same be amended by striking out section 1 thereof and when so amended that the same do pass.

W. G. LADD,

Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.
Also:

MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred House file No. 128, a bill for an act granting extension of certificate of authority issued by the auditor of the state to insurance companies and their agents under provision of chapter 7, title 9 of the code of 1873, 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.

W. G. LADD,
Chairman.

Mr. Frink, from the Committee on Building and Loan, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Building and Loan, to whom was referred House file No. 26, a bill for an act to amend section 1906, chapter 13, title 9 of the code of Iowa, in relation to building and loan associations, 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:

In line 1, section 1 of the bill the words "of the code" are inserted after the figure 9, and in line 3 the word "following" shall be changed to the word "word." and all after the word "annually" in line 3 shall be stricken out of the bill. There shall be a comma after the word "annually."

0. H. FRINK, Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By Mr. Frink, House file No. 134, a bill for an act making an appropriation for the Iowa Hospital for the Insane at Clarinda, Iowa.

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Klemme, House file No. 135, a bill for an act to amend section 1120 of the code, relative to the marking of the ballot. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Elections.

By Mr. Ladd, House file No. 136, a bill for an act to amend section 1752 of the code, relating to fees of insurance companies operating under chapter 4, title 9 of the code of Iowa.

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Insurance.

By Mr. Penick, House file No. 137, a bill for an act to repeal section 2803 of the code and to enact a substitute therefor, relating to children attending school in another corporation. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on School and Text-books.

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 concurred in the following resolution, in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked:

Relative to the employment of clergymen of the state to act as chap

lains.

GEO. A. NEWMAN,
Secretary.

Also:

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. 78, a bill for an act to legalize the levy and collection of a school house tax in Scott township, Floyd county, Iowa.

SENATE MESSAGES.

GEO. A. NEWMAN,

Secretary.

Senate file No. 78, a bill for an act legalizing the levy and collection of a schoolhouse tax in Scott township, Floyd county, Iowa, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Senate file No. 10, a bill for an act to amend section 1457 of the code of Iowa, relating to the security of the revenue and to permit counties to receive interest on moneys deposited in banks, was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

The Journal of Thursday, January 27th, read and corrected. The Journal of Friday, January 28th, read and corrected. Mr. Merriam moved that the Speaker appoint a committee of such number as he sees fit to attend the funeral of the son of Representative H. J. Nietert.

Carried.

BILLS ON SECOND READING.

House file No. 55, by Hinkson, a bill for an act to amend section 2754 of the code of 1897, relative to election in inde

pendent school districts, providing for the increasing of the board from three to five members in certain cases, was taken

up.

Mr. Hinkson moved that the report of the committee be adopted.

Carried.

Mr. Hinkson 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. Alberson, Arnold, Bird, Blake, Blume, Bowen, Brighton, Carr, Christie, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Conley, Dempster, Dickens, Downing, Dows, Eaton, Edwards, Emmett, Farley, Frink, Gibson of Union, Gibson of Plymouth, Giesler, Good, Hansmann, Hanson, Harbert, Hazen, Hinkle, Hinkson, Hughes, Hunt, Jones, Kelly, Krieger, Ladd, Lavender, Letts, Madden, McCully, McCurdy, McGinn, Merriam, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nowers, Overfield, Parker, Penick, Potter of Bremer, Potter of Pottawattamie, Powers of Jasper, Power of Lee, Prentis, Ray, Reynolds, Sauer, Shambaugh, Sheean, Smith of Harrison, Smith of Greene, Stallcop, Stewart, Veneman, Wemple, Whelan, Mr. Speaker-67.

The nays were:

Messrs. Bailey, Baker, Klemme-3.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Barrett, Beal, Boyd, Bull, Clark of Adams, Cook, Davis, De Wolf, Hathaway, Hauger, Jackson, Jaeger, Jay, Johnston, Lambert, Miller of Buena Vista, Nabstedt, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Putnam, Santee, Towner, Van Houten, Wemple and Wilson-30.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

House file No. 26, by Ladd, a bill for an act to amend section 1906, chapter 13, title 9, of the code of Iowa, in relation to building and loan associations, was taken up.

Mr. Ladd moved the adoption of the report of the committee, with the following amendments:

In line one, section 1 of the bill the words "of the code are inserted after the figure 9. And in line four the word "following" shall be changed to the word "word," and all after the

word "annually" in line four shall be stricken out of the bill. There shall be a comma after the word "annually."

Carried.

Mr. Ladd 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. Alberson, Arnold, Bailey, Baker, Beal, Bird, Blake, Blume, Bowen, Brighton, Carr, Christie, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Conley, Cook, Dempster, Dickens, Downing, Dows, Eaton, Edwards, Emmett, Farley, Frink, Gibson of Union, Gibson of Plymouth, Giesler, Good, Hansmann, Hanson, Harbert, Hazen, Hinkle, Hinkson, Hughes, Hunt, Jaeger, Jones, Kelly, Klemme, Krieger, Ladd, Lavender, Letts, Madden, McCully, McCurdy, McGinn, Merriam, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nowers, Overfield, Penick, Potter of Bremer, Potter of Pottawattamie, Powers of Jasper, Power of Lee, Prentis, Ray, Reynolds, Sauer, Shambaugh, Sheean, Smith of Harrison, Smith of Greene, Stallcop, Stewart, Van Houten, Veneman, Whelan, Mr. Speaker—74.

Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Barrett, Boyd, Bull, Clark of Adams, Davis, De Wolf, Hathaway, Hauger, Jackson, Jay, Johnston, Lambert, Miller of Buena Vista, Nabstedt, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Putnam, Santee, Towner, Wemple, Wilson-26.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Mr. Ladd moved that House file No. 128 be made a special order for to-morrow at 10:30 o'clock A. M.

Carried.

House file No. 64, by Carr, a bill for an act to legalize the acknowledgments of deeds and conveyance of land, was taken

up.

Mr. Carr moved that the report of the committee be adopted. Carried.

Mr. Carr 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. Alberson, Arnold, Bailey, Baker, Beal, Bird, Blake, Blume, Bowen, Brighton, Carr, Christie, Clark of Hamilton,

Classen, Conley, Cook, Dempster, Dickens, Downing, Dows, Eaton, Edwards, Emmett, Gibson of Union, Gibson of Plymouth, Giesler, Good, Hansmann, Hanson, Harbert, Hazen, Hinkle, Hinkson, Hughes, Jaeger, Jones, Kelly, Klemme, Krieger, Ladd, Lavender, Letts, Madden, McCully, McCurdy, McGinn, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nowers, Overfield, Penick, Potter of Bremer, Potter of Pottawattamie, Powers of Jasper, Power of Lee, Prentis, Ray, Reynolds, Sauer, Shambaugh, Sheean, Smith of Harrison, Smith of Greene, Stallcop, Stewart, Veneman, Whelan, Mr. Speaker -69.

Mr. Merriam voted in the negative.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Barrett, Boyd, Bull, Clark of Adams, Davis, De Wolf, Farley, Frink, Hathaway, Hauger, Hunt, Jackson, Jay, Johnston, Lambert, Miller of Buena Vista, Nabstedt, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Putnam, Santee, Towner, Van Houten, Wemple and Wilson-30.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

House file No. 83, by Frink, a bill for an act to amend section 2585 of the code of Iowa, relating to the election of secretary of board of pharmacy was taken up.

Mr. Prentis moved that the report of the committee be adopted.

Carried.

So the bill was indefinitely postponed.

House file No. 71, by Prentis, by request, a bill for an act to amend section 2564 of the code of Iowa, in relation to public health districts, was taken up.

Mr. Prentis moved that the report of the committee be adopted.

Carried.

Mr. Prentis 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. Alberson, Arnold, Bailey, Baker, Beal, Bird, Blake, Blume, Bowen, Brighton, Carr, Christie, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Conley, Cook, Dempster, Dickens, Downing, Dows, Eaton, Edwards, Emmett, Farley, Gibson of Union, Gibson of Plymouth, Giesler, Good, Hansmann, Hanson, Harbert,