CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That the Senate and House meet in joint convention in the House chamber at 4 o'clock P. M. to-day for the purpose of hearing Mr. J. S. Emery and others in the interest of the beet sugar industry.

The concurrent resolution just messaged was taken up and on motion of Mr. Morrison of Grundy, was adopted.

Mr. Lambert, in response to the order of the Speaker, submitted the original notes and transcribed evidence of the committee to investigate State printing and binding, with the following explanation:

To the Speaker and Members of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly:

In submitting the original notes and transcribed evidence hereto attached the committee desires to set forth the following facts:

That said notes and testimony show but a very small portion of the facts and evidence upon which the report of the majority of the committee is based. The nature of the investigation was such that it became necessary for the committee to visit various State offices, check and examine bills, reports, documents and other matters connected with the work in hand, and more time of the committee was devoted to that line of investigation than to the examination of witnesses, the committee believing that they were competent to pass upon matters with which they were entirely familiar without putting the State to the unnecessary expense of

witness fees.

It was impossible to do all of this work within the committee room as some of the papers could not be taken there for examination, but a majority of the committee were present and took part in all work and checkings. And a majority of your committee respectfully submit that in consideration of the fact that more than thirty meetings of said committee were held, at only a few of which written testimony was taken, and of the further fact that one of the gentlemen who signed the minority report attended but one of said meetings, aside from the one of preliminary organization, and the other attended but a part of four meetings, that neither the written evidence submitted herewith nor the minority report of the members of the committee, who assisted so little in the work of the committee, can convey the facts upon which the majority report was based. Respectfully submitted,

THOMAS LAMBERT,
P. A. SMITH,
J. T. JAY,

Committee.

The matter referred to consisted of 64 pages of type written matter of transcribed evidence marked "exhibit A;" also, a stenographer's note book containing 82 leaves, or 164 pages of original notes marked "exhibit B."

SENATE MESSAGES.

Senate file No. 41, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to regents and trustees of State institutions, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Code Revision, Third Division.

Mr. Ladd moved that a committee of three be appointed to notify the Senate that the House is in readiness to receive them in joint convention.

Carried.

The Speaker appointed as such committee, Messrs. Ladd, Spaulding and Hayes.

The Speaker ordered the west side of the hall of the House vacated for the use of the honorable body of the Senate.

The committee appointed to notify the Senate appeared, reported duty performed, and were discharged.

The door-keeper announced the arrival of the honorable body of the Senate.

JOINT CONVENTION.

The joint convention was called to order by Speaker Byers, who stated that the object of this call for a joint convention was to hear J. S. Emery and others on the beet sugar industry.

Mr. Ainsworth, secretary of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, was called upon by Mr. Potter to read the section of the Iowa statutes relating to special reduced freight rates within the state for the purpose of encouraging new industries. Mr. Ainsworth read section 25 of chapter 28, acts of the Twenty-second General Assembly.

The Speaker then introduced Mr. Emery, who addressed the convention.

Mr. H. T. Jul. Fuehrman was next introduced, who addressed the convention.

Prof. C. F. Curtis, of Ames, was next introduced, who addressed the convention.

On motion of Senator Henderson, the joint convention was dissolved.

The House resumed its session and then, upon motion of Mr. Merriam, adjourned till 9 A. M. to-morrow.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DES MOINES, Iowa, Wednesday, March 31, 1897.

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The House was called to order at 9 A. M. by Speaker Byers. Prayer was offered by Rev. Elias Handy, of Newton, Iowa. House file No. 25, with Senate amendments thereto, was

taken up.

Mr. Lauder moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to sections 10 and 12.

On the question, "Shall the House concur?" the yeas were: Messrs. Allen, Baker, Bell, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Chapman, Clark, Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Good, Griswold, Grote, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Hazen, Hendershot, Huntley, Jay, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Lauder, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McQuin, Marti, Martin, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Cherokee, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Potter, Power, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John, Thompson, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Voelker, Watters, Wells, Wheeler, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-75.

Mr. Cook voted in the negative.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Bailey, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brant, Classen, Edwards, Garner, Hayes, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Jackson, Johnson of Webster, Johnston of Franklin, Lavender, McNulty, Manahan, Mayne, Merriam, Morrison of Keokuk, Sullivan, Temple, Weaver-24.

So the House concurred.

On the question, "Shall the House concur in all the remaining Senate amendments to House file No. 25?" the yeas were:

Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Baker, Bell, Bird, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Clark, Cook, Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frink, Funk, Garner,

Good, Griswold, Grote, Gurley, Hauger, Hayes, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Klemme, Ladd, Lauder, Lavender, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McQuin, Marti, Martin, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Cherokee, 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, Thompson, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Voelker, Watters, Wells, Wheeler, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-84. The nays were:

None.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Bowen, Brady, Byington, Chapman, Classen, Frazee, Haugen, Hinkhouse, Johnson of Webster, Johnston of Franklin, Lambert, McNulty, Manahan, Mayne, Temple, Weaver-16. So the House concurred and the amendments to the title were agreed to.

House file No. 24, relating to railroad commissioners, was indefinitely postponed, on motion of Mr. Lauder, as the Senate file covering the same ground had already passed the House.

On motion of Mr. Funk, substitute for Senate file No. 8, a bill for an act to revise, amend and codify the statutes in relation to the revenue, with report of committee recommending passage with amendments, was taken up and considered.

Committee amendment to section 1, chapter 1, line 5, was adopted.

Committee amendment to section 9, chapter 1, line 3, was adopted.

Committee amendment to section 21, chapter 1, was adopted." Committee amendment to section 11, chapter 1, was adopted. Mr. Prentis in the chair.

The following amendments to this bill were filed and ordered printed in the Journal, to be taken up later on in the order in which they were filed:

By Mr. Early, No. 1.-Amendment to revenue bill:

Strike out sections 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 43 and 44 of chapter 1 of the bill, and insert as sections 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 and 39 of the bill the following, and when so inserted that the remaining sections of the chapter be properly renumbered.

Sec. 27. Every company engaged in transmitting to, from, through, in or across the State of Iowa, telegraphic messages, shall be deemed and held to be a telegraph company, and every such telegraph company shall annually, between the first day of February and the first day of March, make out and deliver to the Auditor of State a statement, verified by oath of an officer or agent of such company making such statement with reference to the first day of January next preceding, showing:

First —The principal place of business.

Second. The total capital stock of such company.

Third ―The number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding, and the par or face value of each share.

Fourth.-The market value of said shares of stock on the first day of January next preceding, and if such shares have no market value, then the actual value thereof; and in case no shares of stock have been issued, state the market value, or the actual value in case no market value, of the capital thereof, and the manner in which the same is divided.

Fifth.—The real estate, structures, machinery, fixtures and appliances owned by said company and subject to local taxation within the State, and the location and actual value thereof in each county, township or district where the same is assessed for local taxation.

Sixth. The specific real estate, together with the permanent improvements thereon, owned by such company, situated outside the State of Iowa, and not directly used in the conduct of the business, with a specific description of each piece, where located, the purpose for which the same is used and the actual value thereof in the locality where situated. Seventh.-All mortgages upon the whole or any part of its property, together with the dates and amounts thereof.

Eighth (a) The total length of the lines of said company.

(b) The total length of its lines outside the State of Iowa.

(c) The length of its lines within each of the counties, townships and assessment districts within the State of Iowa.

Sec. 28. No telegraph line shall be assessed which is owned and operated by any railroad company exclusively for the transaction of its business and which has been duly reported as such in its annual report under the laws providing for the taxation of railroad property.

Sec. 29. Every company doing a telephone business in this State, shall annually, between the first day of February and the first day of March, make out and deliver to the Auditor of State a statement, verified by the oath of an officer or agent of such company making such statement, with reference to the first day of January next preceding, showing:

First.-Its principal place of business.

Second. The total capital stock of such company.

Third. The number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding, and the par or face value of each share.

Fourth.-The market value of said shares of stock on the first day of January next preceding, and if such shares have no market value, then the actual value thereof; and in case no shares of stock have been issued, state the market value, or the actual value in case no market value, of the capital thereof, and the manner in which the same is divided.

Fifth. The real estate, structures, machinery, fixtures and appliances owned by said company, and subject to local taxation within the State,