term of the additional supreme judge, provided for in said act, and to extend the term of the present incumbent, 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 it do pass. L. A. ELLIS, Ordered passed on file. Chairman. MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 34, a bill for an act to amend section 1078 of the Code of 1873, providing for the transfer of corporate stock when used as collateral security, 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 it be not concurred in, for the reason that the subject matter is already embodied in a bill now before the Senate. Ordered passed on file. L. A. ELLIS, MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 174, a bill for an act to amend section 1395 of the Code of 1873, in relation to commissioners of insanity, 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 it be not concurred in, for the reason that the subject has been embodied in a bill already before the Senate. Ordered passed on file. L. A. ELLIS, MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 275, a bill for an act to amend section 3061 of the Code of 1873, in relation to stay of execution, 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 it be not concurred in for the reason that the subject matter is embodied in a bill now before the Senate L. A. ELLIS, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred substitute for House file No. 97, a bill for an act relating to the creation of liens upon exempt personal property, 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 it be concurred in. L. A. ELLIS, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 356, a bill for an act amending section 2410 of the Code, relative to the statutory denial of claims filed against estate of decedents, 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 it be amended by making a comma for the period at close at section 1 and adding the following words: "but that the executor or administrator may, on the trial of said cause, subject the claimant to an examination on the question of payment, but the estate shall not be concluded thereby. Ordered passed on file. L. A. ELLIS, Chairman. 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 of the House, relative to recognizing the belligerant rights of the Cubans, 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 same be concurred in by the Senate. Ordered passed on file. N. M. PUSEY, Senator Trewin, from the Committee on Schools, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Schools, to whom was referred House file No. 135, a bill for an act to amend sections 1766 and 1767, chapter 9, title 12 of the Code of Iowa, in relation to teachers' certificates, 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 it do pass. Ordered passed on file. J. H. TREWIN, Senator Riggen, from the Committee on Pharmacy, submitted the following report: Mr. President-Your Committee on Pharmacy, to whom was referred House file No. 243, a bill for an act to amend section 2, chapter 35 of the acts of the Twenty-third General Assembly, relating to permits of registered pharmacists, 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 it be substituted for Senate file No. 226, and when so substituted that it do pass and be allowed to take the place of Senate file No. 226 on the Calendar. J. A. RIGGEN, Ordered passed on file. Senator Waterman, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred Senate file No. 341, a bill for an act to declare Spirit and the Okoboji lakes in Dickinson county to be public navigable waters, and to provide for their preservation and improvement for navigation for the benefit of public health and for the culture of fish therein, 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 it H. L. WATERMAN, do pass. Ordered passed on file. Chairman. Senator Garst, from the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred Senate file No. 275, a bill for an act to prevent the placing of insurance by agents outside of the state and providing penalties therefor, 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 same do pass. Ordered passed on file. WARREN GARST, Chairman. Senator Pusey asked unanimous consent to take up concurrent resolution relative to independence of Cuba. Resolution was read and adopted. Senator Carroll asked permission to withdraw Senate file No. 122 from Committee on Ways and Means and refer it to Committee on Cities and Towns. 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 bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House file No. 378, a bill for an act providing a substitute for chapter 6 of title 9 of the Code of 1873, for establishing and governing mutual building and loan associations. Also: JAMES D. ROWEN, Chief Clerk. MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: Substitute for House file No. 188, a bill for an act to provide for the erection of necessary buildings therefor for the State University of Iowa. JAMES D. ROWEN, Chief Clerk. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House file No. 440, a bill for an act to legalize the organization and official proceedings of the incorporated school district of Cooper, in Greene county, Iowa. JAMES D. ROWEN, Chief Clerk. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate file No. 278, a bill for an act to legalize certain warrants on the general fund and certain funding and refunding bonds issued by the city of Ottumwa, Iowa. JAMES D. ROWEN, Chief Clerk. BILLS ON THIRD READING. The hour for special order having arrived, the building and loan bill was taken up and the report of the committee was adopted. Senator Eaton moved that the bill be read by sections. Senator Eaton offered the following amendment to section 3: Strike out the words "town or" and insert after the word "county" the words "in which is situated the town or city" in line 3, and strike out the word "town or" in the sixth line, and also strike out the words "of its principal place of business" in the seventh line, and insert in lieu thereof the words "in which is situated the town or city "; also by inserting after the word "incorporation" in the seventh line the words as its principal place of business." Adopted. Senator Blanchard offered the following amendment to section 5: Strike out the words "of becoming and" in line 3, and strike out the word "member" and insert "membership." Lost. Senator Palmer offered the following amendment to section 10. Strike out line 2, all after the word "demand." Lost. Senator Healy offered the following amendment to section 11, line 3: Amend section 3 by inserting after the word "delinquent" in third line the words "up to the time decree is entered." Lost. Senator Eaton offered the following amendment: I move to amend section 14 by striking out the words " any share" and insert in lieu thereof "every one hundred dollars of;" and by striking out the words" per share" and insert in lieu thereof the words "for every one hundred dollars of." Adopted. Senator Blanchard moved to amend section 16, line 4, by inserting the words "or owned by." Lost. Senator Waterman offered the following amendment to section 16: Strike out in line 6 the words "a part" and insert the words "any number of shares." Adopted. Senator Carroll offered the following amendment to section 17, line 3: Insert after the word "vote" in line 3, the words "either directly or indirectly." Lost. Senator Eaton offered the following amendment to section 19: Strike out all after the word "directors" in the second line, to and including "earnings" in seventh line. Adopted. Senator Carney moved to extend the time of adjournment until the bill now under discussion be disposed of. Senator Harper moved to amend by making the time 2 o'clock P. M., to day, when the Senate does adjourn. Senator Funk moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words, "2 o'clock P. M., to-day," and insert "9 o'clock A. M., to-morrow." The amendment to the amendment prevailed. On the original motion as amended the motion prevailed. Senator Healy moved to extend the time of adjournment until 12:15 P. M. Carried. |