Blind with the Committee on Public Charities; the Committee on Compensation of Public Officers with Committee on Agriculture. Second. That the clerk of any committee shall also be a clerk for the individual members of that committee. Third.-That the committee clerks of the House may be assigned work by the Chief Clerk when not employed in the duties of their respective committees or the members thereof. Fourth. That within two days from the adoption of this report the Clerk of the House shall place upon the House Journal the name of each clerk, the name of the committee to which he is assigned, and the date on which he appeared in the House and was sworn in. Fifth.-On each day on which the Legislature convenes each clerk shall report at the hour of convening to the Second Assistant Clerk, and the names of the absentees shall be noted by said Second Assistant in the Journal of the proceedings for the day, and no clerk shall draw pay for days absent unless excused by the Speaker. Sixth. That each chairman is hereby instructed to discharge his clerk when the work of his committee has been completed, and that the name of each clerk thus dismissed be entered on the Journal of even date, with reasons for dismissal. (Signed) W. G. RAY, M. L. TEMPLE, J. J. LOWRY, FRANK F. MERRIAM, J. B. CLASSEN, J. T. JAY, M. K. WHELAN. Adopted. Mr. Baker offered the following concurrent resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the Secretary of State be and is hereby authorized to supply Walter I. Hayes with a copy of McClain's Annotated Code, together with supplement thereto, and also with copies of all session laws. Adopted. Journal of yesterday corrected and approved. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By Mr. Temple, House file No. 79, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to procedure in courts of original jursdiction. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Cornwall, House file No. 80, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to attachments, garnishments, executions and supplementary executions and supplementary proceedings. Read first and second time and referred to Third Division of Code Revision Committee. By Mr. Brighton, House file No. 81, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to procedure to reverse, vacate or modify judgments. Read first and second time and referred to Third Division Code Revision Committee. By Mr. Allen, House file No. 82, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to proceeding in particular cases. Read first and second time and referred to Third Division Code Revision Committee. By Mr. Funk, House file No. 83, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to justices of the peace and other courts. Read first and second time and referred to Fourth Division Code Revision Committee. By Mr. Temple, House file No. 84, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to evidence. Read first and second time and referred to Fourth Division Code Revision Committee. By Mr. Cornwall, House file No. 85, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to crimes and punishments. Read first and second time and referred to Fourth Division Code Revision Committee. By Mr. Brighton, House file No. 86, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to criminal procedure. Read first and second time and referred to Fifth Division Code Revision Committee. By Mr. Allen, House file No. 87, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the discipline and government of jails and penitentiaries. Read first and second time and referred to First Division Code Revision Committee. On motion of Mr. Allen, House file No. 22, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to taking private property for works of internal improvement, with report of committee recommending passage with amendments, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. Mr. Porter moved to insert in line 5, section 26, the words, "to any person injured," where stricken out by the committee. Adopted. Mr. Evans moved to amend section 28 by adding the words, "and whose gates are required to be maintained at such crossings the person or corporations owning or operating said railway shall have said gates on hinges, so they will swing readily and freely, and on failure to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor." Lost. Mr. Allen moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed and the bill was read a third time. Mr. Morrison of Keokuk moved that the bill be ordered sent back to the committee. Lost. On the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas were: Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Biker, Bell, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Chapman, Clark, Classen, Cook, Cornwall, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Good, Grote, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Ladd, Lambert, Lauder, Loomis, Lowi y, McAchran, McDonald, McDowell, Marti, Mayne, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Mullin, Nietert, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Potter, Prentis, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John, Sullivan, Temple, Thompson, Tibbitts, Voelker, Watters, Wells, Wheeler, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-75. The nays were: Messrs. Crow, Garner, Griswold, Johnson of Webster, Klemme, Lavender, Martin, Merriam, Morrison of Keokuk, Nolan, Power, Ray, Van Houter-13. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Hayes, Hinkhouse, Jay, Johnston of Franklin, McArthur, McNulty, McQuin, Manahan, Miller of Cherokee, Morrison of Grundy, Putnam, Weaver-12. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. The following explanation of vote was filed: MR. SPEAKER-I vote "no" on the passage of House file No. 22 for the reason that section 32, chapter 4, permits street railways to be operated by other power than animal and electric power. W. B. MARTIN. MESSAGE 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 refused to concur in the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Relative to the appointment of a joint committee to designate where the laws of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly shall be incorporated in the proposed Code. G. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. On motion of Mr. Brinton, House file No. 51, a bill for an act to revise, amend and ccdify the statutes in relation to the State University, with report of committee recommending passage with amendments, was taken up, considered and the report of the committee adopted. Mr. Morrison of Keokuk moved to amend by striking out of section 6, line 2, the word "young." On a division of the House the amendment was adopted by a vote of 51 yeas to 32 nays. Mr. Allen moved to insert the word "State" in line 1, section 1, before the word "University." Lost. Mr. Brinton moved that the rule be suspended, and that 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: Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Bell, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Chapman, Clark, Classen, Cook, Cornwall Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Garner, Good, Griswold, Grote, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Johnson of Webster, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Lavender, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McDonald, McDowell, McNulty, Marti, Martin, Mayne, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren. Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Potter, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John, Sullivan, Temple, Thompson, Van Houten, Voelker, Watters, Wells, Wheeler, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-88. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Baker, Crow, Hayes, Hinkhouse, Johnston of Franklin, Lauder, McArthur, McQuin, Manahan, Miller of Cherokee, Power, Tibbitts, Weaver-12. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. The House here took up for consideration Calendar No. 3, it being House file No. 53, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the normal school, with report of committee recommending amendments, and when so amended that the same do pass. Mr. Cornwall moved to amend the first committee amendment by striking out the word "may" and inserting the word "shall" in lieu thereof; also insert after the word "and," in the ninth line, the words "may charge." Lost. The amendment of the committee was lost. The second amendment of the committee was then put and lost. Mr. Brinton moved that the rule be suspended, and that 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: Messrs. Allen, Baker, Bell, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Chapman, Clark, Classen, Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Garner, Good, Griswold, Grote, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinman, Hun, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Johnson of Webster, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Lauder, Lavender, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McNulty, Marti, Martin, Mayne, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Harker, Perrott, Porter, Potter, Power, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John, Sullivan, Temple, Thompson, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Voelker, Watters, Wells, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-90. The nays were: None. The absent or not voting were: Messrs. Bailey, Cook, Hayes, Hinkhouse, Johnston of Franklin, McQuin, Manahan, Miller of Cherokee, Weaver, Wheeler-10. |