Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

Senator Bonson presented memorial of joint meeting of Hyde Clark Post and Lookout Post, G. A. R., relative to soldiers' monument.

Referred to Committee on Military.

Senator Lothrop presented remonstrances of George Walling, Joseph Dolson and Wm. Hiles and others against the establishing of an additional court at Correctionville.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Senator Ellis presented petition of G. W. Powell and others, relating to fraternal beneficiary societies.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Senator Sargent presented petition of Hon. D. Kerr and others in favor of a memorial hall.

Referred to Committee on Semi-Centennial and Memorial

Hall.

Senator Harriman presented petition of E. E. Blanchard and 125 others, relative to woman suffrage.

Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Senator Harriman presented petition of W. F. Barclay and others relative to sale of intoxicating liquors by druggists, and asked its reading.

Referred to Committee on Pharmacy.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By Senator Carroll, Senate file, No. 354, a bill for an act to amend and codify the statutes in relation to certain police regulations of the state.

Read first and second time and placed on Calendar.

By Senator Cheshire, Senate file No. 355, a bill for an act to amend section 1144 of the Code of 1873, as amended by chapter 55, acts of the Fifteenth General Assembly, and chapter 66, acts of the Sixteenth General Assembly, and chapter 145 of the acts of the Twenty-first General Assembly, and relating to foreign insurance companies.

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Insurance.

By Senator Garst, Senate file No. 356, a bill for an act to amend section 2410 of the Code, relative to the statutory denial of claims filed against estates of decedents.

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

By Senator Harper (by request), Senate file No. 357, a bill for an act to amend chapter 2, title 10 of the Code, relating to the damage of levees.

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on

Judiciary.

By Senator Upton, Senate file No. 358, a bill for an act making appropriation for the purchase of apparatus necessary to enable the state superintendent of weights and measures to comply with the requirements of the law relating to county and town standards.

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Senator Waterman, Senate file No. 359, a bill for an act making an appropriation for enlarging the cell capacity and yard of the penitentiary at Fort Madison, Iowa.

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Appropriations.

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 bills, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:

House file No. 333, a bill for an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Pleasantville, Marion county, the election of the officers thereof, and all official acts done and ordinances passed by the council of said town not in contravention of the laws of the state.

House file No. 327, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of the town council of Roland, Story, county, Iowa.

House file No. 224, a bill for an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Mitchell, Mitchell county, Iowa, and the ordinances and acts of the municipal officers thereof.

House file No. 245, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of the council of the town of Coin, Iowa.

House file No. 164, a bill for an act to amend chapter 70 of the acts of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly, relating to selecting and drawing jurors.

House file No. 80, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of J. H. Ellsworth of Clayton county, Iowa, as notary public.

House file No. 292, a bill for an act to legalize certain ordinances passed by the town of Salix, Woodbury county, Iowa.

House file No. 349, a bill for an act to amend section 4, chapter 143, acts of the Sixteenth General Assembly, relating to the appointment of judges of superior courts.

House file No. 232, a bill for an act to amend section 2, chapter 99, of the acts of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly.

JAMES D. ROWEN,
Chief Clerk.

Also:

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

Senate file No. 57, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes relative to militia.

Senate file No. 106, a bill for an act to regulate the forfeiture of contracts for sale of real estate.

Senate file No. 40, a bill for an act to provide text books for use of pupils in the public schools, without charge to the same.

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. JAMES D. ROWEN,

Chief Clerk.

Also:

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 is asked:

Senate file No. 3, a bill for an act to amend section 1726 of the Code of 1873, allowing boards of directors to establish kindergarten schools. JAMES D. ROWEN,

HOUSE MESSAGES.

Chief Clerk.

Joint Resolution No. 12, relative to railroad commissioners' maps.

Senator Waterman moved that the vote by which Joint Resolution No. 15 was passed be reconsidered.

Carried.

Senator Waterman moved that the vote by which Joint Resolution No. 15 was ordered to third reading be reconsidered. Carried.

Senator Waterman moved that the House joint resolution be substituted for Joint Resolution No. 15.

Carried.

Senator Waterman moved that the joint resolution substituted be read a third time now.

Carried.

Third reading of joint resolution.

On the question, "Shall the joint resolution pass?" the yeas

were:

Senators Alexander, Allyn, Bell, Berry, Blanchard, Bonson, Byers, Carney, Carroll, Cheshire, Craig, Downey, Ellis, Ellison, Ericson, Everall, Gilbertson, Gorrell, Harper, Harriman, Healy, Henderson, Hipwell, Hobart, Hotchkiss, Hurst, Junkin,

Kilburn, Lothrop, Mitchell, Palmer, Penrose, Perrin, Phelps, Pusey, Ranck, Riggen, Rowen, Sargent, Trewin, Upton, Waterman, Young-43.

Senator Eaton voted in the negative.

Absent or not voting:

Senators Carpenter, Druet, Funk, Garst, Hospers, Lehfeldt--6 So the joint resolution passed.

Senate file No. 57, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes, relative to militia, was passed on file.

House file No. 292, a bill for an act to legalize certain ordinances passed by the town of Salix, Woodbury county, Iowa, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

House file No. 245, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of the council of the town of Coin, Iowa, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

House file No. 327, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of the town council of Roland, Story county, Iowa, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

House file No. 224, a bill for an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Mitchell, Iowa, and the ordinances and acts of the municipal officers thereof, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

House file No. 333, a bill for an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Pleasantville, Marion county, Iowa, the election of officers, and all official acts done and ordinances passed by the council of said town, not in contravention with the laws of the State of Iowa, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Senate file No. 40, a bill for an act to provide text books for use of pupils in the public schools without charge to the same, was passed on file.

House file No. 80, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of J. H. Ellsworth of Clayton county, Iowa, as notary public, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

House file No. 349, a bill for an act to amend section 4, chapter 143 of the acts of the Sixteenth General Assembly, relating to appointment of judges of superior courts, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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, was passed on file.

House file No. 232, a bill for an act to amend section 2, chapter 99 of the acts of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Public Libraries.

Senate file No. 3, a bill for an act to amend section 1726 of the Code of 1873, allowing boards of directors to establish kindergarten schools, was passed on file.

House file No. 164, a bill for an act to amend chapter 70 of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly, relating to selecting and drawing jurors, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Senate file No. 106, a bill for an act regulating the forfeiture of contracts for sale of real estate, was passed on file.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Senator Ellis, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. PresidenT-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 272, a bill for an act to amend section 3721 of the Code of 1873, in respect to taking depositions, 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 accompanying substitute be adopted, and when adopted it do pass.

SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE FILE NO. 272.

A bill for an act to amend section 3721 of the Code of 1873, in respect to taking depositions.

Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

SECTION 1. That section 3721 of the Code of 1873 be amended by adding thereto the following provision:

Whenever a party to any cause shall serve notice for the taking of any deposition, either within or without the state, upon commission, with interrogatories attached thereto, the opposite party may elect to crossexamine such witness orally at the time of the taking of such deposition, and in such event shall serve the moving party, or his attorney, prior to the issuing of such commission, with notice of such election, and thereupon, before such deposition shall be taken, the moving party shall serve such opposite party, or his attorney, with notice of the day, hour, and place (including the street and number, if in a city) of the taking of such deposition, and the name of the party before whom the same is to be taken, which notice shall be served not less than three days prior to the taking thereof, the day of service not being included, and one additional day for every three hundred miles distance between the place of the residence of such party or his attorney, and the place where such deposition is to be taken. The oral cross-examination shall be reduced to writing by such commissioner, the same as though taken on written cross-interrogatories, also the moving party in the taking of said deposition may