MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. The following messages were 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. 14, a bill for an act to amend section 4608 of the code, relating to communications in professional confidence. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Relative to visiting the Polk county insane asylum. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, An invitation having been extended the Twenty-eighth General Assembly by the honorable board of supervisors of Polk county, to visit the county hospital for the care of the incurable insane, be it Resolved, By the Senate, the House concurring: That the invitation be accepted, and a joint committee consisting of three from the Senate and three from the House be appointed to perfect the necessary arrangements therefor. Adopted. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By Mr. Dows, House file No. 71, a bill for an act to promote the establishment and proficiency of free public libraries and public school libraries in the state of Iowa. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Public Libraries. By Mr. Graff, House file No. 72, a bill for an act to amend section 296, chapter 8, title 3 of the code, relating to fees to be collected by the clerk of the district court. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Warren, House file No. 73, a bill for an act amending section 503, chapter 6 of the code of 1897, relating to the appointment of bailiffs in the district court. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Barrett, House file No. 74, a bill for an act to establish telephone rates throughout the state. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Private Corporations. By Mr. Kendall, House file No. 75, a bill for an act relating to money of account and interest. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Banks and Banking. By Mr. Sokol, House file No. 76, a bill for an act to reimburse Jones county, for costs incurred in prosecutions for the violation of section 4897 of the code of 1897. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Claims. By Mr. Blakemore, House file No. 77, a bill for an act to amend section 1571 of the code, relating to steam engines on roads. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Roads and Highways. By Mr. Veneman, House file No. 78, a bill for an act to amend section 136 of the code, relating to the printing of the reports of the Academy of Sciences. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Printing. By Mr. Sweet, House file No. 79, a bill for an act to reimburse Louis Case for money paid by him for clothing to equip a portion of the Ninth regiment, Iowa volunteers, in the war of the rebellion. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Claims. By Mr. Bennett, House file No. 80, a bill for an act to amend section 1873, of chapter 12, title 9 of the code, relating to reports of banks. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Banks and Banking. By Mr. Carr, House file No. 81, a bill for an act to legalize a special election held in the county of Pulk, and state of Iowa, on the 25th day of January, 1899. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Wilson of Washington, House file No. 82, a bill for an to amend section 2213 of the code, relating to compensation of officers and soldiers of the National guard. Read first and second time and referred to commi.tee on Military. By Mr. Hawk, House file No. 83, a bill for an act to amend section 2564, chapter 16, title 12 of the code. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Public Health. By Mr. Overfield, House file No. 84, a bill for an act to amend section 5373 of the code, relating to serving notice in taking evidence for the state. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Payne, House file No. 85, a bill for an act requiring the county treasurer to make an annual report to the board of supervisors. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Payne, House file No. 86, a bill for an act relating to the appointment by the board of supervisors of committees to investigate the acts and accounts of county officials, and to require said committees to make reports of same to said board. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Payne, House file No. 87, a bill for an act requiring the county auditor to compile and prepare a financial report, and providing for the printing and distribution thereof. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED. Senate file No. 11, a bill for an act to amend chapter sixtyone (61) of the private, local and temporary acts of the Fifteenth General Assembly, confirming in the State university of Iowa the title to certain town lots and streets. Read first and second time and referred to committee on State University. Senate file No. 13, a bill for an act to amend section five thousand, two hundred and fifty-eight (5258) of the code, relating to minutes to be kept by grand juries. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. Senate file No. 14, a bill for an act to amend section four thousand, six hundred and eight (4608) of the code, relating to communications in professional confidence. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. Senate file No. 15, a bill for an act to amend section four thousand and twenty-seven (4027) of the code relating to notice of execution sales. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. Senate file No. 20, a bill for an act to legalize a tax voted by the electors of the independent school district of Fayette, Iowa, and all warrants issued or hereafter issued by virtue of such election. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. Senate file No. 6, a bill for an act to amend section twentysix hundred and sixty-seven (2667) of the code, relating to the rate of interest to be charged in loaning the endowment fund of the State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. Senate Joint resolution No. 1, proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Iowa, so as to provide for biennial elections. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Constitional Amendments. Mr. Byers requested that Senate file No. 6 be read for information. The bill was read. Mr. Byers moved that the reading just had be considered the third reading, and that the bill be placed upon its passage. Carried. On request of Mr. Theophilus, section 1, of the bill was read again. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Bengston, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Boysen, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dunham, Eaton, Elwards, Eiker, Furry, Gibson, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hughes, Jaeger, Jones, Keck, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Koontz, Koto, Letts, Lyman, McAleer, McCurdy, McGinn, Marshall, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Santee, Sauer, Scott, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Sweet, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker-86. The nays were: Messrs. Buchanan and Kendall-2. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Ayers, Barringer, Bennett, Blume, Cottrell, Dows, Hinkle, Hurn, Jenks, Kirkwood, Stuckslager, Temple-12. Sɔ the bill passed and the title was agreed to. The following explanations of votes were filed: MR. SPEAKER-I vote "no" because no minimum rate of interest is provided for, and this bill in my judgment, clothes the board of trustees with too much authority. N. E. KENDALL. |