Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
IOWA LE0ISLATURE.
Joint Session to Canvass tho
Votes for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor,
SENATE.
nrn No.,

The Senate met at 10 o'clock, Pres
ident Rothert in the chair.
Senator Rumple, chairman Of the
committee on credentials, reported
the credentials Of all the new Soma
tors as correct, and recommended
their admission as Senators from
their respective districts and they
presented themselves at the Presi-
dents desk, where the oath was ad-
ministered by President Rothert.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS.
On motion Of Senator Dows, the
Senate proceeded to the election OF
permanent officers:
j. A. T. Hull, of Davis county,
received 80 votes and T. o. Walker
ii votes for Chief Clerk. A. T. Nc.
Carger, was elected lst Assistant
Clerk Ed. G. Merritt, I'd Assistant
Clerk; Andrew Day, Sergeant al
Arms Louisa Rehkopf, Postmaster
Theodore Schriner, Doorkeeper, Miss
s. NJ. Hallett, Enrolling Clerk, Miss
Hattie Raybourn, Engrossing Clerk
Henry johnson, Janitor, j. d. Nc.
Garraugh, Mail Carrier, by the same
vote as Chief Clerk.
Phil Baker, Philo Coombs and
Frank Brady were appointed mes.
sengers. Mrs. J. NJ. Dixon, and
Fred Ramsey, paper folders. The
Office of Assistant Do Doorkeeper was or
motion, abolished.
A committee oftwo was appointed
to inform the House that the Senate
was organized and ready for business
Senators Teale and Stoneman wer.
appointed as the committee.
On motion Of Senator Larabee, ths
rules of the last Senate were adopted
as the rules for the present session.
Senator Wonn introduced u resolu
tion directing the Secretary of Stat,
to furnish each Senator with q COPY
of the Code of 1873 and the laws O
the Sixteenth General Assembly.
The oath was then administered
to the officers of the Senate.
Senator Meyer introduced resolu
ton providing for q Joint meeting OF
the two Houses on Wednesday, Jan
10th, at 10 o'clock Q. M, for the pur
pose of canvassing the vote for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant. Governor anG
declaring the result.
The committee to wait on the Gov.
ernor reported that the Governor
would communicate with the Senate
by message. Mr.. w. II. Fleming, the
Governors private Secretary, soon
after delivered the message.
On motion Of Senator Woolson
the Senate concurred in the House
resolution for the appointment of a
committee of three on the part of the
House and similar committee on
the part Of the Senate to notify the
Governor that both houses are organ
lied and ready for, business. Sena.
tors Dows, Merrill and Woolson were
appointed as such committee.
Tho reAding of the Governors mes.
sage was dispensed with.
Senate adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order by
Hon. Fred O'DOnneli, temporar,
Speaker.
The clerk then read the credential,
of the members entitled to seats in
the House, as presented by the com
mittee, All the members presented
credentials.
The oath was administered to the
Speaker pro tenn, by Judge McCart
ney, of Benton, afterwards by him te
the members in . body--the Hous,
rising.
The House then proceeded to tn,
election Of officers. John Y. StOn,
was put in nomination for Speaker
by the republicans, Oliver Tyson, o
I Webster, by the democrats.
Roll was called and members re
sponded. Whole number of vote.
cast 80. MIR. Stone received 95 vote
and Mr.. Tyson 4. Mr.. Fast of Wap
clio, was excused from voting.
Mr.. Deweese moved that commit
tee Of two, composed of Stone, of Ma
rion, and Wilson, of Polk, be appoint
ed to conduct the Speaker to tn,
chair. The motion prevailed and tn
committee performed its duty.
| Mr.. Stone addressed the House in
short speech.
Mr.. ODonnell, OF Dubuque, ad
ministered the oath of Office to IN
Speaker.
| Capt. w. v. Lucas, of Cerro Cord
county, was elected Chief Clerk by
Unanimous vote.
i Mr.. Stone, of Marion county, offer
ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That committee of thre
) be appointed on the part of the House
, to act with q similar committee O.