Senator Gilbertson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Enrolled Bills, to whom was referred Senate file No. 44, a bill for an act granting consent to purchase by the United States of certain lands and jurisdiction over the same. Also Senate file No. 6, a bill for an act tendering to the United States jurisdiction over certain Indians and their lands and the privilege of purchasing lands in Tama county for Indian school purposes. Also Senate file No. 4, a bill for an act for the better protection of fish. Also Joint Resolution No. 5, relative to newspaper reporters shall be entitled to draw stationery supplies. Also House file No. 28, a bill for an act appropriating money to pay G. A. West for three days' service as Mail Carrier after the adjournment of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly, respectfully report that they have examined the same and find the same correctly enrolled. G. S. GILBERTSON, Ordered passed on file. Chairman. Senator Funk presented the report of the visiting committee to the Hospital for the Insane at Clarinda. Ordered passed on file. Senator Lothrop moved that the majority and minority reports of the Judiciary Committee, on Senate file No. 9, be printed. Carried. The Journal of Saturday was taken up, read, corrected and adopted. Senator Harper introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That the Senate be provided with a daily calendar. Adopted. Senator Harper moved that the Senate do now adjourn until to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M. Carried. Senate adjourned. SENATE CHAMBER, DES MOINES, Iowa, Tuesday, February 4, 1896. } The Senate met in regular session at 10 o'clock a. M., President Parrott presiding. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Scott W. Smith, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Boone, Iowa. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Senator Rowen presented three petitions of Edward Benedict and others, relative to the age of consent. Referred to Committee on Penitentiaries and Pardons. Senator Rowen presented petition of H. E. Gardner and others in favor of the passage of House file No. 31, relating to beneficiary societies. Referred to Committee on Insurance. Senator Harper presented petition of Charles G. Bord and others relative to licensing plumbers. Referred to Committee on Public Health. Senator Berry presented petition of A. W. Richards against Waterman's resolution. Referred to Committee on Military. Senator Phelps presented memorial of Farmers' Institute of Shelby, Iowa, relating to farmers' mutual insurance companies. Referred to Committee on Insurance. Senator Ellis presented petition of Woman's Relief Corps, in relation to Soldiers' Home. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. Senator Ericson presented petition of D. W. Detar and fortythree others, relative to licensing plumbers. Referred to Committee on Public Health. Senator Ericson presented petition of M. D. McGregor and seventy-four others, relating to the office of county surveyor. Referred to Committee on Compensation of Public Officers. Senator Waterman presented petition of C. W. Messenger and others relative to the age of consent. Referred to Committe on Judiciary. Senator Carpenter presented petition of R. C. Schenck and others relative to licensing plumbers. Referred to Committee on Public Health. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By Senator Alexander, Senate file No. 165, a bill for an act to fix amount of civil damages for making and selling adulterated foods and drinks. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Public Health. By Senator Bonsor, senate file No. 166, a bill for an act to authorize the historical department of Iowa to purchase certain unpublished manuscript known as a history of the Iowa troops in the war of the rebellion. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Senator Downey, Senate file No. 167, a bill for an act to amend chapter 47, acts of the Eighteenth General Assembly. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Agriculture. By Senator Druet, Senate file No. 168, a bill for an act to amend section 2527 of McClain's Code. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Public Health. By Senator Ellis (by request), Senate file No. 169, a bill for an act to govern foreign building and loan associations. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Building and Loan Associations. By Senator Ericson, Senate file No. 170, a bill for an act regulating fees for the incorporation and the increase in capital stock of companies and corporations in the State of Iowa. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Corporations. By Senator Healy, Senate file No. 171, a bill for an act to repeal section 2580 of the Code, and enact a substitute therefor relating to the venue and change therefor, in actions aided by attachment. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary. By Senator Hipwell, Senate file No. 172, a bill for an act to make appropriation for Soldier's Orphan's Home and Home for Indigent Children at Davenport. Read for and wend me and referred to Committee on Asombra cns. 37 Senator Eispers. Senare de No. 17. 1 for an act to woodsá grace and lars of race in devorable paper. Read ist and second tine and referred x Committee on Bacong. By Senator Eren. Secare ie No. 17 b for an act to amend season 177 of love of 17% as amended by chapter 51, Read fox and serrod time and referred to Committee on Autheast 27 Senator Back. Secute die No. 173, 1 b for an act for The permitent support and muntenance of the State Univerand to promde for the erger ca .f necessary buildings. Read is and second time and refered to Committee on Tind Means By Senator Ranch. Senate de No. 17% for an set to make apperpranon for the Sture Carersy its several departments and in ad of the perme find for the development of delovimunud ma fre the erection et belangs Read frst and second time and referred to Committee on Appropmano13. By Secare Eggen. Senate de No. 177, a bill for an act gumming of plancing and plumbers in cines and towns hamng water supply and sevenge. Read dry and second nme and referred to Committee on Public Hea Secasor Henderson introduced the following resolution and mored its adoptom Rescired. That the freedom of the Senate for be extended to the excursion of the Storm Lake pable serveis. Adopted. Senator Lothrop offered the following resolution and moved ita adoption: TERRELS. The supply of prized reges of Senate że Na 1%, relating to appelate courts has been exhausted and there are numerous requests for sopies of the same: therefore, be is Resolved. Thas the Secretary of the Senate be and is hereby directed to have an additional two hundred copies of said bill printed. Adopted. Senator Blanchard offered the following resolution, and asked that it be read and laid over: WHEREAS, The Twenty-fifth General Assembly created a Code Commission "to revise and codify the laws of Iowa," empowering such commission "to revise the same and divide them into appropriate parts and arrange them under appropriate titles, chapters and sections; omit all parts repealed or obsolete, insert all amendments, and make the laws complete"; also "to change the phraseology and make any and all alterations necessary to improve, systematize, harmonize and make the laws clear and intelligible;" and WHEREAS, Such Commission has construed the language of such act to authorize them to make any alterations and changes in the existing laws which they deemed proper or desirable, and have prepared a proposed Code, which is not merely a codification of existing laws, but which omits a large portion of the existing laws and substitutes other proposed laws of different import, and have made innumerable alterations not only in the language, but in the spirit, purport and effect of the various statutes, the new matter being intermingled with the old in such a manner that it will require a vast amount of labor and much more time to properly consider it in detail so that intelligent actions can be had thereon than will be at the disposal of this General Assembly; and WHEREAS, It is now apparent that it will be impossible for this General Assembly to adopt a new Code, and that should the General Assembly go through the Code in detail, so many alterations will have been made including new legislation, that a new Code Commission will be required to complete the work; therefore, Resolved, by the Senate, the House concurring, That no further consideration be given to the proposed Code during the present session, and at the close of the session a new commission of one or more members be appointed (by a properly prepared bill) to codify the existing laws without change or alteration, except to omit such laws as have been repealed, and arrange all existing public laws under proper titles, chapters and sections, thus compiling a Code of laws which will require no further action on the part of the General Assembly. Senator Lothrop moved that the resolution introduced by Senator Blanchard be printed. Carried. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Senator Ellis, from the Committee on Judiciary, submits the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 110, a bill for an act legalizing the proceedings of the board of supervisors of Wright county in locating and constructing a drain through the incorporated town of Clarion, in said county, and in making the apportionment of the cost, expenses, cost of construction, fees and compensation for property appropriated and damages sustained by the construction of the drain, and in assessing the same among the owners of |