House file No. 365, a bill for an act to amend chapter 87, acts of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly, relating to the publication of the proceedings of the Iowa State Teachers' association, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 110, a bill for an act to amend sections 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 and 25, chapter 93, acts of the Twenty-fourth General Assembly, relative to the printing and distribution of ballots at public expense, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 173, a bill for an act to amend section 3, chapter 211, acts of the Eighteenth General Assembly, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 430, a bill for an act to amend chapter 74 of the acts of the Eighteenth General Assembly, pertaining to the militia, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 409, a bill for an act to provide for the examination of the condition and standing of all fire insurance companies or associations transacting business in the State of Iowa, whether organized under the laws of Iowa or any state or territory of the United States, or any foreign government, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 459, a bill for an act to amend section 814 of the Code of 1873, to relieve the debtor class of our state from the unjust and onerous burden of paying taxes on the amounts of their mortgaged indebtedness, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 113, a bill for an act to amend section 589 of the Code, in reference to the election of the clerk of district court, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 167, a bill for an act to provide for biennial elections of state, county and township officers, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 424, a bill for an act providing for the destruction of Canada or common thistles and other noxious weeds, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 410, a bill for an act to amend section 1 of chapter 163 of the acts of the Twentieth General Assembly, in relation to railroad crossings, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 255, a bill for an act to amend chapter 211, section 3, of the acts of the Eighteenth General Assembly, relating to fire insurance and fire insurance companies, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 126, a bill for an act amending chapter 3173 of the Code of Iowa, relative to the amount in controversy on appeal to the supreme court, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 178, a bill for an act to prevent evasion of assessment for taxation by owners of notes, bills, mortgages, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up. considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 136, a bill for an act to provide for the appointment of an examiner of accounts of all county officers in the State of Iowa, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

House file No. 86, a bill for an act to authorize the historical department of the State of Iowa to purchase a certain manuscript, known as "A History of the Iowa Troops in the War of the Rebellion," with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Martin, House adjourned till 2 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

House met at 2 P. M., Speaker Byers in the Chair. Journal of Monday, March 16th, corrected and approved. The House here took up special order set for Thursday, March 12th, which was House file No. 202, a bill for an act to provide for the government control, report and inspection of private banks.

Mr. Nietert moved that report of committee recommending indefinite postponement be adopted.

Mr. Martin moved to substitute minority report, recommending passage with amendments, for the majority report. Mr. Gurley was called to the Chair at 3:45.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at 4:20.

Mr. Wood moved the previous question.
Carried.

Messrs. Martin and Brighton demanded the yeas and nays on the motion of Mr. Martin, which resulted as follows:

On the question, "Shall the motion prevail?" the yeas were: Messrs. Bell, Bird, Bowen, Brighton, Byington, Clark, Crow, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Finch, Frazee, Funk, Griswold, Hauger, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Jackson, McArthur, McDonald, Martin, Merrell, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Parker, Perrott, Potter, Putnam, Scott, Sullivan, Thompson, Watters, Wells, Whelan, Mr. Speaker-37.

The nays were:

Messrs. Allen, Baker, Brady, Brant, Cornwall, Davis, Frink, Garner, Good, Grote, Gurley, Haugen, Hazen, Hunt, Huntley, Jay, Johnson of Webster, Johnston of Franklin, Ladd, Lauder, Lavender, Loomis, McAchran, McDowell, McNulty, McQuin, Marti, Mayne, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Cherokee, Miller of Warren, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Porter, Power, Prentis, Ray, Reed, Spaulding, Temple, Tibbitts, Voelker, Weaver, Wheeler, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Bailey, Brinton, Chapman, Classen, Cook, Evans, Klemme, Lambert, Lowry, Manahan, Smith, St. John, Van Houten-13.

So the motion was lost.

The motion of Mr. Nietert carried, and the bill was indefinitely postponed.

On motion of Mr. Ray, the House adjourned till 9 A. M.

to-morrow.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DES MOINES, Iowa, Wednesday, March 18, 1896.

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House met at 9 A. M., Speaker Byers in the Chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. R. T. Callway of Sanborn, Iowa.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.

Messrs. Byington, Lowry, Sullivan, Lauder, Haugen, Brighton, Tibbitts, Morrison of Grundy and Scott presented remonstrance of citizens of their respective counties against an extra session.

Referred to Committee on Code Revision.

Messrs. Sullivan, Funk, Smith, Nolan and St. John presented remonstrance of citizens of their respective counties against the passage of House file No. 306.

Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

Mr. Sullivan presented petition of citizens of Clayton county asking for the regulation and control of express companies. Referred to Committee on Telegraph, Telephone and Express.

Mr. Funk presented petition of citizens of Hardin, asking passage of Senate file No. 341.

Referred to Committee on Fish and Game.

Mr. Brighton presented petition of citizens of Jefferson county, asking for a uniform basis of taxation.

Referred to Committee on Code Revision.

Mr. Garner presented petition of citizens of Mahaska county asking for the erection of a memorial and art building.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

Messrs. Garner and Wheeler presented petitions of citizens of their respective counties, asking passage of Senate file No. 124. Referred to Committee on Military.

Messrs. Dowell and McDowell presented petitions of citizens of their respective counties, asking the reimbursement of those who advanced money for the representation of our state at the world's cotton exposition at New Orleans.