The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-02-06
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Gathering Of tho Twenty Third
General Assembly.

Gathering Of tho Twenty-Third
General Assembly.
Nothing of Importance Done In the Sem
ate - Tho House Deadlock Broken
and Temporary Onicers Arc Elect.
'-Another Dead-LOck.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 29.-The SEN
ate met yesterday only to adjourn, 81
though in the interim Mr.. Kelly (Dem. },
Of Iowa County. introduced the follow
ing resolution, which went over under
the rules.
RrsoiDed. By the Senate, that our Senators
and Representatives in Congress be and they
are hereby requested TO use their influence
70 secure the passage Of the law In which the
President OF the United States shall be EN-
powered to suspend for reasonable time
the tariff laws Of the United States when
ever IT shall come to his knowledge that any
article OF merchandise offered for sale In the
United States or Territories Is in any manner
controlled BY combinations or trusts.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 3O.-In the SEN
ate yesterday resolution by Mr.. Wool
son was adopted permitting Senators to
present bills to the secretary, by whom
they may be numbered. printed and
distributed on the desks to facilitate
business. Senator Cleveland intro
duced resolution adopted BY the
Cass County Farmers Alliance demand
ing the election of William Larrabee to
the United States Senate and declaring
the alliance would hold Senator Cleve-
land and Representative Wilson respon-
sible for their votes. Senator Eagle in
troduced similar petition from citizens
Of Mitchellville asking similar action
on the part Of the Polk and Jasper Sem
ators and Representatives. The Senate
then adjourned until 1880 a m. to-day.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 3l.-The
Senate held short session yesterday.
Senator Catch rose to . personal ex-
planation Of charges made by . Demo
cratic city paper that he and other Re-
publican Senator'S were suppressing Pc
titions sent them asking for the
election Of Governor Larrabee for
! United States Senator. He denied the
, charge, and after general denial al
round the Senate adjourned.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. THE Senate
held short session yesterday morning
and then adjourned until next Tuesday
1t 2:3O p. m. Senator Catch introduced
bill appropriating $3.50, O0O for finishing
the decorations Of the capitol and inn
proving the grounds; also bill provid-
ing that any person convicted for the
second time of burglary. robbery, lar
ceny, forgery or counterfciting shall re-
ceived the severest sentence allowed by
law for such crimes, and on . third
| conviction the sentence shall not be
i less than fifteen years in the peniten-
tiary. Senator Taylor introduced an
other Australian ballot bill. A resolu-
tion was also introduced asking for the
passage Of law by Congress making
! the election OF United States Senators
by vote Of the people.
HOUSE.
Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. 27.-The House
convened at 1890 a. m. on Saturday.
There was the usually crowded condi.
tion Of galleries and floor. and, as usual,
the visitors went away disappointed.
Not even ballot was taken, but after
the preliminarics an adjournment was
voted until 3p. IN. During that inter
! val the members were actively en-
gagged in caucusinS. When 3 o'clock
came no agreement had been reached.
snd recess was taken at o'clock. Al
! that hour the House was called to order,
only to take another recess for half IN
hour. At 4:30 o'clock Acting Speak.
or Lanes gayel sounded, and then Z
/ motion was made to adjourn until
1890 .. m. to-day. This WAS carried.
Before adjournment seventeen pairs
were announced. which leaves only six.
ty-six members to vote on the question
Of temporary organization to-day.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. %. - The
caucuscs Of the two parties Of the
House had not finished the considers
tion Of the proposed compromise at thu
time for calling the House to order, .,
1880 o'clock yesterday, and = recess o.
an hour, therefore, was taken. On being
called to order at 1850 the caucuses had
agreed and report was presented b,
Mr.. Blythe, as follows:
Recognizing the desirability Of early perma
nent organization Of the House, the Republic
! ans who claim to be members submit TO thei
Democratic friends who claim TO be member
a. That it is mutually agreed upon betweel
the Democrats and Republicans that at NO tim,
from the acceptance OF this propositition to tn,
final adjournment OF the House Of said Twenty
third General Assembly, AID at no tim
during the session Of said House. will eithc
party prevent from voting, unseat 9
offer or consider any proposition
unseat any one whose name appears Of
the list prepared by the Secretary Of State Q
Iowa, and now In use In the roll calls Of thi
body, ON account Of any objection to the app0l
tionment act Of the Twenty third General Ar
scmbly creating the district from which he Va
elected.
y. That Mr.. Henry 8 Wilcox be electe,
temporary clerk. that Mr.. L. d. Hotchkiss b
elected temporary speaker and Republical
be elected temporary speaker pro tenn, tina
Mr.. ID. G. kolp be elected assistant tenn
p0rary cle.k, that the Republicans be al
l0wed TO name the door. keeper and SOL
door keepers, each side 0nehalf OF the neccs
sary pages, each side one paper folder and q
sistant postmistress, said onncers and EN-
ployes to hold ONCE during temporary organi
8ation.
.S That said temporary clerk be instructe
70 receive certificates Of election Of per son
claiming to be members OF tho Twenty -thir
! General Assembly, and make up the roll Q
members BY placing upon said roll the name
! appearing on the list prepared BY the Secrctar
OF State and now in use in the roll.calls."
On the adoption of this agreemen
the following temporary officers wer
elected: Speaker. L. d. Hotchkis
(Dem.); Speaker pro tenn, Albert Hea'
(Rep.); Chief Clerk, H. s. Wilcox rep
Assistant Clerk. ID. G. kolp (Rep
Assistant Postmistress, Miss Nelli
Hyatt (Dem.). The Republicans electe,
Temporary Door keeper, Temporary Ser
geant-at-Arms and four pages. Tn
Democrats elected three Assistant Door
keepers and four pages.
Speaker Hotchkiss, who had previous
~ administered the oath Of Office +
the members, now swore in these tenn
porary officers, and then the House I'd
iourned until $50 p. m. to-day.
DEs MONIES. Ia, Jan. a9,-The Re
, publicans held their caucus yesterda
morning and made the following nom
inations for permanent officers Of tn