Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-13
Question on the motion to adjourn 5 min
utes past 2P.x. Ayes and nays called, ayes
So nays 46. Adopted.
On motion the House adjourned.
SATURDAY Jan. 6.

SATURDAY Jan. 3.
Mckay moved to appoint committee of
three to inform the Senate, that the house
was ready to meet them in joint convention.
Committee-McKay Mcfarland 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 adjourned.
Question upon motion to adjourn.
Ayes and nays called. Ayes Is. Nays
so. Lost.
Hamilton moved that the joint conven-
ton proceed to the election of President
pro tenn.
Samuels thought there was no joint con-
yention in session.
Mckay arose to point of order.
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
members Of the Senate got in here, they
could not slip in here, without being regu-
lary announced at the door Of the House.
He objected to members of the Senate voting
on the question.
Motion to lay the appeal on the table with
drawn.
Needham arose to speak. E
Samuels called him to order. He has no
right to speak in the House he was Sena-
tor, he should most sincerely protest against
4.
The clerk Of the House announced that he
that nominations for President of the con-
vention pro tenn were in order.
Loud cries of out of order.
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 pronoun-
ced the whole proceeding out of order, and
that no president protein could re appointed.
Upon the appeal from the decision of the
Speaker, the Speaker decided that only men,
bers of the House could vote.
The Speaker appointed Russell chairman
of the house while the vote was taken.
Saunders said that the Senators had pre-
scented themselves in the House for the pur-
pose of electing Senator and Supreme
Judge, he thought that the President Of the
Senate being absent could not prevent that
business from being consumated.
Corse said that the Senate had adjourn
cd until Monday and that the Senators had
no right to meet in the House in this man
ner, and that he should appeal to the Senate
of the United States, and at the same time
protest against any action that tho members
Of the Senate might do in the House.
Question on the appeal from the decision
Of the Chair.
Samuels would enquire how the Senate
would get into the House in joint convention
1t must not be by a majority of the Senate,
minority of the Senate can never consti-
tute the Senate, and if not how they, the mi
nority come in here in joint convention.
A discussion followed between Russell,
chairman, and Samuels.
Samuels called for the authority by which
a minority Of the Senate come here. He
must have that information before he conld
be Quoted.
Noble thought that the joint convention
could assemble without the acquiescence of
the Senate, as it had been decided by the
President Of the Convention, that the joint
convention could adjourn from day to day (;
he believed that the proceedings were regu-
lar and that the joint convention vas now in
session.
Needham was of the opinion that it was
not necessary for the Senate to meet and en-
ter the House in body in order to consti-
tute proper joint convention; that j. was
only important for them to get there some
way or other, he was ready to proceed with
the bushes which the convention had met
to transact.
The chairman commenced to explain his
views, when P. Cad Bryan called him to Or
der, for the reason he had no right to make
speech unless he appointed some one to
take the chair.
Samuels arose to speak.
Mckay called him to order.
Corse called on the members of the House
to leave, if they were to b, crowded out in
that manner.
Neal protested against allowing the mem
bers of the Senate to vote upon the question
Of appeal.
Dewey of Fremont thought that the mem
bers of the Senate who had taken their seats
within the bar Of the House were mere inter-
lopers, and that this was the House of Rep
resentatives Of the State Of Iowa, of the
United States Of America and he called on
the minority in 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
convention was in session, and he was OPP
posed to going behind the actions of that
convention, and they had met here legally
and consistently lie thought that the Pres
ident 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
stultfied themselves.
Fulton said that the Senators were re-
quested to come into this House, and he
wanted to know if the Senators, in the opin-
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