868 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER 1906. } DES MOINES Iowa, Wednesday, March 28, 1906. ( Senate met in regular session at 9 o'clock A. M., President Herriott presiding. Prayer was offered by the Rev. R. W. Hughes, of Oskaloosa, Iowa. On request of Senator Smith of Des Moines leave of absence was granted Senator Taylor indefinitely. On request of Senator Courtright leave of absence was granted Senator Elerick until tomorrow. Senator Spaulding presented petition of residents of Chickasaw county favoring the passage of the Time Limit bill. Referred to committee on Suppression of Intemperance. Senator Jamison called up the resolution introduced by him relative to a sifting committee. Senator Jamison moved the adoption of the resolution. Senator Crawford moved that further consideration of the resolution be deferred until next Monday. The motion was lost. On the question Shall the resolution be adopted? The resolution was adopted. Senator Crossley moved that Senate file No. 323 be made a special order for tomorrow morning at ten o'clock A. M. On the question Shall the motion prevail? A roll call was demanded. The yeas were: Bleakly, Brooks, Bruce, Courtright, Crawford, Crossley, Dunham, Eckles, Gale, Gilliland, Hartshorn, Hasselquist, Hogue, Jackson, Jamison, Kinne, Molsberry, Saunders, Stuckslager, Warren, Whipple. Wilson of Clinton-22. The nays were: Dowell, Garst, Hayward, Hopkins, Hughes, Jones, Kimmel. Lambert, Lewis. Lyons, Maytag, Newberry, Smith of Des Moines, Smith of Mitchell, Spaulding, Wilson of Fayette, Young of Calhoun, Young of Washington-18. Absent or not voting: Elerick, Ericson. Harper, Stirton, Stookey, Taylor, Turner, Wade, Winne, Young of Lee-10. So the motion carried. 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. 391, a bill for an act to repeal section twenty-seven hundred sixty-three (2763) of the code, relating to notice of special meetings and to enact a substitute therefor. 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 concurrance of the Senate is asked: House file No. 390, a bill for an act to repeal section twenty-eight hundred twelve-b (2812-b) of the supplement to the code, relating to school district bonds, and to enact a substitute therefor. C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. 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. 91, a bill for an act making an appropriation for the Department of Agriculture for the erection of a permanent steel amphitheater on the State Fair Grounds. Also: C. R. BENEDICT, Chief Clerk. 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. 193, a bill for an act making appropriation for the erection of a monument in Sheron cemetery, Lee county, Iowa, over the grave of Geo. Perkins, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. 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. 307, a bill for an act to amend section twenty-four hundred sixty-nine (2469) and to amend the law as it appears in section twentyfour hundred seventy (2470) of the supplement to the code, relating to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. C. R. BENEDICT, 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. 308, a bill for an act to amend sections one (1) and nine (9) of chapter eighty-seven (87) of the acts of the Thirtieth General Assembly in relation to the inspection of petroleum products. 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. 302, a bill for an act to amend the law as it appears in section twenty-six hundred fifty (2650) of the supplement to the code, relative to the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. C. R. BENEDICT, HOUSE MESSAGES CONSIDERED. House has concurred in Senate amendments to House file No. 119, a bill for an act to repeal section thirteen hundred six-b (1306-b) of the supplement to the code, and chapter forty-three (43) of the acts of the Thirtieth General Assembly, and to enact a substitute therefor relating to the limit of indebtedness of municipal corporations. Ordered passed on file. House file No. 381, a bill for an act providing for the creation of a Hospital Board in cities having a population over twelve thousand five hundred, and providing for the construction and maintaining of a hospital therein, and authorizing the creation of an indebtedness therefor and the levy of a tax upon the property in such cities for the payment of said indebtedness, and providing certain conditions under which an indebtedness for this purpose may in cities of the second class exceed one and one-fourth per centum of the actual valuation of property in such cities. Read first and second time and placed on the calendar. House has amended and passed Senate file No. 308, a bill for an act to amend sections one (1) and nine (9), chapter eightyseven (87) of the acts of the Thirtieth General Assembly, in relation to the inspectors of petroleum products. Ordered passed on file. House has amended and passed Senate file No. 307, a bill for an act to amend section twenty-four hundred sixty-nine (2469) and to amend the law as it appears in section twenty-four hundred seventy (2470) of the supplement to the code, relating to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ordered passed on file. House has amended and passed Senate file No. 302, a bill for an act to amend the law as it appears in section twenty-six hundred fifty (2650) of the supplement to the code, relative to the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Ordered passed on file. Senate file No. 193, a bill for an act making appropriation for the erection of a monument in Sheron Cemetery, Lee county, Iowa, over the grave of George Perkins, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Ordered passed on file. House file No. 91, a bill for an act making an appropriation for the Department of Agriculture for the erection of a permanent steel amphitheater on the State Fair grounds. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Appropriations. House file No. 390, a bill for an act to repeal section twentyeight hundred twelve-b (2812-b) of the supplement to the code relating to school district bonds, and to enact a substitute therefor. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Schools. House file No. 391, a bill for an act to repeal section twentyseven hundred sixty-three (2763) of the code, relating to notice of special meetings and to enact a substitute therefor. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Schools. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Senator Jackson, from the committee on Compensation of Public Officers, submitted the following report. MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Compensation of Public Officers, to whom was referred Senate file No. 267, a bill for an act to amend section one hundred fifty.four (154) of the code, relating to the salary of Custodian of Public Buildings, 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. JOHN H. JACKSON, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Compensation of Public Officers, to whom was referred Senate file No. 299, a bill for an act to amend the law as it appears in section six hundred seventy-four (674) of the supplement to the code, relative to the compensation of assessors, 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. JOHN H. JACKSON Chairman. Adopted. So the bill was indefinitely postponed. Senator Brooks from the committee on Agriculture submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Agriculture to whom was referred Senate file No. 93, a bill for an act to provide for the further encouragement and development of the dairy interests of the state and to appropriate money 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 indefinitely postponed. JNO. T. BROOKS, Chairman. Adopted. So the bill was indefinitely postponed. |