The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Arthaud, Bishop, Brighton, Classen, Garst, Griswold, Hartshorn, Hayward, Hazelton, Hogue, Junkin, Lister, Lambert, Lyons, Moffit, Molsberry, Spaulding, Townsend, Wilson, Young of Washington--20. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following messages were received from the House: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House file No. 433, a bill for an act to amend section twenty-seven hundred twenty-four (2724) of the code, relating to admission to the Iowa school for the deaf at Council Bluffs. C. R BENEDICT, Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House file No. 346, a bill for an act to amend chapter six (6) of the code, prohibiting the purchase of intoxicating liquors for the use of minors, drunkards and persons who have taken any of the so-called cures for drunkenness and prescribing punishment for violation of same C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House file No. 422, a bill for an act to amend section 5663 of the code, limiting the number of guards at penitentiaries at Fort Madison and Anamosa. C. R. BENEDICT, Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House file No. 412, a bill for an act to enable incorporated towns to vote a special tax for one year for the purpose of erecting a town hall, assembly room and library building in incorporated towns. Also: C. R. BENEDICT, MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House herewith returns the following bill, substitute for House file No..168 a bill for an act to enable the owners of land to drain them, when the same cannot be done without affecting the lands of others, prescribing the powers and duties of county supervisors and other officers in the premises and to provide for the enlargement and repair of such drains and repealing certain acts herein specified. Also: C. R. BENEDICT, MR. PREsident-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate file No. 194, a bill for an act to amend section one hundred twenty (120) of the code, relating to printing and binding. C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate file No. 347, a bill for an act to amend section three hundred twenty-five (325) of the code, relating to the removal or suspension of attorneys and payment of costs and fees thereof. Also: C. R. BENEDict, MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate file 303, a bill for an act to amend chapter ninety-two (92), of the acts of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly, in relation to pension money of members of the Iowa Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown. C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate file No. 316, a bill for an act to amend section thirty-two hundred forty-six (3246) of the code, relating to binding minors as apprentices, and to the appointment of guardian for minors in certain cases. Also: C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following concurrent resolution, in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate concurrent resolution requesting that the senators and representatives in congress use their efforts to secure the enactment of the NelsonCorliss bill to amend the inter-state commerce bill. C. R. BENEDICT, Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has adopted the report and amendments of Conference committee to House file No. 225, a bill for an act to amend section three hundred eight (308) of the code, relating to compensation of county attorney. C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following concurrent resolution, in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate concurrent resolution relative to printing 5,000 additional copies of the official register of 1903. Also: C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following concurrent resolution, in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate concurrent resolution authorizing the secretary of state to furnish copy of code and session laws of Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth General Assemblies to second assistant clerk, Journal clerks of the Senate and House. C. R. BENEDICT, Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House file No. 445, a bill for an act to amend section one hundred thirtyeven (137) of the code, relating to the publication of the proceedings of the State Teachers' association. C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House file No. 447, a bill for an act to appropriate money for the construction of a laundry building for the Hospital for the Insane at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and to provide it with heat, water, lights and sewer connections. C. R. BENEDICT, Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House refuses to recede from House amendments and asks for a conference committee on Senate file No. 183, a bill for an act to legalize certain instruments in writing which were defectively acknowledged on the part of the House. The Speaker appoints the following committee: Cummings of Marshall, Sweeley of Woodbury, Gebhart of Pocahontas, Davenport of Union. C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. Senator Alexander moved that the Senate do now adjourn. Carried. Senate adjourned. SENATE CHAMBER, 902. } DES MOINES, Thursday, April 10, 1902. Senate met in regular session at 9:30 o'clock A. M., President Herriott presiding. Prayer was offered by Rev. D. G. Bruce of Des Moines, Iowa. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Senator Bachman, from the committee on Public Health, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Public Health, to whom was referred Senate file No. 128, a bill for an act to amend section two thousand five hundred sixty-four (2564), chapter sixteen (16), title twelve (12) of the code of 1897, as amended by chapter eighty-eight (88) of the laws of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly, in relation to public health districts, 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 indefinitely postponed. Ordered passed on file. E. W. BACHMAN, Chairman. Senator Bachman, from the committee on Public Health, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Public Health, to whom was referred House file No. 264, a bill for an act to amend sections two thousand five hundred five (2505) and two thousand five hundred six (2506) of the code, relating to the inspection of petroleum products, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate without recommendation. E. W. BACHMAN, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Senator Bachman, from the committee on Public Health, submitted the following report: |