Brighton, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Cheshire, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Classen, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Craig, Crossley, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton of Fremont, Eaton of Mitchell, Edwards, Eiker, Finch, Fitchpatrick, Furry, Gibson, Gorrell, Graff, Griswold, Hansmann, Harbert, Harriman, Hasselquist, Hawk, Hayward, Hazelton, Head, Healy, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hobart, Hopkins, Hubbard, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Junkin, Keck, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, Koto, Lambert, Letts, Lewis, Lister, Lyman, Lyons, McAleer, McArthur, McCurdy, McGinn, McIntire, Mardis, Marshall, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Moffit, Mullan, Myers, Nicolaus, Nolan, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Penrose, Perrin, Porter, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Santee, Sauer, Scott, Shambaugh, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Tallman, Temple, Theophilus, Thuenen, Titus, Towner, Townsend of Calhoun, Townsend of Monroe, Trewin, Veneman, Wallace, Warren, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Clinton, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright, Young-145. Those absent were: Messrs. Alexander, Emmert, Garst, Smith, Sokol-5. Senator Blanchard moved that the Journal of each house for January 16th be now read. Carried. The Secretary of the Senate then proceeded to read that part of the Journal of the Senate for Tuesday, January 16th, that referred to the vote for United States senator. The Chief Clerk of the House then read that part of the House Journal for Tuesday, January 16th that referred to the election of United States senator. From the reading of the Journals it appeared that on Tuesday, January 16, 1900, the Senate and the House of Representatives balloted separately for United States Senator with the following result: John H. Gear was then declared duly elected by the Twentyeighth General Assembly of the state of Iowa as United States senator for the term of six years beginning March 4, 1901. The following certificate of election was then signed and read in the presence of the joint convention. STATE OF IOWA. HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. January 17, 1900. } This is to certify that at a meeting of the two houses of the general assembly of the state of Iowa in jɔint assembly held on Wednesday, the 17th day of January at noon, a majority of all the members being present, it was found upon examination of the Journals of the Houses that upon the day before, the same being the second Tuesday after the meeting and 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 on the 4th day of March, 1901; 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 said 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, 1901. GEO. A. NEWMAN, Secretary of Senate. S. M. CART, J. C. MILLIMAN, President of Senate and Joint Assembly. Clerk of House of Representatives. D. H. BOWEN, Speaker of the House. Mr. Prentis moved that we proceed to the election of the state printer and binder. On motion of Senator Titus the motion was laid on the table. The Journal of the joint convention was then read and approved. Mr. Kendall moved that the joint convention be dissolved. Carried. The House resumed its session at 12:40 o'clock P. M. On motion of Mr. Stewart, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow. HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, } The House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker Bowen in chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. E. W. Curtis, presiding elder, Corning district, United Brethern church, Des Monies. Mr. Stewart moved, Joint resolution No. 1 be indefinitely postponed. Carried. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr. Cold presented petition of Arthur Sewall, mayor of Dysart, Iowa, and twenty six others, asking for relief of J. T. M. Glenn. Referred to committee on Claims. Mr. Campbell presented petition of J. N. Day and fifty-three other citizens of Henry county, asking for relief from the unsanitary condition of the sewerage from the Hospital for Insane at Mt. Pleasant. Referred to committee on Hospital for Insane. REPORT OF COMMITTEE. Mr. Temple, from the committee on Judiciary submitted the following report. MR. SPEAKER:-Your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred House file No. 1, a bill for an act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Pilot Mound, Boone county, Iowa, the election of officers, and all acts done, and ordinances passed by council of said town, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with recommendation that the same do pass with the following amendments: Strike out of line one (1), section one (1), the words "valid and binding.” Sirike out of line one (1), section two (2), the words "in effect." M. L. TEMPLE, Chairman. Ordered passed on file. Also: Mr. Temple, from the committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House file No. 3, a bill for an act to amend section twenty-seven hundred and forty-three (2743) of the code, relating to school districts, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass with the following amendments: Strike out of lines 4 and 5, section one (1), the words "Having a population of 5,000 or over." Strike out of line one (1), section two (2), the word "particular," and insert the word "immediate" in lieu thereof. Ordered passed on file. M. L. TEMPLE. Chairman. The following communication was received from the secretary of state, G. L. Dobson: STATE OF IOWA. OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. I, G. L. Dobson, secretary of state of the state of Iowa, do hereby certify that I selected the papers below named, being two (2) in each congressional district in the state of Iowa, to publish Joint resolution No. 1, as passed by the regular session of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Iowa so as to provide for biennal elections. First Congressional district— Mt. Pleasant Journal; Keokuk Gate City Second Congressional district-Maquoketa Excelsior; Marengo Republican. Third Congressional district-Iowa Falls Sentinel; Dubuque Times. Fourth Congressional district-Worth County Index; Marble Rock, (The Weekly.) Fifth Congressional district--Vinton Eagle; Marion Register. Sixth Congressional district--Oskaloosa Herald; Davis County Republican. Seventh Congressional district-Dallas County News; The Representative. Eighth Congressional district--Clarinda Journal; Creston Gazette. Ninth Congressional district-Logan Observer; The Guthrian. Tenth.Congressional district-The Republican; Winnebago Summitt. Eleventh Congressional district--Sheldon Mail; Newell Mirror. And I further certify that said Joint resolution No. 1 was published in said papers for the period of three months previous to the general election for members of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly, as provided by law. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the official seal of the secretary of state of the state of Iowa, this 15th day of December, A D. 1899. G. L. DOBSON. Secretary of State. SEAL. } INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By Mr. Veneman, House file No. 15, a bill for an act making appropriations to Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Wise, House file No. 16, a bill for an act to provide for the support and development of the State Normal school at Cedar Falls, Iowa, and making appropriations therefor. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Santee, House file No. 17, a bill for an act to amend section 65 of the code in relation to increasing the governor's salary. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Santee, House file No. 18, a bill for an act to amend section 2849 of the code in relation to the rate of interest charged on state funds. Read first and second time and referred to committee on Judiciary. |