from the committee on Educational Institutions, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Educational Institutions, to whom was referred Senate file No. 11, a bill for an act to amend chapter sixty-one (61) of the private, local and temporary acts of the Fifteenth General Assembly, confirming in the State university of Iowa the title to certain town lots and streets, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the substitute hereto attached back to the Senate with the recommendation that said substitute do pass. JAMES J. CROSSLEY, Chairman. SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE FILE NO. 11. A bill for an act to amend chapter sixty-one (61) of the private, local and temporary acts of the Fifteenth General Assembly, confirming in the State university of Iowa the title to certain town lots and streets. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Section 1. That section 1 of chapter sixty-one (61) of the private, local and temporary acts of the Fifteenth General Assembly of the state of Iowa, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words, "an observatory," in the seventh line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "university purposes." Substitute read first and second time and passed on file. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. The following message was received from the House: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following joint resolution, in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Joint resolution relative to additional employes and fixing their compensation and the manner of payment thereof. S. M. CART, Chief Clerk. Senator Titus asked unanimous consent to take up Joint resolution No. 1, which was granted. The Secretary read the report of committee and Joint resolution for information. On motion of Senator Titus, Joint resolution No. 1, with report of committee recommending its adoption, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. Senator Titus moved that the rule be suspended, and that the Joint resolution be considered engrossed, and that the reading just had be considered the third reading, which motion prevailed, and the joint resolution was read a third time. On the question, Shall the joint resolution pass? The yeas were : Senators Alexander, Alberson, Allyn, Arthaud, Bachman, Ball, Bishop, Blanchard, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Crossley, Finch, Garst, Griswold, Harriman, H1y ward, Hazelton, Healy, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, Lyons, McIntire, Mardis, Moffit, Mullan, Penrose, Perrin, Porter, Smith, Tallman, Titus, Trewin, Wallace, Wilson, Young-42. The nays were : Senator Nolan-1. Absent or not voting: Senators Bolter, Eaton, Emmert, Fitchpatrick, Gorrell, McArthur, Townsend-7. So the resolution having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. Senator Nolan offered the following explanation of his vote on Joint resolution No. 1. MR. PRESIDENT-In voting "no" on the resolution under consideration, I give as my reason, that annual elections and the accompanying more frequent campaigns are in their nature educating, and less frequent elections and campaigns will tend to beget an apathy on public questiors among our electorate which would necessarily be inimical to the public welfare. Senator Junkin asked unanimous consent to take up Senate file No. 6. Granted. On motion of Senator Junkin, Senate file No. 6, with report of committee recommending its adoption was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. Senator Junkin moved the adoption of the following amend ment: Amend the title by inserting the word "for" before the word "an" in the first line. Also, further amend said title by inserting after the word "seven" in the first line the figures "2667" in parenthesis. Also, that section 1 be amended by inserting after the word "seven" in the first line the figures "2667" in parenthesis. Adopted. Senator Junkin moved that the rule be suspended, and 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: Senators Alberson, Arthaud, Ball, Blanchard, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Crossley, Finch, Griswold, Hayward, Hazelton, Healy, Hopkins, Hubbard, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis |