Hinkle, Keck, Kirkwood, Koto, Letts, McCurdy, McGinn, Miller of Fayette, Nicolaus, Santee, Scott, Stewart, Thuenen, Warren, Way, Wise-27. So the House concurred in the Senate amendments. BILLS ON SECOND READING. On request, Senate substitute for House file No. 44, a bill for an act to amend section 700 of the code of Iowa, as amended by the Twenty-seventh General Assembly of the state of Iowa, relating to the power of cities to regulate, license and tax certain kinds of business, with report of committee recommending amendments and passage was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Barrett, the report of the committee was adopted. Mr. Barrett moved that the amendments recommended by the committee in the bill as follows be adopted: A bill for an act to amend section seven hundred (700) of the code of Iowa, as amended by the Twenty-seventh General Assembly of the state of Iowa, relating to the powers of cities to regulate, license and tax certain kinds of business. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Section 1. That section seven hundred (700) of the code of Iowa, as amended by chapter 21 of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly of the state of Iowa, be amended by striking out the period at the end of said section as amended, and adding the following: and "steam boilers of more than seventy-five square feet of heating surface, or more than fifteen pounds pressure per square inch. The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted. Mr. Barrett 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: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Boysen, Buchanan, Carr, Carter, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Eiker, Furry, Graff, Hansmann, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, Letts, Lyman, McAleer, Miller of Cedar, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Sauer, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Temple, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wright, Mr. Speaker-78. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Ayers, Blakemore, Blume, Byers, Campbell, Clark of Hamilton, Edwards, Gibson, Harbert, Hinkle, Keck, Koto, McCurdy, McGinn, Marshall, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Santee, Scott, Stallcop, Stewart, Wise-22. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. On request of Mr. Cottrell, House file No. 187, a bill for an act to amend section 1560 of the code of 1897, relating to the service of notice to remove obstructions in public highways, with report of committee recommending amendments and passage was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Cottrell the report of the committee was adopted. Mr. Cottrell moved the following amendments recommended by the committee be adopted: Strike out of the second line of the title the words "of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven," and the numerals "1897." Strike out of the second line of section 1 the words "of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven," and the numerals "1897." Strike out section 2. Carried. Mr. Cottrell 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: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Baker, Barkley, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Boysen, Buchanan, Carr, Carter, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Eiker, Furry, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, 1 Hawk, Hilsinger, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Kendall, Kent, The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Ayers, Barrett, Blakemore, Blume, Byers, Campbell, Clark of Hamilton, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Gibson, Head, Hinkle, Jones, Keck, Kerr, Koto, McCurdy, McGinn, Miller of Fayette, Santee, Scott, Way, Wise-21. So the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. House file No. 51, a bill for an act to amend section 1759 of the code, relating to mutual fire, tornado and hailstorm associ ations, with report of committee recommending it be indefinitely postponed, was taken up, considered, and the report of the committee was adopted. So the bill was indefinitely postponed. 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. 102, a bill for an act authorizing the appointment of a commission to ascertain and exactly determine the position of Iowa troops in the siege of Vicksburg, and to make an appropriation to pay the neces sary traveling expenses of the commission. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has concurred in the House amendment to Senate file No. 83, a bill for an act to amend section 779 of the code, relating to the collection of taxes. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Also: MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate herewith returns House file No. 42, as requested by the House. A bill for an act to levy a tax to provide for the erection of necessary buildings for the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary. BILLS ON SECOND READING. On request of Mr. Harbert, House file No. 188, a bill for an act to repeal section 1720 of the code, relating to the auditor's insurance report, and enacting a substitute therefor, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up, considered and on motion of Mr. Harbert the report of the committee was adopted. Mr. Harbert 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: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Ayres, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Boysen, Buchanan, Carr, Carter, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Eiker, Furry, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, Letts, Lyman, McAleer, Marshall, Miller of Cedar, Nicolaus, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Temple, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wright, Mr. Speaker—79. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Blakemore, Blume, Byers, Campbell, Clark of Hamilton, Edwards, Gibson, Hinkle, Keck, Koto, McCurdy, McGinn, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Overfield, Santee, Sauer, So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. On request of Mr. Carter, House file No. 67, a bill for an act to amend section 715 of the code of 1897, relating to the powers of cities and towns relating lumber yards, with report of committee recommending that the author be allowed to withdraw same, was taken up, considered and, on motion of Mr. Carter, the report of the committee was adopted. On request of Mr. Kirkwood, consideration of House file No. 21 was deferred for the present, and the bill allowed to retain its place upon the Calendar, by unanimous consent. On request of Mr. Sokol, House file No. 66, a bill for an act providing for the payment by the state of costs and fees incurred in prosecutions for escaping from the penitentiary, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up, considered, and on motion of Mr. Sokol, the report of the committee adopted. Mr. Temple 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: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Boy. sen, Buchanan, Byers, Carr, Carter, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Eiker, Hansmann, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Koontz, Letts, Lyman, McAleer, Marshall, Miller of Cedar, Myers, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Roome, Sauer, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stollcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Temple, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Warren, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wright, Mr. Speaker-71. The nays were: Messrs. Downing, Nicolaus-2. |