Mr. Theophilus moved that the report be adopted, and that the joint rules of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly be adopted as the joint rules of this General Assembly. Carried. Substitute for House file No. 112, a bill for an act to amend section 2507, title 12, chapter 11 of the code, relating to inspection of petroleum products, and providing for payment of inspectors, with report of committee recommending that the substitute do pass, was taken up, the substitute was read and on motion of Mr. Jones, the report of the committee was adopted. SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE FILE NO. 112. A bill for an act to amend section two thousand five hundred and sevea (2507), title twelve (12), chapter eleven (11), of the code, relating to inspection of petroleum products, and providing for payment of inspectors. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Section 1. That section two thousand, five hundred and seven (2507) be, and the same is hereby amended, by adding thereto the following words, "and upon the approval of said statement by the governor, the auditor of state is authorized to issue a warrant upon the state treasurer for the amount of such excess." Sec. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Jones moved that the rule be suspended, and that the substitute be considered engrossed and read a third time now, which motion prevailed, and the substitute was read a third time. On the question, Shall the bill pass ? The yeas were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Baker, Barkley, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blume, Boysen, Buchanan, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Keck, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, Koto, Lyman, McAleer, McCurdy, McGinn, Marshall, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Sintee, Sauer, Scott, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stalicop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veaeman, Warren, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker -91. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Messrs, Ayers, Barrett, Blakemore, Byers, Gibson, Head, Letts, Temple, Way-9. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. House file No. 30, a bill for an act to amend section 852 of the code, and authorizing an increase of the tax levy for park purposes, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up, considered, and on motion of Mr. Carr the report of the committee adopted. Mr. Carr moved that the following amendment, recommended by the committee be adopted: Strike out all of section one (1) after the word "mills," in the fourth line, and insert the following in lieu thereof: That section eight hundred and fifty two (852) be further amended by adding thereto the following words: "The said board is further authorized, in its discretion, to certify to the county auditor in the years 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1903, and cause to be collected, an additional tax for park purposes of ore mill on the dollar on all taxable property of the city, in the manner provided by this section as hereby amended, but the power to levy such additional one mill tax shall cease at the end of the four years above specified. Carried. Mr. Carr 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. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Baker, Barkley, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Blume, Boysen Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clarke of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Gibson, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Keck, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, Koto, Lyman, McAleer, McCurdy, McGinn, Marshall, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Santee, Sauer, Scott, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker-93. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Ayers, Barrett, Head, Letts, Myers, Temple, Way-7. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. House file No. 23, a bill for an act for the inspection of stallions kept for service, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted. On motion of Mr. Black the report of the committee was adopted. So the bill was indefinitely postponed. On request of Mr. McGinn, Senate substitute for House file No. 6, a bill for an act to amend sections 851 and 852 of the code, also sections 850 and 859 of the code, as amended by chapter 25 of the acts of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, relating to park commissioners was take up and read first and second times. Mr. McGinn moved that the House concur in the Senate substitute for House file No. 6. On the question, Shall the House concur? The yeas were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Baker, Barkley, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Blume, Boysen, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Gibson, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Keck, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, Koto, Lyman, McAleer, McCurdy, McGinn, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patson, Payne, Prentis, Roome, Santee, Sauer, Scott, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker-91. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Ayers, Barrett, Head, Letts, Marshall, Myers, Putnam, Temple, Way-9. So the Senate substitute was concurred in. 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 adopted the report of joint committee on Rules. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. On motion of Mr. Kerr, the House adjourned until 10 A. M., to-morrow. HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker Bowen in the chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. I. V. S. Ford, pastor of the Evangelical church of Des Moines, Iowa. On request of Mr. Cottrell, indefinite leave of absence was granted Mr. Downing. On request of Mr. Blume, indefinite leave of absence was granted Mr. Hansmann. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Eiker. On request of Mr. Stewart, leave of absence was granted Mr. Carr. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. Carter presented petition of citizens of Boyden, Iowa, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Kimball presented petition of citizens of Marshalltown, Iowa, requesting the passage of House file No. 50. Referred to committee on Public Health. Mr. Cottrell presented petition of citizens of Plymouth county, urging the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Cottrell presented petition of constituents representing business interests of community, urging the passage of House file No. 110, relating to exemption of personal earnings. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. |