The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-02-27
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
The Deadlock In the House Il
Broken at Last.

Broken at Last
By tho Terms Of the Compromiss the
Democrats Get tho Speaker and the
Republicans the Choice Of
Five NJ the Committees.
SENATE.
DEs MONIES. Ia, Feb. 19-Senatof
Catch introduced bill in the Senate
yesterday which cuts down fees in
liquor cases and grants none at all when
warrants for searches are issued with
out due occasion. 1t makes it
an offense punishable by fine and
imprisonment for any officer to
engage in searching for liquors without
sufficient evidence, and strikes at black
mailing constables, one Of whom Is now
under sentence to the penitentiary.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 2O.-In the Sem
ate yesterday Senator Harsh intro
due d . concurrent resolution providing
for joint committee consisting Of three
members from each body to investigate
the subject Of trusts and combines, said
committee to sit anywhere in the State
and report to the Twenty-third General
Assembly.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 21.-In the
Senate yesterday Mr.. Lawrence, of
Sioux City, uep.), introduced local
option bill. Other bills were intro
duced: BY Mr.. Perkins, comforting on
women the right of franchise at school,
municipal and bond-issuing elections;
h,1 Mp tn 70 h1fch tn
weather and crop service. under the
supervision of the Board Of Agriculture,
cooperating with the Signal Service Of
the United States.
DIES MONIES, la, Feb % In the Sem
ate yesterday there was long discus
sion on Senator Harsh's concurrent
resolution providing for special COM
mittee to investigate in regard to
trusts in the State Of Iowa and especial
ly to inquire into the question Of
. school-book trust or combination be-
tween the book publishers and the deal.
ers in the State. Senator Finn offered
an amendment requiring the committee
to investigate and report the compare.
tive prices of school-books in this and
other States, and report the prices
Of such books in the States Of Mime
sofa, Indiana, California, Michigan, and
other States where laws in reference to
school-books are now in force. After q
long discussion Senator Firms amend.
ment was adopted.
A resolution referring the matter oi
| making room in the capitol for the
battle flags to . committee was adopted,
and the Senate ad journed until .. p. M.
Wednesday, February 81.
HOUSE.
DEs MONIES. Ia, Feb. 17.-Saturday
in the House was the dullcst since the
deadlock began. Five ballots were
taken for permanent speaker, when the
House adjourned until this afternoon.
One hundred and twenty.fonr ballots
have been taken in all since the fight
for permanent speaker began. There il
no indication Of settlement OF ths
controversy.
| DEs MONIES. la. Feb lS.-The sixth
week Of the session opened at 2:30 p m
yesterday with no termination of the
dead lock in the House. The Repub
lican caucus in the morning con
sidered the proposition presented
by Mr.. Holbrook to cast lots for thu
speakcrship. and after considerable dis
cussion rejected it. After debate M
plan was decided upon, and the con
ference committees Of both sides met
Each inquired whether the other side hai
any proposition to make. A negativ,
| answer came from both sides, and tn,
committee separated. The House theI
met and balloted three times for speak
er without success and then adjourned
DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 19.-In tn
House yesterday the Republicans mad
proposition to the Democrats whicl
provides for division Of the Offices IN,
committees.
1t is believed the Democrats will &C
cept the proposition at their caucus To
day, or suggest some slight amendment
to it.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 2O.-Wednes
day the Iowa House of Representative
succeeded in breaking the dead-locl
with which they have been wrestlin
for over Ave weeks. At night at 7:3
John T. Hamilton Dem.), from Lin
County, was elected speaker. BY tn
terms of compromise which have bee
accepted the Democrats have the speake
and the Republicans the importau
chairmanships Of committees while tn
minor Offices are divided as equally a
possible among both parties. Follow
ing are tho accepted terms:
l. The Democrats to have the speaker IN
second assistant clerk.
=. The Republicans to have the speaker pl
tenn, chief clerk. first assistant clerk, engrOs
assistant possmissress sergeant a. arms doc
keeper, six assistant or-keepers and ~
janitors.
3 Each side to have one paper folder and 70,
pages.
l. Republicans to have the first choice
standing committees and to choose five COZ
mittees. the Democrats TO have second choi'
and to choose one committee. the remainil
committees to be chosen alternately, the Il
publicans having first choice; the parti'
choosing said committees 70 have majority
one upon each committee, including the chat
man. either party TO have the right to nam
the chairman and membership OF all commi
tees chosen by it.
to be equally divided unless otherwise agree
g. The same committees to have clerks IS
, the Twenty second General Assembly.
T. The division Of the committees to be MAJ
by committee composed Of seven members
each party to be chosen BY the respective CO
cuscs.
Inc roll WAS tnen calleO anu the 10
i. lowing officers were elected rs the pc
manent officers of the House,:
Speaker J. r. Hamilton tDem Chief Clcr
II. s. Wilcox Rep; First Assistant Clerk,
j. Shelton tRep.1; Second Assistant Clerk,
4. Robb Union LaborDemD; Engrossi1
Clerk, Miss Olive Conger Rep: Enrollil
Clerk, Miss Lucy Parsons tRcp.l; Sergeant,
Arms, S. 7. Zenor tRep.l; Bill Clerk, Mi
kittie Jordan tRept; Assistant Postmistrcs
Miss GRACE L. Martin (Rep.); File Clerk, E.
Slower Rep); Door keeper. b. O. SHIELD
} (RcpD.
. When the roll was called for electit
Of permanent speaker the Republican
! led of, all voting for Mr.. Hamilto
: Applause broke forth from the floor al
gallery, and as Mr.. Wilson, the Repu
. lican candidate, cast his vote for b
Democratic rival the cheers were des
ening. Representatives Johnston,
, Dubuque, and Chantrey, Of Mills Count
the only two members Of the prose
House who were members in the dea
lock Of 1874, were appointed y commit