Demoine courier., 1855-01-18

Justices. On balloting for the other Associate
Justice, N. w. Isbell, of Linn co., had 46 votes
on the first ballot, after which there were four
other ballotings had without electing, and the
Convention adjourned till Saturday the 9th, at
10 O'Clock, A. M.
Saturday, Oct. 9, A. NJ.
We copy from the Republican the proceed
ings of this day:
Mckay moved to appoint a committee of
three TO inform the Senate, that the House was
ready to meet them in Joint convention.
Committee-McKay. Nj Farland and Clark.
Corse moved to adjourn.
The committee returned and reported that
they had called upon the Senate and had been
informed by the Clerk that the Senate was adj
iourned. f~
Question upon the motion to adjourn.
Ayes and nays called. Ayes IL. Nays 80.
Lost. | , ',
Hamilton moved that the Joint convention
proceed to the election Of President pro TEN.
Samuels thought there was no joint conven-
ton in session.
Mckay arose to a point OF order.
The Speaker decided that the joint conven-
ton was in session.
Samuels appealed from the decision of the
Speaker.
Mr.. -, moved to lay the appeal on the
table. Ayes and nays called.
Samuels arose to a point of order, he could
not see what right the members of the Senate
had to vote.
Bryan was unable to perceive how the wing
members of the Senate got in here; they could
not slip in here without being regularly an
nounced at the door of the house. He objected
to members Of the Senate voting on the ques-
ton. Ea
Motion to lay the appeal on the table with
drawn. H.. .. -. a.s SIS ....
Needham arose to speak.
Samuels called him to order. He had no
right to speak in the House, he was a Senator,
he should most sincerely protest against it. j
The Clerk of the House announced that he
was by law Secretary Of the Convention and
that nominations for President Of the Conven-
ton pro TEN were in order. .
Loud cries of out of order. .ass.HH 4
Corse said that the clerk Of the House was
out of order, and that the Secretary Of the
Senate was the Secretary of the Convention.
Rankin, as Secretary of the Senate, pronounc-
ed the whole proceeding out of order, and that
no president pro tenn could be appointed.
Upon the appeal from the decision of the
Speaker, the Speaker decided that only mem
beers of the House could vote.
The Speaker appointed Russell chairman Of
the House while the vote wastaken.
Saunders said that the Senators had presented
themselves in the House for the purpose Of
electing a Senator and Supreme Judge, he tho't
that the President of the Senate being absent
could not prevent that business from being con-
summated.
Corse said thatthe Senate had adjourned until
Monday morning, and that the Senators had no
right TO meet in the House in this manner, and
that he should appeal to the Senate of the Uni
ted States, and at the same time protest against
any action that the members of the Senate
might do in the House. Il. sra.n r#E @#
Question on the appeal from the decision of
the chair.
Samuels would enquire how the Senate was
going to get into the House in joint convention?
1t must not be by a minority of the Senate, a
minority of the Senate can neuer constitute the
Senate, and if nothow can they, (the minority
come in here in joint convention.
A discussion followed between Russell, the
chairman, and Samuels. a
Samuels called for the authority by which a
minority Of the Senate come here. He must
have that information before he could be quiz
eted. |
Noble thought that the Joint convention could
assemble without the acquiescence of the Sem
ate, as it had been decided by the President of
the convention, that the joint convention could
adjourn fromsday to day; he believed that the
proceedings were regular and that the joint
convention was now in session.
Needham was of the opinion that it was not
necessary for the Senate to meet and enter the
House in a body in order to constitute a proper
joint convention; that it was only important for
them to get there some way or other, he was
ready to proceed with the business which the
convention had met to transact.
The chairman commenced to explain his
views, when p. Cad Bryan called him to order
for the reason he had no right to make a speech
unless he appointed some one to take the chair
Samuels arose to speak.
Mckay called him to order. a
Corse called on the members Of the House to
leave, il they were to be crowded out in this
manner.
Neal protested against allowing the members
Of the Senate to vote upon the question of ap-
peal.
Dewey of Fremont, thought that the mem
bers of the Senate who had taken their seats
within the bar Of the House were mere interlo-
pers, and that this was the House Of Represen-
tatives of the State Of Iowa, Of the United
States of America; and he called on the minori-
ty of the House to leave if they were to be
trampled upon in this manner. The Senators
had no earthly right to occupy the seats Of the
members of the House save through courtesy.
Rogers was OF the opinion that the joint con-
~vention was in session, and he was opposed to
going behind the actions of that convention,
and they had met here legally and consistently.
He thought that the President of the convention
could not nullify the action of the convention,
and he was willing to leave it with the people
as to who had s~tultiied themselves.
Fulton said that the Senators were requested
to come into thisH House, and he wanted TO know
If the Senators, in the opinion Of the House,
were ~interlopers. aIa Dlsa ,
Hamilton moved the previous question. Mo-
ton not sustained, !.
Conkey thought that the death or absence OF
the President OF the Convention could not de-
feat the action of this joint convention.
Witter remarked that he came here to dis.
charge his duty, and he acknowledged no leader.
He was in the minority, but he did not wish to
defeat the will Of the majority. ~
Hamilton moved the call Of the Joint conven-
ton. fg .15 ,af4>aff n
Samuels still persisted tina. there was
no join. convention in session. He
thought The opinion Of the President of