The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-30
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Gathering OF the Twenty Third
General Assembly.


1hO senate Organizes Rnd Elects Onlccr0
"A Dead-Lock IN the Housewife.
lam y. Allison Renominated Tor
United states Senator.
SENATE.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 22.-The Sem
ate convened at o'clock yesterday
afternoon and remained in session about
fifteen minutes. Senator Dodge intro
duced an Australian ballot bill. fash
ioned after the Montana law, and bill
TO make labor day legal holiday. Sen
ator Finn introduced bill to fix the
compensation Of State bank examiners at
80 for each bank with S25. 900 or less cap
ital stock, Sl5 for banks of so, 900 and
$50 for banks OF 100000 or more.
He also introduced his famous school
book bill, relic OF the last General As
sembly. 1t provides for State COM
mission, to consist Of the Executive
Council and the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction, who shall advertise for
bids for books to be used in the public
schools. Senator Catch called in ques-
tion the right OF Senators to introduce
bills before the House was legally con-
stituted The Lieutenant Governor
ruled that 1t was constitutional ques-
tion which the Senate must decide for
itself. but no more bills were offered.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 23-The Sem
ate held short session yesterday, main
ly occupied with the discussion OF the
constitutional question raised the pre-
vious day whether that body can pro-
ceed to introduce and pass bills before
the General Assembly is organized. A
resolution was finally passed that no
more bills shall be introduced until the
House is organized.
DIS MONIES, Ia, Jan. A.-The Senate
met yesterday and adjourned after
transaction of mere routine business.
Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. 25.-The Sem
ate met yesterday, but transacted no
business, and adjourned until the 2Sth.
HOUSE.
Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. 90. 80 In the
House on Saturday Mr.. Blythe (Rep.)
arose and withdrew the name OF Ben
Van Steinbcrg and proposed the name
Of Henry s. Wilcox Union Labor, Of
Des Moines, as a compromise candidate
for temporary clerk, saying that
he did SO in hopes OF termi-
mating the unfortunate dead
lock, which was costing the people of
Iowa $500 to s., 900 per day. This pre-
cipitated discussion, Messrs. Dayton,
BEEN, Russell and Hotchkiss speaking
for the Democrats and Messrs. Blythe
and Chase for the Republicans. Dayton
insisted that the compromise was all on
one side; that Wilcox was in fact Re-
publican as omuch as Van Steinberg.
Roll call was then begun, and the vote
stood: Lehman, ~; Wilcox, Al; no choice.
Ewart. the Union Labor member from
Powesheik, voted with the Democrats as
before, though it had been reported that
he was anxious to have an opportunity
to vote for Mr.. Wilcox, and thus break
the deadlock. After number Of in
effectual ballots the House adjourned
until this afternoon.
DEs MONIES. Ia, Jan. 21.-In the
House yesterday Mr.. Holbrook. on be-
half Of the Democrats, presented plan
for compromise. in which that party
agreed to allow their opponents to elect
temporary officers, the temporary
speaker then to appoint committee Of
five to pass on credentials: each mem
Der decided by such committee
70 be entitled to : seat shall
be allowed to vote on all
questions until the House is permanent
~ organized, and until it has been de-
cided, on contest, that he is not entitled
to his seat. On the permanent organi-
cation of the House the Democrats shall
be given the speaker and the Republic
ans the chief clerk. the remaining off,
GERS and positions to be divided equally
between the parties. In choosing the
standing committees each party shall
select one alternately, the Republicans
to be given first choice.
To this arrangement the Republicans
made strong objections, refusing to ac-
cept it. The regular order was pro-
ceeded with. Seventeen ballots were
taken, each resulting in forty votes for
each party's candidate.
DEs MONIES la, Jan. 22.-The House
convened at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Twenty minutes were spent in
prayer, reading the previous days jour
nal and in arranging pairs. Then the
balloting commenced for temporary
clerk. The roll was called ten
times, each ballot resulting in .
tie, when Mr.. Holbrook moved to ad-
journ until ten o'clock to-day and the
motion carried without opposition. No
proposition was made looking to COM
promise by either side.
/ DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 23.-At the
session of the House yesterday. after
! the roll-call for temporary clerk had
been begun, speeches were made
by several Republicans in which
It was charged that it was
the intention OF the Demo
Gratis il given the speakership to
unseat sixteen members, fourteen OF
whom are Republicans. on the ground
that they were not constitution
ally elected Hotchkiss (Dem.), in
the course Of his reply said that he did
not believe ahy member from the gerry
wandered districts should be seated,
but II he were speaker he would agree
to leave the roll as it Is. Blythe rep.
asked him II he would put that in
writing. He said he would. He was
then asked II his colleagues would also
sign writing to that effect. He said
they would, and after some further
speaking the roll-call was resumed
without further debate. Six fruitless
ballots were taken, after which the
House adjurned till 10 a. m. to-day
Dies MONIES, Ia. Jan. 2A-Pairs in
the House we're announced yesterday u
follows: Gardner Of Washington with
Horton, Hospers with Russell, Loesbe
with Chamberlain, Steele with johnson
| Of Bremen, Tade with Holbrook, Walden
with Smith Of Wapello, Smith Of Mitch
ell with BEEN, Potter with Mcfarland,
After the announcement the roll-call or
clerk was at once taken up. Both par
ties had come out of caucus with moth.
ing in the way of special programme,
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