Mr. Porter of the Committee on Rules, reported as follows: REPORT OF COMMITTEE. Mr. Porter, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Rules beg leave to report as follows: They recommend that the rules of the Twenty-sixty General Assembly be adopted for the government of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, with the following exceptions and amendments, to-wit: out. That the words "code committees" in rule 10, subdivision 3, be stricken That in line 6 of rule 14, the word "ten" be stricken out and the word "fifteen" be inserted in lieu thereof, and at the end of said rule 14 add the following: "which may be extended by consent of the House." Insert as rule 46 the following: "All bills to appropriatiate money shall be referred to the appropriation committee, and all bills pertaining to the levy, assessment or collection of taxes, shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means." Increase the number of all succeeding rules by one. In rule 49 (old number) strike out the word "Rider" in the first lin thereof. Amend rule 57 (old number) by striking out the words "not be required to" in the first line and insert the word "and" after the word "framed" in the first line in lieu of the word "or," and strike out all of said rule after the word "bill" in the second line. C. R. PORTER, Chairman. On request of Mr. Blume, leave of absence was granted Mr. Hansmann until Monday. On motion of Mr. Giesler, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock A. M. to-morrow. HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker Funk in the chair. Prayer by Rev. W. J. Meredith of M. E. church of Greenfield, Iowa. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. Brighton presented petition of officials and other citizens of Jefferson county in relation to the appointment of experts to examine the books of county officers at least once during their term of office. Referred to Committee on Compensation of Public Officers. Mr. Blake presented petition of the citizens of Webster county, relative to soldiers' and orphans' home at Davenport. Referred to Committee on Soldiers' and Orphans' home. Mr. Prentis presented petition of the citizens of Ringgold county, asking for the establishment of a reformatory for women. Referred to Committee on penitentiaries. Mr. Prentis presented petition of citizens of Ringgold county, relative to the age of consent. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Classen presented petition of the members of the Marshall county bar. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Miller of Fayette presented petition of the citizens of Fayette county, asking that the word "male" be stricken from the constitution. Referred to Committee on Woman Suffrage. REPORT OF COMMITTEE. Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 19, a bill for an act to amend and revise code of Iowa of 1897, in relation to distribution of public documents, 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. GEO. H. CARR, Ordered passed on file. Also: Chairman MR. SPEAKER Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 11, a bill for an act to amend section 3675 of the code, concerning the use of the original shorthand notes in an action or a transcript thereof as a deposition, 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. GEO. H. CARR, Chairman. MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate file No. 5, a bill for an act to amend section 3948 of the code relating to garnishment, 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. GEO. H. CARR, MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 12, a bill for an act to amend section 2943 of the code concerning the taking and certifying of acknowledgments of written instruments by notaries public, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report back to the House a substitute therefor, being a bill for an act to amend sections 2943 and 2946 of the code relating to the taking and certifying of written instruments by notaries public, with recommendation that the same do pass. G. H. CARR, Chairman Ordered passed on file. Mr. Johnston, from the Committee on Railroads and Commerce, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Railroads and Commerce to whom was referred House file No 4, a bill for an act to amend section 2071 of the code, relating to the liability for injuries to employes by neglegence or wilful wrongs of employer or co-employes, 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. C. F. JOHNSTON, Ordered passed on file. Mr. Potter of Pottawattamie, from the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred House file No. 10, a bill for an act to abolish poll tax and repeal sections 891, 892 and 893 of the code of Iowa, 1897, beg leave to report that at the request of the author of said bill, they have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same be referred to the Committee on Municipal Corporations. So ordered. L. F. POTTER, Mr. Potter of Pottawattamie, called up concurrent resolution relative to the election of state printer and binder and wardens which was read. Mr. Giesler offered the following as a substitute: Be it resolved by the House the Senate concurring, That a joint convention be held in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 25, at 11:30 A. M., for the purpose of electing wardens for the state penitentiaries at Fort Madison and Anamosa and that a committee of two from the Senate and three from the House be appointed to ascertain the difference between the cost to the state of work performed and printing furnished by the state binder and state printer as compared to what it could be done for by open competition and that the committee report within thirty days. Messrs. Power of Lee, and Powers of Jasper, demanded the yeas and nays: On the question, "Shall the substitute be adopted?" the yeas were: The yeas were: Messrs. Alberson, Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Blume, Boyd, Bull, Christie, Conley, Davis, Dickens, Downing, Emmett, Farley, Giesler, Good, Hathaway, Hazen, Hinkson, Hunt, Jackson, Jaeger, Jay, Kelly, Krieger, Lambert, Madden, McCully, McGinn, Miller of Buena Vista, Nolan, Nowers, Penick, Porter, Powers of Jasper, Power of Lee, Rey. nolds, Sauer, Sheean, Smith of Harrison, Smith of Greene, Wilson, Mr. Speaker-42. The nays were: Messrs. Bailey, Baker, Barrett, Beal, Bird, Blake, Bowen, Brighton, Carr, Clark of Adams, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Dempster, Dows, Edwards, Frink, Gibson of Union, Gibson of Plymouth, Hanson, Harbert, Hauger, Hinkle, Hughes, Johnston, Jones, Klemme, Ladd, Lavender, Letts, McCurdy, Merriam, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nabstedt, Nietert, Overfield, Parker, Perrott, Potter of Pottawattamie, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Santee, Shambaugh, Stallcop, Stewart, Van Houten, Veneman, Wemple, Whelan-51. Absent and not voting: Messrs. Arnold, Cook, De Wolf, Eaton, Hansmann, Potter of Bremer, Towner. So the substitute was lost. Mr. Potter of Pottawattamie, moved to amend by fixing the time for Tuesday, January 25, 11:30 A. M. Carried. Mr. Lambert moved that the resolution be not concurred in. The Speaker stated the same result would be reached by putting the motion affirmatively. The Speaker put the motion and the resolution as amended was adopted. The resolution relative to Cuban belligerency, which was laid over under rule 34, was called up. Mr. Smith of Harrison, moved its adoption. Mr. Klemme moved to lay the resolution on the table. Messrs. Smith of Harrison, and Nolan, demanded the yeas and nays. On the question, "Shall the motion to lay on the table prevail?" the yeas were: Messrs. Alberson, Bailey, Barrett, Beal, Bird, Blake, Brighton, Carr, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Dempster, Dickens, Dows, Frink, Gibson of Union, Giesler, Good, Harbert, Hauger, Hinkle, Hughes, Jay, Johnston, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Letts. Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Cedar, Nabstedt, Nowers, Overfield, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Potter of Pottawattamie, Prentis, Ray, Shambaugh, Smith of Greene, Stewart, Veneman, Wemple, Wilson, Mr. Speaker-45. The nays were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Baker, Blume, Bowen, Boyd, Bull, Christie, Conley, Davis, Downing, Edwards, Emmett, Farley, Gibson of Plymouth, Hanson, Hathaway, Hazen, Hinkson, Hunt, Jackson, Jaeger, Jones, Kelly, Krieger, Lavender, Madden, McCully, McCurdy, McGinn, Merriam, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nietert, Nolan, Penick, Powers of Jasper, Putnam, Reynolds, Santee, Sauer, Sheean. Smith of Harrison, Stallcop, Van Houten, Whelan 46. |