Miss Hattie Neyemesch-Public Lands.

S. C. Farmer-Penitentiaries and Pardons.

J. W. Lindsay-Highways.

Senator Bishop moved that 300 extra copies of Senate file No. 21 be printed.

Carried.

Yesterday's journal read, corrected and approved.

Senator Perrin asked that joint resolution No. 5 be printed in full in the journal.

It was so ordered.

Senator Lewis introduced the following joint resolution:

JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6.

Providing for a commission for the promotion of uniform legislation in the United States.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That within thirty days after the passage of this resolution, the Governor shall appoint three commissioners, who are hereby "constituted a board of commissioners, by the name and style of the Commission for the Promotion and Uniformity of Legislation in the United States." It shall be the duty of said commissioners to examine the subjects of marriage and divorce, insolvency, the forms of notarial certificates descent and distribution of property, acknowledgment of deeds, execution and probate of wills, and other subjects on which uniformity is desirable; to ascertain the best means to effect uniformity in the laws of the State of Iowa in convention of like commission heretofore appointed or to be appointed by other states; and to devise and recommend such other course of action as shall best accomplish the purpose of this resolution. Said commissioners shall report to the Governor at least thirty days before the convening of the next General Assembly, and the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly such report. Said commissioners when appointed shall serve without expense to the State, and without salary,

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

President announced that Senator Kelly would remain on the Committee on Mines and Mining.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Senator Waterman, from the Committee on Cities and towns, sub. mitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Cities and Towns, to whom was referred Senate file No. 12, a bill for an act authorizing cities of the first class to purchase or condemn any lands within the limits of such city, for the purpose of embankments, where streets cross ravines, 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 bill be amended by inserting after the word "property" in the eleventh line thereof, the words "under the act," and after the word "be" in the same line, the words "in the manner," and by striking out the words beginning with the word "law" in the eleventh line thereof and ending with the word "in" in the twelfth line.

Also, that the bill be further amended by adding the following clause: "This act being deemed of importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and in the Des Moines Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa," and that when so amended, the bill do H. L. WATERMAN,

pass.

Ordered passed on file.

Chairman.

Senator Waterman from the Committee on Cities and Towns, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Cities and Towns to whom was referred Senate file No. 18, a bill for an act to amend chapter forty-eight (48), of the acts of the Twenty-second General Assembly, relating to elections held within cities and the registration of voters therein, 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 it be amended as follows: To amend section one of said bill by striking out the number "11" in the second line and in lien thereof to insert the number "2"; by omitting the words "preceding" and "annual" in the fourth line, and by carrying forward the quotation mark after the word "election" in the same line, so as to include the word "national" in the seventh line, by omitting the word "or" in the sixth line, and after the word "special" in the same line inserting the words "and municipal"; and by adding after the word "national" in the seventh line of said section one a semi colon and the words, "also that there be stricken out of section three of said acts the words beginning with the word "for" in the first line and ending with the word “and' in the third line thereof. To amend section two of this bill by omitting the first line thereof, being the third word in said line, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "and" and when so amended the bill do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

H. L. WATERMAN,

Chairman.

Senator Waterman from the Committee on Cities and Towns submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Cities and Towns, to whom was referred Senate file No. 32, a bill for an act to legalize the ordinances passed by the incorporated town of Templeton, Carroll county, Iowa, 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 word "incorporate" in the preamble of said bill be changed to "incorporated," and that the word "incorporated" be inserted after the word "said" in the first line of section one, and when so amended the bill do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

H. L. WATERMAN,

Chairman.

Senator Andrews moved that the Senate do now adjourn until 10

o'clock A. M. to-morrow.

Carried.

The Senate adjourned.

SENATE CHAMBER,

DES MOINES, IOWA, SATURDAY, January 27, 1894.

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Senate met in regular session at 10 o'clock A. M. and was called to order by President Dungan.

Prayer was offered by Rev. I. P. Teter of Ottumwa.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By Senator Andrews, Senate file No. 100, a bill for an act appropriating money to pay Captain Washington Galland for services as captain in organizing militia and volunteers for the protection of the State, and for services in the army of the United States during the rebellion and to reimburse him for moneys expended in supporting and maintaining said militia and volunteers when so organized.

Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Claims. By Senator Carpenter, Senate file No. 101, a bill for an act amending paragraph 12 of chapter 134, of the acts of the Twenty-first General Assembly, relating to the salaries of Judges of the District Court

Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Judiciary. By Senator Ellis, Senate file No. 102, a bill for an act to provide. for local option in the sale and manufacture and sale of spirituous, malt, fermented and vinous liquors in counties and cities, and the granting of permits therefor, and providing penalties for its violation. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Suppression of Intemperance.

By Senator Finn, Senate file No. 103, a bill for an act providing a substitute for chapter 6 of title 9 of the Code of 1873, and for establishing and governing mutual savings, loan and building associations.

Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Banks. By Senator Palmer, Senate file No. 104, a bill for an act requiring the United States flag to be placed upon all school houses or school grounds of the State of Iowa.

Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Military. By Senator Reynolds, Senate file No. 105, a bill for an act to provide for the payment of wages of workmen employed in mines in the

State of Iowa, in lawful money of the United States, and to protect said workmen in the management and control of their own earnings. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Mines

and Mining.

By Senator Rowen, Senate file No. 106, a bill for an act to protect the maker of notes in certain cases.

Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

By Senator Vale, Senate file No. 107, a bill for act to amend sections 1 and 2, of chapter 40, acts of the Twenty-fourth General Assembly relative to trimming Osage orange hedge fences.

Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By Senator Ellis, Senate file No. 108, a bill for an act to provide for the manufacture and sale in the original package, of spirituous, malt, fermented and vinous liquors for lawful purposes.

Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Suppression of Intemperance.

By Senator Lewis, Senate file No. 109, a bill for an act relating to the publication of quarterly statements of banks.

Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Banks.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Senator Terry, from the Committee on Horticulture and Forestry, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT--Your Committee on Horticulture and Forestry, to whom was referred Senate file No. 14, a bill for an act to repeal chapter 62, of the acts of the Twenty-fourth General Assembly, and to provide for the publication and distribution of the report of the Iowa Academy of Science, 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 be and is hereby amended, by inserting in line one (1) of the original bill after the words "shall be published," the words "and bound in boards in the same form as the acts of the General Assembly are bound," and that the same do then pass.

Ordered passed on file.

J. M. TERRY,
Chairman.

Senator Terry from the Committee on Horticulture and Forrestry, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Horticulture and Forrestry, to whom was referred Senate file No. 15, a bill for an act to amend section 1119 of the Code of lowa of 1873, with respect to the publication of the annual report of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, 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 it do pass. J. M. TERRY, Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.

Senator Palmer, from the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Suffrage, to whom was referred joint resolution No. 2, proposing an amendment to section 9, article I. of the constitution of the State of Iowa, and to provide for its reference and publication, 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 it be adopted.

Ordered passed on file.

D. J. PALMER,

Chairman.

Senator Palmer moved that Senate file No. 14 be taken up for consideration.

Carried.

Senator Palmer moved that the amendments to Senate file No. 14 recommended by the committee be adopted.

Carried.

Senator Palmer moved that the rules be suspended and the bill be considered engrossed and read a third time now.

Carried.

On the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas were:

Senators Andrews, Baldwin, Bishop, Boardman, Brower, Carpenter, Chantry, Cheshire, Conaway, Craig, Dent, Downey, Eaton, Ellis, Everall, Finn, Funk, Garst, Green, Groneweg, Harmon, Harper, Harsh, Henderson, Hipwell, Hurst, Jamison, Jewett, Kelly, Kilburn, Lehfeldt, Lewis, Palmer, Penrose, Perrin, Perry, Phelps, Rea, Reynolds, Riggen, Terry, Turner, Upton, Vale, Waterman-45. The nays were:

None.

Absent or not voting:

Senators Gorrell, Mattoon, Oleson, Rowen. Yeomans-5.

So the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Senator Palmer moved that the rules be suspended and Senate file No. 15, be considered engrossed and read a third time now.

Carried.

Senator Lewis called for the reading of the report of the committee. Report read.

On the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas were:

Senators Andrews, Baldwin, Bishop, Boardman, Carpenter, Chantry, Cheshire, Conaway, Craig, Dent, Downey, Eaton, Ellis, Everall, Finn, Funk, Garst, Green, Groneweg, Harmon, Harper, Harsh, Henderson, Hipwell, Hurst, Jamison, Jewett, Kelly, Kilburn, Lehfeldt, Lewis, Palmer, Penrose, Perrin, Perry, Phelps, Rea, Reynolds, Riggen, Terry, Turner, Upton, Vale, Waterman-44.