cultural society, relative to assignment of the board of health to the horticultural rooms.

Referred to committee on Public Buildings.

Senator Crossley presented petition of Marie Lyons, secretary women's club of Winterset, Iowa, relative to compulsory education.

Referred to committee on Schools.

Senator Lister presented petition of W. P. Briggs of Hartley, Iowa, relative to law permitting the practice of osteopathy in this state.

Referred to committee on Public Health.

Senator Wallace presented petition from citizens of Hardin county, asking the present legislature to memorialize the present congress to repeal the present United States bankrupt law. Referred to committee on Federal Relations.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By Senator Garst, Senate file No. 144, a bill for an act making all inmates of the several state institutions under the direction of the board of control of state institutions wards of the state, and providing that all expenses incident to their care, support, maintenance, clothing and transportation, including all expenses of betterment and repairs, and cost o constructing ordinary outbuildings at such institutions, and of procuring and utilizing water at the same, shall be paid out of the proceeds of a tax levied for that purpose, and authorizing the board of control to apportion said tax.

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

By Senator Garst, Senate file No. 145, a bill for an act to provide for the support, maintenance, clothing and transportation of inmates of all institutes under the direction of the board of control of state institutions, and to furnish contingent fund for the erection of outbuildings at said institutions.

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

By Senator Garst, Senate file No. 146, a bill for an act providing for an annual appropriation for a contingent and repair

fund for all institutions under the supervision of the board of control of state institutions.

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

By Senator Junkin, Senate file No. 147, a bill for an act to amend section 417 of the code, relating to boards of supervisors.

Read first and second time and referred to committee on Elections.

By Senator Junkin, Senate file No. 148, a bill for an act to amend section 1340 of the code, relating to the assessment of taxes.

Read first and second time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.

By Senator Bishop, Senate file No. 149, a bill for an act to amend section 4764 of the code.

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

By Senator Bishop, by request, Senate file No. 150, a bill for an act to amend section 2992 of chapter 9, title 14 of the code, relating to landlord and tenant.

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

By Senator Crossley, Senate file No. 151, a bill for an act providing for a re-count in contested election cases before the county board of supervisors.

Read first and second time and referred to committee on Elections.

By Senator Allyn, Senate file No. 152, a bill for an act to amend sections 118 and 119 of the code, defining the duties of state printer and state binder.

Read first and second time and referred to committee on Printing.

By Senator Young, Senate file No. 153, a bill for an act to amend chapter 1, title 12, of the code, relating to the support of the poor.

Read first and second time and referred to committee on Public Buildings.

By Senator Blanchard, by request, Senate file No. 154, a bill for an act to establish a rule of evidence in certain cases. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary.

BY SENATOR GARST, SENATE FILE NO. 155.

A bill for an act appropriating money to pay express and freight. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any funds not otherwise appropriated from the state treasury the sum of eleven hundred dollars ($1,100) to pay express and freight now due and unpaid.

Sec. 2. That there is hereby appropriated out of any funds not otherwise appropriated from the state treasury the sum of five hundred (8500) dollars, or as much as is necessary, to pay express and freight during the present session of the Twenty-eight General Assembly.

Sec. 3. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force on and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ordered printed in Calendar.

By Senator Ball, Senate file No. 156, a bill for an act to amend section 370 of the code, relating to administrators, guardians, trustees and referees depositing funds with the clerk of the district court.

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

The Senate then took up House messages.

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 substitute in which the concurrence of the House was asked:

Senate substitute to House file No. 1, a bill for an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Pilot Mound, Boone county, Iowa, the election of its officers, and all acts done and ordinances passed by the council of said town.

Passed on file.

S. M. CART,
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 House was asked:

Senate file No. 15, a bill for an act to amend section 4027 of the code, relating to notice of execution sales.

S. M. CART,

Chief Clerk.

Passed on file.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Senator Cheshire, from the committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 43, a bill for an act to amend section 2582 of the code, relating to the admission to practice of students of the medical department of the State university, 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 following bill be substituted for the original bill and first substitute reported, and that this second substitute do pass.

THOS. A. CHESHIRE.

Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.

The following substitute was read first and second time by title and passed on file.

SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE FILE NO. 43, AND ALSO FOR THE FIRST SUBSTITUTE THEREFOR.

A bill for an act to amend section twenty-five hundred seventy-six (2576) and section twenty-five hundred eighty-two (2582) of the code, relating to the examination of persons beginning the practice of medicine.

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

Section 1. That section twenty-five hundred seventy-six (2576) of the code be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all that part of said section beginning with the word "graduates," in line twenty-seven, and ending with the word "examination," in line thirty-four of said section; also, by striking out the word "twenty," in the thirteenth line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the word “ten.”

Sec. 2. That section twenty-five hundred and eighty-two (2582) of the code be amended by adding thereto the following, to wit:

The state board of medical examiners shall examine the graduates of the medical departments of the State university of Iowa, and of such other medical colleges in this state as are recognized by said board of medical

examiners as being in good and legal standing at the annual medical commencement, and at the location of said State university and other medical colleges respectively.

Sec. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Des Moines Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa.

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 128, a bill for an act to amend section 1222 of the code, relating to appeals in certain cases, 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. THOS. A. CHESHIRE, Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.

Senator Trewin, from the committee on Cities and Towns, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Cities and Towns, to whom was referred Senate file No. 67, a bill for an act to amend section 727 of the code, in relation to the powers of cities and towns to establish free public libraries, 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 a substitute, and recommend that the substitute do pass.

J. H. TREWIN,

Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.

Read first and second time by title and passed on file.

SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE FILE NO. 67. COMMITTEE ON CITIES AND TOWNS. A bill for an act to amend section seven hundred and twenty-nine (729) of the code in relation to the powers of library trustees.

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

Section 1. That section seven hundred and twenty-nine (729) of the code be amended by inserting in the sixteenth line thereof, after the word "library," the words "to authorize the use of such libraries by nonresidents of such cities and towns, and to fix charges thereof."

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Cities and Towns, to whom was referred Senate file No. 40, a bill for an act to amend section 720 of the code, relating to gas works and electric light plants, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me