Section 9. That the policemen, elevator tenders, and janitors shall be assigned to their respective duties by the custodian; the clerks in the document room by the Secretary of State: the clerk in the supply department by the Secretary of the Executive Council; the assistant bill and file clerks by the secretary of the Senate: and the mail carriers by the president of the Senate and speaker of the Honse.

Section 10. That the custodian is hereby authorized and directed to detail not more than two of the janitors for work in the rooms of the Hall of History, as may be required by the Curator during the session of the General Assembly.

Section 11. That the secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House are hereby directed to prepare a pay roll of said employees, the same to be countersigned by the President of the Senate and Speaker o the House, and presented to the Auditor of State.

Section 12. That the custodian is hereby authorized to employ such additional help as may be necessary to remove snow from the approaches porticos and walks about the Capitol.

Section 13. That the secretary of state is hereby authorized to retain as many clerks, hereby appointed, to serve in the document room as he may deem necessary, for a period of time not exceeding two weeks after the adjournment of the Thirty-first General Assembly.

Read first and second time.

Senator Smith of Mitchell moved that the rules be supended and that the joint resolution be read a third time now, which motion prevailed and the joint resolution was read a third time.

On the question: shall the joint resolution pass?

The yeas were:

Bleakly, Brooks, Bruce, Courtright, Crossley, Dowell, Dunham, Eckles, Elerick, Ericson, Garst, Harper, Hartshorn, Hasselquist, Hayward, Hogue, Hopkins, Hughes, Jamison, Jones, Kimmel, Kinne, Lambert, Lewis. Maytag, Molsberry, Newberry, Saunders, Smith of Des Moines, Smith of Mitchell, Spaulding, Stirton, Stookey, Stuckslager, Taylor, Turner, Wade,Warren, Whipple, Wilson of Fayette, Wilson of Clinton, Young of Calhoun, Young of Wash ington-43.

The nays were:

None.

Absent or not voting:

Crawford, Gale, Gilliland, Jackson, Lyons, Winne, Young of Lee-7.

So the joint resolution having secured a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the Senate, and its title agreed to.

HOUSE MESSAGES CONSIDERED

House concurrent resolution relative to printing fifteen thousand extra copies of the Iowa Official Register.

By unanimous consent the concurrent resolution was taken up and considered.

Senator Lambert moved that the Senate concur in the concurrent resolution.

Carried.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE.

Senator Maytag from the committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. President-Your committee on rules would recommend that the rules of the Senate of the 30th General Assembly be adopted as the rules of this Senate.

F. L. MAYTAG,
Chairman.

Adopted.

Senator Dowell moved that when the Senate adjourns it be until 7:45 P. M.

Carried.

Senator Elerick was called to the chair at 11:20 A. M.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.

The following message was received from the House:

MR. PRESIDENT- I am directed to inform your honorable body that the following committees on the part of the House are appointed to visit state institutions under Concurrent Resolutions passed by both Houses;

State University of Iowa at Iowa City, Epperson of Wapello, Bixby of Delaware, Clary of Chickasaw.

State Agricultural College at Ames, Weeks of Guthrie, Hume of Mitchell Sankey of Decatur.

State Normal School at Cedar Falls, Gregory of Adams, Morris of Sioux, Whiting of Monona.

Hospital for the Insane at Mt. Pleasant, McCulloch of Wayne, Hollem beak of Adair, Kennedy of Lee.

Hospital for the Insane at Clarinda, Mott of Audubon, Meredith of Cass, Davie of Crawford.

Hospital for the Insane at Cherokee, Mattes of Sac, Maben of Hancock, Wyland of Shelby.

Hospital for the Insane at Independence, Wright of Webster, Jacobson of Winneshiek, Geneva of Keokuk.

Institution for the Deaf at Council Bluffs, Powers of Floyd, Leech of Cedar, Kling of Harrison.

College for the Blind at Vinton, Robinson of Emmet, Stanberry of Cerro Gordo, Lister of Grundy.

Industrial School at Mitchellville, Head of Green, Shaffer of Fayette McDole of Jackson.

Industrial School at Eldora, Darrah of Lucas.

Dashiell of Warren, Doran of Boone,

Soldier's Home at Marshalltown, Bealer of Linn, Boland of Iowa, Heles, of Dubuque.

Soldier's Home at Davenport, Christianson of Hamilton, Welden of Hardin, Frudden of Dubuque.

Penitentiary at Anamosa, McElrath of Woodbury, Stoltenburg of Scott, Hakes of Pocahontas.

Penitentiary at Ft. Madison, Jones of Montgomery, Hume of Mitchell, Laird of Fremont

Inebriate Asylum at Knoxville Chassell of Plymouth, Wise of Black Hawk, Ritter of Des Moines.

C. R. BENEDICT
Chief Clerk

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT- I am directed to for your honorable body that the House has passed the following Senate joint resolution No 1. in which the concurrence of the House was asked:

Joint resolution relating to the selection of additional employees of the Thirty-first General Assembly and fixing the compensation and defining their duties.

C. R. BENEDICT,
Chief Clerk.

President Herriott resumed the chair at 11:45 a. m.

HOUSE MESSAGES CONSIDERED.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 1.

Joint resolution relating to the selection of additional em

ployees of the Thirty-first General Assembly, fixing compensation and defining their duties.

Passed on file.

Committee appointed on part of the House to visit the state

institutions

Passed on file.

Senator Elerick moved that the Senate do now adjourn,

Carried.

Senate adjourned.

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.

SENATE CHAMBER,

DES MOINES, Iowa, Thursday, January 11, 1906.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 7:45 P. M., President Herriott presiding.

Senator Brooks moved that the Senate do now adjourn.

Carried.

Senate adjourned.

SENATE CHAMBER,

DES MOINES, IA, Friday, January 12, 1906.

Senate met in regular session at 10 o'clock A. M., President Herriott presiding.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. R. F. Chambers of Newton, Iowa,

On request of Senator Bleakley leave of absence was granted. Senator Jackson until next Tuesday.

On request of Senator Young of Washington leave of absence was granted Senator Stookey until next Tuesday.

On request of Senator Young of Washington leave of absence was granted Senator Lyons until next Tuesday.

On request of Senator Young of Washington leave of absence was granted Senator Wilson of Clinton until next Tuesday.