SENATE CHAMBER, DES MOINES, IOWA, January 25, 1898. } Senate met in regular session at ten A. M. Prayer by Rev. J. Auracher. PETITIONS. Senator Hutchison presented petitions from miners of Wapello county asking that the legislature pass a bill known as the Miles bill or one similar to it, and also providing that miners shall be paid at not longer intervals than twice a month. Referred to Committee on Mines and Mining. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By Senator Kent, Senate File No. 84, a bill for an act to provide for the formation of independent school districts. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Schools. By Senator Smith, Senate File No. 85, a bill for an act to amend chapter ninety-three (93), of the laws of the Twenty-first General Assembly. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Sweney, Senate File No. 86, a bill for an act to limit the liabilities of State banks. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Banks. By Senator Sweney, Senate File No. 87, a bill for an act providing for the payment of bank examinations, and fixing the fee for the same. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Banks. By Senator Bolter, Senate File No. 88, a bill for an act to amend section 1464, of the Code, so as to prevent stock from running at large in the public highways. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. By Senator Gatch, Senate File No. 89, a bill for an act to require corporations for pecuniary profit, hereafter organized under the laws of this State, to pay a franchise fee. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Senator Davidson, Senate File No. 90, a bill for an act to regulate the use and sale of intoxicating liquors, including ale, wine and beer. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Suppression of Intemperance. By Senator Dungan, Senate File No. 91, a bill for an act to repeal section 1289 of the Code, and enact a substitute therefor, relating to damages by railways to live stock and by fire. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Railways. By Senator Parrott, Senate File No. 92, a bill for an act making appropriations for the State Normal School at Cedar Falls. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Senator Vale, Senate File No. 93, a bill for an act providing for the existence of protective associations, with certain powers and requirements enumerated. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Senator Caldwell, Senate File No. 94, a bill for an act regulating exit doors of public buildings. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Public Buildings. By Senator Kegler, Senate File No. 95, a bill for an act to repeal sections 857, 865 and section 866, as amended by chapter 194, Twentieth General Assembly, in regard to the semi annual collection of taxes, and to enact the following in lieu thereof. Read first aud second times and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Senator Seeds, Senate File No. 96, a bill for an act making an appropriation for the hospital for the insane at Independence. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Senator Kent, Senate File No. 97, a bill for an act to amend chapter 1 of title 11, of the Code, in reference to the relief of the poor and the manner of obtaining the same, and providing criminal punishment for the violation of this act. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Senator Weber, Senate File No. 98, a bill for an act to regulate the operating of railroads on the Sabbath day or first day of the week. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Railways. By Senator Schmidt, Senate File No. 99, a bill for an act conferring certain powers upon cities of the first class, including cities or ganized under special charters, and amending said charters pertaining to live stock and meat inspection. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Barnett, Senate File No. 100, a bill for an act to settle differences between parties of less than one hundred dollars by arbitration, the decision of arbitration to be final. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Senator Finn, Senate File No. 101, a bill for an act to amend section 9 of chapter 104, acts of the Twenty-first General Assembly, as to physicians. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Public Health. JOINT RESOLUTIONS. By Senator Poyneer, joint resolution No. 2, relating to the assignment of rooms in the basement of capitol. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the rooms on the basement floor of the capitol, now unoccupied, be assigned for use by the Custodian of the building, by and with the consent of the Executive Council, for such use as he may deem best. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Public Buildings. By Senator Garlock, joint resolution No. 3: Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That our representatives in the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress be requested to use their efforts to secure the passage of a bill which shall require that before judgments rendered in the Federal courts sitting in the State of Iowa shall become liens upon real estate, transcripts thereof shall be filed with the clerk of the court in the county where the real estate is located, and be properly indexed. Senator Garlock moved that the rule be suspended and the resolution put upon its passage now. Senator Reiniger moved to refer the resolution to the Committee on Judiciary. Carried. Senator Kegler presented the following concurrent resolution: WHEREAS, A certain indebtedness has been incurred by the Commissioners of the World's Industrial Exposition at New Orleans, Louisiana; and, WHEREAS, A large portion of said indebtedness is unadjusted and claims are still held by different parties; and, WHEREAS, Said Commissioners were appointed by the Governor of this State, and said indebteuness was incurred in good faith; therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That a committee of five (5) be appointed, two (2) from the Senate and three (3) from the House, to make a full report at an early day of all money expended by said Commissioners, of all amounts paid thereon and of all amounts and claims now held by different parties and unadjusted, that were made and incurred by said Commissioners of said World's Industrial Exposition at New Orleans, Louisiana. On motion of Senator Deal the resolution was laid upon the table. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Senator Weber, from the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, submitted the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Retrenchment and Reform respectfully report that they have examined a resolution referred to them for furnishing certain officers of the Senate with appropriate badges, submit, as a substitute therefor, the following resolution: Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to furnish for the use of the Sergeant at Arms and Chief Door-keeper appropriate badges, provided that the same shall not cost more than $2.50 each. N. F. WEBER, Chairman. Adopted. Senator Weber, from the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, submitted the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Retrenchment and Reform respectfully report that they have examined a resolution referred to them, to allow stationery to the regular representatives of the press, beg leave to submit the following resolution as a substitute therefor: Resolved, That the Secretary of State be instructed to furnish the regular representatives of the press who have seats assigned them in the Senate such stationery as may be required for the actual necessities of the work, not to exceed in value the sum of one dollar per week. N. F. WEBER, Chairman. Senator Young moved to amend by substituting "two dollars" instead of "one dollar." On this motion the yeas and nays were demanded and were as follows: The yeas were: Senators Dodge, Dooley, Garlock, Schmidt, Woolson and Young -6. The nays were: Senators Barnett, Bayless, Bills, Bolter, Caldwell, Chesebro, Converse, Davidson, Deal, Doud, Dungan, Finn, Gatch, Groneweg, Hanchett, Harsh, Hutchison, Kegler, Kelly, Kent, Lawrence, McCoy, McVay, Meservey, Mills, Parrott, Poyneer, Price, Reiniger, Seeds, Smith, Sweney, Taylor, Vale, Weber and Weidman-36. Absent or not voting: Senators Barrett, Brower, Cassatt, Clark, Funk, Knight, Mattoon and Wolfe-8. So the amendment was lost. Senator Deal moved to amend by striking out the words "who have seats assigned them in the Senate," and adding the words "who attend the session for the purpose of reporting only," and by inserting the word "accredited" after the word "regular,' "in the report of the committee, and by adding the words "who may not otherwise be drawing pay from the State" after the word "press." Senator Dodge moved the previous question, which was seconded. Senators Barnett, Bayles, Bills, Bolter, Brower, Caldwell, Chesebro, Converse, Deal, Dodge, Dooley, Dungan, Garlock, Gatch, Groneweg, Hanchett, Harsh, Kegler, Kelly, Kent, Lawrence, McVay, Meservey, Parrott, Reiniger, Seeds, Vale, Weber, Weidman and Young ―30. Senators Barrett, Cassatt, Clark, Davidson, Finn, Funk, Knight, Mattoon, McCoy, Mills, Price, Schmidt, Smith, Sweney, Taylor, Wolfe and Woolson -17. So the previous question was ordered. The question recurring upon the amendment offered by Senator Deal, it was adopted. The question recurring on the substitute offered by the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, as amended, it was adopted. Senator Weber, from the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Retrenchment and Reform respectfully report that they have examined the concurrent resolution submitted by Senator Mills, and submit as a substitute thereof, the following resolution: Resolved, That the doorkeeper of the Senate be instructed to detail one of the assistant doorkeepers to assist in the folding and packing room, under the direction of the Secretary of State. N. F. WEBER, C'h'm. On motion of Senator Mills the resolution was indefinitely postponed. On motion of Senator Hutchison the Senate took a recess until five minutes before 12 o'clock M. Senate reconvened after the recess. A committee from the House was received announcing that the House was ready to receive the Senate in joint assembly. President Hull announced that the hour had arrived for the Senate to meet the House in joint assembly for the purpose of comparing the journals of the Senate and House of Representatives so far as related to the vote for United States Senator, and requested the Senate to accompany him in a body to the House. The Senate thereupon proceeded to the House. JOINT ASSEMBLY. The joint assembly was called to order at 12 o'clock M. by Lieutenant Governor John A. T. Hull, who announced that the joint assembly had met in accordance with concurrent resolution passed in both houses, and for the purpose of comparing the journals of the respective bodies on the vote for United States Senator, and ordered that the journals of the two houses relating to the vote for United States Senator be read. Senator Bolter offered a protest against comparing the journals and declaring the result, which the chair ruled out of order. The Secretary of the Senate read that part of the journal of the Senate for Tuesday, January 24, 1888, that referred to the vote for United States Senator. The Clerk of the House read that part of the House journal for Tuesday, January 24, 1888, that referred to said vote. From the reading of the journal it appeared that upon Tuesday, |