188. Relating to auditor's insurance report. 159. Relative to operation of steam engines.. 192. Relating to supreme court 201. Relating to special elections 215. Relating to industrial schools.. 234. Legalizing sale of liquors prior to October 1, 1887. 252. Relative to pension money of members of Soldiers' Home.. 260 Relating to time deposits by loan and trust companies 261. Making appropriation for education of Linnie Haguewood.. 173 283. Legalizing the ordinances of the town of Norway. 288 To surrender certain grounds in Boone to the U. S.. 289. Legalizing levy made by the town of Bonaparte.. 291. Relating to the marking and validity of ballots. 343. Legalizing the organization of independent school district 355. Appropriating money for classfication of State Library. 154 22 205 146 374. Relative to selling intoxicating liquors.. 60 375. Legalizing certain county elections for erecting court house 200 2.5 389. Apportioning the state into representative_districts.. 175 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, DES MOINES, Iowa, Monday January 8, 1900. } Pursuant to law the Twenty-eighth General Assembly convened at 10 o'clock A. M., and was called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Milliman. Prayer was offered by Rev. I. S. Ford, of Des Moines. Senator Harriman moved that the officers of the Twentyseventh General Assembly present be made the temporary officers, and those selected for the other positions be filled by those nominated by the republican caucus. Carried. The following temporary officers appeared before the bar of the Senate and were sworn in: Geo. A. Newman, secretary; S. D. Alexander, first assistant secretary; T. P. Emmons, second assistant secretary; G. A. Nichols, journal clerk; F. C. McCutchen, journal clerk; Miss Lois M. Rigby, engrossing clerk; Miss Olive Conger, enrolling clerk; Capt. E. C. Collins, sergeant-at-arms. John H. Serene, chief doorkeeper; Samuel Salts, doorkeeper; R. B. Baird, doorkeeper; V. A. Jones, doorkeeper; Jacob Fisch, doorkeeper; G. W. Evans, doorkeeper; John Weaver, assistant doorkeeper; Guy E. Logan, doorkeeper; B. C. Armstrong, doorkeeper; Fred C. McCutchen, lieutenant-governor's clerk; Miss Viola S. Cook, postmistress; Miss Leta Holman, bill clerk; E. H. Schenck, file clerk; Jeff Logan and Wm. J. Jones, janitors of cloak room; Charles H. Comley, janitor of the toilet room; Le Roy Kinch, lieutenant-governor's page; Burt Canfield, page. Senator Titus offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the hold-over and re-elected senators be granted the privilege of retaining the seats occupied by them at the close of the last session of the General Assembly, and that the newly elected senators, and that the names of such senators be placed in a hat and drawn out one at a time by the secretary, and as a name is announced the senator will select his seat from those unoccupied. Adopted. Cecil Salisbury, page; William Maher, page; M. Grinsp, page. Senator Wilson moved that a committee of five be appointed on credentials. Adopted. President appointed as members of committee on credentials Senators Wilson, Garst, Cheshire, Hayward, Wallace. Senator Trewin moved that those taking part in the drawing of seats vacate them until immediately after the drawing of same. Adopted. The selection of seats by the newly-elected members resulted as follows: Nolan, 20; Brighton, 43; Bishop, 9; Smith, 16; Tallman, 46; Griswold, 38; Ball, 31; Crossley, 35; Lister, 14: Townsend, 22; Lambert, 50; Porter, 17; Hopkins, 30; Arthaud, 18; Alberson, 48. Hazelton, 25; Bachman, 7; Classen, 4; Hubbard, 3; Mardis, 1; Fitzpatrick, 10; Moffit, 6. Senator Penrose moved that pending the deliberations of the committee on credentials a recess be taken. Carried. Senator Wilson from the committee on credentials presents the following report: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. MR. PRESIDENT-Your committee on credentials find the following named newly elected senators entitled to seats in the Twenty-eighth General Assembly: Second district-Henry H. Brighton. Third district-Claude R. Porter. Fourth district-Alexander Mardis. Fifth district-George S. Allyn. Sixth district-F. L. Arthand. Eighth district-Joseph M. Junkin Tenth district-A. N. Alberson. Eleventh district-W. B. Tallman. We also find the following hold-over senators present: First district-D. A. Young. Seventh district-William Eaton. Ninth district-William Corse McArthur. Twelfth district-W. R. Lewis. Thirteenth district-W. A. McIntire. Eighteenth district-J. M. Emmert. J. L. WILSON, Committee. |