Mr. Mueller moved that the resolution be referred to Committee on Rules. Pending the motion, Mr. Johnson moved that the House do now adjourn. The motion prevailed, and House adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. } HALL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker in the chair. Pending the reading of journal of yesterday, on motion of Mr. Aldrich the further reading of the standing committees was dispensed with. Mr. Dungan asked leave to cast his vote for James F. Wilson. Mr. M. H. Calkins asked leave to cast his vote for James F. Wilso for senator for the long term, and for J. W. McDill for the short term. Mr. Aldrich asked leave to cast his vote for James F. Wilson for the long term, and for J. W. Dill for the short term. Mr. Stout asked leave of absence for Mr. Webster, which was granted. Mr. Dungan moved that the gentlemen who were absent and not voting be allowed to have entered on the record how they would have voted on the United States Senator. The motion prevailed. Mr. Dungan asked leave of absence for Mr. Irwin, which was granted. PETITIONS. Mr. Schmidt presented a petition relating to amendment of subdivision 2 of section 1717 of the Code. Referred to Committee on Schools. Mr. Kelly presented a petition in relation to prosecuting witness in criminal cases giving bond. Read and referred to Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Robb presented a petition in reference to the desecration of the sabbath day. Referred to Committee on Police Regulations. Mr. Lewis, from Committee on Mileage, submitted the report of that committee. Mr. Davidson moved that the report be referred back to the Committee on Milage for correction. The motion did not prevail. Several members moved the correction of the report as to their individual cases, which amendments were accepted by the Committee. Mr. McCall moved to to refer the report back to Committee on Mileage. The motion prevailed. Mr. Evans moved that a committee be appointed to notify Senate. that the House is now ready to meet the Senate in joint convention. The motion prevailed. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. The following message was received from the Senate: MR. SPEAKER--I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has concurred in the amendment to the Senate resolution as adopted by the House, relative to furnishing Annotated Codes to members of the General Assembly. Also, has concurred in House resolution relative to the death of Jas. A. Garfield. E. H. ODELL, Second Assistant Secretary. RESOLUTION. Mr. Dotson, by leave, offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Be it resolved, That the chairmen of the House committees shall give written notices to the clerk, stating the time and place of their committee meetings; and it shall be the duty of the clerk to announce each day the same immediately before the adjournment of the House. The Speaker appointed as a committee to notify the Senate that the House was ready to meet in joint convention Messrs. Evans, Hubbell, and Danforth. Mr. Mueller moved that the House do now take a recess. The Sergeant-at-Arms announced the honorable Senate. JOINT CONVENTION. The joint convention was called to order by Lieutenant-Governor O. H. Manning, who announced that the object of the convention was for the election of Wardens of the Penitentiaries, State Printer, and State Binder, and announced as teller on the part of the Senate, Senator Delos Arnold of Marshall county. The Speaker appointed as teller on the part of the House, Mr. McCall of Story county. WARDEN OF PENITENTIARY AT FT. MADISON. For Warden of Penitentiary at Ft. Madison the roll was called, with the following result: Whole number of votes cast.. Of which E. C. McMillan received. 132 110 22 Mr. McMillan having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Warden of the Penitentiary at Ft. Madison. WARDEN OF PENITENTIARY AT ANAMOSA. For Warden of Penitentiary at Anamosa the roll was called, with the following result: Whole number of votes cast... Of which Ansel E. Martin received.. Of which Daniel I. Farr received... 130 109 21 Mr. Ansel E. Martin having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared duly elected Warden of the Anamosa Penitentiary. Senator Wright of Pottawattamie county moved that the joint convention now proceed to compare that part of the journals of the two houses as to the votes for United States Senator. The motion prevailed. The Secretary of the Senate then proceeded to read the journal of the Senate that referred to the vote for United States Senator. The Clerk of the House then proceeded to read that part of the House journal that referred to said vote. It appearing from said journals that James F. Wilson had received. a majority of all the votes cast in each house for the office of Senator in Congress for the full term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1883, he was declared duly elected as such Senator. It appearing from said journals that James W. McDill had received a majority of all the votes cast in each house for the office of Senator in Congress for the term of one year, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1882, he was declared duly elected as such Senator. RESOLUTION. Senator Wright of Pottawattamie county offered the following resolution: Resolved, That James F. Wilson be declared Senator-elect from the State of Iowa to the Congress of the United States, for the term commencing fourth of March, 1883; and that Jas. W. McDill be declared the Senator-elect from this State to the Congress of the United States to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel J. Kirkwood. Which was adopted. Senator Greenlee of Marion county moved that the joint convention take a recess until two o'clock this afternoon. George E. Roberts having received a majority of all the votes cast. was declared duly elected State Printer. Mr. Matt Parrott having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared duly elected State Binder. Senator Clark of Page called for the reading of certificates of election of United States Senator. Agreed to. CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION. STATE OF IOWA, HALL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. } 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 18th day of January, A. D. 1882, at noon, a majority of all the members of each house 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 temporary organization of the General Assembly, that each house had, by an open viva voce vote of the members present, named James F. Wilson, of Jefferson county, for Senator in Congress from the State of Iowa, for the term commencing the fourth day of March, 1883, whereupon said joint convention formally declared said James F. Wilson, of Jefferson county, duly elected Senator to represent the State of Iowa in the Congress of the United States for the term of six years, beginning the fourth day of March, 1883. In testimony whereof witness the hands of the President and Secretary of the Senate and the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives, this 18th day of January, A. D. 1882. O. H. MANNING, President of the Senate and of the joint convention. G. R. STRUBLE, Clerk of the House of Representatives and of the joint convention. ATTEST: DELOS ARNOLD, FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of the Senate. Teller on part of the Senate. THOMAS C. MCCALL, Teller on part of the House of Representatives. STATE OF IOWA, HALL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 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 upon Wednesday, the 18th day of January, A. D. 1882, at noon, a majority of all the members of each house 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 temporary organization of the General Assembly, each house had, by an open viva voce vote of the members present, named James W. McDill, of the county of Union, for Senator in Congress from the State of Iowa, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Samuel J. Kirkwood, whereupon said joint convention formally declared said James W. McDill, of said county of Union, duly elected Senator to represent the State of Iowa in the Congress of the United States for the remainder of the term ending the third day of March, A. D. 1883, in the place of said Samuel J. Kirkwood. In testimony whereof witness the hands of the President and Secretary of the Senate and the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives this 18th day of January, A. D. 1882. O. H. MANNING, President of the Senate and joint convention. G. R. STRUBLE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of the Senate. E. C. HAYNES, Clerk of the House of Representatives and of the joint convention. ATTEST: DELOS ARNOLD, Teller on part of the Senate. THOMAS C. MCCALL, Teller on part of the House of Representatives. HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, This is to certify that at an election by the two Houses of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in joint convention, on Wednesday the 18th day of January, A. D. 1882, for the purpose of electing a Warden for the State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, E. C. McMillan having received a majority of all the votes cast for said office, was declared duly elected Warden of said Penitentiary for the term of two years from and after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, and until his successor is elected and qualified. |