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HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12th, 1864.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by Rev. P. F. Bresee.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Mr. McNutt, from Committee on Credentials, reported as follows: Your Committee to whom were referred the credentials of persons claiming seats in this House, having examined the same, beg leave to report that they find the following named persons entitled to seats as members:

1st Dist.-Ferdinand Meissner, B. S. Merriam, and Washington Galland.

2d Dist.-William C. Garrett and J. W. Latham. 3d Dist.-F. H. Cary and D. A. Hurst.

4th Dist.-E. F. Horton.

5th Dist.-Elijah Glendening.

6th Dist.-J. R. Andrews.

7th Dist.-Joseph J. McMakin and James Bruce. 8th Dist.-H. R. Lyons and A. H. Bereman. 9th Dist.--Geo. C. Fry and Owen Bromley. 10th Dist.-Peter Knox and Edward H. Stiles. 11th Dist.-John Clark.

12th Dist.-H. H. Day.

13th Dist.

14th Dist.-N L. Van Sandt.

15th Dist.-T. L. Buckham.

16th Dist.-William Hale.

17th Dist.-Enoch Potter.

18th Dist.-Samuel A. Russell and Nathan Littler. 19th Dist.-Joseph Andrews and R. S. Mills.

20th Dist.-J. N. H. Campbell and Ephraim Munsell. 21st Dist.-John L. McCormack and Stephen Y. Gose. 22d Dist.-S. B. Lindsay.

23d Dist.-John E. Darby.

24th Dist.-A. J. Bell.

25th Dist.-Jacob Butler and Samuel McNutt.

26th Dist.-Robert S. Finkbine and Warner Spurrier.

27th Dist.-S. G. Sweet.

28th Dist.-R. Sears.
29th Dist.-Salem Jeffries.

30th Dist.-Nicholas Baylies.

31st Dist.-Elwood Lindley.

32d Dist.-Hugh M. Thompson and Hugh M. G. Skiles.

33d Dist.-George W. Parker and Samuel G. Magill. 34th Dist.-John W. Stanton and William P. Wolf. 35th Dist.-Ebenezer Dorr and Henry Green.

36th Dist.-John Russell.

37th Dist.-John P. Carbee and Charles Weare.

38th Dist.-Alexander Runyon.

39th Dist.-Phineas Helm.

40th Dist.--O. F. Hixson. 41st Dist.

42d Dist.-Joseph W. Simpson. 43d Dist.-D. D. Holdridge.

44th Dist.--Cicero Close.

45th Dist.

46th Dist.-William J. Gilchrist and Henry White.

47th Dist.-P. F. Sturgis.

48th Dist.-John E. Burke.

49th Dist.-Henry C. Vinton.

50th Dist.-Charles Paulk.

51st Dist.-Ole Nelson and James H. Brown. 52d Dist.-Thomas R. Perry.

53d Dist.

54th Dist.-A. B. F. Hildreth. 55th Dist.-George M. Maxwell. 56th Dist.

57th Dist.-Charles D. Pritchard. 58th Dist.-Edward McKnight. 59th Dist.-John Smith.

60th Dist.-James W. Logan. 61st Dist.-William L. Joy. 62d Dist.

63d Dist.

64th Dist.-E. B. Fenn.

65th Dist.-W. B. Davis.

66th Dist.-William Elliott.

Your Committee would further report that Salem Jeffries of 29th District; William J. Moir, of 45th District; Samuel B. McCall, of 56th District, and Addison Oliver, of 62d District, are present, but without certificates from causes beyond their control, and from the evidence brought before your committee, we are fully convinced that they are entitled to seats in this House, and recommend their admission.

SAMUEL MCNUTT, Chairman.

Your Committee would further report that the certificates from the following named districts are without revenue stamps, viz; Districts No. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 35, 39, 46, 50, 51, 52, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61 and 66.

SAMUEL MONUTT, Chairman.

Mr. Galland moved that the report of the Committee be adopted. The motion prevailed, and the report was adopted.

Mr. McNutt moved that the oath of office be administered to the members.

Carried.

The members then arose in their places, and the oath prescribed by the Constitution was administered by the Speaker pro tem, and thereupon the members respectively came forward to the Clerk's desk, and subscribed the oath prescribed by law.

Mr. Butler then administered the oath to the Speaker pro tem. Mr. Moir moved that we now proceed to the election of permanent officers of this House. Carried.

The House then proceeded to the election of Speaker.
Mr. Bereman nominated Mr. Butler, of Muscatine.
Thereupon a vote was taken with the following result.

Whole number of votes cast....

Mr. Butler received.....

..80

..80

Mr. Butler having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker of the House.

The Chair appointed Messrs Bereman and Paulk to conduct the Speaker to the chair.

On taking the chair, Mr. Butler addressed the House as follows: GENTLEMEN-I tender you my thanks for the honor you have conferred upon me, in choosing me as your Speaker. Inexperienced in the responsible duties of the chair, I shall require and expect the same indulgence towards my shortcomings which has guided you in your selection.

Meeting as you do in the most eventful period of our history as a Nation, I trust we shall show by our acts, as legislators, that we are not unworthy children of an honored ancestry. If we can but do our duty as well and faithfully in this hall, as the brave men who represent our State on the field of battle perform theirs, we shall make a record of which we need not be ashamed. If we can make our session a short, working one, filled with deeds rather than vague and general discussion, we shall demonstrate more clearly than in any other way, that the great powers conferred upon us by our constitutents, have not been misplaced. I promise you, gentlemen, my best efforts towards these ends, and again return you my sincere. thanks for this most flattering expression of your partiality.

The House then proceeded to the election of Chief Clerk.
Mr. Galland nominated Jacob Rich, of Buchanan county.
Whole number of votes cast....
Of which Jacob Rich received....

...81
..81

Mr. Rich having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Chief Clerk of the House.

Messrs. Gue and Dixon, a committee from the Senate, informed the House that the Senate was duly organized, and ready to proceed to business.

The House then proceed to the election of 1st Assistant Clerk. Mr. Baylies nominated Geo. P. Abel, of Polk county.

A vote was then taken with the following result:

Whole number of votes cast....

G. P. Abel received....

Mr. Paulk.....

82

.81

Mr. Abel having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected.

The House then proceeded to the election of 2d Assistant Clerk. Mr. Lyon, of Henry county, nominated S. A. Clark, of Henry county.

Whereupon a vote was taken with the following result:

Whole number of votes cast....

S. A. Clark received..

.78

..77

Mr. Clark having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected 2d Assistant Clerk of the House.

The House then proceeded to the election of Engrossing Clerk. Mr. Merriam nominated A. D. Aldrich, of Lee county.

A vote was then taken with the following result.

Whole number of votes cast..

A. D. Aldrich received...

...

.86

.86

Mr. Aldrich having received all the votes cast was declared duly elected.

The House then proceeded to the election of Enrolling Clerk. Mr. Darby, of Madison, nominated C. S. Wilson, of Madison county.

Whereupon a vote was taken with the following result:
Whole number of vote cast....

C. S. Wilson received..

.67

...67

Mr. Wilson having received all the votes cast, was declared duly

elected Enrolling Clerk of the House.

The House then proceeded to the election of Sergeant at Arms. Mr. Close nominated Z. Streeter, of Blackhawk county.

A vote was then taken with the following result:

Whole number of votes cast....

Mr. Streeter received....

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74

.74

Mr. Streeter having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Sergeant at Arins of the House.

Mr. Merriam offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Speaker be directed to employ Marion York and Geo. Bailey as 1st and 2d Messengers. Joseph Ivers and Victor Peters as 1st and 2d Paper Folders. Harmon Ruppin and J. E. Guild as 1st and 2d Firemen, and Geo. Bailey, of Dallas, as Doorkeeper, of the House.

The resolution was adopted.

Mr. Littler offered the following resolution:

Resolved, By the House of Representatives, the Senate concur ring, that A. P. Burrhus be appointed Postmaster of the General Assembly, and that he be authorized to employ a mail carrier.

Mr. Hildreth moved to amend, by inserting the name of Mr. Tucker as said mail carrier.

Mr. Merriam moved that the name of Theodore Guelich be inserted as said mail carrier.

Mr. Maxwell moved to table the whole matter. Not Carried.. The motion to insert the name of Mr. Guelich prevailed, and the resolution as amended was adopted.

The officers elect presented themselves and were sworn in

Mr. Russell, of Washington, moved that a committee of two be appointed to wait upon the Senate, and inform that body that the House was organized, and ready for business.

The resolution was adopted, and the Speaker appointed Messrs. Russell and Skiles.

Mr. Moir offered the following resolution which was adopted:

Resolved, That the rules of the last session be temporarily adopted; and that a committee of five be appointed to prepare and report rules for the government of this House; and that the Chief Clerk of this House be requested to procure and have attached to the rules of this House, the name, post office address, age, place of nativity, occupation and boarding place of each member of this House, and the officers thereof.

The Speaker appointed Messrs. Moir, Finkbine, Hale, Logan and Baylies on said committee.

Mr. McNutt offerd the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Pastors of churches of this city be invited to officiate as Chaplains of this House, and to arrange among themselves the order in which they will act.

Mr. Russell, of Washington, moved to adjourn till 2 o'clock. Carried.

Two O'CLOCK, P. M.

House met as per adjournment.

Mr. offered as a substitute for the resolution of Mr. McNutt, that the Clergymen of this House be invited to open the morning session with prayer.

Mr. Baylies moved to amend the resolution by inserting "pastors of the several churches," instead of " clergymen." Carried.

Mr. Weare moved to strike out all after the word "resolved," and sert, "That we now proceed to elect a Chaplain."

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