In re Senate Bill No. 416

The opinion of the court is in response to an interrogatory propounded by the House of Representatives. It appears from the resolution of that body that the bill in question has passed the senate on third reading and on its passage through the house the vote stood 38 yeas and 24 nays. The specific questions asked are (1) “Is the said Senate ■Bill No. 416 * * * constitutional under section 14 of article VI of the constitution * * *?” and (2) “If said bill is constitutional in form, then didit receive the constitutional number of votes ? ’ ’

Under the well established practice of this court we…