The House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker Bowen in the chair. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mandus Barrett of Nashua, Iowa. The Journal of Monday, February 5th, was corrected and approved. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. The following messages were received from the Senate. MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate file No. 163, a bill for an act appropriating money to defray the expenses of the inauguration. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Substitute for House file No. 6, a bill for an act to amend sections 851 and 852; 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. GEO. A. NEWNAN, Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate file No. 131, a bill for an act to amend section 742 of the code, relating to the purchase and construction of water works. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. On request, leave of absence was granted Mr. Temple. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. Barkley, by request, presented petition of citizens of Madrid, Iowa, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Buchanan presented petition of citizens of Ottumwa, Iowa, urging the passage of a compulsory education law. Referred to committee on Schools and Text Books. Mr. Theophilus presented four petitions of citizens of Scott county, Iowa, requesting the passage of a good roads law. Referred to committee on Roads and Highways. Mr. Barringer presented petition of citizens of Palo Alto county, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Crouse presented petition of citizens of Adams county, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Bennett. presented petition of citizens of Breda, asking for the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Hurn presented petition of citizens of Cerro Gordo county, requesting the passage of a law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within five miles of the State Agricultural college, the State university, or the State Normal school. Referred to committee on Suppression of Intemperance. Mr. Hurn presented petition of citizens of Clear Lake, Iowa, urging the passage of House file No. 50. Referred to committee on Public Health. Mr. Bennett presented petition of twenty merchants of Glidden, Iowa, asking passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. 1 Mr. Black presented petition of citizens of Mills county, Iowa, urging him to use all honorable means to defeat any bill changing the road laws, so as to make all road taxes payable in cash to the county treasurer. Referred to committee on Roads and Highways. Mr. Kendall presented petition of citizens of Monroe county, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Hansmann presented petition of citizens of De Witt, Iowa, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Dunham presented petition of citizens of Delaware county, requesting the passage of a compulsory education law. Referred to committee on Schools and Text Books. Mr. Clarke of Dallas, presented petition of citizens of Dallas county, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Hansmann presented petition of citizens of Lyons, Iowa, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Campbell presented petition of citizens of Henry county, requesting the passage of House file No. 110. Referred to committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Hawk presented petition of citizens of Jasper county, requesting the passage of House file No. 50. Referred to committee on Public Health. Mr. Hinkle presented petition of citizens of Wayne county, requesting the establishment of a compulsory reformatory for women. Referred to committee on Penitentiaries. Mr. Kendall presented petition of citizens of Monroe county, requesting that a law be enacted to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within five miles of any institution of learning. Referred to committee on Suppression of Intemperance. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Carter, from the committee on Municipal Corporations, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Municipal Corporations, to whom was referred Senate substitute for Senate file No. 40, a bill for an act to amend section seven hundred and twenty (720), section seven hundred and twenty-four (724), and section seven hundred and twenty-five (725) of the code, relating to powers of cities and towns, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass. Ordered passed on file. C. W. CARTER, Chairman. Mr. Temple, from the committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred House file No. 99, a bill for an act providing for the appointment of public examiners, defining the duties and fixing the compensation thereof, and providing for a uniform system of keeping the books of county treasurers, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, after having been amended as follows: By inserting the words and figures "three thousand dollars ($3,000)" in line three (3), section two (2). By inserting the words "five hundred" and figures "500," in blank space in lines four (4) and five (5), in section eight (8). By inserting the words "one thousand” and figures “1,000” in lines five (5) and six (6) in section eight (8). By inserting the word and numeral "one (1),” in blank space before the word "years," and by striking out the letter "s" from the word "years" in line seven (7), section eight (8); by inserting the word and numeral "three (3)," in latter part of line seven (7); by inserting the words and numerals "one thousand (1,000)," in blank space in lines five (5) and six (6), and the words and numerals "three thousand (3,000)," in blank space in latter part of line six (6), section nine (9). By inserting the word and numeral "one (1)," in blank, and striking out the letter "s" from the word "years" in line seven (7); and by inserting the word and numeral "five (5)," preceding the word "years," in line eight (8), section nine (9), and by inserting the words "as such examiner" after the word "receive," in line two (2), section nine (9). M. L. TEMPLE, Ordered passed on file. Chairman. Also: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 134, a bill for an act to relinguish to Axel B. Erickson, the undivided one-third part of lot numbered eighteen (18) in block numbered three (3) in Aikin's first addition to the city of Clinton, Clinton county, Iowa, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass. M. L. TEMPLE, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 142, a bill for an act to legalize the resolutions and proceedings of the council and mayor of the incorporated town of Milford, Dickinson county, Iowa, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass. M. L. TEMPLE, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Also: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 143, a bill for an act to amend section 24 of chapter 118 of the acts of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, in regard to the appointment of superintendents, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, with the following amendments: By inserting the numerals (24) after the word "twenty-four," and the words "one hundred eighteen" before the numerals (118), and the numerals (27) after the word "twenty-seven," in line one (1), section one (1), and that the word "third" be substituted for the word "fourth" in line three (3), section one (1). M. L. TEMPLE, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 72, a bill for an act to amend section two hundred and ninetysix (296), chapter eight (8), title three (3) of the code, relative to fees to be collected by the clerk of the district court, beg leave to report that they |