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Also, that the House has adopted the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:

House concurrent resolution No. 2, relating to the enrollment of bills designated as code commissioner's bills.

A. C. GUSTAFSON, Chief Clerk.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED

Senator Ethell called up for consideration Senate concurrent resolution No. 1, amended by the House, and moved that the Senate concur in the following amendments:

Amend by striking from line seven (7) thereof the words and figures "Code of 1897."

On the question "Shall the Senate concur?" the vote was:

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The House amendment having received a constitutional majority was declared to have been adopted and concurred in by the Senate.

THIRD READING OF BILLS

On motion of Senator Baird Senate File No. 284, a bill for an act to legalize certain warrants and the issuance and sale of negotiable bonds funding said warrants, of the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted.

The bill was read for information.

Senator Baird moved that the reading just had be considered the third reading, which motion prevailed.

On the question "Shall the bill 'pass?" the vote was:

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

Senator Baird 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.

President Pro Tem. Price took the chair at 10:30 a. m.

On motion of Senator Baird Senate File No. 286, a bill for an act to legalize an election held in the independent school district of Council Bluffs, in the county of Pottawattamie, state of Iowa, and the issuance and sale of bonds by said school district pursuant thereto, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted.

The bill was read for information.

Senator Baird moved that the reading just had be considered the third reading, which motion prevailed.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" the vote was:

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

Senator Baird 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.

President Hammill resumed the chair at 10:35 a. m.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 CONSIDERED

Senator Baird called up for consideration the following House concurrent resolution and moved its adoption :

Be It Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House are hereby instructed to prepare and have printed in pamphlet form a book similar to that showing the list of committees of the Fortieth General Assembly and other information contained therein corrected for use in the special session; such pamphlet to be approximately three by five and a half inches in size; six hundred copies thereof to be for the use of the Senate and nine hundred for the use of the House.

On the question "Shall the resolution be adopted?" the vote was: Ayes, 28.

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The resolution having received a constitutional majority was declared to have been adopted and concurred in by the Senate.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2 CONSIDERED

Senator Baird called up for consideration the following House concurrent resolution and moved its adoption :

Be It Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House, be and they are hereby directed to omit from the enrollment of such bills designated as code commissioners' bills, when passed by the General Assembly, all foot notes, briefs, general explanations, parenthetical references, and explanatory notes which form no part of said bills.

On the question "Shall the resolution be adopted?" the vote

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The resolution having received a constitutional majority was declared to have been adopted and concurred in by the Senate.

HOUSE MESSAGE CONSIDERED

House File No. 10, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify chapter six (6) of title two (2) of the compiled code of Iowa and of

the supplement to said code, relating to the department of justice and the attorney general.

Read first and second time and referrred to committee on judiciary No. 1.

The Journal of December 7th was corrected and approved.

Senator Stoddard moved that the Senate adjourn until 10 a. m. Tuesday.

Senator Brookhart moved to amend the motion by making the time 10 a. m. Monday.

The amendment was adopted.

The motion prevailed and the Senate adjourned until 10 a. m. Monday.

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