the bill read a third time and put upon its passage; upon which the yeas and nays were ordered, and were as follows: The yeas were-Senators Anderson, Angle, Bowen, Brown, Davis of Clinton, Davis of Polk, Drummond, Duncombe, Gray, Green, Hagans, Hammer Hastings, Henderson, Johnson, Kent, Lewis, Mann, McPherson, Neal, Pusey, Patterson of Muscatine, Pattison, of Marshall, Powers, Rankin, Reiner, Saunders, Sherradden, Scott, Thompson, Trumbull, Watson, Wilson of Dubuque, Wilson of Jefferson-36. The nays were-Senators Ainsworth, Bailey, Bussey, English, Taylor, Udell-6. Excused, Mr. Williams. So the bill was passed and the title agreed to. Mr. Patterson of Muscatine, offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Secretary of State be required to furnish to the Senate a report of the amount of land certified by the Governor, to the Secretary of the Interior, according to the acts of Congress, and of the Legislature of this State, granting the same, and the time when furnished to the following Roads, to wit: To the Burlington and Missouri Rail Road, Mississippi and Missouri Rail Road, Dubuque and Pacific R. R., and the Iowa Central Air Line Railroad. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Scott, from the committee on elections, introduced Senate File No. 55, "a bill for an act for a General Registry of voters in Iowa," which was read the first and second time, and on motion of Mr. Wilson of Dubuque, was laid on the table, and 500 copies ordered printed. Mr. Saunders, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported back Senate File No. 4, a bill for an act in regard to the interest of delinquent taxes, and recommended that the same be passed. Mr. Bailey moved that the bill be made the special order for 2 o'clock, P. M., of this day, which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Neal, Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock, P. M. 2 O'CLOCK, P. M. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Davis of Polk, moved a call of the House, which was ordered, and the following Senators found to be abs ent: Anderson, Angle, Ainsworth, Bowen, Brown, Bussey, Drummond, English, Gray, Green, Johnson, Powers, Rankin, Sherradden, Scott, Trumbull, and Taylor. Excused, Mr. Williams. Most of the absent members coming in, Mr. Coolbaugh moved that the absentees be excused, which motion prevailed. Mr. Coolbaugh obtained leave to introduce the following resolu tion, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Attorney General be requested to communicate to the Senate, at as early a day as convenient to him, whether in his opinion it is competent for the General Assembly, at its present session, to re-district the State for Judicial purposes, or to re-organize the Judicial Districts, and increase or diminish their number, or change their present boundaries. The special order for 2 o'clock, P. M., Senate File No. 4, a bill for an act in regard to the interest of delinquent taxes, was taken up. Mr. Wilson of Jefferson, moved to amend section 1, by inserting after the words 1860, the words, "except the taxes for 1859," which motion did not prevail. Mr. Davis of Clinton, moved to amend by striking out the words 4th day of July, and inserting the words, "1st day of May.” Motion lost. On motion of Mr. Duncombe, the 11th Rule was suspended, and the bill read a third time, and put upon its final passage. The yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were-Senators Anderson, Angle, Ainsworth, Bowen, Brown, Bussey, Buechel, Coolbaugh, Davis of Polk, Duncombe, Green, Hammer, Johnson, Mann, Neal, Pusey, Patterson of Muscatine, Pattison of Marshall, Powers, Rankin, Reiner, Saunders, Sherradden, Trumbull, Taylor, Udell, Watson, Wilson of Dubuque -28. The nays were-Senators Bailey, Davis of Clinton, Drummond, English, Gray, Hagans, Hastings, Henderson, Kent, Lewis, McPherson, Scott, Thompson, Wilson of Jefferson-14. Excused, Mr. Williams. So the bill was passed, and the title agreed to. On motion of Mr. Hammer Senate adjourned. SENATE CHAMBER, Senate inet persuant to adjournment. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Chamberlain. Journal of yesterday read and approved. Mr. Saunders, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported back Senate File No. 5, a bill for an act to amend section 48 of the laws of 1858, entitled an act in relation to revenues, approved March 23, 1858, and recommended that the same be indefinitely postponed. Which was agreed to. Mr. Udell, from the special committee to which was referred the petitions of A. Harris, John H. Timmer, and many others, citizens of Appanoose county, praying for the passage of a law authorizing the County Judge of said county to appropriate $15,000 of the Swamp Land Fund for the erection of county buildings in said county, reported by bill-Senate File No. 56, an act authorizing the County Judge of Appanoose county to appropriate a portion of the proceeds of the Swamp Land Fund for the erection of a Court House. Read first and second time, and on motion of Mr. Udell, the bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Rankin, from Judiciary Committee, reported back Senate File No. 30, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of the Trustees of the Literary Fund, Grinnell, Iowa, and recommended that the same be indefinitely postponed. Report concurred in. Mr. Rankin, from the Judiciary Committee, reported back Senate File No. 53, a bill for an act to provide for the election of an additional Justice of the Peace in Big Creek Township, in Black Hawk county, Iowa, and recommended that the same be indefinitely postponed. Which, on motion, was agreed to. Mr. Rankin, from same committee, reported back the petition of S. J. Comfort, and fifty others, citizens of Crawford county, asking for the passage of a general law requiring county officers to pay over certain moneys in their hands, and recommended that the same be not granted. Which was agreed to. Mr. McPherson obtained leave to present the petition of J. S. Myers, and fifty others, citizens of Adair county, asking for the abolition of the present County Judge system. Which, on motion of Mr. McPherson, was referred to the Committee on Township and County Organization. Mr. McPherson, from the Committee on Railroads, reported back Senate File No. 52, a bill for an act relative to the Keokuk, Fort Des Moines & Minnesota Railroad Company, and recommended that the same be passed, with the following amendment to section 4: add the words, "without expense to the State." On motion, the amendment was adopted, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for its third reading on to-morrow. Mr. Watson, from the Committee on Library, reported Senate File No. 57, a bill for an act for the improvement of the State Library, and recommended its passage. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Bowen, from the Committee on Schools and University, reported a substitute for Senate File No. 47, a bill for an act for the collection of School and Saline Funds and interest, and recommended the adoption of the substitute. Which was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for its third reading on to-morrow. Mr. Wilson, of Jefferson, from the Judiciary Committee, reported back Senate File No. 33, a bill for an act to amend chapter 107 of the acts of the 6th General Assembly, entitled "an act to legalize the sale of School Lands made by John Jordan, School Fund Commissioner of Decatur county, Iowa," with the recommendation that section 2 be stricken out, and the bill then passed. Amendment adopted. On motion of Mr. Johnson, the 11th Rule was suspended, the bill read a third time, and put upon its final passage. The yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were-Senators Anderson, Ainsworth, Bailey, Bowen, Bussey, Buechel, Coolbaugh, Davis of Clinton, Davis of Polk, Duncombe, English, Gray, Green, Hagans, Hammer, Hastings, Henderson, Johnson, Kent, Mann, McPherson, Neal, Pusey, Patterson of Muscatine, Pattison of Marshall, Powers, Reiner, Saunders, Sherradden, Scott, Thompson, Trumbull, Taylor, Udell, Watson, Wilson of Dubuque, Wilson of Jefferson-37. The nays were-Senators Angle and Drummond-2. Not voting, Messrs. Brown, Lewis and Rankin. Excused, Mr. Williamson. So the bill was passed. Title agreed to. Message from the House. MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed Substitute for House File No. 22, a bill for an act regulating interest on delinquent taxes, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked. CHARLES ALDRICH, Chief Clerk. Mr. Wilson, of Dubuque, from the Judiciary Committee, reported back Senate File No. 50, a bill for an act concerning apprentices, and recommended its passage. On motion of Mr. Wilson, of Dubuque, the 11th Rule was suspended, the bill read a third time, and put upon its final passage. The yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were-Senators Anderson, Angle, Ainsworth, Bailey, Bowen, Brown, Bussey, Buechel, Coolbaugh, Davis of Clinton, Davis of Polk, Drummond, Duncombe, English, Gray, Green, Hagans, Hammer, Hastings, Henderson, Johnson, Kent, Lewis, Mann, McPherson, Neal, Pusey, Patterson of Muscatine, Pattison of Marshall, Powers, Rankin, Reiner, Saunders, Sherradden, Scott, Thompson, Trumbull, Taylor, Udell, Wilson of Dubuque, Wilson of Jefferson-41. The nays were-None. Not voting, Mr. Watson. Excused, Mr. Williams. So the bill was passed, and title agreed to. Mr. Wilson of Jefferson, from the Judiciary Committee, reported back House File No. 80, a bill for an act to punish the makers of Chattel Mortgages in certain cases, with the recommendation of the majority of the Committee, that the bill be passed. On motion, the majority report was adopted. Mr. Thompson moved to amend by inserting after the word valid, in section 1, the words "before maturity," upon which question he demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and were as follows: The yeas were-Senators Angle, Ainsworth, Davis of Clinton, Drummond, English, Gray, Green, Hastings, Henderson, McPherson, Pattison of Marshall, Powers, Rankin, Reiner, Saunders, Thompson, Watson-17. The nays were-Senators Bailey, Bowen, Brown, Bussey, Buechel, Coolbaugh, Davis of Polk, Duncombe, Hagans, Hammer, Kent, Lewis, Mann, Neal, Pusey, Patterson of Muscatine, Sherradden, Scott, Trumbull, Taylor, Udell, Wilson of Dubuque, Wilson of Jefferson-23. |