Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-23
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


gan--Resolved, That Senators Seeds,
Caldwell and Bolter be appointed as a
committee TO act with like committee
from the house, on the selection of mail
carrier. Carried. BY Scmidt- That
the president Of the senate appoint a
committee Of two to wait upon the
house of representatives and inform
that honorable body that the senate is
now organized and ready to receive
any communications which they may
have to offer. The resolution was
adopted and Senators Schmidt and
Meservey were appointed as such COM
mittee. By Northumberland, That
the secretary of the senate be instruct
ed to furnish to the state printer the
copy of the journal by o'clock OF each
evening and that the state printer be
instructed to have the same printed
and delivered to the senate by noon
of the following day and providing for
the distribution OF the same. Upon
motion OF Senator Woolson the resolu-
ton was referred to "a special commit
tee appointed by the chair. The fol-
lowing committee was appointed: SEN
ators Woolson, Price and Kelley, By
Gatch-Resolved, By the senate, the
house concurring, that committee Of
three from the senate and three from
the house De appointed to make neces-
sar arrangements for the Inauguration
of governor. The resolution was adopt
ed by the senate. Senators Reiniger
and Bayless, the committee appointed
to wait upon the governor and inform
him that the senate was organized, re-
ported that their duty had been per-
formed. By Barnett-That commit
tee Of three be appointed on mileage.
The resolution was adopted and Sena-
tors Barnett and Kent were appointed
as such committee
House.
the house met at 10 o'clock with
Representative Lane in the chair and
prayer was offered by Representative
Brown of Ringgold county. The clerk
read the minutes of the previous day
and there was no objection. Mr.. Luke
said that he understood that some ar
rangement was being made by which
the members could be paired in cases
of dangerous sickness, and in order
that this might be done he moved an
adjournment until tomorrow. Mr..
Luke withdrew his motion, and pre-
scented an agreement regarding pair
ing in case OF sickness. The agree
ment was adopted, and without MAX
ing any progress toward temporary
organization, adjourned to 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, Jan. 16.-The senate
convened at 2 o'clock. BY Seeds,
Senate File No. IA bill for an act TO
provide for the printing of ballots to
regulate voting at state and other
elections, and to provide for voting
places at public expense. The pro-
visions OF this bill are taken from the
Montana Australian ballot law, with
additions covering the expense of
printing and other needed improve
ments. Senator Dodge moved that the
resolution introduced by him on Thurs
day, relative TO the location of the
worlds fair at Chicago, be taken up
now and considered as senate reso-
luton. The resolution was taken up.
After Il preamble and statement of
the principal claims in favor of Chi
cago, the resolution asks our senat RS
and representatives to use every effort
for securing the fair in Chicago. After
some debate.on changing the phraseo-
logy of the resolution it was unani.
mously adopted. The special COM
mittee on rules reported, and after
amendment, was adopted. The COM
mittee on mileage also reported. and
the report was adopted. The COM
mittee appointed to inform the House
that the Senate was organized and
ready for business reported that they
could find no such body as House OF
Representatives of the State of Iowa.
but only an assemblage of citizens in
the hall where the House of Repre-
sentatives usually assembled. Ad-
journed
House,
The house convened at 10 o'clock a.
m. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Carroll, of
Indlanola. Mr.. Hotchkiss offered the
following resolution: Resolved, That
the house proceed 10 the drawing OF
seats by having the names of the rep
resentatives written upon slips of paper
placed in a box and drawn by the tel
lers. The resolution was adopted and
the drawing commenced, the Democrats
generally taking seats on the east side
of the chamber and the Republicans
on the west. Mr.. Chantry offered
resolution proposing Il plan for tenn
porary organization. Mr.. Walden
spoke in favor of the resolution. Hol-
brook opposed. After some further
discussion Mr.. Mcfarland moved that
the house adjourn until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock that this matter
could be considered by the party eau
cuses. The yeas and nays were de-
manded. The following pairs were
announced: Mr.. Holbrook paired with
Mr.. Gardner; Mr. Beam paired with
Mr.. Yergey; Mr.. Dayton paired with
Mr.. Smith. The vote on adjournment
stood yeas 45; nays 40. Mr.. McFar-
land said that as the reporters had
agreed among themselves as to their
seats. he moved that they be furnished
with KEYS for the same. The motion
prevailed. Roll call on temporary
clerk; Van Steenberg AZ; Lehman AZ.
House adjourned till 10 a. m. Friday.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, Jan. 17.-There were
comparatively few senators in their
seats when at 10 o'clock this morning
Lieutenant Governor Hull's gavel fell.
Several had gone home because of
sickness in their families, one OF the
number being Senator Woolson, whose
wife has been very i'll for several days,
her condition being SO critical as to
necessitate dispatches every half day
to the Senator, who remained only I'M
til after the republican senatorial eau
Gus. Senator Nation was reported
among the sick. After the reading OF
the minutes OF the preceding session,
Senator DUNCAN introduced reso-
luton delegatlng to the secreta-
ry OF the senate The duty OF as
signing seats to the representatives OF
the press. 1t was adopted. President