Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-16
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
DEs MONIES, Jan. l3.-At , o'clock
Lieutenant Governor Hull called the
Senate to order. Upon motion OF SEN
ator Brewer G. H. Brock was chosen
temporary secretary, and upon motion
OF Senator Caldwell E. d. Chassell was
chosen temporary first assistant secre-
tary. Col. Dick Root was named for
temporary sergeant-at-arms, but that
gentleman declining the honor, upon
motion of Senator Caldwell 5. w.
Snyder, OF Story county, was chosen.
Upon motion OF Senator DUNCAN Col.
5. A. Moore and Sohn S. Walker were
chosen for temporary doorkeepers.
Chase Pierce, Forest Blyler, Tommy
Benedict, Miss Hattie Wright, Dannie
Butts and LATE Young, Jr., were
chosen temporary pages, Three candi-
dates were placed in nomination for
temporary janitor of the cloak room.
VIM. Coulsen and JEFF Logan were
chosen. At o'clock the Senate ad-
journed.
A great deal Of the interest OF course
centered in the house and the galleries
as well as the Hobbies were filled with
an expectant audience. At five min
utes of 2 o'clock the time for calling
order, the members filed out Of the
committee rooms where the Republi-
cans and Democrats, separately, had
been in caucus, and quietly took their
seats.
All eyes were turned towards the
speakers chair. Precisely ut the time
the hands of the clock pointed at the
hour two, Representative b. b. Lane,
of Polk county, quietly and in a bust
ness like manner called the assembled
| statesmen to order and declared that
the House of Representatives OF the
| Twenty-third General Assembly had
convened. Rev. +. p. Bartlett, of the
East Des Moines Baptist church had
taken the place at the right of Mr.. Lane
and was called upon to open the assem-
bly, with prayer. After the appoint
ment of tellers, ID. c. kolp, clerk of
! the last House called the roll of mem
bers for the election of a temporary
| clerk. Four ballots were taken, each
resulting 30 to 50-the Republican
nominee being Ben Van Steenberg of
jackson county, and the Democratic
nominee being /. w. Lehman Of Polk
county. Pending this deadlock, on
motion of Luke it was agreed to adjourn
to 10 o'clock next day
Senate.
| DEs MONIES, Jan. 1.-THE senate
! was called TO order promptly at 10
o'clock by Lieutenant Governor Hull,
| and after prayer, Senator Brewer sub
mitted the report of the committee on
! credentials, naming all the newly
elected senators. who were then sum-
noned to the front and the oath Of
office administered to them. After
some routine business the Senate ad-
| iourned until 2 o'clock. The senate
convened this afternoon and proceeded
| to the election OF officers, those nomi-
mated by the Republican caucus being
elected The senate was then declar-
! ed duly organized and committee Of
| two, Senators Bayless and Reiniger,
were appointed to notify the Governor
that the senate was ready for work,
I whereupon the senate adjourned until
Tomorrow at = p. IN.
House.
AT precisely 10 O'Clock Lane, of
Polk, lifted the gavel, and Rev. Mr..
! Mcpherson invoked the divine bless
ing. The galleries were full of inter-
ested spectators, and every one who
! could gain admittance to the house
itself was on hand d. c. Kolf, read
ing clerk, then read the minutes of
Mondays session. Dayton, OF ALA
makee, moved that the speaker APP
point a temporary sergeant-at-arms to
keep order. The motion was ruled
out Of order, and the presiding officer
announced that he had made arrange
ments with the custodian OF the capitol
The house then proceeded with the
regular order of balloting
| for temporary clerk. The first ballot
showed that no compromise had been
| effected, as the vote stood Lehman so,
Van Steinburg so. At the close Of
the sixth ballot Holbrook, Of Iowa
county, moved that the house adjourn
! TO 10 a. m. tomorrow, which was
| carried.