Bent, Bolton, Bowen, Brown of Fayette, Brown of Howard, Brown of Van Buren, Burrows, Caldwell, Chase, Cotton, Craig, Cramer, Criss, Davis, Dudley, Fulton, Garrett, Gaylord, Glasgow, Goodspeed, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hart, Hartsock, Hatch, Hayden, Hunter, Johnson of Cherokee, Johnson of Marshall, Kasson, Kilburn, Knapp, Lambert, Leach, Leffingwell, McCoun, McKean, McNutt, Mechem, Miles, Morrison, Newberry, Orr, Ordway, Perry, Phillips, Ramsay, Rippey, Rohlfs, Rowell, Sanborn, Smith of Dickinson, Smith of Harrison, Sheldon, Stanley, Stone, Tillson, Trusdell, Tucker, Walling, Wheeler, Wilcox, Williams, Wilson of Davis, Wilson of Tama, and Mr. Speaker. - Yeas 71. The nays were, Messrs. Babbitt, Ballinger, Bauder, Blackwell, Browne of Lee, Donavan, Hawthorn, Kelley, Lockwood, Longueville, Peck, Rees, Stuart, Wilson of Dubuque, Wright.-Nays 15. Absent and not voting, Messrs. Burnett, Dashiell, Ellis, Grantham, Irish, Miller, Murray, Parker, Rector, Tenney, Traer, Tritz, and Werner.-13. So the resolution was adopted. 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 passed the following bill, in which the concur rence of the Honse is asked: Senate File, No. 62, A bill for an act making appropriation for the payment of the mileage of the members of the Twelfth General Assembly, and the per diem of the temporary officers and employees thereof and for postage. JAMES M. WEART, Secretary. Mr. Bowen asked leave of absence for Mr. Dashiell until Tuesday next, which was granted. Mr. Kasson moved to re-consider the vote by which Mr. Hunter's resolation relative to the re-instatement of Hon. Edwin M. Stanton to the war office, was adopted, which motion was reconsidered; whereupon Mr. Kasson proceeded to explain his vote upon said resolution, and then, with the consent of his second, withdrew the motion to reconsider. 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 passed the following bill in which the concur rence of the House is asked: Senate File No. 34, A bill for an act to repeal section 3276 of the Revision of 1860, in relation to the liability of officers of municipal corporations. Also that the following joint committees have been announced on the part of the Senate: To visit Agricultural College and Farm :-Senator Farwell. To examine vouchers of State Printer and State Binder:-Senator Walden. JAMES M. WEART, Secretary. Mr. Rippey offered the following resolution which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. WHEREAS, The disposition of the public lands by Congress have been extravagant; millions of acres of these lands have been granted to state railroad corporations, some in existence, some purely theoretically existing only on paper; and WHEREAS, The public lands are owned by non-resident speculators who intend to grow rich on the fruits of other people's toil or are included within the grant to railroads, are tied up by a mortgage having twenty years to run, and are inaccessable to all settlers, and are thus creating a vicious system of land monopolies, fatal to the prosperity of the country; and WHEREAS, This fruitful soil of ours was not created to enrich speculators, but to produce food to satisfy the hunger of mankind and a home for all therefore Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representatives be requested to use their utmost efforts to have a law passed preventing the granting any more lands to corporations, or selling the same to non-residents; and that the public lands be subject only to entry by actual settlers, or under the Homstead Law. Resolved, That the Secretary of State be and is hereby instructed to forward a duly certified copy of the foregoing memorial and joint resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Mr. Wilson of Dubuque asked leave to call up Senate messages, which was granted. Senate File No. 62, A bill for an act making appropriations for the payment of the mileage of the members of the Twelfth General Assembly, &c., was taken up and read first and second time. Mr. Hatch moved to amend by including Daniel Ellyson, Postmaster pro tem., which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Kasson the bill as amended was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Brown of Van Buren offered the following resolution, which was adopted. Resolved by this House, That whereas, the Des Moines Library Association have tendered, by reference to their by-laws, the benefits and privileges of their reading rooms and library to the members and officers of this House. Therefore, be it Resolved, That we tender to said Library Association the unanimous thanks of this House. On motion of Mr. Bent a message from the Governor relating to the First Iowa Cavalry was taken up and read. Mr. McKean moved that the message be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, which motion prevailed. The message of the Governor relating to Col. Dewey's report on railroads and school fund, was taken up and on motion of Mr. McNutt the reading of the message was dispensed with and ordered to lay on the table, and two thousand copies printed for the use of this House. Mr. Browne of Lee asked leave of absence for himself until Wednesday next, which was granted. Mr. Wheeler moved that the House do now adjourn, which motion prevailed and the House adjourned. HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, House convened pursuant to adjournment. chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Dinsmore. Journal of Saturday read and approved. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. Speaker in the The following message was received from the Senate: MR. SPEAKER:-I am directed to inform your Honorable Body that the Senate has passed the following bills and resolutions, in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File No. 9, A bill for an act to reimburse Appanoose and other counties. Senate File No. 23, A bill for an act to provide for the custody of the records of the public surveys of this State. A resolution for the appointment of Joint Committees to visit the Soldiers' Orphans Homes at Davenport and Cedar Falls. Also that the Senate has ordered two thousand copies of the Governor's special message printed in the English language, and five hundred copies printed in each of the following named languages, viz: German, Norwegian, Swedish, Holland, and Bohe mian. JAMES M. WEART, Secretary. On motion of Mr. McNutt the regular order of business was dispensed with, and Senate messages were taken up and read. The Senate resolution giving papers and postage to Post-master and Assistant Post-master was concurred in. The Senate resolution relative to the hours that the Capitol Postoffice shall be kept open on Sundays was concurred in. Senate resolution relating to the mutilations of the Journals of the Eleventh General Assembly, was concurred in. Senate resolution relative to mail facilities was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Rees, referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. Senate File No. 27, A bill for an act to amend section 4296 of the Revision of 1860, in relation to resisting officers, was taken up z and read first and second time, and referred to Committee on the Judiciary. Senate File No. 22, A bill for an act for the relief of Louisa county, read first and second time, and on motion of Mr. McNutt, the rule was suspended and the bill read third time. Upon the question "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were: Messrs. Adams, Allen, Atkins, Atwood, Babbitt, Bailey, Ballinger, Bauder, Bent, Blackwell, Bolton, Brown of Fayette, Brown of Howard, Brown of Van Buren, Burrows, Caldwell, Chase, Cotton, Craig, Cramer, Criss, Davis, Donavan, Dudley, Fulton, Garrett, Gaylord, Glasgow, Goodspeed, Guthrie, Hart, Hartsock, Hatch, Hayden, Hawthorn, Johnson of Cherokee, Kasson, Kelley, Kilburn, Knapp, Lambert, Leach, Leffing well, Lockwood, Longueville, McCoun, McKean, McNutt, Mechem, Morrison, Newberry, Orr, Ordway, Perry, Phillips, Ramsay, Rees, Rippey, Rohlfs, Rowell, Rector, Sanborn, Smith of Harrison, Sheldon, Stanley, Stone, Stuart, Tillson, Trnsdell, Tucker, Walling, Wheeler, Wilcox, Williams, Wilson of Davis, Wilson of Dubuque, Wilson of Tama, Wright, and Mr. Speaker-79. Absent and not voting, Messrs. Bowen, Browne of Lee, Burnett, Dashiell, Ellis, Grantham, Hamilton, Hunter, Irish, Johnson of Marshall, Miles, Miller, Murray, Parker, Peck, Smith of Dickinson, Tenney, Traer, Tritz, and Werner. The nays were none. So the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. Senate File No. 34, A bill for an act to repeal section 3276 of the Revison of 1860, was taken up and read first and second time. Mr. Wilson of Dubuque, moved that the rule be suspended and the bill read a third time now. Mr. Cotton moved to amend by adding after the word "referred,'" the words," and this act shall be retrospective notwithstanding sub-division one, of section twenty-nine of the Revision of 1860, and said sub-divison one of said section twenty-nine, shall not apply to the liability of officers under the section hereby repealed. Mr. McKean moved to refer the bill and amendment to the Committee on Incorporations, which motion did not prevail, M Cre T The motion to amend prevailed. The motion to suspend the rule prevailed, and the bill was read a third time. On the question "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas nays were as follows: The yeas were Messrs. Adams, Allen, Atkins, Atwood, Babbitt, Bailey, Ballinger, Bauder, Bent, Blackwell, Bolton, Brown of Fayette, Brown of Howard, Brown of Van Buren, Burrows, Caldwell, Chase, Cotton, Craig, Cramer, Criss, Davis, Donavan, Dudley, Ellis, Fulton, Garrett, Gaylord, Glasgow, Goodspeed, Guthrie, Hart, Hartsock, Hatch, Hayden, Hawthorn, Johnson of Cherokee, Johnson of Marshall, Kelley, Kilburn, Lambert, Leach, Leffingwell, Lockwood, Longueville, McCoun, McKean, McNutt, Mechem, Morrison, Newberry, Orr, Ordway, Perry, Phillips, Ramsay, Rees, Rippey, Rohlfs, Rowell, Rector, Sanborn, Smith of Dickinson, Smith of Harrison, Sheldon, Stanley, Stone, Stuart, Tillson, Trusdell, Tucker, Walling, Wheeler, Wilcox, Williams, Wilson of Davis, Wilson of Dubuque, Wilson of Tama, Wright and Mr. Speaker-80. The nays were none. Absent and not voting Messrs. Bowene, Brown of Lee, Burnett, Dashiell, Grantham, Hamilton, Hunter, Irish, Kasson, Knapp, Miles, Miller, Murray, Parker, Peck, Tenney, Traer, Tritz and Werner. So the bill passed, and the title was agreed to. Senate File No. 23, A bill for an act to provide for the custody of the records of the public surveys of this State, was taken up and read first and second time. On motion of Mr. Kilburn the rule was suspended and the bill read a third time. Upon the question, "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows: The yeas were, Messrs. Adams, Allen, Atkins, Atwood, Babbitt, Bailey, Ballinger, Bauder, Bent, Blackwell, Bolton, Brown of Fayette, Brown of Howard, Brown of Van Buren, Burrows, Caldwell, Chase, Cotton, Craig, Cramer, Criss, Davis, Donavan, Dudley, Fulton, Garrett, Gaylord, Glasgow, Goodspeed, Guthrie, Hart, Hartsock, Hatch, Hayden, Hawthorn, Johnson of Cherokee, Johnson of Marshall, Kasson, Kelley, Kilburn, Lambert, Leffing. well, Lockwood, Longueville, McCoun, McKean, McNutt, Mechem, Morrison, Newberry, Orr, Ordway, Perry, Phillips, Ramsay, Rees, Rippey, Rohlfs, Rowell, Rector, Sanborn, Smith of Dickinson, Smith of Harrison, Sheldon, Stanley, Stone, Tillson, Trusdell, Tucker, Walling, Wheeler, Wilcox, Williams, Wilson of Davis, Wilson of Dubuque, Wilson of Tama, Wright, and Mr. Speak er.-78. The nays were, none. Absent and not voting, Messrs. Bowen, Browne of Lee, Burnett, Dashiell, Ellis, Grantham, Hamilton, Hunter, Irish, Knapp, Leach, |