The roll was then called, and the following members of the Twenty-ninth General Assembly responded when their names were called: Messrs. Alexander, Allyn, Anderson, Arthaud, Bailey, Ball, Barker, Barkley, Bealer, Black, Blakemore, Blanchard, Boysen, Brighton, Brooks, Buchanan, Calderwood, Campbell, Carden, Carter, Cassell, Cheney, Christianson, Clarke, Classen, Colclo, Courtright, Cowles, Craig, Crawford, Crossley, Crouse, Cruikshank, Cummings, Davenport, Dodds, Donahue, Dowell, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Emmert, English, Fields, Fitchpatrick, Flenniken, Freeman, Furry, Gilchrist, Graff, Greeley, Greene, Griswold, Hamann, Harper, Harriman, Hartshorn, Hasselquist, Hawk, Hayward, Hazelton, Head, Hertert, Hilsinger, Hobart, Hopkins, Hufschmidt, Hughes, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Junkin, Keagy, Kendall, Kerr, Kling, Kolthoff, Koontz, Langan of Crawford Larrabee, Leech, Lewis, Lister, Lyman, McClure, McClurkin, McNie, Mardis, Marshall, Maytag, Meservey, Moffit, Molsberry, Moore, Mordhorst, Nagle, Nichols, Patten, Pipher, Powers, Pritchard, Robinson, Roome, Secor, Smith of Des Moines, Smith of Mitchell, Sokol, Spaulding, Springer, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweeley, Tallman, Teachout, Temple, Trewin, Utterback, Walden, Warren, Whipple, Whiting, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Clinton, Wilson of Washington, Winne, Wise, Wright, Young of Lee-129. Absent: Messrs. Bachman, Bishop, Coburn, Frudden, Garst, Healy, Hogue, Hubbard, Hurn, Lambert, Langan of Clinton, Lyons, Mattes, Payne, Porter, Sweet, Townsend of Calhoun, Townsend. of Monroe, Walters, Willett, Young of Washington-21. President Milliman declared a quorum present, and the joint convention proceeded with the canvassing of the vote for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. Messrs. Crossley and Boysen, tellers on behalf of the Senate and House, made the following report: HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Joint Convention; } Your tellers appointed by the Senate and House of Representatives on January 14, 1902, to canvass the vote cast for the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor at the election held on November 5, 1901, beg to make the following report of the total vote cast for governor: And of the total vote cast for Lieutenant-Governor at the election on November 5, 1901, Lieutenant-Governor Milliman, president of the joint vention, announced that Albert B. Cummins, having received highest number and a majority of all votes cast for Gove was declared duly elected to the office of Governor of the of Iowa for the ensuing term, and until his successor is ele and qualified. Also: Lieutenant Governor Milliman declared that John Her having received the highest number and a majority of all cast for Lieutenant-Governor, was duly elected to the offi Lieutenant-Governor for the ensuing term and until his succ is elected and qualified. Lieutenant-Governor Milliman, president of the joint co tion, then directed that the abstracts of votes be filed wit secretary of state. The following certificates were signed in the presence o joint convention: HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This is to certify that upon a canvass in joint convention of th houses of the General Assembly of the state of Iowa of the votes cast November election, A. D. 1901, for the office of Governor of the state of Iowa, it appeared that Albert B. Cummins received the highest number of all votes cast for any candidate at said election for said office, and was therefore declared duly elected to said office for the term of two years and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Signed in the presence of the joint convention this fifteenth day of January, A. D. 1902. J. C. MILLIMAN, President of the Senate and President of the Joint Convention. 'WILLARD L. EATON, This is to certify that upon a canvass in joint convention of the two houses of the General Assembly of the state of Iowa of the votes cast at the November election, A. D. 1901, for the office of Lieutenant-Governor of the state of Iowa, it appeared that John Herriott received the highest number of all votes cast for any candidate at said election for said office, and was therefore declared duly elected to said office for the term of two years and until his successor is elected and qualified. Signed in the presence of the joint convention this fifteenth day of January, A. D. 1902. J C. MILLIMAN, President of the Senate and President of the Joint Convention. Senator Crossley moved that a committee of three, one from the Senate and two from the House, be appointed to notify the Governor-elect and Lieutenant-Governor elect of their election. Carried. President Milliman, on behalf of the Senate, appointed Senator Smith of Mitchell, as member of this committee. On behalf of the House, Speaker Eaton appointed as House members of this committee Messrs. Stuckslager of Linn, and Hufschmidt of Allamakee. The minutes of the joint convention were then read and corrected. On motion of Senator Moffit of Cedar, the joint conven was declared dissolved. Senate returned to its chamber and resumed its sitting. The Senate took up House messages. HOUSE MESSAGE CONSIDERED. Concurrent resolution relative to stationery and assembly of the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth General Assem for members of House and Senate was read and adopted. Concurrent resolution relative to adjournment from Thurs January 16th, to Tuesday, January 21st. Passed on file. The Journal of yesterday was taken up, corrected and proved. Senator Crossley submitted the following report on carrier, and moved that it be adopted: Report of joint committee on the appointment of carrier: MR. PRESIDENt and Mr. SpEAKER-Your joint committee appointe the Senate and House to select a mail carrier for the Twenty-ninth eral Assembly, beg leave to report that they have had the matter u consideration, and that they have selected James H. Wilson, of A county, for that position. Adopted. JAMES J. CROSSLEY, Chairman Senate Committe Chairman House Committee Senator Ball offered the following resolution, and moved it be adopted: Resolved, That all papers, including the answer or other pleading the incumbent, and matters now or hereafter presented to this body in matter of the contest for the senatorship from the Thirty-fifth Iowa S torial District, between Thomas F. Nolan and Phineas W. Crawford and the same are and shall be referred to the special committee prov for by resolution of January 13, 1902, and that said committee make e and full investigation and inquiry into the facts and the merits of the contest, and that they make report thereof as to their findings and con sions to this body. Said committee are hereby authorized to employ help as they may deem necessary and admissible to expediete the work, they are further authorized to subpoena and cause to be produced be them such persons, proof and evidence, documentary or otherwise, as may deem necessary for a full and fair determination of the rights of 1902] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. 45 parties, and the chairman of said committee is hereby authorized to sign and issue such subpoenaes for and on behalf of said committee Adopted. 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 passed the following joint resolution in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Joint resolution relating to the selection of additional employes. The Senate now took up House messages. HOUSE MESSAGE CONSIDERED. Chief Clerk. Jeint resolution No. 1 relating to the selection of additional employes. Passed on file. Senator Trewin called the attention of the Senate to the fact that it would cost $500 to build a vestibule at the main door of the Senate, as contemplated in a resolution which passed the Senate yesterday. The following communication relative to the po ition of the Iowa troops at the siege of Vicksburg was read: To the General Assembly: EXECUTIVE OFFICE DES MOINES, Iowa, January 15, 1902 } As stated in my message to the General Assembly, I am in receipt of the report of the commission to locate the Iowa troops in the siege of Vicksburg. The statute having made no provision for printing the report, it is herewith submitted to the General Assembly. There being only one copy of the document, the same is delivered to the House of Representatives. LESLIE M. SHAW. Senator Garst moved that a committee of three be appointed to investigate as to the advisability of printing the message and reports received from the Governor today in the Journal. Carried. The President appointed as such committee Senators Blanchard, Lister and Wilson. Senator Dowell submitted the following report of the committee on inauguration, and moved that it be adopted. |