By Senator Stuckslager, Senate file No. III, a bill for an act to amend section 2810 of the code, in reference to paying over school taxes by the county treasurer. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Schools. By Senator Courtright (by request), Senate file No. 112, a bill for an act to provide for the construction of sewers by incorporated towns. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Courtright (by request), Senate file No. 113, a bill for an act to amend section 1376 of the code, relative to the assessment of taxes. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Courtright (by request), Senate file No. 114, a bill for an act to amend section I of chapter 20 of the acts of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Courtright (by request), Senate file No. 115, a bill for an act authorizing Cities and Towns to purchase, establish, maintain and operate sewage disposal plants. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Courtright (by request), Senate file No. 116, a bill for an act to amend chapter 5, title V, of the code, relative to the purchase and construction of waterworks. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Courtright (by request), Senate file No. 117, a bill for an act to amend section 881 of the code relative to condemnation and purchase of land for sewer outlets and for sewer and garbage disposal plants. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Courtright (by request), Senate file No. 118, a bill for an act to repeal section 738 of the code. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Crawford, Senate file No. 119, a bill for an act making an appropriation for the Rescue Home of Dubuque Iowa. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Appropriations. By Senator Jackson, Senate file No. 120, a bill for an act making an appropriation for the Florence Crittendon Home, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly the Woman's and Baby's Home, of Sioux City, Iowa. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Appropriations. By Senator Jackson, Senate file No. 121, a bill for an act to amend section twenty-four hundred and fifty-six (2456), of the code, relating to the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Read first and second time and referred to committee on manufactures. By Senator Taylor, Senate file No. 122, a bill for an act to amend section thirty-one hundred and seventy-three (3173), of the code and to prevent hasty divorces. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. By Senator Jamison, Senate file No. 123, a bill for an act to amend section 738 of the code, in relation to sewers in towns and small cities. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Smith of Mitchell, joint resolution No. 2, relative to the duties of the commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Labor. HOUSE MESSAGE CONSidered. House file No. 106, a bill for an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Lost Nation, Clinton county, Iowa, the election of its officers and all acts done and ordinances passed by the town council of said town. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. House file No. 77, a bill for an act to legalize the election for the incorporation of the town of LeRoy, Decatur county, Iowa. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. House file No. 115, a bill for an act legalizing the organization of the Independent School District of Soldier, Mononal county, Iowa, and the acts of its board of directors. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. REPORT OF COMMITTEE. Senator Dowell, from the committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Senate file No. 105, a bill for an act legalizing the action of the Independent School District of West Des Moines, Polk county, Iowa, in voting bonds at an election held on the 10th day of March, 1902, and legalizing the bonds issued by said school district, thereunder, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass. C. C. DowELL, Chairman. Adopted. By unanimous consent, on motion of Senator Dowell, Senate file No. 105, a bill for an act legalizing the action of the Independent School District of West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, in voting bonds at an election held on the 10th day of March, 1902, and legalizing the bonds issued by said school district thereunder, with report of committee recommending its passage, was taken up, considered, and the bill was read for information. Senator Dowell moved that the rule be suspended, and that the bill be considered engrossed, and the reading just had be considered its third reading, which motion prevailed. On the question, Shall the bill pass? The yeas were: Senators Bleakly, Brooks, Bruce, Crawford, Crossley, Dowell, Eckles, Elerick, Ericson, Gale, Garst, Gillilland, Harper, Hartshorn, Hasselquist, Hayward, Hopkins, Hughes, Jackson, Jami son, Jones, Kimmel, Kinne, Lambert, Lewis, Lyons, Maytag, Newberry, Smith of Des Moines, Smith of Mitchell, Spaulding, Stirton, Stookey, Stuckslager, Taylor, Turner, Warren, Whipple, Wilson of Fayette, Winne, Young of Lee, Young of Washington -42. The nays were: None. Absent or not voting: Senators Courtright, Dunham, Hogue, Molsberry, Saunders, Wade, Wilson of Clinton, Young of Calhoun-8. So the bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the Senate and its title agreed to. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. The following message was received from the House: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following joint resolution in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2. Joint resolution proposing to amend the constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the apportionment of Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly. C. R. BENEDICT. Chief Clerk. The Journal of yesterday was taken up, corrected and ap proved. Senator Hayward moved that the Senate do now adjourn. Senate adjourned. SENATE CHAMBER, DES MOINES, Iowa, Saturday, February 6, 1904. Senate met in regular session at 10 o'clock A. M., President Herriott presiding. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Edward L. Powell of Louisville, Kentucky. On request of Senator Eckles, leave of absence was granted Senator Jackson for the day. On request of Senator Eckles, leave of absence was granted Senator Kimmel for the day. On request of Senator Kinne, leave of absence was granted Senator Hartshorn for the day. On request of Senator Lambert, leave of absence was granted Senator Lyons until Tuesday A. M. On request of Senator Lewis, leave of absence was granted Senator Maytag for the day. On request of Senator Whipple, leave of absence was granted. Senator Bleakly until Tuesday. On request of Senator Smith of Des Moines, leave of absence was granted Senator Young of Washington for the day. On request of Senator Gale, leave of absence was granted Senator Molsberry until Monday. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following messages were received from the House: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: Concurrent resolution relative to salary of Rural Letter Carriers. WHEREAS, Rural free delivery is rapidly becoming self-sustaining; and |