art, Walker, White, Wilcox, Williams of Des Moines, Williams of Mahaska-18. Absent and not voting, Messrs. Clark, Gault, Gibson, Guthrie, Hudnutt, Holyoke, Kellogg, Lake, Lakin, Martin, Quinn, Russell of Dallas, Stanton, Van Anda, Woodworth and Young. The Resolution was adopted. The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Iowa, Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: In reply to your resolution inquiring "how much, if any, of this State's quota of the direct tax levied by an Act of Congress approved August 3d, 1861, entitled An Act to provide for increased revenue, has been paid or discharged since the payment or collection thereof was assumed by the State," I have the honor to reply, that no part thereof has yet been paid in money to the United States. The claim of the State against the United States for moneys expended by the State to aid the United States in suppressing the rebellion, has been presented for adjustment, but owing to informality in many of the vouchers received by the State, and the necessity of making their vouchers conform to the regulations prescribed by the Treasury Department, the claim has not yet been adjusted. Upon such adjustment, it is probable there will be an amount found due the General Goverument; but as the State is incurring new expenses of large amounts properly chargeable to the General Goverument, I have not deemed it advisable to direct any payment as yet. SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD. House took up Senate resolution relative to the adjournment of the General Assembly. Mr. Moser moved the following as a substitute therefor: Resolved, That this House will do all in its power to do the business for which it was called together, and as soon thereafter as possible adjourn sine die. The substitute was adopted. By leave, Mr. Bowdoin, from the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following reports: The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred House File No. 36: A Bill for an Act to provide for the publication and distribution of the laws of the Special Session of the Ninth General Assembly, have instructed me to report the accompanying substitute for the bill, and recommend the passage of the substitute. BOWDOIN. The Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred House File No. 35: A Bill for an Act to provide for the publication and distribution of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Special Session of the Ninth General Assembly, have instructed me to report the accompanying substitute for the bill, and recommend the passage of the substitute. BOWDOIN. House took up substitute for House File No. 36: A Bill for an Act to provide for the publication and distribution of the laws of the Special Session of the Ninth General Assembly. On motion of Mr. Curtiss, the rule was suspended and the bill read a third time, and upon the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were, Messrs. Baker, Bass, Blackford, Bowdoin, Brace well, Burton, Calfee, Castor, Chase, Cleaves, Converse, Curtiss, Cutler, Denlinger, Dorr, Dunlavy, Eaton, Eichorn, Fairall, Ferguson, Flint, Frisbie, Fuller of Harrison, Glanville, Hardie, Hudnutt, Hood, Jackson, Knoll, Lane, Loomis, Lorah, Lowrie, Maxwell, McCall, McGlothlen, McLennan, McQuinn, Mercer, Meyer, Milburn, Mitchell of Fremont, Mitchell of Polk, Moir, Nelson, Parker, Porter, Price, Rothrock, Rowles, Sarver, Schramm, Shipman, Smeltzer, Speer, Stevenson, Stewart, Thompson, Walker, Walton, Wasson, Wetherall, White, Whittemore, Wilcox, Williams of Des Moines, Williams of Mahaska, Wilson of Chickasaw, Wilson of Pottawattamie, Wright and Mr. Speaker-71. The nays were none. Absent or not voting, Messrs. Clark, Fuller of Fayette, Gault, Gibson, Gordon, Guthrie, Holyoke, Hollingsworth, Kellogg, Lake, Lakin, Martin, Moser, Pendleton, Quinn, Russell of Dallas, Russell of Jones, Stanton, Van Anda, Woodworth and Young. The bill passed and the title was agreed to. House took up Substitute for House File No. 35: A Bill for an Act to provide for the publication and distribution of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Special Session of the Ninth General Assembly. On motion of Mr. Bowdoin, the rule was suspended and the bill read a third time, and upon the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were, Messrs. Baker, Bass, Blackford, Bowdoin, Bracewell, Burton, Calfee, Castor, Chase, Cleaves, Converse, Curtiss, Cutler, Denlinger, Dorr, Dunlavy, Eaton, Eichorn, Fairall, Ferguson, Flint, Fuller of Harrison, Glanville, Hardie, Hollingsworth, Hood, Jackson, Knoll, Lakin, Lane, Loomis, Lorah, Maxwell, McGlothlen, McLennan, McQuinn, Mercer, Meyer, Milburn, Mitchell of Fremont, Mitchell of Polk, Moir, Nelson, Parker, Porter, Price, Rowles, Russell of Jones, Sarver, Schramm, Shipman, Sineltzer, Speer, Stewart, Thompson, Walker, Walton, Wasson, Wetherall, Whittemore, Wilcox, Williams of Des Moines, Williams of Mahaska, Wilson of Chickasaw, Wright and Mr. Speaker—66. The nays were none. Absent or not voting, Messrs. Clark, Frisbie, Fuller of Fayette, Gault, Gibson, Gordon, Guthrie, Hudnutt, Holyoke, Kellogg, Lake, Lowrie, Martin, McCall, Moser, Pendleton, Quinn, Rothrock, Russell of Dallas, Stanton, Stevenson, Van Anda, White, Wilson of Pottawattamie, Woodworth and Young. The Bill passed and the title was agreed to. Mr. Lowrie was excused for the remainder of the day. By leave, Mr. Shipman offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be allowed, as compensation, four dollars per day during the present Session. By leave, Mr. Cleaves submitted the following report: The Committee on Library, to whom was referred the memorial of Samuel Storrs Howe, have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the accompanying concurrent resolution. JOHN CLEAVES, Ch'n. The concurrent resolution was adopted. Mr. Frisbie, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER:-The Joint Committee or Enrolled Bills ask leave to report that they have delivered to His Excellency, the Governor, for his approval, Senate Files Nos. 16, 22 and 32, and House Files Nos. 15 and 31. D. G. FRISBIE, Ch'n House Com. By leave, Mr. Lane introduced House File No. 40: A Bill for an Act for the organization and discipline of the Militia, and to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend the Militia Law," being Chap. 175, of the laws of the Ninth General Assembly, which was read`a first and second time. Mr. Frisbie moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Lost. Mr. Moir moved to amend Section 20, by striking out all after the words "Southern frontier." Lost. Mr. Milburn moved to amend Section 5 by striking out the word "sickness," and insert the following words: "without a good and sufficient excuse." Lost. Mr. Denlinger moved to amend Section 7 by striking out the following words: "a Chaplain." Carried. Mr. Walton moved to amend Section 7 by striking out "eightythree," and insert "forty-three." Lost. The following message was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, Mr. Davis: MR. SPEAKER:-I am directed to inform your Honorable Body that the Senate has passed the following Bills: Senate File No. 26: A Joint Rosolution accepting the grant of Lands made to the State of Iowa, by an Act of Congress approved July 13, 1862, &c. House File No. 28: A Bill for an Act to confer additional pow ers on Boards of Supervisors, with the following amendments: In second line of Section 1, insert after the words "acts done," the words "of a ministerial character." At the end of Section 2, add "as Clerk of the District Court and Clerk of the Board of County Supervisors, for bond of the Treasurer and Recorder of the County." House File No. 29: A Bill for an Act to legalize the assessment and levy of taxes in Iowa City, Iowa, with the following amendments: Strike out the word "all" in the first line of Section 1st, and insert the words "school and school-house." After the word "Iowa" in the third line of Section 1, insert the words "in 1860, on the levy of 1858." Strike out the proviso in the 1st Section. After "levy" insert "in the title" of school and school-house," in which the concurrence of the House is asked; and has rejected House File No. 30: A Bill for an Act to legalize certain acts of Boards of Supervisors; and has receded from its amendment to the tile of House File No. 11. W. F. DAVIS, Sec'y Senate. Mr. Williams of Mahaska moved to amend Section 1 in the last line by inserting after the word "States" the following words: "and excepting further such persons as are conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms." Mr. Fairall moved to amend the amendment by adding thereto the following words: "provided that this last exemption shall apply only in times of peace." Carried. The motion as amended was lost. On motion of Moir the rule was suspended and the Bill read a third time, and upon the question, "Shall the Bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were, Messrs. Baker, Bass, Blackford, Bracewell, Burton, Calfee, Castor, Chase, Cleaves, Converse, Curtiss, Cutler, Dorr, Eaton, Fuller of Harrison, Glanville, Gordon, Hudnutt, Hollingsworth, Hood, Jackson, Lane, Loomis, Lorah, Maxwell, McCall, McQuinn, Mercer, Meyer, Milburn, Mitchell of Fremont, Mitchelĺ of Polk, Moser, Nelson, Parker, Pendleton, Porter, Price, Rothrock, Rowles, Russell of Jones, Sarver, Schramm, Shipman, Speer, Stevenson, Thompson, Walton, Wasson, White, Whittemore, Wilcox, Williams of Des Moines, Williams of Mahaska, Wilson of Chickasaw, Wright, and Mr. Speaker-57. The nays were, Messrs. Bowdoin, Denlinger, Eichorn, Fairall, Ferguson, Flint, Gault, Hardie, Knoll, Lakin, McGlothlen, McLennan, Moir, Smeltzer, Stewart, Wetherall, and Wilson of Pottawattamie-17. Absent or not voting, Messrs. Clark, Dunlavy, Frisbie, Fuller of Fayette, Gibson, Guthrie, Holyoke, Kellogg, Lake, Lowrie, Martin, Quinn, Russell of Dallas, Stanton, Van Anda, Walker, Woodworth and Young. The bill passed and the title was agreed to. Mr. Bowdoin from the Committee on Ways and Means submitted the following report: The Committee of Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Special Message of His Excellency the Governor, recommending the passage of a law "exempting from all taxation under the laws of the State, the real and personal property of all non-commissioned officers and privates in the Regiments of this State in the Army of the United States, during their continuance in service, and that for the current year there be added to the per centum of taxation upon the valuation of the property of all other tax-payers the sum of one-fourth of one mill on each dollar of such valuation, to cover the deficiency in revenue thereby created," have instructed me to report that, had they more time for deliberate consultation, perhaps they might come to the conclusion that the enactment proposed ought to be made. But in view of the brief and hurried time that is allowed us, and the apparent determination of a large portion of the General Assembly to adjourn immediately, they are clearly of the opinion that any such legislation would necessarily be so imperfect as to render it of extremely doubtful expediency. They therefore recommend that no further action be had in the premises. E. G. BOWDOIN, Chairman. Mr. Fairall moved that the Clerk be instructed to request the return from the Senate of Senate File No. 34. Carried. Mr. Lane, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following reports: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the Bill of Mr. McLennan, of Dubuque, to amend Section 1 of an Act to amend the Militia Law passed at the Ninth General Assembly, have had the same under consideration, and a majority of said Committee have instructed me to report the same to the House, with recommendation that the Bill be indefinitely postponed. Respectfully submitted. JAMES T. LANE, Chairman. The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred Senate File No 18: An Act to provide for the appointment of Surgeons for Batteries, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same without recommendation, and suggest the following amendment, viz: In the second line of the 3d Section, after the word "of," insert the words "the men comprising." Respectfully submitted. JAMES T. LANE, Chairman. Mr. Moir moved that when this House adjourn it be until seven o'clock this evening. Upon this question, Messrs. Sarver and Moir demanded the yeas and nays, which were as follows: The yeas were, Messrs. Bass, Castor, Chase, Converse, Curtiss, |