On motion of Mr. Kilburn, House File No. 250, A bill to regulate insurance companies, and House File No. 244, A bill for an act in relation to insurance companies organized under the laws of Iowa, together with a substitute for the same, entitled a bill for an act to regulate insurance companies, were made the special order for Thursday, March 19, at 10 o'clock, a. M. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Dashiell from the joint committee appointed to visit the Hospital for the Insane at Mount Pleasant, submitted a report, which, on motion of Mr. Murray, was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Fulton from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: -Your Committee on Engrossed Bills report that they have carefully examined the following bills, and find them correctly engrossed: House File No. 59, A bill for an act abolishing distinctions between foreigners and citizens as to the acquisition, enjoyment, and transfer of property. House File No. 216, A bill for an act to authorize the State Treasurer to provide iron shelving, and other repairs upon the vault in his office. A. R. FULTON, Chairman. Mr. Garrett from the Committee on Compensation of Public Officers, submitted the following report: The Committee on Compensation of Public Officers to whom was referred petition of D. C. Prestow and other citizens of Howard county, asking for an increase of sheriffs' fees, have instructed me to report, that in the opinion of the committee any further legislation on the subject at this time is inexpedient. GARRETT, Chairman. The Committee on Compensation of Public Officers to whom was referred Senate File No. 102, A bill for an act to increase the compensation of township assessors, have considered the same, and recommend that it do not pass. GARRETT, Chairman. Mr. Dudley from the Committee on Claims submitted the following report: Your Committee on Claims to whom was referred the claim of S. Perkins, for extra compensation for stone work on Adjutant General's office, have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the accompanying bill and recommend its passage. C. DUDLEY, Chairman. House File No. 312, A bill for an act for the relief of Silas Perkins, was read first and second time, and passed upon file. Mr. Brown of Fayette, moved that the regular order of business be suspended and Senate File No. 35, A bill for an act making it the duty of the clerk of the board of supervisors to make returns to the Governor of the location of the graves of deceased Iowa soldiers, and for other purposes be taken up. The motion prevailed, and the bill was taken. Mr. Brown of Fayette moved that the rule be suspended and the bill be read a third time now. The motion prevailed, and the bill was read a third time. Upon the question "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were, Messrs. Adams, Allen, Atkins, Atwood, Babbitt, Bailey, Ballinger, Bauder, Blackwell, Bolton, Bowen, Brown of Fayette, Brown of Howard, Brown of Van Buren, Burnett, Burrows, Caldwell, Craig, Dashiell, Davis, Dudley, Ellis, Fulton, Garrett, Gaylord, Glasgow, Goodspeed, Grantham, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hart, Hartsock, Hatch, Hayden, Hunter, Irish, Johnson of Cherokee, Johnson of Marshall, Kilburn, Knapp, Lambert, Leach, Leffingwell, McCoun, McKean, McNutt, Mechem, Miles, Miller, Morrison, Murray, Newberry, Orr, Ordway, Parker, Perry, Phillips, Rector, Rippey, Rohlfs, Rowell, Sanborn, Smith of Dickinson, Sheldon, Stanley, Stone, Stuart, Tenney, Tillson, Traer, Tritz, Trasdell, Tucker, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilson of Davis, Wilson of Tama and Mr. Speaker.-78. The nays were none. Absent and not voting, Messrs. Bent, Brown of Lee, Chase, Cotton, Cramer, Criss, Donavan, Hawthorn, Kasson, Kelley, Lockwood, Longueville, l'eck, Ramsay, Rees, Smith of Harrison, Walling, Werner, Williams, Wilson of Dubuque and Wright-21. So the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. McCoun introduced House File No. 313, A bill for an act to legalize the action of the board of supervisors of Taylor county, in loaning the Bedford, Winterset and Des Moines Railroad Company fifty thousand dollars, directing the clerk of said board to issue the bonds of said county to said company for the said sum of fifty thousand dollars, and to carry into effect said law. Read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Adams introduced House File No. 314, A bill for an act to remunerate Dr. Otto Thieme for labor and expenses incurred by him as commissioner of Iowa to the Paris Exposition of 1867. Read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Wilcox introduced House File No. 315, A bill for act to tax personal property used or sold within this State, and owned by persons residing without the State. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Also, House File No. 316, a bill for an act to amend section 1763 and 1764 of the Revision of 1860. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Incorporations. Mr. Tucker introduced House File No. 317, A bill for an act regulating elections, and the manner of voting in corporations, incorporated under or deriving any authority from the laws of this State. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Burnett introduced House File No. 318, A bill for an act to authorize the board of directors of the independent school district of the city of Muscatine, to submit, to the electors of said district a proposition to vote a tax not exceeding five mills for the erection of school houses in said independent district at a special election to be caused by said board for that purpose. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Schools. .Mr. Kasson introduced House File No. 319, A bill for an act to provide for the relief certain classes of indigent persons. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Charitable Institutions, and ordered printed. Mr. Allen introduced House File No. 320, A bill for an act attaching for school and school purposes a part of Flint river township to Burlington township, Des Moines county, Iowa. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Schools. Leave was granted Mr. McKean to offer a joint resolution agreeing to ratifying and confirming amendments to the State constitution, which was read and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments. Mr. Wilson of Tama introduced House File No. 321, A bill for an act defining the duties of county treasurers in certain cases. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on County and Township Organization. Mr. Bolton introduced House File No. 322, A bill for an act to secure to Iowa soldiers and others a history of Iowa troops in the war of the rebellion. Read first and second time, and referred to a special committee of five, a majority to be ex-soldiers. Mr. Stuart introduced House File No. 323, A bill for an act to legalize the acts of the Northwestern Mining Company. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Incorporations. Mr. Browne of Lee introduced House File No. 324, A bill for an act to remunerate Barney McQuillan for services and expenditures to protect the southern border of the State of Iowa. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Dudley introduced House File No. 325, A bill for an act to change the name of Marysville to Competine, which was read first and second time, and passed on file. Mr. Wilson of Dubuque moved that the rule adopted by the House for the introduction of bills, be extended until Monday next. The motion prevailed. Leave was granted Mr. Wilcox to offer the following resolution which, on motion of Mr. Johnson of Marshall, was laid on the table: Resolved, That a select committee of five be appointed to inquire into the necessary cost of continuing the geological survey of the State for the next two years, and also to examine the vouchers of the late expenditures for the same object, and to report whether the same have been in compliance with the law. The Chair announced the hour had arrived for the consideration of the special order. Mr. Burnett moved that the special order be postponed for ten minutes, and that the House take up House File No. 26, A bill for an act to promote the collection of revenue of incorporated cities and towns acting under special charters. The motion prevailed. The bill was taken up and considered, and on motion of Mr. Burnett, the rule was suspended, and the bill read a third time. Mr. Wilson of Dubuque moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was read a third time. The motion prevailed. Mr. Wilson of Dubuque moved to amend by adding to the end of the sixth line of section 2: "But no deeds heretofore given by city authorities, where there was no legal power to sell, should be considered as valid by anything herein contained." The motion to amend prevailed. On motion of Mr. Burnett, the rule was suspended, and the bill was read the third time. Upon the question "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were, Messrs. Atkins, Atwood, Babbitt, Bailey, Ballinger, Bauder, Blackwell, Bolton, Bowen, Brown of Fayette, Brown of Howard, Brown of Van Buren Burnett, Caldwell, Cotton, Dashiell, Davis, Donavan, Dudley, Ellis, Fulton, Garrett, Gaylord, Glasgow, Goodspeed, Grantham, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hart, Hatch, Hayden, Irish, Johnson of Cherokee, Johnson of Marshall, Kasson, Kelley, Kilbarn, Knapp, Lambert, Leach, Leffingwell, Lockwood, Longueville, McCoun, McKean, McNutt, Mechem, Miller, Morrison, Murray, Newberry, Orr, Ordway, Parker, Peck, Perry, Phillips, Rees, Rohlfs, Sanborn, Smith of Dickinson, Sheldon, Stanley, Stone, Stuart, Tenney, Tillson, Traer, Tritz, Trusdell, Tucker, Wheeler, Wilson of Davis, Wilson of Tama, Wright, and Mr. Speaker.-76. The nays were, Messrs. Adams, Allen, Browne of Lee, Burrows, Craig, Hartsock, Hawthorn, Rector, Rowell, and Wilson of Dubuque.-10. Absent and not voting, Messrs Bent, Chase, Cramer, Criss, Hunter, Miles, Ramsay, Rippey, Smith of Harrison, Walling, Werner, Wilcox, and Williams.-13. So the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Ordway, the special order was taken up and considered. Mr. Rippey moved that the House do now adjourn. Two O'CLOCK P. M. House convened pursuant to adjournment. Leave was granted Mr. Babbitt to offer the following joint resolution, which was adopted: WHEREAS, The city of Council Bluffs, on the Missouri river, is the initial point of the Council Bluffs and St. Joseph Railroad, the terminus of the Sioux branch of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the terminus of the Great Northwestern Railway, all of which roads are running cars into the city, and it is also the named terminus of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad of the Muscatine, Oskaloosa, and Council Bluffs Railroad, of the Chillicothe and Council Bluffs Railroad, of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, and of the Great American Central Railroad, all of which roads are now in the course of construction, and which, when completed, will make Council Bluffs the greatest railroad center in the West; therefore Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That our Senators be instructed and our Representatives in Congress requested to use their influence to have the port of Council Bluffs made and constituted a port of delivery, under such regulations and restrictions as other ports of delivery in the United States. Leave was granted Mr. Mechem to offer the following resolution: Resolved, That we fix upon the first day of April as the time for final adjournment of this House. Mr. Murray moved to amend by striking out "first" and inserting "tenth," iu lieu thereof. Mr. McNutt moved to amend the amendment as follows: |