consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass. GEO. S. ALLYN, 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. 266, a bill for an act providing for the taxation of freight line companies, 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. J. M. JUNKIN, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate file No. 267, a bill for an act providing for the taxation of the cars of equipment companies, 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. J. M. JUNKIN, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred House file No. 144, a bill for an act to amend section 1348 of the code, relative to the license of peddlers, 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. J. M. JUNKIN, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate file No. 138, a bill for an act to repeal section 1389 of the code, and to enact a substitute 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 following be substituted therefor, and that the same do pass. J. M. JUNKIN, The following substitute was read first and second time: SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE FILE NO. 138-BY BACHMAN. A bill for an act to repeal section thirteen hundred and eighty-nine (1389) of the code, and to enact a substitute therefor, in relation to the keeping of a record of delinquent personal taxes. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Section 1. Section thirteen hundred and eighty-nine (1389) of the code is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof: The treasurer shall, after October 1st and before December 31st of each year, enter in a book to be kept in his office as a part of the records thereof, to be known as the delinquent personal tax list, all delinquent personal taxes of any preceding year. Sec. 2. Such entry of tax on delinquent personal tax list shall give the names of delinquents alphabetically arranged, with amounts of tax and for what year or years, and where property was located when assessed. Sec. 3. Personal tax entered on delinquent personal tax list, as provided in sections 1 and 2 of this act, shall constitute a lien on any real estate owned or acquired by any such delinquent, and so remain until the same has been paid or legally canceled. Sec. 4. The treasurer shall each year, upon receiving the tax list, enter upon the same in separate columns opposite each parcel of real estate on which the tax remains unpaid for any previous year, the amount of such unpaid tax, and unless such delinquent real estate tax is so brought forward and entered, it shall cease to be a lien upon the real estate upon which the same was levied, and upon any other real estate of the owner. But to preserve such lien, it shall only be necessary to enter such tax as aforesaid, opposite any tract upon which it was a lien. Any sale for the whole or any part of such delinquent tax not so entered shall be invalid. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred Senate file No. 281, a bill for an act to amend paragraph numbered 8 of section 89 of the code, relating to the drawing of warrants be the auditor of state, 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. M. JUNKIN, Senator Lambert moved that the concurrent resolution providing for the binding of certain reports of the board of control be referred to the committee on Appropriations. Carried. BILLS ON THIRD READING. On motion of Senator Townsend, House file No. 310, a bill for an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Bussey, Marion county, Iowa, and other acts of the city council thereof, with report of committee recommending its passage, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Townsend moved that the rule be suspended, and that the reading just had be its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alberson, Allyn, Ball, Bishop, Bolter, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Finch, Garst, Griswold, Harriman, Healy, Hobart, Hopkins, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, McIntire, Mardis, Moffit, Mullan, Nolan, Penrose, Perrin, Porter, Smith, Titus, Townsend, Trewin, Wilson, Young-33. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Arthaud, Bachman, Blanchard, Crossley, Eaton, Emmert, Fitchpatrick, Gorrell, Hayward, Hazelton, Hubbard, Junkin, Lyons, McArthur, Tallman, Wallace-17. So the bill having received a constitutional majority was declared so have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. On motion of Senator Hobart, House file No. 89, a bill for an act to repeal section 1618 of the code, to enact a substitute therefor and to provide for the fees to be paid upon the renewal of corporations for pecuniary profit, with report of committee recommending a substitute, was taken up, consided, and the report of the committee adopted, The bill was read for information. Senator Healy offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: "Sec. 2. The fees herein provided shall be due from all corporations applying for a renewal since the first day of January 1898;" and that section 2 of the bill be numbered section 3. Adopted. Senator Hobart moved the adoption of the substitute. Adopted. Senator Hobart moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be 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: Senators Alberson, Allyn, Ball, Bishop, Bolter, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Crossley, Eaton, Finch, Garst, Griswold, Harriman, Hazelton, Healy, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Lambert, Lister, McIntire, Mardis, Moffit, Mullan, Nolan, Penrose, Porter, Smith, Titus, Townsend, Trewin, Wilson, Young-35. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Arthaud, Bachman, Blanchard, Emmert, Fitchpatrick, Gorrell, Hayward, Junkin, Lewis, Lyons, McArthur, Perrin, Tallman, Wallace-15. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. The following message was 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. 282, a bill for an act to amend title 9, chapter 1 of the code of Iowa, relating to corporations for pecuniary profit, and to protect minority stockholders in such corporations. S. M. CARR, BILLS ON THIRD READING. On motion of Senator Craig, House file No. 188, a bill for an act to repeal section 1720 of the code, relating to auditor's insurance report, and enact a substitute therefor, with report of committee recommending its passage was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Craig moved that the rule be suspended, and that the reading just had be its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alberson, Allyn, Ball, Bishop, Bolter, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Crossley, Eaton, Finch, Garst, Griswold, Harriman, Hazelton, Healy, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, McIntire, Mardis, Mullan, Nolan, Penrose, Perrin, Porter, Smith, Titus, Townsend, Trewin, Wilson, Young-36. The nays were: Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Arthaud, Bachman, Blanchard, Emmert, Fitchpatrick, Gorrell, Hayward, Junkin, Lyons, McArthur, Moffit, Tallman, Wallace-14. So the bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. On motion of Senator Ball, Senate file No. 58, a bill for an act appropriating money to the State Historical society of Iowa, with report of committee recommending amendments, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. Senator Ball moved the adoption of the committee amendment as follows: Amend by striking out section two (2) thereof. Adopted. The bill was read for information. Senator Ball moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed and the reading just had be its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? |