On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alexander, Alberson, Allyn, Arthaud, Bachman, Ball, Bishop, Bolter, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Crossley, Eaton, Finch, Fitchpatrick, Garst, Gorrell, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazelton, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, Lyons, McArthur, McIntire, Mardis, Moffit, Mullan, Nolan, Perrin, Tallman, Townsend, Trewin, Wallace, Wilson, Young-43. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Blanchard, Emmert, Healy, Penrose, Porter, Smith, Titus-7. So the bill having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Senator Harriman, from the committee on Agriculture, sub.. mitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred Senate file No. 165, a bill for an act to create a department of agriculture, and repeal sections 1653, 1654, 1655, 1656, 1657, 1674, 1682 and 1683, and chapter 42 of the acts of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, and amend sections 1679 and 1681 of the code, 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. W. F. HARRIMAN, Chairman. Senator Fitchpatrick, from the committee on Public Buildings, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Public Buildings, to whom was referred Senate file No. 189, a bill for an act directing the executive council to procure bronze statues of Hon. James Harlan and Hon. James W. Grimes, to be placed in the national capitol; and duplicates of the same in the state capitol at Des Moines, and making appropriations for the same, 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. J. A. FITCHPATRICK, Chairman. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Public Buildings, to whom was referred Senate file No. 153, a bill for an act to amend chapter one (1), title twelve (12) of the code, relating to the support of the poor, 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 indefinitely postponed. Adopted. J. A. FITCHPATRICK, Chairman. Senator Junkin, from the committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate file No. 192, a bill for an act to refund taxes and license fees paid to the treasurer of state when the law under which the same have been collected is held to be invalid, and to protect the state treasurer from individual liability 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 be referred to the committee on Judiciary. J. M. JUNKIN, Adopted. On motion of Senator Hazelton, Special order No. 2 was made a special order for to-morrow as soon as special order No. 3 is disposed of. 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 House file No. 39, a bill for an act relating to water works, and to amend chapter five (5), title five (5) of the code, relating to the purchase and construction of water works, as amended by chapter twenty-three (23) of the laws of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, 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 the recommendation that the substitute do pass. J. H. TREWIN, The following substitute was read first and second time. SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE FILE NO. 39-BY COMMITTEE ON CITIES AND TOWNS A bill for an act to amend sections seven hundred and forty-seven (747) and seven hundred and forty-eight (748) of the code, as amended by chapter twenty-three (23) of the acts of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, relating to water works. Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of lowa: Section 1. That section seven hundred and forty-seven (747) of the code, as amended by chapter twenty-three (23) of the acts of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly is hereby amended by striking out of the twelfth line thereof the following: "mayor of such city," and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "said board of water works trustees." Sec. 2. That section seven hundred and forty-eight (748) of the code be amended by adding thereto the following: All money collected by the board of water works trustees shall be deposited at least weekly by them with the city treasurer, and all money so deposited and all tax money received by the city treasurer from the county treasurer, levied and col lected for and on account of the water works, shall be kept by the city treasurer as a separate and distinct fund. The city treasurer shall be liable on his official bond for such funds the same as for other funds received by him as such treasurer. Such moneys shall be paid out by the city treasurer only on the written order of the board of water works trustees, who shall have full and absolute control of the application and disbursement thereof for the purposes prescribed by law, including the payment of all indebtedness arising in the construction of such works, and the maintenance, operation and extension thereof. 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. Substitute read first and second time and passed on file. MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee cn Cities and Towns, to whom was referred Senate file No. 107, a bill for an act to authorize cities of the first class to levy a tax for the purpose of organizing and maintaining paid fire departments, amendatory to title 5, chapter 11 of the code, relating to taxation, 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 amended as follows: That section 1 be amended by striking out the word "five" in the second line, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "three;" and when so amended that it do pass. Ordered passed on file. J. H. TREWIN, Chairman. MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Cities and Towns, to whom was referred House file No. 60, a bill for an act to amend section 852 of the code and authorizing an increase of the tax levy for park purposes, 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 amended as follows: That section 1 be amended by striking out the word "the," before the words "said board," in the sixth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "in cities having a population of over twenty-five thousand;" and when so amended that it do pass. J. H. TREWIN, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. On motion of Senator Harriman, concurrent resolution relative to adjournment was taken up. On the question, Shall the resolution be adopted? The yeas were: Senators Alexander, Alberson, Allyn, Arthaud, Bachman, Bishop, Bolter, Classen, Fitchpatrick, Gorrell, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazelton, Lambert, Lewis, McIntire, Mullan, Tallman, Townsend, Trewin, Wallace, Wilson, Young -24. The nays were: Senators Ball, Brighton, Cheshire, Craig, Crossley, Eaton, Finch, Garst, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Junkin, Lister, Lyons, McArthur, Mardis, Nolan, Perrin-18. Absent or not voting: Senators Blanchard, Emmert, Healy, Moffit, Penrose, Porter, Smith, Titus-8. So the concurrent resolution was adopted. Senator Harriman filed the following motion: MR. PRESIDENT-I move that the vote by which House concurrent resolution, relating to final adjournment was adopted be reconsidered. Dated this 13th day of February, 1900. W. F. HARRIMAN. Senator Hayward filed the following motion: MR. PRESIDENT-I move to reconsider the vote by which the House concurrent resolution, relative to adjournment was adopted by the Senate. W. C. HAYWARD. Senator Perrin moved that Senate file No. 189 be referred to the committee on Appropriations. Carried. 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. 134, a bill for an act to relinquish to Axel B. Erickson the undivided one-third part of lot numbered 18, in block 3 in Aiken's first addition to the city of Clinton, Clinton county, Iowa. 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 Senate is asked: House file No. 142, a bill for an act to legalize the resolutions and proceedings of the council and mayor of the incorporated town of Milford, Dickinson county, Iowa. S. M. CART, 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. 144, a bill for an act to amend section 1348 of the code, relative to license of peddlers. 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 Senate is asked: House file No. 99, a bill for an act providing for the duties and fixing the compensation thereof, and providing for a uniform system of keeping the books of county treasurers. S. M. CART, Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: Resolution relative to publishing of 2,000 copies of the itemized statement required by section 163 of the code. S. M. CART, Chief Clerk. |