Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-21

| roll call forty-two senators responded. The
senate proceeded To ballot for secretary.
Senator Brewer aud the Democrats failed
to vote, The president declared no cleo
ton. Senator Finn appealed from the do
cision, which was sustained. No quorum
being apparent the senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The clerks were sworn, and the Republi-
can caucus nominees for the various minor
offices We're elected. Some time was devoted
to arranging details necessary to COM
plete organization, after which the house
adjourned.
Dos Moines, January l4.--Tne president
stated that henceforth he should hold that
majority OF a quorum was always sutii-
cient to effect the election of an officer.
| The roll was called for tho election OF soc.
rotary, resulting "a votes for Cliff, Englo
voting independently The president
counted twelve Democratic senators pres
ent and not voting TO make a quorum,
and announced the election of Mr.. Cliif
| Senator Shields announced his intention 70
| file a protest against the action taken. In
the election of the minor officers Senator
| Brewer united with the Democrats, After
organization the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Dayton, Sheridan aud Austin wer,
| named as committee on mileage, and
other matters OF minor Importance wer,
| given attention. In the afternoon Van
| Glider occupied the chair as speaker pre-
| tenn. No important business was transact
ed, and the house adjourned till tomorrow
SENATE.
| Des Moines, January l5-Senator Shields
presented protest against the swearing
| in OF Gin as secretary. Gilt AMI the other
officers were sworn in A committee wns
appointed to make preparation for inaugu
ration. "A number OF concurrent resolu
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| A concurrent resolution regarding visiting
committees to state institutions caused
| much debate and without action th,
senate adjourned till Tuesday,
HOUSE,
A number of resolutions of minor i'm
| portance were passed A resolution pro
viding for visiting committees brought on
considerable discussion, but II finally pass
ed. In the afternoon the committee OF
mileage reported and report was adopted
| Adjourned.
HOUSE
Des Moinos, January l5--Litte of i'm
| portance was accomplished, the timo beiny
| consumed in prelim nary legislation. II
| the afternoon the speaker announced thir
teen of the standing committees and prom
ised the remainder on Monday. Adjourn
ed
HOUSE
Des Moines, January lS.--The personnc
of the remaining standing committees wa
| announced a resolution providing for
joint session Tuesday for the purpose o
/ canvaSsing the vote was adopted. "A lnrg,
number Of petitions were introduced re-
garding prohibitory law and soldiers
monument Introduction of bills followed
when the Schmidt high license bin Of tive
| years ago was presented Among othcr
We're bills providing for an Australian bal
lot, by BEEN; to change the burden o
| a 4 Il,
| truck stores and onc To aid farmers insti
! tItes. Also one to amend section W of III,
code so as TO provide for the publication o
ordinances by posting In public places In
stead of through the newspapers. AID
| journed.
Boies bill TO permit ordinances to b,
published by posting instead of appearing
in newspaper was referred 10 the com
mittee on municipal corporations, Tho In
| PRODUCTION of bills was then proceeded with
! Among the many bills were an Australian
ballot bill by Norris, bill TO reduce pas
sengcr charges on railroads from cents L
cents mile on iirst-class and from b
| cents to 2l% cents "A mile on second elias
roads. The report of committee on pro
| viding clerks for committees was made an'
| adopted and the house adjourned. At2:3
| tho senate and house assembled i'll join
! convention to canvass votes cast for gov
erner and lieutenant governor. Sen
ator Gobble and Representative Ston
were named as tellers. Pending tn
vcrifcation of the vote and footing
by the tellers the joint convention took
recess to o'clock, at which time the con
vention was called to order and the resul
| of the vote announced as follows: Gov
ernor--Boies, 201 so; Wheeler, 199,3Sl
| Westfall l2303 Gibson, 9l5; scattering
| 10: total, 40 PIP plurality for Boies S,2l3
Lieutenant governor -Bestow, 204,6D0
| Van Houten, 2Ol ,592; Scott, 13,l47; Little
| 065 scattering 4 total, 420,405; pluralit,
for Bestow, 3,09S. Abstract OF vote was or
dered filed in Office of secretary of state
Certificates of election for Boies and Bes
tow were signed, and u committee appoint
! ed TO inform them of their election Ad
journed.