Absent or not voting:

Senators Hall, Kamrar, Parker, and Hemenway--4.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Bills moved to strike out the words "the Code of 1873" and to insert "McClain's or Miller's Annotated Code."

Senator Logan moved that the amendment lie on the table.

The motion was lost.

Senator Tirrill moved that the further consideration of the resolution be postponed until to-morrow.

The motion prevailed.

The committee appointed to notify the House of the organization of the Senate, reported that they had so notified the House.

Senators Rothert and Mitchell were appointed a committee to wait on the Governor, to notify him that the Senate is organized and ready to communicate with him.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Senator Gillett offered a resolution which was adopted.

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That the Senate will meet the House in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in joint convention, for the purposes of canvassing the vote for Governor and Lieutenant-governor, on Wednesday, January 11th, 1882, at 10:30 o'clock, A. M.

Senator Rothert, from the Committee to wait upon the Governor reported that duty discharged.

Senator Smith offered the following concurrent resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That a committee of three from the Senate, and three from the House be appointed on inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant-governor elect, and that said committee be instructed to secure the use of a building suitable for inauguration ceremonies, and to make such other arrangements as the committe may deem necessary, and that the committee be instructed to report at 2 o'clock, P. M., to-morrow.

Senators Smith, Brown of Keokuk, and Keeler were appointed as. such committee.

At 11:30 A. M., Senator Arnold moved that the Senate take a recess of fifteen minutes.

The motion prevailed.

The Senate was called to order at 11:45 A. M.

Senator Nichols of Guthrie offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Senate invite in such order as they may elect, the resident clergymen of the city of Des Moines to open the deliberations of the Senate each morning with prayer.

The motion was adopted.

On motion of Senator Russell of Jones, the Senate adjourned until to morrow at 10 o'clock.

SENATE CHAMBER.

DES MOINES, IOWA, January 11, 1882.}

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, and was cailed to order by the President.

Prayer by the Rev. J. Talbot.

A committee from the House reported that body organized and ready for business.

The journal of yesterday was read, corrected, and approved. Senator Arnold from Special Committee, appointed to select a mailcarrier for the General Assembly, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Special Committee appointed to act with a similar committee on the part of the House, to select a mail-carrier for this General Assembly, beg leave to report that they have performed that duty and have selected as such mail-carrier, George G. Saylor of Polk county.

DELOS ARNOLD, Chairman.

On motion the report was received, adopted, and the committee discharged.

Senator Smith, from Special Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Special Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies beg leave to submit the following report from the joint commit

tee:

The inauguration to take place on January 12, 1882, at 24 o'clock P. M., in Moore's Opera House. The Senate and House to meet in joint convention at 11:30 and adjourn to assemble at Moore's Opera House promptly at 2:30 P. M. After the ceremonies of inauguration the joint. convention to repair to the House of Representatives and be dissolved. Adjutant General Alexander to have charge of the ceremonies. The committee recommend that the Senate and House each appoint a committee to conduct the Governor and Lieutenant-governor elect to the place of inauguration.

HIRAM Y. SMITH, Chairman of Committee.

The report was received and ordered placed on file.

Miss Bell Grow and Miss Carrie A. Clark, Postmistress and Assistant Postmistress elect, appeared before the bar of the Senate and took the oath of office.

The following message was received from the House and ordered passed on file.

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following resolution without amendment: Senate resolution relative to inauguration ceremonies.

E. C. HAYNES, Clerk.

Also: MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following resolution without amendment: Senate resolution relating to the appointment of Postmistress and Assistant Postmistress of the Nineteenth General Assembly.

E. C. HAYNES, Clerk.

The President announced that the hour fixed for the Senate to meet the House in joint convention to canvas the votes for Governor and Lieutenant-governor elect had arrived, and appointed Senators Hutchison and Henderson as tellers on the part of the Senate, and the Senate repaired to the hall of the House of Representatives.

JOINT CONVENTION.

Lieutenant-Governor Campbell, President of the Senate, called the joint convention to order at 10:30 A. M., and announced Senators Hutchison of Wapello and Henderson of Linn, as tellers on the part of the Senate.

The Speaker announced Messrs. Webster of Page and Bolter of Harrison as tellers on part of the House.

The roll being called, there were one hundred and forty-one Senators and Representatives present.

The joint convention then proceeded to canvas the votes by counties for Governor and Lieutenant-governor, and proceeded with the canvas until the county of Lucas was reached, when, on motion of Mr. Merten of Delaware, the joint convention took a recess until 2 o'clock

P. M.

At 2 o'clock P. M. the joint convention was called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Campbell.

On motion of Mr. Dungan from Lucas the roll was called.

There being no signature of the county auditor to the Lucas county returns, on motion of Mr. Dungan they were received as correct.

On motion of Mr. Evans, of Taylor county, it is ordered that all the votes cast for Sherman, Kinnie, and Clark be counted for Buren R. Sherman, L. G. Kinnie, and D. M. Clark.

The President of the joint convention announced the result of the joint canvass as follows:

The total number of votes cast for Governor was..

Buren R. Sherman received..

L. G. Kinnie received.

D. M. Clark received.

Wm. Johnson received.

Scattering...

...

Total number of votes cast for Lieutenant-governor was.

Of which Orlando H. Manning received..

J. M. Walker received..

James M. Holland received.

J. M. Kent received....

Scattering...

.235,206

.133,330

73,244

28,112

454

66

.235,697

133,538

74,128

27,695

294

42

Buren R. Sherman, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared the duly elected Governor of Iowa for the term of two years and until his successor is elected and qualified.

Orlando H. Manning, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared elected Lieutenant-governor for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified.

Mr. Lewis of Mills offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the abstracts of the votes for Governor and Lieu

tenant-governor, from the several counties, be filed in the office of Secretary of State for preservation and future reference.

Senator Greenlee moved that a committee be appointed to notify the Governor and Lieutenant-governor of their election.

The motion prevailed, and Senator Greenlee, and Messrs. Wolf of Cedar county, and Simpson, of Jackson county, were appointed as such committee.

The following certificates were then signed in the presence of the joint convention:

HALL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DES MOINES, Iowa, January 11, 1882.

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 October election, a. n. 1881, for the office of Governor of the State of Iowa, it appeared that Buren R. Sherman received a majority of all the votes cast 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 11th day of January, A. D. 1882.

FRANK T. CAMPBELL,

President of the Senate, and President of the joint convention. G. R. STRUBLE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ATTEST:

J. G. HUTCHISON,

Teller of the Senate.

W. E. WEBSTER,

Teller of the House of Representatives.

HALL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DES MOINES, Iowa, January 11, 1882.

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 October election, A. D. 1881, for the office of Lieutenantgovernor of the State of Iowa, it appeared that Orlando H. Manning received a majority of all the votes cast 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 11th day of January, A. D. 1882.

FRANK T. CAMPBELL,

President of the Senate, and President of the joint convention. G. R. STRUBLE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

On motion, the joint convention dissolved.

At 3:30 P. M., the Senate returned to the Senate Chamber, and was called to order by the President.

The question recurring on the adoption of the committee's report, as submitted by Senator Arnold.

Senator Rothert moved that the committee's report be adopted.
The motion prevailed.

Senator Rothert moved that a committee be appointed, as recommended in the committee's report. Carried.

The President appointed as such committee, Senators Rothert, Harmon, and Baker.

Senator Arnold offered the following resolution:

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That when the General Assembly adjourns on Thursday, the 12th inst., it be until Tues-. day, the 17th inst. at 2 o'clock, P. M.

Senator Nichols of Muscatine, moved to amend the resolution by striking out the words "Tuesday the 17th inst., at 2 o'clock, P. M.," and insert the words "Monday the 16th inst., at 2 o'clock, P. M." The question upon the amendment was lost.

The resolution was 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 resolution, in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:

Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the joint committee having in charge the inaugural ceremonies, be instructed to have printed such number of tickets of admission as the place of meeting will accommodate, and that those tickets be distributed pro rata to the members of the General Assembly, after providing amply for all who have been honored with special invitations.

E. C. HAYNES, Chief Clerk.

House resolution relative to inaugural ceremonies, was taken up and considered.

On motion of Senator Hemenway, the words "except the gallery were inserted after the words "place of meeting." The resolution as amended was 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 concurs in the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution, relative to the printing of tickets and the distribution thereof, upon the occasion of the inaugural ceremonies.

E. C. HAYNES, Chief Clerk.

Senator Garber offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to ascertain and report the mileage due the members of the Senate.