the manner the county treasurer and county auditor shall keep the account and make settlements relating to the county revenue. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Judiciary. By Senator Turner, Senate file No. 62, a bill for an act authorizing the board of supervisors of Marshall county, lowa, to locate a highway over lands owned by the State. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on High ways. By Senator Cheshire, Senate file No. 63, a bill for an act to prevent ard punish fraud in sales of goods, wares and merchandise at private sale by itinerant vendors, and to regulate such sales. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Cities and Towns. By Senator Cheshire, Senate file No. 64, a bill for an act to apply the provisions of Chapter 78 Laws of the Twenty-first General Assembly, as amended by Chapter 17 Laws of the Twenty-second General Assembly, and Chapter 15 Laws of the Twenty-fourth General Assembly relating to indebtedness of cities and towns. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Cities and Towns. Senator Jamison introduced joint resolution No. 4, proposing a change in the constitution of the State of Iowa relative to suffrage. Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. On motion of Senator Harsh 300 copies of Senate file No. 46 was ordered printed. Yesterday's journal was read, corrected and approved. Senator Kelly moved that the Senate take a recess for one hour. Carried. Recess Senate reconvened. James Weeks appeared at the bar of the Senate and was sworn in as janitor. Senator Lewis was excused on account of sickness. Senator Brower offered the following concurrent resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That a joint convention be held in the hall of the House of Representatives on this day at 12 M., for the purpose of comparing the journals of the two Houses as to the election of United States Senator. Resolution adopted. Senator Harsh asked that the reference of Senate file No. 57 be changed from Committee on Ways and Means to Committee on Roads and Highways. So referred. Senator Palmer offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Secretary of State is hereby instructed to rent typewriting machines for use in the Senate committee rooms at a cost not to exceed $5 per month for each machine. Referred to Committee on Retrenchment and Reform. Senator Brower moved that 300 extra copies of Senate file No. 3 be printed. Carried. Senator Boardman offered the following preamble and resolution: WHEREAS, Hon. T. S. McCall, late Senator from the Thirty first Senatorial District, died at his home in Nevada, Iowa, August 11, 1892, and WHEREAS, The character and public service of the deceased are worthy of public recognition, therefore, Resolved, That it is with sincere regret that this body learns of the death of Senator McCall, and we desire to express our appreciation of his high and moral character, his integrity and honesty of purpose and his valuable service as an honored member of this body. Resolved, That for ourselves and the Senate we express to his family our most sincere sympathy in the loss of a devoted husband and kind parent. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered on the journal of the Senate and the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to send an engrossed copy to Mrs. Thos. S. McCall, widow of the late Senator. H. C. BOARDMAN, Committee. Senator Boardman moved that the resolution be made a special order for February 6th, at 2 o'clock P. M. Senator Finn moved to amend by adding the words: "if it does not conflict with any other special order." Amendment carried. Original motion as amended carried. Senator C aig offered the following preamble and resolution: WHEREAS, On August 27, 1893, Hon. R. S. Smith, a member of the Twentyfourth General Assembly, died at Iowa Falls, Iowa, while on his return home from the Democratic State Convention, and was buried at Cedar Falls, Iowa, August 29, 1893, Resolved, That in the death of Senator Smith we mourn the loss of an able and conscientious member of the legislature, one devoted to the best interests of his constituents and the people of the State, whom he served with such signal ability on the floor of this Senate. We remember the kindly qualities of his generous heart, the noble attributes of his manhood, and shall ever cherish with fond and sincere recollection our departed friend and brother. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered on the journal of this Senate. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to send an engrossed copy of these resolutions to the family of the late Senator Smith. GEO. CRAIG, Committee. Senator Craig moved that the resolution be made a special order for February 6, at 2:30 o'clock P. M. Carried. Senator Finn appeared at the bar of the Senate and took the oath of office as President pro tempore of the Senate. 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 resolutions in which the concurrence of the House was asked. 1. Relative to Codes. 2. In relation to joint convention. I. K. WILSON, Representatives Martin, Miller of Cherokee, and Patterson appeared and informed the Senate that the House was now ready to receive the Senate in joint convention. 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 Repre sentatives. The Senate went into joint convention. JOINT CONVENTION. The joint convention was called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Warren S. Dungan, President of the Senate, at 12 M., according to law. President Dungan announced that the joint convention had met to compare the journals of the two Houses in reference to the election of a United States Senator. A roll call was ordered, resulting as follows: Those present were: Messrs. Allen, Andrews, Baldwin, Barker, Bell, Bishop, Bitterman, Blanchard, Boardman, Brinton Britt, Brooks, Brower, Burnquist, Byers, Carter, Chantry, Chassell, Cheshire, Conaway, Coonley, Cooper of Montgomery, Cooper of Pottawattamie, Craig, Crow, Davis, Davison, Diederich, Doane, Doubleday, Dowell, Downey, Early, Eaton, Ellison, Endicott, Everall, Finch, Finn, Frazee, Funk of Hardin, Garst, Gorrell, Green, Griswold, Groneweg, Gurley, Harper, Harriman, Harsh, Haselton, Haugen, Henderson, Hinman, Hipwell, Homrighaus, Hoover, Horton, Jamison, Jay, Jester, Jewett, Jones, Kelley, Kilburn, Lehfeldt, Linderman, McCann, McGonigle, McQuinn, Martin, Mattoon, Miller of Cherokee, Miller of Lee, Milliman, Mitchell, Moore, Morris of Clarke, Morris of Sioux, Morrison, Murray, Myerly, Nicoll, Nietert, Oleson, Palmer, Patterson, Pattison, Penrose, Perrin, Perry, Phelps, Rea, Reed, Reynolds, Robinson, Rogge, Rowen, Saberson, Sawyer, Schultz, Shriver, Smith, Snoke, Sowers, Spaulding, Spearman, Steen, Stillmunkes, St. John, Stone, Stuntz, Taylor, Turner, Upton, Vale, Van Gilder, Waterman, Watkins, Watters, Weaver, Wilken, Williams of Fremont, Williams of Howard, Wood, Wyckoff, Yeomans, Young of Calhoun, Young of Delaware-129. Those absent were: Messrs. Carpenter, Chapmam, Cornwall, Dent, Ellis, Funk of Dickinson, Harmon, Hurst, Klemme, Lauder, Lewis, McNeeley, Ranck, Richardson, Riggen, Root, Ross, Sessions, Terry, Trewin, Wilson-21. The Secretary of the Senate then proceeded to read that part of the journal of the Senate for Tuesday, January 23, 1894, that referred to vote for United States Senator. The clerk of the House read that part of the House journal for Tuesday, January 23, 1894, that referred to vote for United States Senator. From the reading of the journal, it appeared that upon Tuesday, January 23, 1894, 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 lowa as United States Senator for the term beginning March 4, 1895. 12 1 26 The following certificate was then signed and read in the presence of the Joint Convention: STATE OF IOWA, HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, January 24, 1894. This is to certify that at a meeting of the two houses of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in Joint Convention, held on Wednesday, the 24th day of January, 1894, at noon, a majority of all the members being present, it was found upon examination of the journals of the respective houses, that upon the day before, the same being the second Tuesday after the meeting and permanent organization of the General Assembly, each house had by roll call of the members present named John H. Gear, of Des Moines county, for Senator in Congress for the State of Iowa, for the term commencing the 4th day of March, 1895, and that the same person, to-wit: John H. Gear, had received a majority of all the votes cast in each house. Whereupon said Joint Convention 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. I. K. WILSON, WARREN S. DUNGAN, President of the Senate and Joint Convention. Clerk House of Representatives and of the E. R. HUTCHINS, Secretary of the Senate. Speaker of the House. The journal of the joint convention was then read by the clerk of the joint convention and approved. On motion of Representative Gurley the joint convention was dissolved. Senator Yeomans moved that the Senate do now adjourn until 10 o'clock A. M. to-morrow. Carried. The Senate adjourned. |