Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-01-18
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

Des Moines, Jan. S-The senate was called Ia
order at 10 o'clock by Lieutenant Governor
temporary officers and the allotment Of seats'
Wilson, Garst, Cheshire, Hayward aud Wallace
were appointed committee on credentials.
The committee found no contests and the senate
then elected it's Officers as follows: Secretarv.
Geo. A: Newman. OF Cedar Falls; first assistant,
>. ID. Alexander, OF Winterset; second assist.
clerk, Lois NJ. Rigby, Of Davenport enrolling
clerk, Olive Conger, Of Wayne county; journal
clerks. H. G. Lonsbury. OF Hancock county and
! arms, 7. G. Collins, OF Hancock county; file
clerk. ID. n. Shenck, of Leon; bill clerk, Miss
ress M HSm Wn q Buchanan county postms-
Keeper. John N. Lerine, OF Allamakee: janitors
of the cloak room, Jen Logan and w. j, Jones,
@o pes MONIES IN lantor Of the toilet room, G. H.
ldent appointed the following committee OF
nve 70 make arrangements for the coming In
| Emmert and Porter. After further routine
work, adjournment was taken.
| HOUSE.
Representative Stewart, Of Polk county, call.
| ed the house to order at 10 o'clock. After
! prayer the house effected temporary organiza-
ton. Representative Temple, who had been
elected temporary speaker, spoke briefly, after
which Durham, Santee, Harbert, Downing md
Blume were named as a committee on creden-
| tials. After its report the members signed the
constitution and took the oath. Proceeding to
permanent organization Eaton nominated d.
II. Bowen for speaker, and he was unanimously
elected. On assuming the gavel Mr. Bowen
| spoke briefly, after which the republican caucus
nominees for house offices were elected. Con-
tests were announced from the Shelby, Ida
MOnona and Plymouth districts. On motion OF
Temple: the contest in Shelby county, affecting
III. w. Byers. was submitted to o special com
mittee Of seven, to be appointed by the speaker.
| Carr, Down, Let's Henkle and Way were ap-
| pointed committee on inaugural ceremonies.
SENATE
| Des Moines, Jan. 9.-After some routine bus
mess Of minor Importance the president an
nouneed the reception Of the governor s message
and the secretary began TO read the document.
An interruption came in the way OF message
from the house, and Senator Garst, Of Carroll,
took advantage Of the opportunity to move that,
in,as.mnch as the message was to be printed,
Its reading be discontinued. The motion ear
ried by vote of 81 to 20. The house message
for joint caucus to canvass the vote for gov
| ernor and lieutenant governor at 2:30 was
adopted. At III 30 adjournment was taken till
2:3O, when the senate met with the house in
joint session.
HOUSE.
The governors message was delivered by
Private Secretary Fleming at 1890, and upon
motion Of Prentis was ordered printed in the
journal. This dispensed with the reading Of the
document. Without transacting any business
Of Importance the house adjourned till the hour
set for the joint session.
JOINT SESSION
The house and senate net In joint session at
e:3O for the purpose Of canvassing the vote for
governor and lieutenant governor The follow
ing was the result announced: Vote for gov
ernor-Shaw, 239 464; White, ls40O3; Atwood,
1881; Lloyd, 1897; Kramer, 757; Heacock, 4Si;
total, Az, 026 Shaw's plurality, 81, 461; Shaw 8
| majority, A, 500. Vote for lieutenant governor
Milliman, 23s $40; Bemis 17s,550; Pugsly 1928;
asr 0y NIX Cromer 7e LeSn ard i2s; total
majority, 1870. The tellers were Senator
Hobart, Of Cherokee, and Representative Ed.
wards Of Butler r Upon the anno1ncement Of
| were declared duly elected governor and lieu
tenant governor respectively.
SENATE.
Des Moines, JAN l0.--BillS were introduced as
follows: By Titus to prohibit the manufacture
of pearl buttons in state penitentiares by Ball,
providing for an appropriation of s50000 for the
State University, as we'll as lesser one of 3d..
900 for contingent fund; providing for the con-
tinuance Of the present ITO mill tax for the
period Of five years; asking that the state re-
move the condition coupled to recent grant Of
property to the university; by Lewis, for the
building Of permanent roads throughout the
state, the expense to be borne half by the
county and half by the state; by Hayward, per-
hitting savings banks to receive deposits equal
TO ten times their capital plus their surplus; by
Titus, a joint resolution providing for such
biennial elections A bill relinquishing juris-
diction over grounds acquired by the United
States for postofflce purposes in Clinton, Oska-
loosa and Creston was passed.
HOUSE.
Bills to relinquish jurisdiction on grounds at
Clinton, Oskaloosa and Creston passed. bill
to provide for the payment OF necessary addi-
S., 500 was also passed. No Otl n business OF
Importance was transacted.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Jan. 1.-THE session was unim.
portant, the only action of interest being the
selection Of Senator Hartman Of Franklin
county, as president pro tenn. After the
| inaugural ceremonies the senate recon
vened and the standing committees were an.
nounoed Adjourned till Tuesday.
JOINT SESSION.
The house convened at 80 and the senate ap.
pearing the two houses went into joint session.
| The convention being declared legally formed,
| the members proceeded to the auditorium,
where the inaugural ceremonies took place.