Absent or not voting: Senator Alexander-1. So Mrs. Viola Cook was declared duly elected postmistress of the Senate. Senator Harriman nominated John H. Serene of Allamakee county for chief doorkeeper. Those voting for Mr. Serene were: Senators Alberson, Allyn, Arthaud, Bachman, Ball, Bishop, Blanchard, Bolter, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Crossley, Eaton, Emmert, Finch, Fitchpatrick, Garst, Gorrell, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazelton, Healy, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, Lyons McArthur, McIntire, Mardis, Moffit, Mullan, Nolan, Penrose, Perrin, Porter, Smith, Tallman, Titus, Townsend, Trewin, Wallace, Young-48. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander and Wilson-2. So Mr. Serene was declared duly elected chief doorkeeper. Senator Craig moved that the time of adjournment be extended until 12:30. Carried. Senator Harriman offered the following resolution and moved its adoption. Resolved, That the following named persons to wit, G. W. Evans, Robert B. Baird, John Weaver, Samuel Salts, Guy E. Logan, Jacob Tisch, V. A. Jones, B. C. Armstrong, be and are hereby elected assistant doorkeepers and assigned to duty under the direction of the sergeant-at-arms and chief doorkeeper. Those voting for the resolution were: Senators Alberson, Allyn, Arthaud, Bachman, Ball, Bishop, Blanchard, Bolter, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Crossley, Eaton, Emmert, Finch, Fitchpatrick, Garst, Gorrell, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazelton, Healy, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, Lyons, McArthur, McIntire, Mardis, Moffit, Mullan, Nolan, Penrose, Perrin, Porter, Smith, Tallman, Titus, Townsend, Wallace, Young -47. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Trewin, Wilson-3. So the above were declared duly elected assistant doorkeepers of the Senate. Senator Harriman nominated for janitors of the cloak room, Jeff Logan of Polk county and W. J. Jones and for janitor of the toilet room, C. H. Comley. Those voting for Jeff Logan and W. J. Jones for janitors of cloak room and for C. H. Comley for janitor of the toilet room were: Senators Alberson, Allyn, Arthaud, Bachman, Ball Bishop, Blanchard, Bolter, Brighton, Cheshire, Classen, Craig, Crossley, Eaton, Emmert, Finch, Fitchpatrick, Garst, Gorrell, Griswold, Harriman, Hayward, Hazelton, Healy, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Junkin, Lambert, Lewis, Lister, Lyons, McArthur, McIntire, Mardis, Moffit, Mullan, Nolan, Penrose. Perrin, Porter, Smith, Tallman, Titus, Townsend, Trewin, Wallace, Young-47. Absent or not voting: Senators Alexander, Trewin, Wilson-3. So Jeff Logan and W. J. Jones were declared duly elected janitors of the cloak room and C. H. Comley janitor of the toilet room. Senator Craig moved that the President appoint a committee of five on the designation of committee rcoms and the appointing of hour for meetings. Carried. Senator Cheshire offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO INAUGURATION. Resolved, By the Senate, the House concurring: That the President of the Senate appoint a committee of five, to act in concert with a like committee from the House to make suitable arrangements for the inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. Adopted. The following newly elected officers of the Senate appeared before the bar of the Senate and were duly sworn in according to law: Geo. A. Newman, secretary of the Senate. H. C. Lounsberry, journal clerk. John H. Serene, chief doorkeeper. G. W. Evans, Robt. B. Baird, John Weaver, Samuel Salts, Guy E. Logan, Jacob Fisch, V. A. Jones, B. C. Armstrong, assistant doorkeepers. Jeff Logan, W. J. Jones, janitors of the cloak room. C. H. Comley, janitor of the toilet room. The following appeared at the bar of the Senate and were duly sworn in according to law: Fred C. McCutchen, Lieutenant-Governor's clerk, and LeRoy Kinch, Lieutenant-Governor's page. Senator Mullan offered the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to wait upon the Governor and notify him that the Senate is duly organized and ready to receive any communication from him. The President appointed the following committee to notify the Governor: Senators Mullan, Ball and Perrin. The President appointed the following committee on inauguration: Senators Cheshire, Trewin, Smith, Emmert and Porter. Senator Cheshire offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved, That George H. Cleggett be authorized to place a barber's chair in the cloak room without expense to the state for the use of the Senators and employes of the senate. Adopted. Senator Penrose offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of three to notify the House that the Senate is permanently organized and ready to receive any communications they may wish to transmit to it. Adopted. The President appointed the following senators as a committee to notify the House: Senators Penrose, Bolter and Finch. Senator Hayward offered the following resolution and moved its adoption. Resolved, That a standing committee of five be appointed to have charge of the employment of chaplain. The committee appointed to notify the House reported that their duty was performed. The committee to report to the Governor that the Senate was permanently organized reported that they had so done and the Governor stated that he would have a communication for the Senate on to morrow morning. Senator Titus moved that the resolution relative to employment of chaplain be referred to a committee of three to report to-morrow morning be adopted. A division was called for. The motion prevailed. The President appointed the following committee to which resolution was referred: Senators Titus, Hayward, Lewis. Senator Allyn offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of three on mileage. Adopted. The President appointed as such committee Senators Allyn, Arthaud and Porter. The President appointed as committee on the inauguration, Senators Cheshire, Trewin, Smith, Emmert and Porter. Senator Blanchard moved that when the Senate adjourn it be until 10 o'clock A. M. to-morrow. Carried. Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock A. M, President Milliman presiding. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. Auracher, of Des Moines, Iowa. The President announced the following committee on assignment of committee rooms: Senators Garst, Healy, Trewin, Smith and McIntire. The President appointed the following joint committee on mail carrier: Senators Eaton, Craig and Hazelton. Senator Penrose moved that two additional pages be appointed. Motion prevailed. A committee from the House announced that it was permanently organized and ready to receive communications. Senator Titus, from the special committee on resolution in reference to committee on chaplain, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT-Your special committee to whom was referred the resolution by Senator Hayward in relation to the appointment of a committee on chaplain, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the following substitute therefor: Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to procure a chaplain for the opening session of the Senate each day; said committee to so arrange that clergymen from out of the city of Des Moines may have an |