Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-16
The Iowa Legislators.

The Iowa Legislators.
The fifteenth General Assembly
of Iowa assembled at Des Moines
last Monday, its first days business
being confined to effecting tempo
rary organizations in each House.
Lieut.. Gov. Bulls called the Senate
to order and made short address,
after which J. A. T. Hull was cho-
sen temporary Secretary, A. F. Ho.
fer, of Fayette, temporary Sergeant
alarms, and E. H. Stedman, of
Benton, Postmaster. A committee
on credentials was chosen; the roll
OF holding-over Senators called, and
the Senate adjourned.
The Republican caucus for nomi-
nation of permanent officers Of the
Senate was held the same day, the
result being as follows: Clerk, J.
r. Hull, of Van Buren,; lst As.
tant Clerk, w. l.. Vestal, Of Buena
Vista; Sergeant-at-Arms, 4. w.
Faucet, of Lucas; Enrolling Clerk,
J. w. Logan, of Blackhawk; En-
crossing Clerk, Mrs. Maxwell, of
Guthrie; Postmaster, Mrs. E. NJ.
Elliott; Door-kecper, A. F. Hofer,
of Fayette. These candidates were
duly elected on Tuesday.
In the House the temporary or
.ganization was effected by COM
promise, and the election Of J. G.
Newbold, Republican of Henry,
Speaker, and j. NJ. Weart, Anti
Monopolist, of this county, Chief
Clerk.
Caucuses Of both parties for the
nomination of candidates tor offices
OF the House were also held on Mon
day. The Republicans in open
caucus nominated the following can
didates:
Spcaker-John H. Gear of Burling.
ton; Chief Clerk-W. W. Junkin, Of JET
ferson; 1st Assistant Clerk-B. Van
Steinburg, of jackson; I'd Assistant
Clerk-Ed Mott, of Mahaska; Enrolling
Clerk-Mrs. Sallie A. Van Pelt, of Du-
buqe; Engrossing Clerk-Mrs. Matte
A. Locke; Sergeant-at ,Arms-W. B. Kee
Ter, of Muscatine; Postmastcr-E. II.
Stedman, of Benton; Assistant Postmas-
tcr-Miss A. P. Smith, of Van Buren,.
The Autobiography candidates,
nominated in secret caucus, with
closed doors, are as follows:
Speaker. w. Dixon, Of Wapello;
Chief Clerk. NJ. Weart, OF Buchanan;
1st Assistant Clerk. Irwin; I'd Assis-
tant-W. Fulmer; Enrolling Clerk-Mrs
Sallic A. Van Pelt; Engrossing Clerk
Mrs. Ives; Sergeant atArms-N. c.
Ridenour; Door-keeper-Joseph Waters.
TUESDAY 13th-lSenate-The re-
port of the Committee on Creden-
tials was received, and the new
Senators sworn in. The Senate
then proceeded to the election Of
permanent officers, the choice fall
ing upon the candidates of the Re-
publican caucus. The standing
committee Of the last session were
re-appointed, and committee of
appropriations, and one on fish and
game added.
Mr.. Mccormick offered q resolu-
ton in condemnation of the Con-
gressional salary act, declaring the
action Of all who voted for it or
took back pay, as unjust and con-
trary to the best interests of the
country; condemning, also, the ac-
ton Of the President in signing the
bill as unwise, and meriting the I'M
qualified disapproval of the people
Of Iowa, and instructing the Iowa
members Of Congress to vote for
its repeal, and for law to compel
the return of the back pay. After
the resolution had been amended on
motion Of Mr.. Shane, by adding
that 'it was misfortune to the
Democratic party that there was a
greater proportion. of its members
voting tor said bill than there was
Republicans" it was adopted unan-
imously. ~. 49,.
House-Twenty-five ballots were
cast for Speaker, without result,
each ballot showing so votes for !,
Gear and so for Dixon. On Wed.
nesday % ballots were cast with ,
the same result, and up to the last I
advices, the dead lock continues,
with no prospect of coming to an
early choice. Neither side seem in.
clined to yield. Il
The Senate on Wednesday passed !
, concurrent resolution to abolish
he Office of legislative postmaster !
md mail carrier, ard also adopted !
resolution thanking Congress for ,
he repeal OF the salary grab.
The question of the appointment !