tison of Marshall, Powers, Saunders, Thomson, Trumbull, Wilson of Jefferson-20.

Absent and not excused-Messrs. Gray, Drummond, Lewis and Reiner. Excused-Messrs. Coolbaugh, Henderson, Neal, Rankin, Scott and Wilson of Dubuque. So the amendment did not prevail.

Mr. Sherradden offered the following amendment: "Where reference is had to Prairie Chickens, strike out Jan. 1st, and insert March 1st."

On motion of Mr. Wilson of Jefferson, Senate adjourned.

SENATE CHAMBER,

Thursday, February 16, 1860, 9 o'clock, A. M.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by Rev. Mr. Drake.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.
Message from the House.

MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed House File No. 173, a bill for an act entitled an act to amend chapter one hundred and fifty of the acts of the 7th General Assembly, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked.

CHARLES ALDRICH, Chiet Clerk. Mr. Johnson moved that the bill under consideration, with the pending amendment, Senate File No. 8, a bill for an act to amend chapter 147 of the acts of the 7th General Assembly, be postponed and made the special order for Thursday the 23rd inst., which mo tion prevailed.

PETITIONS.

Mr. Powers presented the petition of Henry B. Woods, and some 30 others, citizens of Chickasaw county, praying for the passage of an act providing that that portion of said grant so forfeited may revert to the General Government, on the passage of an equally liberal grant for a road from McGregor, west, through

the State. Read and on motion of Mr. Powers, referred to the Committee on Railroads.

Mr. Drummond, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, reported back Senate File No. 97, a bill for an act to repeal part of section 6, of chapter 93, of the acts of the 7th General Assembly, authorizing the construction of Bridges, with the recommendation that the same be passed. Report Adopted.

On motion of Mr. Thompson, the bill was laid on the table. Mr. Davis of Polk, from the special committee to which was referred substitute for House File No. 57, a bill for an act to repeal part of section 6, of chapter 93, of the acts of the 7th General Assembly, reported the same back with one amendment, and recommended the adoption of the amendment, and the passage of the bill as amended.

Mr. Powers moved to strike out all after the word "or," in the last clause of the amendment. Lost.

The amendment was then adopted.

On motion of Mr. Powers, the 11th Rule was suspended, the bill read the third time, and put upon its final passage. The yeas and nays were as follows:

The yeas were-Senators Anderson, Angle, Bailey, Bowen, Brown, Bussey, Buechel, Davis of Clinton, Davis of Polk, Duncombe, English, Green, Hagans, Hammer, Hastings, Kent, Lewis, Mann, McPherson, Pusey, Patterson of Muscatine, Pattison of Marshall, Rankin, Reiner, Saunders, Sherradden, Thompson, Trumbull, Taylor, Udell, Williams, Wilson of Jefferson-32. The nays were-Mr. Ainsworth-1.

Excused-Messrs. Coolbaugh, Drummond, Henderson, Johnson, Neal, Scott, Watson and Wilson of Dubuque. Absent and not excused-Messrs. Gray and Powers. So the bill passed, and title agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Duncombe, the Secretary was directed to take the bill to the House without delay.

The President laid before the Senate the report of the Code Commissioners on Criminal Practice; also the report of the Commissioners on the Codification and Revision of the General Laws. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.

Also, the report of James Hall, in relation to the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa. Which, on motion of Mr. Anderson, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Mr. Hastings, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, reported substitute for Senate File No. 34, an act to amend chapter 43 of the Code of Iowa of 1851, correctly engrossed.

Mr. Anderson, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported back, without hill or recommendation, the resolution relating to the exemption of Sheep from taxation. The report was received, and the committee discharged from further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Udell moved the reference of the resolution to a special committee of three, of which Mr. Davis of Polk, shall be Chairman; which motion was not concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Hammer, the further consideration of the res olution was indefinitely postponed.

On motion of Mr. McPherson, Mr. Watson was granted leave of absence for one week.

Message from the House.

MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has adopted the concurrent resolution of the Senate in relation to an investigation of the affairs of the Insane Asylum, with the following amendments, in all of which the concurrence of the Senate is asked.

CHARLES ALDRICH, Chief Clerk.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS.

Resolved, By the Senate, (the House concurring,) That the special committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the State Insane Asylum, be required to visit the building, and that full powers be granted them to make a full investigation, and that they report not only the present condition of the building, but also the amount necessary in their opinion to complete the whole building, and also the amount necessary to complete a part of the same so as to be able to receive patients.

And that said committee also enquire into, and report to this House whether the laborers employed on said building have been paid for their labor, and the furnishing materials for the erection thereof; and also whether there has been any deduction made from the price to be paid according to the contracts, for labor and materials, and the manner in which said materials, labor and indebtedness have been paid for; and all other things relative to the faithful administration of the officers of said institution.

That said committee be further instructed to make enquiry as to whether the Treasurer or any other person, has at any time discounted any warrants on said Treasurer, when there was money in the Treasury belonging to the State, with which to pay the

same.

Resolved, further, That if the General Assembly is not in session when said committee returns, they shall prepare and publish five thousand copies of their report for general distribution; and the Secretary of State is hereby authorized to distribute them. equally among the members of the General Assembly;

That the the committee be required to report by the middle of March;

That the said committee be composed of two members from the House, and one of the Senate, and that said committee be authorized to employ a disinterested Architect to aid them in their investigations.

Mr. Pusey from the special committee, to which was referred House Substitute for House File No. 34, a bill for act to encourage the growth and cultivation of timber, reported the same back with one amendment, and recommended that the amendment be adopted and bill passed. Report concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Duncombe, the 11th Rule was suspended, the bill read the third time, and put upon its final passage.

The yeas and nays were as follows:

The yeas were-Senators Bowen, Brown, Davis of Polk, Duncombe, Hagans, Hastings, Kent, Lewis, Pusey, Pattison of Marshall, Taylor-11.

The nays were-Senators Anderson, Angle, Ainsworth, Bailey, Bussey, Buechel, Davis of Clinton, Drummond, English, Green, Hammer, Johnson, Mann, McPherson, Patterson of Muscatine, Powers, Rankin, Reiner, Saunders, Sherradden, Thompson, Trumbull, Williams, Wilson of Jefferson-24.

Excused-Messrs. Coolbaugh, Henderson, Neal, Scott, Watson and Wilson of Dubuque. Absent but not excused-Messrs. Gray and Udell. The bill not having received a constitutional majority, was lost.

Message from the House.

MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed to inform your honorable body, Senate File No. 94, a bill for an act to fix the times of holding

Court in the 5th Judicial District, the same having passed the House without amendment.

CHAS. ALDRICH, Chief Clerk.

Mr. McPherson, from the Committee on Railroads, to which was referred the resolution relating to the amount of land the several railroad companies, receiving lands for railroad purposes, had re ceived, reported that they were unable to find the information de sired in the office of the Governor of the State.

Mr. Patterson of Muscatine, offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Chairman of the Committee on Rail Roads be required to obtain from the Secretary of the Interior, at Washington, D. C., a report of the amount of land that has been certi fied to the following roads, and the time when certified, to-wit:

Burlington and Missouri R. R., Mississippi and Missouri R. R., Iowa Central Air Line R. R., and the Dubuque and Pacific R. R.

On motion of Mr. Sherradden, the Message from the House, relating to the appointment of a committee to investigate the affairs of the Insane Asylum, was taken from the table.

Mr. Wilson, of Jefferson, moved that the Senate disagree with the House amendments to the concurrent resolution passed by the Senate; upon which question Mr. Bailey demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and were as follows:

The yeas were-Senators Anderson, Angle, Bowen, Brown, Bussey, Buechel, Davis of Clinton, Davis of Polk, Drummond, Green, Hagans, Hastings, Kent, Lewis, McPherson, Patterson of Musca tine, Pattison of Marshall, Powers, Rankin, Reiner, Saunders, Sherradden, Thompson, Trumbull, Udell, and Wilson of Jefferson-26.

The nays were-Senators Ainsworth, Bailey, Duncombe, English, Hammer, Johnson, Mann, Pusey, Taylor, and Williams-10. Excused-Messrs. Coolbaugh, Henderson, Neal, Scott, and Watson. Absent and not excused-Mr. Gray. So the motion to disagree prevailed.

Mr. Sherradden reported that the Committee on Enrolled Bills had examined Senate File No. 94, a bill for an act to fix the time of holding Courts in the 5th Judicial District of the State of Iowa, and found the same correctly enrolled.

Mr. Angle presented the petition of John Bryan, praying for the passage of a law making an appropriation of $1,400, to meet a