Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate asks a conference committee on House file No. 29, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the care of the insane, and that the President of the Senate has appointed as such conference committee on the part of the Senate, Senators Junkin, Hobart, Penrose and Sargent. GEO. A. NEWMAN, REPORT OF COMMITTEE. Secretary. Mr. Prentis, from the Committee on Conference, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Conference, to whom was referred Senate file No. 36, a bill for an to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the practice of denistry, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and unanimously recommend that the Senate concur in the Hou se amendments to section 1, lines 6 and 17, with the following amendment thereto: Insert in line 16, section 1, between the words "dollars" and "for" the words "together with actual traveling and other necessary expenses." J. R. GORRELL, J. A. RIGGEN, Committee of the Senate. P. L. PRENTIS, M. J. DAVIS, D. H. BOWEN, J. J. LOWRY, Committee of the House. Ordered passed on file. REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS. Mr. Hauger, from the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills respectfully report that they have examined, and find correctly enrolled, Senate file No. 29, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to mines and mining. G. S. GILBERTSON, Chairman Senate Committee. W. E. HAUger, Chairman House Committee. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. SPEAKER-Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills respectfully report that they have examined, and find correctly enrolled, Senate file No. 73, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to estates and decedents. G. S. GILBERTSON, Chairman Senate Committee. W. E. HAUGER, Chairman House Committee. Ordered passed on file. Journal of yesterday corrected and approved. Conference committee report on Senate file No. 36, was taken up and considered. On the question, "Shall the report of the committee be adopted?" the yeas were: Messrs. Bird, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Clark, Classen, Cook, Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Dowell, Evans, Griswold, Haugen, Hauger, Hendershot, Jay, Klemme, Ladd, Lavender, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McNulty, Martin, Mayne, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Perrott, Prentis, Reed, Spaulding, Temple, Thompson, Watters, Weaver, Wells, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wood, Mr. Speaker-46. The nays were: Messrs. Bell, Byington, Early, Funk, Good, Gurley, Huntley, Lambert, McArthur, Miller of Cherokee, Nolan, Parker, Porter, Power, Putnam, Scott, Van Houten, Wilson-18. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Baker, Bowen, Brady, Chapman, Doubleday, Edwards, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Garner, Grote, Hayes, Hazen, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Jackson, Johnson of Webster, Johnston of Franklin, Lauder, McDonald, McDowell, McQuin, Manahan, Marti, Nietert, Potter, Ray, Smith, St. John, Sullivan, Tibbitts, Voelker, Wheeler-36. So the report of the committee was rejected. The Speaker appointed as the second conference committee on this bill Messrs. Bell, Byington, Early and Funk. Mr. Miller of Cherokee was excused till Tuesday. Mr. Cornwall moved to adjourn till 2 P. M. Monday. House adjourned. HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, House met at 2 P. M., Speaker Byers in the chair. Journal of Saturday, April 3, corrected and approved. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. The following message was received from the Senate: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate file No. 94, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the system of common schools. Also: GEO. A. NEWMAN, MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House file No. 90, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to express companies. GEO. A. NEWMAN, The Speaker appointed as House members of the conference committee on House file No. 29, Messrs. Early, Wood, Allen and Lowry. On motion of Mr. Reed substitute for Senate file No. 45 and House file No. 62, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the system of common schools, just messaged from the Senate, was taken up and read first and second time. Mr. Doubleday moved to amend by striking out the period after the words "school houses" in line 12 of section 7, on page 2 of the school bill and substituting the words "said roads to be laid on section or half mile lines." Lost. Mr. Prentis moved to amend section 52, line 1, by striking out the word "or" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma, and insert between the words "town" and "of" the words "or village." Messrs. Reed and Prentis demanded the yeas and nays on the amendment which resulted as follows: On the question, "Shall the amendment be adopted?" the yeas were: Messrs. Baker, Bell, Brant, Byington, Classen, Crow, Doubleday, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frink, Good, Griswold, Haugen, Hauger, Johnson of Webster, Lauder, Loomis, McAchran, Martin, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nolan, Parker, Prentis, Ray, Weaver, Whelan, Wood-29. The nays were: Messrs. Brinton, Clark, Cook, Davis, Dowell, Funk, Garner, Johnston of Franklin, Klemme, Ladd, Lavender, McNulty, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Perrott, Porter, Reed, Scott, Spaulding, Temple, Thompson, Whittier, Mr. Speaker-24. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brighton, Chap. man, Cornwall, Early, Frazee, Grote, Gurley, Hayes, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Lambert, Lowry, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McQuin, Manahan, Marti, Mayne, Miller of Cherokee, Morrison of Grundy, Nietert, Potter, Power, Putnam, Smith, St. John, Sullivan, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Voelker, Watters, Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Wilson-47. So the amendment was adopted. Mr. Prentis moved to amend section 52, line 4, by striking out the word "or" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma, and inserting in line 5, between the words "town" and "and," the words "or village." Also, in line 10, section 52, by striking out the word "or" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma, also inserting between the words "city" and "the" the words "or village." Adopted. Mr. Prentis moved to amend section 52, by inserting after the word "territory" in line 5 the following: "as is authorized by a written petition of a majority of the resident electors of the contiguous territory proposed to be included in said district." Adopted by a vote of 22 yeas to 19 nays. Mr. McAchran moved to amend section 30 by adding thereto the following: "No school building shall be used for the purpose of selling any kind of merchandise." Lost. Mr. Martin moved to amend section 18, line 2, by inserting after the word "requires" the words "to secure the district against loss." Lost by a vote of 14 yeas to 30 nays. Mr. Parker moved to amend section 75 by striking out of said section all after the word "grounds" in line 1. Lost. Mr. Martin moved to amend section 62 by striking out all of said section after the word "determine," in line 3. Lost by a vote of 19 yeas to 30 nays. Mr. Reed moved that the rule be suspended, and the bill be 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: Messrs. Baker, Bell, Brinton, Byington, Clark, Classen, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frink, Funk, Garner, Good, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Huntley, Johnston of Franklin, Ladd, Lauder, Lavender, Loomis, McAchran, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Prentis, Ray, Spaulding, Temple, Thompson, Weaver, Whelan, Whittier, Wood, Mr. Speaker-45. The nays were: Messrs. Brant, Brighton, Cook, Early, Griswold, Johnson of Webster, Klemme, McNulty, Martin, Merriam, Reed, Scott -13. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Chapman, Cornwall, Frazee, Grote, Hayes, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Jackson, Jay, Lambert, Lowry, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McQuin, Manahan, Marti, Mayne, Miller of Cherokee, Nietert, Potter, Power, Putnam, Smith, St. John, Sullivan, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Vcelker, Watters, Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Wilson-42. So the bill having failed to receive a constitutional majority, was declared to have been lost. |