amended by the acts of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly, in relation to park commissioners in certain cities with report of committee recommending its passage was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Courtright moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed and the reading just had be considered the third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alexander Allyn Arthaud Bachman Ball Brooks Bruce Courtright Craig Crawford Crossley Dowell Fitchpatrick Garst Harper Hayward Hopkins Junkin Lambert Lewis Lister Mardis Maytag Moffit Porter Tallman Trewin Whipple Wilson Young of Lee Young of Washington-31. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Bishop Blanchard Brighton Classen Griswold Harriman Hartshorn Hazelton Healy Hobart Hogue Hubbard Lyons Molsberry Smith of Des Moines Smith of Mitchell Spaulding Townsend Winne--19. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate, and its title was agreed to. On motion of Senator Trewin, House file No. 62, a bill for an act to amend section 441 of the code, relating to compensation of official papers, with report of committee recommending its passage, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Trewin moved that the rule be suspended, and that the reading just had be considered the third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alexander Allyn Bachman Ball Bishop Brooks Bruce Courtright Craig Crawford Crossley Dowell Harper Harriman Hayward Hopkins Hubbard Junkin Lambert Lewis Lister Lyons Mardis Maytag Porter Tallman Trewin Whipple Wilson Winne Young of Lee Young of Washington--32. The nays were: Senators Arthaud Fitchpatrick-2. Absent or not voting: Senators Blanchard Brighton Classen Garst Griswold Hartshorn Hazelton Healey Hobart Hogue Moffit Molsberry Smith of Des Moines Smith of Mitchell Spaulding Townsend—16. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate, and its title agreed to. On motion of Senator Harriman, Senate file No. 313, a bill for an act to repeal section four hundred seventy-nine (479) of the code of Iowa, relating to the compensation of county auditors and to enact a substitute therefor, with report of committee recommending a substitute was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Brooks moved that the last sentence of the bill be stricken out. Lost. Senator Ball offered the following amendment and moved its adoption. Add, as section two (2), the following: This act shall take effect on the first Monday in January, 1903. Carried. Senator Bachman moved to strike out in line six (6) and seven (7) of the bill beginning with the words "ten thousand" in line six, down to and including the word "exceeding" in line seven. Carried. Senator Harriman moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed and the reading just had be considered its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alexander Allyn Arthaud Bachman Ball Bishop Brooks Bruce Courtright Craig Crawford Crossley Dowell Fitchpatrick Harper Harriman Hartshorn Hayward Hopkins Hubbard Junkin Lewis Lister Mardis Maytag Moffit Tallman Trewin Whipple Wilson Winne Young of Lee Young of Washington-33 The nays were: Senators Lambert Lyons-2. Absent or not voting: Senators Blanchard Brighton Classen Garst Griswold Hazelton Healy Hobart Hogue Molsberry Porter Smith of Des Moines Smith of Mitchell Spaulding Townsend-15. So the bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. On motion of Senator Dowell, House file No. 200, a bill for an act to repeal section five hundred and sixty (560) of the code and enact a substitute therefor, abolishing the offices of township clerks and trustees in certain civil townships with report of committee recommending a substitute was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The bill was read for information. On motion of Senator Dowell, further consideration of House file No. 200 was postponed. Senator Allyn called up the Concurrent Resolution relative to furnishing officers of the Twenty-ninth General Assembly a copy of the code and session laws, and moved that it be adopted. Carried. On motion of Senator Garst, House file No. 309, a bill for an act authorizing the council in towns and cities having a popula tion of five thousand inhabitants, or less, to appropriate money from their general fund for the improvement and maintenance of public parks and providing for the expenditure thereof with report of committee recommending its passage was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Garst moved that the rule be suspended, and that the reading just had be considered its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass! The yeas were: Senators Alexander Allyn Bachman Ball Brooks Bruce Courtright Craig Crawford Crossley Dowell Fitchpatrick Garst Harper Harriman Hartshorn Hayward Hopkins Hubbard Junkin Lambert Lewis Lister Lyons Mardis Maytag Porter Tallman Trewin Whipple Wilson Winne Young of Lee Young of Washington-34. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Arthaud Bishop Blanchard Brighton Classen Griswold Hazelton Healy Hobart Hogue Moffit Molsberry Smith of Des Moines Smith of Mitchell Spaulding Townsend-16. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. On motion of Senator Young of Washington, Senate file No. 342, a bill for an act to amend section twenty-four hundred ten (2410) of the code relating to sale of intoxicating liquors and abatement of nuisance, with report of committee recommending its passage, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Young of Washington, moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed and the reading just had be considered its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alexander Allyn Arthaud Bachman Brooks Bruce Courtright Craig Crawford Crossley Dowell Fitchpatrick Garst Harriman Hartshorn Hopkins Hubbard Junkin Lewis Lister Mardis Maytag Porter Tallman Trewin Whipple Young of Lee Young of Washington-28. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Ball Bishop Blanchard Brighton Classen Griswold Harper Hayward Hazelton Healy Hobart Hogue Lambert Lyons Moffit Molsberry Smith of Des Moines Smith of Mitchell Spaulding Townsend Wilson Winne-22. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. On motion of Senator Hubbard Senate File No. 131, "A Bill for an Act to provide a department in one of the hospitals for the insane, for the detention and treatments of dipsomaniacs, inebriates and those addicted to the excessive use of narcotics," with report of committee recommending its passage was taken up, considered, and indefinitely postponed. Senator Hubbard called up the motion filed by him to reconsider the vote whereby House file No. 207 failed of passage. Senator Hubbard moved that the vote whereby House file No. 207 failed of passage be reconsidered. Carried. Senator Hubbard moved that the vote whereby House file No. 207 passed to a third reading be reconsidered. Carried. The bill was read for information. Senator Hubbard moved that the rule be suspended, and that the reading just had be considered the third reading. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Allyn Arthaud Bachman Ball Bruce Craig Garst |