Journal of the House...ANNA STILWELL, Assistant Enrolling Clerk Waukon MARGARET CANFIELD, Journal...

STATE OF IOWA 1928

Journal of the House OF THE

Forty-second General Assembly

SPECIAL SESSION CONVENED MARCH 5, 1928

ADJOURNED MARCH 14, 1928

JOHN HAMMILL, Governor

L. V. CARTER, Speaker of the House

HOWARD A. MATHEWS, Speaker P r o Tempore CLEM F . KIMBALL, President of the Senate

P u b l i s h e d b y T H E S T A T E O F I O W A

D e s M o i n e s

FORTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION

O F F I C E R S O F T H E H O U S E

L. V. CARTER, Speaker of t h e House Lawn Hill HOWARD A . MATHEWS, Speaker P r o Tempore Danville A . C. GUSTAFSON, Chief Clerk Des Moines PETER WELSH, Ass is tant Clerk Des Moines H . S. DUGAN, Reading and Engross ing Clerk Des Moines CATHERINE A . ROBERTS, Enrol l ing Clerk Des Moines ANNA STILWELL, Ass is tant Enrol l ing Clerk Waukon MARGARET CANFIELD, J o u r n a l Clerk Des Moines GEORGIA MILLER, Jou rna l Clerk Des Moines CHARLES LINDENAU, F i l e Clerk Maquoketa CHRISTYNA CALLISON, House Postmistress B r i t t OLEY NELSON, S e r g e a n t - a t - A r m s S l a t e r WALTER R. COOK, Assis tant Sergeant-at -Arms Wadena ANN MARR, Speaker 's Clerk Des Moines MADELINE BURROWS, Chief Clerk's Clerk Des Moines

ELECTIVE STATE OFFICERS i i i

ELECTIVE STATE OFFICERS

Official Address—Des Moines, Iowa

N a m e A d d r e s s

J o h n Hammil l Clem P . KimbalL E d . M . Smith J . W . Long R a y E . Johnson.-M a r k G . Thornburg J o h n Fletcher._ Charles Webster F red P . Woodruff.... B . M . Richardson.... Agnes Samuelson William D . Evans.... T r u m a n S. Stevens.. E . G . Albert E . A. Morling._ Lawrence DeGraff.... F . F . Favllle., Henry F . Wagner. J . W . Kindig

Governor. Lieutenant Governor Secretary of S t a t e -Auditor of S t a t e Treasurer of S ta te Secretary of Agriculture. Attorney General Railroad Commissioner-Railroad Commissioner.. Railroad Commissioner.. Supt . Publ ic Instruction. Judge Supreme Cour t Judge Supreme Court . . . . Judge Supreme Cour t Judge Supreme Cour t Judge Supreme Cour t Judge Supreme Court.. .. Judge Supreme Cour t Judge Supreme Cour t

B r i t t Council B l u f f s Winterse t Ames Muscat ine E m m e t s b u r g D e s Moines Waucoma Knoxville Cedar R a p i d s Shenandoah H a m p t o n H a m b u r g Jefferson E m m e t s b u r g Des Moines F t . Dodge Sigourney Sioux C i t y

MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

Forty-second General Assembly—Special Session

N a m e

Baird, W . S Bea t ty , F r a n k M Benson, C . A Bergman, A. H Booth, Charles D Breakenridge, W . J Brookins, A. T Browne, Charles Steere. Brush, S. A Campbell, E d . H Carden, William Cavanaugh, E . E Clark, C . F Clark, W . A Clearman, Geo. M Cochrane, W m Dot t s , A. G Ellis, Lloyd. Fackler, S. E Frailey, Joseph R.... Ful ton, Charles J Gilchrist, F . C Gunderson, O. E . Ha r tman , Geo. S Johnston, C . F

Coun ty

Pot tawat tamie Keokuk Clayton Jasper Shelby Palo Alto Chickasaw Jackson T a m a I d a Henry Webster Linn Marion Johnson Montgomery Wayne Appanoose Adams Lee Jefferson Pocahontas Winnebago F a y e t t e Frankl in

N a m e

Kern, Char les B -Kimberly, D . W Klemme, W m . H Lange, O t t o F Langflt t , J o h n N McFar lane, Arch W.._ McLeland, W m . E Merr i t t , J . G Mills, Redfield C Moen, T . E Ramsey, J o h n M Rigby, Char les L Roberts, H . G u y Shaff, J . O Shane, F r a n k Shinn, A. J Skromme, L a r s J Slemmons, Geo. F Stanley, F . C Stoddard, Ber te l M Thompson, R a l p h U Topping, Clyde H Ulstad, Oscar Wilson, Denver L Wilson, Geo. A

C o u n t y

W a r r e n S c o t t W innesh iek Dubuque A d a i r B l a c k H a w k M a r s h a l l C a r r o l l Dallas L y o n Butler C e d a r R i n g g o l d Clinton W a p e l l o H a r r i s o n S t o r y B u c h a n a n M a h a s k a Woodbury M u s c a t i n e D e s Moines W r i g h t Page Polk

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE—FORTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY—SPECIAL SESSION

Name Address Occupation Counties Composing Former Legislative

Politics District District Experience

Rep. 59 Ida 39, 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 Rep. 55 Carroll 42 Rep. 77 Pocahontas 42 Rep. 12 Montgomery. 41, 42 Rep. 78 Buena Vista 42 Rep. 75 Wright 42 Rep. 23 Washington 41, 42 Rep. 17 Monroe 39, 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 Rep. 13 Adams 41, 42 Rep. 2 Van Buren 41, 42 Rep. 40 Iowa 41, 42 Rep. 54 Greene 42 Dem. 79 Cherokee 42 Rep. 64 Hardin 39, 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 Rep. 37 Polk 42 Rep. 72 Bremer 41, 42 Rep. 68 Delaware. 41, 42 Dem. 32 Harrison 40, 40 Ex., 42 Dem. 36 Dallas 42 Rep. 27 Warren 41, 42 Rep. 25 Mahaska 41, 42 Rep. 73 Butler 41, 42 Rep. 45 Clinton 41, 42 Rep. 37 Polk 41, 42 Rep. 56 Crawford 41, 42 Rep. 58 Woodbury 39, 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42

Rep. 44 Cedar 39, 40, 40 Ex. , 4 2 Rep. 31 Pottawattamie. 42 Rep. 47 Jones 39, 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 Rep. 28 Madison 42 Rep. 90 Allamakee 41, 42 Rep. 9 2 Rep. 92 Howard 42

38 Rep. 11 Mills 41, 42 Rep. 43 Scott 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, Rep.

40 Ex., 41, 42 "Rep. 95 Winnebago 41, 42 Rep. 15 Clarke 41, 42 Rep. 98 Osceola 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 Dem. 69 Dubuaue

Aiken, John H Akin, Louis L Allen, Byron G Anderson, C. C Bair, J . Park. Barnes, Solon A Bauer, J . C Berry, Henry S Bixler, John M Blackford, A. V..„_ Blythe, Fred R Buchmiller, Richard M Bush, Charles C. R Carter, L . V Charlton, Clyde B Christophel, Geo. W Cole, C. G Cole, E . J.._ Copeland, Harry F Craig, Coy Crozier, William H Eckles, R . B Eden, John Elliott, E . A Fleming, Jas. D Forsling, L . B Gilmore, William T

Greene, Harry M Grimwood, E . A Griswold, David M Hager, J . H Hagglund, Lenus Hale, John F Hammer, M . R., J r Haney, Roy Hansen, Jonh T.._

Hanson, H . N Harrison, F . M Hattendorf, H . C Hayes, J . M

Ida Grove CarrolL Pocahontas Villisca Storm Lake Eagle Grove... Washington Albia Corning Bonaparte Williamsburg.. Jefferson Washta Lawn Hill Des Moines Waverly. Greeley Woodbine Waukee Hartford Oskaloosa Aplington Calamus Des Moines Deloit Sioux City Tipton

Avoca... Oxford Je t Winterset Waukon. Essex.. L e Roy, Minn.. Newton Glenwood Davenport

Leland Osceola Ocheyedan.. Dubuque

52 37 26 54 63 50 59 67 59 55 37 47 45 48 2 8 46 37 6 2 50 67 56 51 57 59 43 37 70

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Banker Farmer. Retired Druggist Former County Official. Impl. and Auto Dealer. Farming... Farmer and Banker..™ Lawyer Real Estate and Exchange... Farmer

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Heald, J . M .. Held, G. E Helgason, E . O Hempel, J . G Hill, Lafe. Hines, F . A Hollingsworth, Frank.. Hollis, C. A Hopkins, Geo. M Hubbard, Wilbur F Huff, Chas. W Hunt, Ralph R Ickis, Frank D 1st ad, A. T Johnson, Francis Johnson, J . H -Johnson, Raymond Kennedy, J . P.-Kennedy, W. S Kent, John W King, James A Kline, John F Knudson, Irving H Knutson, Clarence Krouse, Theo..... Laughlin, E . P Lichty, E . M Lovrien, Fred C McCaulley, Marion R. Mclrath, Azel Mcintosh, John E McMillan, J . E Martin, Theodore Mathews, Howard A... Maxfleld, Glenmore Miller, Geo. E Nagle, Lee Nelson, C. H Oliver, C. G Ontjes, O. A -Patterson, George W... Pattison, H. C Prichard, Ralph C Quirk, L. T Ratliff, Z. S Reimers, Otto J Kice, D. Fulton Roberts. J. W Rust, Heike A

Nashua 66 Hinton 50 Armstrong... Elkader 66 Nora Springs 61 Gravity 46 Boone 54 Cedar Falls. 60 Guthrie Center.... 61 Neola 40 Massena. 54 Oakville 48 Creston 54 Decorah 65 Terril 37 Knoxville 49 Richland 51 Montrose...^ 62 Farmington 48 Chariton 60 Spencer 51 Bloomfield 54 Ellsworth 31 Clear Lake 40 Allerton 46 Imogene 46 Waterloo. 60 Humboldt 50 Lake City 31 Brooklyn 30 West Liberty 59 Vinton 67 Green Island. 45 Danville 61 Marshall town. 49 Harlan Iowa City 58 Garner 68 Onawa 62 Holland 50 Burt 40 Fairfield 59 Sioux City 32 Wall Lake 53 Mt . Pleasant 64 Rock Rapids 49 Centerville 38 Greenfield 66 Sheffield 40

Farmer... Farmer...

Clothier Editor and Publisher Veterinarian Lawyer Farmer. Farmer.. _ Farmer._ Farmer... Farmer, Lawyer... Farmer. Retired Farmer Farmer... Lawyer Veterinarian Lawyer Farmer Farmer Farmer Merchant Auctioneer and Banker. Hardware Merchant Farmer Farmer. Farmer. Lawyer Lawyer Auctioneer and Editor Lawyer Farmer Farmer. Farmer Farmer Farmer and Stockman Lumberman Farmer..... Farmer Banker..... Farmer. Farmer. Lawyer Farmer..... Farmer and Banker. Farmer Lawyer Farmer Farmer

Rep. 89 Rep. 80 Rep. 96 Rep. 70 Rep. 88 Rep. 8 Rep. 53 Rep. 66 Rep. 35 Rep. 31 Rep. 30 Rep. 22 Rep. 14 Rep. 91 Rep. 97 Rep. 26 Rep. 24 Rep. 1 Rep. 1 Rep. 16 Rep. 83 Dem. 3 Rep. 63 Rep. 87 Dem. 5 Dem. 10 Rep. 66 Rep. 76 Rep. 61 Rep. 39 Rep. 42 Rep. 49 Rep. 46 Rep. 21 Rep. 51 Dem. 33 Rep. 41 Rep. 86 Rep. 57 Rep. 65 Rep. 85 Rep. 19 Rep. 58 Rep. 60 Rep. 20 Dem. 99 Dem. 4 Rep. 29 Rep. 74

Chickasaw Plymouth Emmet Clayton Floyd Taylor Boone Black Hawk Guthrie. Pottawattamie-Cass Louisa Union... Winneshiek Dickinson Marion Keokuk Lee. Lee..-Lucas Clay Davis Hamilton Cerro Gordo Wayne Fremont Black Hawk Humboldt Calhoun.... Poweshiek Muscatine Benton Jackson Des Moines Marshall Shelby... Johnson Hancock Monona Grundy Kossuth..... Jefferson Woodbury Sac Henry Lyon Appanoose Adair Franklin

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40, 40 Ex., 41, 42

39, 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 41, 42

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41, 42 39, 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42

42 42 42

40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 41, 42

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41, 42 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42

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MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE—FORTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY—SPECIAL SESSION—Continued

Name Address Age Occupation Politics District Counties Composing

District Former Legislative

Experience

Rep. 62 Webster... 42 Dem. 69 Dubuque 41, 42 Rep. 84 Palo Alto 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 Rep. 18 Wapello. 42 Rep. 82 O'Brien 41, 42 Dem. 6 Decatur. 40, 42 Rep. 48 Linn 41, 42 Rep. 94 Worth 42 Rep. 34 Audubon 41, 42 Rep. 71 Fayette.., 42 Rep. 52 Story 41 ,42 Rep. 67 Buchanan 41, 42 Rep. 7 Ringgold. 42 Rep. 81 Sioux 40, 40 Ex., 41, 42 Rep. 43 Scott 41, 42 Rep. 45 Clinton 41, 42 Rep. 93 Mitchell. 39, 40, 40 Ex., 42 Rep. 50 Tama 40, 40[Ex., 41, 42 Rep. 48 Linn 39/40, 40]Ex., 41, 42

Rutledge, Reyburn L . . . Ryder, John Saunders, Wm. E . G Simmer. Leonard Smith, G. W Springer, M . F Stepanek, W . H Torgeson, Samuel R Thomas, E . B Thompson, Thore Troup, Martin H Truax, John B Vaughn, D . A Venard, Geo. L Wagner, Joseph Walrod, Warren... Wamstad, Brede Wilson, W. Walter. Wolfe, Thomas L

F t . Dodge Dubuque Emmetsburg.... Ottumwa.„ Paullina Leon Cedar Rapids.. Joice Audubon Wadena MaxwelL Independence.. Benton Hawarden Davenport D e Witt.

Traer M t . Vernon..

39 59 6 2 37 60 57 59 35 43 50 50 68 55 67 44 56 49 58 55

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE

H A L L OF T H E H O U S E OF REPRESENTATIVES,

D E S M O I N E S , IOWA, M A R C H 5 , 1 9 2 8 .

Pursuan t to t he proclamation of tlie Governor convening t h e Forty-second General Assembly in e x t r a session, t h e H o u s e w a s called to order a t 10 o'clock a. m., by Hon. E . A. El l io t t of P o l k County, wi th A. C. Gustafson ac t ing as Chief Clerk.

P raye r was offered b y Rev. A. W . Arms t rong of P e r r y , Iowa.

L E A V E O F A B S E N C E

Leave of absence was g ran ted as fol lows: Speaker Car te r of Hardin indefinitely on account of illness on r e q u e s t

of Wilson of Tama. Blythe of Iowa f o r today on account of illness, on reques t of Wilson of

Tama .

PROCLAMATION B Y T H E G O V E R N O R

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Forty-second. General Assembly:

Whereas, A substant ia l m a j o r i t y of the membership of t h e Sena t e and House of Representatives of t h e Forty-second General Assembly h a v e petitioned the Governor t o call a Special Session of t h e leg is la ture of t h e S ta te of Iowa in 1928 t o enact a l a w providing f o r t h e submission of a S ta te bond issue of $100,000,000.00 f o r a vote of t he people; a n d ,

Whereas, The said legislators have expressed themselves t h a t t h e y deem such action advisable and necessary in order t h a t such bond i ssue m a y b e voted upon by the people a t t he General Election in November, 1928, a n d have declared t h a t a n ex t raord inary session is necessary in o rde r t h a t a comprehensive p rog ram f o r t h e improvement of t h e p r i m a r y r o a d sys tem may be carried on efficiently, economically and in t h e best in te res t s of t h e people of t h e S ta te ; and ,

Whereas, Said legislators have pledged themselves i n good f a i t h t h a t they will oppose a n d vote aga ins t t he consideration of a n y o ther legislation and t h a t they will endeavor t o ge t such bill adopted and a d j o u r n a special session, should one be called in t he shortest possible t ime a n d i n no event to exceed six days a f t e r convening; and,

Whereas, I n view of t he foregoing si tuation a n ex t r ao rd ina ry occasion exists within t he contemplation of Section 11, Article IV , of t h e Const i tut ion : Now

Therefore, I, John Hammill, Governor of Iowa, do hereby convene t h e Forty-second General Assembly in special session commencing on Monday, March 5, 1928, a t 10:00 o'clock in t he morn ing f o r t h e pu rpose of passing a n ac t providing f o r t h e submission t o t he people of t h e S t a t e of Iowa a t t h e general election t o be held i n November, 1928, t h e question of t he adoption of a l a w a s aforesaid.

4 J O U R N A L O F T H E H O U S E [Mar . 5,

I n Tes t imony Whereof , I h a v e he reun to affixed m y s igna tu re a n d a n impress ion of t h e Grea t Seal of t h e S t a t e of Iowa.

Done a t Des Moines, t h i s 2nd d a y of F e b r u a r y , A . D . 1928. ( S E A L ) B y t h e Governor :

W . C. RAMSAY, Secretary of State. J O H N H A M M I L L , Governor.

E L E C T I O N O F S P E A K E R P R O T E M P O R E

W . S . K e n n e d y of L e e n o m i n a t e d t h e H o n . H o w a r d A . M a t h e w s ,

of D e s M o i n e s C o u n t y , a s S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e f o r t h e e x t r a

s e s s i o n , p r e c e d i n g s u c h n o m i n a t i o n w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g r e m a r k s :

W e h a v e m e t he re t o d a y u n d e r mos t unusua l a n d saddened c i rcumstances . A t t h e l a s t convocation of t h i s body, in al l t h e vigor of h i s sup r e m e h e a l t h a n d personal i ty , o u r Speaker , L . V . C a r t e r , w a s pres id ing ove r t h i s House. N o member w h o h a d t h e p leasure a n d privilege of se rvi n g u n d e r h i s speakership f a i l s t o real ize a t t h i s t i m e t h e i r r epa rab le loss of h i s absence he re today a n d a l l of u s jo in i n t h e h e a r t f e l t hope a n d p r a y e r f o r h i s speedy recovery.

Ye t , t i m e a n d t h e processes of h u m a n a n d legislat ive necessities a n d del iberat ions m u s t go on. T h e r e f o r e , i t becomes necessary a t th i s t i m e t o select f r o m o u r membership someone t o p res ide over t h i s body a t t h i s ext r a session. I believe i t i s t h e unan imous opinion of t h e members of t h i s body t h a t t h e Speaker p r o t empore of t h e r e g u l a r session of t h e F o r t y -second General Assembly pres ide over t h i s body a t t h i s e x t r a session. I , t he r e fo r e , place in nominat ion f o r t h e position of Speaker p r o tempore of t h i s e x t r a session of t h e For ty-second Genera l Assembly, t h e n a m e of H o w a r d A . Mathews of Des Moines County. I move t h a t h e b e elected b y acclamation.

M r . M a t h e w s w a s u n a n i m o u s l y e l e c t e d a s s p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e

f o r t h e e x t r a s e s s ion , a n d M r . K e n n e d y w a s r e q u e s t e d t o e s c o r t

t h e n e w l y e l e c t e d s p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e t o t h e c h a i r .

T h e o a t h of office w a s a d m i n i s t e r e d t o M r . M a t h e w s b y a c t i n g

C h i e f C l e r k A . C . G u s t a f s o n .

T h e r o l l w a s c a l l e d t o a s c e r t a i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f a q u o r u m .

Those p re sen t were, 97.

Aiken of Ida Blackford Eckles Hagg lund A k i n of Carrol l Buchmiller E d e n H a l e Allen Bush El l io t t H a n e y Anderson Chris tophel F l eming Hansen B a i r Cole of D e l a w a r e Fors l ing Hanson B a r n e s Cole of H'arrison Gilmore Hat tendorf B a u e r Copeland • Grimwood Heald B e r r y Cra ig Griswold Held Bixler Crozier H a g e r Hempel

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of Keokuk Johnson

of Dickinson Johnson

Hill Hines Hollingsworth Hollis Hopkins Hubbard Huff Hunt Ickis Istad Johnson

of Marion

Kennedy, J. P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent King Kline Knudson Knutson Krouse Laughlin Lichty McCaulley Mcllrath Mcintosh McMillan Martin Mathews

Maxfield Miller Nagle Nelson Oliver Ontjes Patterson Prichard Quirk Ratliff Reimers Rice Roberts Rutledge Ryder Saunders

Troup Truax Vaughn Venard Wagner Walrod

Springer Stepanek Thomas Thompson Torgeson

Wamstad Wilson Wolfe

Simmer Smith

Those absent were, 8.

Blythe Charlton

Greene Harrison

Lovrien Pattison

Rust Mr. Speaker

CREDENTIALS OP N E W MEMBERS

Hon. E . 0 . Helgason of Armstrong, presented h i s cert if icate o f election as member-elect to t he House of Representa t ives of t h e Forty-second General Assembly f r o m 96th representa t ive d i s t r i c t of Iowa to fill t he unexpi red t e rm of t he Honorable R . B . Crone , deceased.

Hon. M. R . Hammer, J r . , of Newton, presented his cer t i f ica te of election as membcr-elect t o t he House of Representa t ives of t h e Forty-second General Assembly f r o m t h e 38th representa t ive d i s t r ic t of Iowa t o fill t h e unexpired t e r m of t h e Honorab le G e o r g e W . Edge, deceased.

Hon. J . N. Hayes of Dubuque, presented h i s cert if icate of election as member-elect to t he House of Representa t ives of t h e Forty-second General Assembly f r o m t h e 69th representa t ive d i s t r i c t of Iowa t o fill t he unexpired t e r m of the Honorab le T. J. O'Donnell, resigned.

On motion of Hi l l of F loyd the credentials of these g e n t l e m e n were accepted and they were declared t o be t he d u l y elected r e p r e sentatives f r o m their respective distr icts a n d ent i t led t o seats i n the House of Representatives.


T h e y p r e s e n t e d t h e m s e l v e s a t t h e d e s k of t h e Ch ie f C l e r k a n d

t o o k a n d s u b s c r i b e d t o t h e f o l l o w i n g o a t h of o f f i ce :

I do solemnly swear t h a t I will support t he Constitution of t he Uni ted S ta tes and of t h e S ta te of Iowa and t h a t I will f a i t h f u l l y and impart ial ly pe r fo rm t h e duties of the office of representat ive in t h e General Assembly of Iowa according t o law and to t h e best of m y ability, so help m e God.

E L E C T I O N O F O F F I C E R S A N D E M P L O Y E E S

O n m o t i o n of S a u n d e r s of P a l o A l t o , A . C . G u s t a f s o n w a s

e l e c t e d p e r m a n e n t Ch ie f C l e r k of t h e H o u s e . 1

K n u t s o n of C e r r o G o r d o m o v e d t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g l i s t of of f icers

a n d e m p l o y e e s b e e l e c t e d f o r t h e e x t r a s e s s i o n :

Ass is tant Chief Clerk—Pete Welsh.

Reading and Engrossing Clerk-—H. S. Dugan.

Jou rna l Clerks—Margaret Canfield, Georgia Miller.

Enrol l ing Clerks—Catherine Roberts, A n n a Stilwell.

Sergeant-at-Arms—Oley Nelson.

Ass is tant Sergeant-at-Arms—Walter R. Cook.

Postmistress—Christyna Callison.

Bill and Fi le Clerk—Charles Lindenau.

Ass is tant Electr ician—Karl Ringland.

Doorkeepers—A. J . Reichart , Victor Lindquist, A. J . Crail , W. D. Wal

lace, Lawrence Gustafson, C. Hamilton, E . P . Tayler , J . F . Baker.

Chief Jan i to r—Henry McCraven.

Ass is tant Jani tors—Louis Jackson, Geo. Hull .

Telephone Messenger—Lowell Konkright .

Pages—Henry Gimbert, H a r l a n Wisdom, Harold White, Gerald Good-ell, Milton Moore.

M o t i o n a d o p t e d , a n d t h e d e s i g n a t e d off icers a n d e m p l o y e e s

a s s e m b l e d a t t h e d e s k a n d t o o k a n d s u b s c r i b e d t o t h e r e q u i r e d

o a t h of office.

H a g e r of A l l a m a k e e m o v e d t h a t a c o m m i t t e e of t h r e e b e a p

p o i n t e d t o n o t i f y t h e G o v e r n o r t h a t t h e H o u s e w a s d u l y o r g a n i z e d


and ready to receive any communication he might desire t o transmit.

Motion was adopted and the Speaker pro tempore appointed as such committee, Hager of Allamakee, Nelson of Hancock, a n d Reimers of Lyon.

Martin of Jackson moved tha t a committee of three be appointed to not i fy the Senate tha t the House was duly organized a n d ready to receive any communication i t might desire t o transmit .

Motion was adopted and the Speaker pro tempore appointed as such committee Martin of Jackson, Ickis of Union, a n d Springer of Decatur.

The committee appointed to notify the Senate t h a t the House was duly organized reported tha t it had performed i t s duty. The committee was discharged.

A committee f rom the Senate appeared to inform the House tha t the Senate was duly organized and ready to receive any communication the House might desire to transmit.

The committee appointed to notify the Governor t ha t the House was duly organized and ready to receive any communication h e might desire to transmit reported i t had performed i ts duty. The committee was discharged.

SELECTION OF CLERKS

McCaulley of Calhoun, f r o m the committee on the selection of committee clerks, submitted the following report of t h a t committee and moved tha t the persons designated therein be employed as clerks fo r the extra session.

Appropriations Committee—Mrs. Lulu B. Whirry.

Roads and Highways—Lola Elliott.

General Assignment—Vera Buck, Mae Grund, Mrs. Jack Newman, Mae C. Schlater, Ann Pearlman, Alene West, Mrs. Carl Vonn, Laura J . Smith, Caroline Laughlin, Dorothy Ersland, Helen Level, Minnie Offman, Margaret Ford, Kathryn Joyce, Mabel West, Lucile Larson, Lucy M. Coyne.

Motion adopted.

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The above named clerks took and subscribed to the required oath.

COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE

Aiken of Ida moved tha t a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker pro tempore to ascertain the mileage due each member and report to the House.

Motion prevailed, and the Speaker pro tempore appointed the following members: Aiken of Ida, Eden of Clinton, and Barnes of Wright.

COMMITTEE TO ARRANGE FOR MINISTERS

Crozier of Mahaska moved tha t a committee of one be appointed by the Speaker pro tempore to arrange fo r ministers to open the House with prayer.

Motion prevailed, and the Speaker pro tempore appointed as member of such committee, Crozier of Mahaska.

RULES ADOPTED

Blackford of Van Buren moved tha t the rules of the regular session of the House of Representatives of the Forty-second General Assembly be adopted as the rules for the extra session with the following additions thereto.

SPECIAL RULES

1. No bill shall be introduced in or considered by the House during the extra session of the Forty-second General Assembly except the proposed road bond bill and measures germane thereto, such appropriation bills as are necessary and incident to the extra session, and any other legislation that may be recommended by the Governor of the State.

2. The standing committee of the regular session of the Forty-second General Assembly shall serve in the same capacity for the House during the extra session.

Patterson of Kossuth moved that action be deferred.

Knutson of Cerro Gordo moved the previous question.

A roll call was demanded on the question, " S h a l l the previous question be ordered?"

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The ayes were, 64.

Akin of Carroll Berry Blackford Buchmiller Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harrison Copeland Craig Crozier Eckles Eden Elliott Forsling Gilmore Greene Grimwood

Hager Hagglund Hammer Hansen Hayes Heald Helgason Hempel Hill Hines Hollingsworth Hollis Hubbard Hunt Ickis Istad

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J. P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent Kline Knutson Laughlin Lichty Mcllrath Mcintosh Martin Mathews Miller Nagle Ontjes

Ratliff Reimers Rice Rutledge Ryder Simmer Smith Springer Stepanek Thomas Troup Vaughn Venard Wagner Walrod Wilson

The nays were, 36.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer Bixler Bush Fleming

Griswold Hale Haney Hanson Hattendorf Held Hopkins Huff Johnson of

Dickinson

Johnson of Keokuk

King Knudson Krouse McCaulley McMillan Nelson Oliver Patterson

Prichard Quirk Roberts Saunders Thompson Torgeson Truax Wamstad Wolfe

Absent or not voting, 8.

Blythe Charlton

Harrison Lovrien

Maxfield Pattison

Rust Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed and the previous question was ordered.

On the question "Sha l l action be defe r red ," roll call w a s manded.

The ayes were, 58.

Aiken of Ida Bush Hale Hines Allen Christophel Haney Hopkins Anderson Cole of Harrison Hanson Huff Bair Craig Hattendorf Istad Barnes Crozier Heald Johnson of Bauer Eckles Held Dickinson Berry Fleming Helgason Johnson of Bixler Griswold Hempel Keokuk Buchmiller Hagglund Hill King


Knudson Krouse McCaulley Mcl l ra th Mar t in Maxfield

Miller Nelson Oliver Ont jes Pa t t e r son Pr ichard

T h e n a y s were, 40.

Akin of Carroll Blackford Cole of Delaware Copeland Eden El l iot t Fors l ing Gilmore Greene Grimwood

Hage r H a m m e r Hansen Hayes Hollingsworth Hollis Hubbard H u n t Ickis Johnson of

Marion

Absent o r no t voting, 10.

Blythe Charl ton Harr ison

Kline Knutson Lovrien

Quirk Reimers Rutledge Saunders Smith Springer

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent Laughlin Lichty Mcintosh McMillan Mathews Nagle Ratliff

Pa t t i son Roberts

Thompson Torgeson Vaughn Venard Wamstad Wolfe

Rice Ryder Simmer Stepanek Thomas Troup Truax Wagner Walrod Wilson

Rus t Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed and action was deferred.

S P E C I A L COMMITTEE

Saunders of Palo Alto moved that the Chair appoint a committee of three to d ra f t a resolution extending the sympathies of the Forty-second General Assembly to Speaker L. Y. Carter. Motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such committee Saunders of Palo Alto, Forsling of Woodbury, and Simmer of W apello.

I ® U S E C O N C U R R E N T R E S O L U T I O N NO. 1

Johnson of Marion offered the following concurrent resolution:

Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, T h a t a joint convention of t h e t w o houses be held t h i s a f te rnoon a t 1:30 and t h a t t he Governor be invited t o deliver his message t o t h e General Assembly a t t h a t t ime.

Be It Further Resolved, T h a t t h e Lieutenant Governor and t h e Speaker of t h e House extend th i s invitat ion t o t h e Governor.

Unanimous consent having been obtained for the immediate consideration of the resolution, Mr. Johnson moved its adoption.

Motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.


MESSAGE FROM T H E S E N A T E

The following message was received f r o m the S e n a t e :

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body that t h e Senate has adopted the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence of the Senate w a s asked:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 1, providing for a joint convention of the General Assembly at 1:30 this afternoon.

WALTER H . BEAM, Secretary.

On Motion of Yenard of Sioux the House a d j o u r n e d un t i l 1 :30 p. m. today.

A F T E R N O O N SESSION

Pur suan t to ad journment , t h e House reconvened, Speake r p ro tempore Mathews in t h e chair.

H u n t of Louisa moved t h a t a committee of t h r e e be appo in ted to no t i fy the Senate t h a t t h e House w a s r e a d y t o receive t h e m i n jo int session.

Motion prevailed, a n d t h e Speaker p r o tempore appoin ted a s such committee H u n t of Louisa, Hempel of Clayton, B e r r y of Monroe.

The committee appointed t o no t i fy t he Senate t h a t t h e H o u s e was ready to receive i t in jo in t session repor ted t h a t i t h a d pe r fo rmed i ts duty . The repor t was accepted a n d t h e commit tee discharged.

The sergeant-at-arms announced the a r r iva l of t h e P r e s i d e n t of t he Senate a n d t he honorable body of t h e Senate .

The President was escorted t o the Speake r ' s s tat ion, t h e Secret a r y to the Chief Clerk ' s desk a n d t h e members of t h e Sena te took seats in t he west side of t h e chamber.

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J O I N T SESSION

I n accordance wi th l aw a n d concurrent resolution duly adopted, t he jo int session was called to order b y Hon. Clem P . Kimball, Pres ident of the Senate.

The roll was then called and t he following members responded:

Those present were, 145.

Aiken of Ida Fors l ing Kennedy, J . P . Akin of Carroll Ful ton Kennedy, W . S. Allen Gilmore Kent Anderson Greene Kimberly Ba i r Grimwood King Baird Griswold Klemme Barnes Gunderson Kline Bauer H a g e r

H'agglund Knudson

Bea t ty H a g e r H'agglund Knutson

Bergman Hale Krouse Be r ry H a m m e r Lange Booth Haney Langfi t t Bixler Hansen Laughlin Blackford Hanson Lichty Breakenridge Harr ison McCaulley Brookins Hat tendorf McFarlane Browne Hayes Mcllrath Brush Heald Mclittosh Buchmiller Held McLeland Bush Helgason McMillan Carden Hempel Mart in Cavanaugh Hill Mathews Charl ton Hines Maxfield Christophel Hollingsworth Merr i t t Clark of Marion Hollis Miller Clark of Linn H'opkins Mills Clearman Hubbard Moen Cochran Huff Nagle Cole of Delaware H u n t Nelson Cole of Harr ison Ickis Oliver Copeland Is tad Ontjes Craig Johnson of Pat terson Crozier Dickinson Pat t i son Dot t s Johnson of Prichard Eckles Keokuk Quirk Eden Johnson of Ratliff El l iot t Marion Reimers Fleming Johnston Rice

Rigby Roberts of Adair Roberts of

Ringgold R u s t Rutledge Ryder Saunders Shaff Shane Simmer Skromme Slemmons Smith Springer Stanley Stepanek Stoddard Thomas Thompson of

Paye t t e Thompson of

Muscatine Topping Torgeson Troup Truax Uls tad Vaughn Venard Wagne r Walrod Wamstad Wilson of

Fremont Wilson of Polk Wilson of T a m a Wolfe

Those absent were, 13.

Benson Blythe Campbell Ellis

Fackler Frai ley Gilchrist

Ha r tman Kern Lovrien

Ramsey Shinn Mr. Speaker

The Pres ident declared a ma jo r i ty of t he members present and the jo in t session duly organized,

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Senator Merrit t of Carroll m o v e d t h a t a commit tee o f t h r e e , consist ing of one member f r o m t h e Senate a n d t w o m e m b e r s f r o m the House, b e appointed t o n o t i f y t h e Governor t h a t t h e j o i n t sess ion w a s r e a d y t o rece ive him.

Motion prevai led a n d t h e Pres ident appo in ted S e n a t o r M e r r i t t of Carroll o n t h e p a r t o f t h e Senate , a n d Representa t ives B a u e r o f Washington , a n d P a t t i s o n of Jefferson, o n t h e p a r t o f t h e H o u s e .

T h e committee w a i t e d u p o n t h e Governor a n d e scor ted h i m t o the Speaker ' s stat ion.

Pres ident Kimbal l t h e n presented Governor J o h n H . H a m m i l l , w h o del ivered t h e f o l l o w i n g m e s s a g e :

GOVERNOR HAMMILL'S MESSAGE

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Extra and Special Session of the Forty-second General Assembly:

A substantial major i ty of t h e membership of t he Senate and House of Representatives of t he Forty-second General Assembly have peti t ioned the Governor t o call a special session of t he legislature of t h e S t a t e of Iowa in 1928 to enact a law providing f o r t h e submission of a s t a t e bond issue f o r $100,000,000 f o r a vote of t he people. This $100,000,000 bond issue is not in addition to the county bonds already authorized f o r r o a d improvement bu t contemplates t he absorption of more t h a n $66,000,000 of county bonds so a s a ma t t e r of f a c t the increased obligation of t h e s t a t e in addition t o re t i r ing county bonds amounts t o only about $34,000,000. A majori ty of both houses have expressed themselves t h a t they deem such action advisable and necessary in order t h a t such bond issue m a y b e voted upon by the people a t t he general election in November, 1928, a n d h a v e declared t h a t an extraordinary session is necessary in order t h a t a comprehensive program f o r the improvement of t he p r imary road sys tem m a y be carried on efficiently, economically and in t h e best interests of t h e people of the s ta te ; and have pledged themselves in good f a i t h t h a t t h e y will oppose and vote against the consideration of any other legislation and t ha t they will endeavor to ge t such bill adopted and adjourn t h i s session in t he shortest possible time, in no event t o exceed six days a f t e r convening.

Section 11, Article IV, of the Constitution of Iowa, provides t h a t t h e Governor may on extraordinary occasions convene t h e General Assembly by proclamation, and shall s ta te t o both houses when assembled t h e purpose f o r which they shall have been convened.

Pursuant to such authority granted and relying upon t h e petit ions which have been filed with me, I have deemed i t wise t o convene you a s a legisla ture in ex t ra and special session f o r t he purpose of submitt ing t o you f o r your consideration and action, a law providing f o r t h e submission of a state bond issue f o r $100,000,000 f o r a vote of t he people.


Good roads a r e a sound business investment. Their building should never be a political question bu t a question t o be considered solely on t h e ground of sound economics. The t rend of our road policies of the p a s t fifteen years , in so f a r a s ou r main ar ter ies of traffic a r e concerned, h a s been quite definitely toward making t he s t a t e t he un i t in highway mat te rs . I n t he beginning all h ighway m a t t e r s were distinctly local. Even t h e counties had little or nothing t o say about roads. All highways were under pure ly local township control. The first of t h e series of modern highway enactments in th i s s ta te , passed some fifteen yea r s ago, had a s i t s two principal f ea tu re s ( a ) t h e selection and designation of a county road system, wholly removed f r o m local township control or financing and placed wholly under t h e jurisdiction of t he county; and (b) t he vesting in t he s t a t e of certain funct ions in connection wi th all highways.

The second m a j o r highway enactment in our t ransi t ion f r o m a pure ly local viewpoint t o our p resen t s ta tu te , passed some nine yea r s ago, se t u p t h e p r imary road system and f u n d s f o r t h e construction and maintenance thereof , and while still re ta ining the f ea tu re of county part icipation, placed in t he hands of t h e s t a t e a considerably enlarged responsibility in connection wi th said sys tem of highways. The s t a t e and t he county we re made interlocking agencies. Neither could move t o a n y definite accomplishment without t h e sanction and approval of t h e other . Funds were alloted among the counties, and t he counties were authorized t o vote bonds in anticipation of these funds .

T h e th i rd enactment in t h e development of th is policy, while still r e t a in ing t he interlocking f e a t u r e of county and s t a t e control and supervision wi th respect t o t h e m a j o r portion of our p r imary road funds , went a distinct s tep f u r t h e r towards t he s ta te a s a unit, in t h a t certain subs tant ia l f u n d s w e r e se t aside under t he exclusive jurisdiction of the s ta te . T h e s t a t e w a s authorized t o init iate projects, t o enter into contracts f o r t he construction of p r imary roads, and w a s given exclusive jurisdiction over t h e maintenance of t h e p r imary roads.

I n ou r f o u r t h and mos t recent enactment in t he development of our h ighway policies, t he s ta te is given exclusive jurisdiction over t h e p r imary roads and t h e p r imary road funds , and is made solely responsible f o r t h e administrat ion of these f u n d s and of our p r imary road activities. T h e al lotment of funds among the counties h a s been done a w a y with, so t h a t in so f a r a s t h e administration and control of t he p r imary road f u n d s a r e concerned, w e have completely se t u p t he s ta te a s a unit . However, t h a t f e a t u r e of t h e law which permit ted counties t o vote bonds in anticipation of t h e pr imary road f u n d h a s been retained.

In t h e meantime, public sent iment wi th reference t o h ighway financing h a s been definitely crystallizing in f a v o r of t he bond issue policy. When our first l aw w a s passed some nine yea r s ago, authorizing t h e counties t o issue bonds in anticipation of p r imary road f u n d s f o r p r imary road improvements, a f e w of t h e more populous counties availed themselves of th i s opportunity t o secure t h e improvement of the i r highways in t h e shortest possible t ime. A s t h e f u n d s f o r t he payment of t h e bonds became more definite and assured, and a s t h e demands f o r highway improvements

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increased, counties in ever-increasing numbers have adopted th i s bond issue plan, until a t the p resen t t ime sixty-one counties h a v e authorized t h e issuance of bonds f o r p r imary road improvements, a g g r e g a t i n g a to t a l of more t han sixty-six million dollars. W e a r e t h u s definitely and irrevocably committed by t h e people themselves t o t h e bond issue p l an of financing pr imary road improvements. Near ly two- th i rds of t h e count ies have voted th i s plan. These counties having t h u s availed themselves of t he opportunity t o has ten t h e improvement of t h e p r i m a r y roads wi th in the i r borders, we a r e in n o position t o deny t h e same privilege t o t h e o ther counties of t he s ta te . Every county in t h e s t a t e eventual ly will have authorized county bond issues f o r p r imary road improvements . U l t imate ly under t h e county plan, we will have voted and issued a t l e a s t a s many bonds a s will be required t o provide a comprehensive p r o g r a m if placed on the s t a t e basis. These county bond issues will not ha s t en t h e ul t imate completion of t h e p r imary road sys tem. W e can has t en t h e completion of t he p r imary road system by some t e n y e a r s or more and without t he issuance of a g rea te r amount of bonds, if we adopt t h e s t a t e bond issue plan in lieu of and a s a subst i tute f o r t he county bond issue policy already adopted b y a vote of t h e people.

And so I have called you together f o r t h e consideration of a comprehensive financing plan f o r our p r imary road sys tem th rough the medium of a s t a te bond issue in lieu of t he mult i tude of county bond issues. Caref u l est imates prepared b y t h e S t a t e Highway Commission show t h a t a s t a t e road bond issue of one hundred million dollars c a n b e financed wholly out of t he proceeds of motor license f e e s and gasoline t a x now going t o t he p r imary roads, and t h a t the re would be a surplus of some $3,700,000 annually, over and above t he f u n d s required t o mee t a l l bond obligations and other fixed charges. The whole purpose a n d in tent behind t h e suggestion of a s t a t e bond issue is t h a t t h e obligation shall be wholly paid out of motor license f e e s and gasoline t a x and wi thout t he levying of a n y t a x on t he proper ty of t h e s ta te . The s t a t e bond issue should be in lieu of and not in addition t o t he p r imary road bonds voted b y t h e several counties. The to ta l amount of s t a t e and county p r i m a r y road bonds outstanding a t one t ime should not exceed one hundred million dollars. The county bonds now authorized and not issued should b y t h e provisions of your bill be cancelled, in t he event t h a t t h e proposed s t a t e bond issue i s adopted by the electorate in November. The bill should f u r t h e r provide t h a t in event t he electorate approves t he one hundred million dollar bond issue, t h a t shall be t h e to ta l amount of bonds t o be issued f o r road i m provement and a s bonds m a t u r e and are paid, t he amoun t so paid should t o t h a t extent reduce t he amount of t he s t a t e bond issue. You should make ample provision in t h e bill f o r t he sa feguard ing of these cardinal fea tures .

I would recommend t h a t you adopt a bill providing f o r t he issuance of one hundred million dollars of s t a te road bonds and submi t t h e s a m e t o a vote of the people a t t he general election in November of t h i s yea r . Such a bond issue, together wi th current p r imary road f u n d s available t he r e fo r , will be sufficient within t he nex t six years , t o r e t i r e all p r i m a r y road bonds issued b y the counties and t o give u s a completed p r i m a r y road sys t em


consisting of about 4,933 miles of pavement and 1,732 miles of gravel. I t will provide f o r a n orderly, connected, comprehensive, businesslike improvement of our p r imary road system instead of t h e present haphazard, disconnected improvement under t he county bond issue plan. There need b e n o levying of any proper ty t a x t o accomplish th i s purpose. The submission of such a bond issue merely gives t he people of t h e s ta te a n oppor tuni ty t o do in a comprehensive way f o r t he whole s ta te , wha t t he people of nearly two-thirds of the counties have already done for their individual counties.

Means of t ransporta t ion m u s t keep pace with t he growth and development of our s ta te and t h e demands of our people. You cannot stop t he wheels of progress. Our people th ink f o r themselves and elect legislatures not t o th ink f o r them b u t t o ac t f o r them. Our people have always cherished the ballot a s a means of expressing their wish and the i r desire on public questions. They r ega rd t h i s r igh t a s sacred and personal.

I have undertaken in t he foregoing s ta tement t o f u rn i sh the exact s t a t u s of our road development in t h e s ta te so t h a t t he situation m a y be thoroughly understood and fearlessly confronted. The proposition which will be introduced a t th is special session of t he legislature simply submits t o popular vote the issuance of bonds of long deferred matur i ty , the money t o b e realized the re f rom t o b e devoted t o t he comprehensive improvem e n t of t h e highways of t h e s ta te . The bill provides, contemplates and se t s out a plan t o say openly and directly whether or not t h e obligation contemplated shall be incurred f o r t he purpose of road construction. N o one can question bu t w h a t th is procedure is in harmony wi th t h e pr inciples which underlie our institutions. W e mus t no t abandon the idea t h a t our people may be safe ly t rus ted . The proposition will survive, if a ma jo r i ty approve i t ; i t will fai l , if a major i ty condemn i t . I wan t you t o keep in mind t h a t ours is still a democratic government in which t he policy is determined with t h e consent of t he governed and t h a t i ts consent o r r e fusa l can be ascertained only by t h e action of t he electorate f ree ly and intelligently expressed.

I have confidence in t he stability, character and patriotism of the people of Iowa. I feel t h a t the i r judgment is sound and t h a t they can be depended upon t o discuss and determine th is question intelligently and t o t h e best interests of all concerned. I t is a question in which every one of u s is vitally interested. This special session is called in order t h a t you a s legislators may have a n opportunity t o submit t o t he voters of th i s s t a t e t he question of a s tate-wide p rogram of road improvement. I t is t h e people's problem. Let them rule.

Respectfully submitted,

J O H N HAMMILL, Governor.

Roberts of Ringgold moved t h a t the .joint session be dissolved.'

Motion prevailed.


The House reconvened, Speaker pro tempore Ma thews in t h e chair.

MESSAGE FROM THE S E N A T E

The following message was received f r o m t h e S e n a t e :

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the following resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, relating to the selection of employees for the extra session of the Forty-second General Assembly.

WALTER H . B E A M , Secretary.

S E N A T E JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1

J o i n t Resolution re la t ing to t he selection of employees f o r t he Special Session of t he Forty-second General Assembly. Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

That the following named persons be employed for the positions indicated for the Special Session at the same rate per diem a s the regular session:

Janitors—L. E. Fatland, Wm. Grund, M. H. Jordan, J im Connelly.

Elevator Tenders—Frank Stephenson, Frank Shaeffer.

Messenger and Mail Carrier—John Christina.

S E N A T E MESSAGE CONSIDERED

Senate Jo in t Resolution No. 1, re la t ing t o t he selection of employees f o r t he Special Session of t h e For ty-second General Assembly.

Read first a n d second times and, b y unanimous consent, t a k e n u p f o r immediate consideration.

Unanimous consent having been obtained to suspend t h e ru le prohibit ing t he second a n d t h i r d readings of t h e j o in t resolution on t he same day, Knutson of Cerro Gordo moved t h a t t h e jo in t resolution be r ead a t h i r d t ime now a n d placed u p o n i t s passage, which motion prevailed a n d t h e joint resolution w a s r e a d a t h i r d time.

On the question " S h a l l the jo int resolution be a d o p t e d ? "

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The ayes were, 99.

Akin of Carroll Griswold Johnson Pat terson Allen Hage r of Keokuk Pat t ison Anderson Hagglund Johnson Prichard Bair Hale of Marion Quirk Barnes Hammer Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Bauer Haney Kennedy, W. S. Reimers Ber ry Hansen Kent Roberts Bixler Hanson King Rus t Blackford Hattendorf Kline Rutledge Buchmiller Hayes Knudson Saunders Bush H e aid Knutson Simmer Charlton Held Krouse Smith Christophel Helgason Laughlin Stepanek Cole of Delaware Hempel Lichty Thomas Cole of Harr ison Hill McCaulley Thompson Copeland Hines Mcllrath Torgeson Craig Hollingsworth Mcintosh Troup Crozier Hollis McMillan Truax Eckles Hopkins Mart in Vaughn Eden Hubbard Mathews Venard Elliott Huff Maxfield Wagner Fleming Hun t Miller Walrod Forsl ing Ickis Nagle Wamstad Gilmore Is tad Oliver Wilson Greene Johnson Ontjes Wolfe Grimwood of Dickinson

Ontjes

The n a y s were, none.


Aiken of Ida Blythe Harr ison

Lovrien Nelson

Rice Ryder

Springer Mr. Speaker

So the resolution having' received a constitutional ma jor i ty is declared to have passed the House and the t i t le agreed to.

Oliver of Monona offered the following mot ion:

MR. SPEAKER: I move t h a t t he Chief Clerk of t he House be and hereby is instructed to direct a n inquiry to h i s Excellency John Hammill, Governor of Iowa, request ing t he names of t he members of the House who have petitioned t h a t t h i s ex t r a session of t he legislature be called.

A roll call was demanded.

On the question " S h a l l the motion p reva i l , "

The ayes were, 43.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer

Ber ry Bixler Buchmiller Bush Fleming Griswold

Haney Hanson Hattendorf Held Helgason Hempel

Hill Hollingsworth Hopkins Huff Is tad Johnson

of Dickinson

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Johnson McCaulley Patterson Thomas of Keokuk Martin Reimers Thompson

King Maxfield Rutledge Torgeson Knudson Miller Saunders W a m s t a d Laughlin Oliver Smith Wol f e

The nays were, 58.

Akin of Carroll Grimwood Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Blackford Hager Kennedy, W . S . Roberts Charlton Hagglund Kent R u s t Christophel Hale Kline Ryder Cole of Delaware Hammer Knutson S immer Cole of Harrison Hansen Krouse Springer Copeland H a y e s Lichty Stepanek Craig Heald Mcllrath Troup Crozier Hines Mcintosh Truax Eckles Hollis McMillan Vaughn Eden Hubbard Mathews Venard Elliott Hunt N a g l e W a g n e r Forsling Ickis Ontjes Walrod Gilmore Johnson Patt ison Wilson Greene of Marion Prichard


Blythe Lovrien Quirk Mr. Speaker Harrison Nelson Rice

The motion was lost.

Blackford of V a n Buren asked unanimous consent t o t a k e u p the consideration of t he adoption of the ru les f o r t he e x t r a session.

Objection was made.

Johnson of Marion moved t h a t the House t a k e u p t h e consideration of the adoption of rules f o r t he e x t r a session.

Motion prevailed.

Blackford of V a n Buren requested a n d secured unan imous consent to wi thdraw tha t port ion of Special Rule No. 1, which provided f o r the consideration of a n y legislation t h a t migh t be recommended b y t he Governor of the State.

Charlton of Polk moved t h a t Special Rule No. 1 be amended b y inserting a f t e r the word " b i l l " in l ine one (1) t he w o r d s " o r reso lu t ion" ; also f u r t h e r amend b y inser t ing a f t e r t h e w o r d " m e a s u r e s " in line f o u r (4) t he following words " o r resolutions germane to t h e road b i l l . "

Amendment lost.


The original motion f o r t h e adoption of ru les as amended f o r t he ex t r a session was adopted.

The Speaker p ro tempore announced t h a t the newly elected members of the House of Representatives would be assigned t o the same committees of which their predecessors were members.

Mr. Saunders f r o m the special committee repor ted t h a t t hey had sent t he following te legram to Speaker Ca r t e r : •

March 5, 1928.

L U T H E R V . CARTER,

Lawn Hill, Iowa.

The House today by unanimous vote appointed a committee consisting of t he undersigned t o express t o you hear t fe l t sympathy and wishes f o r your speedy recovery. The House members individually and a s a body have expressed the i r r eg re t a t y o u r inability to a t tend and feel sure t h a t t h e absence of your guiding sp i r i t and ability a s a legislator and presiding officer will be much missed i n th i s special session when considering t he difficult ma t t e r s now engaging at tention. May w e also convey ou r well wishes t o Mrs. Ca r t e r and t he other members of your family.

W M . E . G . SAUNDERS,

L . B . FORSLING,

LEONARD SIMMER,

Committee.

Chief Clerk Gustafson announced the appointment of Madeline Burrows as his clerk.

Speaker p r o tempore Mathews announced the appointment of A n n Mar r as his clerk.

On motion of Johnson of Marion t he House ad journed until 9:00 a. m., Tuesday.


HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

D E S MOINES, IOWA, MARCH 6 , 1 9 2 8 .

House met pur suan t to ad journment , Speaker p r o t empore Mathews in t he chair.

P r a y e r was offered b y Col. J . F . Baker , of Des Moines.

Jou rna l of March 5th corrected a n d approved.

I N T R O D U C T I O N O P B I L L S

House Fi le No. 1, b y committee on roads a n d highways , a bil l f o r a n act t o provide a comprehensive p r o g r a m f o r improvement of t he p r imary r o a d system of the Sta te of I o w a ; t o au thor ize t h e S ta te of Iowa t o become indebted in t he amount of $100,000,000 in connection the rewi th ; to provide f o r t h e issuance a n d sa le of bonds of said S ta te in evidence of said indebtedness ; t o b u d g e t t he p r imary road f u n d so as to mainta in a n d a id i n t h e p a y m e n t of t he cost of said p r imary road improvements a n d t o p e r m i t t h e payment the re f rom of pr incipal and interest of sa id b o n d s a n d bonds issued b y any county i n said S ta te payable f r o m sa id f u n d ; t o appropria te p r imary road f u n d s f o r t h e p a y m e n t of t h e p r in cipal and interest of said s ta te road b o n d s ; t o p rov ide f o r t h e imposition, levy a n d collection of a direct annua l t a x sufficient t o p a y the principal and interest of said s ta te r o a d b o n d s ; a n d t o provide f o r the submission of th is act t o t h e people t o b e v o t e d upon a t t he general election t o be held in t h e y e a r n ine teen h u n d red twenty-eight.

Read first a n d second times and passed on file.

Oliver of Monona moved t h a t all amendments t o House F i l e No. 1, now on file, be pr in ted i n t he J o u r n a l f o r t h e i n fo rma t ion of the House.

Johnson of Marion moved t h a t the House n o w resolve itself into a committee of t he whole f o r the consideration of House F i l e No. 1. Motion carried.

The House met as a committee of the whole f o r t h e consideration of House Fi le No. 1.

22 JOURNAL OP T H E HOUSE [Mar. 6,

Upon the ad journment of the committee of the whole the House reconvened and the committee submit ted no repor t of i ts deliberations on House Fi le No. 1.

Fors l ing of Woodbury asked unanimous consent f o r the introduction of three bills.

Consent was granted. N

Mart in of Jackson moved t h a t Mr. F r a n k Dusey be invited t o address t he House, on the subject of cement.

Motion prevailed a n d Mr. Dusey brief ly addressed the House.

INTRODUCTION O F BILLS

House Fi le No. 2, b y Jud ic ia ry Nos. 1 and 2, a bill f o r an ac t t o amend section ten thousand one hundred three (10103) of t he Code, 1927, relative t o the f o r m of acknowledgments by notar ies public.

Read first a n d second times and passed on file.

House Fi le No. 3, by Jud ic i a ry Nos. 1 and 2, a bill f o r an ac t t o legalize defective acknowledgments b y notaries public filed f o r record pr ior t o March 10, 1928.

Read first a n d second times a n d passed on file.

House Fi le No. 4, b y Jud ic ia ry Nos. 1 and 2, a bill f o r an ac t to amend, revise and codify sections eleven thousand six hundred th ree (11603), eleven thousand six hundred fou r (11604), a n d eleven thousand six hundred five (11605) of the Code, 1927, rela t ing t o t he lien of judgments of the Sta te and Federa l Courts.

Read first a n d second times a n d passed on file.


The following message was received f r o m the Sena te :

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed t o inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence of the House i s asked:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, providing f o r furnishing of codes and book of annotations to members of the General Assembly.



SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4

Resolution providing fo r furnishing of code a n d book of annotations to members of the General Assembly.

Be It Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, The Superintendent of Print ing is hereby authorized and directed to fu rn i sh t o each member of the General Assembly, including the officers thereof, and also t o the representatives of the press, one copy each of the Code of 1927, Annotations to the Code, Supplement to the book of Annotations and t he Session laws of the Forty-second General Assembly.

Reimers of Lyon asked and obtained unanimous consent f o r the consideration of the resolution a t this time.

Reimers of Lyon moved that the resolution be adopted.


REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE

Aiken of Ida, f rom the committee on mileage, submitted the following report: ,

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee appointed to fix the mileage due each member, begs leave to submit the following report :

Name Miles Amt. Name Miles Amt. Aiken, John ....144 $14.40 Greene, Har ry M .101 10.10 Akin, Louis L ....103 10.30 Grimwood, E . A .184 18.40 Allen, Byron G ....104 10.40 Griswold, D. M . 42 4.20 Anderson, Carl C ....126 12.60 Hager, J . H .265 26.50 Bair, J . Pa rk ....155 15.50 Hagglund, Lenus .150 15.00 Barnes, S. A .... 88 8.80 Hale, John F .203 20.30 Bauer, J . C ...124 12.40 Haney, Roy 146 14.60 Berry, H. S .... 70 7.00 Hansen, John T .183 18.30 Bixler, J . M ....117 11.70 Hanson, H. N ..165 16.50 Blackford, A. V ....131 13.10 Harrison, F . M . 58 . 5.80 Blythe, Fred R ....100 10.00 Hattendorf, H. C .227 22.70 Buchmiller, R. M .... 68 6.80 Heald, J . M .150 15.00 Bush, Charles C. R.. ....178 17.80 Held, G. E .228 22.80 Charlton, Clyde B. ... Hempel, J . G .320 32.00 Christophel, G. W- --....133 13.30 Hill, Lafe .145 14.50 Cole, C. G ....184 18.40 Hines, F . A. 126 12.60 Cole, E . J ....155 15.50 Hollingsworth, Frank. . 45 4.50 Copeland, Harry .... 15 1.50 Hollis, C. A .115 11.50 Craig, Coy .... 18 1.80 Hopkins, Geo. M . 69 6.90 Helgason, E . 0 ....190 19.90 Hubbard, W. F .120 12.00 Crozier, Will H .... 66 6.60 Huff, Chas. W .131 13.10 Eckles, R. B ...125 12.50 Hunt, Ralph R .225 22.50 Eden, John ....193 19.30 Ickis, Frank D . 94 9.40 Hammer, M. R. J r .... 33 3.30 Istad, A. T .222 22.20 Elliott, E . A. Johnson, F .180 18.00 Fleming, Jas . D ...135 13.50 Johnson, J . H . 36 3.60 Forsling, L. B. ....210 21.00 Johnson, Raymond .103 $10.30 Gilmore, William T.. ...170 17.00 Kennedy, J . P . .205 20.50


N a m e Miles Amt . Kennedy, W. S 150 15.00 Kent , John W 60 6.00 King, J . A 156 15.60 Kline, J o h n F 120 12.00 Knudson, I . H 60 6.00 Knutson, C. A 149 14.90 Krouse, Theodore 80 8.00 Laughlin, E . P 160 16.00 Lichty, E . M 108 10.80 Lovrien, F . C. 110 11.00 McCaulley, M. R 118 11.80 Mcllrath, Azel 71 7.10 Mcintosh, John E 168 16.80 McMillan, J . E .....141 14.10 Mart in, Theodore 240 24.00 Mathews, H . A . 153 15.30 Maxfield, G 60 6.00 Miller, Geo. E 120 12.00 Nagle, Lee 125 12.50 Nelson, C. H 125 12.50 Hayes, J . N 208 20.80 Oliver, C. G 186 18.60 Ontjes , 0 . A 110 11.00 Pat terson, G. W. 129 12.90 Pat t ison, H . C 117 11.70 Prichard, Ralph C 210 21.00

N a m e Miles Amt . Quirk, L . T 140 14.00 Ratliff, Z. S 138 13.80 Reimers, O. J 226 22.60 Rice, D . F 100 10.00 Roberts, J . W. 112 11.20 Rust , H . A 103 10.30 Rutledge, Reyburn L . . . 89 8.90 Ryder, John 208 20.80 Saunders, W. E . G 142 14.20 Simmer, Leonard 90 9.00 Smith, Geo. W 190 19.00 Springer, M. F 87 8.70 Stepanek, W. H 141 14.10 Thomas, E . B 108 10.80 Thompson, Thore 208 20.80 Torgeson, Samuel R . ..142 14.20 Troup, Mar t in H 50 5.00 Truax, J . B 132 13.20 Vaughn, D. A 86 8.60 Venard, G. L. 253 25.30 Wagner , J o s 175 17.50 Walrod, W 204 20.40 Wamstad, Brede 172 17.20 Wilson, W . W 102 10.20 Wolfe, T . L 158 15.80

Respectfully submitted,

J O H N H . A I K E N .

J O H N EDEN.

S . A . BARNES.

Passed on file.

A M E N D M E N T S F I L E D

H O U S E F I L E NO. 1

Venard of Sioux filed the following amendment:

Amend House Fi le No. 1, section one (1) by s t r ik ing all in lines th i r ty-five (35) and thir ty-s ix (36) following t he word "Pau l l ina" and by subs t i tu t ing in lieu thereof t h e following: " , Orange City and Hawarden t o a point on t he South Dakota line west of Hawarden ."

Patterson of Kossuth filed the following amendment:

Amend House Fi le No. 1 by s t r ik ing f r o m the bill all of section 14 and inser t ing in lieu thereof t he following:

" T h e principle and interest of t he s ta te bonds issued under t he provisions of t h i s a c t shall be paid f r o m the p r i m a r y road f u n d , derived f r o m the proceeds of motor vehicle license fees and gasoline t a x and if the Supreme Cour t of Iowa or a n y Federa l Cour t hav ing jurisdiction shall decide t h a t t h e principal and interest of t he s ta te bonds authorized by


th i s ac t and proposed to be issued cannot b e so pa id t hen a n d in t h a t case t h e whole a c t shall be invalid and no s ta te bonds shal l b e issued t h e r e under ."

Pat te r son of Kossutli filed the following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend b y s t r ik ing f r o m lines 10 and 11, section 3, t h e f o l l o w i n g : " a n y county and bonds issued by a n y county t o r e f u n d p r i m a r y r o a d bonds", and inser t ing in lieu thereof t he fol lowing: " t h e count ies of t h e s ta te ."

Knudson of Hamil ton filed the following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend House File No. 1 by s t r ik ing f r o m section 8 t h e w o r d " a n d " appear ing in line 13; also amend by s t r ik ing t h e period a f t e r t h e w o r d " f u n d " in line 19 and inser t ing i n lieu thereof a comma a n d t h e fol lowi n g : "and th i rd , t he re shall be se t aside t h r e e million dol lars p e r y e a r t o be apportioned t o t he various counties of t he s t a t e upon t h e a r e a bas i s f o r t h e improvement by sur fac ing wi th gravel of t h e county r o a d sys tems of t h e var ious counties of t he s ta te , provided t h a t i n case a n y c o u n t y h a s completed o r does complete t h e su r fac ing by grave l ing of i t s c o u n t y r o a d system, a n y port ion o r all of t he f u n d s apport ioned t o t h a t c o u n t y b y t h e above provisions m a y be used f o r t h e maintenance of t h e county r o a d s of said county."

Also amend said section b y renumbering lines thereof a s m a y b e necess a r y by t h e insertion of the amendment.

Also amend t h e Tit le of t h e bill by s t r ik ing t h e word " a n d " a t t h e beginning of line 13 and t he period following t h e word " t w e n t y - e i g h t " a n d inser t in lieu thereof a semicolon and t h e fo l lowing: " a n d t o p rov ide a f u n d f o r t he improvement of t he county road sys tems of t h e v a r i o u s counties of t h e s ta te ."

Torgeson of W o r t h filed t h e following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend House Fi le No. 1 b y s t r ik ing f r o m section t h r e e (3 ) t h e r e o f , in line number nine (9) t he words "and outs tanding in a n y y e a r " a n d in l ine number eleven (11) t h e words " and outs tanding in said y e a r " .

Porsl ing of Woodbury filed the fol lowing a m e n d m e n t :

Amend b y s t r ik ing all of section 14 and b y inser t ing in l i e u thereof t he fol lowing:

Section 14. Should i t be determined t h a t t h e collection o r u s e of gasoline t axes o r motor vehicle license f ees f o r t h e purpose of p a y i n g t h e principal f o r interest of s t a te bonds issued u n d e r t h i s Act i s u n l a w f u l , then shall th i s ent i re Act be invalid a n d no bonds m a y b e i s sued hereunder.

26 J O U R N A L O P T H E H O U S E [Mar . 6,

Reimers of Lyon filed the following amendment :

Amend section 12, l ine 26 b y c h a n g i n g t h e word " i f " following t h e word " t h a t " t o "a l l " , a n d inse r t ing t h e word "ava i l ab le" a f t e r t h e word "money" .

Also amend b y c h a n g i n g t h e words " h a s been" a t t h e end of line 26 t o r e a d "sha l l be" .

Also a m e n d b y s t r i k ing t h e word " i s " in l ine 27.

A m e n d section 12 b y s t r ik ing t h e per iod a t t h e end of t h e section and a d d t h e fo l lowing :

" t o p a y t h e p r inc ipa l of a n d in te res t on bonds."

Hanson of Winnebago filed the following amendment :

A m e n d section one ( 1 ) , l ine 46 of House F i l e No . 1 b y s t r ik ing t h e words " a n d " a n d " t o " a n d in se r t i ng a f t e r " F o r e s t C i t y " a n d Lake Mills t o a po in t on t h e Minnesota line n o r t h of L a k e Mills.

Pat te rson of Kossuth filed t he following amendment :

A m e n d b y s t r i k i n g t h e r e f r o m section 14 a n d i n se r t i ng i n lieu thereof t h e fo l lowing:

" N o s t a t e bonds a s provided in t h i s A c t shal l be issued unless and unt i l t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t of I owa h a s ru led t h a t i t i s const i tu t ional t o :

1. P a y t h e p r inc ipa l a n d in te res t of t h e proposed s t a t e debt f r o m t h e proceeds of t h e g a s t a x , motor vehicle f e e a n d f e d e r a l a id .

2. P a y w i t h s t a t e revenues t h e debts which h a v e been o r will be as sumed b y a n y county.

3. Include in t h i s one bill t h e two subjects, n a m e l y :

( a ) Submission t o electors of a proposed s t a t e bond issue.

( b ) Provis ion t o p a y county debts w i th s t a t e f u n d s .

( 4 ) Levy a n d collect a gasoline t a x f o r r o a d purposes .

5. Author ize executive council t o issue s t a t e bonds wi thou t s t ipula t ing definitely w h a t t h e to ta l a m o u n t shal l be . "

Hale of H o w a r d filed the following amendment :

St r i ke ou t l ines eighty-seven (87) a n d e ighty-eight (88) of section one (1) a n d i n se r t in lieu thereof t h e fo l lowing:

" T r a e r , Hudson , Water loo, New H a m p t o n , L ime S p r i n g s a n d Chester t o a point ' on t h e Minnesota l ine no r thwes t of Ches te r , "


Bixler of Adams filed t he following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend Committee bill b y s t r ik ing section 12. •

Rutledge of Webster filed t he following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend House Fi le No. 1 b y s t r ik ing f r o m lines 22 a n d 23 of section 8 t h e words "used f o r t h e purposes enumerated i n Chap te r 241, B 1, Code, 1927" and subst i tute i n lieu thereof t h e fol lowing:

"Se t aside a s a f u n d t o be known a s t h e ' S t a t e Aid F u n d ' which shal l be used to improve t h e secondary r o a d system a n d which shall be appo r tioned among t h e various counties of t h e S t a t e on t h e basis of mi leage of roads outside of t he p r i m a r y road system."

Bixler of Adams filed the following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend House F i le No. 1 a s fol lows:

F i r s t . Amend section th ree (3) by s t r ik ing f r o m line nine ( 9 ) t h e fo l lowing words, " and outs tanding in any y e a r " ; a n d b y f u r t h e r s t r i k i n g f r o m line eleven (11) t he following words, " a n d ou t s tand ing i n sa id yea r . "

Second. Amend section four teen (14) b y add ing t o l ine one ( 1 ) the re of a f t e r t h e word "Iowa", t he following:

"or t he Supreme Cour t of t he Uni ted S ta tes" .

Harr i son of Clarke filed t he following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend House Fi le No. 1 a s follows:

F i r s t , amend section one (1) b y adding t o l ine seventy-four (74) t h e following:

"Also f r o m t h e town of Woodburn P r i m a r y one hundred f o u r (104) t o t he junct ion wi th P r i m a r y Road Number t h i r t y - fou r (34) e a s t of Osceola".

Second, amend section one (1) by adding t o l ine seventy- four (74) and t he above provision t he following:

"Also f r o m t h e town of M u r r a y P r i m a r y one hundred fifty-two (152) t o t h e junct ion wi th P r i m a r y Road Number t h i r t y - f o u r (34) w e s t of Osceola".

Rutledge of Webster filed t h e fol lowing a m e n d m e n t :

Amend House Fi le No. 1 by adding a f t e r t h e word "hold" i n l ine one, section four t een (14) a comma and t h e words " i n su i t which shal l b e inst i tuted b y t he executive council before t he issuance of s t a t e bonds he re in provided f o r " .


Miller of Shelby filed the following amendment:

« Amend House Fi le No. 1, section one ( 1 ) , by inser t ing the following a f t e r line seventy-six (76) a s lines seventy-six-a (76-a) and seventy-six-b (76-b) :

" P r i m a r y road Number 39 f r o m H a r l a n west t o intersection with United S ta tes in ters ta te highway Number 30."

Oliver of Monona filed the following amendment:

Amend House Fi le No. 1 by s t r ik ing f r o m line t h r e e (3) of t he title thereof t h e figures "$100,000,000" and insert ing in lieu thereof the figures "$57,000,000".

Also by s t r ik ing f r o m line eight (8) of t he t i t le t he words "any county" and insert ing i n lieu thereof t h e words "all the counties".

F u r t h e r amend section one (1) by adding to line two (2) t he following words "or a s a r e n o t now surfaced wi th gravel" .

F u r t h e r amend section one (1) by inser t ing a line seventy-four " a " (74a), P r i m a r y Road Number Thirty-seven (37), f r o m Soldier t o Sioux City, via Onawa.

F u r t h e r amend section one (1) by s t r ik ing f r o m line one hundred for ty-th ree (143) thereof t he figures "e igh ty" and insert ing in lieu thereof t he figures "ninety".

F u r t h e r amend section th ree (3) by s t r ik ing f r o m line f o u r (4) of said section t he words "one hundred" and inser t ing i n lieu thereof t he words "f if ty-seven" and by changing t he figures "one hundred million" and inser t ing in lieu thereof t he figures "fif ty-seven million dollars".

F u r t h e r amend section three (3) by s t r ik ing f r o m line seven (7) t he words "one hundred" and insert ing in lieu thereof t h e words "fifty-seven."

F u r t h e r amend section three (3) by s t r ik ing f r o m line ten (10) thereof t he words " a n y county" and insert ing in lieu thereof t h e words "all t he counties in t h e s t a t e of Iowa" and b y s t r ik ing t h e word " a n y " a s i t ap pea rs a t t h e end of line ten (10) in said section and t h e word "county" in line eleven (11) and insert ing in lieu thereof t h e words "all the count ies in t he s t a t e of Iowa". Also b y s t r ik ing f r o m line eleven (11) t he following words "and outstanding in said year" .

Vaughn of Ringgold filed the following amendment:

Amend House Fi le No. 1, section one (1) , b y inser t ing in line 47 following "Number 16" t he words " f r o m Missouri S t a t e line t o Mt. Ayr , Winterset , etc.".

Springer of Decatur filed the following amendment:

Amend House File No. 1 a s follows:


F i r s t , amend section one (1) by adding t o line ninety-six (96) t h e fo l lowing :

"Also f r o m the town of Weldon t o t he junction w i t h P r i m a r y R o a d N u m be r sixty-five (65) south of Osceola."

Wamstad of Mitchell and Copeland of Dallas filed the following amendment:

Amend House File No. 1 by s t r ik ing the period (.) fol lowing t h e word " A c t " i n line nine (9) of section seven ( 7 ) , and add ing t h e r e t o t h e fo l lowing :

"except t h a t the word 'bridges' a s used in section f o u r t h o u s a n d seven hundred fifty-five -b five (4755-b5) of t he Code of Iowa, 1927, b e cons t rued t o include culverts a s defined in section f o u r thousand s ix h u n d r e d s ixty-e ight (4668) of t he Code".

Rytledge of Webster filed the following amendment:

Amend House F i le No. 1 b y add ing a t t h e end of section one t h e words

"and the re shall be added t o t h e p r imary system, t h e road s t a r t i n g f r o m No. 20 a t a point f o u r miles eas t of F o r t Dodge and runn ing s o u t h t h r o u g h Coalville and Kalo t o t h e nor th edge of Dolliver S t a t e P a r k . "

Blackford of Yan Buren moved tha t the House a d j o u r n unti l 7 -30 p. m. Wednesday evening.

Cole of Delaware moved to amend the motion b y changing the hour f rom 7:30 p. m. Wednesday evening to 9:00 a. m. Thursday.

Motion of Blackford of Yan Buren, as amended, prevailed and the House stood adjourned.


HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

D E S MOINES, IOWA, MARCH 8 , 1 9 2 8 .

House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker pro tempore Mathews in the chair.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. L. W. Ilanter, pastor of First Presbyterian church, Oelwein, Iowa.

Journal of March 6th corrected and approved.

R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E O N M I L E A G E A D O P T E D

Aiken of Ida moved that the report of the committee on mileage, found in the Journal of March 6th, be adopted.

Motion prevailed and the report was adopted.

C O N S I D E R A T I O N O F B I L L S

House File No. 2, a bill for an act to amend section ten thousand one hundred three (10103) of the Code, 1927, relative to the form of acknowledgments by notaries public, was taken u p for consideration.

Lovrien of Humboldt moved that the bill be read a third time now and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed and the bill was read a third time.

On the question "Sha l l the bill pa s s?"

The ayes were, 101.

Aiken of Ida Akin of Carroll Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer Berry Bixler Blackford Blythe Buchmiller Bush Charlton Christophel

Cole of Delaware Cole of Harrison Copeland Craig 1

Crozier Eckles Eden Fleming Forsling Gilmore Grimwood Hager Hagglund Hale Hammer

Haney Hansen Hanson Harrison Hattendorf Hayes Heald Held Helgason Hempel Hill Hollingsworth Hollis Hopkins Hubbard

Huff Hunt Ickis Istad Johnson

of Dickinson johnson

of Keokuk Johnson

of Marion Kennedy, J. P. Kennedy, W. S. Kent King Kline


Knudson Rnutson Krouse

Mathews Maxfield

Ratliff Reimers Rice Rus t Ryder Saunders Simmer Smith Springer Stepanek Thomas

Thompson Torgeson

Laughlin Lichty Lovrien McCaulley Mcl l ra th Mcintosh McMillan Mar t in

Pat terson Pat t ison Pr ichard Quirk

Miller Nagle Nelson Oliver Ont jes

Troup T r u a x Vaughn Venard W a g n e r Walrod W a m s t a d Wilson Wolfe

T h e nays were, none.


Ell iott Greene

Griswold Hines

Roberts Rutledge

Mr. Speaker

So the bill having received a constitutional m a j o r i t y w a s declared to have passed the House.

Forsl ing of Woodbury offered t he fol lowing amendment t o t h e t i t le and moved i t s adopt ion:

Amend t h e t i t le t o House Fi le No. 2 by s t r ik ing all of sa id t i t l e f r o m and a f t e r the word " o f " in line two (2 ) thereof and inser t ing i n lieu t he re of t he following: "certificates of acknowledgment".

Amendment adopted a n d t he title, a s amended, w a s agreed to.

House Fi le No. 3, a bill f o r a n act t o legalize defect ive acknowledgments b y notaries public filed f o r record p r io r t o M a r c h 10, 1928, was t aken u p f o r consideration.

Johnson of Marion offered t he following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend by inser t ing a s Sec. 3 t h e fol lowing:

"Sec. 3. Nothing in t h i s Act shall effect pending l i t igat ion."

F u r t h e r amend by numbering Sec. 3 a s Sec. 4 .

Amendment lost.

Lovrien of Humboldt moved t h a t t h e bil l be r e a d a t h i r d t ime now a n d placed upon i t s passage, which motion prevai led a n d the bill was r ead a t h i r d time.

On the question ' ' Shall t h e bill pass ? "


T h e ayes were, 99.

Aiken of Ida H a g e r Johnson of Ontjes Akin of Carroll Hagglund Keokuk Pat terson Allen Hale Johnson of Pat t i son Anderson H a m m e r Marion Prichard Bair Haney Kennedy, J . P . Quirk Barnes Hansen Kennedy, W. S. Ratliff Bauer Hanson Kent Reimers Ber ry Harr i son King Rice Bixler Hat tendorf Kline R u s t Blackford Hayes Knudson Ryder Blythe Heald Knutson Saunders Buchmiller Held Krouse . Simmer Bush Helgason Laughlin Smith Charlton Hempel Lichty Stepanek Christophel Hill . Lovrien Thomas Cole of Delaware Hollingsworth McCaulley Thompson Cole of Harr ison Hollis Mcllrath Torgeson Copeland Hopkins Mcintosh Troup Crozier Hubbard McMillan T r a u x Eden Huff Mart in Vaughn Fleming H u n t Mathews Venard Forsl ing Ickis Maxfield Wagner Gilmore I s tad Miller Walrod Greene Johnson of Nagle Wilson Grimwood Dickinson Nelson Wolfe Griswold Oliver

The n a y s were, none.

Absent o r not voting, 9.

Cra ig Hines Rutledge Wamstad Eckles Roberts Springer Mr. Speaker Ell iot t

S o t h e b i l l h a v i n g rece ived a const i tut ional m a j o r i t y w a s de

c lared t o h a v e passed t h e H o u s e .

F o r s l i n g of W o o d b u r y o f fered t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t t o t h e

t i t l e a n d m o v e d i t s a d o p t i o n :

Amend House Fi le No. 3 by s t r ik ing f r o m line one (1 ) thereof the words "by Notaries Public".

Also amend b y changing t h e period ( . ) a t t h e end of said t i t le and inser t ing in lieu thereof a comma ( , ) and add t he fol lowing: "and fixing t h e t ime within which actions may be brought t o enforce r igh t s thereunder" .

A m e n d m e n t a d o p t e d a n d t h e t i t le , a s amended , w a s a g r e e d to .

H o u s e F i l e N o . 4 , a b i l l f o r a n a c t t o amend, rev i se a n d c o d i f y

s ec t ions e l e v e n t h o u s a n d s i x h u n d r e d t h r e e (11603) , e l e v e n thou

s a n d s i x h u n d r e d f o u r ( 1 1 6 0 4 ) , a n d e l e v e n t h o u s a n d s i x h u n d r e d

five (11605) of t h e Code, 1927, r e l a t i n g t o t h e l i e n of j u d g m e n t s o f t h e S t a t e a n d F e d e r a l Courts, w a s t a k e n u p f o r considerat ion.


F o r s l i n g of W o o d b u r y m o v e d t h a t t h e b i l l b e r e a d a t h i r d t i m e

n o w a n d p l a c e d u p o n i t s p a s s a g e , w h i c h m o t i o n p r e v a i l e d a n d t h e b i l l w a s r e a d a t h i r d t i m e .

O n t h e q u e s t i o n " S h a l l t h e b i l l p a s s ? "


Akin of Carroll Allen Anderson Bai r Barnes Bauer Ber ry Bixler Blackford Blythe Buchmiller Bush Charlton Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harr ison Copeland Crozier Eckles Eden El l iot t F leming Forsl ing Gilmore Greene Grimwood

Griswold Hage r Hagglund Hale Hammer Haney Hansen Hanson Hattendorf Hayes Heald Held Helgason Hempel Hill Hollingsworth Hollis Hopkins Hubbard Huff H u n t Ickis Is tad Johnsqn

of Dickinson



Aiken of I da Cra ig

Harr ison Hines

Johnson of Keokuk

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W . S. Kent King Kline Knudson Knutson Krouse Laughlin Lichty Lovrien McCaulley Mcllrath Mcintosh McMillan Mart in Mathews Maxfield Miller Nagle Nelson Oliver

Ont jes Roberts

Pa t t e r son Pa t t i son Pr ichard Quirk Ratliff Reimers Rice Rus t Ryder Saunders Simmer Smith Spr inger Stepanek Thomas Thompson Torgeson Troup T r u a x Vaughn Venard W a g n e r Walrod W a m s t a d Wilson Wolfe

Rut ledge Mr. Speaker

S o t h e b i l l h a v i n g r e c e i v e d a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l m a j o r i t y w a s d e

c l a r e d t o h a v e p a s s e d t h e H o u s e a n d t h e t i t l e w a s a g r e e d t o .

C A L L O F T H E H O U S E

T h e f o l l o w i n g c a l l of t h e H o u s e w a s f i l e d : MR. SPEAKER: We, t h e undersigned, hereby request a call of t h e House

f o r t he consideration of House Fi le No. 1.

E . A . GRIIMWOOD. L o u i s L . AKIN. J O H N E D E N .

WARREN WALROD.

R . M . BUCHMILLER. F . M . HARRISON.

C . G . COLE.


The roll was called t o ascertain t he absentees.

The roll call disclosed t h a t al l members were present except Hines of Taylor, Ont j e s of Grundy, Rut ledge of Webster , and Speaker Carter of Hard in .

Johnson of Marion moved t h a t Messrs. Hines, Ontjes, Rutledge and Mr. Speaker be excused f r o m the call of t h e House.

Motion prevailed a n d the gentlemen were excused f r o m the call of t he House.

CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE FILE NO. 1

Johnson of Marion asked and obtained unanimous consent to . consider the amendments in the order of t he sections to which

they apply.

Venard of Sioux moved t h a t t he amendment t o section one filed b y him on March 6th and found on page 24 of t he Journa l be adopted.

Ratliff of Henry moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question " S h a l l the amendment filed b y Yena rd of Sioux be a d o p t e d ? " a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 43.

Aiken of Ida Griswold Johnson of Quirk Allen Hale Dickinson Reimers Anderson Haney King Rutledge Bair Hanson Knudson Saunders Barnes Hattendorf Krouse Smith Bauer Held Lovrien Thompson Berry Helgason McCaulley Torgeson Bixler Hill Miller Venard Bush Hollingsworth Nelson Wamstad Copeland Hopkins Oliver Wolfe Forsling Huff Patterson Forsling

Prichard

The nays were, 61.

Akin of Carroll Cole of Harrison Gilmore Harrison Blackford Craig Greene Hayes Blythe Crozier Grimwood H'eald Buchmiller Eckles Hager Hempel Charlton Eden Hagglund Hollis Christophel Elliott Hammer Hubbard Cole of Delaware Fleming Hansen Hunt

1928] J O U R N A L O P T H E H O U S E 35

Ickis Is tad Johnson of

Keokuk Johnson of

Marion Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent

Kline Laughlin Lichty Mcllrath Mcintosh McMillan Mart in Mathews Maxfield

Nag le Ont jes Pat t i son Ratliff Rice Rus t Ryder Simmer

Spr inger S tepanek Thomas Troup T r u a x Vaughn W a g n e r Walrod Wilson


Hines Knutson

T h e a m e n d m & n t w a s l o s t .

Roberts Mr. Speaker

Hanson of Winnebago moved t h a t the amendmen t filed by him, a n d f o u n d in the J o u r n a l of March 6, page 26, be adopted .

Thomas of Audubon moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question " S h a l l the amendment filed b y Hanson of Winnebago be a d o p t e d ? " a rol l call w a s demanded .


Aiken of Ida Hale . Johnson of P r i chard Allen Hanson Dickinson Reimers Anderson Hattendorf King Rut ledge Ba i r Held Knudson Smi th Barnes Helgason McCaulley Torgeson Bauer Hill Miller Venard Be r ry ,H oiling wor th Nelson W a m s t a d Bixler Huff Oliver Wol fe Bush Pa t t e r son

T h e nays were, 65.

Akin of Carroll Grimwood Johnson of Ratliff Blackford H a m m e r Marion Rice Blythe H a g e r Kennedy, J . P . Ro'berts Buchmiller Hagglund Kennedy, W . S. Ryder Charlton Hansen Kent Saunders Christophel Har r i son Laughlin S immer Cole of Delaware Heald Lichty Spr inger Cole of Harr ison Hempel Mcl l ra th S tepanek Copeland Hollis Mcintosh Thomas Craig Hopkins McMillan Thompson Crozier Hubbard Mart in Troup Eckles H u n t Mathews T r u a x Eden Hayes Maxfield Vaughn Elliott Ickis Nag le W a g n e r Fleming Is tad Ont jes Walrod Gilmore Johnson of Pa t t i son Wilson Greene Keokuk Quirk

3 6 J O U R N A L O F T H E H O U S E [M; i r . K,

A b s e n t or n o t v o t i n g , 10.

F o r s l i n g H i n e s Krouse R u s t Griswold Kl ine Lovrien Mr. Speaker H a n e y K n u t s o n

Amendment lost.

Ha le of H o w a r d asked and obtained unanimous consent to wi thdraw the amendment filed b y liim on March 6 th and found on page 26 of the Journa l .

Harr i son of Clarke moved t h a t the amendment t o section one filed on March 6th a n d f o u n d on page 27 of t he J o u r n a l be adopted.

Amendment lost.

Vaughn of Ringgold asked and obtained unanimous consent to wi thdraw the amendment to section one filed on March 6th and f o u n d on page 28 of t he Journa l .

Objection was raised.

Cole of Delaware moved t h a t the amendment filed by Vaughn of Ringgold be wi thdrawn.

Motion prevailed.

Spr inger of Decatur moved t h a t t he amendment t o section one filed b y him on March 6th a n d found on page 28 of the-Journal be adopted.

On the question " S h a l l t h e amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a roll call was demanded.

T h e a y e s were , 21.

A i k e n of Ida A l l e n A n d e r s o n B a r n e s H a l e H a n s o n

Harr i son Hat tendorf H e l g a s o n Hi l l K e n t

Knudson Laughl in McCaulley Miller N e l s o n

Oliver Rut l edge Spr inger W a m s t a d W o l f e

T h e n a y s were , 74.

A k i n of Carroll Buchmil ler Craig F o r s l i n g B a i r B u s h Crozier Gilmore Bauer Charlton Eckles Greene B e r r y Christophel E d e n Grimwood B ix l er Cole o f D e l a w a r e El l iot t H a g e r Blackford Cole o f Harr i son H a g g l u n d B l y t h e Copeland F l e m i n g H a m m e r

1928] J O U R N A L O P T H E H O U S E ;$7

Hansen Johnson Mar t in Simmer Hayes of Keokuk Mathews Smi th Heald Johnson Maxfield Stepanek Hempel of Marion Nagle Thomas Hollingsworth Kennedy, J . P . Ont jes Thompson Hollis Kennedy, W. S. Pa t t i son Torgeson Hopkins King Quirk Troup Hubbard Knutson Ratliff T r u a x Ickis Krouse Reimers Vaughn Is tad Lichty Rice W a g n e r Johnson Mcll ra th R u s t Walrod

of Dickinson Mcintosh Ryder Wilson McMillan Saunders


Griswold Haney Held Hines

Huff H u n t Kline

Lovrien Pat terson Pr ichard

Rober ts Venard Mr. Speaker

A m e n d m e n t l o s t .

R u t l e d g e of W e b s t e r m o v e d t h a t t h e a m e n d m e n t t o s e c t i o n o n e

f i l ed o n M a r c h 6 t h a n d f o u n d o n p a g e 2 9 of t h e J o u r n a l b e a d o p t e d .

S i m m e r of W a p e l l o r a i s e d t h e p o i n t of o r d e r t h a t t h e a m e n d

m e n t w a s n o t g e r m a n e t o t h e b i l l .

T h e S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e r u l e d t h a t t h e p o i n t w a s w e l l t a k e n ,

a n d t h e a m e n d m e n t w a s o u t of o r d e r .

M i l l e r of S h e l b y a s k e d a n d o b t a i n e d u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t t h a t

t h e a m e n d m e n t t o s e c t i o n o n e f i l ed b y h i m o n M a r c h 6 t h a n d

f o u n d o n p a g e 2 8 b e w i t h d r a w n .

O l i v e r of M o n o n a m o v e d t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t f i l e d b y

h i m o n M a r c h 6 t h b e a d o p t e d .

F u r t h e r amend section one (1) by adding t o line t w o (2) t h e fol lowing words "or a s a r e not now surfaced wi th gravel" .

O n t h e q u e s t i o n " S h a l l t h e a m e n d m e n t b e a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l

c a l l w a s d e m a n d e d .

The ayes were, 28.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Barnes Bauer Berry Bixler

Griswold Hanson Hattendorf Helgason Hill Hollingsworth Hopkins

Johnson of Dickinson

King Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Nelson

Oliver P a t t e r s o n Pr ichard Reimers Saunders Sp r inge r Thompson Wol fe



Akin of Carroll Grimwood Johnson of Quirk Blackford H a g e r Marion Ratliff Blythe Hagglund Kennedy, J . P . Rice Buchmiller Hale Kennedy, W . S. Roberts Bush Hammer Kent Rutledge Christophel Hansen Knutson Ryder Cole of Delaware Harr ison Laughlin Simmer Cole of Harrison Hayes Lichty Smith Copeland Heald Mcl l ra th Stepanek Crozier Held Mcintosh Thomas Eckles Hempel McMillan TorgesOn Eden Hollis Mart in Troup Ell iot t Hubbard Mathews T r u a x F leming Hun t Maxfield Vaughn Fors l ing I s tad Miller Wagne r Gilmore Johnson of Nagle Walrod Greene Keokuk Ont jes Wilson

Pat t i son


Bair Hines Kline Venard Charl ton Huff Knudson Wamstad Craig Ickis Rus t Mr. Speaker Haney

Amendment lost.

Oliver of Monona moved t h a t t he following amendment filed b y him on March 6th be adopted.

F u r t h e r amend section one ( 1 ) b y inser t ing a l ine seventy-four " a " (74a ) , P r i m a r y Road Number Thirty-seven (37) , f r o m Soldier t o Sioux City, v ia Onawa.

On t h e question " S h a l l t he amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a roll call was demanded.


Aiken of I da Allen Anderson Barnes Ber ry Bixler Fors l ing

Griswold Hanson Hattendorf Held Helgason Hill Hopkins

Huff Knudson Lovrien McCaulley Mart in Oliver Pr ichard

Reimers Smith Springer Torgeson Wamstad Wolfe


Akin of Carroll Bauer Blackford Blythe Buckmiller

Bush Christophel

Craig Crozier

Cole of Delaware Eckles Cole of Harr i son Eden Copeland Elliott

Gilmore Greene Grimwood H a g e r Hagglund


H a m m e r H a n s e n Har r i son H a y e s Heald Hollingsworth Hollis Hubbard H u n t Ickis I s t ad Johnson of

Dickinson

Johnson of Keokuk

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. Ken t King Knutson Krouse Laughl in Lichty Mcl l ra th Mcintosh

McMillan Mathews Maxfield Miller Nag le Nelson Ont jes Pa t t e r son Pa t t i son Quirk Ratliff Rice Roberts

R u s t Ryde r Saunder s S immer Stepangk Thomas Thompson T r o u p T r a u x V a u g h n W a g n e r Wal rod Wilson


B a i r Charl ton F leming

Hale Haney Hempel

Amendment was lost.

Hines Kline Rutledge

Vena rd M r . Speaker

Oliver of Monona moved tha t the following amendment filed by him on March 6th be adopted.

F u r t h e r amend section one (1) b y s t r ik ing f r o m line one h u n d r e d f o r t y -t h r e e (143) thereof t h e figures "80" and inse r t ing i n l ieu thereof t h e figures "90".

Crozier of Mahaska moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question "Sha l l the amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l call was demanded.


Aiken of I d a Allen Anderson Barnes Bauer Ber ry Bixler Bush

Eden Griswold Hale Hat tendorf Held Helgason King

Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Mcl l ra th Nelson Oliver

P a t t e r s o n P r i cha rd Qui rk Re imers Sp r inge r Torgeson W o l f e

The n a y s were, 68.

Blackford Copeland Gilmore H a n e y Blythe Cra ig Greene Hansen Buchmiller Crozier Grimwood Har r i son Christophel Eckles H a g e r Hayes Cole of Delaware Elliott Hagglund Heald Cole of Harr ison Fors l ing H a m m e r Hempel


Hill Johnson Mathews Simmer Hollingsworth of Marion Maxfield Stepanek Hollis Kennedy, J . P . Miller Thomas Hopkins Kennedy, W . S. Nag le Thompson Hubbard Ken t Ont jes Troup H u n t Kline Pa t t i son T r u a x Ickis Knutson Ratliff ' Vaughn I s t ad Laughl in Rice Venard Johnson Lichty Roberts Wagne r

of Dickinson Mcintosh Rus t Walrod Johnson McMillan Ryder Wilson

of Keokuk Mart in Saunders


Akin of Carroll F leming Bai r Hanson Charl ton Hines

Amendment lost.

Huff Rutledge Smith x

Wamstad Mr. Speaker

Haney of Mills offered the following amendment, and moved tha t i t be adopted:

"Amend House File No. 1, section one ( 1 ) , by adding thereto, line sev-enty-six A (76-A), t o read a s follows: ' P r i m a r y road 41 f r o m Malvern, Iowa, no r th t o intersection of p r i m a r y road 34'."

Ontjes of Grundy moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question "Sha l l the amendment filed by Haney of Mills be adopted?" a roll call was demanded.


Aiken of I da Hale Knudson Reimers Allen Haney Krouse Roberts Anderson Hanson Laughlin Rutledge Ba i r Hattendorf McCaulley Smith Barnes Held Maxfield Springer Be r ry Helgason Miller Torgeson Bixler Hill Nelson Vaughn Bush Hopkins Oliver Venard Cole of Harr ison Huff Pat terson Wamstad Fleming Ickis Pr ichard Wolfe Griswold


Akin of Carroll Bauer Blackford Blythe Buchmiller Charl ton Christophel

Cole of Delaware Gilmore Copeland Greene Craig Grimwood Crozier Hage r Eckles Hagglund Eden Hammer Elliott Hansen

Harr ison Hayes Heald Hempel Hollingsworth Hollis Hubbard


H u n t I s t a d J o h n s o n of

Dickinson J o h n s o n of

Keokuk Johnson of

Mar ion Kennedy, J . P .

Kennedy, K e n t K i n g Knu t son Lich ty M c l l r a t h Mcin tosh McMillan M a r t i n

W . S . Ma thews N a g l e O n t j e s P a t t i s o n Qui rk Ratliff Rice Ryder Saunde r s

S i m m e r S t e p a n e k T h o m a s T h o m p s o n T r o u p T r u a x W a g n e r W a l r o d Wilson

Absen t o r no t vot ing , 6.

Fo r s l i ng Hines

Kl ine Lovr ien

R u s t M r . S p e a k e r

A m e n d m e n t w a s l o s t .

O l i v e r of M o n o n a o f f e r e d t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t : " A m e n d House F i l e No . 1 b y a d d i n g a t t h e e n d of sect ion one ( 1 ) t h e

w o r d s :

" a n d t h e r e shal l b e added t o t h e p r i m a r y sys tem t h e r o a d s t a r t i n g f r o m No . 75 a t O n a w a r u n n i n g wes t t o a po in t on t h e Missour i R i v e r oppos i t e Deca tu r , N e b r a s k a . "

S i m m e r of W a p e l l o r a i s e d t h e p o i n t o f o r d e r t h a t t h e a m e n d

m e n t c o u l d n o t b e c o n s i d e r e d b e c a u s e i t w a s n o t g e r m a n e t o t h e

T h e S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e r u l e d t h e p o i n t w e l l t a k e n , a n d t h e

a m e n d m e n t w a s d e c l a r e d o u t of o r d e r .

O n m o t i o n o f K n u d s o n o f H a m i l t o n t h e H o u s e a d j o u r n e d u n t i l

1 : 3 0 p . m . t o d a y .

A F T E R N O O N S E S S I O N

T h e H o u s e r e c o n v e n e d , S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e M a t h e w s i n t h e

c h a i r .

R e i m e r s o f L y o n , F o r s l i n g o f W o o d b u r y , a n d L o v r i e n o f H u m

b o l d t o f f e r e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n :

Whereas, M a n y ques t ions of cons t i tu t ional i ty h a v e a r i s e n r e g a r d i n g

Whereas, M a n y of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e H o u s e of t h e For ty - second e x t r a session a r e i n doubt a n d w i sh t o be i n f o r m e d a s t o t h e lega l s t a t u s o f t h e county a n d s t a t e r o a d bonds contempla ted b y t h i s a c t ,

Be It Therefore Resolved, T h a t t h e a t t o r n e y g e n e r a l of t h e s t a t e b e r e quested t o g ive t h e H o u s e a n opinion a s t o t h e cons t i tu t iona l i ty of t h e following p ropos i t ions :

b i l l .

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N


1. Does t h e Constitution of t h e S ta te of Iowa prohibit t h e payment of county p r i m a r y road bonds such a s have been issued f r o m the proceeds of s t a t e bonds?

2. Does t he Constitution of t he S ta te of Iowa prohibi t t h e use of f u n d s derived f r o m motor vehicle license fees, a s collected under present laws, f o r t h e payment of t h e county p r i m a r y road bonds, such a s have heretof o r e been issued?

3. Does t h e Constitution of t he S ta te of Iowa prohibit t h e use of f u n d s derived f r o m the gasoline t a x , a s collected under present laws, f o r t h e paym e n t of t he county p r i m a r y road bonds, such a s have heretofore been issued?

4. May, under t he Constitution of t h e S t a t e of Iowa, t h e following th re§ subjects be included i n one bill and under one t i t l e :

( a ) Submit to t he electors a proposal f o r issuance of s t a te bonds.

( b ) Provide f o r t h e payment of t he county bond issue f r o m s ta te funds .

( c ) Provide f o r t h e payment of bonds issued by t he s t a t e f r o m t h e re ceipts f r o m motor vehicle license fees and gasoline t a x ?

Reimers of Lyon asked unanimous consent fo r the immediate consideration of the resolution. Objection was raised.

Blackford of Van Buren moved that the resolution be tabled.

On the question "Sha l l the resolution be t ab led?" a roll call was demanded and Rule 18 was invoked.


Akin of Carroll Hagglund Kennedy, W. S. Ratliff Blackford H a m m e r Kent Rice Blythe Hansen Kline Rus t Charl ton Harr i son Knutson Ryder Christophel Hayes Laughlin Saunders Cole of Delaware Heald Lichty Simmer Cole of Harr i son Hollis Mcintosh Smith Cra ig Hubbard McMillan Stepanek Crozier Ickis Mar t in Thomas Eckles Is tad Miller Troup Eden Johnson Nagle T r u a x Ell iot t of Keokuk Nelson Vaughn Gilmore Johnson Pat t i son Wagne r Greene of Marion Prichard Walrod Grimwood Kennedy, J . P . Quirk Wilson H a g e r


Aiken of I da Ber ry Forsl ing Hattendorf Allen Bixler Griswold Helgason Anderson Buchmiller Hale Held Ba i r Bush Haney Hempel Baue r Fleming Hanson Hill


Hollingsworth Hopkins Huff H u n t Johnson

King Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Mcll ra th

Pa t te r son Reimers

Mathews Maxfield Oliver Ont jes

Rober ts Rut ledge Thompson Torgeson Venard

of Dickinson W a m s t a d Wolfe


Barnes Copeland Hines

Springer Mr. Speake r

M o t i o n p r e v a i l e d a n d t h e r e s o l u t i o n w a s t a b l e d .

H O N O R A B L E J . H . A N D E R S O N A D D R E S S E S T H E H O U S E

K i n g of C l a y m o v e d t h a t H o n . J . H . A n d e r s o n , f o r m e r S p e a k e r

of t h e H o u s e , b e i n v i t e d t o a d d r e s s t h e H o u s e a t t h i s t i m e .

M o t i o n p r e v a i l e d a n d M r . A n d e r s o n w a s e s c o r t e d t o t h e

S p e a k e r ' s s t a t i o n w h e r e h e b r i e f l y a d d r e s s e d t h e H o u s e .

T h e H o u s e r e s u m e d c o n s i d e r a t i o n of H o u s e F i l e N o . 1 .

B i x l e r of A d a m s o f f e r e d t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t a s a s u b s t i

t u t e f o r a l l p e n d i n g a m e n d m e n t s t o s e c t i o n t h r e e ( 3 ) a n d m o v e d

i t s a d o p t i o n .

Amend House F i le No. 1 by s t r ik ing out section 3 and in se r t i ng in l ieu thereof t he fol lowing:

Sec. 3. I n order t o provide f u n d s wi th which t o a id in mee t ing t h e cost of improving t he p r i m a r y roads a s th i s Act provides, t h e S t a t e of I o w a is hereby authorized t o become indebted in t h e amoun t of One H u n d r e d Million Dollars ($100,000,000) and in evidence thereof t h e r e shal l b e issued and sold negotiable serial bonds of t h e S t a t e a s h e r e i n a f t e r p r o vided. The to ta l amount of bonds issued hereunder shal l n o t exceed O n e Hundred Million Dollars. ( I n no event shal l t h e to ta l a m o u n t of s t a t e bonds issued hereunder p lus t he to ta l amount of county p r i m a r y r o a d bonds plus t he bonds issued by counties t o r e f u n d county p r i m a r y r o a d bonds exceed t h e sum of one hundred million dollars.) T h e proceeds o f said bonds shall be paid into t he t r e a s u r y of t h e s t a t e f r o m which t h e r e is hereby created a p r i m a r y road bond f u n d t o be expended in t h e improve ment of t he p r i m a r y roads of t h e s ta te a s provided i n t h i s Act , and f o r expenses incurred in c a r r y i n g out t he provisions of th i s Act .

T o r g e s o n of W o r t h o f f e r e d t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t t o t h e

a m e n d m e n t :

"St r ike f r o m line e ight (8 ) t h e words ' p r i m a r y r o a d ' a n d i n s e r t i n lieu thereof t h e words 'issued f o r p r i m a r y road purposes ' . "


Patterson of Kossuth moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

The amendment to the amendment was lost.

Hollingsworth of Boone moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question " S h a l l the amendment be a d o p t e d ! " a roll call w a s d e m a n d e d .


Aiken of I da Hale King Pa t te rson Allen Haney Kline Prichard Anderson Hanson Knudson Quirk Bair Hat tendorf Krouse Reimers Barnes Held Lovrien Rutledge Bauer Helgason McCaulley Saunders Ber ry Hollingsworth Mcllrath Smi th Bixler Hopkins Maxfield Thompson Buchmiller Huff Miller Torgeson Bush Johnson of Nelson Venard F leming Dickinson Oliver Wamstad Griswold Kent Ont jes Wolfe


Akin of Carroll Grimwood Johnson of Ratliff Blackford H a g e r Keokuk Rice Blythe Hagglund Johnson of Rober ts Charl ton H a m m e r Marion Rus t Christophel Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Ryder Cole of Delaware Harr i son Kennedy, W . S. Simmer Cole of Harr i son Hayes Knutson Spr inger Copeland Heald Laughlin Stepanek Craig Hempel Lichty Thomas Crozier Hill Mcintosh Troup Eckles Hollis McMillan T r a u x Eden Hubbard Mart in Vaughn El l iot t H u n t Mathews Wagne r Fors l ing Ickis Nagel Walrod Gilmore Is tad Pa t t i son Wilson Greene


Hines Mr. Speaker

Amendment lost.

Oliver of Monona moved tha t the following amendments to section three (3) filed by him, and found in the Journal of March 6. be adopted.

1928] J O U R N A L O P T H E H O U S E 4 5

To amend section t h r e e (3 ) b y s t r ik ing f r o m line f o u r (4 ) of sa id section t h e words "one h u n d r e d " a n d inser t ing i n lieu thereof t h e words "f i f ty-seven" and b y changing t h e figures "$100,000,000" a n d inse r t ing i n lieu thereof t he figures "$57,000,000".

F u r t h e r amend section t h r e e (3) b y s t r ik ing f r o m line seven (7 ) t h e words "one hundred" and inser t ing in lieu thereof t h e words "f i f ty-seven" .

On the question ' ' Shal l t h e amendment filed b y Oliver of Monona be a d o p t e d ? " a roll call was demanded.


Aiken of Ida Griswold King Quirk Allen Hale Knudson Re imers Anderson Haney Lovrien Rut ledge Bair Hanson McCaulley Smi th Barnes Hat tendorf Maxfield Thompson Bauer Held Nelson Torgeson Be r ry Helgason Oliver Venard Bixler Hollingsworth Ont jes W a m s t a d Buchmiller Hopkins Pa t t e r son W o l f e Bush Huff Pr ichard


Akin of Carroll H a g e r Johnson of N a g l e Blackford Hagglund Marion Pa t t i son Blythe H a m m e r Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Charl ton Hansen Kennedy, W . S. Rice Christophel Harr i son Kent Rober t s Cole of Delaware Hayes Kline Ryde r Cole of Harr ison Heald Knutson S immer Copeland H'empel Krouse Spr inge r Cra ig Hill Laughlin S tepanek Crozier Hollis Lichty Thomas Eden Hubbard Mcl l ra th T r o u p Elliott H u n t Mcintosh T r u a x Fleming I s tad McMillan Vaughn Forsl ing Johnson of Mart in W a g n e r Greene Keokuk Mathews Walrod Grimwood Miller Wilson


Eckles Hines Johnson of Saunders Gilmore Ickis Dickinson Mr . Speal

Rus t

Amendment lost.

Oliver of Monona moved t h a t the fo l lowing amendmen t filed by h im a n d f o u n d i n t he J o u r n a l of March 6 th be adopted .

F u r t h e r amend section th ree (3) b y s t r i k ing f r o m line t e n (10) thereof t h e words " a n y county" and inser t ing i n lieu thereof t h e words "a l l t h e counties in t h e s t a t e of I o w a " and by s t r ik ing t h e word " a n y " a s i t a p p e a r s a t t he end of line t e n (10) in said section a n d t h e word " c o u n t y "


in line eleven (11) and inserting in lieu thereof the words "all the counties in the state of Iowa". Also by striking f rom line eleven (11) the following words "and outstanding in said year".

Mcintosh of Muscatine moved that action be deferred on th<> amendment.

Forsl ing of Woodbury moved that the House adjourn until 9 :00 a. m. Friday.

On the question "Sha l l the House adjourn until 9 :00 a. m. Fri d a y ? " a roll call w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 39.

Akin of Carroll Elliott Helgason Miller Allen Forsling Hempel Nelson Anderson Greene Hollis Oliver Bair Grimwood Istad Ontjes Barnes Griswold Johnson Quirk Berry Hale of Dickinson Roberts Cole of Harrison Hansen King Saunders Craig Hanson Knudson Smith Crozier Hattendorf McCaulley Springer Eden Hayes Maxfield Walrod

The nays were, 55.

Blackford Blythe Buchmiller Bush Charlton Christophel Cole of Delaware Copeland Eckles Fleming Hager Hagglund Hammer Harrison

Heald Held Hill Hollingsworth Hopkins Hubbard Hunt Johnson

of Keokuk Johnson

of Marion Kennedy, J , P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent


Aiken of Ida Haney Bauer Hines Bixler Huff Gilmore Ickis

Motion to adjourn lost.

Kline Knutson Krouse Laughlin Mcllrath Mcintosh McMillan Martin Mathews Nagle Pattison Ratliif Reimers Rice

Lichty Lovrien Patterson

Rutledge Ryder Simmer Stepanek Thomas Thompson Torgeson Troup Truax Vaughn Venard Wagner Wamstad Wilson Wolfe

Prichard Rust Mr. Speaker

The motion to defer action on the amendment prevailed.

i


P a t t e r s o n of K o s s u t h a s k e d a n d o b t a i n e d u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t

t o w i t h d r a w h i s a m e n d m e n t t o s e c t i o n t h r e e ( 3 ) f i l e d M a r c h 6 t h

a n d f o u n d o n p a g e 2 5 of t h e J o u r n a l .

T o r g e s o n of W o r t h a s k e d a n d o b t a i n e d u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t t o

w i t h d r a w h i s a m e n d m e n t t o s e c t i o n t h r e e ( 3 ) f i l e d M a r c h 6 t h a n d

f o u n d o n p a g e 2 5 of t h e J o u r n a l .

B i x l e r of A d a m s a s k e d a n d o b t a i n e d u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t t o

w i t h d r a w t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t , f i l ed M a r c h 6 t h a n d f o u n d

o n p a g e 2 7 of t h e J o u r n a l :

K n u d s o n of H a m i l t o n o f f e r e d t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t t o s e c

t i o n f o u r :

Amend House F i le No. 1, section f o u r (4) b y s t r ik ing f r o m line f o u r t he words "and one-half".

O n t h e q u e s t i o n " S h a l l t h e a m e n d m e n t b e a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l c a l l

w a s d e m a n d e d .


Aiken of Ida Flemming Is tad O n t j e s Allen Forsl ing Johnson of P a t t e r s o n Anderson Griswold Dickinson P r i cha rd Bair Hagglund King Quirk Barnes Haney Knudson Re imers Bauer Hanson Krouse Ru t l edge Berry Hattendorf Lovrien Saunder s Bixler Held McCaulley Smi th Blythe Helgason Mcll ra th Thompson Buchmiller Hempel Mart in Torgeson Bush Hill Maxfield V a u g h n Christophel Hopkins Miller Vena rd Craig Hubbard Nelson W a m s t a d Crozier Huff Oliver W o l f e


Akin of Carroll Gilmore Blackford Greene Charl ton Grimwood Cole of Delaware H a g e r Cole of Har r i son Hale Copeland Eckles Eden Elliott

Hammer Hansen Harr ison Hayes

Heald Holl ingsworth Hollis H u n t Ickis Johnson of

Keokuk Johnson of

Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W . S. K e n t Kline Knu t son Laughl in Lich ty Mcin tosh McMillan

48 J O U R N A L O F T H E H O U S E [ M a r . 8,

M a t h e w s N a g l e P a t t i s o n Ratliff

R u s t R y d e r

Rice Rober t s

S i m m e r S tepanek T h o m a s T r o u p

T r a u x W a g n e r Walrod Wilson

Absen t o r no t vot ing, 3.

H ines Spr inge r Mr . Speake r

A m e n d m e n t a d o p t e d .

R E P O R T O F J O I N T C O M M I T T E E O N E N R O L L E D B I L L S

B l y t h e of I o w a , f r o m t h e j o i n t c o m m i t t e e o n e n r o l l e d b i l l s , s u b

m i t t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e p o r t , a n d m o v e d i t s a d o p t i o n :

MR. SPEAKER: Y o u r j o i n t commit tee on enrolled bills respect ful ly r e p o r t t h a t i t h a s examined a n d finds correct ly enrol led:

Sena t e J o i n t Resolution No. 1, r e l a t i ng t o t h e selection of employees f o r t h e special session of t h e Forty-second Genera l Assembly.

B I L L S S I G N E D B Y T H E S P E A K E R P R O T E M P O R E

T h e S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e o f t h e H o u s e a n n o u n c e d t h a t , a s

S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e o f t h e H o u s e , h e h a d s i g n e d i n t h e p r e s e n c e

of t h e H o u s e , t h e f o l l o w i n g b i l l : S e n a t e J o i n t R e s o l u t i o n N o . 1.

T o r g e s o n of W o r t h f i l e d t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t :

A m e n d House F i l e No. 1 b y s t r i k i n g t h e r e f r o m all of section sixteen (16) a n d i n se r t i ng in lieu thereof t h e fo l lowing :

"Sec . 16. T h e au thor iza t ion voted b y a n y county t o issue bonds f o r pr i m a r y r o a d w o r k shall , u p o n t h e t a k i n g effect of t h i s Ac t , become nul l a n d void a s t o a n y of such bonds n o t ac tua l ly issued a n d sold; a n d no county p r i m a r y r o a d bonds shal l be au thor ized o r issued t h e r e a f t e r . "

FRED R . B L Y T H E ,

Chairman House Committee.

DENVER L . W I L S O N ,

Chairman Senate Committee.

A M E N D M E N T S F I L E D

H O U S E F I L E N O . 1


Haney of Mills filed the following amendments :

Amend House File No. 1, section four teen (14) , line t h r e e ( 3 ) , by s t r ik ing the word " a n d " following t he word " fees" and inser t ing i n lieu the re to the word "or" .

Also, amend House Fi le No. 1, section one ( 1 ) , b y add ing the re to l ine seventy-six (76) A to r e a d a s follows: " P r i m a r y road fo r ty -one (41) f r o m Malvern, Iowa, nor th to intersection of p r i m a r y r o a d t h i r t y - f o u r (34 )" .

Bixler of Adams filed the following amendments :

Also amend House Fi le No. 1 by insert ing a f t e r section seventeen ( 1 7 ) , the fol lowing:

Sec. 18. Sections 4753-A 10 t o section 4753-A 17, inclusive, Code of Iowa, 1927, a r e hereby repealed.

F u r t h e r amend House File No. 1 b y renumber ing sections e ighteen (18), and nineteen (19) t o conform wi th this amendment .

Pat te rson of Kossuth and Saunders of P a l o Al to filed t h e following amendment :

Amend House Fi le No. 1 by adding a t the end of section seven (7 ) t h e following a s section 7-A:

" T h e s ta te m a y purchase or condemn any corporate or p r i v a t e personal property, including cement or other manufac tu red o r processed commodities t h a t m a y be needed f o r t he construction, maintenance o r r e p a i r of t he highways of t he s ta te , and where condemnation proceedings a r e insti tuted they shall be conducted under the provisions of chap te r s t h r e e hundred sixty-five (365) and th ree hundred sixty-six (366) of t h e code, 1927."

Allen of Pocahontas filed t he following amendmen t s :

Amend section th i r teen (13) of House File No. 1 b y adding line seven (7) which shall r ead a s follows:

" I t shall not be t he purpose of th i s section t o decrease t h e amoun t ac cru ing f r o m the gasoline t a x f o r the benefit of t h e secondary roads ."

F u r t h e r amend section th i r t een (13) of House F i le No. 1 by add ing t o line f o u r ( 4 ) , following t he word " t ax , " t he fol lowing:

" , now ar i s ing f o r t h e benefit of the p r imary road f u n d , " .

Johnson of Dickinson filed the following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend House Fi le No. 1 a s follows:


S t r ike f r o m line 145 of section 1 t h e words " a s c u r r e n t p r imary road f u n d s a r e available" and inser t a f t e r t he word "graveled" in line 146 t h e words " in lieu of those herein designated f o r pavement and not alr eady paved, b u t not t o exceed t he mileage herein authorized."

Also amend section 4 by s t r ik ing f r o m lines 3 and 4 t he words " the r a t e of not t o exceed f o u r and one-half pe r cent p e r a n n u m payable semiannua l ly" and insert ing "payable semi-annually a t t h e lowest r a t e which will allow said bonds t o be sold a t p a r . "

Also, amend section 13 by inser t ing a f t e r t he word " t a x " in line 4 the words "now diverted to the p r i m a r y road f u n d " and by insert ing a f t e r t he word " sa id" in t h e same line t h e words "port ion of the".

On motion of Charlton of Polk tlie House ad journed until 9 :00 •c m. Fr iday .



D E S M O I N E S , IOWA, M A R C H 9 , 1 9 2 8 .

T h e H o u s e m e t p u r s u a n t t o a d j o u r n m e n t , S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e

M a t h e w s i n t h e c h a i r .

P r a y e r w a s o f f e r e d b y R e v . W a l t e r J . S t e w a r t , p a s t o r U n i t e d

P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h of O s k a l o o s a , I o w a .

J o u r n a l of M a r c h 8 t h c o r r e c t e d a i i d a p p r o v e d .

COMMUNICATION F R O M MRS. L . Y . C A R T E R

T h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s r e c e i v e d f r o m M r s . L . V .

C a r t e r :

E ldo ra Hosp i t a l , Eldora , Iowa, M a r c h 8, 1928.

To t he Iowa House of Representatives, Des Moines, Iowa. Dea r F r i ends :

W e w a n t to t h a n k you f o r your kind and sympathet ic message of a f e w days ago and f o r t h e beau t i fu l flowers which have j u s t been b r o u g h t t o Mr . Car te r ' s room i n five gorgeous bouquets.

This expression of your interest and good wishes almost overwhelms u s and words f a i l t o express how very much we apprec ia t e y o u r t h o u g h t -fulness.

Mr . Car te r g a i n s a lit t le each d a y and his physician encourages u s i n thinking t h a t he may, in time, recover.

H e h a s suffered a ve ry keen sense of disappointment a t no t be ing ab l e t o at tend t h e special session.

Again thanking you f o r your generous expression, Very t ru ly ,

M R S . L . V . CARTER.

O l i v e r of M o n o n a a s k e d a n d o b t a i n e d u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t t o

h a v e t h e r e m a r k s of H o n . J . H . A n d e r s o n p r i n t e d i n t h e J o u r n a l .

H i l l of F l o y d a s k e d u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t t o i n t r o d u c e t h e f o l

l o w i n g b i l l :


A B I L L F O R

A N A C T t o repeal section forty-seven hundred fifty-five b-twenty-three (4755-b23), Code of Iowa, 1927, a n d t o enact in lieu thereof t he following :

" I n computing the amount which shall be re funded under sections fo r t y -seven hundred fifty-five b-twenty-one (4755-b21), forty-seven hundred fifty-five b-twenty-two (4755-b22), forty-seven hundred fifty-five b-twenty- four (4755-b24), forty-seven hundred fifty-five b-twenty-five (4755-b25), interest shall be computed on t he amount of special assessments so re funded f r o m the d a t e of t he assessment to t he date of t h e ref u n d . In te res t on deferred instal lments shall cease on t he date of t he call of t h e las t outs tanding certificates of t h e dis t r ic t ."

Objection raised.

Hi l l of F l o y d moved t h a t the rales be suspended and tha t the introduct ion of the bill be permit ted.

A k i n of Carroll moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On t h e question " S h a l l the rules be suspended a n d the bill be i n t r o d u c e d ? " a roll call was demanded.


Allen Anderson Barnes Bixler

Buchmiller Ell iott Gilmore H a m m e r R'aney

Hanson Hattendorf Held Helgason Hill H u f f Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. King

Kline Knutson Nelson Oliver Pa t te r son Reimers Rutledge Ryder Simmer

Smith Springer Thompson Torgeson Venard Wamstad Wolfe


Akin of Carroll Greene Ickis Mathews Bair Grimwood Is tad Miller Bauer Hager Johnson of Nagle Blackford Hagglund Dickinson Ont jes Blythe Hale Johnson of Pat t ison Bush Hansen Keokuk Quirk Charl ton Harrison Johnson of Ratliff Christophel Hayes Marion Rice Cole of Delaware Heald Kent Roberts Cole of Harr i son Hempel Knudson Thomas Craig Hines Krouse Troup Crozier Hollingsworth Laughlin Traux Eckles Hollis McCaulley Vaughn Eden Hopkins Mcl l ra th Wagner F leming Hubbard Mcintosh Walrod Forsl ing Hun t McMillan Wilson



Aiken of Ida Berry Copeland Griswold

Lichty Lovrien Martin Maxfield

Prichard Rust Saunders Stepanek

Mr. Speaker

Motion lost.

M E S S A G E FROM T H E S E N A T E

The following message was received f rom the Senate : MR. SPEAKER: I a m directed t o inform your honorable body t h a t the

Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of t h e House i s asked:

Senate File No. 1, a bill f o r a n act relating to the improvement of the primary road system of Iowa, and to authorize the state of Iowa t o issue $100,000,000 in bonds in connection therewith, and t o provide f o r t h e submission of this act to the people of the state.

Senate File No. 1, a bill for an act to provide a comprehensive program for improvement of the primary road system of the State of Iowa; to authorize the State of Iowa to become indebted in the amount of $100,000,000 in connection therewith; t o provide ior the issuance and sale of bonds of said State in evidence of said indebtedness; to budget the primary road f u n d so a s to maintain and aid in the payment of the cost of said pr imary road improvements and to permit the payment therefrom of principal and interest of said bonds and bonds issued b y any county in said State payable f rom said f u n d ; to appropriate pr imary road funds for the payment of the principal and interest of said state road bonds; to provide for the imposition, levy and collection of a direct annual t ax sufficient to pay the principal a n d interest of said state road bonds; and to provide fo r the submission of this act to the people to be voted upon a t the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred twenty-eight.

Read first and second times.

Hansen of Scott moved tha t Senate File No. 1 be substituted for House File No. 1, and tha t House amendment to secti6n four (4) be adopted as an amendment to Senate File No. 1.


S E N A T E M E S S A G E C O N S I D E R E D

54 JOURNAL OF T H E H O U S E [Mar. 9,

Knudson of Hamilton moved to amend the motion of Hansen of Scott by adding thereto the following:

"and that all pending amendments to House File No. 1 be applied to Senate Fi le No. 1.

Amendment adopted.

Motion to substitute, as amended, prevailed, and the amendment to section four (4) was adopted.

CALL OF T H E HOUSE

The following call of the House was filed:

MR. SPEAKER: We, the undersigned, hereby request a call of the House for the consideration of Senate File No. 1.

A . V . BLACKFORD

LEE NAGLE

J . H . HAGER HARRY F . COPELAND

D . FULTON RICE

The roll was called to ascertain the absentees:

The roll call disclosed tha t all members were present except Speaker Carter, who had been previously excused.

CONSIDERATION OF S E N A T E F I L E NO. 1

Johnson of Dickinson asked and obtained unanimous consent to withdraw his amendment to section four (4), filed in the Journal of March 8th, page 50.

Saunders of Palo Alto moved tha t the amendment to section seven (7), filed by him, and found in the Journal of March 8tb, page 49, be adopted.

On the question "Sha l l the amendment be adop ted?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 66.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer Bixler

Blythe Buchmiller Bush Craig Eden Fleming Forsling

Gilmore Hagglund Hale Haney Hanson Hattendorf Held

Helgason Hempel Hill Hollingsworth Hopkins Hubbard


Huff Ickis I s tad Johnson of

Dickinson Ken t King Kline Knudson Knutson

Krouse Lichty Lovrien McCaulley Mcl l ra th Mar t in Maxfield Miller Nelson Oliver

Ont jes Pa t te rson Pr ichard Quirk Reimers Roberts Rutledge Saunders Smith Springer

S tepanek Thomas Thompson Torgeson Vaughn Venard Wal rod W a m s t a d Wilson Wol fe


Blackford Charl ton Cole of Delaware Cole of Harr i son Copeland Crozier Greene Grimwood

H a g e r Hammer Harr i son Hayes Hines H u n t Johnson of

Keokuk

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Laughlin Mcintosh McMillan Nag le Pat t i son

Ratliff Rice Ryde r S immer T r o u p T r u a x W a g n e r


Akin of Carroll Eckles Ber ry El l iot t Christophel Griswold

Amendment adopted.

Hansen Heald Hollis

Kennedy, W . S . Mathews Rus t Mr. S p e a k e r

Rutledge of Webster moved that action be deferred o n t h e amendment to lines twenty-two (22) and twenty-three (23) , section eight (8) , filed b y him and found in the Journal of March 6th, page. 27.

On the question "Shall action be deferred?' demanded.

T h e ayes were, 62,

Aiken of I da Allen Anderson Bai r Barnes Bauer Ber ry Bixler Bush Christophel Cole of Har r i son Copeland Eckles Fleming Gilmore Griswold

H a g e r Johnson of Ha le Dickinson H a n e y Kennedy, W . Hanson Kent Hat tendorf K ing Heald Kline Held Knudson Helgason Krouse Hill Lichty Hines Lovrien Hollingsworth McCaulley Hopkins Mcl l ra th Hubbard Mart in Huff Mathews Ickis Miller

Nelson

a roll call w a s

Oliver On t j e s P a t t e r s o n P r i cha rd Quirk Re imers Rober t s Rut ledge Saunder s Smi th Spr inge r Torgeson V a u g h n Venard W a m s t a d Wolfe

56 JOURNAL OF T H E HOUSE [Mar. 9,

The nays were, 39.

Akin of Carroll Blackford Blythe Buchmiller Charlton Cole of Delaware Craig Crozier Eden Elliott Greene

Grimwood Hagglund Hammer Hansen Harrison Hayes Hempel Hunt Istad Johnson of

Johnson of Ryder Simmer Marion

Kennedy, J. P. Stepanek Laughlin Mcintosh McMillan Nagle Pattison Ratliff

Thomas Troup Traux Wagner Walrod Wilson

Rice Keokuk


Forsling Hollis

Knutson Maxfield

Rust Thompson

Mr. Speaker

Motion to defer action prevailed.

Kline of Davis moved to reconsider the vote by which the Saunders amendment adding Section 7-A to Senate File No. 1 was adopted.

Rutledge of Webster moved tha t the motion to reconsider by Kline of Davis be laid on the table.

Mr. Rutledge asked and obtained unanimous consent to withdraw his motion.

Mr. Kline asked and obtained unanimous consent to withdraw his motion.

Knudson of Hamilton moved tha t the amendment to section eight (8), filed by him on March 6th and found on page 25 of the Journal, be adopted.

Simmer of Wapello raised the point of order tha t the amendment could not be considered because i t was not germane to the bill.

The Speaker pro tempore ruled the point was not well taken.

Mcllrath of Poweshiek offered the following amendment to the amendment by Knudson of Hamilton:

"Change the comma (,) following the word "state" in line seven (7) to a period ( . ) and strike the remainder of the amendment."

Rutledge of Webster moved tha t the amendment to lines twenty-two (22) and twenty-three (23), section eight (8), filed by him on March 6th and found on page 27 of the Journal , be substituted


for the amendment offered by Knudson of Hamilton a n d t h e amendment thereto by Mcllrath of Poweshiek.

Cole of Harrison moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question "Sha l l the substitution be m a d e ? " a roll c:', was demanded.


Aiken of I da Griswold Johnson of Quirk Allen H a g e r Dickinson Reimers Anderson Hale King Rober ts Bair Haney Krouse Rut ledge Barnes Hanson Lovrien Saunders Bauer Hattendorf McCaulley Smi th Ber ry Held Miller Thompson Bixler Helgason Nelson Torgeson Buchmiller Hill Oliver Vaughn Bush Hollingsworth Ont.jes Venard Copeland Huff Pa t te r son Wol fe Fleming Is tad Pr ichard


Akin of Carroll Hagglund Hammer

Johnson of Ratliff Blackford

Hagglund Hammer Marion Rice

Blythe Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Ryder Charl ton Harr ison Kent S immer Christophel Hayes Kline Spr inger Cole of Delaware Heald Laughlin S tepanek Cole of Harr ison Hempel Lichty Thomas Craig Hines Mcl l ra th T r o u p Crozier Hollis Mcintosh T r u a x Eckles Hopkins McMillan W a g n e r Eden Hubbard Mart in Wal rod Elliott Hun t Mathews Wilson Gilmore Ickis Maxfield Green Johnson of Nag le Grimwood Keokuk Pat t i son


Forsl ing Knudson Rus t Mr. S p e a k e r Kennedy, W . S. Knutson Wamstad

Motion to substitute lost.

Martin of Jackson moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question "Sha l l the amendment to the amendment offered by Knudson of Hamilton be adop t ed?" a rol l call was demanded.



Aiken of I d a Hale King Quirk Allen Haney Knudson Reimers Anderson Hanson Lovrien Roberts Ba i r Hattendorf McCaulley Rutledge Barnes Held Mcl l ra th Saunders Bauer Helgason Maxfield Smith Ber ry Hempel Miller Thompson Bixler Hill Nelson Torgeson Buchmiller Hollingsworth Oliver Venard Bush Huff Ont jes Wamstad Copeland Johnson of Pa t te r son Wolfe F leming Dickinson Prichard Griswold


Akin of Carroll Hagglund Johnson of Pa t t i son Blackford H a m m e r Marion Ratliff Blythe Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Rice Charlton Harr ison Kennedy, W . S. Ryder Christophel Hayes Kent Simmer Cole of Delaware Heald Kline Springer Cole of Harr ison Hines Knutson Stepanek Craig Hollis Krouse Thomas Crozier Hopkins Laughlin Troup Eckles Hubbard Lichty Truax Eden Hun t Mcintosh Vaughn Elliott Ickis McMillan Wagne r Gilmore I s tad Mart in Walrod ' Greene Johnson of Mathews Wilson Grimwood Keokuk Nagle H a g e r

Nagle


Forsl ing Rus t Mr. Speaker

Amendment to the amendment was lost.

Berry of Monroe moved that the House do now adjourn until 1:30 p. m. today.

Motion lost.

Kline of Davis offered the following amendment to the amendment by Knudson of Hamilton.

Amend by s t r ik ing all a f t e r the word " t h e " a s i t appea r s las t in line five (5) of t h e amendment and insert ing in lieu thereof t h e following:

"cost p e r mile f o r use in t he improvement of t h e secondary roads same t o be expended by t h e board of supervisors".

On motion of Ratliff of Henry the House adjourned until 1:30 p. m. today.


AFTERNOON SESSION

The House reconvened, Speaker pro tempore Mathews i n the chair.

The House resumed consideration of Senate Fi le No. 1.

CALL O F T H E H O U S E


MR. SPEAKER: We, t he undersigned, hereby reques t a call of t h e House f o r t he consideration of Senate F i le No. 1 :

A . V . BLACKFORD

J . H . HAGER

D . FULTON RICE

W . WALTER WILSON FRED R . BLYTHE

The roll was called to ascertain the absentees.

The roll call disclosed that all members were present except Speaker Carter who had been previously excused.

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E S E N A T E

The following message was received from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER : I a m directed t o in form your honorable body t h a t t h e Senate h a s adopted t h e following concurrent resolution in which t h e concurrence of t he House is asked:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, re la t ing t o j o i n t ru les of t h e 42nd General Assembly being made t h e rules of t h e Special Session.


S E N A T E C O N C U R R E N T R E S O L U T I O N N O . 3

Be It Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, T h a t t h e j o i n t ru les of t h e Forty-second General Assembly b e m a d e t h e j o i n t r u l e s of t h e special session.

Blackford of Van Buren called up Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, and asked unanimous consent for i ts immediate consideration.

Objection was made.


Blackford of Van Buren moved that the rules be suspended and the Concurrent Resolution be considered a t this time.

On the question "Sha l l the rules be suspended?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 91.

Akin of Carroll H a g e r Johnson of Quirk Allen Hagglund Keokuk Ratliff Bair Ha le Johnson of Reimers Barnes Hammer Marion Rice Bauer Haney Kennedy, J . P . Roberts Blackford Hansen Kline Rutledge Blythe Hanson Knudson Ryder Buchmiller Harr ison Knutson Saunders Bush Hat tendorf Krouse Simmer Charl ton Hayes Laughl in Smith Christophel Heald Lichty Springer Cole of Delaware Helgason Lovrien Stepanek Cole of Harr ison Hempel McCaulley Thomas Copeland Hill Mcintosh Thompson Crozier Hines McMillan Torgeson Eckles Hollingsworth Mart in Troup Eden Hollis Mathews Truax Elliott Hopkins Maxfield Vaughn Fleming Hubbard Miller Wagne r Fors l ing H u n t Nagle Walrod Gilmore Ickis Ont jes Wamstad Greene Is tad Pa t te rson Wilson Grimwood Johnson of Pat t ison Wolfe

Dickinson Prichard


Anderson Mcl l ra th Nelson Oliver


Aiken of Ida Be r ry Bixler Cra ig

Griswold Held Huff

Kennedy, W . S. R u s t Kent King

Venard Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed and the rules were suspended.

Blackford of Van Buren moved that the Concurrent Resolution be adopted.

Motion prevailed and the Concurrent Resolution was adopted.

The House resumed consideration of Senate File No. 1.

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On the question "Sha l l the amendment by Kline of Davis to the amendment by Knudson of Hamilton be a d o p t e d ? " a roll call was demanded.


Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Barnes Bauer Be r ry Bixler Blackford Blythe Charl ton Copeland Fleming Griswold

H a g e r Hagglund Haney Hanson Hat tendorf Helgason Hempel Hill Hopkins Huff Ickis I s tad

Johnson of Keokuk

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, W . Kline Krouse Laughlin Mart in Nagle Nelson Ont jes Ratliff

S .

Reimers Rice Rober t s Ryder Saunders S immer Spr inge r Thomas Troup Vaughn W a g n e r Wilson Wol fe


Akin of Carroll Hale Ken t P a t t e r s o n Ba i r Hammer King Pa t t i son Buchmiller Hansen Knudson P r i cha rd Bush Harr ison Knutson Quirk Christophel Hayes Lichty R u s t Cole of Delaware Heald Lovrien Rut ledge Cole of Harr ison Held McCaulley Smi th Craig Hines Mcl l ra th S tepanek Eckles Hollingsworth Mcintosh Thompson Eden Hubbard McMillan Torgeson Elliott H u n t Mathews T r u a x Fors l ing Johnson of Maxfield Venard Gilmore Dickinson Miller Walrod Greene Kennedy, J . P . Oliver W a m s t a d Grimwood

Kennedy, J . P .


Crozier Hollis Mr. Speaker

Amendment to the amendment lost.

Blackford of Van Buren offered the following amendment to the amendment by Knudson of Hamilton.

Amend the amendment b y s t r ik ing f r o m t h e fifth l ine t h e words " t o t h e various counties of t h e s t a t e upon t h e a r e a basis" , a n d subs t i tu t ing t h e following words : "among t h e counties of t h e s t a t e i n t h e same r a t i o t h a t t he product of t h e a r e a of t h e county a n d t h e approx imate a v e r a g e cost of grading, d ra in ing and br idging one mile of t h e p r i m a r y r o a d of


said county bears to the sum of such products of all the counties of the state."

Amendment adopted.

Hunt of Louisa moved the previous question on the amendment b y Knudson of Hamilton.

Motion prevailed.

On the question "Sha l l the amendment b y Knudson of Hamilton, as amended, be adopted?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 60.

Aiken of Ida Fleming Johnson of Patterson Allen Griswold Dickinson Prichard Anderson Hager King Quirk Bair Hale Knudson Reimers Barnes Haney Krouse Roberts Bauer Hanson Lovrien Rutledge Berry Hattendorf McCaulley Saunders Bixler Helgason Mcllrath Smith Blythe H'empel Maxfield Thompson Buchmiller Hollingsworth Miller Torgeson Bush Hopkins Nelson Venard Copeland Huff Oliver Wamstad Crozier Ontjes Wolfe

The nays were, 56.

Akin of Carroll Hammer Johnson of Pattison Blackford Hansen Marion Ratliff Charlton Harrison Kennedy, J . P . Rice Christophel Hayes Kennedy, W. S. Rust Cole of Delaware Heald Kent Ryder Cole of Harrison Held Kline Simmer Craig Hill Knutson Stepanek Eckles Hines Laughlin Thomas Eden Hollis Lichty Troup Elliott Hubbard Mcintosh Truax Forsling Hunt McMillan Vaughn Gilmore Ickis Martin Wagner Greene Istad Mathews Walrod Grimwood Johnson of Nagle Wilson Hagglund Keokuk

Nagle


Springer Mr. Speaker


T h e a m e n d m e n t b y K n u d s o n of H a m i l t o n , a s a m e n d e d , w a s

re j ec ted .

Ol iver of M o n o n a w i t h d r e w t h e l a s t a m e n d m e n t t o s e c t i o n t h r e e filed b y h i m o n M a r c h 6th, a n d o f f ered t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t

i n l i e u t h e r e o f :

Amend section 3, line 8 of Senate F i le No. 1 b y s t r ik ing t h e word " i s sued" a t the end of line 8 a n d t h e words "hereunder and ou t s t and ing" i n line 9, and inser t ing t h e fol lowing: "authorized u n d e r th is a c t " .

Also f u r t h e r amend section 3 by s t r ik ing ou t t h e words " a t a n y one" i n line 11 and " t ime" i n line 12.

J o h n s o n of M a r i o n o f fered t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t a s a subs t i t u t e f o r t h e a m e n d m e n t b y Ol iver of M o n o n a :

Amend Senate F i le No. 1, section 3, by s t r ik ing ou t lines 8, 9, 10, 11, a n d t o t h e period in line 12, and inser t ing i n lieu thereof t h e fo l lowing:

" T h e to ta l amount of outs tanding s ta te bonds issued he reunde r p l u s t h e to ta l amount of outs tanding county p r i m a r y road bonds, p lu s t h e t o t a l amount of outs tanding bonds issued t o r e f u n d county p r i m a r y road bonds shall not a t a n y t ime exceed t he s u m of one h u n d r e d million dol lars ."

O n t h e ques t ion " S h a l l t h e s u b s t i t u t i o n b e m a d e ? " a r o l l c a l l

w a s demanded .


Akin of Carroll H a g e r Johnson of O n t j e s Blackford Hagglund Keokuk Pa t t i son Blythe Hale Johnson of Ratliff Charl ton H a m m e r Marion Rice Christophel Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Rober t s Cole of Delaware Harr ison Kennedy, W . S. R y d e r Cole of Harr i son Hayes Kent S i m m e r Copeland Heald Kline Spr inge r Craig Hempel Knutson S tepanek Crozier Hill Laughl in Thomas Eckles Hines Lichty T r o u p E d e n Hollis Mcintosh T r u a x Ell iot t Hopkins McMillan V a u g h n Forsl ing Hubbard Mar t in W a g n e r Gilmore H u n t Mathews W a l r o a d Greene Ickis Maxfield Wilson Grimwood I s tad Nagle


T h e nays were, 36. Allen Anderson Ba i r Barnes Bixler Buchmiller Bush F leming Haney Hanson

Hat tendorf Helgason Hollingsworth Huff Johnson of

Dickinson K i n g Knudson Krouse

Lovrien McCaulley Mcll ra th Miller Nelson Oliver Pa t te r son Pr ichard Quirk

Reimers Rutledge Saunders Smith Thompson Torgeson Venard Wamstad Wolfe


Aiken of Ida Bauer

B e r r y Griswold

Held Rus t

Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed a n d the substi tution was made.

H a n e y of Mills offered the following amendment t o the amendment b y Johnson of Mar ion :

"S t r ike f r o m lines seven and eight the words " a t a n y t ime".

On t h e question " S h a l l t he amendment to the amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a roll call was demanded.


Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Bai r Barnes Bauer Ber ry Bixler Buchmiller Bush Griswold

Hale Haney Hat tendorf Heald Held Helgason Hollingsworth Huff Johnson of

Dickinson

King Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Mcllrath Nelson Oliver Pat terson Prichard

Quirk Reimers Roberts Rutledge Saunders Smith Thompson Venard Wamstad Wolfe


Akin of Carroll Grimwood Johnson of Ont jes Blackford H a g e r Keokuk Pat t i son Blythe Hagger lund Johnson of Ratliff Charlton H a m m e r Marion Rice Christophel Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Ryder Cole of Delaware Harr ison Kennedy, W . S. Simmer Cole of Harr i son Hayes Kent Springer Copeland Hempel Knutson Stepanek Cra ig Hill Laughlin Thomas Crozier Hines Lichty Torgeson Eckles Hollis Mcintosh Troup Eden Hopkins McMillan Truax Elliott Hubbard Mart in Vaughn Forsl ing H u n t Mathews Wagner Gilmore Ickis Miller Walrod Greene Is tad Nagel Wilson

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Fleming Kline Rus t Mr . Speaker Hanson Maxfield

Amendment t o the amendment was lost.

On the question " S h a l l t h e amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l call was demanded.

The ayes were, 81.

Aiken of Ida Greene Is tad Miller Akin of Carroll Grimwood Johnson of Oliver Anderson Griswold Dickinson O n t j e s Barnes H a g e r Johnson of Pa t t i son Bixler Hagglund Keokuk Quirk Blackford Hale Johnson of Ratliff Blythe Hammer Marion Rice Buchmiller Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Rober ts Bush Harr ison Kennedy, W . S. Ryde r Charlton Hayes Kent Saunders Christophel Heald King Simmer Cole of Delaware Held Kline Spr inge r Cole of Harr ison Helgason .Knutson Stepanek Copeland Hempel Kroufee Thomas Craig Hill Laughlin T r o u p Crozier Hines Lichty T r u a x Eckles Hollis Mcintosh Vaughn Eden Hopkins McMillan W a g n e r Elliott Hubbard Mart in Walrod Forsling H u n t Mathews W a m s t a d Gilmore Ickis Maxfield Wilson

The nays were, 17.

Allen Haney Lovrien Reimers Bail- Hanson McCaulley Smi th Bauer Hat tendorf Nelson Thompsor Ber ry Hollingsworth Pa t te rson Torgeson Fleming


Huff Nagle Rutledge Mr. Speak Knudson Pr ichard Venard McIIrath Rus t Wolfe

Amendment adopted.

Oliver of Monona offered the following a m e n d m e n t :

Amend section f o u r ( 4 ) , line fifteen (15) b y s t r ik ing t h e w o r d " m a y " and insert ing in lieu thereof t h e word "shall".

On the question " S h a l l t h e amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a ro l l call was demanded.

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Anderson Hanson Johnson of Pa t te r son Be r ry Hat tendorf Dickinson Springer Bixler Helgason Nelson Venard Grimwood Hempel Oliver

The nays were, 78.

Akin of Carroll Hagglund Kennedy, J . P . Quirk Allen Ha le Kennedy, W . S. Ratliff Bai r H a m m e r Ken t Rice Barnes Haney King Roberts Blackford Hansen Kline Ryder Blythe Harr i son Knudson Saunders Buehmiller Hayes Krouse Simmer Charl ton Heald Laughlin Smith Christophel Hill Lichty Stepanek Cole of Harr ison Hines McCaulley Thomas Copeland Hollingsworth Mcintosh Thompson Craig Hollis McMillan Torgeson Crozier Hopkins Mart in Troup Eckles Hubbard Mathews Truax Eden H u n t Maxfield Vaughn El l io t t Ickis Miller Wagner F leming Johnson of Nagle Walrod Fors l ing Keokuk . Ont jes Wamstad Gilmore Johnson o f ' Pat t i son Wilson Greene Marion Prichard H a g e r

[Mar . 9,


Aiken of Ida Griswold Knutson Rus t B a u e r Held Lovrien Rutledge Bush Huff Mcl l ra th Wolfe Cole of Delaware Is tad Reimers Mr. Speaker

A m e n d m e n t lost .

B i x l e r of A d a m s m o v e d t h a t t h e a m e n d m e n t t o s e c t i o n t w e l v e

( 1 2 ) , f i l ed b y h i m March 6 t h a n d f o u n d o n p a g e 2 7 of t h e Journal ,

b e adopted .

J . P . K e n n e d y of L e e m o v e d t h e p r e v i o u s quest ion.

Mot ion prevai led .

O n t h e ques t ion " S h a l l t h e a m e n d m e n t b e a d o p t e d ? " a rol l ca l l w a s demanded .

The ayes were, 33.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Bai r

Barnes Bauer Ber ry Bixler

Buehmiller Bush Griswold Hanson

Hat tendorf Held Helgason Hill


Huff Lovrien Pa t t e r son Thompson Johnson of McCaulley Prichard Venard

Dickinson Miller Reimers W a m s t a d Knudson {Nelson Rutledge Krouse Oliver Smith


Blackford Hagglund Johnson of • Ont jes Blythe Hale Keokuk Pa t t i son Charl ton H a m m e r Johnson of Ratliff Christophel Haney Marion Rice Cole of Delaware Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Rober ts Cole of Harr ison Harr ison Kennedy, W . S. Ryder Copeland Hayes Ken t Saunders Cra ig Heald Kline S immer Crozier Hempel Knutson Spr inger Eckles Hines Laugh lin Stepanek Eden Hollingsworth Lichty Thomas Ell iot t Hollis Mcintosh Torgeson Fleming Hopkins McMillan Troup Forsl ing Hubbard Mart in T r u a x Gilmore H u n t Mathews Vaughn Greene Ickis Maxfield W a g n e r Grimwood I s tad Nagle Walrod H a g e r Wilson


Akin of Carroll King

Mcl l ra th Quirk

Rus t Wolfe

Mr . S p e a k e r

Amendment rejected.

Reimers of Lyon moved tha t the amendment to section t w e l v e (12), filed by him, March 6th, and found on page 26 of the J o u r n a l , be adopted.

On the question call was demanded.

'Shall the amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l

The ayes were, 37.

Aiken of I da Allen Anderson Bai r Barnes Baue r Bixler Buchmiller Bush Fleming

Griswold H a l e H a n e y Hanson Hat tendorf Helgason Hollingsworth Hopkins Huff


King Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Mcll ra th Nelson Oliver

On t j e s Pa t t e r son Pr ichard Quirk Thompson Torgeson Venard W a m s t a d Wolfe



Blackford H a m m e r Johnson of Pat t ison Blythe Hansen Marion Ratliff Charl ton Harr i son Kennedy, J . P . Reimers Christophel Hayes Kennedy, W. S. Rice Cole of Delaware Heald Kent Roberts Cole of Harr ison Hempel Kline Ryder Cra ig Hill Knutson Simmer Crozier Hines Laughlin Springer Eckles Hollis Lichty Stepanek Eden Hubbard Mcintosh Thomas Ell iot t H u n t McMillan Troup Gilmore Ickis Mart in T r u a x Greene Is tad Mathews Vaughn Grimwood Johnson of Maxfield Wagner H a g e r Keokuk Miller Walrod Hagglund Nagle Wilson


Akin of Carroll Fors l ing Rutledge Smith Be r ry Held Saunders Mr. Speal Copeland Rus t

A m e n d m e n t lost .

A l l e n of P o c a h o n t a s a s k e d a n d obta ined u n a n i m o u s consent t o

w i t h d r a w t h e a m e n d m e n t t o s e c t i o n th i r t een ( 1 3 ) l i n e f o u r ( 4 ) ,

f i l ed b y h i m a n d f o u n d i n t h e J o u r n a l of M a r c h 8th, p a g e 49.

A l l e n of P o c a h o n t a s m o v e d t h a t t h e a m e n d m e n t t o sect ion t h i r t e e n ( 1 3 ) , l ine s e v e n ( 7 ) , f i led b y h i m a n d f o u n d i n t h e Journal

of M a r c h 8th, p a g e 49, b e adopted .

B l a c k f o r d of V a n B u r e n r a i s e d t h e p o i n t o f order t h a t t h e a m e n d m e n t w a s n o t germane .

T h e S p e a k e r pro t e m p o r e r u l e d t h a t t h e p o i n t of order w a s n o t

w e l l t aken .

O n t h e quest ion " S h a l l t h e a m e n d m e n t b e a d o p t e d ? " a roll

ca l l w a s demanded .


Aiken of Ida Griswold King Roberts Allen Hale Knudson Rutledge Anderson Haney Lovrien Saunders Ba i r Hanson McCaulley Smith Barnes Hat tendorf Mcl l ra th Springer Baue r Held Miller Thompson Be r ry Helgason Nelson Torgeson Bixler Hill Oliver Vaughn Blythe Hollingsworth Ont jes Venard Buchmiller Hubbard Pa t te r son Wamstad Bush Huff Pr ichard Wilson Cra ig Johnson of Quirk Wolfe F leming Dickinson Reimers



Akin of Carroll Blackford Charl ton Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harr ison Copeland Crozier Eckles Eden El l iot t Fors l ing Gilmore Greene Grimwood

H a g e r Hagglund H a m m e r Hansen Har r i son Hayes Heald Hempel Hines Hollis

H u n t Ickis I s tad

Hopkins

Marion Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W . S . K e n t Kline Knutson Krouse Laughlin Lichty Mcintosh McMillan Mart in

Keokuk Johnson of

Johnson of Mathews Maxfield Nag le Pa t t i son Ratliff Rice Rus t Ryder S immer S tepanek Thomas Troup T r u a x W a g n e r Walrod


Mr. Speaker

Amendment lost.

J . P . Kennedy of Lee moved the previous question on all pending amendments.

Motion prevailed.

Johnson of Dickinson asked and obtained unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment to section thirteen (13) filed b y him March 8th and found on page 50 of the Journal .

Johnson of Marion offered the following amendment a n d moved its adoption:

Amend Senate Fi le No. 1 a s fol lows:

(1) Amend section th i r teen (13) by s t r ik ing t h e word " t a x " f r o m l ine th ree ( 3 ) , and inser t ing in lieu thereof t he words "license f e e s " .

(2) Amend section th i r teen (13) by s t r ik ing f r o m line f o u r ( 4 ) t h e r e of t h e words "and t a x " .

(3 ) Amend section four teen (14) b y s t r ik ing f r o m line t h r e e (3) t h e word " t ax" , and subst i tut ing in lieu thereof t h e words "license fees" .

Amendment adopted.

Rutledge of Webster moved tha t the amendment t o section fourteen filed on March 6th and found on page 27 of the Journa l be adopted.


On the question "Sha l l the amendment be adopted?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 45.

Aiken of Ida Hale King Reimers Allen Haney Knudson Rus t Anderson Hanson Krouse Rutledge Ba i r Hat tendorf Lovrien Saunders Barnes Held McCaulley Smith Bauer Helgason Mcl l ra th Thompson Be r ry Hill Miller Torgeson Bixler Hollingsworth Nelson Venard Buchmiller Hopkins Ont jes Wamstad Bush Huff Pa t te rson Wolfe Fleming Johnson of Pr ichard Griswold Dickinson Quirk


Akin of Carroll H'ager Johnson of Ratliff Blackford Hagglund Marion Rice Blythe H a m m e r Kennedy, J . P . Roberts Charl ton Hansen Kennedy, W . S. Ryder Christophel Harr i son K e n t Simmer Cole of Delaware Hayes Kline Springer Cole of Harr ison Heald Knutson Stepanek Copeland Hempel Laughlin Thomas Craig Hines Lichty Troup Crozier Hollis Mcintosh T r u a x Eckles Hubbard • McMillan Vaughn Eden H u n t Mart in W a g n e r Ell iot t Ickis Mathews Walrod Fors l ing I s t ad Maxfield Wilson Gilmore Johnson of Nag le Greene Keokuk Pat t i son Grimwood


Oliver Mr . Speaker

Amendment lost.

Forsling of Woodbury asked and obtained unanimous consenl to withdraw the amendment to section fourteen (14) filed by him and found in the Journal of March 6th, page 25.

Patterson of Kossuth moved tha t the amendment to section fourteen (14) filed by him March 6th and found on page 24 of the Journal, be adopted.

On the question "Sha l l the amendment be adop ted?" a roll call was demanded.

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The ayes were, 47.

Aiken of Ida Akin or Carroll Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer Bixler Buchmiller Bush Fleming Forsling Griswold

Hale Haney Hanson Hattendorf Held Helgason Hempel Hollingsworth Hopkins Huff Johnson of

Dickinson King

Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Mcllrath Nelson Oliver Patterson Prichard Quirk Reimers

Roberts Rust Rutledge Saunders Smith Springer Thompson Torgeson Venard Wamstad Wolfe

The nays were, 59.

Blackford Blythe Charlton Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harrison Copeland Craig Crozier Eckles Eden Elliott Gilmore Greene Grimwood Hager

Hagglund Hammer Hansen Harrison Hayes Heald Hill Hines Hollis Hubbard Hunt Ickis Istad Johnson of

Keokuk


Berry Mr. Speaker

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent Kline Knutson Laughlin Lichty Mcintosh McMillan Martin Mathews Maxfield Miller

Nagle Ontjes Patt ison Ratliff Rice Ryder Simmer Stepanek Thomas Troup ' Truax Vaughn Wagner Walrod Wilson

Amendment lost.

Patterson of Kossuth moved that the amendment to section fourteen filed on March 6th and found on page 26 of the Journal be adopted.

On the question "Shall the amendment be adopted?" a roll call was demanded, and Rule 18 was invoked.

The ayes were, 48.

Aiken of Ida Bauer Forsling Held Akin of Carroll Berry Griswold Helgason Allen Bixler Hale Hempel Anderson Buchmiller Haney Hill Bair Bush Hanson Hopkins Barnes Fleming Hattendorf Huff


Johnson of Mcl l ra th Reimers Spr inger Dickinson Nelson Roberts Thompson

King Oliver R u s t Torgeson Knudson ' Pa t t e r son -Rutledge Venard Krouse Pr ichard Saunders Wamstad Lovrien Quirk Smith Wolfe McCaulley

Quirk


Blackford Hagglund Johnson of Nag le Blythe H a m m e r Marion Ont jes Charl ton Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Pat t i son Christophel Har r i son Kennedy, W . S. Ratliff Cole of Delaware Hayes Kent Rice Cole of Harr ison Heald Kline Ryder Copeland Hines Knutson Simmer Cra ig Holl ingsworth Laughlin Stepanek Crozier Hollis Lichty Thomas Eckles Hubbard Mcintosh Troup Eden H u n t McMillan T r u a x Ell iot t Ickis Mart in Vaughn Gilmore I s tad Mathews Wagne r Greene Johnson of Maxfield Walrod Grimwood Keokuk Miller Wilson H a g e r


Mr. Speaker

Amendment lost.

Knudson of Hamilton moved that the House adjourn until 9:00 a. m. Saturday.

On the question "Shall the House adjourn?" a roll call was demanded, and Rule 18 was invoked.

The ayes were, 45.

Aiken of I da Hale K ing Pr ichard Akin of Carroll Haney Knudson Quirk Allen Hanson Knutson Reimers Anderson Hat tendorf Krouse R u s t Barnes Held Lovrien Rutledge Baue r Helgason McCaulley Saunders B e r r y Hempel Mcl l ra th Spr inger Bixler Hill Maxfield T r u a x Craig Hopkins Nelson Venard Gilmore Huff Oliver Wamstad Greene Johnson of Pa t te rson Wolfe Griswold Dickinson



Bai r H a g e r Johnson of Ratliff Blackford Hagglund Marion Rice Blythe H a m m e r Kennedy, J . P . Rober ts Buchmiller Hansen Kennedy, W . S . Ryde r Bush Harr i son Ken t S immer Charl ton Hayes Kline Smi th Christophel Heald Laughlin Stepanek Cole of Delaware Hines Lichty Thomas Cole of Harr ison Hollingsworth Mcintosh Thompson Copeland Hollis McMillan Torgeson Crozier Hubbard Mart in Troup Eckles H u n t Mathews V a u g h n Eden Ickis Miller W a g n e r Ell iot t I s tad Nagle Walrod F leming Johnson of Ont jes Wilson Fors l ing Keokuk Pat t i son Grimwood


Mr. Speaker

Motion to adjourn lost.

Haney of Mills moved tha t the amendment t o section fourteen (14), filed by him March 8th and found in the Journa l on page 4!), be adopted.

On the question "Sha l l the amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a roll call was demanded, and Rule 18 invoked.


Aiken of Ida Griswold Kline Re imers Allen Haney Knudson Rober t s Anderson Hanson Krouse R u s t B a i r Hat tendorf Lovrien Rut ledge Barnes Held McCaulley Saunders Baue r Helgason Mcl l ra th S m i t h B e r r y Hempel Maxfield Thompson Bixler Hill Nelson Torgeson Blythe Hines Oliver V a u g h n Buchmiller Hopkins Ont jes Vena rd Bush Huff Pa t te r son W a m s t a d Christophel Johnson of Pr ichard Wilson Cra ig Dickinson Quirk W o l f e Fleming King


Akin of Carroll Copeland Fors l ing H a g g l u n d Blackford Crozier Gilmore H a l e Charlton Eckles Greene H a m m e r Cole of Delaware Eden Grimwood Hansen Cole of Harr ison Elliott H a g e r Har r i son


Hayes Heald Hollingsworth Hollis Hubbard Hunt Ickis Istad Johnson of

Keokuk

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent Knutson Laughlin Lichty Mcintosh

McMillan Martin Mathews Miller Nagle Pattison Ratliff Rice Ryder

Simmer Springer Stepanek Thomas Troup Truax Wagner Walrod

Absent or not voting, 1. I

Mr. Speaker

Amendment lost.

Bixler of Adams moved that the amendment to section fourteen filed on March 6th and found on page 27 of the Journal be adopted.

On the question "Shall the amendment be adopted?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 43.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer Berry Bixler Buchmiller

Forsling Griswold Hale Haney Hanson Hattendorf Held Helgason


King Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Mcllrath Nelson

Prichard Quirk Reimers Roberts Rutledge Saunders Smith Thompson Venard

Bush Hopkins Oliver Wamstad Fleming Huff Patterson Wolfe

The nays were, 62.

Akin or Carroll Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Blackford Harrison Kennedy, W. S. Rice Blythe Hayes Kent Rust Charlton Heald Kline Ryder Christophel Hempel Knutson Simmer Cole of Delaware Hill Laughlin Springer Cole of Harrison Hines Lichty Stepanek Copeland Hollis Mcintosh Thomas Crozier Hubbard McMillan Torgeson Eckles Hunt Martin Troup Eden Ickis Mathews Truax Elliott Istad Maxfield Vaughn Gilmore Johnson of Miller Wagner Greene Keokuk Nagle Walrod Grimwood Johnson of Ontjes Wilson Hagglund Marion Pattison Hammer



Cra ig • H a g e r

Amendment lost.

Mr. Speaker

Wamstad of Mitchell asked and obtained unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment to section seven filed on March 6th and found on page 29 of the Journal.

Torgeson of Worth moved that the amendment to section sixteen filed on March 8th and found on page 48 of the Journal be adopted.

Knutson of Cerro Gordo moved to substitute the following amendment for the amendment offered by Torgeson of Wor th :

Amend section sixteen (16) b y s t r ik ing ou t t h e period ( . ) a t t h e e n d thereof and insert ing in lieu thereof a semicolon ( ; ) a n d b y add ing t h e following: "provided, however, t h a t if a n y county p r i m a r y r o a d bonds a r e issued subsequent t o November 13, 1928, t h e issuance of such county p r i m a r y road bonds shall cancel t h e authorizat ion of a like a m o u n t of s t a t e road bonds provided f o r in t h i s ac t . "

Rutledge of Webster moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:00 a. m. Saturday.

On the question "Shall the House ad journ?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 58.

Aiken of Ida Griswold King Re imers Akin of Carroll Hale Kline Rice Allen Haney Knudson Rober t s Anderson Hansen Krouse R u s t Barnes Hanson Lovrien Rut ledge Bauer Hat tendorf McCaulley Ryde r Ber ry Heald Mcl l ra th Saunder s Bixler Held Maxfield Smi th Buchmiller Helgason Miller Sp r inge r Bush Hempel Nelson Torgeson Cole of Harr ison Hopkins Oliver Vaughn Copeland Huff Ont jes Venard Cra ig Is tad Pa t t e r son W a m s t a d Elliott Johnson of Pr ichard Wol fe Gilmore Dickinson Quirk

The nays were, 46.

Blackford Blythe Charlton

Christophel Crozier Eckles

Eden Fleming Fors l ing

Greene Grimwood H a g e r


Hagglund Hammer Harrison Hayes Hines Hollingsworth Hollis Hubbard Hunt

Ickis Johnson of

Keokuk Johnson of

Marion Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent Knutson

Laughlin Lichty Mcintosh McMillan Martin Mathews Nagle Pattison Ratliff


Bair Cole of Delaware Hill

Simmer Stepanek Thomas Thompson Troup Truax Wagner Walrod Wilson

Mr. Speaker

Motion prevai led a n d t h e House stood a d j o u r n e d .


H A L L OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

D E S MOINES, IOWA, MARCH 1 0 , 1 9 2 8 .

The House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker p ro tempore Mathews in the chair.

Prayer was offered by Rev. E. G. Williams, pastor Westminster Presbyterian Church, Des Moines, Iowa.

Journal March 9th corrected and approved.

Patterson of Kossuth moved tha t the Journal be corrected on page 59 so tha t the answer to his first question will r e a d " o n e hundred forty-three mil l ion" instead of " o n e hundred mil l ion," to correspond with the verbal answer made on the floor yesterday.

Johnson of Marion offered as a substitute motion f o r t he motion by Patterson of Kossuth tha t the questions and answers printed in the Journal of March 9th, and found on page 59, be stricken from the Journal.

Blackford of Van Buren raised the point of order t h a t the motion by Patterson of Kossuth was out of order, f o r t he reason tha t the House did not have the r ight t o change t he replies filed by Johnson of Marion.

Speaker pro tempore ruled tha t the motion before t h e House was to strike both questions and answers and the point of order did not apply.

Ratliff of Henry moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question " S h a l l the questions and answers found in the Journal of March 9th, and found on page 59, be stricken f r o m the J o u r n a l ? " a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 57.

Blackford Craig Grimwood Hines Blythe Crozier Hager Hollis Charlton Eckles Hagglund Hubbard Christophel Eden Hammer Hunt Cole of Delaware Elliott Hansen Ickis Cole of Harrison Gilmore Hayes Istad Copeland Greene Heald


Stepanek Thomas Troup Truax Vaughn Wagner Walrod Wilson

Patterson Quirk Reimers Roberts Rust Rutledge Saunders Smith Thompson Torgeson Venard Wamstad Wolf


Akin of Carroll Forsling Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed and the questions and answers were stricken from the record.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The fol lowing messages were received from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has amended and passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked:

House File No. 2, a bill f o r an act relative to the form of certificates of acknowledgment.

Also;, t h a t the Senate has amended and passed the following bill, |in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked:

House File No. 3, a bill fo r an act to legalize defective acknowledgments filed f o r record prior to March 10, 1928, and fixing time within which actions may be brought to enforce rights thereunder.

Also, tha t the Senate has amended and passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked:

House File No. 4, a bill for an act relating to the lien of judgments of the State and Federal Courts.


Johnson of Knutson Nagle Keokuk Laughlin Pattison

Johnson of Lichty Prichard Marion Mcintosh Ratliff

Kennedy, J . P . McMillan Rice Kennedy, W. S. Martin Ryder Kent Mathews Simmer Kline Maxfield Springer

The nays were, 48.

Aiken of Ida Griswold Johnson of Allen Hale Dickinson Anderson Haney King Bair Hanson Knudson Barnes Harrison Krouse Bauer Hattendorf Lovrien Berry Held McCaulley Bixler Hempel Mcllrath Buchmiller Hill Miller Bush Hollingsworth Nelson Helgason Fleming

Hopkins Oliver Helgason Fleming Huff On ties


C O N S I D E R A T I O N O F S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T S

On request of Lovrien of Humboldt, unanimous consent having been given, House File No. 2, a bill for an act t o amend section ten thousand one hundred three (10103) of the Code, 1927, relative to the form of acknowledgments by notaries public, with Senate amendment, was taken u p and the amendment read and considered.

S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T TO H O U S E F I L E NO. 2

Amend House F i l e No. 2 b y s t r ik ing out everything a f t e r t h e quota t ion mark ( " ) in line 9 thereof and inser t ing in lieu thereof t h e fo l lowing:

No certificate of acknowledgment shall be held t o be defect ive on a c count of t h e f a i l u r e t o show the official t i t le of t h e officer m a k i n g t h e ce r tificate if such t i t le appea r s ei ther in t he body of such cert if icate o r i n connection therewith , o r wi th t he s ignature thereto.

Sec. 2. Th i s ac t being deemed of immediate impor tance shal l be i n f u l l force and effect f r o m and a f t e r t h e passage and publicat ion in t h e E v e n ing Gazette a n d Republican, a newspaper published a t Cedar Rap ids , Iowa, and t h e Lau rens Sun, a newspaper published a t Laurens , Iowa.

Mr. Lovrien moved tha t the House concur in the Senate amendment.

On the question "Sha l l the House concur?"


Aiken of I da Griswold Johnson of P a t t e r s o n Allen H a g e r Keokuk Pa t t i son Anderson Hagglund Johnson of P r i cha rd Ba i r H a l e Marion Quirk Barnes H a m m e r Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Bauer Haney Kennedy, W . S. Reimers Bixler Hansen Ken t Rice Blackford Hanson King Rober t s Blythe Harr ison Kline R u s t Buchmiller Hat tendorf Knudson Rut ledge Bush Hayes Knutson Ryder Charlton Heald Krouse Saunders Christophel Held Laughlin S immer Cole of Delaware Helgason Lichty Smi th Cole of Harr ison Hempel Lovrien Spr inger Copeland Hill McCaulley Stepanek Craig Hines Mcl l ra th Thomas Crozier Hollingsworth Mcintosh Torgeson Eckles Hollis McMillan Troup Eden Hopkins Mart in T r u a x Elliott Hubbard Mathews Vaughn Fleming Huff Maxfield Venard Forsl ing H u n t Miller Walrod Gilmore Ickis Nagle W a m s t a d Greene Is tad Nelson Wilson Grimwood Johnson of Oliver Wol fe

Dickinson Ont jes


T h e n a y s were, none.


Akin of Carroll Thompson Wagne r Mr. Speaker Ber ry

T h e H o u s e c o n c u r r e d i n S e n a t e a m e n d m e n t t o H o u s e F i l e N o . 2 .

O n r e q u e s t of L o v r i e n , u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t h a v i n g b e e n g iven ,

H o u s e F i l e N o . 3, a b i l l f o r a n a c t t o l e g a l i z e d e f e c t i v e a c k n o w l

e d g m e n t s b y n o t a r i e s p u b l i c filed f o r r e c o r d p r i o r t o M a r c h 10,

1928, w i t h S e n a t e a m e n d m e n t s , w a s t a k e n u p a n d t h e a m e n d

m e n t s r e a d a n d c o n s i d e r e d .

S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T S T O H O U S E F I L E NO. 3

Amend House File No. 3 by s t r ik ing ou t all a f t e r t he enacting clause and subst i tu t ing in lieu thereof t h e fol lowing:

Section 1. A n y ins t rument in w r i t i n g t o which is at tached a defective certif icate of acknowledgment, which was , p r io r t o the tak ing effect of th i s ac t , filed, recorded o r spread upon t h e records in t h e office of t he re corder of t h e proper county, together w i th t h e recording and t h e record thereof , i s legalized and declared a s valid, legal and binding, a s if such ins t rument h a d been proper ly acknowledged and had had a proper certifica te of acknowledgment thereto a t tached a n d had been legally recorded.

Sec. 2. A n y person affected by t h e provisions of section one (1) hereof, f a i l ing t o b r i n g a n action in a cour t of competent jurisdiction within t h i r t y (30) d a y s f r o m the t ak ing effect of th i s act , t o protect a n y claim o r r i g h t h e migh t have, shall be ba r r ed h e r e a f t e r f r o m enforcing any such claim o r r i gh t .

Sec. 3. Nothing in th i s Ac t shall affect pending litigation.

Sec. 4. Th i s ac t being deemed of immediate importance, shall be in f u l l fo rce a n d effect f r o m and a f t e r i t s passage and publication in t h e Even ing Gazette & Republican, a newspaper published a t Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a n d t h e Laurens Sun, a newspaper published a t Laurens, Iowa.

A m e n d m e n t t o t i t l e :

Amend by inser t ing a f t e r t h e word "defect ive" t h e words "certificate o f" .

Also, amend t h e t i t le by s t r ik ing out t h e word and figures "March 10, 1928," and inser t ing in lieu thereof t he words " t he t ak ing effect of th i s Act" .

M r . L o v r i e n m o v e d t h a t t h e H o u s e c o n c u r i n t h e S e n a t e a m e n d

m e n t s .

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On the question "Sha l l the House concur?"

The ayes were, 97.

Aiken of I da Hammer Johnson of P r i chard Anderson Haney Marion Quirk Bair Hansen Kennedy. J . P . Ratliff Barnes Hanson Kennedy, W . S. Reimers Bauer Harr ison Kent Rice Bixler Hattendorf K ing R u s t Blackford Hayes Kline Rut ledge Blythe Heald Knudson Ryde r Buchmiller Held Knutson Saunders Bush Helgason Krouse S immer Christophel Hempel Laughlin Smi th Cole of Delaware Hill Lichty Spr inger Cole of Harr i son Hines Lovrien Stepanek Copeland Hollingsworth McCaulley Thomas Crozier Hollis Mcl l ra th Torgeson Eckles Hopkins Mcintosh Troup Eden Hubbard McMillan T r u a x Elliott Huff Mart in Vaughn Fleming H u n t Mathews Venard Forsling Ickis Maxfield W a g n e r Gilmore I s tad Miller Walrod Greene Johnson of Nelson W a m s t a d Grimwood Dickinson Oliver Wilson H a g e r Johnson of Ont jes Wolfe Hagglund Keokuk Pat t i son Hale

T h e n a y s were, none.

Absent o r n o t voting, 11.

Akin of Carroll Charl ton Nagle Thompson Allen Craig Pa t te rson Mr. Speake r Ber ry Griswold Roberts

The House concurred in (Senate amendments to House File No. 3.

Wagner ot' Scott asked and obtained unanimous consent t h a t Roberts of Adair be excused from the House chamber f o r t h i r ty minutes.

On request of Forsling of Woodbury, unanimous consent hav ing been given, House File No. 4, a bill for an act to amend, revise and codify sections eleven thousand six hundred three (11603), eleven thousand six hundred four (11604), a n d eleven thousand six hundred five (11605) of the Code, 1927, relat ing to the lien of judgments of the State and Federal Courts, wi th Senate amendments, was taken u p and the amendments read and considered.


S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T S TO H O U S E F I L E NO. 4

Amend section 1 by s t r ik ing f r o m line 5 t h e word " l and" and insert ing in lieu thereof t h e words " rea l es tate" .

Also, amend section 1 by s t r ik ing f r o m line 11 t he word " land" and inser t ing in lieu thereof t he words " rea l es ta te" .

Also, amend section 1 by inser t ing a t t h e end of line 14 the words " the distr ict cour t o f" .

Also, amend section 1 by s t r ik ing f r o m line 15 t h e word " land" and in-ser t in tg i n lieu thereof t h e words " rea l es ta te" .

Also, amend b y s t r ik ing all of section 2 a n d inser t ing in lieu thereof t h e fol lowing:

"Sec. 2. Publication clause. Th i s ac t i s deemed of immediate importance and shall t a k e effect f r o m and a f t e r i t s publication in the Pioneer, a newspaper published a t Cascade, Iowa, and t h e Laurens Sun, a newspaper published a t Laurens , Iowa."

Mr. Porsling moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments.

On the question, " S h a l l the House concur?"

The ayes were, 91.

Aiken of I da Grimwood Allen Griswold Anderson H a g g e r Bair Hagglund Barnes Hale Bauer Hammer Ber ry Haney Bixler Hansen Blackford Hanson Blythe Harr ison Buchmiller Hayes Bush Heald Christophel Held Cole of Delaware Helgason Cole of Har r i son Hempel Copeland Hill Crozier Hines Eckles Hollingsworth Eden Hollis Ell iot t Hopkins Fleming Hubbard Fors l ing Huff Gilmore H u n t Greene Ickis

I s tad Johnson of

Dickinson Johnson of

Keokuk Johnson of

Marion Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W . S . Kent Kline Knudson Krouse Lichty McCaulley Mcll ra th Mcintosh McMillan Mart in Mathews Maxfield Miller Nelson

Oliver Ont jes Pat t ison Prichard Quirk Ratliff Rice Ryder Saunders Simmer Smith Springer Stepanek Thomas Torgeson Troup T r u a x Vaughn Venard Wagner Walrod Wamstad Wilson


1928] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 8K


Charlton Craig Hattendorf King

Akin of Carroll Knutson Laughlin Lovrien Nagle

Patterson Reimers Roberts Rust

Rutledge Thompson Wolfe Mr. S p e a k e r

The House concurred in Senate amendments to House F i l e No. 4.

The House resumed consideration of Senate File No. 1 .

CALL OF T H E HOUSE


MR. SPEAKER: We, the undersigned, hereby request a call of t h e House for the consideration of Senate File No. 1.


The roll call disclosed that all members were p r e s e n t except Roberts of Adair and Speaker Carter, who had been previously excused.

Knutson of Cerro Gordo asked and obtained unan imous consent to withdraw the amendment to section sixteen filed b y h im on March 9th, and found on page 75 of the Journal .

Torgeson of Worth moved tha t the amendment to s e c t i o n sixteen, filed on March 8th and found on page 48 of t h e J o u r n a l , be amended as follows:

Amend section sixteen (16) by inserting the words " n o w o r hereafter" after the word "voted" in line one ( 1 ) .

Amendment to the amendment adopted.

Amendment, as amended, adopted.

Torgeson of Worth moved to reconsider the vote b y w h i c h the amendment by Johnson of Marion to section 3 was a d o p t e d , f o r the purpose of filing the following substitute:

MR. SPEAKER: I move to amend Senate Fi le Number o n e ( 1 ) a s amended by striking from section three (3) the Johnson o f Marion amendment and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

H . M . GREENE

J . N . HAYES

LEE NAGLE

J o s . WAGNER LENUS HAGGLUND


" T h e indebtedness of t h e S ta te f o r p r i m a r y road purposes, when combined wi th t he to ta l indebtedness of t h e counties of t h e S t a t e f o r p r imary road purposes and t he bonds issued to r e f u n d county p r i m a r y road bonds, shall ' n o t a t a n y one t ime exceed t h e amount of One Hundred Million ($100,000,000.00) Dollars."

S i m m e r of W a p e l l o r a i s e d t h e p o i n t of o r d e r t h a t t h e m o t i o n

f o r r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n c o u l d n o t b e m a d e b y M r . T o r g e s o n , h e h a v i n g

v o t e d w i t h t h e m i n o r i t y .

U p o n r e f e r r i n g t o t h e r e c o r d , t h e S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e r u l e d

t h e p o i n t w a s w e l l t a k e n a n d t h e m o t i o n d e c l a r e d o u t of o r d e r .

B i x l e r of A d a m s m o v e d t o r e c o n s i d e r t h e v o t e b y w h i c h t h e

a m e n d m e n t b y J o h n s o n of M a r i o n t o s e c t i o n t h r e e ( 3 ) w a s

a d o p t e d .

O n t h e q u e s t i o n " S h a l l t h e v o t e b e r e c o n s i d e r e d ? " a r o l l ca l l



Aiken of I da Griswold Krouse Rus t Allen Haney Lovrien Rutledge Anderson Hanson McCaulley Smith Bai r Hattendorf Miller Thompson Barnes Helgason Nelson Torgeson Bauer Hill Oliver Vaughn Berry Huff Ontjes Venard Bixler King Pa t te rson Wamstad Bush Kline Quirk Wolfe Fleming Knudson Reimers


Akin of Carroll Grimwood Is tad Nagle Blackford H a g e r Johnson of Pat t ison Blythe Hagglund Keokuk Prichard Buchmiller Hale Johnson of Ratliff Charl ton Hansen Marion Rice Christophel Harr ison Kennedy, J . P . Roberts Cole of Delaware Hayes Kennedy, W. S. Ryder Cole of Harr ison Heald Kent Saunders Copeland Hempel Knutson Simmer Craig Hines Laugblin Springer Eckles Hollingsworth Lichty Stepanek Eden Hollis Mcintosh Thomas Hammer Hopkins McMillan Troup Elliott Hubbard Martin Wagner Forsl ing H u n t Mathews Walrod Gilmore Ickis Maxfield Wilson Greene


Absen t o r n o t vot ing , 6.

Crozier Johnson of Held Dickinson

Mc l l r a th M r . S p e a k e r T r u a x

M o t i o n l o s t .

B u s h of C h e r o k e e m o v e d t o r e c o n s i d e r t h e v o t e b y w h i c h t h e

a m e n d m e n t b y J o h n s o n of M a r i o n t o s e c t i o n 3 w a s a d o p t e d , f o r

t h e p u r p o s e o f p e r m i t t i n g T o r g e s o n o f W o r t h t o s u b m i t t h e f o l

l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t :

MR. SPEAKER: I move t o a m e n d Sena te F i l e n u m b e r o n e ( 1 ) b y s t r i k ing f r o m section t h r e e ( 3 ) thereof t h e Johnson of Mar ion a m e n d m e n t a n d subs t i tu t ing in lieu thereof t h e fo l lowing:

"On J a n u a r y 1, 1935, t h e t o t a l a m o u n t of bonds issued a n d o u t s t a n d i n g u n d e r t h i s a c t p l u s t h e t o t a l a m o u n t of county p r i m a r y r o a d b o n d s i s sued a n d o u t s t a n d i n g i n t h e s t a t e p l u s t h e t o t a l a m o u n t of r e f u n d e d c o u n t y p r i m a r y r o a d bonds issued a n d ou t s t and ing i n t h e s t a t e s h a l l n o t exceed 1100,000,000.00, a n d n o more bonds shal l t h e r e a f t e r b e i s sued i n e i t h e r c lass ."

J o h n s o n o f M a r i o n r a i s e d t h e p o i n t o f o r d e r t h a t t h e m o t i o n t o

r e c o n s i d e r h a v i n g b e e n d e c i d e d n e g a t i v e l y c o u l d n o t a g a i n b e

r e p e a t e d .

T h e S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e r u l e d t h e p o i n t w e l l t a k e n .

J o h n s o n o f D i c k i n s o n m o v e d t h a t t h e a m e n d m e n t t o s e c t i o n

o n e , filed o n M a r c h 8 t h , a n d f o u n d o n p a g e s 4 9 a n d 5 0 , b e a d o p t e d .

O n t h e q u e s t i o n " S h a l l t h e a m e n d m e n t b e a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l c a l l


T h e ayes were , 38.

Aiken of I d a Allen Anderson B a r n e s B e r r y Bixler Buchmil ler Bush Griswold Ha le

H a n s o n H a t t e n d o r f He ld He lgason Hol l ingswor th Huff Johnson of

Dickinson K i n g

Knudson

Krouse Lovrien McCaulley M a r t i n Miller Nelson Oliver P a t t e r s o n P r i cha rd Quirk

R e i m e r s R u s t R u t l e d g e S a u n d e r s S m i t h S p r i n g e r T h o m p s o n T o r g e s o n V e n a r d



Akin of Carroll Grimwood Johnson of Hayes Blackford H a g e r Keokuk Ont jes Blythe Hagglund Johnson of Pat t i son Charl ton Haney Marion Ratliff Christophel Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Rice Cole of Delaware Harr ison Kennedy, W. S. Roberts Cole of Har r i son Heald K e n t Ryder Copeland Hempel Kline Simmer Cra ig Hill K nu t s on Stepanek Crozier Hines Laughlin Thomas Eckles Hollis Lichty Troup Eden Hopkins Mcintosh Vaughn H a m m e r Hubbard McMillan Wagner El l io t t H u n t Mathews Walrod Fors l ing Ickis Maxfield Wamstad Gilmore I s tad Nag le Wilson Greene

Nag le


Ba i r Fleming T r u a x Mr. Speaker Baue r Mcl l ra th Wolfe

Amendment lost.

Akin of Carroll asked and obtained unanimous consent to be excused f rom the call of the House fo r a few minutes.

Oliver of Monona moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:00 a. m. Monday.

On the question "Shal l the House a d j o u r n ? " a roll call was demanded.


Anderson Bixler Knudson Rus t Barnes Griswold Oliver Wolfe Be r ry Helgason


Bauer Hammer Held Johnson of Blackford Ell iot t Hempel Keokuk Blythe Fleming Hill Johnson of Buchmiller Forsl ing Hines Marion Bush Gilmore Hollingsworth Kennedy, J . P . Christophel Greene Hollis Kennedy, W. S, Cole of Delaware Grimwood Hopkins Kent Cole of Harr i son H a g e r Hubbard King Copeland Hagglund H u n t Kline Craig Hale Ickis Knutson Crozier Harr ison I s tad Krouse Eckles Hattendorf Johnson of Laughlin Eden Heald Dickinson Lichty

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McCaulley Nelson Rice T r u a x Mcl l ra th Hayes Rutledge V a u g h n Mcintosh Ont jes Ryder V e n a r d McMillan Pa t te r son Smith W a g n e r Mart in Pa t t i son Springer W a l r o d Mathews Pr ichard Stepanek W a m s t a d Maxfield Quirk Thomas Wilson Miller Ratliff Torgeson Nag le Reimers Troup


Aiken of I da Charl ton Huff S i m m e r Akin of Carroll Haney Lovrien Thompson Allen Hansen Roberts M r . S p e a k e r Ba i r Hanson Saunders

M r . S p e a k e r

Motion lost. '

Bixler of Adams moved t h a t t h e a m e n d m e n t filed b y h i m March 8th, and found on page 49, adding section eighteen the bill, be adopted.

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On the question call was demanded.

'Shall the amendment be a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l .


Allen Griswold Kline Qui rk Anderson H a l e Knudson R u s t Barnes Hanson Lovrien S p r i n g e r Bauer Hat tendorf McCaulley Thompsor Ber ry Helgason Nelson Torgeson Bixler Huff Oliver V e n a r d Bush King Pa t te r son W o l f e


Blackford H a g e r Johnson of O n t j e s Blythe Hagglund Marion P a t t i s o n Buchmiller Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Ratl iff Charlton Harr i son Kennedy, W . S. Rice Christophel Heald Kent Robe r t s Cole of Delaware Hampel Knutson R y d e r Cole of Har r i son Hill Krouse S i m m e r Craig Hines Laughlin S t epanek Crozier Hollingsworth Lichty T h o m a s Eckles Hollis Mcintosh T r o u p Eden Hopkins McMillan T r u a x Hammer Hubbard Mart in V a u g h n Elliott H u n t Mathews W a g n e r Fleming Ickis Maxfield Wal rod Fors l ing I s tad Miller W a m s t a d Gilmore Johnson of Nagle Wilson Greene Keokuk Hayes Grimwood

Hayes

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Aiken of I d a Haney Mcl l ra th Saunders Akin of Carrol l Held Pr ichard Smith Ba i r Johnson of Reimers Mr. Speaker Copeland Dickinson Rutledge

Amendment lost.

Kline of Davis offered t he fol lowing amendment and moved its adop t ion :

Amend section eight, line twenty- three by s t r ik ing t he period (.) following t h e figures "1927" and inser t ing in lieu thereof t he following: " a s amended b y t he Ac t s of t h e special session of t h e Forty-second General Assembly".

On t h e question " S h a l l the amendment be adopted! call w a s demanded.

a roll

The ayes were, 91.

Aiken of I d a H a g e r Johnson of Prichard Allen Hagglund Marion Quirk Anderson Hale Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Barnes Hammer Kennedy, W. S. Reimers Bauer Haney Kent Rice Be r ry Hansen Kline Roberts Bixler Hanson Knudson Rutledge Blythe Harr ison Knutson Ryder Buchmiller Hat tendorf Krouse Saunders Bush Hayes Laughlin Simmer Charl ton Heald Lichty Smith Christophel Helgason Lovrien Stepanek Cole of Delaware Hempel McCaulley Thomas Copeland Hill Mcintosh Thompson Craig Hines McMillan Torgeson Crozier Hollingsworth Mar t in Troup Eckles Hollis Mathews Truax Eden Hopkins Maxfield Vaughn Ell iot t Hubbard Miller Wagner F leming Huff Nagle Walrod Gilmore H u n t Nelson Wamstad Greene Ickis Oliver Wilson Griswold Is tad • Pa t t i son Wolfe


Bai r Held King Rus t Blackford Johnson of Mcl l ra th Springer Cole of Harr i son Dickinson Ont jes Venard Fors l ing Johnson of Pa t t e r son Grimwood Keokuk


Akin of Carroll Mr. Speaker

A m e n d m e n t a d o p t e d .


M E S S A G E S F R O M T H E S E N A T E

T h e f o l l o w i n g m e s s a g e s w e r e r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e S e n a t e :

MR. SPEAKER: I a m directed t o in form your honorable body t h a t t h e Senate h a s passed t he following bill in which t h e concurrence of t h e House is asked:

Senate Fi le No. 5, a bill f o r a n ac t re la t ing t o t h e publ icat ion of t h e Acts and t he Jou rna l s of t h e E x t r a Session of t h e 42nd General Assembly.

Also, t h a t t he Senate h a s passed t he following bill in which t h e concurrence of t h e House is asked:

Senate Fi le No. 8, a bill f o r a n ac t re la t ing t o a n appropr ia t ion f o r t h e Champion D r u m Corps of t h e United Sta tes W a r Ve te rans of America , t he Nat ional Champion Fancy Dril l Team of t h e U . S. Spanish W a r V e t e r a n s t o t h e nat ional convention of the. United S t a t e s W a r V e t e r a n s of America t o be held in Cuba.

Also, t h a t t h e Senate h a s passed t he following bill i n which t h e concurrence of t h e House is asked:

Senate F i le No. 10, a bill f o r a n ac t re la t ing t o fixing t h e compensat ion of t h e officers a n d employees of t h e e x t r a session of t h e Forty-second Genera l Assembly a n d making a n appropriat ion t o p a y expenses the reo f .


S E N A T E M E S S A G E S C O N S I D E R E D

S e n a t e F i l e N o . 5, a b i l l f o r a n a c t t o p r o v i d e f o r t h e p u b l i c a t i o n

of t h e A c t s a n d t h e J o u r n a l s of t h e E x t r a S e s s i o n of t h e F o r t y -

s e c o n d G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y .

R e a d first a n d s e c o n d t i m e s .

H a n e y of M i l l s m o v e d t h a t t h e s p e c i a l r u l e p r o h i b i t i n g t h e

c o n s i d e r a t i o n of o t h e r l e g i s l a t i o n b e s u s p e n d e d i n s o f a r a s S . F .

N o . 5 i s c o n c e r n e d .

M o t i o n p r e v a i l e d .

H u b b a r d of P o t t a w a t t a m i e m o v e d t h a t t h e r u l e b e s u s p e n d e d

a n d t h a t S e n a t e F i l e N o . 5 b e c o n s i d e r e d a t t h i s t i m e .


J . P . K e n n e d y of L e e m o v e d t h a t t h e r u l e p r o h i b i t i n g t h e

s e c o n d a n d t h i r d r e a d i n g s of a b i l l o n t h e s a m e d a y b e s u s p e n d e d .



Hubbard of Pottawattamie moved tha t the bill be read a, third time noAV and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed and the bill was read a third time.

On the question "Sha l l the bill p a s s ? "

The ayes were, 96.

Anderson H a g e r Johnson of Pat t i son Bai r Hagglund Marion Pr ichard Barnes Hale Kennedy, J . P . Quirk Bauer H a m m e r Kennedy, W. S, Ratliff Bixler Haney Ken t Reimers Blackford Hansen King Rice Blythe Hanson Kline Roberts Buchmiller Harr ison Knudson. Rutledge Bush Hattendorf Knutson Ryder Charl ton Hayes Krouse Saunders Christophel Held Laughlin Spr inger Cole of Delaware Helgason Lichty Stepanek Cole of Harr i son Hempel Lovrien Thomas Copeland Hill McCaulley Thompson Craig Hines Mcl l ra th Torgeson Crozier Hollingsworth Mcintosh Troup Eckles Hollis McMillan T r u a x Eden Hopkins Mathews Vaughn Elliott Hubbard Maxfield Venard Fleming Huff Miller Walrod Forsl ing H u n t Nag le Wams tad Gilmore Ickis Nelson Wilson Greene I s tad Oliver Wolfe Grimwood Johnson of Ont jes Griswold Keokuk Pa t te r son

The nays were, 1.

Ber ry


Aiken of I d a Akin of Carroll Allen

Heald Johnson of

Dickinson

Mart in Rus t Simmer

Smith W a g n e r Mr . Speaker

So the bill having received a constitutional majori ty was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.

Rutledge of Webster moved that the special rule prohibiting consideration of other legislation be suspended in so f a r as Senate File No. 8 is concerned.

Senate File No. 8, a bill fo r an act to appropriate a f u n d for the expenses of the National Champion Drum Corps of the United Spanish War Veterans of America; the National Champion Fancy


Drill Team of the United Spanish W a r Veterans Auxiliary of the United States of America, in attending a national convention of the United Spanish W a r Veterans of America and Auxi l iary, t o be held in Havana, Cuba, in October, 1928.

Smith of O'Brien moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question "Sha l l the rule be suspended?" a roll cal l was demanded.


Allen Hammer Johnson of P r i chard Anderson Haney Dickinson Ratliff Bair Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Reimers Bauer Hanson Kennedy, W . S . Rice Bixler Harr ison King Rober ts Charl ton Hattendorf Knudson R u s t Copeland Hayes Knutson Rut ledge Craig Helgason Krouse Ryder Eckles Hempel Laughlin Saunder s Eden Hill Lichty S tepanek Ell iot t Hines Lovrien Thomas Fors l ing Hollis McCaulley Troup Gilmore Hopkins Mcl l ra th V a u g h n Greene Hubbard Mcintosh W a g n e r Grimwood Huff Mart in Walrod H a g e r Ickis Oliver W o l f e Hale I s tad Pa t te r son


Aiken of I da Fleming Kent S i m m e r Barnes Griswold Kline Smi th Be r ry Hagglund McMillan S p r i n g e r Blackford Heald Mathews Thompson Blythe Held Maxfield T o r g e s o n Buchmiller Hollingsworth Miller T r u a x Bush H u n t Nagle V e n a r d Christophel Johnson of Nelson W a m s t a d Cole of Delaware Keokuk Ont jes Wi lson Cole of Harr ison Johnson of Pa t t i son Crozier Marion Quirk


Akin of Carroll Mr. Speaker

The motion, having failed to receive a two-thirds major i ty , w a s lost.

Senate File No. 10, a bill fo r an act fixing the compensation of the officers and employees of the E x t r a Session of t h e Fo r ty -


second General Assembly a n d making a n appropr ia t ion t o pay the expenses of t h e said ex t r a session.

Read first a n d second t imes and re fe r red t o committee on appropriations.

On motion of Knudson of Hamilton t he House ad journed until 1:30 p. m. today.

A F T E R N O O N SESSION

The IIou.se reconvened, Speaker p ro tempore Mathews in t he chair.

The House resumed consideration of Senate F i le No. 1.

Grimwood of Jones moved the previous question on all pending amendments a n d t he main bill, and t h a t al l members be limited t o fifteen minutes debate on the main bill.

B e r r y of Monroe moved to amend the motion by Grimwood of Jones by allowing each member all t he t ime desired t o t a lk on the main bill.

J . P . Kennedy of Lee moved t h a t the debate close a t five p. m. today a n d t h a t t he House come t o a vote a t t h a t t ime.

B e r r y of Monroe moved a s a substi tute f o r t h e original motion a n d all pending amendments t h a t a f t e r t h e final disposition of al l pending amendments t o Senate Fi le No. 1, t he f u r t h e r consideration of the bill be made a Special Order f o r 9:00 a. m. Monday.

On the question " S h a l l t he subst i tute motion b y Ber ry of Monroe f o r t he motion b y Grimwood of Jones be a d o p t e d ? " a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 40.

Aiken of Ida Allen, Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer Berry Bixler Craig Gilmore Griswold

Hale Haney Hanson Hattendorf Held Helgason Hempel Hopkins Huff Ickis Istad


King Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Nelson Oliver Patterson

Quirk Rice Roberts Simmer Thompson Vaughn Venard Wamstad Wolfe



Akin of Carroll Blackford Blythe Bush

' Charl ton Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harr ison Copeland Crozier Eckles Eden Ell iot t Fleming Fors l ing Greene Grimwood

Hage r Kennedy, J . P . Pa t t i son Hagglund Kennedy, W . S. Pr ichard Hammer Ken t Ratliff Hansen Kline Re imers Harr ison Laughlin Ryde r Heald Lichty Saunders Hill Mcl l ra th Smi th Hines Mcintosh Spr inger Hollingsworth McMillan Stepanek Hollis Mar t in Thomas Hubbard Mathews Torgeson H u n t Maxfield Troup Johnson of Miller T r u a x

, Keokuk Nagle W a g n e r Johnson of Hayes Walrod

Marion Ont jes Wilson


Buchmiller Knutson

Rus t Rutledge Mr. Speaker

Motion lost.

On the question " S h a l l t h e amendment b y J . P . Kennedy of L e e closing debate a t five o'clock b e a d o p t e d ? " a ro l l call w a s d e

manded.

T h e ayes were, 1.

Hansen


Aiken of Ida Akin of Carroll Allen Anderson Barnes Bauer Be r ry Bixler Blackford Blythe Buchmiller Bush Charl ton Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Har r i son Copeland Craig Crozier Eckles Eden

Ell iot t F leming Fors l ing Gilmore Greene Grimwood Griswold H a g e r Hagglund Hale Haney Hanson Harr ison Hat tendorf Hayes Heald Held Helgason Hempel Hill Hines

Holl ingsworth Lichty Hollis Lovrien Hopkins McCaulley Hubbard Mcl l ra th Huff Mcintosh H u n t McMillan Ickis Mathews I s tad Maxfield Johnson of Miller

Dickinson Nag le Johnson of Nelson

Keokuk Oliver Johnson of Ont jes

Marion P a t t e r s o n Kennedy, J . P . Ken t Pa t t i son King Pr ichard Kline Quirk Knudson Ratliff Krouse Re imers Laughl in Rober t s

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Rutledge Ryder Saunders Simmer Smi th

Spr inger Stepanek Thomas Thompson Torgeson


Bai r Hammer

Kennedy, W . S . Knutson

Troup T r u a x Vaughn Venard Wagner

Mart in Rice

Walrod Wamstad Wilson Wolfe

R u s t Mr. Speaker

Motion lost.

On the question " S h a l l the amendment by Berry of Monroe each member unlimited debate on the main bill be

adopted?" a roll call was demanded. allowing


Aiken of I da Greene Kennedy, W. S. Pr ichard Allen Griswold Ken t Quirk Anderson Hagglund King Reimers Bair Ha le Kline Rice Barnes Haney Knudson Roberts Bauer Hanson Krouse R u s t Be r ry Hat tendorf Laughlin Rutledge Bixler Hayes Lovrien Ryder Blythe Held McCaulley Saunders Buchmiller H'elgason Mcintosh Simmer Bush Hempel McMillan Spr inger Christophel Hill Mar t in Thompson Copeland Hopkins Maxfield Torgeson Crozier Huff Miller Vaughn Eckles H u n t Nagle Venard Ell iot t I s tad Nelson Wamstad Fleming Johnson of Oliver Wilson Gilmore Dickinson Pa t te r son Wolfe


Akin of Carroll Hage r Johnson of Pa t t i son Blackford Hansen Keokuk Ratliif Charl ton Harr ison Johnson of Smith Cole of Delaware Heald Marion Stepanek Cole of Harr ison Hines Kennedy, J . P . Thomas Cra ig Hollingsworth Knutson Troup Eden Hollis Lichty T r u a x H a m m e r Hubbard Mcll ra th Wagne r F o r sl ing Ickis Mathews Walrod Grimwood Ont jes


Mr. Speaker

Amendment adopted.

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Rutledge of Webster moved to amend the motion b y Grimwood of Jones so as to permit fu l l discussion on all pending amendments.

Motion prevailed.

On the question "Sha l l the motion by Grimwood of Jones, a s amended, be adopted?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 64.

Aiken of Ida Griswold King Reimers Allen Hale Kline Roberts Anderson Haney Knudson Rust Bair Hanson Krouse Rutledge Barnes Hattendorf Laughlin Ryder Bauer Hayes Lichty Saunders Berry Heald McCaulley Simmer Bixler Helgason Mcllrath Springer Buchmiller Hempel Mathews Thompson Bush Hill Maxfield Torgeson Christophel Hopkins Miller Truax Cole of Harrison Huff Nelson Vaughn Craig Istad Oliver Venard Eckles Johnson of Patterson Wagner Fleming Dickinson Prichard Wamstad Gilmore Kennedy, W. S. Quirk Wolfe Greene

The nays were, 35.

Blackford Gi-imwood Johnson of Pattison Blythe Hager Keokuk Ratliff Charlton Hagglund Johnson of Rice Cole of Delaware Hansen Marion Smith Copeland Harrison Kennedy, J. P . Stepanek Crozier Hines Knutson Thomas Eden Hollingsworth Lovrien Troup Hammer Hollis McMillan Walrod Elliott Ickis Ontjes Wilson Forsling

Ontjes


Akin of Carroll Hunt Mcintosh Nagle Held Kent Martin Mr. Speaki Hubbard

Mr. Speaki

So the motion, having failed to receive a two-thirds m a j o r i t y , was lost.



T h e f o l l o w i n g c a l l of t h e H o u s e w a s f i l e d :

MR. SPEAKER: We, t h e undersigned, hereby request a call of the House f o r t h e consideration of Sena te Fi le No. 1 :

A . V . BLACKFORD

J . H . HAGER

D . FULTON R I C E

W . WALTER W I L S O N

FRED R . B L Y T H E

T h e r o l l w a s c a l l e d t o a s c e r t a i n t h e a b s e n t e e s .

T h e r o l l c a l l d i s c l o s e d t h a t a l l m e m b e r s w e r e p r e s e n t e x c e p t

S p e a k e r C a r t e r , w h o h a d b e e n p r e v i o u s l y e x c u s e d .

A k i n of C a r r o l l o f f e r e d t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t a n d m o v e d

i t s a d o p t i o n :

Amend Senate File No. 1, section 14 by inser t ing a f t e r t he number of t h e section t h e following:

"if t h i s ac t i s adopted by t h e people t he s ta te depar tment of Just ice shall upon t he adoption b y t h e Executive Council of t h e first resolution author iz ing t he issuance of bonds hereunder immediately b r i n g a n action tes t ing t h e validtiy of th i s act , a n d i n t h a t event thte Executive Council shall proceed no f u r t h e r toward t h e issuance of bonds hereunder until t he validity of th i s ac t shall have been determined."

I also move t o amend Senate Fi le No. 1, section 14, b y s t r ik ing f r o m line one of said section t h e word " i f " and subst i tut ing the re fo r t he word "should"; also by s t r ik ing f r o m said line one t h e word "shall".

O l i v e r of M o n o n a o f f e r e d t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t t o t h e

a m e n d m e n t a n d m o v e d i t s a d o p t i o n :

Amend the amendment offered b y Akin of Carroll to Senate Fi le No. 1, section four teen (14) by adding thereto t he following:

" b u t no bonds shall be sold o r debts created under th i s act unless and unt i l a favorable decision is rendered by said court" .

O n t h e q u e s t i o n " S h a l l t h e a m e n d m e n t t o t h e a m e n d m e n t b e

a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l c a l l w a s d e m a n d e d .


Aiken of Ida Bauer Griswold Held Allen Berry Hale Helgason Anderson Bixler Haney Hopkins Bair Buchmiller Hanson Huff Barnes Bush Hat tendorf

19281 J O U R N A L O F T H E H O U S E 97


King Krtudson

Krouse Mcl l ra th Mart in Nelson

Oliver Pa t te rson Quirk Reimers

Rus t R u t l e d g e T h o m p s o n V e n a r d Wol fe


Akin of Carroll Blackford Blythe Charlton Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harr i son Copeland Craig Crozier Eden Ell iot t Gilmore Greene Grimwood H a g e r Hagglund

Hammer Harr ison Hayes Heald Hempel Hill Hines Hollingsworth Hollis Hubbard H u n t Ickis Is tad Johnson of

Keokuk Johnson of

Marion


Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W . S. Kent Kline Knutson Laughlin Lichty Mcintosh McMillan Mathews Maxfield Miller Nagle Ont jes Pa t t i son Ratliff

Eckles Hansen McCaulley Fleming Lovrien Prichard Fors l ing

Amendment t o the amendment lost.

Rice Ryde r S a u n d e r s S i m m e r Smi th S t e p a n e k T h o m a s T o r g e s o n T r o u p T r u a x V a u g h n W a g n e r W a l r o d W a m s t a d Wi l son

R o b e r t s S p r i n g e r M r . S p e a k e r

Charl ton of Po lk moved the previous question o n a l l p e n d i n g amendments a n d t he main bill.

On the question " S h a l l t h e previous question be o r d e r e d on a l l pending amendments a n d the main b i l l ? " a rol l call w a s d e m a n d e d .


Blackford H'ager Buchmiller Hammer Charl ton Harr ison Cole of Delaware Helgason Cole of Harr ison H u n t Crozier Ickis Eckles Johnson of Eden Keokuk El l iot t Johnson of Grimwood Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Knutson Lichty Mcl l ra th McMillan Mart in Pa t t i son Ratliff Ryder

S i m m e r S t e p a n e k T h o m a s T o r g e s o n T r o u p T r u a x W a g n e r W a l r o d


Aiken of I da Anderson Bai r Barnes

Bauer Ber ry Bixler Blythe

Bush Christophel Copeland Craig

Gi lmore G r e e n e Gr iswold H a g g l u n d


Hale Hopkins McCaulley Reimers Haney Hubbard Mcintosh Rice Hansen Huff Mathews Roberts Hanson I s t ad Maxfield Rus t Hat tendorf Johnson of Miller Rutledge Hayes Dickinson Nagle Saunders Heald Ken t Nelson Smith Held King Oliver Vaughn Hempel Kline Ont jes Venard Hill - Knudson Pa t te rson Wamstad Hines Krouse Prichard Wilson Hollingsworth Laughlin Quirk Wolfe H'ollis Lovrien


Akin of Carroll Allen

F leming Fors l ing

Kennedy, W. S. Springer

Thompson Mr. Speaker

Motion lost.

On the question "Shall the amendment by Akin of Carroll to Section 14 be adopted?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 93.

Aiken of I da Greene Is tad Oliver Akin of Carroll Grimwood Johnson of Ont jes Allen Griswold Dickinson Pa t te r son Anderson H a g e r Johnson of Pa t t i son Bai r Hagglund Keokuk Pr ichard Barnes Hale Johnson of Reimers Bauer H a m m e r Marion Rice Ber ry Haney Kennedy J . P . Robert? Bixler Harr ison Kennedy, W . S. Rus t Blackford Hat tendorf King Rutledge Blythe Hayes Kline Ryder Buchmiller Heald Knudson Saunders Bush Held Knutson Smith Christophel Helgason Krouse Springer Cole of Delaware Hempel Laughlin Stepanek Copeland Hill Lichty Thomas Craig Hines McCaulley Thompson Crozier Hollingsworth Mcl l ra th Troup Eckles Hollis Mcintosh T r u a x Eden Hopkins McMillan Vaughn Elliott Hubbard Maxfield Venard Fleming Huff Miller Walrod Forsl ing H u n t Nag le Wilson Gilmore Ickis Nelson Wolfe


Cole of Harr i son Ken t Mathews Torgeson Hansen Lovrien Quirk W a g n e r Hanson Mart in Simmer Wamstad '


Charlton Ratliff Mr. Speaker

1928J JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 99

Amendment adopted.

Greene of Pottawattamie moved that the House recess until 3:00 o 'clock today.

Motion prevailed.

House reconvened.

Forsling of Woodbury moved that the call of the House be now raised.

Motion lost.

HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE F I L E NO. 1 (Printed f o r information)

Amend Senate File No. 1, section 3, by striking out lines 8, 9, 10, 11, and to the period in line 12, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"The total amount of outstanding state bonds issued hereunder p lu s the total amount of outstanding county primary road bonds, plus t h e total amount of outstanding bonds issued to refund county pr imary road bonds shall not a t any time exceed t he sum of one hundred million dollars."

Amend,Senate File No. 1, section 4, by striking f rom line 4 t h e words "and one-half".

I

Amend Senate File No. 1 by adding a t the end of section 7 t he following as section 7-A:

"The state may purchase or condemn any corporate o r private personal property, including cement or other manufactured o r processed commodities t ha t may be needed f o r the construction, maintenance or repa i r of t he highways of the state, and where condemnation proceedings a r e insti tuted they shall be conducted under the provisions of chapters three hundred sixty-five (365) and three hundred sixty-six (366) of t he code, 1924."

Amend Senate File No. 1, section 8, line 23, by str iking the period following the figures 1927, and adding thereto the following:

"As amended by Acts of the special session of the Forty-second General Assembly."

Amend Senate File No. 1 as follows:

(1) Amend section thirteen (13) by striking the word " t a x " f r o m line three (3 ) , and inserting in lieu thereof the words "license fees".

(2) Amend section thirteen (13) by striking f r o m line fou r (4) thereof the words "and tax".

(3) Amend section fourteen (14) by striking f r o m line three (3 ) t he word "tax", and substituting in lieu thereof the words "license fees" .


Amend Senate File No. 1, section 14, by inserting a f t e r t he number of the section the following:

"If this Act is adopted by the people, the State Department of Justice shall upon the adoption by the Executive Council of the first resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder immediately bring a n action testing the validity of this Act, and in t h a t event the Executive Council shall proceed no fu r the r toward the issuance of bonds hereunder until the validity of this Act shall have been determined."

Amend Senate File No. 1, section 14, by striking f rom line one of said section the word " i f " and substituting therefor t he word "should"; also by striking f rom said line one the word "shall".

Amend Senate File No. 1 by striking therefrom all of section 16 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"Sec. 16. The authorization voted now or hereafter by any county t o issue bonds f o r primary road work shall, upon the taking effect of this Act, become null and void a s to any of such bonds not actually issued and sold; and no county primary road bonds shall be authorized or issued thereafter ."

Berry of Monroe moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:00 a. m. Monday. ,

Hubbard of Pottawattamie moved as a substitute motion thai the House do now recess until 7:30 p. m. this evening.

On the question "Shall the substitute motion be adopted?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 24.

Bush Copeland Craig Crozier Eckles Eden Elliott

Fleming Helgason Hollis Hopkins Hubbard Hunt

Johnson of Keokuk

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J . Krouse Lichty

Lovrien Mcintosh Martin Miller Simmer Wagner

The nays were, 76.

Aiken of Ida Akin of Carroll Allen Anderson Barnes Bauer Berry Bixler Blackford Blythe Buchmiller

Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harrison Hammer Greene Grimwood Griswold Hager Hagglund Hale Haney

Hansen Hanson Harrison Hattendorf Hayes Held Hempel Hill Hines Hollingisworth Huff

Ickis Istad Johnson of

Dickinson Kent King Kline Knudson Knutson Laughlin McCaulley

1928]

Mcllrath McMillan Maxfield Mathews Nagle Nelson Oliver Ont jes Pa t te rson

Absent or not voting, 8. •

Bair Forsling Charlton Gilmore

Motion lost.

J O U R N A L O F T H E H O U S E 101

Patt ison Prichard Quirk Ratliff Reimers Rice Roberts Rutledge

Ryder Saunders Smith Springer Stepanek Thomas Thompson Torgeson

Troup T r a u x Vaughn Venard Walrod W a m s t a d Wilson Wolfe

Heald R u s t Kennedy, W . S. Mr' Speake r

On the question "Shall the House now adjourn .until 9:00 a. m. Monday?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 53.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Ba i r Barnes Bauer Ber ry Bixler Buchmiller Cole of Harrison Craig Ell iot t Fleming Griswold

Hale Haney Hanson Hattendorf Heald Held Helgason Hempel Huff Ickis Is tad Johnson of

Dickinson Kent

King Kline Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley Maxfield Miller Nelson Oliver Pat terson Prichard Quirk

Rice R u s t Rut ledge Ryder Saunders Spr inger Thompson Troup T r u a x Vaughn Venard Wams tad Wolfe

The nays were, 52.

Akin of Carroll Blackford Blythe Bush Charlton Christophel Cole of Delaware Copeland Crozier Eckles Eden Greene Grimwood

Hager Hagglund Hammer Hansen Harrison Hayes Hill Hines Hollingsworth Hollis Hopkins Hubbard H u n t

Johnson qjE Keokuk

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J- P-Kennedy, W . S. Knutson Laughlin Lichty Mcllrath Mcintosh McMillan Mart in Mathews

Nagle Ont jes Pa t t i son Ratliff Reimers Rober ts Simmer Smith Stepanek Thomas Torgeson W a g n e r Walrod Wilson


Forsl ing Gilmore

M o t i o n p r e v a i l e d a n d

Mr. Speaker

the House stood adjourned.


HALL OP THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


The House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker pro tempore Mathews in the chair.

•

Prayer was offered by Rev. S. A. Fulton, pastor First Presbyterian church, Des Moines, Iowa.


REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS

Blythe of Iowa, f rom the joint committee on enrolled bills, submitted the following report, and moved its adoption:

MR. SPEAKER: Your joint committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports that it has examined and finds correctly enrolled:

House Files Nos. 2, 3 and 4. FRED R . BLYTHE,


D . L . WILSON,

Chairman Senate Committee. Report adopted.

BILLS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

The Speaker pro tempore of the House announced that , as Speaker pro tempore of the House, he had signed in the presence of the House, the following bills: House Files Nos. 2, 3 and 4.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS

Senate File No. 10, a bill fo r an act fixing the compensation of the officers and employees of the Ex t ra Session of the Forty-second General Assembly and making an appropriation to pay the expenses of the said extra session, was taken u p for consideration a t the request of Saunders of Palo Alto, as chairman of the committee on appropriations, without action b y t he committee.

Allen of Pocahontas offered the following amendment and moved its adoption:


Amend Senate File No. 10 by adding thereto a new section a s follows:

There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in t he Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, an amount sufficient to repair, reconstruct and remodel the voting machine in the House of Representatives in accordance with the provision of the Acts of the Forty-first General Assembly.

% Said wprk shall be under the direction of the Director of t he Budget and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives with the assistance of t he electrician, and the said Chief Clerk shall receive the same per diem a s during the session of the General Assembly f o r such t ime a s is actual ly necessary to such supervision, together with his actual and necessary expense in connection therewith. The Auditor of %tate is hereby au thor ized and directed to issue warrants f o r the cost of such repair a n d expense necessary in connection therewith upon the requisition of t h e Director of the Budget and the Chief Clerk of t he House.

On the question '' Shall the amendment b y Allen of Pocahontas be adopted ?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 60.

Aiken of Ida Greene Kent Reimers Akin of Carroll Grimwood King Rice Allen Hale Kline Saunders Anderson Haney Krouse Simmer Bair Harrison Lichty Smith Barnes Hattendorf Lovrien Springer Bauer Hayes McCaulley Stepanek Berry Helgason McMillan Thomas Bixler Hill Mathews Torgeson Blythe Hopkins Maxfield Truax Bush Huff Miller Vaughn Christophel Johnson of Nelson Walrod Craig Dickinson Oliver Wamstad Eden Johnson of Patterson Wilson Fleming Keokuk Quirk Wolfe Gilmore Kennedy, J . P .

The nays were, 32. •

Blackford Forsling Hunt Ontjes Buchmiller Hager Ickis Pattison Cole of Delaware Hagglund Istad Ratliff Cole of Harrison Hansen Johnson of Roberts Copeland Hanson Marion Ryder Crozier Held Mcllrath Thompson Eckles Hempel Mcintosh Troup Hammer Hollis Nagle Wagner Elliott

Nagle Wagner


Charlton Griswold Heald Hines

Hollingsworth Hubbard Kennedy, W. S. Knudson

Amendment adopted.

Knutson Laughlin Martin Prichard

Rust Rutledge Venard Mr. Speaker

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Saunders of Palo A l t o moved tha t the bi l l be read a third t ime n o w a n d placed upon i t s passage, which motion prevailed a n d the bil l w a s read a third time.

On the question " S h a l l t h e bi l l p a s s ? "

The ayes were, 97.

Aiken of Ida Greene Johnson of Patterson Akin of Carroll Grimwood Keokuk Pattison Allen Hag«r Johnson of Prichard Anderson Hagglund • Marion Quirk Bair Hale Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Barnes Hammer Kennedy, W. S. Reimers Bauer Haney Kent Rice Berry Hansen King Roberts Bixler Hanson Kline Ryder Blackford Harrison Knudson Saunders Blythe Hattendorf Knutson Smith Buchmiller Hayes Kro'use Springer Bush Heald Laughlin Stepanek Charlton Held Lichty Thomas Christophel Helgason Lovrien Thompson Cole of Delaware Hempel McCaulley Torgeson Copeland Hill Mcllrath Troup Craig Hollis Mcintosh Truax Crozier Hopkins McMillan Vaughn Eckles Huff Maxfield Venard . Eden Hunt Miller Wiagner Elliott Ickis Nagle Walrod Fleming Istad Nelson Wamstad Forsling Johnson of Oliver Wilson Gilmore Dickinson Ontjes Wolfe

The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, l l .

Cole of Harrison Hollingsworth Mathews' Simmer Griswold Hubbard Rust Mr. Speaker Hines Martin Rutledge

S o the bil l having received a constitutional majority w a s declared t o have passed the House.

Allefi of Pocahontas offered t h e fo l lowing amendment t o the t it le a n d moved i ts adoption:

Amend the title by adding thereto the following: "and fo r the repair of the voting machine in the House Chamber".

Amendment adopted and the title, as amended, w a s agreed to.

Saunders of Pa lo A l t o moved that the Chief Clerk be directed t o ship the books and supplies of the members t o their home address


Motion prevailed.

Bixler of A d a m s asked unanimous consent t o introduce t h e f o l lowing bill a t th i s t ime:

A BILL FOR

An Act to levy an additional license fee on gasoline sold in t h e S t a t e of Iowa to provide additional county road funds.

Objection #"as raised.

Bix ler of A d a m s moved that the rules b e suspended t o p e r m i t the introduction of the bil l a t this time.

Johnson of Marion moved tha t action be deferred o n t h i s m o t i o n unti l a f ter final disposition of Senate F i l e No. 1.

On the question " S h a l l action be deferred o n t h e m o t i o n b y

Bixler of A d a m s ? " a roll call w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 57.

Akin of Carroll Greene Johnson of Ontjes Blackford Grimwood Keokuk Pr ichard Blythe Hager Johnson of Ratliff Buchmiller Hale Marion Rice Charlton Hammer Kennedy, W. S. Ryder Christophel Hansen Kent Simmer Cole of Delaware' Hayes Kline Stepanek Cole of Harrison Heald Knutson Thomas Copeland Hill Laughlin Troup Craig Hollis Lichty Truax Crozier Hopkins • Mcintosh Venard Eckles Hunt McMillan Wagner Eden Istad Mathews Walrod Elliott Johnson of Maxfield Wilson Forsling Dickinson Nagle Gilmore . »

. The nays were, 40.

Aiken of Ida Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer Bixler Bush Helgason Fleming Griswold

Hagglund Haney Hanson Hattendorf Held Hempel Hollingsworth Huff Ickis Kennedy, J . P .

King Knudson Krouse McCaulley Mcllrath Martin Miller Nelson Oliver Pattison

Quirk Roberts Rutledge Smith • Springer Thompson Torgeson Vaughn Wamstad Wolfe



Allen Berry Harrison

Hines Hubbard Lovrien

Patterson Reimers Rust

Saunders Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed, and action was deferred.


CALL OF THE HOUSE

The following call of the House was filed.

MR. SPEAKER: We, the undersigned, hereby request a call of the House for the consideration of Senate File No. 1:


The roll call disclosed that all members were present except Hines of Taylor and Speaker Carter.

Wolfe of Linn moved that Hines of Taylor be excused from the call of the House on account of illness.

Motion prevailed.

Speaker Carter had been previously excused on account of illness.

On motiwn of Johnson of Marion the House recessed until 1 .-30 p. m. today.

The House reconvened.

Blythe of Iowa from the committee on enrolled bills submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports that it has, on this 12th day of March, 1928, sent to the governor for his approval:

C . A . KNUTSON

J . H . JOHNSON E . A . GRIM WOOD

LOUIS L . A K I N

F . M . HARRISON

BILLS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR


House Files Nos. 2, 3 and 4. FRED R . B L Y T H E , Chairman.

Report adopted. if

Wolfe of Linn moved that the House recess for fifteen'minutes.

Motion lost.


Hollis of Black Hawk moved that the bill be read a third time now and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed and the Clerk proceeded with the reading of the bill.

Charlton of Polk moved the reading of the title and the enacting clause be considered the third reading of the bill and that further reading be dispensed with.

Oliver of Monona raised the point of order that according to the Constitution and the Laws of the State the third reading of the bill must be in full.

The Speaker pro tempore held the point well taken and the bill was read in full.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?'

The ayes were, 64.

Akin of Carroll Hager Johnson of Ontjes Blackford Hagglund Marion Patt ison Blythe Hale Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Charlton Hammer Kennedy, W. S. Rice Christophel Hansen Kent Roberts Cole of Delaware Harrison Kline Ryder Cole of Harrison Hayes Knutson Simmer Copeland Heald Krouse Springer Craig Hempel Laughlin Stepanek Crozier Hines Lichty Thomas Eckles Hollis Mcintosh Troup Eden Hubbard McMillan Truax Elliott Hunt Martin Vaughn Forsling Ickis Mathews Wagner Gilmore Istad Maxfield Walrod Greene Johnson of Nagle Wilson Ghimwood Keokuk

Nagle

The nays were, 43.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer

Berry Bixler Buchmiller Bush Helgason Fleming

Griswold Haney Hanson Hattendorf Held Hill

Hollingsworth Hopkins Huff Johnson of

Dickinson

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King Miller Quirk Knudson Nelson Reimers Lovrien Oliver Rust McCaulley o Patterson Rutledge Mcllrath Prichard Saunders


Mr. Speaker

S o the bil l having received a constitutional majority w a s de

clared t o have passed the House.

Johnson of Marion moved that the t i t le be amended as fo l lows:

Amend by inserting a f t e r the word "maintain'* in line seven (7) of the title the following: " the primary roads".

Amendment adopted and the title, a s amended, w a s agreed to.

Johnson of Marion moved t o reconsider the vote b y which Senate F i l e No. 1 passed the House, and tha t the motion t o reconsider b e la id on the table.

Motion prevailed and the motion t o reconsider w a s laid on the table.

MESSAGE FROM T H E SENATE

The fo l lowing message w a s received f r o m the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER : I am directed to inform your honorable body tha t the Senate respectfully asks the House to request t he Governor to return House File No. 3 f o r the purpose of correcting the title.

WAITER H . BEAM, Secretary.

Pors l ing moved that the House Fi le No. 3 b e recalled from the Governor.

Motion prevailed.

Knutson o f Cerro Gordo, Johnson of Marion and Greene of Pottawattamie offered the fo l lowing concurrent resolution:

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2

Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, Tha t a Commission consisting of five members f rom the House and five members f rom the Senate, be appointed by the Governor to make a study of the secondary road system of the State, and methods t h a t may be adopted f o r financing the improvement of t he same, with a view of enacting legislation f o r a compre-

Smith Thompson Torgeson Venard Wamstad Wolfe


hensive improvement of the secondary roads of t h e Sta te , and t h a t t h e s a i d Commission make i t s report to t he 43rd General Assembly.

Johnson of Marion asked unanimous consent for immediate consideration of House Concurrent Resolution No. 2.

Objection was made, and resolution laid over under Rule 34.

Allen, of Pocahontas offered the following resolution:

RESOLUTION '

Whereas, The House of Representatives of t he 42nd General Assembly, now convened in ext ra session, did on March 9th order placed in t h e J o u r nal two questions by Patterson of Kossuth and their respective a n s w e r s by Johnson of Marion, which questions were a s follows:

"What is the total amount of state and county debt t o b e paid off w i t h the primary road money under this measure?"

"What is the total amount of proposed state road bond issue unde r t h i s measure?" and

' Whereas, t he members of the House and news reporters stationed i n t h e press box a t the time the questions and answers were presented dist inct ly understood Representative Johnson of Marion to make answer t o t h e above questions respectively a s follows:

"One hundred forty-three million dollars."

"One hundred million dollars." and

Whereas, The Final Edition of the Evening Tribune of March 9 t h , a ~ newspaper published in Des Moines contained a news story wr i t ten b y one

of these reporters, James C. Green, and

Whereas, The Des Moines Register of March 10th contained a n ar t ic le written by C. C. Clifton, both of which news articles subs tant ia te t h e statements set for th in this resolution, and

Whereas, The Journal of the House f o r t h e legislative day of March 9th, a s was first published and distributed t o t he members of t h e Genera l Assembly on the morning of March 10th, contained t h e restated answer s purported t o be propounded by Johnson of Marion and which r e a d - a s fo l lows:

"In answer to the first question submitted by t he gentleman f r o m ; Kossuth, I will state t h a t t he total amount of s tate a n d county debt.'to b e paid

* off with the pr imary road fund under th is measure is one hund red million dollars.

" I wish to make i t clear that , a s was stated b y M r . F . R. W h i t e ' i n th i s House on the 7th inst., t he total cost of t he road improvement, including the total amount of bonds tha t will be outstanding a t t he close of '1928, i s


one hundred and forty-three million dollars. Thirty-five million dollars of these outstanding county primary road bonds will be retired f rom curren t receipts during the six-year construction period."

" I n answer to t he second question propounded by the gentleman f rom Kossuth, I will s tate t ha t the total amount of proposed state bonds authorized under this bill is one hundred million dollars." and

Whereas, The House of Representatives a t the session of March 10th voted to expunge f rom the records these questions and answers by motion and substitution by Johnson of Marion, therefore

Be It Resolved, T h a t the House of Representatives of the 42nd General Assembly in t he extra session now convened, declare themselves as being opposed t o the setting of a dangerous legislative precedent which might be interpreted a s a direct violation of t h e safeguards placed in the Constitution of t he State of Iowa under Article III—"Of the Distribution of Powers", sections 9 and 10 of the Subdivision entitled "Legislative Department", which sections of t he Constitution read a s follows:

"Sec. 9. Each house shall sit upon i t s own adjournments, keep a journal of i t s proceedings, and publish t he same; determine i ts rules of proceedings, punish members f o r disorderly behavior, and, with the consent of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time f o r the same offense; and shall have all other powers necessary f o r a branch of the General Assembly of a f r e e and independent state.

"Sec. 10. Every member of the General Assembly shall have the liber ty to dissent f rom, or protect against any ac t or resolution which h e may think injurious to the public, or a n individual, and have the reasons f o r his dissent entered on the journals; and t he yeas and nays of the members of either house, on any question, shall, a t t he desire of any two members present, be entered on t he journals."

Laid over under Rule 34.

EXPLANATION O F VOTE

Blackford of Van Buren filed the following explanation:.

I voted "yes" on the bond bill (Senate File No. 1) because I feel t ha t t he people of Iowa a r e entitled t o express a t t he polls, their approval or disapproval of a mat ter of such momentous public interest a s is involved in this question.

The Governor assures me this bill i s not only "substantially" the same a s the bill which t he General Assembly was convened t o consider, but such changes a s have been made place additional safeguards around the ' people's interests.

Sixty-one counties have already authorized the issuance of sixty-six million dollars worth of primary road bonds. The state is irrevocably committeed to a bonding program to complete t h e primary road system.

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Considering t he total number of votes cast favorable t o the county bond issues, i t would appear t ha t a majority of the voters of Iowa f a v o r t h e bonding program.

The original plan called f o r the issuance of one hundred "million dollars of s tate bond, using whatever portion of this issue t h a t was necessary to retire the outstanding county primary road bonds.

The statement has been made tha t under this ac t t he indebtedness will be one hundred and forty-three million dollars.' Tha t is not t rue . T h e limit is fixed and cannot go beyond the one hundred million, but under t h e present county bonding law, which is made noneffective in th is act, t h e r e is no limit to the sum total of county bond issues.

I t has been decided t h a t the state ha s no r ight to issue s ta te bonds t o retire county bonds. We a r e therefore, under the present bill, following out this program. The total issue of s tate bonds will be t he same a s or iginally proposed—one hundred million dollars. This money will be used entirely f o r construction purposes. The current f u n d s otherwise avai lable f o r construction work, will be used to the extent necessary, t o r e t i r e the outstanding county primary road bonds a s they mature, o r become callable so t h a t a t the end of the construction period, t h e net resul t wil l b e precisely the same as the original plan. I n no event could more t h a n one hundred million dollars of bonds be issued.

The state bond issue proposed, means a n orderly, evenly distributed completion of t he primary road system in all pa r t s of the state. Bonds would not be issued before the constitutionality of t h e act i s determined f o r the very simple reason tha t no one would buy the bonds until t he cour t had rendered i ts decision. The bill is so safeguarded t h a t no direct p roperty t a x can be levied to pay the interest or the principal of the s t a te bond issue, by any reasonable stretch of imagination. W e will pay precisely the same automobile license fees and gas tax, whether we have t h e s t a t e bond issue or do not.

The automobile users of Iowa are entitled t o the saving involved because of the early completion of the primary road program contemplated in this bill. The people a r e entitled to vote and decide the issue.

Moreover, while my county has already voted bonds, and her p r i m a r y roads will be improved whether or not this ac t is adopted, nevertheless, I am a s such, yea more, interested in secondary road improvemertt, and I know t h a t i t has been, and will continue to be, impossible t o enac t a real comprehensive plan of secondary road building until this, o r a similar act, is adopted so a s to complete the present p r imary system.

Oliver of Monona filed the following explanation:

I give the following reasons f o r voting no on Senate Pi le No. 1 :

Under our form of government f o r State and Nation, t he funct ions of Government a r e divided into four departments. F i r s t , executive; second, legislative; third, judicial, and fourth, administrative. Each Depar tment


has exclusive jurisdiction of all matters within their respective decisions. None can encroach upon the duties of the other. Neither of these departments have the constitutional r ight to delegate to another any of i ts duties.

The legislative department can only make the laws o r legislate; the judicial department can only interpret the laws; a s the legislative department enact.

Turning to Sec. 14 of Senate File No. 1, I direct your attention to the provisions thereof which provide t h a t this act shall not be effective until passed upon by the Supreme Court of Iowa.

This is a flagrant attempt on the Legislative branch of our State Department t o delegate to the judicial department t he final determining act of legislation. I n other words this act under the . provisions of Sec. 14 depends entirely upon a favorable decision of our Supreme Court before i t becomes a statute. This you can readily see is a n attempt to delegate to the Supreme Court of Iowa the final act of Legislation.

Sec. 14 on the other hand imposes upon and encroaches upon the provisions and powers of the judicial department in t h a t the provisions of Sec. 14 predetermine the legality of the measure. In other words, Sec. 14 provides t ha t in the event of a n adverse decision on the pa r t of the Supreme Court upon any one question, the entire act shall be null and void. Such a n attempt on the p a r t of the legislature imposes and encroaches upon the executive jurisdiction and policies of t h e judicial department of State and in my opinion, is contrary to the provisions of our constitution.

I t is admitted t h a t i t is unconstitutional to remit or refund the indebtedness of the 61 counties f rom the proceeds of the one hundred million bond issue, which opinion is correct. This i s due to the f ac t t ha t it is unconstitutional to t a x 99 counties f o r the. purpose of ret ir ing the indebtedness of t he 61 counties f rom the State bonds. The primary road bond is equally a s well a State fund paid into the state t reasury by the people of the 99 counties and i t is unconstitutional to pay or refund the road indebtedness of 61 counties out of the state pr imary road fund.

MOTION TO RECONSIDER F I L E D

The following motion to reconsider was filed.

MR. SPEAKER: We move to reconsider the vote by which the House refused to suspend the rule f o r the reception and consideration of Senate File No. 8.

LEONARD SIMMER H . S . BERRY

On motion of Haney of Mills the House adjourned until 9:00 a. m. Tuesday.



D E S M O I N E S , IOWA, M A R C H 1 3 , 1 9 2 8 .

The House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker pro tempore Mathews i n the chair.

Prayer w a s offered b y the Rev. Theodore Morning, D . D. , p a s t o r of Central Presbyterian Church, D e s Moines, Iowa.

Journal of March 12th corrected a n d approved.

B U S I N E S S P E N D I N G

Bixler of A d a m s called u p the motion m a d e b y h i m March 12th, and f o u n d o n page 105 of the Journal, t o suspend t h e ru les s o a s to permit the introduction of the bil l referred t o i n h i s mot ion .

On the question ' ' Shal l the rules be suspended ? " a rol l ca l l w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 54.

Aiken of Ida Hanson Johnson of Reimers Akin of Carroll Harrison Dickinson Roberts Allen Hattendorf King Rutledge Bair Heald Knudson Saunders Bauer Held Krouse Smith Berry Helgason Lovrien Springer Bixler Hempel Mcllrath Thompson Buchmiller Hill McMillan Torgeson Craig Hollingsworth Miller Vaughn Crozier Hopkins Nelson Venard Fleming Huff Oliver Wamstad Griswold Hunt Ontjes Wilson Hagglund Ickis Patterson Wolfe Haney Istad Ratliff

The nays were, 40.

Barnes Gilmore Kennedy, J . P . Patt ison Blackford Greene Kennedy, W. S. Rice Blythe Grimwood Laughlin Ryder Charlton Hager Lichty Simmer Christophel Hale McCaulley Stepanek Cole of Harrison Hansen Mcintosh Troup Copeland Hollis Mathews Truax Eckles Johnson of Maxfield Wagner Eden Keokuk Nagle Walrod Hammer Johnson of Hayes Elliott Marion Forsling



Anderson Bush

Hubbard Kent

Martin Prichard Quirk

Rust Thomas Mr. Speaker Cole of Delaware Kline

Hines Knutson

Motion, having failed to receive a two-thirds majority, was declared lost.

The following messages were received f rom the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate h a s passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House i s asked:

Senate F i le No. 6, .a bill f o r an act relating to refunds from the primary road f u n d to counties f o r rights-of-way and f o r bridges and culverts, or f o r either of said purposes.

Also, that the Senate has passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House i s asked:

Senate Fi le No. 7, a bill f o r an act relating t o exemption from taxation lands used f o r air ports only and without charge.

S E N A T E M E S S A G E S C O N S I D E R E D

Kline of Davis asked and obtained unanimous consent for the consideration of Senate File No. 6.

Senate File No. 6, a bill for an act to amend, revise and codify section five (5) of chapter one hundred one (101), Acts of the Forty-second General Assembly, as amended by the first nine (9) lines of section one (1) of chapter one hundred three (103), Acts of the Forty-second (42nd) General Assembly; and to amend section forty-seven hundred fifty-five-b thirty-eight (4755-b 38) of the Code of 1927, relating to refunds f rom the primary road f u n d to counties for rights-of-way and f o r bridges and culverts. or f o r either of said purposes.

Read first and second times and by unanimous consent was taken u p fo r consideration without commitment.

M E S S A G E S FROM T H E S E N A T E



CALL O F T H E H O U S E

T h e f o l l o w i n g ca l l o f t h e H o u s e w a s filed:

MR. SPEAKER: We, t he undersigned, hereby request a call of t h e House f o r t h e consideration of Senate Fi le No. 6 :

BREDE WAMSTAD

J O H N F . H A L E

F . HOLLINGSWORTH

R . L . RUTLEDGE

H . N . H A N S O N

T h e ro l l w a s ca l l ed t o ascer ta in t h e absentees .

T h e ro l l ca l l d i sc losed t h a t a l l m e m b e r s w e r e p r e s e n t e x c e p t H i n e s of T a y l o r a n d Speaker Carter, w h o h a d b e e n p r e v i o u s l y

excused .

J o h n s o n of D i c k i n s o n offered t h e f o l l o w i n g a m e n d m e n t &nd

m o v e d i t s a d o p t i o n :

Amend Senate P'ile No. 6, line twelve (12) of section one ( 1 ) b y inser t ing a f t e r t he period in said line t h e fol lowing: "Provided, however , in counties where t h e to ta l r e f u n d does not exceed t h e s u m of F i v e T h o u sand Dollars ($5,000), t h e en t i re r e f u n d shall be m a d e a t t h e t i m e of t h e first annual payment" .

On t h e ques t ion ' ' S h a l l t h e a m e n d m e n t b e a d o p t e d ? " a r o l l ca l l

w a s demanded .

The ayes were, 69.

Aiken of Ida H a g e r Akin of Carrol! Hagglund Allen Hale Anderson Haney Bair Hansen Barnes Hanson Bauer Hattendorf Bixler Heald Blythe Held Buchmiller Helgason Bush Hill Christophel Hollingsworth Craig Hopkins Crozier Huff Eckles Hun t Fleming Johnson of Forsl ing Dickinson Griswold Kennedy, J . P,

Kent Pa t t e r son King Reimers Kline Rice Knudson R u s t Knutson Rut ledge Krouse Saunders Lovrien Smi th McCaulley Spr inger Mcl l ra th Thomas Mcintosh Torgeson McMillan Vaughn Mart in Venard Mathews W a g n e r Maxfield Walrod Nelson W a m s t a d Oliver Wilson Ont jes W o l f e

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The nays were, 28.

Charlton Grim wood Johnson of Pattison Cole of Harrison Harrison Marion Ryder Copeland Hempel Laughlin Simmer Eden Hollis Lichty Stepanek Hammer Ickis Miller Thompson Elliott Istad Nagle Troup Gilmore Johnson of Hayes Truax Greene Keokuk-


Berry Blackford

Hines Hubbard

Prichard Quirk

Roberts Mr. Speaker

Cole of Delaware Kennedy, W. S. Ratliff

Amendment adopted.

Johnson of Marion offered the following amendment to Senate Pile No. 6 and moved its adoption:

Amend Senate File No. 6 by striking the words and figures "five ( 5 ) " in line twelve (12) of section one (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures "seven (7)".

Amendment adopted.

Kline of Davis asked and obtained unanimous consent to suspend the rule prohibiting the second and third readings of a bill on the same day.

Blythe of Iowa moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

Kline of Davis moved that the bill be read a third time now and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed and the bill was read a third time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass!"

The ayes were, 92.

Aiken of Ida Akin of Carroll Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer Berry Bixler Blackford Buchmiller

Bush Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harrison Copeland Craig Crozier Eckles Fleming Forsling Greene

Griswold Hager Hagglund Hale H'aney Hansen Hanson Harrison Hattendorf Hayes H'eald

Held Helgason Hempel Hill Hollingsworth Hollis Hopkins Hubbard Huff Ickis Istad

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Johnson of McCaulley Prichard Thompson Dickinson Mcintosh Quirk Torgeson

Johnson of McMillan Ratliff Troup Marion Martin Reimers T ruax

Kennedy, J . P . Mathews Rice Vaughn Kent Maxfield Roberts Venard King Miller Rust Wagner Kline Nagle Rutledge Walrod Knudson Nelson Ryder Wamstad Knutson Oliver Saunders Wilson Laughlin Ontjes Smith Wolfe Lichty Patterson Springer Lovrien Pattison Thomas

Th§ nays were, 10.

Blythe Charlton Eden

Hammer Gilmore Grimwood


Elliott H'ines

Hunt Mcllrath

Johnson of Keokuk

Kennedy, W. S.

Simmer

Krouse Stepanek

Mr. S p e a k e r

So the bill, having received a constitutional major i ty , w a s declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed t o .

Kline of Davis moved to reconsider the vote b y which Senate File No. 6 passed the House, and tha t the motion t o recons ider be laid on the table.

Motion prevailed, and the motion to reconsider w a s l a i d o n t h e table.

MOTION TO RECONSIDER

Simmer of Wapello called u p his motion, filed M a r c h 12th, t o reconsider the vote b y which the House refused to s u s p e n d t he rules prohibiting the consideration of Senate Fi le No. 8 .

Forsling of Woodbury moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

Bixler of Adams raised the point of order t h a t Senate F i l e No. 8 could not be reconsidered under Rule 32.

Speaker pro tempore ruled the point not well t a k e n .

On the question "Sha l l the vote b y which the House r e f u s e d to suspend the rules be reconsidered?" a roll call was d e m a n d e d .


The ayes were, 89.

Akin of Carroll Hammer Kennedy, W. S. Quirk Allen Haney Kent Ratliff Anderson Hanson King Reimers Bair Harrison Kline Rice Barnes Hattendorf Knudson Rust Bauer Hayes Knutson Rutledge Berry Heald Krouse Ryder Bush Held Laughlin Saunders Charlton Helgason Lichty Simmer Christophel Hempel Lovrien Smith Copeland Hill McCaulley Stepanek Craig Hollingsworth Mcllrath Thomas' Eckles Hollis Mcintosh Torgeson Eden Hopkins McMillan Troup Elliott Hubbard Martin Truax Fleming Huff Maxfield Vaughn Fotsling Ickis Nagle Venard Gilmore Istad Nelson Wagner Greene Johnson of Oliver ' Walrod Grimwood Dickinson Ontjes Wamstad Hager Johnson of Patterson Wilson Hagglund Keokuk Pattison Wolfe Hale Kennedy, J . P . Prichard

The nays were, 13.

Aiken of Ida Bixler Blackford Bl i the

Buchmiller Johnson of Cole of Delaware Marion Cole of Harrison Mathews Griswold


Crozier Hansen

Hines Hunt

Roberts

Miller Springer Thompson

Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed and the vote w a s reconsidered.

The original motion b y Rutledge of Webster t o suspend the rule s o a s t o permit the consideration of Senate F i l e No. 8 prevailed.

Senate F i l e N o . 8, a bi l l f o r a n a c t t o appropriate a f u n d f o r the expenses of the National Champion D r u m Corps of the United Spanish W a r Veterans of America; the Nat ional Champion Fancy Dri l l Team of the United Spanish W a r Veterans Auxi l iary of the Uni ted States of America, i n attending a national convention of the Uni ted Spanish W a r Veterans of America a n d Auxil iary, t o be he ld i n Havana, Cuba, i n October, 1928.

R e a d first a n d second t imes a n d b y unanimous consent taken u p f o r consideration without commitment.


Rutledge of Webster moved that the rule prohibit ing t h e s e c o n d and third readings of a bil l o n the same d a y b e suspended.

Motion prevailed.

Rutledge of Webster moved that the bi l l be read a th i rd t i m e n o w a n d placed upon i t s passage, which mot ion prevai led a n d the bil l w a s read a third time.

On the question " S h a l l the bil l p a s s ? "

The ayes were, 84.

Akin of Carroll Hagglund Johnson of Oliver Anderson Hale Dickinson Prichard Bair Hammer Johnson of Quirk Barnes Haney Keokuk Ratliff Bauer ' Hansen Kennedy, J . P . Rice Berry Harrison Kennedy, W. S. Rust Blackford Hattendorf Kent Rutledge Blythe Hayes King Ryder Charlton Heald Kline Saunders Christophel Held Knudson Simmer Copeland Helgason Knutson Smith Craig Hempel Krouse Stepanek Crozier Hill Laughlin Thomas Eckles Hollingsworth Lichty Torgeson Eden Hollis Lovrien Troup Elliott Hopkins McCaulley Truax Fleming Hubbard Mcintosh Vaughn Forsling Gilmore

Huff McMillan Venard Forsling Gilmore Hunt Martin Wagner Greene Ickis Maxfield Walrod Grimwood Istad Nagle Wolfe Hager Nelson

The nays were, 17.

Allen Bixler Griswold Buchmiller Hanson Bush Johnson of Cole of Delaware Marion

Cole of Harrison Mcllrath Miller Ontjes Patterson


Aiken of Ida Hines

Mathews Reimers

Roberts Wilson

Pattison Springer Thompson Wamstad

Mr. Speaker

S o the bill, hav ing received a constitutional two-thirds majori ty , w a s declared to have passed t h e house and t h e t i t le w a s agreed to .

Cole of Delaware filed the fo l lowing explanat ion:

I wish t o explain my negative vote on Senate File No. 8. I n view of the f ac t t h a t I have pledged myself to the introduction of no bills other than those contingent t o road bills in this ex t ra session, i t becomes

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necessary f o r me to be against all other bills regardless of the merit they contain.

Greene of Pottawattamie moved that t h e rules be suspended s o a s t o permit the consideration of Senate P i l e N o . 7.

Bixler of A d a m s moved that the cal l of the House be raised.

Motion prevailed.

Hayes of Dubuque moved the previous question.

Motion prevailed.

On the question " S h a l l the rules be suspended so a s to.permit the consideration of Senate Fi le No. 7 ? " a rol l call w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 41.

Allen Grimwood Hubbard Reimers Anderson Hager Kennedy, J . P . Rust Bair Hammer Kent Rutledge Barnes Harrison Kline Ryder Cole of Harrison Hayes Knutson Simmer Copeland Heald Laughlin Stepanek Craig Helgason Lichty Troup Eden Hill McCaulley Wagner Elliott Hollis Nagle Walrod Forsling Hopkins Prichard Wolfe Greene

The nays were, 55.

Aiken of Ida Griswold Johnson of Patterson Akin of Carroll Hagglund Marion Pattison Bauer Hale Kennedy, W. Si Quirk Berry Haney King Rice Blackford Hansen Knudson Roberts Blythe Hattendorf Krouse Saunders Buchmiller Held Mcintosh Smith Bush Hempel McMillan Springer Charlton Hollingsworth Martin Thomas Christophel Hunt Mathews Thompson Cole of Delaware I s t a d Maxfield Torgeson Crozier Johnson of Miller Truax Eckles Dickinson Nelson Vaughn Fleming Johnson of Ontjes Wilson Gilmore Keokuk


Bixler Huff Mcllrath Venard Hanson Ickis Oliver Wamstad Hines Lovrien Ratliff Mr. Speaker

Motion lost.


LEAVE O F ABSENCE

On request of Torgeson of Worth, Hanson of Winnebago was excused indefinitely.

REPORT O F JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS

B l y t h e of Iowa, f r o m the joint committee o n enrolled bil ls , .submitted the fo l lowing report, a n d moved i ts adopt ion:

MR. SPEAKER: Your joint committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports t ha t i t has examined and finds correctly enrolled:

Senate File No. 5. FRED R . B L Y T H E ,

Chairman House Committee. D . L . W I L S O N ,

Chairman Senate Committee.

Report adopted.

INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

B u s h of Cherokee asked and obtained unanimous c o n s e n t f o r the suspension of the rule s o a s t o permit of t h e introduct ion of the fo l lowing joint resolution:

HOUSE J O I N T RESOLUTION NO. 1

* Joint resolution providing f o r the appointment of a commission t o secure information relative to the mantenance and construction of seconda r y roads and to make a n appropriation fo r the expense of said commission.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

The resolution w a s read first a n d second times.

Section 1. That the Governor of the State of Iowa appoint a commission of five persons who shall be delegated to secure data , hold meetings, and collect information in relation to the collection of f u n d s f o r , and maintenance and construction of, secondary roads. The members thereof shall receive actual necessary expenses and ten dollars ($10.00) p e r diem for time actually spent in carrying out the provisions of th is resolution.

Sec. 2. There is hereby appropriated out of any f u n d s in t he s t a te treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500.00), or a s much thereof a s may be necessary f o r t h e purpose of carrying out the provisions of this resolution.

Sec. 3. This resolution being deemed of immediate importance shall b e in fu l l force and effect f rom and a f t e r i ts publication in t h e Des Mbines Daily Record, a newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa, a n d t h e Cherokee Times, a newspaper published in Cherokee. Iowa.


On motion of Haney of Mills the House adjourned until 1:30 p. m. today.

AFTERNOON SESSION

The House reconvened, Speaker pro tempore Mathews in the chart.

Greene of Pottawattamie asked and obtained unanimous consent to withdraw the resolution filed on March 12th, and found on pages 108 and 109 of the Journal.

The House resumed consideration of House Joint Resolution No. 1. -

Bush of Cherokee asked and obtained unanimous consent to suspend the rule prohibiting the second and third readings of a joint resolution on the same day.

Bush of Cherokee moved that the joint resolution be read a third time now and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed and the joint resolution was read a third time.

On the question "Shall the joint resolution pass?"

The ayes were, 60.

Akin of Carroll Hagglund Johnson of Prichard Bair Hammer Keokuk Ratliff Blythe Haney Johnson of Reimers Bush Harrison Marion Rust Charlton Hayes "Kennedy, J . P. Rutledge Christophel Heald King Ryder Cole of Delaware Held Knutson Smith Copeland Hempel Lichty Stepanek Craig Hines Mcintosh Thomas Eckles Hillingsworth McMillan Troup Eden Hollis Maxfield Truax Elliott Hubbard Nagle Vaughn Fleming Huff Nelson Venard Greene Hunt Oliver Wagner Grimwood Johnson of Ontjes Walrod Hager Dickinson Patterson

The nays were, 37.

Alien Anderson Barnes Bauer Berry Bixler Blackford Buchmiller

Crozier Gilmore Griswold Hale Hansen Hattendorf Hill Hopkins

Cole of Harrison Ickis Helgason

Istad Kennedy, W. Kent Kline Krouse Laughlin Lovrien McCaulley Mcllrath

S. Mathews Pattison Rice Roberts Thompson Torgeson Warns tad Wilson Wolfe



Aiken of Ida Knudson Quirk Springer Forsling Martin Saunders Mr. Speaker Hanson Miller Simmer

So the joint resolution, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the house and the title was agreed to.

Bush of Cherokee moved to reconsider the vote by which House Joint Resolution NQ. 1 passed the House, and that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

Motion prevailed, and the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

MESSAGES FROM T H E SENATE

The following messages were received from the Senate:

ME. SPEAKER: I a m directed to inform your honorable body t h a t t he Senate has refused t o concur in House amendment to t he following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked:

Senate File No. 10, a bill f o r an act fixing the compensation of t h e officers and employees of the extra session of the 42nd General Assembly and making a n appropriation to pay the expenses of t he said ex t r a session.


SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED

Allen of Pocahontas moved that the House insist on its amendments to Senate File No. 10.

Blackford of Van Buren moved that the House recede from its amendments to Senate File No. 10.

On the question "Shall the House recede from its amendments to Senate File No. 10?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 56.

Akin of Carroll Eckles Hammer Hunt Blackford Eden Hansen Istad Christophel Elliott Hayes Johnson of Cole of Delaware Greene Heald Marion Cole of H'arrison Griswold Hempel Kennedy, J . P . Copeland Hager Hill Kennedy, W. S. Craig Hagglund Hollingsworth Kent Crozier . Hale Huff Kline

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Knutson Maxfield Rice Stepanek Laughlin Nagle Roberts Thomas Lichty Ontjes Ryder Torgeson Mcintosh Pattison Saunders Vaughn McMillan Prichard Simmer Wagner Martin Ratliff Smith Walrod

Wolfe

The nays were, '40.

Allen Haney Johnson of Reimers Anderson Harrison Keokuk Rust Barnes Hattendorf Krouse Rutledge Bauer Held McCaulley Springer Berry Hines Mcllrath Thompson Blythe Hollis Mathews Troup Bush Hopkins Miller Truax Helgason Hubbard Nelson Venard Fleming Ickis Oliver Wamstad Gilmore Johnson of Patterson - Wilson Grimwood Dickinson


Aiken of Ida Buchmiller Hanson Lovrien Bair Charlton King Quirk Bixler Forsling Knudson Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed and the House receded from its amendments.

REPORT O F JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS

Blythe of Iowa, from tlie joint committee on enrolled bills, submitted the following report, and moved its adoption:

MR. SPEAKER: Your joint committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports t h a t i t has examined and finds correctly enrolled:

• Senate File No. 6. FRED R . BLYTHE,


D . L . WILSON, Chairman Senate Committee.

Report adopted.


The following message was received from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate refuses to concur in House amendment inserting section 7a. Also amends by substitution, House amendment t o section 16. Also concurs in all other House amendments to Senate File No. 1.

WALTER H . SEAM, Secretary.


Ratliff of Henry moved that the House recede from its amendment adding section 7-A to Senate Pile No. 1.

On the question "Shall the House recede?" a roll call was demanded.

T h e ayes were , 68.

Akin of Carroll Barnes Bauer Blackford Bly the Buchmiller Charlton Christophel Cole of Delaware Cole of Harr i son Copeland Cra ig Crozier Eckles Eden Ell iot t Gilmore Greene

Grimwood H a g e r Hagglund Ha le H a m m e r H a n e y Hansen Harr ison Hat tendorf Hayes Heald Helgason Hempel Hill Hines Hollis Hubbard H u n t

Ickis I s t ad Johnson of

Keokuk Johnson of

Marion Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W . S . K e n t Kline Krouse Laughlin Lichty McCaulley Mcintosh McMillan Mart in •

Ma thews Maxfield Miller N a g l e P a t t i s o n Ratliff Rice R y d e r S i m m e r S p r i n g e r

• S tepanek T h o m a s T r o u p T r u a x V a u g h n W a g n e r W a l r o d


Allen Hollingsworth Anderson Hopkins Be r ry Johnson of Bush Dickinson Fors l ing K i n g Griswold Knudson Held Mcll ra th


Aiken of I da Hanson Ba i r Huff Bixler Knutson Fleming Lovrien

Motion prevailed and the House receded from its amendment adding section 7-A to Senate File No. 1.

Senate amendment to House amendment to Section 16 of Senate File No. 1.

Amend t h e House amendment t o section 16 of Sena te F i l e No . 1 b y s u b s t i tu t ing t h e fol lowing:

"Sec. 16. T h e authorizat ion voted b y a n y county t o i ssue bonds f o r p r imary road work shall become null a n d void, a s t o a n y such bonds n o t actually issued and sold, immediately upon t h e issuance of a n y s t a t e p r i -

Nelson Oliver Ont jes Pa t te r son Reimers Rutledge Smith

Thompson Torgeson Vena rd W a m s t a d Wilson W o l f e

Pr ichard Quirk Roberts

R u s t Saunders M r . Speaker


mary road bonds authorized under the provisions of this Act, and no county pr imary road bonds shall be issued thereafter . Any county primary road bonds issued a f t e r this ac t takes effect shall cancel the authorization, under this act, f o r the issuance of a n equal amount of state pr imary road bonds, and said county primary road bonds, issued a f t e r this act takes effect, shall mature and be payable a t the times specified herein f o r the payment of an equal amount of the earliest maturing state primary road bonds."

Torgeson of Worth moved that the House refuse to concur in Senate amendment to section sixteen of Senate File No. 1.

On the question demanded.

'Shall the House concur?" a roll call was

The ayes were, 74.

Akin of Carroll Hagglund Johnson of Nagle Bauer Hale Keokuk Ontjes Blackford Hammer Johnson of Patterson Blythe Hansen Marion Pattison Buchmiller Harrison Kennedy, J . P . Prichard Charlton Hayes • Kennedy, W. S. Ratliff Christophel Heald Kent Rice Cole of Delaware H'elgason King Rust Cole of Harrison Hempel Kline Ryder Copeland Hill Knutson Saunders Craig Hines Krouse Simmer Crozier Hollingsworth Laughlin Stepanek Eckles Hollis Lichty Thomas Eden Hubbard Mcintosh Troup Elliott Hunt McMillan Truax Forsling Ickis Martin Vaughn Gilmore Istad Mathews Wagner Greene Johnson of Maxfield Walrod Grimwood Dickinson Miller Wilson Hager

The nays were, 28.

Aiken of Ida Allen Anderson Barnes Berry Bixler Bush

Fleming Griswold Haney H'attendorf Held Hopkins Huff

Knudson McCaulley Mcllrath Nelson Oliver Reimers Rutledge

Smith Springer Thompson Torgeson

"Venard Wamstad Wolfe

. Absent o r not voting, 6.

Bair Hanson

Lovrien Quirk

Roberts Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed and the House concurred in the Senate amendment.


Hammer of Jasper offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

RESOLUTION

Whereas, Every member of this House recognizes t he difficult position tha t our Speaker pro tempore has occupied during this special session, due to the f a c t t h a t the legislation which called u s together was on a subject which is highly controversial between the members, and

Whereas, The Speaker pro tempore has a t all times been absolutely f a i r to each member of the House in permitting each member t h e ful les t expression of his opinion;

Now, Therefore, We, the members of the House, hereby express t o t h e Speaker pro tempore of the House our sincere thanks and hear ty appreciation of his services during' this special session, and t hank him f o r h i s absolute fairness to each member of the House who desired recognition during the debate.

Unanimous consent having been obtained for the immediate consideration of the resolution, Mr. Hammer moved its adoption.


Rice of Appanoose moved that a vote of thanks be extended to the custodian for the orderly condition in which the House chamber has been kept during the session.

Motion prevailed.


The following message was received from the Senate: MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body t h a t t h e

Senate has amended the title to House File No. 3, a bill f o r a n ac t t o legalize certain certificates of acknowledgment.


SENATE AMENDMENT TO TITLE OF H O U S E F I L E NO. 3

Amend by striking out the words "Amend by inserting a f t e r t h e w o r d 'defective' the words 'certificate of'.", and inserting in lieu thereof t h e following: "Amend by striking out of line 1 of t he t i t le t he word 'acknowledgments' and inserting in lieu thereof t he words 'certificates of acknowledgment'.".

Forsling of Woodbury moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment.


- On the question ''Shall the House concur?" a roll call was demanded.

.The ayes were, 91.

Akin of Carroll Hale Johnson of Allen Hammer Marion Anderson Haney Kennedy, J . P . Barnes Hansen Kent Bauer Harrison King Berry Hattendorf Kline Blackford Hayes Knudson Blythe Heald Knutson Buchmiller Held Krouse Bush Helgason Lichty Christophel Hempel Lovrien Cole of Delaware Hill McCaulley Copeland Hines Mcllrath Craig Hollis Mcintosh Crozier Hopkins McMillan Eckles Hubbard Martin Eden Huff Mathews Elliott Hunt Maxfield Forsling Ickis Miller Gilmore Istad Nelson Greene Johnson of Ontjes Grimwood Dickinson Patterson Griswold Johnson of Pattison Hagglund Keokuk Prichard

Ratliff Reimers Rice Roberts Rust Rutledge Saunders Simmer Smith Springer Stepanek Thomas Thompson Torgeson Troup Truax Venard Wagner Walrod Wamstad Wilson Wolfe



Aiken of Ida Fleming Laughlin Bair Hager Nagle Bixler Hanson Oliver Charlton Hollingsworth Quirk Cole of Harrison Kennedy, W. S. Ryder

Vaughn Mr. Speaker

The House concurred in Senate amendment to House File No. 3.

Patterson of Kossuth moved that the rule be suspended to permit the introduction of the following bill:

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend section forty-seven hundred fifty-five b twenty-seven (4755-b 27) of the Code of Iowa, 1927.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. That section forty-seven hundred fifty-five b twenty-seven (4755-b 27) of the Code of Iowa be amended by adding a f t e r the period in line eight the following:


"The Highway Commission may purchase or condemn a n y co rpo ra t e or private personal property, including cement or other manufac tured o r processed commodities t ha t may be needed f o r the construction, m a i n t e nance or repair of the highways of the state."

On the question ' ' Shal l the rule be suspended ? " a ro l l ca l l w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 75.

Akin of Carroll •

Haney Kennedy, J . P . Reimers Allen Harrison Kent Rice Anderson Hattendorf King Roberts Bair Heald Kline Rus t Barnes Held Knudson Rutledge Bauer Helgason Krouse Saunders Berry Hempel Lovrien • Simmer Blythe Hill McCaulley Smith Buchmiller Hollingsworth Mcllrath Springer Bush Hollis Mcintosh Stepanek Charlton Hopkins Martin Thomas Craig Huff Mathews Thompson Crozier Hunt Maxfield Torgeson Eckles Ickis Miller Troup Elliott Istad Nelson Truax Fleming Forsling

Johnson of Oliver Venard Fleming Forsling Dickinson Patterson Wamstad Gilmore Johnson of Pattison Wilson Griswold Marion Prichard Wolfe Hale

The nays were, 21.

Blackford Cole of Delaware Cole of Harrison Eden Hammer Greene

Grimwood Hansen Hines Johnson of

Keokuk Knutson

Lichty McMillan Nagle Hayes Ontjes


Aiken of Ida Bixler Christophel

Copeland Hager Hagglund

Ratliff Ryder Vaughn Wagner Walrod

Hanson Laughlin Hubbard Quirk Kennedy, W. S. Mr. Speaker.

Motion prevailed and the rule was suspended.

House F i l e N o . 5, b y Patterson of Kossuth a n d Saunders o f P a l o Alto, a bil l f o r a n act t o amend section forty-seven h u n d r e d fifty-five-b twenty-seven (4755-b 27) of the Code of Iowa , 1927, relating t o the purchase or condemnation of road bui ld ing mater ia l .

Read first a n d second times.

Patterson of Kossuth moved that the rule prohibit ing t h e second and third readings of a b i l l on the same d a y be suspended.


M o t i o n prevai led .

P a t t e r s o n of K o s s u t h m o v e d t h a t t h e b i l l b e r e a d a th ird t ime

n o w a n d p l a c e d u p o n i t s passage , w h i c h m o t i o n preva i l ed a n d

t h e b i l l w a s r e a d a t h i r d t ime.

O n t h e q u e s t i o n " S h a l l t h e b i l l p a s s ? "


Aiken of I da Hagglund Kennedy, J . P . Ratliff Akin of Carroll Hale Kennedy, W . S. Reimers Allen Hammer Ken t Rice Anderson Haney King Roberts Bai r Harr ison Kline Rus t Barnes Hattendorf Knudson Rutledge Bauer Hayes Knutson Ryder Ber ry Bixler

Heald Krouse Saunders Ber ry Bixler Held Lichty Simmer Blackford Helgason Lovrien Smith Blythe Hempel MoCaulley Springer Buchmiller Hill Mcl l ra th Stepanek Bush Hollingsworth Mcintosh Thomas Charl ton Hollis McMillan Thompson Christophel Hopkins Mart in Torgeson Copeland Hubbard Mathews Troup Craig Huff Maxfield T r u a x Crozier Hun t Miller Vaughn Eckles Ickis Nelson Venard Ell iot t I s tad Oliver Walrod F leming Johnson of Ont jes Wamstad Fors l ing Dickinson Pa t te r son Wilson Greene Johnson of Pa t t i son Wolfe Griswold Keokuk Pr ichard

The n a y s were, S.

Cole of Delaware Grimwood Cole of Har r i son Hansen Eden Hines


Gilmore H a g e r

Hanson Laughlin

Johnson of Marion

Quirk

Nag le Wagner

Mr. Speaker

S o t h e bil l , h a v i n g rece ived a cons t i tu t iona l major i ty , w a s de

c lared t o h a v e passed t h e House , a n d t i t l e w a s a g r e e d to.

P a t t e r s o n of K o s s u t h m o v e d t o recons ider t h e v o t e b y w h i c h

H o u s e P i l e N o . 5 p a s s e d t h e House , a n d t h a t t h e m o t i o n t o re

cons ider b e l a i d o n t h e table .

M o t i o n preva i l ed .

MESSAGE F R O M T H E S E N A T E

T h e f o l l o w i n g m e s s a g e w a s r e c e i v e d f r o m t h e S e n a t e :


MR. SPEAKER: I a m directed t o inform your honorable body t h a t t h e Senate ha s adopted t h e following concurrent resolution in which t h e concurrence of t he House is asked:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 ordering five hundred thousand (500,000) copies of Senate Fi le No. 1.

Also, t h a t t h e Senate ha s adopted the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence of t he House is asked:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 relative to sine die ad journment of the General Assembly of t he E x t r a Session.


S E N A T E CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, T h a t t he S ta t e P r i n t i n g Board is hereby directed to cause t o be printed five hundred thousand (500,000) copies of Senate File 1, with explanatory notes prepared b y the Highway Commission, f o r t he use of the public. The expense the re f o r t o be defrayed f r o m the f u n d s a t the disposal of t he S ta t e H ighway Commission.

Hollis of Black Hawk moved that the rules be suspended and that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 be considered at th is time.

On the question "Shall the rules be suspended?" a roll cal'. was demanded, and Rule 18 was invoked.

The ayes were, 51.

Akin of Carroll Hammer Kennedy, J . P . Pa t t i son Blackford Harrison Kennedy, W. S. Ratliff Charlton Hayes Kent Rice Cole of Delaware Heald Kline Roberts Cole of Harrison Hempel Knutson Ryder Copeland Hines Lichty Simiper Crozier Hollingsworth Mcintosh Stepanek Eckles Hollis McMillan Thomas Eden Hubbard Martin Troup Elliott Hun t Mathews Truax Gilmore Johnson of Maxfield Wagne r Greene Keokuk Nagle Walrod Grimwood Johnson of Ontjes Wilson

Marion

The nays were, 46.

A iken of Ida Berry Helgason Hattendor Allen Blythe Fleming Held Anderson Buchmiller Griswold Hill Bair Bush Hale Hopkins Barnes Christophel Haney Huff Bauer Craig Hansen Ickis



King Knudson Krouse Lovrien

McCaulley Mcllrath Miller Nelson Oliver Patterson

Reimers Rutledge Saunders Smith Springer Thompson

Torgeson Vaughn Venard Wamstad Wolfe


Bixler Forsling Hager

Hagglund Hanson Istad

Laughlin Prichard Quirk

Rust Mr. Speaker

Motion having failed to receive two-thirds majority was declared lost.

Resolution laid over under Rule 34.

Berry of Monroe moved that the House adjourn until 9:00 a. m. Wednesday.

On the question demanded.

'Shall the House adjourn?" a roll call was

The ayes were, 22.

Allen Craig McCaulley Ryder Anderson Greene Mcjlrath Springer Bair Griswold Oliver Vaughn Barnes Helgason Rust Venard Berry Huff Rutledge Wolfe Cole of Delaware Kent

The nays were, 58.

Blythe Harrison Johnson of Pattison Buchmiller Hempel Marion Ratliff Bush Hill Kennedy, W. S. Rice Charlton Hines King Roberts Christophel « Hollings worth Knutson Saunders Copeland Hollis Mcintosh Smith Eckles Hopkins McMillan Stepanek Eden Hubbard Martin Thomas Hammer Hunt Mathews Thompson Elliott Ickis Maxfield Torgeson Fleming Istad Miller Troup Forsling Johnson of Nagle Truax Gilmore Dickinson Nelson Wagner Grimwood Johnson of Hayes Walrod Hansen Keokuk Ontjes Wilson

Patterson


Aiken of Ida Bixler Crozier Hale Akin of Carroll Blackford Hager Haney Bauer Cole of Harrison Hagglund Hanson


Hattendorf Heald Held Kennedy, J . P .

Kline Knudson Krouse Laughlin

Lichty Lovrien Prichard Quirk

Reimers Simmer Wamstad Mr. Speaker

Motion t o adjourn lost.

Berry of Monroe moved tha t the House d o n o w adjourn u n t i l 8:30 a. m. Wednesday.

Blackford of V a n Buren moved t o amend the mot ion b y B e r r y of Monroe b y changing the t ime f r o m 8 :30 a. m. W e d n e s d a y t o 7:30 p. m. this evening.

On the question ' ' Shall the amendment be adopted ? " a rol l c a l l w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 31.

Akin of Carroll Grimwood Knutson Ratliff Blackford Hale Lichty Roberts Blythe Haney Lovrien Smith Buchmiller Hines Mcllrath Stepanek Charlton Hollis Mcintosh Torgeson Cole of Harrison Hopkins McMillan Wagner Copeland Hubbard Nagle Wilson Crozier Hunt Ontjes

The nays were, 50. -

Aiken of Ida Elliott Kennedy, W. S. Reimers Allen Fleming Kent Rice Anderson Griswold Kline Rutledge Bair Hansen Knudson Ryder Barnes Hattendorf Krouse Saunders Bauer Held McCaulley Springer Berry Hempel Martin Troup Bush Hollingsworth Maxfield T r u a x Cole of Delaware Huff Miller Vaughn Craig Ickis Nelson Venard Helgasoti Johnson of Oliver Walrod Eckles Keokuk Patterson Wolfe Eden Kennedy, J . P . Pattison


Bixler Christophel Hammer Forsling

, Gilmore Greene Hager Hagglund

Hanson Harrison Heald Hill Istad Johnson of

Dickinson

Johnson of Marion

King Laughlin Mathews Hayes Prichard

Quirk R u s t Simmer Thomas Thompson Wamstad Mr . Speaker

Amendment lost.


On the question "Shall the House adjourn until 8:3( Wednesday?" a roll call was demanded.


Aiken of I d a Greene Johnson of Pat t ison Allen Griswold Keokuk Reimers Anderson Hager Kennedy, J . P . Rice Bai r Haney Kennedy, W . S. Rus t Barnes Hansen Ken t Rutledge Bauer Hattendorf Kline Ryder Be r ry Heald Knudson Springer Bush Held Krouse Stepanek Cole of Delaware Helgason Lovrien Troup Cole of Harr ison Hempel McCaulley Truax Craig Hollingsworth Mcl l ra th Vaughn Crozier Hubbard Mar t in Venard Eden Huff Maxfield Walrod F leming Ickis Oliver Wamstad Gilmore Is tad Pa t t e r son Wolfe

T h e n a y s were , 3 1 .

Akin of Carroll Grimwood Mcintosh Roberts Blackford Hale McMillan Saunders Blythe Hines Mathews Smith Buchmiller Hollis Miller Thomas Charl ton Hopkins Nag le Torgeson Copeland Hun t Nelson Wagner Eckles Knutson Ont jes Wilson Ell iot t Lichty Ratliff


Bixler Christophel H a m m e r Fors l ing Hagglund

Hanson Harr ison Hill Johnson of

Dickinson

Johnson of Marion

King Laughlin Hayes

Prichard Quirk Simmer Thompson Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed and the House stood adjourned.

E X P L A N A T I O N O F V O T E ON S E N A T E F I L E NO. l

Torgeson of Worth filed the following explanation:

I submit a f e w of t he reasons f o r m y vote of "no" on Senate File No. 1 a s fol lows:

i F i r s t . T h e s ta te bond issue will not be in lieu of b u t i s in addition t o

$43,000,000 o r more of t he $66,000,000 of county p r i m a r y bonds already authorized. T h e total combined issues of s t a te and county pr imary road bonds will exceed $100,000,000 under t h i s Act. The paving program i s excessive

Second. Section 14 of t h e bill provides t h a t t h e S ta te Department of Jus t ice shall b r ing a n action to tes t t h e validity of t h i s Act. The depart-


merit of Justice cannot perforin in this capacity. The duty of t he D e p a r t ment of Justice of the State of Iowa is to defend the s ta te and not t o p r o s e cute it. This section is unworkable and will lead many people t o vote f o r this Act who otherwise would not.

Third. Section 14 of the bill may lead to the declaration of t he collection of gasoline license fees f o r road purposes unconstitutional and t h e use of the primary road fund f o r paying interest and principal on c o u n t y primary road bonds unconstitutional. The executive council will n o t b e estopped f rom issuing state pr imary road bonds even though p a r t s of t h i s Act be declared unconstitutional. The act of issuing bonds by t h e executive council will only be delayed until the validity of portions of t h e A c t shall have been determined. Should certain pa r t s of t he Act be declared unconstitutional the property owner will be burdened with a n u n f a i r p r o p er ty tax.

Fourth. The Act provides t ha t a f t e r the completion of 80 p e r c e n t of the pavement authorized in the Act the State Highway Commission m a y surface with pavement a s current primary road funds a r e available a n y road designated to be gravelled. Secondary roads a r e in g rea t need. No funds of the state or counties of the state should be abused in excessivety improving the primary highways of t he state a t the expense of t h e secondary road system.

Lovrien of Humboldt filed the following explanation:

M R . SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN OF T H E HOUSE : I t ake t he floor knowing tha t what I may say will do neither any good nor any harm. %

I feel t ha t I am talking to a j u r y t h a t is fixed but i t is u n f a i r f o r anyone to say t h a t t he Governor has exacted a promise in violation of your oath to vote a s your best judgment dictates. The Governor asks you to go no fu r the r than to bring out a bill tha t will be practical a n d f a i r and economical in your judgment.

This is not such a bill.

> I wonder if you understand this bill. This bill not only provides f o r a bond issue to be submitted to the people bu t i t first establishes i n to law this road map compelling by statute t ha t the good gravel roads of nor thern Iowa shall be torn up and paved. That is why this enormous amount of money is required. Let those gravel roads in northern Iowa remain where the travel is light and no bond issue is needed and w e can keep within the limits of the constitution.

This bill does not help eastern or southern Iowa. You have voted bonds and they will be paid f rom the primary fund and you ge t your roads . I believe tha t we should have allowed the gravel counties f o r use on t he county roads a percentage of what can be saved by staying by t h e gravel roads and prevent rivalry among counties to vote debts bu t in n o event do those gravel counties want this terrible waste of paving w h e r e t he traffic is light and the roads a re good.


I look a t th i s m a p and I see t h a t w e have gravelled 3,200 miles of road. I n t h e p a s t two yea r s w e have reduced t h e ungraded road f r o m 1,700 t o 1,000 miles.

W e a l ready have about a thousand miles paved. I n southern Iowa t h e work h a s been slow a n d t h e work should be concentrated into those dist r ic ts .

I don ' t see how anyone i n eas tern o r southern Iowa can vote f o r t h i s bill. I t encumbers all of t h e p roper ty of Iowa, not t o pave t h e d i r t roads, t h e present l aw does t h a t b u t t h i s bill paves nor thern Iowa where t h e roads a r e good and a r e serving well and no one the re is demanding pavement a n d i t calls f o r a n expenditure so g r e a t t h a t even t h e constitution would have t o be changed t o mee t i t . •>

Th is bill does no t help t h e slow counties.

Th i s bill will spend a million dollars t o pave t h e good gravel roads of Humboldt county, and will b e practically a million dollars wasted. The people t he re don't w a n t i t even if—it would cost t h e m nothing. Their roads a r e good and serve well and no one complains of them.

F o r t y million dollars will be used t o replace these good roads where t h e t r ave l i s l ight and the re i s n o call f o r cement. T h e people i n nor thern Iowa unders tand t h e inequality between t h e gravel counties and t h e rough counties a n d they a r e will ing t h a t t h e money go t o t h e rough counties unti l the i r roads a r e completed. They don't w a n t t h e money wasted t o pave t h e gravel roads.

I t i s t h e du ty of t he Legis la ture t o g u a r d t h e people f r o m w a s t f u l expenditures. W i t h a slogan, a good p ress agen t and plenty of money anyth ing can b e p u t over on t h e people if t h e negative i s no t b rought before t h e m a n d w i th all of t he money t o be made out of roads you know w h a t is going t o happen if w e approve th i s t h i n g and allow i t t o b e sold t o t h e people.

Iowa i s n o t i n a position t o assume th i s ex t raord inary debt. A debt going beyond t h e l imits even of t h e Constitution. W e don't know ye t t h a t f a r m products a r e going t o b r i n g such prices a s t o b r i n g t h e s t a t e ou t of *• trouble. W e a r e no t ou t of dange r a n d w e should no t go t o t h e extreme of le t t ing down t h e Constitution t o p u t t h e s ta te i n debt so long a s i t c a n b e avoided simply b y keeping t h e gravel roads t h a t w e now have and pavi n g only t h e d i r t roads and t h e p a r t s of t h e graveled roads where t h e traffic i s extremely heavy.

Boiled down t o i t s l as t analysis, th i s bill provides t h a t enough of t h e l ightly t raveled p a r t of t he good gravel roads be t o rn u p and paved t o absorb more t h a n all of t h e difference between $66,000,000 county bonds and $100,000,000 s ta te bonds.

T h e counties outside t he gravel distr ict ge t t h e use of t h i s money f o r a t ime t o has ten the i r paving b u t i t finally goes toward absorbing t h e $40,000,000 t o be wasted in pav ing t h e l ightly traveled portion of t h e well graveled roads of Nor th Central Iowa.


B y saving these gravel roads w e could cut t h e auto license f e e in t w o by t h e saving.

I f t he bill.is to be explained t o t he people, i t should contain these f a c t s .

Then we need no ex t r a bond issue.

Patterson of Kossuth filed the following explanation:

EXPLANATION O F OPPOSITION TO S E N A T E F I L E NO. 1

I t seems to me t h a t t h e g rea t daily newspapers of th i s s t a t e h a v e through the press columns been biased on this question. I h a v e f e l t f o r some time t h a t the arguments against this bond issue have n o t received the consideration t ha t they deserve a t the hands of t h e repor te rs p a r t i c ular ly t h e Des Moines Register, and I regret t h a t very much. I t p u t s us a t a disadvantage when th is question goes to t h e people in t h i s m a n n e r .

I have before me a copy of t he Des Moines Register, March 12th, f r o m which I read a s follows:

"Foes of submission of t he bonding question t o t he voters, chief a m o n g whom in the House is Pat terson of Kossuth h a v e insisted t h a t t h e b i l l provides f o r a total bond issue of $143,000,000 instead of $100,000,000".

There a r e two misrepresentations in t h a t s tatement , t h e first is, I d i d not a t any time insist on th is floor t h a t this to ta l indebtedness w a s $ 1 4 3 , -000,000. I merely poined out t h a t i t was 'admitted, by the sponsors of t h e bill, and again I a m held u p a s one of the foes of submit t ing t h i s q u e s t i o n t o t h e people of t he State. T h a t is not f a i r t o me. I a m opposed t o t h i s bill. I believe t h a t there is a good deal of misunderstanding a s t o j u s t how we should approach th i s problem.

The argument—let t he people ru le and the s ta tement t h a t t h e l e g i s l a tors a r e not supposed to think bu t ac t is a weak one. If w e would u s e o u r thinkers we would not act , except t o vote aga ins t t h e bill. I b e l i e v e there is a misunderstanding on t h a t point.

The statesmen who wrote t h e Constitution unders tand t h e d a n g e r s o f enormous public indebtedness. They were no t willing to t r u s t t h e G e n era l Assembly alone on t h a t mat ter , seeing the danger which m i g h t g r o w out of i t . They wanted you to analyze this question and decide upon i t s meri ts b u t they were not satisfied with tha t . They wanted t o t h r o w a n additional safeguard against debt. Tha t is t h e reason of t h a t p r o v i s i o n in t he Constitution.

The wri ters of the Constitution never intended t h a t t h e l e g i s l a t u r e should substitute "let t h e people ru le" f o r serious, intelligent c o n s i d e r a tion of any measure.

This legislature should come u p to this problem of debt wi th a h i g ^ h purpose of dissecting and analyzing this problem t h a t we c a n a r r ive a t t h e r igh t conclusion. I do not believe t h a t we a r e coming to i t in t h a t f r a m e of mind. There a r e too many who feel t h a t t h e only question i s w h e t h e r


the people shall decide i t or not. That is not so. This General Assembly should decide the mat ter solely on the merits of the bill itself and not hide behind t h a t false slogan "Let the people rule."

I understand tha t we who are opposed to this bill have been accused in t he press of "playing politics", t ha t inasmuch as the bill is going to pass we a re jus t talking f o r time. Tha t is to say, we who a r e opposed to the bill a re insincere. I do not believe t h a t dny representative of the, press ha s any r ight to say t h a t we a re insincere—has no r ight to question our motives. These members a r e sincerely against this bill and are not playing politics.

I am against this bill. I think the state of Iowa is not warranted in assuming this debt.

With the purpose of getting information I wrote to the Department of Agriculture to get facts . I discovered t h a t f rom the years 1921 to 1926, Iowa spent $205,000,000 on highways, New York $374,000,000. We spent two-thirds • as much a s New York during t h a t six-year period. Illinois spent $305,000,000 against our $205,000,000. We spent two-thirds a s much as did the state of Illinois. Before a n individual should attempt the assumption of any more debt he should take into consideration the debt which he already has, his ability to pay, his income, his prospects. How does the state of Iowa compare with t h e states of New York and Illinois in point of ability t o pay.

The following fac ts a re f rom the commission of internal revenue. From 1921 to 1925 the total earnings of the people of New York, and tha t includes personal and corporate, was $32,000,000,000. The earnings of Iowa a r e $1,780,000,000 and we spent two-thirds a s much money on highways as did New York, New York had about twenty times the ability to spend as Iowa as indicated by their earnings.

What about Illinois. Illinois earnings were $13,785,000,000. Seven times as much ability in Illinois a s indicated by the earnings of the people as Iowa and yet we have been spending over a period of six years two-thirds a s much a s did either one of these two eastern states. We have not been slackers in road building. We have compared very favorably with each of these two states.

Now we are being urged by the Governor and others to embark on a program of road building t h a t will make u s excel all t he states of the Union. Are we in condition t o do tha t? I don't think we are. I have made some inquiries in regard to this question of public debt and I discovered this, t ha t when we include the national debt, the state and local debt f o r Iowa (if this bill passes) we will have a public debt in Iowa of over $300.00 per person. That means about $1,500.00 f o r every head of a family.

My friends and gentlemen of the House i n order t h a t you may fully understand the size of t h a t debt, $1,500.00 public debt f o r t he head of each family in Iowa, I want to read you jus t a line or two f rom figures presented by t he Joint Commission of Agriculture Inquiry.


In 1921 we found tha t t he average reward f o r labor and risk and management f o r fa rmers f o r 12 years, f r om 1909 to 1920, and I w a n t you t o notice this t ha t those years include the three world w a r years and do not include the threq last years when prices have been most disastrous— $635.00.

You can deduct f rom the $635.00 what is needed to maintain a fami ly in order to provide f o r their natural growth and development, and see how long it1 is going to take t h a t family to pay off t h a t $1,500.00 of public debt. Fifteen hundred dollars of public debt per family is a r e a l public debt and now while we a r e on the question of public debt I wan t t o present another angle of i t which should receive your consideration a n d which has not been mentioned yet.

When Prof . E . R. A. Seligman appeared before the Ways and Means Committee in Congress last year on the question of income t a x h e made this statement:

"There is the question of the t a x exempt bond. We a r e gradual ly developing in this country precisely the same th ing t h a t brought France to i ts ruin under the ancient regime. I n France it was t he immunities f r o m taxation tha t caused t he revolution.

What a re we doing? We now have all of our federal bonds t a x exempt and all of our state and municipal bonds—$14,000,000,000 of them now, and increasing every year by a billion or two—tax exempt. You gentlemen do not seem to be able to agree upon a method which is going t o prevent this country f rom lining u p into two great social camps. I t i s bound to come if we go on this way. We are going to have a mass of people who pay taxes and a class of people who do not pay taxes. T h a t is w h a t we a re headed f o r under our present system."

This statement was not made by a demagog or a radical, b u t by one of the most learned economists in the world. This bill means nothing more than tha t we a re taking one more step in this movement which means social disentegration.

If this bill becomes law there is no question but what t he f a r m e r s of Iowa a r e going to p a y their fu l l share. Even assuming t h a t you men a r e r ight t ha t a direct t a x will never be imposed there i s some doubt about i t though, even if i t i s paid in the long run out of the ga s t ax , motor vehicle fee, you will all agree tha t the f a rmer is going to pay his f u l l share, and he is going in addition to bear a goodly p a r t of t h a t portion which other people pay in first instance. He is going to pay his fu l l share and in t h e final analysis bear more than h e first paid. That being the case i t is only proper t h a t we should therefore examine quite closely into t h e condition of the f a rmer and t h a t is not enough either. We should make a ca re fu l survey of his prospects. What a r e they? Wha t a r e his conditions? Let me tell you. Henry C. Taylor, who fo r many years was connected wi th the Department of Agriculture, has compiled the following figures:

In 1909 the fa rmers of the nation received about 20 pe r cent of all t h e income of the people. There was a little increase during t h e years of t h e war, but i n 1920 the tide turned against t he r u r a l people with a ven-


geance and in 1925, the farmers, constituting 25 per cent of the population, received only 14 per cent of the income. F o r the last five years now the farmers , constituting about 26 pgr cent of the population, have been gett ing only 10 per cent of the income. What does t h a t mean t o you, gentlemen of the House? Can you by law segregate 26 per cent of the population and give them only 10 per cent of the income and over a long period avoid peasantry? You cannot do it . You will lower the standard of living and you can't avoid it. ,

Some time ago I sent to the National Board of Economic Research f o r a report made by the Business Men's Commission on Agriculture and I wan t to tell you what I found in tha t . This commission tells us t h a t our condition is a direct result of federal legislation.

Now I come to my point. There is no movement of any consequence in this nation to repeal or materially modify any of these laws. The only thing tha t we have in sight now is the McNary-Haugen bill. That 's all. I s i t going to pass? We hope so, bu t I think you will all agree tha t the president has given us no indication tha t he has yet changed his mind. The f a r m relief bill may not pass and if i t does i t must necessarily be merely a n experiment f o r some time. We do not know what the results will be until i t is tested.

W e have here the rura l people of the state getting such a measely portion of the income of the people and practically nothing in sight to warr a n t u s in expecting improvement.

Tha t does not tell the whole story, gentlemen. Conditions may get worse. Let me read you something t h a t this Business Men's Commission has found.

Agriculture in this country appears to be subject to certain deep-lying ills which time alone cannot safely be relied upon to cure but may even accentuate.

There is evidence, f o r instance, t ha t real a s well as money costs in the industry a re r is ing: ,

1. Tha t we a r e not keeping our old superiority over competitors.

2. That the fertility of the land is being impaired.

3. Tha t erosion is insidiously and constantly carrying away a layer of irreplaceable surface soil not only f rom the hillsides but over practically the whole area devoted to the plowed crops.

4. Tha t many, if not most, fa rmers are, year a f t e r year, failing to secure a re turn equivalent to t h a t which can be obtained in the city by workers of no greater ability.

5. T h a t the( comparative advantage of other industries is rapidly increasing.

6. T h a t the obstacles to the extension of markets f o r f a r m products a re growing more effective.

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7. That the difficulties of improving the organization and methods of agriculture are increasing.

8. That the year by year fluctuations in the prices of f a r m commodities a r e growing ever more severe and a re increasing the- hazard under which the fa rmer carries on his occupation.

9. That the tenancy is increasing.

10. That the quality of the f a r m population is undergoing a progressive deterioration.

The condition of agriculture in Iowa and the nation is bad despite all of the nice words of the gentleman f rom Marshall to t h e contrary. The facts will not bear him up. The condition of agriculture i s bad. The f a r m outlook is bad as is clearly shown by the finflings of eminent and able men. I do not believe the condition of this state justifies t h e assumption of any more debt. Now I have not said a word about p r iva t e debt. Perhaps you people who live in this region know something of p r iva te debt. When you stop and reflect upon the sheriff's sales a n d t h e t remendous number of f a rmers who have lost their f a r m s in recent years , i t almost makes me shudder when I get over on t h a t question of p r iva te debt. I t is enormous. Over $1,600,000,000 f a r m mortgage debt i n the State of Iowa.

The present apparent popular clamor f o r more public debt i s not a na t ural one. I t has been fostered by ra ther questionable methods. I n the first place many counties have voted favorably largely because of bribes. They were assured certain sums of money if the bond issue car r ied and were given definitely to understand tha t they would receive nothing if i t failed. This is clearly shown in the Special Report of the Highway Commission which was made in response to a request of t he S t a t e Senate March 11,1927. As a sample of what happened I quote the following f r o m page 41 of this report :

Minutes—State Highway Commission

Dec. 28, 1925. •

Consideration was giv6n to a communication of December 2 by t he board of supervisors of Clinton county requesting t h a t the sum of $351,-000.00 be appropriated f rom the pr imary road development f u n d f o r use in Clinton county in connection with the proposed million dollar bond issue f o r the improvement of t he primary roads of t h a t county.

I t was moved by Commissioner Marston and seconded by Commissioner Holden;

That this request is approved and this appropriation i s made only in view of the proposed million dollar bond issue; t h a t if said bond issue should not be adopted by the voters of Clinton county this motion and the appropriation hereunder from the primary road development fund shall be null and void. Motion carried.

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Clinton county accepted the bribe and voted favorably. I t is evident f rom similar resolutions contained in this report t h a t this development f und bribe or threat—whatever you may wish to call it—was used successfully on some thirteen counties in 1926 and one county early in 1927. When the 42nd General Assembly convened these pernicious proceedings were promptly ordered discontinued by legislative act. (Sec. 43, Chapte r 101, Acts of the 42nd G. A.) But great damage had already been done. Over 13 million dollars of debts had been voted largely because of these special "inducements."

Since then other counties have literally clubbed into line. Take Kossuth county f o r instance. I n 1919, when corn and other f a r m produce were selling a t war prices and while the voters were still under t he spell of a very skillful propaganda whereby they were told t ha t unless the proposition carried the county would lose i ts share of the federal aid, and some other county would get it, a bond issue f o r one and one-half million dollars carried by a narrow margin. The people soon discovered their mistake and thereafter were very careful to elect supervisors who would not issue the bonds. The boosters f o r more public debt never slept, however. They carefully prepared the highway bill of 1927. I t became law. Kossuth county was then informed tha t unless the board of supervisors issued the bonds it would receive nothing f rom the primary road fund aside f rom what little was needed to merely maintain the primary road. If the bonds were issued the principal and interest were to be paid out of the primary road fund. Thus i t would cost the county no more to bond and pave than not to pave. The board of supervisors were thus between the devil and the deep sea. They finally decided t o commit what seemed to them to be the lesser of the two crimes. The bonds a re now being issued and sold. The county is now going deeply into debt—not because the traffic requires or justifies the paving—but to keep other counties f rom getting what seemed to many a s t he t a x money belonging to t he people of Kossuth county. There is no doubt but t h a t the people of the county would have much preferred to avoid the debt, delay t he expensive paving work somewhat and in the meantime more rapidly improve some of the main f a r m to market roads. And thus i t has been tha t "hook or crook" methods have been used in putting over many county bond issues. Of course, t he real motive back of all this was to get a majority «f the counties into debt—by f a i r means or foul. There would then be a situation whereby a sentiment would naturally develop among these counties to shed their debt by transferr ing i t t o the state. Thus the present demand f o r these public debts has been assiduously developed. I t is like the drunkard's thirst—a perverted one.

The people a r e being misled also a s to the durability of this proposed improvement. The sponsors have invariably used the word, permanent, when referr ing to the paved road. The idea, of course, being to get the voter to believing tha t once the primary roads a re paved our road problem is permanently solved. Now a moment's reflection should convince anyone tha t this is not so. I believe our paved roads of today are well built. They a re durable roads but the improvement is not a permanent one. There is nothing in the world built by man tha t is really permanent.


Jus t how long these concrete highways will last is problematical. N o one knows. I t will depend to a considerable extent on the traffic conditions which will prevail in the fu ture . No one knows ju s t w h a t t h a t will be. A t the present time the Iowa law permits a person to t ranspor t by motor vehicle a load of fourteen tons a t a speed of thirty-five miles a n hour. I t is possible t h a t with the rapid increase in the mileage of pavement t h e number of these mighty loads (equal to almost two carloads of hogs) will greatly increase. The legislature will always hesitate to limit t h e size because of a desire not to intercept or prevent a normal development i n motor transportation. How long will these concrete pavements las t? N o one knows, I repeat. I t may be tha t a f t e r we have experimented f o r t en or twelve years t ha t we may find out t h a t a good many hundred miles of tha t which is built now will break down under the load.

Our state constitution orders us to retire the bonds in twenty years . Judging f rom all past experiences with public bonds we a r e safe in a s suming tha t these bonds will r u n the limit. Keeping in mind t he probable increase in t he traffic by heavy and speedy trucks there is some doubt a s to whether t h e roads will outlast the bonds.

This brings us up to another angle of the problem. This bond issue will involve the payment of some $80,000,000.00 in interest. Since o u r road problem will likely be a s serious twenty years f rom now a s a t present , if we were to build roads with our t a x money instead of turn ing $80,000,-000 of i t over to the t a x exempt bond holders a s interest w e would have a t the end of tha t period some 3,000 more miles of pavement resul t ing f rom the pay-as-you-go method than f rom the debt method. A t t h e end of t ha t time we would have better roads, of course, because they would be newer and again i t may be t h a t the traffic conditions on certain roads will oblige us to build them differently than we a r e doing now.

I n the long r u n we lose in many ways by borrowing so much and building rapidly. What we gain in time will never compensate u s f o r these other losses. How much do we stand t o gain in t ime? I n a speech delivered before the Good Roads Association on December 3, 1925, chief engineer Fred White in speaking of the proposed bond issue (and h e w a s refer r ing to the difference in time of completing the paving by t h e debt method and t he pay-as-you-go method), said: "Suppose we take t h e average time of completion (it being the more conservative) then t he difference between the two plans is four and one-half years."

Still another reason why the 42nd General Assembly should n o t pass this bill lies in the f ac t t ha t a majority of the members appear t o have made preelection pledges to oppose the bond issue. They have n o moral right to abandon tha t pledge before the term f o r which they were elected has expired.

Again this bond program, if carried out a s planned, will insure niggardly treatment of the f a r m to market roads f o r practically one whole generation. I t is the avowed purpose of this measure to t ie u p all t h e available motor vehicle fees, federal aid and a goodly portion of t h e g a s t a x money f o r many years. The primary roads constitute only about 6 pe r cent of our road mileage. The 94 per cent a re secondary roads. These


a r e the market roads. What then are we going to do about these roads? The men in the state of Iowa who have been so active in fostering paving on the p r imary roads care absolutely nothing about what happens to the farmer and his roads. He is left out in the cold. He is a t this time enormously overloaded with taxes. Everybody admits it. From now on if he would have passible roads he will have to submit to still greater prop-

. erty t ax levies. I t is a mistake to adopt a road building policy which discriminates so unfairly against the rural people.

Reimers of Lyon filed the fol lowing explanation:

MR. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE : I wish to assure you that my remarks in connection with this bill shall be very brief, and I am not going t o discuss the phases of Senate File No. 1 as has already been taken up by other gentlemen on this floor, but I wish to approach this matter f rom a different angle.

I have realized that in the expenditure of one hundred million dollars, and tha t is what is contemplated by this Act, and I have heard of other figures, one hundred and forty-three million, also as high as four hundred million have been mentioned. I t strikes me tha t we are handling a great economic question, in which the whole state of Iowa is deeply concerned. And in this connection I want to quote t o you from a noted authority on fiscal affairs, Mr. Raymond P. Chase, the auditor of Minnesota, who has also been president of the National Association of Comptrollers, Auditors and Treasurers, has made a survey in this state, a s well a s in other states of this nation. This survey I hold in my hand, and from i t I want to leave you some figures and statements that in my judgment have a deep bearing upon this question of economics, and on the question of bonded indebtedness. This country of ours, including all the states and Iowa, have been bonded a t a rapid rate. We have bonded for this and f o r that, and every other thing, and I was interested to learn f rom this survey as to how Iowa compared with the sister states, and on this page which I now show to you, in the first column of figures tha t you see, I was interested to see how Iowa compared in bonded ̂ indebtedness during the period from' 1902 to 1912,' and I discovered tha t eighteen states exceeded Iowa in bonded indebtedness during tha t period. Then I looked over into the second column, which is f rom 1912 to 1922, and I was interested t o know how Iowa stood as compared with other states during tha t period, and I discovered tha t there were only six states t h a t exceeded Iowa in the amount of bonded indebtedness. This, gentlemen of the House, is clear to me, and shows tha t during that ten year period Iowa has beaten twelve other states in the mad rush for spending money f o r various public purposes, and had this investigation of bonded indebtedness continued f rom 1922 to the present date, i t would not surprise me a t all if Iowa today stands a t the head of the list in taking upon herself loads of debt.

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Now, there is always a consequence to this program of bonding. They must be paid sometime, and what is the result ? High taxes cannot help but follow. And in this same statement of Raymond P . Chase the point is made tha t schools, roads and interest are the principal reasons f o r

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high taxes. If we load upon our state the added interest upon t h e a d d e d millions of debt contemplated by this Act, i t would not surpr i se m e tha t interest in our state would excel some of t he other expend i tu res , namely, roads and schools.

Tho state of Ohio has this experience. Of ninety cities in t h a t s t a t e that have a population of over five thousand inhabitants, out of e v e r y one hundred dollars in taxes tha t these cities pay, the average e x p e n d e d fo r interest out of these ninety cities, forty-eight dollars goes f o r i n t e r e s t , and the remainder f o r other purposes. There a r e cities in Ohio w h e r e the interest charge on their debt absorbs as much as seventy p e r c e n t of the taxes paid. Can Iowa endure such a burden when we t a k e i n t o consideration, other economic phases in our state tha t the people i n t h i s state also have to contend with ?

I wish to bring to your attention a t this time a weekly newspaper t h a t was placed on my desk a few days ago. Most likely many of y o u h a v e seen it, coming to us f rom Hancock county, where attention is c a l l ed t o an interest refund that they wish to have fo r some improvement o n t h e i r primary road, and a s I looked a t tha t sheet of this weekly n e w s p a p e r , I looked a t this le f t hand column, which I now show you, and t h e r e f o u n d the news item tha t a session of the district court was going t o b e h e l d in that county, and as I read down the list of cases cited f o r t r i a l , I discovered tha t there were some fifteen or twenty foreclosures, t o t a l i n g up a sum of almost one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. T h i s i s in one county. Multiply this by the terms of court in the county, a n d b y the number of counties in the state, fo r the conditions in one c o u n t y a r e comparable with those in others, and you arrive a t some concept ion of the dire strai ts t ha t many of our Iowa people a re in today.

I want to tell you, gentlemen of the House, t ha t today there a r e m a n y people in our state tha t know not how to meet the expenses o f t h e i r daily needs, and a re lying awake nights and praying t h a t somet ime re l ie f might come. I leave i t t o your candid consideration, i s Iowa a t t h i s t i m e in a position to take on a large burden of debt, whether i t be f o r r o a d s or other purposes?

Now, I come to the second pa r t of my talk, and t h a t one a l s o i s no t any more pleasant than the story that I have jus t related t o y o u re garding the bonds.

Now, I t rus t tha t the gentlemen of this house will not feel t h a t I a m presumptuous. During my experience in the last two legislative sess ions , I have always held the highest regard and respect f o r every m e m b e r of this legislature, and I believe I have arrived a t the t ime in m y l i f e whe re I have learned tha t there a re more things t h a t I don't k n o w t h a n I do, but I have some firm convictions in my mind, and have m a d e a s tudy along tha t line t ha t deals with the phase of the legislation t h a t w e have contemplated in this extra session, that to me seems is not r i g h t and lawful. I question the propriety and the legality of the p l edge sys tem of legislation. I hold and maintain that every member t h a t s e r v e s in


th i s legislature mus t approach his t a s k of duty wi th a n open mind, and t h a t h a s not been t he case in th i s e x t r a session.

When a m a n makes a pledge, h e feels t h a t h e is under obligation t o keep his word. I would feel t h a t w a y myself , and I a m sure tha t you gentlemen fee l j u s t a s a n y honorable m a n would feel , t h a t h e was under obligation t o keep his word. When t h e members of t he legislature come into th i s session with a pledge hanging over them, they a r e laboring under a moral obligation which they fee l t o whom they made th i s pledge, and a r e under a compulsion t o fulfill i t . This i s no t properly serving t h e public. The people of Iowa have a per fec t r i g h t t o expect t h a t members of t h e legislature shall assemble in f o r m a l session and shall counsel and deliberate and discuss all public questions wi th a f r e e and open mind, unhampered b y a n y pledge or promise. T h a t h a s no t been t he case here.

W h a t would you think of a juror , serving on a lawsuit , wherein i t w a s disclosed t h a t h e had made a pledge t o e i ther t h e plaintiff or defendant. The opposing counsel could immediately move f o r a re t r ia l of t h a t case, and t h e court would in every case sustain t h e motion, I believe. Now, I would n o t have you understand t h a t t h e meet ing of t h e legislature is t h e same a s a t r i a l in a district court, b u t t h e duties of a j u r o r and t he members of t he legislature, a r e in m a n y w a y s identical. Both ju ror and legislator a r e invested with discretionary powers, and if i t i s discovered t h a t such officers labor under a pledge o r a promise, t hey a r e thereby disqualified f r o m serving in t h a t capacity. T h a t is t h e case here. I have been advised b y members of t he House t h a t t hey have been approached i n t h e i r respective districts b y solicitors t h a t sought t o commit t he members t o vote f o r th i s hundred million dollar bond proposition before t h e bill itself w a s before t he consideration of t h i s House. This evil i s aggrava ted by t h e f a c t t h a t t he pledges were made in wri t ing.

I r e g r e t deeply t h a t th is h a s occurred in connection wi th th is special session, b u t t h a t i s too la te now and cannot be remedied. Bu t I t r u s t t h a t never in t h e years t o come will i t ever happen aga in i n our f a i r s ta te . And I t r u s t t h a t t h e press of th i s s t a te will give some recognition t o t h e r emarks here made, t h a t t h e people of Iowa migh t know wha t h a s been a f ac to r in th is road legislation.

Now, I had some extended comments t o m a k e wi th reference t o the road bill. T h e gentlemen t h a t have preceded m e have ably taken u p our road question, and I do not wish t o indulge t h e patience of th i s House wi th long and extended remarks , but I wish t o resent one inference t h a t h a s been thrown over th is body by t he proponents of th i s bill, t h a t Iowa is behind in ̂h e r road building program. She is not . I t i s fitting t o compare our s t a t e with Minnesota. W e bo th have about t h e same population, and figures will show t h a t on a p e r capi ta basis w e a r e spending a s much a s Minnesota does. Their expenditure is eighty-six dollars p e r capi ta , and ours i s eighty-five. V e r y l i t t le difference. O n t h a t basis, Iowa compared wi th Illinois, w e a r e spending twice a s much a s Illinois, and t w o and a half t imes a s much a s t h e s t a t e of New York.


On the question of road expenditure, i t should also be t a k e n into consideration the ability t o pay.

I was recently advised by a member of the highway commission t h a t a t the end of the 1928 road building program we will have twenty-five per cent paved, and over fifty per cent surfaced with gravel, leaving a remainder of under twenty-five per cent, which can be reached in a comparatively short time. I recall the statement in this house l as t winter by the chief engineer of the highway commission, t h a t under t he present plan, i t would be possible to bring the entire primary system u p t o a gravel stage within five years.

Road building in Iowa is going for th a t a rapid rate . L a s t year, during the month of August, roads were surfaced a t the r a t e of two miles a day. Today i t is possible t o reach over sixty of the county sea t towns f r o m the state capitol on a surfaced road. The remaining counties t h a t cannot be reached might be added t o this list in a short period of time.

I contend, in the face of all these facts t ha t I have stated t o you, regarding our economic condition, whether i t is wise and prudent t h a t we launch into this huge program of debt, represented b y bonds t h a t total one hundred million dollars of state bonds, and t h e county road bonds already a n existing obligation.


HALL OF THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES,


The House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker pro tempore Mathews in the chair.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. Henry McCraven, of Des Moines, Iowa.


Wilson of Tama called up Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, relative to the printing of five thousand copies of Senate File No. 1, as found on page 131 of the Journal of March 13th.

Wilson of Tama moved to amend the concurrent resolution by striking the figures " (500,000)" in line three (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the figures " (100,000)

Haney of Mills moved as a substitute for the pending amendment to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, the following:

Amend by striking the words "with explanatory notes prepared by the Highway Commission".

Patterson of Kossuth moved that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 and all amendments be laid on the table.

On the question "Shall the Senate Concurrent Resolution be tabledT' a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, 38.

Allen Fleming Krouse Roberts Anderson Griswold Lovrien Rutledge Bair Barnes Bauer Berry

Hale Haney Hattendorf Held Helgason Hill Hopkins Huff

McCaulley Mcllrath Nelson

Saunders Smith Torgeson

Oliver Vaughn Venard Buchmiller

Bush Christophel Craig

Patterson Prichard Reimers

Wamstad Wolfe

The nays were, 45.

Akin of Carroll Blackford Charlton

Copeland Eckles

Cole of Delaware Eden Hammer Elliott

Gilmore Greene Grimwood

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Hansen Harrison Heald Hempel Hines Hollingsworth Hollis Hubbard Hunt

Ickis Istad Johnson of

Marion Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent Knutson Mathews


Aiken of Ida Bixler Blythe Cole of Harrison Crozier Forsling Hager

Motion lost.

Hagglund Hanson Johnson of


Keokuk King

Maxfield Nagle Hayes Ontjes Pattison Ratliff Rice Rust Ryder

Kline Knudson Laughlin Lichty Mcintosh McMillan Martin

Simmer Stepanek Thomas Troup Truax Walrod Wilson

Miller Quirk Springer Thompson Wagner Mr. Speaker

Johnson of Marion moved the previous question on t h e m o t i o n b y Haney of Mills.

Motion prevailed.

C A L L O F T H E HOUSE

The fo l lowing call of the House w a s filed:

MR. SPEAKER: We, the undersigned, hereby request a call of t h e House f o r 9:30 a. m. today:

A . V . BLACKFORD

H . M . GREENE

ROY H A N E Y

D . A . V A U G H N

F . D . ICKIS

The roll w a s called t o ascertain the absentees.

The roll call disclosed that al l members were p r e s e n t e x c e p t Aiken of Ida, Bixler, Blackford, Forsl ing, Hager, H a g g l u n d , H a n son, Johnson of Dickinson, King, Laughlin, McMil lan , Miller, Quirk, Springer, Thompson, W a g n e r a n d Speaker Carter .

On the question " S h a l l the substitute amendment b y H a n e y o f Mills be adopted ? " a rol l cal l w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 45.

Allen Anderson Bair Barnes Bauer

Berry Blythe Buchmiller Bush Christophel

Craig Fleming Griswold Hale Haney

Hat tendorf Held Helgason Hill Hopkins


Hubbard Huff Knudson Krouse Lovrien McCaulley

Mcllrath Maxfield Nelson Oliver Ontjes Patterson

Prichard Reimers Roberts Rust Rutledge Saunders

Smith Torgeson Truax Vaughn Venard Wamstad Wolfe

The nays were, 47.

Akin of Carroll Blackford Charlton Cole of Delaware Cole of Harrison Copeland Crozier Eckles Eden Hammer Elliott Gilmore Greene

Grimwood Hansen Harrison Heald Hempel Hines Hollingsworth Hollis Hunt Ickis Istad Johnson of

Keokuk

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. Kent Kline Knutson Lichty Mcintosh Martin Mathews Nagle

Hayes Pattison Ratliff Rice Ryder Simmer Stepanek Thomas Troup Walrod Wilson


Aiken of Ida Bixler Porsling Hager Hagglund

Hanson Johnson of

Dickinson King

Amendment lost.

Laughlin McMillan Miller Quirk

Springer Thompson Wagner Mr. Speaker

Simmer of Wapel lo moved tha t Hager of Allamakee be excused from the call of the House.

Grimwood of Jones moved t o amend the motion b y including al l the members that are absent f r o m the call of the House.

H a n e y of Mills moved that al l members w h o were excused from t h e call of the House be excused wi thout pay.

H a n e y of Mills asked a n d obtained unanimous consent t o withdraw his amendment.

On the question "Sha l l the amendment b y Grimwood of Jones be adopted ? " a roll call w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 65.

Akin of Carroll Copeland Crozier Gilmore Blackford Craig Eckles Greene Blythe Christophel Eden Grimwood Buchmiller Cole of Delaware Elliott Hale Charlton Cole of Harrison Fleming Hammer

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Hansen Johnson of ' Mcintosh Ryder Harrison Keokuk Martin Saunders Hayes Johnson of Mathews Simmer Heald Marion Maxfield Stepanek Hempel Kennedy, J . P . Nagle Thomas Hines Kennedy, W. S. Ontjes Troup Hollingsworth Kent Pattison Truax Hollis Kline Prichard Vaughn Hubbard Knutson Ratliff Venard Hunt Lichty Ride Walrod Ickis Lovrien Roberts Wilson Istad McCaulley Rust

The nays were, 24.

Allen Bush Hill Nelson Anderson Helgason Hopkins Oliver Bair Griswold Huff Pat terson Barnes Haney Knudson 1 Reimers Bauer Hattendorf Krouse Wamstad Berry Held Mcllrath . Wolfe


Aiken of Ida Hanson McMillan Springer Bixler Johnson of Miller Thompson Forsling Dickinson Quirk Torgeson Hager King Rutledge Wagner Hagglund Laughlin Smith Mr. Speal

Motion prevailed.

Al l en of Pocahontas moved that the call of t h e H o u s e b e raised.

Motion prevailed.


The fo l lowing cal l of the House w a s filed.

MR. SPEAKER : We, the undersigned, hereby request a call of t h e House fo r the consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 :

BYRON G . ALLEN

S . A . BARNES

G . W . PATTERSON

T . L . WOLFE

G . W . S M I T H

The roll w a s cal led t o ascertain the absentees.

The roll call disclosed that all members were present except A iken of Ida, Bixler, Blackford, Forsl ing, Hager , H a g g l u n d , H a n son, Johnson of Dickinson, King, Laughlin, McMillan, Miller, Quirk, Springer, Thompson, W a g n e r a n d Speaker Carter.

Simmer of Wapel lo moved that all members absent b e excused from the call of t h e House.


Motion prevailed.

Knutson of Cerro Gordo moved tha t the concurrent resolution be la id on the table.

Motion prevailed and the concurrent resolution w a s tabled.

Ratliff of Henry moved that Crozier of Mahaska be excused for the day.

Motion prevailed.


The fo l lowing message w a s received f r o m t h e Senate :

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed t he following resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, memorializing the Congress of the United States to pass a t this session agricultural surplus control legislation.



Senate concurrent resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to pass a t this session agricultural surplus control legislation. Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. Thrft the Senate of the 42nd General Assembly of Iowa convened in extra session, the House concurring, hereby memorialize the Congress of the United States to pass a t this session effective, agricultural surplus control legislation a s embodied in the McNary Bill in the Senate and t he Haugen Bill in the House each containing the equalization fee.

Sec. 2. That a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted by wire to the President of the United States Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to the Chairman of the Agricultural Committees of each House of Congress.

Wilson of Tama asked a n d obtained unanimous consent f o r the immediate consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, and moved i t s adoption.

On the question "Sha l l the concurrent resolution be a d o p t e d ! " a roll call w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 86.

Akin of Carroll Bair Berry Buchmiller Allen Barnes Blackford Bush Anderson Bauer Blythe Christophel


Cole of Delaware Held Knudson Reimers Copeland Helgason Knutson Rice Craig Hempel Krouse Roberts Eckles Hill Lichty Rus t Eden Hines Lovrien Rutledge Elliott Hollingsworth McCaulley Ryder Fleming Hollis Mcllrath Saunders Gilmore Hopkins Mcintosh Smith Greene Hubbard Martin Stepanek Grimwood Huff Mathews Thomas Griswold Hun t __ . Maxfield Torgeson Hale Ickis Nagle Troup Hammer Is tad Nelson T r u a x Haney Johnson of Oliver Vaughn Hansen Keokuk Ontjes Yenard Harrison Johnson of Pat terson Walrod Hattendorf Marion Patt ison Wams tad Hayes Kent Prichard Wilson Heald Kline Ratliff Wolfe



Aiken of Ida Bixler Charlton Cole of Harrison Crozier Forsling

Hager Hagglund Hanson Johnson of

Dickinson Kennedy, J .

Kennedy, W . S. King Laughlin McMillan Miller Quirk

Simmer Spr inger Thompson W a g n e r Mr. Speaker

Senate Concurrent Resolut ion N o . 9 w a s adopted .


The f o l l o w i n g message w a s rece ived f r o m t h e S e n a t e :

MR. SPEAKER: I a m directed t o inform your honorable body t h a t t h e Senate ha s passed the following bill in which t h e concurrence of t h e House i s asked:

Senate Fi le No. 11, a bill f o r a n act to appropr ia te a f u n d f o r t h e expenses of t he committee of twenty-two (22) , organized a n d created under call of Honorable John Hammill, Governor of Iowa, t o c a r r y on t h e endeavor t o procure agricultural relief and equality. •


S E N A T E MESSAGE C O N S I D E R E D

Lovrien of H u m b o l d t a s k e d a n d obta ined u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t t o suspend t h e ru le s o a s t o permit t h e cons iderat ion o f S e n a t e P i l e N o . 11, a bi l l f o r a n a c t t o appropriate a f u n d f o r t h e e x penses of t h e commit tee of t w e n t y - t w o ( 2 2 ) o r g a n i z e d a n d c r e a t e d under ca l l o f Honorable J o h n Hammil l , Governor o f I o w a , t o c a r r y

o n t h e e n d e a v o r t o procure agr icul tural re l ief a n d equa l i ty .


Read first and second times.

Lovrien of Humboldt asked and obtained unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and the bil l be considered without being referred t o a committee.

Al l en of Pocahontas offered the fo l lowing amendment t o Senate F i l e No. 11 and moved i t s adopt ion:

Amend Senate File No. 11 by inserting in line two (2) of the title a f t e r t he words and figures "twenty-two (22)" the following: "and the Corn Belt Federation both".

Also fu r the r amend Senate File No. 11 by inserting a f t e r the words and figures "twenty-two (22)" in line three (3) of section one (1) the following: "and the Corn Belt Federation both".

Simmer of Wapel lo moved that Senate F i l e No. 11 and all pending amendments be-tabled.

On the question "Sha l l Senate F i l e No. 11 be tabled?'' a roll call w a s demanded.

The ayes were, 16.

Anderson Haney Ickis Oliver Berry Hattendorf Johnson of Simmer Cole of Harrison Hempel Keokuk Vaughn Elliott Hines Mathews Wolfe Griswold

The nays were, 57.

Allen Hayes Krouse Roberts Bair Heald Lichty Rust Barnes Held Lovrien Rutledge Blythe Helgason McCaulley Ryder Bush Hollingsworth Mcllrath Saunders Christophel Hollis Mcintosh Smith Copeland Hopkins Martin Stepanek Craig Hubbard Maxfield Thomas Eckles Hunt Nagle Troup Eden Istad Nelson Truax Gilmore Kent Ontjes Venard Greene Kline Patterson Walrod Grimwood Knudson Prichard Wamstad Hale Knutson Reimers Wilson Hammer

Absent or hot voting, 35.

Aiken of Ida Buchmiller Forsling Harrison Akin of Carroll Charlton Hager Hill Bauer , Cole of Delaware Hagglund Huff Bixler Crozier Hansen Johnson of Blackford Fleming Hanson Dickinso

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Johnson of Laughlin Quirk Thompson Marion McMillan Ratliff Torgeson

Kennedy, J . P . Miller Rice Wagner Kennedy, W. S. Pattison Springer Mr. Speaker King

Motion lost.

CALL OF THE HOUSE

The fol lowing eall of the House w as filed:

MR. SPEAKER: We, the undersigned, hereby request a call of t h e House f o r the consideration of Senate File No. 11:

LEONARD SIMMER

C . A . ANDERSON ROY HANEY F . D . ICKIS E . J . COLE


The roll call disclosed that all members were present except Aiken of Ida, Ak in of Carroll, Bauer, Bixler, Blackford, Crozier, Fleming, Forsling, Hager, Hagglund, Hanson, Hattendorf , Hil l , Johnson of Dickinson, Johnson of Marion, Kennedy, J . P . , Kennedy, W . S., King, Laughlin, McMillan, Miller, Oliver, Patt ison, Quirk, Ratliff, Rice, Springer, Thompson, "Wagner, Speaker Carter.

Rutledge of Webster moved that the members absent f r o m the call of the House be excused.

On the question "Shal l the absent members be e x c u s e d ? " a roll eall was demanded.

The ayes were, 66.

Allen Hammer Kent Rust Ban- Harrison Kline Rutledge Barnes Hattendorf Knudson Ryder Blythe Hayes Krouse Saunders Bush Heald Lichty Simmer Charlton Held Lovrien Smith • Christophel Helgason Mcllrath Stepanek Cole of Delaware Hempel Mcintosh Thomas Copeland Hines Martin Torgeson Craig Hollingsworth Mathews Troup Eckles Hollis Maxfield Truax Eden Hubbard Nagle Vaughn Elliott Hunt Nelson Venard Gilmore Ickis Ontjes Walrod Greene Is tad Patterson Wamstad Grimwood Johnson of Prichard Wilson Hale Keokuk Reimers


The nays were, 7.

Anderson Berry

Cole of Harrison Hansen Haney Hopkins

Wolfe


Aiken of Ida Akin of Carroll Bauer Bixler Blackford Buchmiller Crozier Fleming Forsl ing

Griswold Hager Hagglund Hanson Hill Huff Johnson of


Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. King Knutson Laughlin McCaulley McMillan Miller Oliver

Pat t ison Quirk Ratliff Rice Roberts Springer Thomspon Wagner Mr. Speaker

Motion prevailed, and absentees were excused.

Reimers of Lyon moved the previous question on Senate File No. 11 and all pending amendments.

Motion prevailed.

On the question "Shall the amendment by Allen of Pocahontas to Senate File No. 11 be adopted?" a roll call was demanded.

The ayes were, <52.

Allen Haney Huff Pat terson Anderson Hansen Knudson Reimers Barnes Hattendorf Krouse Simmer Berry Held Mcllrath Torgeson Bush Helgason Mcintosh Troup Cole of Harrison Hines Nelson Venard Gilmore Hollis Oliver Wamstad Griswold Hopkins Ontjes Wolfe

The nays were, 42.

Bair Grimwood Kent Rust Blythe Hale Lichty Ryder Charlton Harr ison Lovrien Saunders Christophel Hempel McCaulley Smith Cole of Delaware Hollingsworth Mathews Stepanek Copeland Hubbard Mart in Thomas Eckles Hun t Maxfield Truax Eden Ickis Nagle Vaughn Hammer Is tad Hayes Walrod Elliott Johnson of Prichard Wilson Greene Keokuk Roberts


Aiken of Ida Bixler Craig Forsling Akin of Carroll Blackford Crozier ' Hager Bauer Buchmiller Fleming Hagglund


Hanson Heald Hill Johnson of


Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. King Kline Knutson Laughlin

McMillan Miller Pattison Quirk Ratliff Rice

Rutledge Springer Thompson Wagner Mr. Speaker

Amendment lost.

Lovrien of Humboldt asked a n d obtained unanimous c o n s e n t t o suspend the rule prohibiting the second a n d th ird r e a d i n g s of a bill o n the same day.

Lovrien of Humboldt moved that the bi l l b e read a t h i r d t i m e n o w a n d placed upon i t s passage, which mot ion preva i l ed a n d t h e bill w a s read a third time.

On the question ' ' Shall the bil l pass ?''

The ayes were, 66.

Allen Harrison Knudson Rutledge Bair Hattendorf Knutson Ryder Barnes Hayes Lichty Saunders Blythe Heald Lovrien Smith Bush Held McCaulley Stepanek Charlton Helgason Mcllrath Thomas Christophel Hempel Mcintosh Torgeson Copeland Hines Martin Troup Craig Hollingsworth Maxfield • T ruax Eckles Hollis Nagle Vaughn Eden Hopkins Nelson Venard Elliott Hubbard Ontjes Walrod Gilmore Huff Patterson Warns t a d Greene Hunt Prichard Wilson Grimwood Istad Reimers Wolfe Hale Kent Roberts Hansen - Kline Rust

The nays were, 9.

Anderson Berry Haney

Ickis Johnson of

Keokuk

Absent or not voting,: 33.

Aiken of Ida Hammer Akin of Carroll Fleming Bauer Forsling Bixler Griswold Blackford Hager Buchmiller Hagglund Cole of Delaware Hanson Cole of Harrison Hill Crozier Johnson of

Dickinson

Krouse Mathews Simmer

Johnson of Marion

Kennedy, J . P . Kennedy, W. S. King Laughlin McMillan Miller Oliver

Wolfe

Pa t t i son Quirk Ratliff Rice Spr inger Thompson W a g n e r Mr. Speaker


S o the bill hav ing received a constitutional majority was* declared t o have passed the House and the Title w a s agreed to.

Lovrien of Humboldt moved to reconsider the v o t e b y which Senate F i l e No. 11 passed the House, a n d that the motion t o reconsider be laid on the table.

Motion prevailed, and the motion t o reconsider w a s laid on the table . '

MESSAGE PROM T H E SENATE

The fo l lowing message w a s received from t h e Senate: <

MB. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following Senate Concurrent Resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10, memorializing Congress of the United States to pass such legislation and make such appropriations a s is necessary to continue to carry on most efficiently and effectively the work of the combating of the European Corn Borer.



Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. That the Senate of the 42nd General Assembly of Iowa con vened in extra session, the House concurring, hereby memorialize the Congress of the United States to pass such legislation and make such appropriations as is necessary to continue to carry on most efficiently and effectively the work of the combating of the European Corn Borer, and preventing and checking i ts spread throughout the agricultural areas of the United States.

I t is particularly urged tha t the appropriation f o r t ha t purpose be not decreased so as to re tard the fight upon this bill.

Sec. 2. That a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted by wire to the President of the United States Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to the Chairman of t he "Agricultural Committees of each House of Congress .

Cole of Delaware asked and obtained unanimous consent t o call u p Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10 at this t ime and moved i ts adoption.

Motion prevailed.

On motion of Grimwood of Jones the House adjourned until 1:30 p. m. today.


A F T E R N O O N S E S S I O N

T h e H o u s e reconvened, Speaker pro t empore M a t h e w s i n t h e

chair.

MESSAGE PROM T H E S E N A T E

T h e f o l l o w i n g message w a s rece ived f r o m t h e S e n a t e :

ME. SPEAKER : I a m directed to inform your honorable body t h a t t h e Senate re tu rns without action House File No. 5, re la t ing t o t h e purchase or condemnation of road building materials.

Also: T h a t t he Senate ha s passed the following jo in t resolution i n which the concurrence of t he Senate was asked:

House Joint Resolution No. 1, relative to t h e maintenance and construction of secondary roads and t o make a n appropriation f o r t h e expense of said commission.


R E P O R T O F J O I N T COMMITTEE ON E N R O L L E D B I L L S

B l y t h e of I o w a , f r o m t h e jo in t committee o n enro l l ed bi l ls , s u b mit ted t h e f o l l o w i n g report, a n d m o v e d i t s a d o p t i o n :

MB. SPEAKER: Your joint committee on enrolled bills respectful ly r e ports t h a t i t h a s exalffined and finds correctly enrolled:

House Jo in t Resolution No. 1. FRED R . B L Y T H E ,


W M . H . K L E M M E ,

Vice-Chairman Senate Committee. Report adopted .

BILLS SIGNED BY T H E SPEAKER PRO T E M P O R E

The Speaker pro tempore of t h e H o u s e a n n o u n c e d t h a t , a s Speaker p r o tempore of t h e House, h e h a d s i g n e d i n t h e p r e s e n c e of t h e House , t h e f o l l o w i n g b i l l : H o u s e J o i n t R e s o l u t i o n N o . 1.

R E P O R T O F J O I N T COMMITTEE ON E N R O L L E D B I L L S

B l y t h e of Iowa, f r o m t h e joint commit tee o n enro l l ed b i l l s , s u b mit ted t h e f o l l o w i n g report, and m o v e d i t s a d o p t i o n :

MR. SPEAKER: Your joint committee on enrolled bills respect ful ly r e por ts and finds correctly enrolled:


Senate File No. 10. FRED R . BLYTHE,

Chairman House Committee. W M . H . KLEMME,

Vice-Chairman Senate Committee.

Report adopted.


Blythe of Iowa, from the joint committee on enrolled bills, submitted the following report, and moved its adoption:

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports that it has examined and finds correctly enrolled:

House File No. 3. Senate Files Nos. 1 and 8.

FRED R . BLYTHE,

Chairman House Committee. W M . H . KLEMME,

Vice-Chairman Senate Committee. Report adopted.


The Speaker pro tempore of the House announced that, as Speaker pro tempore of the House, he has signed in the presence of the House, the following bills: House File No. 3 and Senate Files Nos. 5, 6, 8 and 1.


Blythe of Iowa, from the committee on enrolled bills submitted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee on enrolled bills respectully reports that it has, on this 14th day of March, 1928, sent to the governor for his approval:

FRED R . BLYTHE,

Chairman.

House File No. 3.

Report adopted.


Blythe of Iowa, from the joint committee on enrolled bills, submitted the following report, and moved its adoption:

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M R . SPEAKER : Your joint committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports that it has examined and finds correctly enrolled:

Senate File No. 11. FRED R . B L Y T H E ,


W M . H . K L E M M E ,

Vice-Chairman Senate Committee. Report adopted.


The Speaker pro tempore of the House announced tha t , a s Speaker pro tempore of the House, he had s igned i n t h e presence of the House, the fol lowing bil ls: Senate Fi les Nos. 10 a n d 11. "

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Blythe of Ibwa," from the committee on enrolled bil ls submit ted the following report:

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee on enrolled bills respectfully repor ts that i t has, on this 14th day of March, 1928, sent to the governor f o r h i s approval:

House Joint Resolution No. 1. FRED R . B L Y T H E , Chairman.

Report adopted.


Grimwood of Jones called u p Senate Concurrent Reso lu t ion N o . 1 providing for final adjournment and offered the f o l l o w i n g substitute amendment and moved i ts adoption:

Be It Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, T h a t th i s e x t r a session of the Forty-second General Assembly adjourn sine die a t 2 :00 o'clock p. m., March 14, 1928.

Motion prevailed and substitute w a s adopted.

On motion of Grimwood of Jones the House a d o p t e d S e n a t e Concurrent Resolution No. 1 as amended.


The fol lowing message w a s received from the S e n a t e :

M R . SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your honorable body t h a t t h e Senate has concurred in the House amendment to Senate Concurrent


Resolution No. 1, relative to final adjournment of the special session of the General Assembly.


BILLS APPROVED B Y THE GOVERNOR

A communication was received from the Governor announcing tha t he had approved the following "bills;

March 12th—House Files Nos. 2 and 4.

March 14th—House File No. 3 and House Joint Resolution No. 1.

Thomas of Audubon moved tha t the Speaker pro tempore ap-pbint a committee to notify the Governor tha t the House was

^•eady to adjourn sine die.

Motion prevailed and the Speaker pro tempore appointed as such committee: Thomas of Audubon, Kust 'of Franklin and Hopkins of Guthrie.

Simmer of Wapello moved tha t a committee of three be appointed to notify the Senate tha t the House was ready to adjourn sine die.

Motion prevailed and the Speaker pro tempore appointed as such committee: Simmer of Wapello, Held of Plymouth, and Troup of Story.

Thomas of Audubon, from the committee appointed to notify the Governor tha t the House was "ready to adjourn, reported tha t the du ty had been performed.

The report was accepted and the committee was discharged.

Simmer of Wapello, f rom the committee appointed to notify the Senate tha t the House was ready to adjourn, reported that they had performed their duty.

The report was accepted and the committee was discharged.

A committee from the Senate appeared and notified the House tha t the Senate was ready to adjourn sine die.

The hour of 2 o'clock p. m., having arrived, Speaker pro tempore Mathews declared the House of Representatives of the Forty-second General Assembly in extraordinary session adjourned sine die.

HISTORY OF HOUSE BILLS IN HOUSE

HOUSE FILES AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED AND APPROVED

2, 3, 4; J. R. 1.

RECORD OP EACH BILL

H . F . P a g e

1 B y C o m m i t t e e o n R o a d s a n d H i g h w a y s . F o r $100,000,000 i n b o n d s f o r h i g h w a y i m p r o v e m e n t .

I n t r o d u c e d 2 1 C o n s i d e r e d b y C o m m i t t e e o f t h e

w h o l e 2 1 A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 24, 25,

26, 27, 28, 29, 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 49 C a l l o f t h e H o u s e f o r 33 A m e n d m e n t s r e j e c t e d

35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 4 5 A m e n d m e n t s w i t h d r a w n . . 3 6 , 37, 47 A m e n d m e n t a d o p t e d 4 7 - 4 8 R e s o l u t i o n f o r o p i n i o n b y A t t o r

n e y G e n e r a l o n t a b l e d 4 1 - 4 3 S. F . 1 s u b s t i t u t e d , a m e n d m e n t

a d o p t e d t o H . F . 1 t o a p p l y , a l s o p e n d i n g a m e n d m e n t s t o H . F . 1 53

2 B y J u d i c i a r y C o m m i t t e e s , c e r t i f i c a t e s o f a c k n o w l e d g m e n t .

I n t r o d u c e d 22 P a s s e d ; a y e s 101, n a y s 0 30 R e c e i v e d b a c k i n H o u s e 78 C o n c u r r e d 79 R e p o r t e d e n r o l l e d 1 0 2 S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r 102 S e n t t o G o v e r n o r 107

H . F . P a g e

3 B y J u d i c i a r y C o m m i t t e e s . L e g a l i z i n g d e f e c t i v e c e r t i f i c a t e s o f a c k n o w l e d g m e n t .

I n t r o d u c e d 2 2 P a s s e d ; a y e s 99, n a y s 0 3 2 R e c e i v e d b a c k i n H o u s e 7 8 C o n c u r r e d 80 R e p o r t e d e n r o l l e d 1 0 2 S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r . 102 S e n t t o G o v e r n o r 1 0 7 R e c a l l e d f r o m G o v e r n o r 1 0 8 R e c e i v e d f r o m S e n a t e 1 2 7 C o n c u r r e d 1 2 8 R e p o r t e d e n r o l l e d 160 S e n t t o G o v e r n o r 1 6 0

4 B y J u d i c i a r y C o m m i t t e e s . J u d g m e n t l i e n s .

I n t r o d u c e d 2 2 P a s s e d ; a y e s 100, n a y s 0 3 3 R e c e i v e d b a c k i n H o u s e 7 8 C o n c u r r e d 8 2 R e p o r t e d e n r o l l e d 1 0 2 S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r 1 0 2 S e n t t o G o v e r n o r 1 0 7

5 B y P a t t e r s o n . C o n d e m n a t i o n o f r o a d b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l .

I n t r o d u c e d 1 2 9 P a s s e d ; a y e s 93, n a y s 9 1 3 9

HISTORY OF SENATE BILLS IN HOUSE

S E N A T E B I L L S A N D J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N S P A S S E D A N D A P P R O V E D

1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11; J. R. 1.

R E C O R D O F E A C H B I L L

S. F . P a g e 1 B y C o m m i t t e e o n H i g h w a y s .

F o r $100,000,000 b o n d i s sue f o r h i g h w a y i m p r o v e m e n t s .

R e c e i v e d 53 S u b s t i t u t e d f o r H . F . 1 54 Ca l l of H o u s e t o cons ider

54, 59, 83, 96, 106 A m e n d m e n t t o H . F . 1 a l r e a d y

a d o p t e d m a d e app l i cab l e 54 P e n d i n g a m e n d m e n t s of H . F . 1

m a d e a p p l i c a b l e 54 A m e n d m e n t s w i t h d r a w n 54, 63 A m e n d m e n t s , r e j e c t e d 57, 58

61, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 86 A m e n d m e n t s a d o p t e d 55, 62, 65 A m e n d m e n t s o f fe red

56, 58, 61, 63, 65, 69, 96 P a s s e d ; a y e s 64, n a y s 43 107 R e c e i v e d b a c k f r o m S e n a t e 124 R e c e d e d . 125 C o n c u r r e d 126 R e p o r t e d e n r o l l e d 160 S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r 160

5 B y B a i r d . F o r p u b l i c a t i o n of a c t s a n d j o u r n a l s of spec i a l s e s s ion .

R e c e i v e d f r o m S e n a t e 89 P a s s e d ; a y e s 96, n a y s 1 90 R e p o r t e d e n r o l l e d 121 S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r 160

6 B y S t o d d a r d . F o r r e f u n d s f r o m p r i m a r y r o a d f u n d .

R e c e i v e d f r o m S e n a t e 114 Cal l of H o u s e t o cons ide r 115 A m e n d e d 115 P a s s e d ; a y e s 92, n a y s 10 117 R e p o r t e d en ro l l ed 124 S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r 160

S. F . P a g e 7 B y B a i r d . E x e m p t i o n f r o m

t a x a t i o n of l a n d s u sed f o r a i r p o r t p u r p o s e s .

Rece ived f r o m S e n a t e 114 R e j e c t e d o n m o t i o n t o s u s p e n d

r u l e s 120

8 B y A p p r o p r i a t i o n s Commi t t ee . N a t i o n a l champion d r u m corps .

Rece ived f r o m S e n a t e 89 R e j e c t e d o n m o t i o n t o s u s p e n d

r u l e s 91 Mot ion t o r e c o n s i d e r 112 R e c o n s i d e r e d 118 P a s s e d ; a y e s 84, n a y s 17 119 R e p o r t e d enro l l ed 160 S igned b y S p e a k e r 160

10 B y A p p r o p r i a t i o n s C o m m i t t ee . E x p e n s e s of t h i s sess ion.

Rece ived f r o m S e n a t e 89 A m e n d e d 103 P a s s e d ; a y e s 97, n a y s 0 104 Rece ived b a c k f r o m Sena te 123 Receded 124 R e p o r t e d en ro l l ed . , 159 S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r 161

11 B y A p p r o p r i a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e . C o m m i t t e e of 22.

R e c e i v e d f r o m S e n a t e 153 Mot ion t o t a b l e r e j e c t e d 154 Ca l l of H o u s e t o cons ider 155 A m e n d m e n t o f f e red 154 A m e n d m e n t r e j e c t e d 156 P a s s e d ; a y e s 66, n a y s 9 157 R e p o r t e d en ro l l ed 161 S igned b y S p e a k e r 161

HOUSE RECORD ON HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS H . J. R . P a g e H . J. R . P a g e

1 B y B u s h . S e c o n d a r y r o a d s R e p o r t e d e n r o l l e d 1 5 9 c o m m i s s i o n . S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r 1 5 9

I n t r o d u c e d 121 S e n t t o G o v e r n o r 1 6 1 P a s s e d ; a y e s 60, n a y s 37 122

HOUSE RECORD ON SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. J. R . P a g e S. J. R . P a . g e

1 B y Stoddard . E m p l o y e e s o f P a s s e d ; a y e s 99, n a y s 0 1 8 t h e e x t r a s e s s i o n . R e p o r t e d e n r o l l e d 4 8

R e c e i v e d f r o m S e n a t e 17 S i g n e d b y S p e a k e r 4 8

RESOLUTIONS ACTION ON H O U S E C O N C U R R E N T R E S O L U T I O N S

F o r j o i n t c o n v e n t i o n t o h e a r G o v e r n o r ' s m e s s a g e , 10. S e c o n d a r y roads , 108.

RESOLUTIONS A C T I O N O N S E N A T E C O N C U R R E N T R E S O L U T I O N S

Code, etc. , f o r S e n a t o r s , m e m b e r s , p r e s s , 23. F o r a d o p t i o n o f j o i n t ru l e s , 59. P a m p h l e t e d i t i o n o f r o a d l a w , 131, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152. F a r m r e l i e f , 152. Corn borer , 158. A d j o u r n m e n t , 161.

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS D i v i s i o n o f g o v e r n m e n t a l p o w e r s , 109. S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e , 127.

TOPICAL INDEX TO HOUSE BILLS

C e r t i f i c a t e s o f a c k n o w l e d g m e n t . 2, J u d i c i a r y C o m m i t t e e . C o n d e m n a t i o n o f r o a d b u i l d i n g - m a t e r i a l s . 5, P a t t e r s o n . D e f e c t i v e c e r t i f i c a t e o f a c k n o w l e d g m e n t . 3, J u d i c i a r y C o m m i t t e e . H i g h w a y b o n d s . 1, H i g h w a y C o m m i t t e e . J u d g m e n t l i e n s . 4, J u d i c i a r y C o m m i t t e e . S e c o n d a r y r o a d $ . J . R . 1, B u s h .

GENERAL INDEX

A D D R E S S E D T H E H O U S E —

H o n . J . H . A n d e r s o n , f o r m e r S p e a k e r 43

A D J O U R N M E N T —

S e n a t e c o n c u r r e n t r e s o l u t i o n p r o v i d i n g f o r final a d j o u r n m e n t 161

A I K E N , J O H N A . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t y - n i n t h D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 8 M o t i o n m a d e 30

A K I N , L O U I S L . — - R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t y - f i f t h D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 8 A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 96 M o t i o n s m a d e •. . . S, 52

A L L E N , B Y R O N C . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S e v e n t y - s e v e n t h D i s t r i c t .

R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e r e d 109 M o t i o n s m a d e 48, 68, 104, 151 A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d , 49, 102, 154

B A U E R , J . C . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T w e n t y - t h i r d D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 13

B E R R Y , H E N R Y S . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S e v e n t e e n t h D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s l l M o t i o n s m a d e 58, 92, 100, 112, 132, 133

B I X L E R , J O H N M . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t e e n t h D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 27, 43, 49 M o t i o n s m a d e 66, 74, 84, 87, 105, 113, 120 F a i l e d i n a t t e m p t t o i n t r o d u c e g a s t a x b i l l 105, 113 R a i s e d p o i n t of o r d e r 117

B L A C K F O R D , A . V . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S e c o n d D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 61 M o t i o n s m a d e 8, 29, 42, 59, 60, 123 O f f e r e d s p e c i a l r u l e 8 R a i s e d p o i n t o f o r d e r 68, 77 E x p l a i n e d v o t e 110

B L Y T H E , F R E D R . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F o r t i e t h D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 116 L e a v e o f a b s e n c e 1

B U S H , C H A R L E S C. R . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S i x t y - n i n t h D i s t r i c t .

R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e r e d 121, 122, 123 M o t i o n s m a d e 85

C A L L O F T H E H O U S E —

o n H . F . 1 3 3 O n S. F . 1 . 54, 59, 83, 96, 106 O n S. F . 6 115 G e n e r a l p u r p o s e s 149 O n S e n a t e c o n c u r r e n t r e s o l u t i o n 1 5 1 O n S. F . 1 1 165

%

168 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE

C H A P L A I N S — A. W . A r m s t r o n g 1 C o m m i t t e e o n 8 J . P . B a k e r 21 L . W . H a n t e r 30 W a l t e r J . S t e w a r t 51 E . G. W i l l i a m s 77 S. A. P u l t o n 102 T h e o d o r e M o r n i n g 113 H e n r y McCraven 148

CHARLTON, CLYDE B . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - s e v e n t h D i s t r i c t . M o t i o n s m a d e 19, 50, 97, 107

C L E R K S — L i s t of a n d a s s i g n m e n t s 7

C O M M I T T E E O F T H E W H O L E — O n H . P . 1 21

COLE, C. G . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S i x t y - e i g h t h D i s t r i c t . M o t i o n s m a d e 29, 36 E x p l a i n e d v o t e 119

COLE, E . J . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - s e c o n d D i s t r i c t . M o t i o n s 57

COMMITTEES, S P E C I A L — T o n o t i f y t h e G o v e r n o r 6, 13, 162 T o n o t i f y t h e S e n a t e 7, 11, 162 O n c h a p l a i n s 8 T o d r a f t r e s o l u t i o n s e x t e n d i n g s y m p a t h y t o S p e a k e r C a r t e r 10

C R E D E N T I A L S — N e w m e m b e r s p r e s e n t c r e d e n t i a l s 5

C R O Z I E R , W I L L H . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T w e n t y - f i f t h D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 8 M o t i o n s m a d e .' 8, 39

DUSEY, F R A N K — A d d r e s s e d t h e H o u s e 22

E D E N , JOHN-—Represen ta t ive F o r t y - f i f t h D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 8

E L L I O T T , E . A . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - e i g h t h D i s t r i c t .

Ca l l ed H o u s e t o o r d e r o n c o n v e n i n g 1

E X P L A N A T I O N O F V O T E — B y B l a c k f o r d 110 B y Ol iver H I B y Cole of D e l a w a r e 119 B y T o r g e s o n 134 B y L o v r i e n 135 B y P a t t e r s o n 137 R e i m e r s ,144

FORSLING, L . B . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t y - e i g h t h Dis t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 10 A m e n d m e n t s o f fe red 25, 31, 32

GENERAL INDEX 169

M o t i o n s m a d e 33, 46, 82, 99, 108, 117, 127 R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e r e d 4 1

G O V E R N O R J O H N H A M M I L L -

P r o c l a m a t i o n b y c o n v e n i n g - a s s e m b l y 1 R e s o l u t i o n f o r j o i n t c o n v e n t i o n t o h e a r m e s s a g e o f 10 M e s s a g e o f , r e a d t o j o i n t c o n v e n t i o n 1 3

G R E E N E , H A R R Y M . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - f i r s t D i s t r i c t .

R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e r e d 10S M o t i o n s m a d e 99, 120

G R I M W O O D , E . A . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T w e n t y - e i g h t h D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 92, 150, 158, 1 6 1

G U S T A F S O N , A . C . ~

A c t i n g C h i e f C l e r k 1 A d m i n i s t e r e d o a t h o f off ice t o s p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e 4 E l e c t e d p e r m a n e n t c h i e f c l e r k 6 A d m i n i s t e r e d o a t h t o n e w m e m b e r s 6 A p p o i n t e d c h i e f c l e r k ' s c l e r k 20

H A G E R , J . H . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n t i e t h D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 7 M o t i o n s m a d e 6

H A L E , J O H N F . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n e t y - s e c o n d D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 2 6

H A M M E R , M . R . , J r . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - e i g h t h D i s t r i c t .

P r e s e n t e d c r e d e n t i a l s 5 T o o k o a t h o f off ice 6 C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 20 R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e r e d 1 2 7

H A N E Y , R O Y — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E l e v e n t h D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 40, 49, 64 M o t i o n s m a d e 73, 89, 112, 122, 148, 1 5 0

H A N S E N , J O H N T . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F o r t y - t h i r d D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 5 3

H A N S O N , H . M . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n e t y - f i r s t D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 2 6 M o t i o n s m a d e 3 5 L e a v e of a b s e n c e 1 2 1

H A R R I S O N , F . i M . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t e e n t h D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 27 M o t i o n s m a d e 3 6

H A Y E S , J . M . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S i x t y - n i n t h D i s t r i c t .

P r e s e n t e d c r e d e n t i a l s 5 T o o k o a t h of of f ice 6 C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 20 M o t i o n s m a d e 1 2 0

H E L D , G . E . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t i e t h D i s t r i c t .


H E M P E L , J . G . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S e v e n t i e t h D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 1 1


H E L G A S O N , E . O . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n e t y - s i x t h D i s t r i c t .

P r e s e n t e d c r e d e n t i a l s 5 T o o k o a t h o f off ice 6 C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 20

H I N E S , F . A . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t h D i s t r i c t .

E x c u s e d f r o m c a l l of t h e h o u s e 34, 106

r H I L L , L A F E — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t y - e i g h t h D i s t r i c t .

O f f e r e d b i l l r u l e d o u t o f o r d e r 51 M o t i o n s m a d e 52

H O L L I N G S W O R T H , F R A N K — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t y - t h i r d D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 44

H O L L I S , C. A . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S i x t y - s i x t h D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 107, 131

H O P K I N S , G E O . M . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - f l f t h D i s t r i c t .


H U B B A R D , W I L B U R F . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - f i r s t D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 89, 90, 100

H U N T , R A L P H R . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T w e n t y - s e c o n d D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 11 M o t i o n s m a d e 11, 62

I C K I S , F R A N K D . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F o u r t e e n t h D i s t r i c t .


J O H N S O N , F R A N C I S — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n e t y - s e v e n t h D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 49, 115 M o t i o n s m a d e 85

J O H N S O N , J . H . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T w e n t y - s i x t h D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 31, 63, 69, 108 R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e r e d 10, 108 M o t i o n s m a d e 10, 19, 20, 21, 34, 77, 105, 196, 108, 116, 149 R a i s e d p o i n t o f o r d e r 85

J O I N T C O N V E N T I O N —

T o h e a r m e s s a g e o f G o v e r n o r J o h n H a m m i l l 12

K E N N E D Y , J . P . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i r s t D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 66, 69, 89

K E N N E D Y , W . S . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i r s t D i s t r i c t .

N o m i n a t e d M r . M a t h e w s f o r s p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e 4 E s c o r t e d s p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e t o c h a i r 4

K I N G J A M E S A . — - R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t y - t h i r d D i s t r i c t .


K L I N E , J O H N F . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r d D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 58, 88 M o t i o n s m a d e 56, 116, 117

• JCNUDSON, I R V I N G H . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S i x t y - t h i r d D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d , . . . . 2 5 , 47, 54 M o t i o n s m a d e 41, 54, 56, 72, 92

GENERAL INDEX 171

K N U T S O N , C L A R E N C E — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t y - s e v e n t h D i s t r i c t .

R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e r e d 1 0 8 M o t i o n s m a d e 6, 8, 17, 75, 152

L O V R I E N , F R E D C . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S e v e n t y - s i x t h D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 30, 31, 79, 80, 157, 1 5 8 R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e r e d 4 1 E x p l a i n e d v o t e 1 3 5

M c C A U L L E Y , M A R I O N R . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S i x t y - f i r s t D i s t r i c t .


M c I L R A T H , A Z E L — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T w e n t y - n i n t h D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 56

Mc I N T O S H , J O H N E . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F o r t y - s e c o n d D i s t r i c t .


M A R T I N , T H E O D O R E — - R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F o r t y - s i x t h D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 7 M o t i o n s m a d e 7, 22, 57

M A T H E W S , H O W A R D A . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T w e n t y - f i r s t D i s t r i c t .

E l e c t e d s p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e 4

M I L L E R , G E O . E . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - t h i r d D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 28

M I L E A G E —

C o m m i t t e e o n , a p p o i n t e d 8 R e p o r t of c o m m i t t e e 2 3 R e p o r t a d o p t e d 30

N E L S O N , C. H . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t y - s i x t h D i s t r i c t .


O A T H O F O F F I C E —

B y s p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e 4 B y n e w m e m b e r s 6

O F F I C E R S O F T H E H O U S E —

E l e c t e d 6

O L I V E R , C. G . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t y - s e v e n t h D i s t r i c t .

A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 28, 41, 65, 90 M o t i o n s m a d e 18, 21, 37, 38, 39, 44, 45, 86 R a i s e d p o i n t o f o r d e r 107 E x p l a i n e d v o t e 110

O N T J E S , O. A . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t y - s i x t h D i s t r i c t .

E x c u s e d f r o m c a l l o f t h e H o u s e 34 M o t i o n s m a d e 40

P A T T E R S O N , G E O . W . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t y - f i f t h D i s t r i c t .

B i l l s i n t r o d u c e d — H . F . 5. A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 24, 25, 26, 49 M o t i o n s m a d e 8, 44, 70, 71, 77, 128, 129, 130, 148 E x p l a i n e d v o t e 137

P A T T I S O N , H . C . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n e t e e n t h D i s t r i c t .

C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 1 3


R A T L I F F , Z. S . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T w e n t i e t h D i s t r i c t .

M o t i o n s m a d e 34, 58, 77, 125, 152

R E I M E R S , OTTO J . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n e t y - n i n t h D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 7 A m e n d m e n t s o f f e red 2G M o t i o n s m a d e 23, 67, 156 R e s o l u t i o n s o f f e red 41 E x p l a i n e d v o t e 144

R I C E , D. P U L T O N — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F o u r t h D i s t r i c t . M o t i o n s m a d e 127

R U L E S — A c t i o n of a d o p t i o n of , cons ide red a n d d e f e r r e d 8, 10 Spec ia l r u l e o f f e red 8 R u l e s a d o p t e d 19, 20 J o n t r u l e s a d o p t e d 60

RUST, H E I K E — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S e v e n t y - f o u r t h D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a r r a n g e m e n t s 162

R U T L E D G E , R E Y B U R N L . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S i x t y - s e c o n d Dis t r i c t . A m e n d m e n t s o f f e red 27, 29 M o t i o n s m a d e 37, 54, 56, 69, 75, 90, 95, 119, 155 E x c u s e d f r o m ca l l of t h e H o u s e 34

SAUNDERS, W M . E . G . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t y - f o u r t h D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 10 M o t i o n s m a d e 0, 10, 54, 104 A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 49

SIMMER, L E O N A R D — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t e e n t h D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 10, 162 M o t i o n s m a d e 112, 150, 151, 154, 162 R a i s e d p o i n t of o r d e r 37, 41, 56, 84

SMITH, G. W . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t y - s e c o n d D i s t r i c t . M o t i o n s m a d e 91

S P E A K E R O F T H E H O U S E L. V. C A R T E R — C o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d t o d r a f t r e s o l u t i o n s e x t e n d i n g s y m p a t h y t o 10 T e l e g r a m s e n t t o 20 E x c u s e d f r o m ca l l of t h e H o u s e 34

S P E A K E R P R O T E M P O R E — E l e c t i o n of H o w a r d A. M a t h e w s 4 A p p o i n t e d c o m m i t t e e s 6, 7, 8, 20 A p p o i n t e d c l e r k 20 M a d e r u l i n g s 37, 41, 56, 68, 77, 84, 85, 107, 117 S i g n e d b i l l s 48, 102, 159, 160, 161

S P R I N G E R , M. F . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S i x t h D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 7 A m e n d m e n t s o f f e red 28 M o t i o n s m a d e 36

THOMAS, E . B . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T h i r t y - f o u r t h D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 162 M o t i o n s m a d e 35, 162

GENERAL INDEX 173

TORGESON, S A M U E L R . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n e t y - f o u r t h D i s t r i c t . A m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d 43, 48 M o t i o n s m a d e 75, 83, 126 E x p l a i n e d v o t e 134

TROUP, M A R T I N H . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t y - s e c o n d D i s t r i c t . C o m m i t t e e a s s i g n m e n t s 162

VAUGHN, D . A . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S e v e n t h D i s t r i c t . A m e n d m e n t s o f f e red 28

V E N A R D , GEO. L . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E i g h t y - f i r s t D i s t r i c t . A m e n d m e n t s o f f e red 24 M o t i o n s m a d e 11, 34

WAMSTED, B R E D E — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e N i n e t y - t h i r d D i s t r i c t .

WILSON, W . W A L T E R — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F i f t i e t h D i s t r i c t . Mo t ions m a d e 148

W O L F E — T H O M A S L . — R e p r e s e n t a t i v e F o r t y - e i g h t h D i s t r i c t . Mo t ions m a d e 106, 107

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