The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-02-27

ed the speaker with handsome ebony
gavel, which was received by Mr. Hamil-
ton with feeling speech Of thanks
After transacting the necessary rou-
tine business incidental to organization
the following gentlemen we're appointed
to represent the House on the commit
tee on Inauguration: Hepwell. Clarke,
Townsend, Mnth and Mcfarland. The
House then adjourned.
During the evening the following gen
tlemen were selected by the two parties
rs . committee to divide the standing
committees in accordance with agree
ment: Messrs Wilson, Luke and Head,
Republicans, and MessrA Holbrook,
Dayton and Clarke, Democrats
Silas Wilson, the Republican candi-
date for the speakership, will be speak
er pro tenn. It is agreed that the
Inauguration OF Governor Boies will
take place next Thursday.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. 2l.-In the
House Thursday morning Mr.. Chantry
offered . concurrent resolution provid
ing that committees consisting OF
one member from the Senate and two
from tho House Be appointed to visit
each OF the different State institutions
and report not later than March /. The
appropriations 8 covered by bills
already introduced or BY the reports Of
the trustees call for 81, 500, OO0 At the
afternoon session Mr.. Dolph (Rep.) pre-
sented resolution providing that to
prevent future dead-locks the member
ship Of the House be fixed at ninety
nine instead Of 100 Referred.
At 2:sO p. m. the House and Senate
met in joint convention to canvass the
vote cast at the last election for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant-G Governor. At 4:30
the reading of the retnrbs was COM
pletcd and the joint convention ad-
journed until 7:30 p. m to complete the
count, when the result was announced
as follows:
Governor, Horace Boies DEM, $50, l9O: J. G.
Hutchison REP y ia, $50: S. b. Downing Union
Labor, sra; E. Doty tG. b., 81: NJ. Smith
PRO-, i.ods; scattering, 9 For Lieutenant.
labor. sis; j. NJ NJ Mcdonald Gnf q. b. 05 .; !.
w. Murphy pro-, Las.
Horace Boies and A. N. Poyneer were
declared elected Governor and Lieuten-
ant-Governor.
The committee appointed by the Re-
publicans of the House to select the
five standing committees which fall to
the Republicans ~ frst under the
agreement, have decided to select the
following committees: Judiciary, sup
preston OF intemperance, representa-.
tive districts, appropriations and ways
and means.
Thursday, February p, At 2:sO p. M. has
been selected as the time for the inaug.
uration Of Governor Koies, and the hall
Of the House Of Representatives rs the
place. The companies Of the Iowa Ma.
tional Guard at Burlington, Sioux City,
Ottumwa. Dubuque and Dcs Moines will
be invited to participate in the parade
which will be under the charge oi
Adjutant-General Becson.
DEs MoINEs. Ia. Feb. 22.-In the
House yesterday the committee ap-
pointed to make a division Of the stand.
ing committees between the two par
ties presented their report. and it wal
adopted, ~ follows:
Republican mmittees-Wnys aud means
appropriations, judiciary. suppression Of IN
temperance, Representative districts. norma
schools agriculture federal relations s.as iasan.
insurance. banks and banking. roads anl
highways. agricultural colleges, collee.
board OF public charities, domestic manufact
ures. constitutional amendments, military, II
brary, enrolled bills, Congressional districts
judicial districts, rules, woman suffrage.
a
merce, municipal corporations, text books
mines and mining. retrenchment ana reform
claims. telcgraphs and telephones, anima
sss g,ssss dss .as dumb S1ss
tuition. soldiers and orphans home
institution for feeble-minded. labor count
and township organizations, horticulture an
forestry, penitentiaries, public lands an
public buildings, police regulations, er
crossed bills, pardons, Senatorial districs'
Tho committee on elections is to b
equally divided between the two parties
Miss Carrie L Van Pelt, Of Dubuque
on behalf of the Democrats, and J.
Sullivan, Of Des Moines, for the Repuh
licans, were elected journal clerks at
per day. The compensation Of tn
speakers clerk, file clerk an,
bill clerk was fixed at 81 pc
day. Mr.. Russell offered concur
rent resolution. which was adopted. d
recting the railroad commissioners I
furnish 10000 copies OF their latest raj
road map OF Iowa, forty numbers OF whic
shall go to each member Of the Legi.
lature.
! After transacting some minor bus
ness the House adjourned until ? p. n
Wednesday, February 70.
/ TO VISIT STATE INSTITUTIONS
The House and Senate to-day q
pointed the following committees
visit the several State Institutions:
Agricultural College Rcprescntattv.
Insane Hopital IT Mount Pleasant = Repr
sentatives Young and Mitchell. Senator CAl
we'll
Insane Hospital at Independencc-Re Represe
tativcs johnson OF Bremen. and Shipley, Sen
tor MattOOn.
Benedict Representatives Davie .,
College for the Blind = Representative
Gitchell and Holiday, Senator Mack.
Fish Hatcning House-Reprcsen,tatives Ru
Insane Hospital at Clarinda- Representative
Woods and Lake. Senator Baylcss.
Penitenitentiary at Acknowledgment
Pcnitcntiary at F.rt Acknowledgement
yves Morrow and Chamberlain, Senator
Way.
Eoldiers' Houe-Representatiyes Ewart ~
Law, Senator fsrower.
Orphans Home-Representatiyes Hart n
Smith OF Mitchell, Senator Seeds.
Institution for Deaf and Dumb-Represent
ttyes Greaser and Hobbs, Senator Barrett.
Normal School - Representatives Holbro'
aud Hyers, Senator Perkins.
Institution for Feeble e-Mindcd-Represent
tives Roe9lnd Kyle, Senator Funk.
State Representa- 'es Blythe d
Briggs, Senator Price.
Reform school for Boys-Rcpresentativ
Glattly and Ball. Senator Wolfe.
Reform School for -Representatiy
Fclkner and D0lph, Senator Barnett.
J A. q. u. w. GRAND LODGE.
Annual Meeting at Dss MOines and Els
tiOn Of OMcerB.
The recent meeting in Des Moines
, the Grand Lodge A. @. y. w. repor
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