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. 156, a bill for an act to amend section 370 of the code, relating to administrators, guardians, trustees and referees depositing funds with clerks of district courts. 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. 274, a bill for an act to amend section seventeen hundred and nine (1709), chapter four (4), title nine (9) of the code, relating to insurance. 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. 357, 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 maintenance of a 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. 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 s asked: House file No. 355, a bill for an act appropriating money for the completion of the classification of state library. S. M. CART, Chief Clerk. BILLS ON THIRD READING. On motion of Senator Garst, Senate file No. 257, a bill for an act to amend section 123 of the code, and to prohibit the charging off of balances of unexpended appropriations, 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 Garst moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed, and the reading of the bill just had be its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alberson, Arthaud, Bachman, Ball, Bolter, Cheshire, Craig, Emmert, Finch, Garst, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazleton, Hopkins, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, Moffit, Nolan, Perrin, Porter, Trewin, Wallace, Wilson-26. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Allyn, Bishop, Blanchard, Brighton, Classen, Crossley, Eaton, Fitchpatrick, Gorrell, Healy, Hobart, Hubbard, Lyons, McArthur, McIntire, Mardis, Mullan, Penrose, Smith, Tallman, Titus, Townsend, Young-24. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. On motion of Senator Lewis, Senate file No. 251, a bill for an act to amend section 471 of the code, relative to payment of per diem of county superintendents, 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 Lewis moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed and the reading of the bill just had be its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alberson, Bachman, Ball, Cheshire, Craig, Emmert, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazelton, Hopkins, Junkin, Lambert, Lyons, McArthur, McIntire, Moffit, Nolan, Perrin, Trewir, Wallace-21. The nays were: Senators Arthaud, Bolter, Finch, Lewis, Lister, Porter, Smith-7. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Allyn, Bishop, Blanchard, Brighton, Classen, Crossley, Eaton, Fitchpatrick, Garst, Gorrell, Healy, Hobart, Hubbard, Mardis, Mullan, Penrose, Tallman, Titus, Townsend, Wilson, Young-22. So the bill, having failed to receive a constitutional major ity, was declared lost. Senator Harriman offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: I move to amend standing rule No. eleven (11) by inserting after the word "question," in the sixth line thereof, the following: But shall not preclude a motion for the suspension of the rule for the third reading of the bill or joint resolution. Laid over under the rule. Senator Hayward offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved, That from and after this date the Senate hold three sessions & day, and that the time for convening each day until the close of the session be as follows: 9:30 A. M., 2 P. M. and 8 P. M. Laid over under the rule. The Journal of Saturday was taken up, corrected and approved. On motion of Senator Harriman, House file No. 144, a bill for an act to amend section 1348 of the code, relative to license of peddlers, 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 Harriman moved that the rule be suspended, and that the reading of the bill just had be its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Alberson, Arthaud, Bachman, Ball, Cheshire, Craig, Emmert, Finch, Garst, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazelton, Healy, Hopkins, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, Lyons, McArthur, McIntire, Moffit, Mullan, Nolan, Perrin, Smith, Trewin, Wallace, Wilson-30. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Allyn, Bishop, Blanchard, Bolter, Brighton, Classen, Crossley, Eaton, Fitchpatrick, Gorrell, Hobart, Hubbard, Mardis, Penrose, Porter, Tallman, Titus, Townsend, Young-20. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. On motion of Senator Hayward, Senate file No. 221, a bill for an act to amend section 2764 of the code, relating to the taking of school census, with report of committee recommending amendments, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. Senator Hayward moved the adoption of the following committee amendments: Amend by inserting a comma after the word "may" in the sixth line. Adopted. Strike out of lines 6, 7 and 8 the following words: "begin the enumeration of persons of school age on or after the first day of July and May, by and;" strike out of line 8 the word "directors" and insert in lieu thereof the word "board." Adopted.. Senator Hayward 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: Senators Alberson, Arthaud, Bachman, Ball, Cheshire, Craig, Emmert, Finch, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazelton, Healy, Hopkins, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, Lyons, McArthur, McIntire, Moffit, Mullan, Nolan, Perrin, Porter, Smith, Trewin, Wallace-29. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Allyn, Bishop, Blanchard, Bolter, Brighton, Classen, Crossley, Eaton, Fitchpatrick, Garst, Gorrell, Hobart, Hubbard, Mardis, Penrose, Tallman, Titus, Townsend, Wilson, Young-21. So the bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. By unanimous consent, the Senate took up and considered joint resolution relative to final adjournment. Senator Garst moved to amend the joint resolution by making the date Friday, April 6th, at 12 o'clock noon. Carried. The joint resolution relative to final adjournment as amended, was adopted. Senator Healy moved to reconsider the vote whereby the joint resolution relative to final adjournment was adopted. Laid over. On motion of Senator Trewin, House file No. 260, a bill for an act to amend section 1889 of the code, relating to the giving of a full and correct list of the names and residences of the officers and shareholders of any bank and the number of shares held by each, and the receiving of time deposits by loan and trust companies, with report of committee recommending amendments, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee adopted. Senator Trewin moved the adoption of the following committee amendments: Amend by striking out all of line two (2) after the word "to;" all of line three (3), and all of line four (4) except the last two (2) words. Adopted. |