Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-08
THE PLAN or SETTLEMENT.
M Propo sition which Broke the Dead
lock in the Iowa House,

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The Propo sition which Broke tho Dead
lock i'm the Iowa House.
DIES MONIES, Jan. 2s.-The follow
ing is the proposition as submitted by
the republican members OF tho Iowa
house Of representatives, and unani-
mously adopted:
], That IL Is mutually agreed between
the democrats and republicans claiming to
be embers elect OF the Twenty-third gen-
erat assembly at that no time from the ac-
ceptance of this proposition to the fidal nd
journment of the Twenty third general as
sembly and at no time during the session
of the snid honse will either party prevent
from voting, unsoat, or offer or consider
any proposition to unseat anyone whose
name ppaar on the list prepared by the
secretarv of state of Iowa and now In use
in the roll calls of this body on account of
an objection to the apportionment act of
the Twenty-second general assembly,
creating the district from wbish he was
elected.
2. That Henry S. Wilcox be elected tenn
porary clerk; that l.. ID. Hotchkiss DO
elected temporary speaker, and that a re
publican be elected temporary speaker pro
tenn pore; that D.. G. Kolp BE- elected as
sistant temporary clerk; that the republi-
cans he allowed the doorkeeper and ser
geant- alarms, the democrats three assist
ant doorkeepers and the necessary pages
To be equally divided each side one paper
folder anil the democrats the assistant
postmistress, the said officers TO hold un-
til permanent organization Is reached.
8. The said temporary clerk shall be IN
structed TO receive the certificates of cleo
ton of the persons claiming TO be members
of the Twenty-third general assembly and
make up the roll Of the members by piac-
iny an tha a.sI IT, sl. A-.- -. .l. NJ.
prepared by the secretary of state and
now in use in the roll call of this house.
1. That committee of FIVE on credentials,
composed of the following gentlemen:
Messrs. Dobson, of Bueua Vista county;
Hobbs, of Calhoun county; Coyle, of Hum.
boIdt county; Hamilton, of Linn county
and Estes, of Fremont county, be named
by the house and that said committee be
instructed to report as members the names
of the persons entered on the roll by said
clerk. as contemplated in tho previous Sec
ton, as members of the Twenty-tbird gem
eral assembly, each one of whom shall be
entitled to act and vote on all questions
until permanent organization be reached
and a permanent speaker be elected, and
that each person whose name appear, on
the said list shall be sworn in as a member
OF the Twenty third general assembly and
shall be a member of the house thereof I'M
iii final a adjournment, unless unseated by
the house on n regular contest for cause
other than an objection to the apportion-
ment act of the Twenty second general
assembly creating the district from which
he was elected.
). That no objc ction or protest shall be
made by either party to anyone whose
name appears on the said list Of members
voting upon any question until said house
is permanently organized and a permanent
speaker elected.
q. That Immediately upon the perfection
OF the permanent organization of the house
a committee on elections shall be appointed,
AID said committee shall consist OF six
members, three of whom shall be republi-
cans and three democrats. That all cases
Of contested seats shall be referred to said
committee and none of said conte sts shall
be taken up and acted upon by the hou Sc
except upon a Recommendation Of the ma
iority of all the members of said com
mittee. The republican and democratic
members of said committee shall be chosen
by their respective caucuses.
Z. After temporary organization, as here
inbefore provided, has been reached no
other business shall be in order except the
election of permanent speaker and the
business properly incident thereto, includ-
ing motions to take recess and adjourn
from day to day.
Agreement on Pairs--It Is agreed that
{. j. Mccarthy. of Story county, on the
part of the republicans, and j. c. BEEN, Of
keokuk county, on the part of the demo
cratic opposition, shall be n committee to
arrange pairs between the republicans and
the democrats, and all pairs as agreed upon
shall be respected as made until they ex-
pire under the terms thereof, and said
so paired of either party IL not
present when the oath is administered
the temporary o,g anization shall be
allowed TO take the Office on appel ring In
person in the house or in any manner rec.
ognized by the law. l.. L. Woods, j. c..
BEEN, J. +. Dayton, committee on the part
of the democrats; j. Il. Blythe, L. w.
Lewis, S. L. Steele, committee on the part
of the republicans.