The bill passed and the title was agreed to. Substitute for Senate File No. 147: An act amending section 2913 of the Code of Iowa, in regard to the endorsing of the names. of witnesses upon indictments, Was read a first and second time, and On motion of Mr. Seevers, Was referred to the committee on Ways and Means. Senate File No. 170: An act to repeal chapter 23 of the acts of the Sixth General Assembly, Was read a first and second time, when The 42d Rule was suspended and the bill read a third time, and upon the question, Shall the same now pass? The yeas and nays were ordered and were as follows: Yeas 44.) Nays 4. The yeas were, Messrs. Anthony, Ayers, Bates, Bauder, Belknap, Bennett, Campbell, Carpenter, Casey, Casady of Woodbury, Cavanaugh, Clark of Des Moines, Clune, Cooley, Collins, Curtis, Dana, Davis, Dewey, Edwards, Gray, Gue, Guiberson, Harmon, Johnson, Lambert, Laney, Lundy, McCrary, McGrew, Milliser, Mitchell, Moorman, Pierson, Prentiss, Rankin, Reitzel, Richardson, Seevers, Sharp, Waln, Watts, Wilson, Mr. Speaker-44. The nays were, Messrs. Jackson, Mahony, Randolph, Woodward-4. The bill passed and the title was agreed to. Senate File No. 149: A bill for an act making appropriations to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Was read a first and second time, and Referred to the committee on Ways and Means. Senate File No. 133: A bill for an act authorizing Courts to set aside sales of real estate where there was no title in the judgment debtor at the time of the levy, Was read a first and second time, and On motion of Mr. Clark, of Dubuque, Referred to the committee on the Judiciary. Senate File No. 164: A bill for an act to amend chapter 256 of the session laws of 1856-7, approved January 29th, 1857, Was read a first and second time, when The 42d Rule was suspended, and the bill read a third time, and Upon the question, shall the same now pass, The yeas and nays were ordered and were as follows: Yeas 49, Nays 2. The yeas were, Messrs. Anthony, Ayers, Bates, Bauder, Belknap, Bennett, Campbell, Carpenter, Casey, Cassaday of Van Buren, Casady of Woodbury, Cavanaugh, Clark of Des Moines, Clark of Dubuque, Clark of Johnson, Clune, Cooley, Collins, Curtis, Dewey, Dews, Edwards, Gray, Gue, Guiberson, Harmon, Jackson, Johnson, Lambert, Laney, McCrary, McGrew, Milliser, Mitchell, Moorman, Pierson, Prentiss, Randolph, Rankin, Reitzel, Richardson, Sharp, Sprague, Streeter, Waln, Watts, Wilson, Woodward, Mr. Speaker -49. The nays were, Messrs. Dana and Mahony-2. The bill passed and the title was agreed to. Senate File No. 14: An act to provide for the election of Attorney General, and defining his duties, Was read a first and second time, and Referred to the committee on Ways and Means. Senate File No. 134: A bill for an act for the punishment of fœticide, Was read a first and second time. On motion of Mr. Bennett The 42d Rule was suspended and the bill read a third time, and upon the question, Shall the same now pass? The yeas and nays were ordered and were as follows: Nays 1. The yeas were, Messrs. Anthony, Ayers, Bauder, Belknap, Bennett, Campbell, Carpenter, Casey, Cassaday of Van Buren, Casady of Woodbury, Cavanaugh, Clark of Des Moines, Clark of Dubuque, Clark of Johnson, Clune, Collins, Curtis, Dana, Davis, Dewey, Dews, Drummond, Edwards, Gray, Gue, Guberson, Harmon, Jackson, Johnson, Lambert, Laney, Lundy, Mahony, McCrary, McGrew, Millsap, Moorman, Morgan, Prentiss, Randolph, Rankin, Reitzel, Richardson, Seevers, Sprague, Stearns, Streeter, Waln, Watts, Wilson, Woodward, Wright, Mr. Speaker-53. Mr. Cooley voted in the negative. The bill passed and the title was agreed to. Senate File No. 156: A bill for an act to attach the counties of Emmett, Clay, Buena Vista, O'Brien and Osceola to the county of Dickinson for certain purposes, Was read a first and second time, and laid upon the table. Senate File No. 66: An act for the benefit of Rail Road Companies, Was read a first and second time, and Referred to the committee on Railroads. Senate File No. 37: An act for the formation of limited partnerships, Was read a first and second time, and Referred to the committee on Commerce. The House adjourned. SATURDAY MORNING, House met pursuant to adjournment. On motion of Mr. Harmon, The reading of the Journal was dispensed with. Senate File No. 94, A bill for an act to authorize County Judges to subscribe stock in Agricultural Societies, Was read a first and second time, and On motion of Mr. Seevers, Referred to the committee on Agriculture. On motion of Mr. Wright, Honse File No. 232, A bill for an act to provide for the making and repairing of Public Highways, and prescribing the duties of Township Officers in certain cases, Was taken up. Mr. Wright Moved to amend the 4th Section of the bill by adding thereto the following proviso: 66 Provided, that no person shall be required to perform the daties of supervisor for two successive years, in the same district." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Clark of Des Moines, Moved to amend the 5th line of the 6th Section, by striking out the words, "Township Clerk," and inserting in lien thereof the words, "Township Trustees." The amendment was not adopted. Mr. Lundy Moved to amend the second line of the same Section by striking out the words," forty-five," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifty." The amendment was not adopted. Mr. Seevers Moved that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, to consider the bill now before the House. The motion was not agreed to. Mr. Wright Moved to amend the 8th line of Section 7, by inserting the following words, "in payment of Road Tax." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Wright Moved to amend the same Section by inserting after the word "Team," in the 10th line, the words "consisting of two horses or their equivalent." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Milliser Moved to amend the 6th line of Section 8 by striking out "$1,25," and inserting in lieu thereof, $2,00." The amendment was not adopted. Mr. Milliser Moved to amend the same Section and same line, by striking out" $1,25," and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,50." The amendment was not adopted. Mr. Davis Moved to amend the same line of the same Section by striking out 25 cents." 66 The amendment was not adopted. Mr. Bauder Moved to amend the 2d line of Section 9, by inserting after "one dollar," the words, "and fifty cents." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Richardson Mcved to amend the same section by striking out all between the word "day," in the second line, and the word "which," in the third line. The amendment was not adopted. Mr. Milliser Moved to amend the bill further by striking out the 10th Section. The amendment was not adopted. Mr. Crawford Moved to amend further by striking out the 12th Section. Mr. Milliser Moved to amend further by striking out the word "first" and inserting the word "second." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Wright Moved to amend the 12th Section of the bill by inserting after the word "year," in the second line, the words, or as soon there after as the Assessment Book is received by the Clerk." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Waln Moved to amend the same line of the same Section, by inserting before the word "amount," the word "additional." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Waln Moved to amend the same Section by inserting after the word Bridges," the word "Plows." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Clark of Des Moines, Moved to amend the bill further by adding the following to Section 13: |