Two O'CLOCK, P. M.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

House resumed the consideration of the resolution offered by Mr. Kasson from the select committee on White's Manual Labor Institute.

Mr. Parker moved to lay the resolution on the table, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Burnett moved to reconsider the vote by which House File No. 177, A bill for an act to repeal all acts and parts of acts on the suppression of intemperance and the enactment of a judicious license law, which was laid on the table.

Mr. Irish moved a call of the House, which motion did not prevail.

Upon the question to reconsider the yeas and nays were demanded, which were as follows:

The yeas were Messrs. Adams, Allen, Atkins, Atwood, Babbitt, Bailey, Ballinger, Bauder, Bent, Blackwell, Bolton, Bowen, Brown of Fayette, Brown of Van Buren, Burnett, Burrows, Caldwell, Chase, Cotton, Craig, Cramer, Davis, Donavan, Dudley, Ellis, Fulton, Garrett, Glasgow, Goodspeed, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hart, Hartsock, Hatch, Hayden, Hawthorn, Hunter, Irish, Johnson of Marshall, Kasson, Kelley, Kilburn, Knapp, Lambert, Leffingwell, Lockwood, Longueville, McKean, Miles, Miller, Morrison, Murray, Newberry, Ordway, Parker, Peck, Perry, Phillips, Ramsay, Rector, Rees, Rippey, Rohlfe, Rowell, Sanborn, Smith of Harrison, Sheldon, Stanley, Stone, Stuart, Tenney, Tillson, Traer, Tritz, Trusdell, Tucker, Walling, Werner, Wheeler, Wilcox, Williams, Wilson of Davis, Wilson of Tama, Wright and Mr. Speaker-85. The nays were none.

Absent and not voting Messrs. Brown of Howard, Browne of Lee, Criss, Dashiell, Gaylord, Grantham, Johnson of Cherokee, Leach, McCoun, McNutt, Mechem, Orr, Smith of Dickinson, and Wilson of Dubuque-14.

So the motion to reconsider prevailed.

Mr. Burnett moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on the Suppression of Intemperance.

Mr. Bauder moved to amend by adding "and ordered printed." The motion to amend prevailed.

The motion to refer prevailed.

By leave, Mr. Rohlfs introduced House File No. 182, A bill for an act in relation to insurance.

Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Insurance, and ordered printed.

By leave, Mr. Rees introduced House File No. 183, A bill for an act to secure to settlers on the odd sections of land within five miles of the Des Moines river a right to purchase the land occupied by them.

Read first and second time, and referred to the Judiciary Committee, and ordered printed.

By leave, Mr. Trusdell introduced a bill for an act to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors.

Read first and second tiine, and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

BILLS ON SECOND READING.

House File No. 4, A bill for an act for the further prosecution of the geological survey of the State of Iowa, was considered by sections.

Mr. Rippey, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-The Committee on Enrolled Bills have examined the following bills, and have directed me to report them as correctly enrolled, and to present them for your signature:

Senate File No. 9, A bill for an act to reimburse certain counties for the loss of their several interests in the swamp land indemnity warrants issued by the United States to the State of Iowa.

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.

H. C. RIPPEY, Chairman. Mr. Wilcox moved to amend as follows, strike out after the word "office," in the third line, the words "until removed by the General Assembly," and insert "for two years." Also strike out "six thousand five hundred," and insert "five thousand." Strike out all after the word "appropriated," in the fourth line; and also all of the fifth and sixth lines, and insert "for two years." Also strike out the tenth, eleventh and twelfth lines.

Mr. Williams moved to amend the amendment by striking out "the further prosecution," and inserting "completing."

Mr. Fulton from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, submitted the following report:

Your Committee on Engrossed Bills report that they have examined House File No. 18, A bill for an act providing for the publication of the Adjutant-General's Report, from January 1st, 1867, to January 14th, 1868; and find the same correctly engrossed. A. R. FULTON, Chairman.

Mr. Kilburn moved that the House do now adjourn, which motion did not prevail.

The amendment to the amendment did not prevail.

On the amendment proposed by Mr. Wilcox, a division of the question being called for, the time for which the State Geologist is to be continued in office, was by vote of the House, limited to two years.

The motion to amend by striking out the tenth, eleventh and twelfth lines prevailed.

Mr. Rippey moved that the House do now adjourn.

The motion prevailed, and the House adjourned.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

DES MOINES, Iowa, February 11, 1868.

Speaker in the chair,

House convened pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by Rev. Mr. Dinsmore.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

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 bills and resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File No. 3, A bill for an act in relation to the school fund and school lands.

Substitute for Senate File No. 77, A bill for an act to amend chapter 114, Revision of 1860, in relation to the qualifications of attorneys and counselors at law.

Joint resolution relative to indemnifying citizens of Lee county, Iowa, for lands and property used in the construction of the Mississippi river improvement.

Also that the Senate has concurred in the House amendments to the following bills:

Senate File No. 34, A bill for an act to repeal section 3276 of the Revision of 1860.

Senate File No. 63, A bill for an act providing for and requiring the early construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, from Davenport, Iowa, to Council Bluffs.

MR. SPEAKER:-I am directed to return herewith the substitute for House Files No. 84 and 115, A bill for an act to resume all the lands and rights conferred upon the McGregor Western Railroad Company, by or under an act of Congress approved May 12, A. D. 1864, which has passed the Senate without amendment.

Also, that the following members of the Joint Committee have been announced on the part of the Senate:

To visit the Soldiers' Orphans Home at Cedar Falls, Senator Donnan.

To visit the Soldiers' Orphans Home at Davenport, Senator Larrabee.

To visit the Soldiers' Orphans Home at Glenwood, and proposed location of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Council Bluffs, Senator Smyth.

JAMES M. WEART, Secretary.

Mr. Rippey, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER:-The Committee on Enrolled Bills have examined the following bill, and have directed me to report it as correctly enrolled, and present it for your signature:

Senate File No. 63, A bill for an act providing for and requiring the early construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, from Davenport to Council Bluffs, Iowa, upon certain conditions therein named.

H. C. RIPPEY, Chairman.

By leave, Mr. Kasson moved to re-commit House File No. 116, A bill for an act to resume all rights conferred upon the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company, and the accompanying report be recommitted to the Committee on Railroads.

The motion prevailed, and the bill and report were recommitted. Mr. Cotton moved to reconsider the vote by which the House concurred in the Senate amendment to House File No. 53, A bill for an act to amend section 2642, of chapter 109, of the Revision of 1860.

The motion prevailed, and the vote was reconsidered.

Leave was granted Mr. Cotton to take up Senate resolution relating to penitentiary.

On motion of Mr. Cotton the House concurred in the resolution.

PETITIONS.

Mr. Phillips presented a petition from the members of the Bar of Appanoose county, praying for the passage of an act creating a Court of Common Pleas.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Werner presented a proposal that the Constitution of Iowa be so amended as to give aliens the right of suffrage who can read and write, and have declared their intentions to become citizens of the United States.

Referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Mr. Peck presented a memorial from the board of supervisors of Decatur county, praying for the creation of the office of county

assessor.

Referred to the Committee on County and Township Organization.

Also, a memorial from the board of supervisors of Decatur

county, praying for the repeal of section 5116, chapter 245, of the Revision of 1860.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Ordway presented a petition from the citizens of Black Hawk county, praying for the change of the county supervisor system to three commissioners.

Referred to the Committee on County and Township Organization.

Mr. Wright presented a remonstrance from the citizens of Allamakee county, Iowa, remonstrating against the repeal of the law of the Eleventh General Assembly, providing for the publication of the laws in county newspapers.

Referred to the Committee on Printing.

Mr. Criss presented a petition from the counties of Carroll, Sac, Buena Vista, Clay and Dickinson, praying for the establishment of a mail route, which was referred to the Committee on Federal Relations.

Leave was granted Mr. Hunter to offer the following resolution, which was referred to a special committee of five.

WHEREAS, The Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company are meeting with serious opposition in obtaining the right-of-way to connect with the railroad on the west side of the Mississippi river; therefore,

Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Iowa, That said Bridge Company be and is hereby authorized to change the location of their bridge to any point on said river, not more than one mile and a half south of its present location.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Mr. Bent from the Committee on Police Regulations, submitted the following report:

Your Committee on Police Regulations, to whom was referred House File No. 144, A bill for an act to prevent the keeping of billiard-tables and bowling-alleys for hire or reward, would respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House and do recommend its passage.

Those voting against the recommendation were Messrs. Blackwell and Davis.

C. R. BENT, Chairman.

Mr. Cotton from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report:

The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred House File No. 120, A bill for an act for the relief of Hardin county, Iowa, for money stolen from the county safe, September 14, 1865, have