an act to provide to pay the expenses of the Iowa Child Welfare Commission appointed by the Governor. Read first and second times and referred to committee on appropriations. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RULES Senator Bowman submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on rules recommends the adoption of the following amendment: Amend Rule 12 by striking the "." at the end of the section and substituting a ";" therefor; and by adding the following: "provided, however, any member who has had the floor on a pending measure or any amendment thereto, shall not be entitled to move the previous question." The report was adopted. M. L. BOWMAN, Chairman. On the question "Shall the rule be adopted?" the vote was: On motion of Senator Newberry Senate File No. 99, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections two thousand four hundred seventy-eight (2478) to two thousand four hundred eighty (2580), inclusive, two thousand four hundred eighty-four (2484), two thousand four hundred eighty-nine (2489), two thousand four hundred ninety (2490), and two thousand five hundred (2500) to two thousand five hundred five (2505), inclusive, of the compiled code of Iowa, and section three thousand two hundred thirty-one-a thirteen (3231-a13) of the supplement to said code, relating to education, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The following committee amendments were considered: 1. Amend section 1 by inserting after the word "first" in line 3 thereof the word "secular". 2. Amend sub-section 2 of section 11 by inserting after the word "each" in line 7 the word "public" and by striking the words "public and private," in lines 7 and 8 thereof. 3. Amend section 13 by inserting after the word "lecturer" in line 6 thereof the following: "outside of his own county". 4. Amend by striking out all of section 16 and renumbering the sections accordingly. 5. Amend section 19 by striking out the words and figures "two hundred fifty (250)" in line 4 and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "one hundred fifty (150)". Also by striking the words and figures "three hundred (300)" in line 8 and by substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "two hundred (200)”. 6. Amend section 30 by striking all following the second word "for" in line 5 thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof the following: "his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties within his county shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400.00)". 7. Amend section 30 by adding after the word "year" in line 5 thereof the words "of the superintendent's term". The first amendment was adopted. The second amendment was adopted. The third amendment was adopted. The sixth amendment was adopted. The seventh amendment was adopted. Senator Browne withdrew his amendment found on page 346 of the Senate Journal. Senator Fulton offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: Amend by changing the semi-colon (;) in line 4 of section 7 to a period (.) and striking out the remainder of the section. The amendment was lost. Senator Fulton offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: Also amend by striking from line 3 of section 11 the words "of the department". The amendment was adopted. Senator Buser offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: Amend subsection five (5) of section eleven (11) by inserting a period after the word "auditor" in line forty (40) and striking the remainder of subsection five (5). On the question "Shall the amendment be adopted?" the vote Senator Fulton offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: Amend by striking from line 4 of section 11 the words "such department" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "the department of public instruction". The amendment was adopted. Senator Buser moved that the vote by which the third committee amendment (amending section 13) was adopted, be reconsidered. The motion was lost. Senator Gilchrist offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: Amend by inserting after the word "necessary" in line 39 of section 11 the words "for this purpose". The amendment was adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Mantz moved that the reading just had be considered the third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question "Shall the bill pass" the vote was: The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to. On motion of Senator Cessna Senate File No. 15, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify chapter thirteen (13), title two (2), of the compiled code of Iowa and of the supplement to said code; also sections seven hundred fourteen (714) and seven hundred fifteen (715) of said code, and section one hundred eight een-a one (118-a1) of the supplement to said code, relating to the filing and auditing of claims against the state, was taken up and considered, the report of the committee having been previously adopted. The following amendment by Senator Buser was considered: Amend by striking out all of section 7 and renumbering the following sections to correspond. Senator Stoddard offered the following substitute amendment for the amendment offered by Senator Buser and moved its adoption: Amend Senate File No. 15 by striking out section 7 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: This chapter shall apply to the presentation and payment of claims arising from the operation and maintenance of the institutions under the government and control of the state board of control and the state board of education, except: 1. Claims payable out of funds in the hands of the treasurers of the several institutions under the control of the state board of education shall be presented, audited, and paid under such rules and regulations as said board may adopt and make of record. 2. Claims for all articles and supplies needed at the several institutions under the state board of control and the monthly payrolls for said institutions shall be presented, audited, and paid in the manner provided in the title relative to the government and maintenance of said institutions. Senator Shaff moved the previous question. Senator Thurston raised the point of order that under the rule adopted, a Senator who had had the floor could not move the previous question. The President held the point well taken. Senator Abben moved the previous question. On the question "Shall the main question be now ordered?" the vote was: |