The President appointed Senators Reynolds and Mattoon as a committee on the special message from Governor Boies in relation to the penitentiary at Ft. Madison. Senator Lewis moved that the Senate take a recess subject to the call of the chair. Carried. Senate reconvened. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following messages were received from the House: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body, that the House has passed the following concurrent resolutions, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked. Relative to the pay of journal clerks, file clerks, bill clerks and Speaker's clerk. 2. Relative to joint rules of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly. 3. Relative to printing of rules, etc. I. K. WILSON, Chief Clerk. Also: MR. PRESIDENT-1 am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following concurrent resolution, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked. Relative to the adjournment of the Senate and House. Senator Funk moved to take up House messages. Carried. I. K. WILSON, Chief Clerk. Senator Lewis moved that the concurrent resolution in reference to the pay of journal clerks, etc., be referred to a committee of three appointed by the chair. Carried. The President appointed as such committee Senators Lewis, Jamison and Everall. Senator Funk moved that the House message relative to the joint rules of the Twenty-fifth General Assembly be referred to the Com mittee on Rules. Carried. Representatives Blanchard, Sawyer and Robinson appeared and informed the Senate that the House was ready to receive the Senate in joint convention for the purpose of comparing journals on the election of United States Senator, as required by law. Senator Lewis, from the special committee on salaries, offered the following substitute for the House concurrent resolution and moved its adoption: SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, There is no provision made in the Code for the compensation of journal clerks, Speaker's and President of the Senate's clerks, bill clerks, file clerks, and special messengers of the Speaker and President of the Senate; therefore, be it Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the compensation of journal clerks be $5.00 per day; that of Speaker's clerk, the clerk of the President of the Senate, the bill clerks and file clerks, $4.00 per day, and the special messengers of the Speaker and President of the Senate, $2 50 per day. Substitute adopted. L. W. LEWIS, JAMES H. JAMISON, Committee. The President of the Senate announced that the time had arrived for the Senate to go into joint convention for the purpose of comparing journals on the election of United States Senator, and requested. the Senators to accompany him into the Hall of the House of Representatives. The Senate went to meet the House in joint convention. JOINT ASSEMBLY. The joint assembly was called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Warren S. Dungan, President of the Senate, at 12 M., acording to law. Representative Blanchard of Mahaska, moved that the journals of the two Houses be now compared in reference to the election of a United States Senator. Carried. A roll call was ordered, resulting as follows: Those present were: Messrs. Allen, Andrews, Baldwin, Barker, Bishop, Bitterman, Blanchard, Boardman, Britt, Brooks, Brower, Byers, Carpenter, Carter, Chantry, Chapman, Chassell, Cheshire, Conaway, Coonley, Cornwall, Craig, Crow, Davis, Davison, Diederich, Doane, Doubleday, Dowell, Downey, Eaton, Ellis, Endicott, Everall, Finn, Frazee, Funk of Hardin, Garst, Gorrell, Gurley, Harmon, Harriman, Haselton, Haugen, Hinman, Hipwell, Hoover, Horton, Hurst, Jamison, Jay, Jester, Jewett, Kilburn, Klemme, Lauder, Lehfeldt, Lewis, Linderman, McCann, McNeeley, McQuinn, Martin, Mattoon, Miller of Cherokee, Miller of Lee, Milliman, Mitchell, Moore, Morris of Clarke, Morrison, Murray, Nicoll, Nietert, Palmer, Patterson, Pattison, Penrose, Perrin, Reed, Riggen, Robinson, Root, Saberson, Sawyer, Schultz, Sessions, Smith, Snoke, Sowers, Spaulding, Spearman, Steen, Stillmunkes, St. John, Stone, Stuntz, Turner, Upton, Vale, Van Gilder, Waterman, Watkins, Watters, Weaver, Wilken, Williams of Fremont, Williams of Howard, Wood, Wyckoff, Yeomans, Young of Delaware-112. Those absent were: Messrs. Bell, Brinton, Burnquist, Cooper of Montgomery, Cooper of Pottawattamie, Dent, Early, Ellison, Finch, Funk of Hardin, Green, Griswold, Groneweg, Harper, Harsh, Henderson, Homrighaus, Jones, Kelly, McGonigle, Morris of Sioux, Myerly, Oleson, Perry, Phelps, Ranck, Rea, Reynolds, Richardson, Rogge, Ross, Rowen, Shriver, Taylor, Terry, Trewin, Wilson, Young of Calhoun--38. The Secretary of the Senate then proceeded to read that part of the journal of the Senate for Tuesday, January 16, 1894, that referred to vote for United States Senator. The clerk of the House read that part of the House journal for Tuesday, January 16, 1894, that referred to vote for United State's Senator. From the reading of the journal, it appeared that upon Tuesday, January 16, 1884, the Senate and House balloted separately for United States Senator with the following result: John H. Gear, of Des Moines county, was then declared elected by the Twenty-fifth General Assembly of the State of Iowa as United States Senator for the term beginning March 4, 1895. The following certificate was then signed, and read in the presence of the Joint Assembly. STATE OF IOWA, HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, January 17, 1892. This is to certify that at a meeting of the two houses of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in Joint Assembly, on Wednesday, the 17th day of January, 1894, at noon, a majority of all the members being present, it was found upon examination of the journals of both house, that upon the day before, the same being the second Tuesday after the meeting and temporary organization of the General Assembly, each house had by roll call of the members present named John H. Gear for Senator in Congress for the State of Iowa, for the term commencing the 4th day of March, 1895, and the same person to-wit: John H. Gear had received a majority of all the votes in each house. Whereupon said Joint Assembly formally declared John H, Gear, of Des Moines county, duly elected senator to represent the State of Iowa in the Congress of the United States for the term of six years, beginning on the 4th day of March, 1895. Martin of Adair, moved that a committee of three be appointed to notify John H. Gear of his election and to invite him to appear before this assembly. The Chair appointed as such committee Representatives Martin, Blanchard and Senator Finn. The committee conducted Hon. John H. Gear to the Speaker's desk and reported duty performed, after which Mr. Gear addressed the joint. assembly. The journal of the joint assembly was then read by the Secretary and approved. On motion of Senator Chantry the joint convention was dissolved. Senate reconvened. Senator Perrin moved that the report of the Committee on Rules be taken up. Carried. Upon the concurrent resolution relative to the printing of Senate, House and Joint rules, Official Register, etc., Senator Bishop moved to amend by striking out the words "official register." Amendment carried. The resolution as amended was concurred in. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. The following message was received from the House: MR PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in the following concurrent resolution, in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Relative to pay of employes not otherwise provided for. I. K. WILSON, Chief Clerk. Senator Lewis moved that the Senate do now adjourn until 4 P. M., Tuesday, January 23, 1894. Carried. The Senate adjourned. SENATE CHAMBER, DES MOINES, TUESDAY, January 23, 1894. Pursuant to adjournment Senate met in regular session at 4 o'clock P. M., and was called to order by President Dungan. Prayer was offered by Rev. John Newman, D. D. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Senator Brower presented a petition from merchants and business men of Mason City asking for the passage of an act to prevent and punish fraud in the sale of goods, wares and merchandise at public or private sale, by itinerant vendors, and regulate such sales. Referred to Committee on Cities and Towns. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By Senator Boardman, Senate file No. 40, a bill for an act to provide and maintain necessary buildings for the Iowa Agricultural College, further equip and support said college and provide for the dissemination of information emanating from the college and experiment station connected therewith. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Senater Boardman, Senate file No. 41, a bill for an act making appropriations to the Iowa State Agricultural College. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Senator Cheshire, Senate file No. 42, a bill for an act to amend sections 289 and 290 of the Code of 1873 as amended by chapter 16 of the Laws of the Twenty-fourth General Assembly of the State of Iowa, relating to the bonding of county indebtedness. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Judiciary. By Senator Cheshire, by request, Senate file No. 43, a bill for au act to amend section 1, chapter 16, laws of the Twenty-second General Assembly, and granting additional powers to certain cities. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Cities and Towns. |