Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-27
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


Dies MoINEs, Feb. Ex-senator Harsh Offer
cd resolution to investigate trusts In school
books--passed on file. The committee on
rules reported. A large number Of petitions
were presented. Adjourned.
House.
DEs MONIES, Feb. l9.-Speaker Ilotchkiss
called the house to order at 70 30 Pairs were
announced and the house adjourned to $50
O'Clock. AT the afternoon session the demo.
cratic caucus sent to the republican caucus a
request for modification of their proposition
by yielding two committees, assistant postmis-
tress, enrolling clerk and one door keeper. The
republicans replied: "lf this s not fair, you
make proposition for division that you think
Is fair, and we will bind ourselves to take one
division or the other The democrats retired
and caucused few minutes and decided to ac-
cept the republican proposition. w. II. Robb,
OF Creston, was nominated for second assistant
clerk by the democratic caucus. The temper.
airy pages and other offices given to the demo-
Gratis were retained as permanent. The propo-
siton formulated by the republican caucus Is
as follows:
The republicans Of the house submit to the
democratic members OF the same body the fol-
lowing proposition AS basis of compromise,
to the end that the house may be organized
without further DELAY.
]; The democrats to have speaker and sec
ond assistant clerk
2. The republicans to have speaker pro TEN,
clerk, enrolling clerk, file clerk, bill clerk, as
sistant postmlstress, sergcant.at arms, door
keeper, six assistant doorkeepcrs, two janitors.
3. Each side to have one paper folder and
four pages
4. Republicans to have first choice of stand
ing committees and to choose five committees
democrats TO have second choice and TO choose
one committee; the remaining committees TO
be chosen alternately republicans having first
choice; the parties choosing said committees
to have majority of one upon each committee
including chairman, either party to have the
right to name the chairman and membership
of all committees chosen by 1t.
5. The investigating and special committees
to be equally divided unless otherwise agreed.
u. The same committees To have clerks as In
the Twenty second General Assembly.
Z. The division Of the committees to be made
by committee composed Of seven members Of
each party TO be chosen by the respective
caucuses.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session of the house the per.
manent officers were elected, by the passage
of the following resolution embodying the
agreement in regard to permanent organlza-
ton:
1t is hereby agreed between the Democratic
and Republican members of the house Of the
Twenty third general assembly, that the house
shall be organized by the election of the fol-
lowing permanent officers and employees, and
according TO the terms and stipuiatlons herein
after stated to-wit: Hon. j. 7. Hamilton
shall be elected speaker; Hon, slas Wilson,
speaker pro TEN; IL. ). Wilcox, chief clerk;
j. A. Shelton, first assistant clerk w. II. Robb,
second assistant clerk; Miss Olive Conger, en-
crossing clerk; Miss Sue Parsons, enrolling
clerk; =. L. Zenor, ,segeant-atarms; Miss Kittlc
Jordan, bill clerk; Miss Grace l.. Martin, as
sistant postmistress T.. L. slower, file clerk;
ID. p Andrus, John Will, A. o. Smith, N. \.
Price, James f. Mcmillan, assistant door
keepers; H. L. Williams P. 3. Irwin, janltors:
Lena Conley, Kate DE Ham, paper folders; +
{. Russell, Jr, John OBrien, Walker BriggS
w. b. Hodge, Alvin Swan, Guy Dobson, Frank
b. Let's, Arthur Kelly. messengers
Speaker John 7. Hamilton was sworn In and
took the chair, after which several resolutions
were adopted, including one for u joint con
vention 10 count the vote for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor. On the suggestion Of
Mcfarland, Of Emmett, that the senate com
mittee on Inauguration wished to confer i'm
mediatelv with the house committee, the chair
appointed Messrs Hipwcll, Clark, Townsend
Smith Of Wapello and Mcfarland as the house
committee on Inauguration. Adjourned.
Senate.
DIS MONIES, Feb. 2O.-A resolution was Of.
fercd that visiting committees to the state In
situations be dispensed with. Placed on file.
Several resolutions were adopted. Notice was
received OF the permanent organization OF the
house. A number OF petitions were presented.
Senators Smith and Shields were appointed
committee on the part OF the senate to inform
the governor of the organization Of the gener-
al assembly. The resolution OF Senator Harsh
relative to trusts was called up, and in moving
its adoption he made some temarks supporting
II. The hour arrived for the joint session 10
count the votes for governor and lieutenant
governor, and the joint convention was called
to order at 2 30 At the conclusion Of the
count the teilcrs announced the result as fol.
lows For governor, Joseph q. Hutchinson,
Rep Ia, $50; Horace Boies, Dem. 100, 100; {. b.
Downing. L. l.. 5,773; Malcolm Smith, Pro. L.
1852; Elias Doty, &. b. "a; Scattering, 30. ror
lieutenant governor, A. ". Poyneer, Rep IT,
si8; Samuel L. Bcstow, Dem l16, l3i r. Brown.
lee, L. l.. 5,7lS; J. NJ. Mcdonald, q. b. 80: J.
W. Murphy Pro. 1,4I9. At the conclusion Of
the joint convention the senate was called to
arder. WOolsen offered a substitute for the
Harsh resolution in relation TO trusts Placed
on file. The committee on Inauguration re-
ported Thursday, Feb. "a, as the day fixed.
Adjourned.
House.
Various resolutions were offered; one for
committees to visit state institutions. After
debate was adopted A resolution deferring
the introduction Of bills until after appoint
mcnt Of standing committees. The chair an
nounced that he had received papers In the
contests of the seats Of Law, Letoysky and Roe
from the secretary OF state. An evening SEES
sion was held devoted to prcliminaries. Ad-
journed.
Senate.
DIES MONIES, Feb. 2l.--The committee on In
augrration reported. The president announced
the committees on the part Of the senate to
visit the state institutions. The senate re-
sumed consideration Of Ilarsh's resolution for
a committee to investigate trusts and com
bines, and Woolson addressed the senate in
favor Of his substitute. Harsh replied, and
was followed by Bolter The report Of the
committee on rules was adopted. Resolutions
and petitions were presented. The senate then
adjourned until 2;30 Wednesday next.
house.
The committees named by the speaker to
visit the various state institutions were read
by the clerk. But little other business was
and the house adjourned until 2 80
Feb 2Bth