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IOWA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE.

| IOWA LE6lSLATURE
HOUSE.
Dies MONIES, IA, Jan. 16.
House called to order at 10 O'Clock
House File No IL, introduced by
Mr.. Parker, entitled IA bill for an &C,
to confer exclusive jurisdiction upon
Justices Of the Peace in certain cases
and for the taxation Of costs in such
cases, being amendatory to chap. l.
title 81, of the code of 1872 was read
first and second time, passed on file
and ordered printed.
House File No. Is, introduced by
Mr.. Rickel, entitled Gan act to amend
Sec. 1911, chap. g. title %, Of the code
regulating fees Of jurors" was read
first and second time, passed on file
and ordered printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
House Resolution No. s, offered by
Mr.. Hamilton, asking that our Sena.
tors and Representatives in Congress
be instructed to use their influence to
repeal the Bankrupt Act, was passed.
House Resolution No. 5, offered by
Mr.. Brown, asking that the Commit.
tee on Constitutional Amendments be
instructed to report joint resolutions
to amend section IL, art. 1st Of the
Constitution, so as to obviate objec-
ton to the abolition Of the grand Jury
system, was passed.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, Jan. II.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock.
The President then announced the
standing committees:
SENATE STANDING Committees.
Ways and Means Senators LARA.
bee, Hebard, Harmon, Madison, Gil.
more, Hemenway, Kimball, Webb,
Lawrence, Patterson and Shelley.
Judiciary-Senators McCoid, Rum.
pie, Woolson, Wright, Nichols Of
Guthrie, Dashiell, SLOVENIAN, Chase,
Foster, Merrell, Hanna, Nichols OF
Benton, Russell and Bronson.
Federal Relations-Senators Miller,
Blackman, Maginnis, Graham, Lew
ellen, Gallup and Ham.
Constitutional Amendments-Sena-
tors Dashiell, Carr, Hemenway,
Haines, Kline, johnson and Wilson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Arnold,
Clark, Bows, Teale, Blackman, Ford,
Mccormack, Merrell and Hanna.
Normal Schools-Senators Carr,
Rumple, Haines, Lawrence, Stone.
man, Wilson and Russell.
observation-disclosures Dwelle, Gil
more, Teale. Wonn, Graham, Patter-
son and Wilson.
Schools-Senators Woolson, Ar
mold, Harmon, Dashiell, Miller, He
menwsy, Meyer, Ford and Ham.
County and Township Organiza-
tion-Senators Harmon, Nichols OF
Guthrie, Kinne, Madison, Young, Lew
ellen and Blackman.
Railways-Senators Young, Clark,
Mccormack, Hanna, Bows, Harris
horn, Bestow, Meyer, Foster, Ham,
Patterson, Webb and Lewellen.
State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rum
pie. Wright, Teale, Cold, johnson,
Haines and Ham.
Military-Senators Teale, McCor.
mack, Nichols of Guthrie, Meyer and
Madison.
Elections-Senators Lawrence, Kin.
ne, Miller, Hanna and Bronson.
Claims-Senators Hebard, Wool
son, Gilmore, Larrabee and Hemen.
way.
Banks-Senators Clark, Larrabee,
Kimball, Ford and Patterson.
Commerce-Senators Webb, Clark,
Shelley, Arnold and Foster.
Public NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dows,
Bestow, Graham, Wonn and Harmed.
Municipal Experimentation
Foster, Wright, Harmon, Webb and
Shelley.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Patterson,
Bows, Foster, Madison and Shelley.
Printing-Senators Gallup, Young,
Met ormack, Ham and McCoid.
Public Lands-Senators Merrell,
Dwelle, Maginnis, Hartsho-n, Bes.
tow and Ford.
Internal Observation-Disclosures
Meyer, Carr, Gallup, Lewellen and
WonD.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gilmore, Nc.
Cold, Wonn, Bestow and Madison.
State Library-Senators Haines
Russell aud Bronson.
Engrossed Bills--Senators Wilson
Blackman, and Nichols of Benton.
| Enrolled Bills-SenAtors johnson
Harmon and Gallup.
Judicial District-Senstors Nichols
of Guthrie, Wright, Miller, Harmed
and Bronson.
Congressional District-Senatori
Wright, Haines, Chase, Maginnis and
Gilmore.
Senatorial Districts-Senators Harris.
horn, Woolson, Dashiell, Kline and
Dwelle.
Representative Districts-Senator'
Russell, Arnold, Merrill, Nichols o
Benton and Lawrence
). Hospitals for Insane-Senator
Lewellyn, Wilson, Rumple, Carr ane
Miller.
Institution for Deaf and Dumb
Senators Ford, Young, Teale, He
bard, and Graham.
College for the Blind-SenatOrl
KimbalI, Arnold, Larrabee, Clarl
and Stoneman.
Orphans Home-Senators Hanna
Merrill, Kimball, Chase and Magin
mis-.
| neutrality-suspicious. Chase, Dow
Rumple, Nichols of Benton, Meyer o
Stoneman and Harmed.
Reform School-Senat0rs Black
man, Woolson, johnson, Chase ant
Bronson.
! Agricultural College-Senators Bes
tow, Hebard, Hartshorn, Dwelle ant
Russell.
Horticulture and Forestry-Sena
tors Wonn, Dwelle, and Hebard.
! Suppression Of Intemperance-Sena
tors Graham, McCoid, Kline, Kim
ball, Dashiell, Nichols Of Guthrie, ant
Shelley.
Insurance - Senators Hemenway
Carr, Maginnis, Young, and Webb.
i Compensation of Public Ofacers-
Senators Nichols of Benton, johnson
Harmon, Larrabee, and Harmed.
Fish and Game-Senators McCor
mock, Hartshorn, Gallup, Lawrenc
and Stoneman.
SENATE.