House file No. 403, a bill for an act making appropriations for the construction, enlargement, equipment, repair, improvement, land and contingent funds for the State Hospitals, Penitentiaries, Industrial Schools, Institution for Feeble Minded Children, College for the Blind, School for the Deaf, Iowa Soldiers' Home and Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, and authorizing a change in the use of certain other appropriations heretofore made. C. R. BENEdict,

Chief Clerk.

THIRD READING OF BILLS.

Senate file No. 109, a bill for an act providing for the regis tration of stallions and fixing penalties for the violation thereof, with report of committee recommending a substitute and passage, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted.

Senator Brooks moved that the substitute recommended by the committee be substituted for the original bill.

Carried.

Senator Brooks moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed, and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time.

On the question, Shall the bill pass?

The yeas were:

Bleakly, Brooks, Bruce, Courtright, Crossley, Dowell, Dunham, Eckles, Elerick, Ericson, Gale, Garst, Harper, Hasselquist, Hogue, Hopkins, Hughes, Jackson, Jamison, Jones, Kimmel, Kinne, Lewis, Maytag, Molsberry, Newberry, Saunders) Smith of Des Moines, Spaulding, Stirton, Stuckslager, Turner, Wade, Warren, Wilson of Fayette, Wilson of Clinton, Winne, Young of Lee, Young of Calhoun, Young of Washington-40.

The nays were:

None.

Absent or not voting:

Crawford, Gilliland, Hartshorn, Hayward, Lambert, Lyons, Stookey, Taylor, Smith of Mitchell, Whipple-10.

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

HOUSE MESSAGES CONSIDERED.

House returns House file No. 325, a bill for an act to amend section forty-eight hundred twenty-two (4822) of the code, relative to malicious injuries to buildings and fixtures.

Ordered passed on file.

House file No. 403, a bill for an act making appropriations for the construction, enlargement, equipment, repair, improvement, land and contingent funds for the State Hospitals, Penitentiaries, Industrial Schools, Institution for Feeble Minded Children, College for the Blind, School for the Deaf, Iowa Soldiers' Home and Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, and authorizing a change in the use of certain other appropriations heretofore made.

Read first and second time and referred to Sifting committee.

House has indefinitely postponed Senate file No. 166, a bill for an act providing for the compilation of a roster of soldiers, sailors and marines, survivors of the Mexican and Civil Wars, now living in Iowa, and making an appropriation therefor.

Ordered passed on file.

Senate concurrent resolution relative to extending an invitation to President Roosevelt to attend the reunion of the National Society of the Army of the Philippines, to be held at Des Moines, August 13, 14 and 15, 1906.

Ordered passed on file.

Senate file No. 111, By Young of Lee, a bill for an act appropriating the sum of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars to be paid to Mrs. John Stein, in settlement of all claims against the State of Iowa by reason of the death of John Stein, who was killed by a falling scaffold at the Fort Madison penitentiary while working under the orders of the Superintendent of Construction.

Ordered passed on file.

House amended and passed Senate file No. 218, a bill for an act to amend section eight hundred fifty-five (855) of the code relative to park commissioners and their powers.

Ordered passed on file.

THIRD READING OF bills.

By unanimous consent Senate file No. 218, a bill for an act to amend section eight hundred fifty-five (855) of the code, relative to park commissioners and their power was taken up and considered.

Senator Courtright moved that the Senate concur in the following House amendments: Amend Senate file No. 218 by striking out the third line of the printed bill the words, "owned by them," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "held by them as trustees."

On the question, Shall the Senate concur amendments?

The yeas were:

in the House

Bleakly, Brooks, Bruce, Courtright, Crossley, Dunham, Eckles, Ellrick, Ericson, Garst, Gillilland, Harper, Hasselquist, Hayward, Hughes, Jackson, Jamison, Kimmel, Kinne, Lambert, Lewis, Maytag, Molsberry, Newberry, Saunders, Smith of Des Moines, Spaulding, Stirton, Stookey, Warren, Whipple, Wilson of Clinton, Winne, Young of Washington-34.

The nays were:

None.

Absent or not voting.

Crawford, Dowell, Gale, Hartshorn, Hogue, Hopkins, Jones, Lyons, Smith of Mitchell, Stuckslager, Taylor, Turner, Wade, Wilson of Fayette, Young of Lee, Young of Calhoun - 16.

So the House amendments were concurred in.

HOUSE MESSAGES CONSIDERED.

House has substituted amended and passed Senate file No. 134, a bill for an act to amend the law as it appears in section seven hundred forty-five (745) of the supplement to the code, relating to the purchase or erection of waterworks by cities and conferring additional powers with reference thereto.

The substitute was read first and second time.

Senator Saunders moved that the Senate concur in the House substitute.

On the question, Shall the House substitute be concurred in?

The yeas were:

Bleakly, Brooks, Courtright, Crossley, Dowell, Dunham, Eckles, Ellrick, Ericson, Garst, Gilliland, Harper, Hasselquist, Hayward, Hogue, Hopkins, Hughes, Jackson, Jamison, Jones, Kinne, Lambert, Lewis, Molsberry, Newberry, Saunders, Smith of Des Moines, Stirton, Stookey, Stuckslager, Warren, Whipple, Wilson of Fayette, Winne, Young of Lee, Young of Calhoun, Young of Washington.-37

The nays were:

None.

Absent or not voting:

Bruce, Crawford, Gale, Hartshorn, Kinimel, Lyons, Maytag, Spaulding, Taylor, Turner, Wade, Smith of Mitchell, Wilson of Clinton.-13

So the House substitute was concurred in.

HOUSE MESSAGES CONSIDERED.

House file No. 414, a bill for an act to amend section thirtythree hundred five (3305) of the code relating to limitation of time for granting letters of administration on estates of deced

ents.

Read first and second time and referred to Sifting committee.

House file No. 416, a bill for an act to legalize the acts done and the ordinances and resolutions passed by the town council of Mason, Calhoun county, Iowa.

Read first and second time and referred to Sifting committee.

House file No. 415, a bill for an act to amend sections three hundred fifty-five (355) and three hundred fifty-nine (359) of the code relating to security by bonds and guarantee companies as sureties.

Read first and second time and referred to Sifting committee. House file No. 319, a bill for an act to amend section one (1) of chapter eighty-nine (89) of the laws of the Thirtieth General Assembly, relating to the work of the State Veterinary Surgeon. Read first and second time and referred to Sifting committee.

House file No. 341, a bill for an act to appropriate the sum of four hundred forty-one and seventy one-hundredths dollars ($441.70) for the relief of George F. Hunt, late ordnance Sergeant in the Adju

tant General's Department of the State of Iowa on account of balance of salary due under joint resolution number 9, acts of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly, and directing the manner of the payment of such appropriation.

Read first and second time and referred to committee on Appropriations.

House file No. 410, a bill for an act providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate and report the feasibility of establishing a twine plant in a penal institution in Iowa and making an appropriation therefor.

Read first and second time and referred to Appropriation committee.

Senator Saunders moved that the request from the House for the return of Senate file No. 224 be granted.

Carried.

Senator Dowell was called to the chair at 10 o'clock A. M.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By Senator Maytag. Senate file No. 348, a bill for an act making appropriations for the benefit of the Benedict Home at Des Moines, the Florence Crittenden Home, the Boys and Girls. Home, and the House of the Good Shepherd at Sioux City, and the Dubuque Rescue Home and the House of the Good Shepherd at Dubuque, and providing for the method of disbursement and against future appropriations of this kind.

Read first and second time and passed on file.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE.

Senator Garst, from the committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred Senate file No. 161, a bill for an act providing for the inside finishing and completion of the Historical, Memorial and Art Building, also for the purchase of steel book stacks, and making an appropriation therefor, 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 amended as follows:

Amend section one (1) of the original bill by striking out, in lines seven (7) and eight (8) the words and figures "one hundred and fifty thousand dol lars ($150,000)" and inserting the words and figures "fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)" in lieu thereof, and when so amended the bill do pass.

WARREN GARST,

Chairman.