Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
IOWA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE.

: lDWA LE6lS1SAT1ME.
ii HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION. Jan. Ill.
The Speaker, I'M accordance wit
: the will of the House, administers
9 the usual oath of Office to the men
bers, those preferring having prev
9 ously affirmed.
The Representatives then came TO
: ward to the desk and signed the 70
of membership.
], Mr.. Reed offered a resolution prt
viding that the House proceed [
election of officers in the order q
elected by the Fifteenth General Al
scmbiy.
Mr.. Edward Thayer, of Clinic,
was nominated as the candidate q
the opposition.
Jolln IL. Gear. caucus nominee 0
the Republican party, was named
\ Whole number of votes cast, lO(
of which John ii. Gear received Z
votes. and Edward II. Thayer, 3
} votes.
II Mr.. Gear was declared elected.
On motion Hons. !. Y. Stone an,
Pc. II. Thaycr were appointed com
mittee to conduct the speaker to TIL
chair.
4 The new Speaker was introduce,
aFby the rctiring chairman. and wa
greeted with warm applause.
Il Mr.. Gears address was brief ant
appropriate. He was well aware o
the responsibilities connected will
the position, and pledged himself :,
discharge its duties to the best of hi
ability.
\ The subordinate officers Of til,
House were all elected by the sam,
relative vote.
4 Message from the Governor. trans
mitting the biennial message.
/ On motion the rules of the Fifteenth
General Assembly were adopted fol
the government of the present House
Adjourned until 2 o'clock r. ".
AFTERNOON.
| MIR. Williams, of Iowa, offered a
resolution authorizing the Secretar,
of State to sell stationery to members
of the House with copies of the code
and session laws. Carried.
| Mr.. Williams, of Iowa. d resolution
authorizing the Secretary of Sfate tc
sell stationery to members. Adopted
Mr.. Gilliland, of Woodbury., moved
the appointment of committee tc
fix the question Of mileage of mem.
bcrs.
Chair appointed Messrs. Gilliland
Bolter, Thayer, Danforth and Morse
Of Wright.
Mr.. Bush, of Hancock moved that
a committee of three. consisting al
Given, of Polk, Cleveland, of Keo-
kuk, and Dixon. of Wapcllo, be APP
Fp0intcd to ascertain the advisability
of procuring the Opera House for the
purpose of holding the inaugural
ceremonies, and TO report thereon
on the opening of the House to-mor.
row, and that the Senate be requested
TO appoint a committee fora like pur.
pose. Adopted.
A resolution was adopted. the Sen
ate concnrring. fixing upon Wcdnes-
day, Qo-day) at ten O'Clock, MS tho
time for joint session for the pur.
pose of canvassing the vote cast for
officers at the last State election.
House adjourned until ten O'Clock
"Wednesday morning.
sen ATE.
m Jan. llth.
! Senate met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Lieut.. GOV. Dysart in the
chair.
Senator Willctt, chairman of ths
Committee on Credentials. reported
} VI.t 4, Il Sol, 4
ined and all found correct.
senator Cooley moved that the re.
port be accepted and the newly elect
ed members sworn in. Adopted.
The Senators elect then appeared
before the bar and were sworn in by
Lieut.. Gov. Dysart
ELECTION or OFFICERS.
Senator Cooley nominated j. A. L
Hull, of Davis county, for perma.
nent Secretary. and Senator kim,
nominated Theodore Natchway. OF
Allamakee. Mr.. Hull having rcceiy.
ed AL votes to Mr.. Natchwav's 8. hf
was declared elected.
The other subordinate officers oi
the Senate We're elected by the same
relative vote.
The elected officers were then
sworn in.
Senator Young moved that a com.
mittee of three be appointed to motif,
the Governor that the Senate had
effected a permanent organization
Adopted.
/ The President appointed Senator.
Young. Shane aud Murphy as that
committee.
Senator Larrabee moved that q
committee of two be appointed t,
notify the House of the permanen,
organization of the Senate. Adopted
Senators Larrabee and McCor.
mack were appointed as that commit.
tee.
Senator Murphy offered the fol.
lowing joint resolution proposing Ger.
tain amendments to the State Consti.
tuition. relative to public funds:
/ Be IL resoired by the General As,
sembly Of the State Of Iora, Tha,
the following amendments to The
Constitution of the State of Iowa. be
and are hereby proposed:
lst. That no public funds, eithe,
State, county, city, or township. o,
other public moneys or revenues ol
any character or description what
ever, shall be appropriated to or ,lset
in the establishment, support. Oh
naintainance ofany seminary. school
college, or other institution Of learn
ing, or of charity, whatever, unles,
the same shall have been established
/ by the laws OF the State. and untle,
its full control; nor shall any Stat.
institution ever be under the contro
Of any religious denomination, MOI
shall any denomination, nor shall
any sectarianism be taught therein.
2d. The General Assembly shall
enact such laws as shall or may b,
necessary to carry out and cnforc,
the provisions of the foregoing sec
/ tions.
! Res0tred. .tarther, That these reso
lntiOns proposing TO amend tho Con
stitution of the State OF Iowa arr
hereby referred TO the General As
sembly to be chosen at the genera
election of 1877, and the Secretary o
State shall cause the same to be pub
Ilished for three months previous /.
the time of said election in one news
paper in each Congressional District
Senator Campbell moved that til
resolutions be printed and referred /,
the Committee on Constitutions
Amendments. Adopted.
Senator Shane offered a resolutio,
requesting the Secretary of State /,
provide each member Of the Senat,
with . copy of the Code of 1874. an,
also with copy of the laws of tl
10th General Assembly. Adopted.
Senator Murphy offered the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, A bill has been intro
dnced into Congress by Representa-
tive Blaine, proposing an amendmen
to the constitution of the Unite,
States, THAT no State shall make an,
law respecting the establishment q
religion. or prohibiting the free exer
else thereof, and also providing tia
no tax received or public lands Sc
aside for public schools shall ever b
under the control Of any religion
4 sect. and that no such MONEYS o
lands shall be divided among any re
ligious seets or denominations there
fore. be it
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