St. Paul daily globe., 1890-01-26
GULF BETWEEN THEM.
Hawkeye Legislators Fail to Dis
turb the Deadlock.

DEs MONIES, To-, Jan. 25.-The house
met this morning at 10:30 and adjourned
till 3 p. m. this afternoon to give confer
ence committees time to work. This
afternoon the house was called to order
at 3 and at once took recess till to cop-
slider the Republican proposition in the
conference committee and caucuSes. A
proposition had been made this morning
as follows:
First-The Democrats agree that no time
from acceptance of this proposition to the
final adjournment of the house of the twenty
third general assembly, and at no time dur
ing the session of said house will said Demo-
Gratis prevent frcm voting unseat. or offer or
consider any proposition to unseat any one
whose name appears on the list prepared by
the secretary of state OF Iowa and now in
use ia the roll calls of this BODY on account
OF the objection to appOrtionment act of the
twenty-seoond general assembly creating
districts from which members were elected.
Second-Henry S. Wilcox shall be elected
temporary clerk: L. D Hotchkiss, temporary
speaker. The Republicans to have temper
ary speaker pro-tempore. also doorke per
sergeant-at-armS aud assistant postmistress:
the Democrats to have two assistant door
keepers and the necessary pages to be
equally divided between the two parties:
said officers to hold until permanent organ
ization is reached.
Third-Said temporary clark shall be I'm.
structed to receive the certificates of election
of each of the persons claiming to be mem
bers OF the twenty-third general assembly.
and make a roll of members by placing on
said list the names Of the list prepared by
the secretary of the state, and now in use in
the roll call of this body.
Fourth-A committee of five on creden-
tials, consisting of Messrs. Dobson, Hobbs
and Coyle from the Republicans, and Messrs.
Hamilton and Estes from the Democrats
shall be appointed, and the committee be in
structed to report as members the names of
persons entered on the roll by SAID clerk as
contemplated in the previous section as
assembly, each one of whom shall be
entitled to act end vote on all
questions until a permanent organization
snail be reached. and permanent speaker
be elected, and that each person whose
name appears on the said list shall be sworn
In as member of the Twenty-t third general
assembly. and shall be member of the
house thereof until final adjournment, un-
less unseated by the house on regular con.
test for cause. other than objection to the
apportionment act of the twenty-second
general assembly creating districts from
which the members were elected
Fifth-No objection or protest shall be
made by either party TO any one whose name
appears on said list OF members voting on
any question until after said house is perma-
nently organized and permanent speaker is
elected.
Sixth-All cases Of contested seats now
pending, or that may hereafter arise shall
hereafter be referred to the proper commit
tee, and none OF the said contests shall be
taken up and acted upon by the house until
reported upon by the said committee.
Seventh-After temporary organization,
as hereinbefore provided for. has been
ne ached. no other business shall be in order
except the election Of permanent speaker
and business properly incident thereto, and
at the proper time the election of United
States senator. or until permanent speaker
shall be elected
The conference committees were at