Mr. Weaver moved to strike out the words "two-thirds" in section 15, line 1, and insert in lieu thereof the words "onehalf;" also, before the word "amount" to insert the words. "two-thirds in."

Adopted.

Mr. McNulty moved to amend line 3, section 4, by adding after the word "debtor" the words "or the creditor."

Lost.

Mr. Weaver 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. Bailey, Baker, Bell, Bird, Brady, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Clark, Cook, Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Good, Griswold, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Hayes, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Johnson of Webster, Johnston of Franklin, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Lauder, Lavender, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McNulty, McQuin, Marti, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Potter, Power, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John. Sullivan, Temple, Thompson, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Watters, Weaver, Wells, Wheeler, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-87.

The nays were:

None.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Allen, Bowen, Brant, Chapman, Classen, Early, Garner, Grote, Manahan, Martin, Mayne, Miller of Cherokee, Voelker-13.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE.

Mr. Brinton, from the Committee on Code Revision, Division No. 4, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Code Revision, Division No. 4, to whom was referred House file No. 58, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the "Industrial Home for the Blind," 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:

Page 555, section 1, line 6, insert after the word "therein" the words, "and every indigent adult blind person of the state having such residence may be admitted."

Page 555, section 2, line 1, strike out the word "six" and insert "three," and insert in same line, after the word "trustees," the words "one of whom shall be a woman.

Page 555, section 3, strike out all of line 4, after the word "duties," all of line 5, and the word "session" in line 6, and insert the words, "act as an auditing board."

Ordered passed on file.

M. H. BRINTON,

Chairman.

Journal of yesterday corrected and approved.

Upon motion of Mr. Finch, House file No. 48 was recommitted.

Upon motion of Mr. McArthur, House adjourned till 9 A. M. to-morrow.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

DES MOINES, Iowa, Wednesday, February 3, 1897.

House called to order at 9 A. M., Speaker Byers in the chair
Prayer by Rev. Edwin Ewell of Clarion, Iowa.
Mr. Perrott was excused on account of sickness.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.

Mr. Speaker and Messrs. Brant, Marti, Ray, Thompson, Wheeler, Bell and Hauger, presented petitions of citizens of their respective counties asking a 2-cent rate on railroads and an interchangeable mileage book.

Referred to Committee on Railroads and Commerce.

Mr. Speaker presented remonstrance of citizens of Shelby county against discrimination against county and district fairs in the matter of appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. Speaker and Mr. Voelker presented remonstrances of citizens of Shelby and Dubuque counties, respectively, against raising the present assessed value of property to a full cash value.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

Messrs. Ladd, Classen and Wheeler presented remonstrances of citizens of their respective counties against a manufacturers' bill.

Referred to Committee on Domestic Manufactures.

Mr. Putnam presented memorial of Business Men's association of Council Bluffs in favor of a manufacturers' bill.

Referred to Committee on Domestic Manufactures.

Mr. Nolan presented remonstrance of County Auditors' association against a change in the law for dividing mulct tax

revenue.

Referred to Committee on Municipal Corporations.

Mr. Allen presented petition of citizens of Van Buren cour ty asking the repeal of sections 2 and 3, chapter 68, acts Twentyfourth General Assembly, relating to steam engines and public highway.

Referred to Committee on Roads and Highways.

Mr. Morrison of Keokuk, presented memorial of citizens of Keokuk county, asking an amendment to the present mulct law.

Referred to Committee on Municipal Corporations.

Mr. Watters presented memorial of citizens of Muscatine county asking for a 24-cent rate on railroads.

Referred to Committee on Railroads and Commerce.

Mr. Nolan presented petition of citizens of Dubuque county containing some proposed legislation relative to survey and surveying, and recommendations of Association of Civil Engineers and Surveyors, made through legislative committee of association.

Referred to Committee on Roads and Highways.

Mr. Hinkhouse offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

WHEREAS, William P. Wolf of Cedar county, who was Speaker of the Twentieth General Assembly, has recently departed this life; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a committee to draft and report to this House such resolutions as will fittingly commemorate the life and public services of the deceased.

Adopted.

The Speaker appointed as such committee Messrs. Hinkhouse, Hayes and Brant.

Mr. Brant offered the following concurrent resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate are hereby instructed to certify to the Secretary of State the names of all newspaper reporters to whom desks have been assigned, and that they shall be allowed stationery to the amount of one dollar per week each; provided, that no allowance be made to any person who is otherwise receiving compensation for services rendered the State. Adopted.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Mr. Reed, from the Committee on School and Text Books, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on School and Text Books, to whom was referred House file No. 60, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to county high schools, 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 indefinitely postponed, as Senate file No. 58 covers the same subject.

Ordered passed on file.
Also:

J. F. REED,

Chairman.

MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on School and Text Books, to whom was referred Senate file No. 58, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to county high schools, 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.

J. F. REED,
Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Reed, Senate file No. 58, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to county high schools, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up, considered and the report of the committee adopted.

Mr. Reed moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be 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. Allen, Bailey, Bell, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Chapman, Clark, Classen, Cook, Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Garner, Good, Griswold, Gurley, Hauger, Hayes, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jay, Johnson of Webster, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Lauder, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McArthur, McDowell, 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, Sullivan, Temple, Thompson, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Voelker, Watters, Weaver, Wells, Wheeler, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Mr. Speaker-86.

Mr. McDonald voted in the negative.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Baker, Doubleday, Grote, Haugen, Jackson, Johnston of Franklin, Lavender, McNulty, McQuin, Manahan, Miller of Cherokee, Perrott, Wood-13.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.