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MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has rejected the following bill, in which the concurrence of the House was asked:

Senate file No. 113, a bill for an act to amend sections 2 and 4 of chapter 41 of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly.

JAMES D. ROWEN,

Chief Clerk.

The President announced that the time for the consideration of special orders had arrived.

Senator Trewin moved that the special order be delayed until the regular order of business had been completed.

Carried.

Senator Ellis presented the following concurrent resolution:

Resolved, by the Senate, the House concurring, That the Governor be advised to grant the application of William Slowey for a pardon, to be upon the condition, however, that said William Slowey abstain from the use of all intoxicating liquors, avoid associating with any and all vicious characters, and that he never engage as proprietor or servant in the buying or selling of intoxicating liquors in the State of Iowa, and in all respects observe the laws of this state, and upon the violation of any of the conditions hereof by said William Slowey, then that said pardon be immediately revoked.

Referred to Committee on Penitentiaries and Pardons.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Senator Pusey, from the Committee on Federal Relations, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Federal Relations, to whom was referred concurrent resolution, relative to the proposed change of the inter-state common law of the United States with respect to railroads pooling their earnings, 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 Senate do not concur with the House therein.

N. M. PUSEY,
Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.

Senator Gorrell, from the Committee on Public Health, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Public Health, to whom was referred Senate file No. 200, a bill for an act amending chapter 151 of the acts of the Eighteenth General Assembly of the State of Iowa, relating to the State Board of Health, 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 House file No. 122 be substituted therefor, and that when so substituted it be amended as follows: By inserting the words "an officer or" in the fourth line just after the words "shall be," and by striking out the words "or either directly or indirectly connected with" in the fourth and fifth lines, and also by adding at the end of the bill the following: "Provided, this act shall not in any manner affect the tenure of office of any of the present incumbents," and when the substitute is so amended they recommend that the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

J. R. GORRELL,

Chairman.

Senator Rowen moved that 200 extra copies of Senate file No. 121 be printed.

Carried.

Special order, Senate file No. 66, was taken up.

The pending amendment by Senator Harper to strike out the word "six" and insert the word "twenty-four" in lieu thereof, was lost.

Senator Bell moved to amend by striking out the word "six" and inserting the word "twelve."

Carried.

Senator Carney moved to amend the third line of section 1 by inserting after the word "hour" "after discovery thereof by such person in charge of said infant."

Carried.

Senator Trewin offered the following amendment:

I move to insert as section 2 the following: "It is hereby made the duty of the attending physician and midwives to instruct parents and nurses in regard to the provisions of this act and the danger of sore eyes in infants.

Adopted as amended.

Senator Blanchard moved to reconsider the vote on the amendment to strike out the word "six" and insert the word "twelve."

Carried.

On the reconsideration the amendment was lost.

Senator Pusey moved to amend by striking out the words "in writing" in the third line of section 1.

Carried.

Senator Druet moved to amend by inserting the word "medical" before the word "practitioners" in the fourth line of section 1.

Carried.

Senator Carney moved to amend by adding the following as section 4:

It shall be the duty of such health officer or practitioner to provide for the necessary surgical or medical treatment forthwith for eyes of said infant, and if the parents are unable to pay for such treatment a verified claim for reasonable compensation shall be filed with the board of supervisors and paid by the county.

Lost.

Senator Druet moved that the rule be suspended, and the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time.

On the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas were:

Senators Allyn, Bell, Blanchard. Byers, Carney, Carpenter, Carroll, Cheshire, Craig, Druet, Eaton, Ellis, Ellison, Ericson, Funk, Gilbertson, Gorrell, Harper, Harriman, Hipwell, Hobart, Hotchkiss, Hurst, Junkin, Kilburn, Mitchell, Palmer, Penrose, Phelps, Ranck, Riggen, Rowen, Sargent, Trewin, Upton, Waterman, Young-37.

The nays were:

Senators Berry, Bonson, Everall, Garst, Henderson, Downey-6.

Absent or not voting:

Senators Alexander, Healy, Hospers, Lehfeldt, Lothrop, Perrin, Pusey—7.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

On motion of Senator Waterman, Senate file No. 278, a bill for an act to legalize certain warrants issued by the city of Ottumwa, Iowa, was taken up, considered and the report of the committee adopted.

Senator Waterman moved to amend the title of the bill as follows:

Amend title by inserting after the word "legalize" the words "the issuing of,” and strike out the word "issued" in the second line of said title.

Carried.

Senator Waterman moved that the rule be suspended and the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time.

On the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas were: Senators Alexander, Allyn, Bell, Berry, Blanchard, Byers, Carney, Carpenter, Carroll, Cheshire, Craig, Downey, Druet, Ellis, Ericson, Everall, Funk, Garst, Gilbertson, Gorrell,

Harper, Henderson, Hipwell, Hobart, Hotchkiss, Hurst, Kilburn, Mitchell, Perrin, Phelps, Ranck, Riggen, Rowen, Sargent, Upton, Waterman, Young-37.

The nays were:
None.

Absent or not voting:

Senators Bonson, Eaton, Ellison, Harriman, Healy, Hospers, Junkin, Lehfeldt, Lothrop, Palmer, Penrose, Pusey, Trewin-13. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Senator Garst moved that Senate file No. 146 be taken from the Calendar for reasons shown by committee report.

Carried.

On motion of Senator Carney, Senate file No. 238, a bill for an act to legalize certain ordinances of the incorporated town of LeGrand, Iowa, with report of committee recommending certain amendments, and when so amended that it do pass, was taken up, considered and the report of the committee adopted.

Senator Carney moved that the rule be suspended, and the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time.

On the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas were: Senators Allyn, Bell, Berry, Blanchard, Bonson, Byers, Carney, Carpenter, Carroll, Cheshire, Craig, Downey, Druet, Eaton, Ellis, Ellison, Ericson, Everall, Funk, Garst, Gilbertson, Gorrell, Harper, Harriman, Henderson, Hipwell, Hobart, Hotchkiss, Hurst, Junkin, Kilburn, Mitchell, Palmer, Perrin, Phelps, Pusey, Ranck, Riggen, Rowen, Sargent, Trewin, Upton, Waterman, Young-44.

The nays were:

None.

Absent or not voting:

Senators Alexander, Healy, Hospers, Lehfeldt, Lothrop, Penrose-6.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

On motion of Senator Ellis, House file No. 161, a bill for an act to apply to cities of the first class, the provisions of chapter 78, laws of the Twenty-first General Assembly, as amended by chapter 17, laws of the Twenty-second General Assembly, and chapter 3, laws of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly, relating to indebtedness of cities and towns, with report of committee recommending that it do pass, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted.

Senator Ellis offered the following amendment:

I move to amend section 1 of House file No. 161, by adding thereto the following: "Provided, however, that this act shall not apply to any bonds or indebtedness or taxes that have been adjudicated to be invalid or are now in litigation."

Amendment adopted.

Senator Cheshire moved that the rule be suspended and the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time.

On the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas were: Senators Allyn, Bell, Blanchard, Bonson, Carney, Carroll, Cheshire, Craig, Downey, Druet, Eaton, Ellis, Ellison, Ericson, Everall, Funk, Garst, Gilbertson, Gorrell, Henderson, Hipwell, Hobart, Hotchkiss, Hurst, Junkin, Mitchell, Palmer, Penrose, Perrin, Phelps, Ranck, Riggen, Rowen, Sargent, Trewin, Upton, Waterman, Young-38.

The nays were:

None

Absent or not voting:

Senators Alexander, Berry, Byers, Carpenter, Harper, Harriman, Healy, Hospers,

Pusey-12.

Kilburn, Lehfeldt, Lothrop,

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Senator Harper moved that the time of adjournment be extended 10 minutes.

Carried.

On motion of Senator Harper, Senate file No. 186, a bill for an act to legalize the assessment, levy and collection of taxes for park purposes in certain cities of the first class, with report of committee recommending certain amendments, and when so amended that it do pass, was taken up, considered and the report of the committee adopted.

Senator Harper moved that the rule be suspended and the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time.

On the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas were: Senators Ailyn, Bell, Berry, Blanchard, Bonson, Byers, Carney, Carpenter, Carroll, Cheshire, Craig, Downey, Druet, Eaton, Ellis, Ellison, Ericson, Everall, Funk, Garst, Gilbertson, Gorrell, Harper, Henderson, Hipwell, Hobart, Hotchkiss, Hurst, Junkin, Mitchell, Palmer, Penrose, Perrin, Phelps, Ranck, Riggen, Rowen, Sargent, Trewin, Upton, Waterman, Young-42.