Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Edwards, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Good, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Hayes, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Johnston of Franklin, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Lauder, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McDonald, McDowell, McNulty, Manahan, Martin, Mayne, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Porter, Power, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John, Sullivan, Temple, Thompson, Voelker, Watters, Wells, Wheeler, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-81.

The nays were:

Messrs. Cook, Early, Evans, Finch, Johnson of Webster, McArthur, Potter, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Weaver, Whelan-11. Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Garner, Griswold, Grote, Lavender, McQuin, Marti Miller of Cherokee, Perrott-8.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

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 herewith returns House file No. 47, as requested by the House. GEO. A. NEWMAN,

Also:

Secretary.

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. 20, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the construction and operation of railways. GEO. A. NEWMAN,

Also:

Secretary.

MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following joint resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

Joint resolution No. 2, relative to the removal of the pension office from Des Moines.

JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2.

WHEREAS, It is reported that the Interior Department proposes to remove the pension offices from the cities of Des Moines and Topeka to the city of St. Louis; and,

WHEREAS, Such removal will cause much inconvenience to a large number of pensioners in Iowa and Nebraska, who now receive their pensions through the pension office at Des Moines; therefore, be it

Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That we earnestly protest against said contemplated removal of the pension office from the city of Des Moines and that we urge our Senators and Representatives in Congress to oppose the aforesaid proposed removal.

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is instructed to transmit a copy hereof to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress from Iowa. GEO. A. NEWMAN,

Read first and second time.

Secretary.

Mr. Dowell moved that the rule be suspended and the joint resolution be read a third time now.

Carried.

On the question, "Shall the joint resolution be adopted?" the yeas were:

Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Baker, Bell, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Clark, Classen, Cook, Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Good, Grote, Gurley, Hauger, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Johnson of Webster, Johnston of Franklin, Klemme, Ladd, Lauder, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McNulty, Manahan, Marti, Martin, Mayne, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Porter, Potter, Power, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John, Temple, Thompson, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Voelker, Watters, Weaver, Wells, Wheeler, Whittier, Williams, Wood, Mr. Speaker—87. The nays were:

Messrs. Hayes, Lambert, Sullivan, Whelan—4.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Chapman, Garner, Griswold, Haugen, Lavender, McQuin, Miller of Cherokee, Perrott, Wilson-9.

So the resolution was adopted.

Mr. Whelan offered the following explanation of his vote:

MR. SPEAKER-Believing that the Iowa delegation is fully capable of looking after all matters concerning the welfare of the State, and opposing all resolutions instructing them, I vote "no."

M. K. WHELAN.

Calendar No. 33, being House file No. 84, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to evidence, with report of committee recommending passage with amendments, was taken up and considered.

Mr. Dowell was called to the chair.

The committee amendment to section 6, chapter 1, was adopted.

The committee amendment to section 55, chapter 1, was adopted.

The committee amendment to section 62, chapter 1, was adopted.

The committee amendment to insert section 62a between sections 62 and 63 was adopted.

On the committee amendment to section 83, chapter 1, Mr. Early demanded a division of the question as follows: The first division to insert the words "or is over 70 years of age," was adopted.

The second division to strike out the words "for other causes," was also adopted.

Mr. Reed moved to amend section 25, chapter 1, by inserting after the word "contract" the words, "and no evidence of a change in any written contract."

Amendment adopted by 38 yeas to 36 nays.

Mr. Doubleday moved to strike out the word "in" and insert the word "by" in lieu thereof in line 1, section 85. Lost.

Speaker Byers resumed the chair.

The committee amendment to section 88, chapter 1, was adopted.

The committee amendment to section 96, chapter 1, was adopted.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

The following message was received from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has amended the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked:

Senate file No. 49, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to county superintendent.

Secretary.

GEO. A. NEWMAN,

SENATE MESSAGES.

Senate file No. 20, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to construction and operation of railways, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Railroads and Commerce.

On motion of Mr. Johnston of Franklin, House adjourned until 9 o'clock A. M. to-morrow.

The House met at 9 A. M., with Speaker Byers in the chair. The opening prayer was offered by Rev. R. W. Hughes of Des Moines.

The Journals of Wednesday and Thursday were corrected and approved.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.

Messrs. Prentis, Classen, Gurley, Spaulding and Davis presented petitions of citizens of their respective counties, requesting the enactment of a fire marshal law.

Referred to Committee on Insurance.

Mr. Reed presented remonstrance of citizens of Story county, against the passage of a manufacturing bill.

Referred to Committee on Domestic Manufactures.

Messrs. Griswold, Brant, Klemme, Early, Brady and Tibbitts, presented petitions of citizens of their respective counties, asking for a 2-cent rate on railroads.

Referred to Committee on Railroads and Commerce.

Messrs. Weaver, Power, Mullin, Brighton, McArthur and Hunt presented petitions of boards of supervisors of the first congressional district, asking certain changes in present laws. Referred to Committee on County and Township Organiza

tion.

Messrs. Thompson, Nolan and Dowell presented petitions of citizens of their respective counties, asking the passage of a manufacturing bill.

Referred to Committee on Domestic Manufactures.

Mr. Nolan presented remonstrance of citizens of Dubuque county, against the proposed revenue bill in relation to building and loan associations.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

Mr. McDowell presented petition of physicians and surgeons of Iowa county, asking passage of a bill to control the practice of medicine in Iowa.

Referred to Committee on Pharmacy.

Mr. Johnston of Franklin offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved, That each bill reported on the Calendar shall show the date and page of the House Journal where the committee report on same

appears.

Adopted.

REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS.

Mr. Hauger, from the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills respectfully report that they have examined, and find correctly enrolled, Senate file No. 43, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the domestic relations.

G. S. GILBERTSON,
Chairman Senate Committee.

W. E. HAUGER,

Chairman House Committee.

Ordered passed on file.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Mr. Potter, from the Committee on Telegraph, Telephone and Express, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Telegraph, Telephone and Express, to whom was referred by the distributing committee, chapter 107 of the acts of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly, 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 be referred to Division No. 5 of the Code Revision Committee.

So ordered.

L. F. POTTER,
Chairman.

Mr. Temple, from the Committee on Code Revision, Division No. 1, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Code Revision, Division No. 1, to whom was referred House file No. 87, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the discipline and government of jails and penitentiaries, 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:

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