The resolution having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the Senate. Senator Bowman moved that the vote by which the bill passed the Senate be reconsidered and that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, which motion prevailed. REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS Senator Gilchrist from the joint committee on enrolled bills, submitted the following report, and moved its adoption : MR. PRESIDENT: Your joint committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports that it has examined and finds correctly enrolled: Senate File No. 173. Senate File No. 227. Also: MR. PRESIDENT: Your joint committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports that it has examined and finds correctly enrolled: House Files Nos. 156, 164, 272 and House Joint Resolution No. 3. C. F. LETTS, Chairman House Committee. Report adopted. BILLS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT The President of the Senate announced that, as President of the Senate, he had signed in the presence of the Senate: Senate File No. 173. Senate File No. 227. House File No. 156. House File No. 164. House File No. 272. House Joint Resolution No. 3. BILLS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR Senator Gilchrist from the committee on enrolled bills submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports that it has on the third day of January, sent to the governor for his approval: Senate File No. 173, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections three thousand nine hundred eighty-seven (3987) and three thousand nine hundred ninety (3990) to three thousand nine hundred ninety-two (3992), inclusive, of the compiled code of Iowa, and sections three thousand nine hundred eighty-eight (3988) of the supplement to said code, relating to municipal corporations. Senate File No. 227, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify section seven thousand one hundred forty-eight (7148) of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to the place of bringing actions. F. C. GILCHRIST, Chairman. The report was adopted. The Journal of January 2d was corrected and approved. On motion of Senator Newberry the Senate went into executive session. EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion and roll call the Senate advised, and confirmed the appointment of Robert L. Leach, of Dallas county, to the office of superintendent of banking, for the term ending July 1, 1925. The Senate arose from executive session and resumed regular session. On the motion of Senator Newberry the Senate adjourned until 4:30 p. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, President John Hammill presiding. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Senator Ethell submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on county and township affairs to whom was referred Senate File No. 129, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and cod fy sections thirty-one hundred fifteen (3115), thirty-one hundred twenty-four (3124), seven hundred thirteen (713) and thirty-one hundred twenty-seven (3127) of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to boards of supervisors, beg leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same be amended as follows; and when so amended the bill do pass: Amend by inserting the words "by resolution" after the word "motion" in line five (5) of section two (2). Also by striking the word "members" from line twelve (12) of section two (2) and inserting the word "supervisors" in lieu thereof. Also by striking the word "voters" from line four (4) of section three (3) and inserting the word “electors" in lieu thereof. Also amend by striking section eight (8) from the bill and inserting C. C. 713 in lieu thereof. Ordered passed on file. Also: JOHN J. ETHELL, Chairman. MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on county and township affairs to whom was referred House File No. 276, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify chapter twenty-four-a (24-a) of title twelve (12) of the supplement to the compiled code of Iowa, relating to theaters, moving picture shows, pool and billiard rooms or tables, dance halls, skating rinks, club houses, road houses, amusement parks or bowling alleys, beg leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same be amended as follows; and when so amended the bill do pass: Amend by transposing sections four (4) and five (5). JOHN J. ETHELL, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Senator Brookhart submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on judiciary No. 2 to whom was referred House File No. 282, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify section 9427 of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to peremptory challenges in the trial of criminal causes, beg leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass. Ordered passed on file. J. L. BROOK HART, Chairman. MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on judiciary No. 2 to whom was referred Senate File No. 187, a bill for an act to amend, revise and codif sections 4959 to 4961 inclusive, 4963 to 4965, inclusive, 4967, 4968, 4971 to 4976, inclusive, 4977 to 4981, inclusive, 4983 to 5001, inclusive, 5008 and 5011 of the compiled code of Iowa and sections 4959-a1, 4968-a1 and 4970-al of the supplement to said code relating to the condemnation of private property for works of internal improvement and for other public uses and purposes, beg leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same be amended as follows; and when so amended the bill do pass: 1. Amend by striking out all of subdivision four, section four. 2. Amend by striking out of section four, subdivision five, lines twentyeight and twenty-nine the words, "When passing through enclosed lands," and insert in lieu thereof the words, "Along such highways". Also strike out of line twenty-nine and thirty the words, "on both sides thereof by the condemnor and by his assignees." and insert the words "by the owner of the abutting property". 3. Amend section four, subdivision seven, line forty-three, by inserting after the word "cemetery" the following: "or cemetery". 4. Amend section six, line four by inserting after the period the following: "The term railway as used in this act shall include street railways and electric railways." 5. Amend by striking out all of section twenty-two. 6. Amend by striking out of section twenty-nine all after the period following the word "representative" in line two. 7. Amend by striking out all of section 46. 8. Amend by striking out of section 47 line three the words, "overflowed" and insert in lieu thereof the word "affected", also by adding the following to said section 47: "This section shall not apply to condemnation proceedings for drainage or levee improvements." 9. Amend by renumbering the sections of the bill to correspond with the amendments. Ordered passed on file. J. L. BROOKHART, Chairman. Also: MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on judiciary No. 2 to whom was referred Senate File No. 9, a bill for an act to amend, revise and codify sections 144, 146 to 149 inclusive, 151, 153 to 160 inclusive, of the compiled code of Iowa, and section 150 of the supplement to said code, relating to appropriations and the drawing and expenditure thereof, and to certain powers and duties of the treasurer of state, and to the security of the public funds, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same be amended as follows; and when so amended the bill do pass: 1. Amend by striking from the bill the three lines immediately preceding section three. 2. Amend by striking from the bill all of sections three, four and five. 3. Amend by striking out the three lines immediately preceding sec t'on six, and in lieu insert the following: "That sections one hundred fifty-three (153) to one hundred sixty (160) inclusive, of the compiled code of Iowa are amended, revised and codified to read as follows:" Ordered passed on file. J. L. BROOKHART, Chairman. AMENDMENT FILED Amend section 4 of Senate File No. 263 by inserting immediately following line 4 the following paragraph: "2. State fair board." |