Senate file No. 365, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of the board of supervisors of Pocahontas county, Iowa, and other officers, relating to the establishment of drainage districts in said county and contracts relating thereto, issuance. of bonds and levy, and collection of taxes.

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. 63, & bill for an act to amend section 1743 of the code relative to stipulations of arbitration in policies of insurance.

S. M. CART,

Chief Clerk.

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in Senate amendments to concurrent resolution relative to final adjournment.

S. M. CART,

Chief Clerk.

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 House was asked:

Concurrent resolution relative to the purchase of additional ground for state purposes. 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. 163, a bill for an act to amend section 2806 of the code, in relation to the contingent fund.

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. 190, a bill for an act to amend section 125 of the code relative to the printing and binding of reports of state officers.

S. M. CART,

Chief Clerk.

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in Senate amendments to House file No. 135, a bill for an act to amend section 2403 of the code relating to selling or giving to minors or intoxicated persons, or persons in the habit of becoming intoxicated, intoxicating liquors.

S. M. CART,

Chief Clerk.

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in amendments to House file No. 146, a bill for an act to amend the military code of Iowa. S. M. CART,

Also:

Chief Clerk.

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in the Senate amendment to House file No. 304, a bill for an act to provide for the greater purity of elections, for the casting of, registering, recording, and counting of ballots or votes by means of voting machines and supplementary to and in aid of the present election laws. 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. 366, a bill for an act to legalize the action of the board of directors of the independent school district of Emmetsburg, Iowa, in issuing bonds to the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and to validate said bonds.

S. M. CART,
Chief Clerk.

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in the conference committee report on Senate file No. 191.

S. M. CART,

Chief Clerk.

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in amendments to joint resolution No. 10, relative to the fixing the number and compensation of employes in the department of state.

S. M. CART,

Chief Clerk.

Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following joint resolution, in which the concurrence of the House was asked:

Senate Joint resolution No. 11, for the appointment of commissioners for the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo, N. Y.

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. 368, a bill for an act making appropriations for the payment of state and judicial officers, state and other expenses.

S. M. CART,

Chief Clerk.

HOUSE MESSAGES CONSIDERED.

Substitute for House file No. 55, a bill for an act to amend section two thousand five hundred and sixty four (2564) of the code in relation to public health districts.

Passed on file.

House file No. 405, a bill for an act to amend section one hundred and thirty-eight (138) of the code relating to the prices of state printing.

Read first and second time and referred to Sifting Committee.

House file No. 857, a bill for an act to repeal section 732 of the code and to enact a substitute therefor, authorizing the councils of cities and towns, including cities acting under special charters, to levy a tax for the maintainance of a free public library, and for the purchase of real estate, and the erection of a building or buildings thereon, for a public library, or for the payment of interest on any indebtedness incurred for that purpose and for the creation of a sinking fund for the extinguishment of such indebtedness.

Passed on file.

Senate file No. 337, a bill for an act to amend chapter four (4) title (7) of the code, and chapter thirty-seven (37) of the acts of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, relating to the assessment and collection of the collateral inheritance tax.

Passed on file.

Concurrent resolution relative to the purchase of additional grounds known as blocks 5 and 6 in Scott's addition to the city of Des Moines.

Senator Mardis moved that the Senate concur in the resolution:

Lost.

Senator Lister moved that the Senate recall the concurrent resolution relative to purchaae of additional grounds known as blocks 5 and 6 in Scott's addition to the city of Des Moines, which passed the Senate last night.

Carried and so ordered.

REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS.

Senator Arthaud, from the joint committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your joint committee on Enrolled Bills respectfully report that they have examined, and find correctly enrolled, Senate file No. 292, a bill for an act to increase the support of the state historical department.

Also, Senate file No. 29, a bill for an act to provide for the taxation of the property of telegraph and telephone companies, to amend section 1330 of the code, and to repeal section 1331 of the code.

Also, Senate file No. 223, a bill for an act to amend section 669 of the code relating to compensation of councilmen.

Also, Senate file No. 115, a bill for an act to regulate the levy and collection of special assessments in cities and towns, and cities acting under special charter.

Also, substitute for Senate file No. 138, a bill for an act to repeal section 1389 of the code, and to enact a substitute therefor, in relation to the keeping of a record of delinquent taxes.

Also, Senate file No. 176, a bill for an act to amend chapter 10 of title 3 of the code, relating to the admission of persons to practice as attorneys and counsellors in the courts of this state.

Also, substitute for Senate file No. 117, a bill for a act to repeal section 4946 of the code, relating to bodies for medical purposes, and enacting a substitute therefor.

Also, Senate file No. 364, a bill for an act authorizing the Waterloo & Cedar Falls Rapid Transit company to construct its railway over the grounds of the state used for normal school at Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Also, Senate file No. 7, a bill for an act to prohibit the manufacture of pearl buttons and butter tubs in the state penitentiary.

Also, Senate file No. 29, a bill for an act to provide for the taxation of the property of telegraph and telephone companies, to amend section 1330 of the code, and to repeal section 1331 of the code.

Also, Senate file No, 223, a bill for an act to amend section 669 of the code, relating to compensation of councilmen.

Also, Senate file No. 115, a bill for an act to regulate the levy and collection of special assessments in cities and towns, and cities acting under special charters.

Also, substitute for Senate file No. 138, a bill for an act to repeal section 1389 of the code, and to enact a substitute therefor, in relation to the keeping of a record of delinquent taxes.

Also, House file No. 34, a bill for an act to pay over money belonging to the estate of William Parks, uninherited, and escheated to and now in the treasury of the state of Iowa.

Also, House file No. 68, a bill for an act to provide for the teaching of the elements of vocal music in all of the public schools of Iowa.

Also, House file No. 179, a bill for an act to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry in the state of Iowa, and to provide penalties for a violation thereof.

Also, House file No. 186, a bill for an act relating to examination of teachers for state certificates and state diplomas.

Also, House file No. 396, a bill for an act to repeal section 6 of an act of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly entitled, "an act to protect game and to provide a fund to pay the expenses of prosecutions under this act," and to enact a substitute therefor.

Also, House file No. 409, a bill for an act making appropriations to the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the State University and the State Normal school.

Also, House file No. 387, a bill for an act to legalize the change of the corporate name of the town of Franklin Centre, Lee county, Iowa, and change the name to Franklin.

Also, House file No. 394, a bill for an act to legalize the acts of the board of supervisors of Delaware county, Iowa, relating to the levying of a tax for the support of the poor, and legalizing the tax so levied.

Also, House file No. 389, a bill for an act to apportion the state into representative districts and declare the ratio of representation.

Also, Senate file No. 322, a bill for an act to amend chapter 43, of the acts of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, in relation to state aid to district and county agricultural societies, and to amend section 1658 and section 1659 of the code.

Also, Senate file No. 257, a bill for an act amending section 123 of the code, and to prohibit the charging off of balances of unexpended appropriations.

Also, Senate file No. 254, a bill for an act to amend section 799 of the code, relating to street improvements, and special assessments.

Also, Senate file No. 273, a bill for an act to amend section 261 of the code, relating to superior courts, and changes of venue therefrom.