Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-28
From the Iowa City Reporter.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, Dec. q, 10 o'clock A. n.

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| HOUSE.
THURSDAY. Dec. p, 10 o'clock A. N.
/ House called to order. s.,
| On motion Of Mr.. Russell the reading Of
the journal was dispensed with.
Message from the Senate that the Senate
was now ready to meet the House in joint
convention. R
On motion Of Russell, committee Of two
were appointed to inform the Senate that the
House was prepared to meet the Senate in
joint convention, according to adjournment.
Message from the Senate, that certain Bills
had been passed by that body.
At 10 and O'Clock tho Senate were re-
ceived by the House.
President Of the Senate acting as President
of the convention.
Roll called by the Secretary Of the Senate.
Mr.. McAchran absent.
Russell moved that further call Of the
roll be dispen ed with. Motion lost.
The President informed the convention
that the object Of assembling together was
to elect United States Senator to serve for
the period - six years from the 4th day Of
March next; and also three judges Of the
Supreme Court of the State. Workman was
appointed teller on the part Of the senate
and Mr.. Knert on part Of the House.
The following named persons were then
put in nomination for Senator: A. G..
Dodge, of Desmoines county; E. Cook, of
Scott county and James Harlan of Henry
county.
The joint convention then proceeded to the
first ballot which was as follows: those
voting for Dodge were: Albright, Birge,
Bryan of Guthrie, Bryan of Warren, Bon
son, Boyles, Clark, Coolbaugh, Coop, Corse,
Dewey Of Lee, Dewey Of Fremont, Franklin,
Goodfellow, Hall, Hlnckle, jackson, Love,
Lucas, McCulloch, Mccall, Meek, Monroe,
Moore, Neal, Nicely, Newsom, Preston, Post
on, Ramsay, Shields, Samuels, Sergeant,
Smith Of jackson, Test, Thurston, Tisdale,
Tracy, Udel, Weatherington, Witter, Yeo-
man, and Mr.. President.--43.
Those who voted for James Harlan, were !:
Anderson, Barker, Bigelow. Brown, Cleaver,
Coffin, Cornell, Creel, Dorland, Ede, Fulton,
Graham, Greenleaf, Hamilton, Hills, Hogan,
Holmes Of Linn, Holmes Of Jones, Kinert,
Lockwood, Lyon, McCrary, Matthews, Nc
Achran, Mcfarland, Mckay, Meacham, Nor
gan, Needham, Noble, Park, Pigman, Pritch-
ard, Rogers, Rosser, Russell, Saunders,
Schramm, Smith of Cedar, Stephenson,
Turner, Vanfossen, Wilkinson, Wamslsy,
White, Williams and Young.-47.
Those who voted for Cook we're: Brewing,
Baldwin, Conkey, Dreamer, Hyde, johnson
and McCrory.-7.
Workman voted for Edward Johnson.
Whole number of votes 90.
/ Necessary for choice 80.
Russell moved to lay the resolution for
balloting upon the table, and proceed to the
election of Supreme Judges.
Preston arose to point of order; he con-
sidered it out Of order to lay such joint
resolution on the table.
Russell moved that the balloting for Sena-
tor be suspended for the time present, and the
joint convention proceeded to ballot for
judges c. the Supreme Bench.
Preston moved division Of the motion.
Question upon that part of the motion to
suspend further balloting for Senator.
Ayes and nays called. Ayes, "A, nays, "a.
Motion lost.
Wilkinson moved that the joint convention
adjourn until Wednesday, January Sd, 1855,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ
Preston arose to point Of order.
The President decided that the motion Of
Wilkinson was in order. Preston appealed
from the decision of the chair.
lie took the ground that their joint con-
vention could not adjourn to day certain.
1t had assembled by reason Of resolution
passed by each branch Of the General Assem-
bly,, and he believed that when the convention
adjourn it must be sine die.
Preston withdrew his appeal.
Conkey moved to amend that when the con-
lvcnton adjourn it be until Wednesday, JAN
nary Al ,,a,h. at 10 O'Clock A. Nj. Amend
ment accepted.
AYES and na,ss called. AYES, Al. Nays, 81.
| <bo Of Hon. a. ~
Dodge.
Thos. W. Claggett of Lee, Jacob Butler
Of Muscatine, Joseph II. d. Street Of Wap-
clio, Bernhart Hem of jefferson, were then
put in nominal on.
The joint convention proceeded to second
ballot for U. S. Senator, with the following
result:
Those who voted or Harlan, were, Barker,
Bigelow, Cleaver, Coffin, Connell, Creel, Dor
land, Edie, Fulton, Hamilton, Hogan,
Holmes Of Jones, Holmes Of Linn, Kinrrt,
Lockwood, Lyon, McCrary, Matthews, Me-
Farland, Mckay, Me lcham, Morgan, Need
ham, Noble, Park, Pigman, Pritchard, Rog-
ers, Rosser, Russell, Saunders, Schramm,
Smith Of Cedar, Stephenson, Turner, Van
fossen, Wamsley, White, Williams, Young.
Al.
Those who voted for Cook, were:
Browning, Baldwin, Boyles, Brown, Con-
key, Graham, Hyde, jackson, johnson,
Moore, McCrory, Smith Of jackson, Sam
uels, Test, Tisdale, Tracy, Workman, Wit
ter.-lS. as
Those who voted for Claggett, were:
Birge, Bryan, Greenleaf, Hinkle, Dewey
Love, McCulloch, McAchran, Neal, Newton,
Poston, Thurston, Udell.-l3.
Those who voted for Bernhardt Hem, were:
Albright, Bryan, Coop, Corse, Mccall,