Journal

Read a first and second time, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Senator Greenlee, Senate File No. 7, a bill for an act to amend sections 8 and 9, chapter 75, laws of the Eighteenth General Assembly. Read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Suppression of Intemperance.

By Senator Hutchison, Senate File No. 8, bill for an act to amend section 3811, and to repeal part of section 3814, of the Code of 1873, defining a day's service for jurors and talesmen, and abolishing additional compensation to expert witnesses.

Read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

RESOLUTIONS.

Senator Clark of Page offered the following joint resolution and memorial, which was ordered printed and referred to the Committe on Public Lands.

Joint resolution and memorial in relation to the lands granted to the State of Iowa for the construction of a railroad from Sioux City to the Minnesota line.

WHEREAS, By act of Congress of May 12, 1864, certain lands described in said act were granted to this State in trust for the construction of a railroad from Sioux City to the south line of Minnesota, and which grant was accepted by the State of Iowa, by act of the General Assembly of this State, which took effect May 20, 1866; and

WHEREAS, The said act required the completion of said railroad within ten years from the acceptance of said grant by this State; and WHEREAS, This State conferred the lands aforesaid upon the Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad Company; and

WHEREAS, Said Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad Company have failed to build the road within the limitation established by Congress in its act aforesaid, and said company having taken no steps to build said road, as required by the terms of said grant; and

WHEREAS, A railroad is now in operation from Sioux City to said south line of Minnesota, constructed without reference to said grant, and the object of said grant being now accomplished, and there being about 90,000 acres of said land undisposed of, and the purpose of said trust already accomplished; therefore,

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be and are hereby requested and instructed to use all lawful means in their power to cause the United States government to resume the title to all the said remaining lands embraced in its said grant, and cause the same to be opened up to settlement and placed upon the market under the general statutes of the United States in relation to the disposition of its public lands.

Resolved, That the Secretary of this State be and is hereby required to furnish each member of Congress from this State and each Senator with a copy hereof.

Senator Greenlee offered the following resolution, which was, on motion of Senator Hemenway, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That there be appointed committees to visit the several State institutions, each of said committees to be composed of three members, one from the Senate, and two from the House, said committees to report to the General Assembly on or before the first day of February next. They shall examine and include in their report:

1. Whether the appropriations made by the last General Assembly have been wisely and economically expended.

Whether they have been expended for the objects appropriated. Whether chapter 67 of the acts of the Seventeenth General Assembly has been complied with, in not contracting indebtedness in excess of the appropriations.

4. Whether there has been any diversion of any money from the specific purpose for which it was drawn from the State Treasury.

5. Said committee shall also report the names and number of person employed by the several institutitions, for what purpose employed, and at what salary; also, whether any of the employed receive, or have received anything in addition to the salary, in the way of board, rooms, lights, fuel or clothing, or anything else, at the expense of the State. Senator Hall offered the following resolution:

Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That when the Senate and House adjourn on Saturday, January 21, 1882, it be to convene on Tuesday, January 31, 1882; and that the several visiting committees when appointed are hereby directed to visit the several State institutions during said adjournment.

On motion of Senator Arnold, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By leave, Senator Russell of Jones introduced Senate File No. 9, a bill for an act in relation to publishing legal notices.

Read a first and second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

The following communication was read from Hon. Hoyt Sherman, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements, tendering on behalf of said committee a cordial invitation to the honorable members and the officers of the State Senate to be present and take part in a public reception to be given to the members of the Constitutional Convention of 1857, at Moore's opera-house, on Thursday afternoon next, beginning at halfpast one o'clock.

Senator Hartshorn moved to take up

HOUSE MESSAGES.

Carried.

Senator Tirrill moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment relative to furnishing Annotated Code and session laws to members.

The motion prevailed.

The House concurrent resolution relative to the death of President James A. Garfield was read, the rule was suspended, and the resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.

A committee from the House announced that body ready to meet the Senate in joint convention.

Senator Arnold was appointed teller on the part of the Senate, and on motion of Senator Greenlee the Senate repaired to the Hall of the House of Representatives.

At 11:15 o'clock the joint convention was called to order by President Manning.

Thomas C. McCall of Story county, was appointed teller on the part of the House.

On the election of Warden of the Penitentiary at Fort Madison, the roll was called with the following result:

Messrs. Aaker, Abraham, Aldrich, Anderson, Arnold, Babcock, Baker, Barrett, Baughman, Benson, Bills, Bird, Blain, Boling, Bosworth, Bridges, Brown of Butler, Brown of Keokuk, Brown of Van Buren, Caldwell, Calkins, Clark of Page, Cook, Cotton, Crew, Dashiell, David. son, Dickins, Donahey, Dotson, Downing, Duncan, Dungan, Earle, Elerick, Epperson, Evans, Flint, Garber, Greenlee, Haines, Hall of Clarke, Hanchett, Hart, Hartshorn, Havens, Hemenway, Holmes, Hubbell, Hunt, Hutchison, Johns, Johnson of Mahaska, Kamrar, Kelly, Lemert, Lewis, Logan, McCall, McCulloch, McManus, Marshall, Maxwell, Merten, Mueller, Muncey, Nichols of Musctine, Nielander, Parker, Patrick, Payne, Pearson, Pickler, Pitcher, Platter, Powell, Poyneer, Prizer, Reynolds, Robb, Robinson, Rothert, Russell of Greene, Russell, of Jones, Ryder, St. Clair, Seiffert, Shearer, Shrader, Smith, Spencer, Stephens, Stout, Struble, Sudlow, Taylor, Tilton, Tirrill, Tool, Tucker, Wall, Warren, Welstead, Whaley, Williamson, Wilson of Clarke, Wolf of Cedar, Wright of Pottawattamie, and Wright of Webster-110.

Those voting for Mr. Jackson, were:

Messrs. Bolter, Bowdish, Clark of Wayne, Danforth, Ehl, Henderson of Fremont, Kuhlemeier, Lambert, Lucas, Lynch, McCully, Mitchell, Morgan, O'Brien, Rorick, Schmidt, Simpson, Snook, Upton, Van Staden, Wilson of Kossuth, and Wolfe of Johnson-22.

Absent or not voting-22.

Mr. McMillan having received a majority of all the votes cast for the office of Warden for the State Penitentiary, at Fort Madison, was declared duly elected 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.

The following certificate was signed in the presence of the joint convention:

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DES MOINES, lowa, January 18, 1882.

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.

Signed in the presence of the joint convention, this 18th day of January, A. D. 1882.

ATTEST:

DELOS ARNOLD,

O. H. MANNING, President of the Senate. G. R. STRUBLE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Teller of the Senate.

THOMAS C. MCCALL,

Teller of the House of Representatives.

Senator Wright moved that we now proceed to compare the journal of the Senate with the journal of the House on the election of United States Senator.

The motion prevailed.

It being the hour of 12 o'clock meridian of the day following the second Tuesday next after the organization of the present legislature, and the two houses having convened in joint assembly, the journal of each house was read relative to the election of United States Senator. 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 4th day 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 to expire on the 4th day of March, 1883, he was declared duly elected as such Senator.

Senator Wright offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That James F. Wilson be declared the Senator elect from the State of Iowa to the Congress of the United States, for the term commencing the 4th of March, 1883; and that James 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.

The joint convention proceeded to elect a Warden for the Penitenat Anamosa.

The roll was called, with the following result:

Whole number of votes cast..

Necessary to a choice

Of which A. E. Martin received..

And Daniel F. Farr received..

Those voting for A. E. Martin were:

.130

..109 21

Messrs. Aaker, Abraham, Aldrich, Anderson, Arnold, Barrett, Babcock, Baker, Barrett, Baughman, Benson, Bills, Bird, Bishop, Blain, Boling, Bosworth, Bridges, Brown of Butler, Brown of Keokuk, Brown

of Van Buren, Caldwell, Calkins, Clark of Page, Clark of Wayne, Cook, Cotton, Crew, Dashiell, Daugherty, Davidson, Dickins, Donahey, Dotson, Downing, Duncan, Dungan, Elerick, Epperson, Evans, Flint, Garber, Gillett, Graves, Greenlee, Haines, Hall of Clarke, Hanchett, Hart, Hartshorn, Havens, Hemenway, Holmes, Hubbell, Hunt, Hutchison, Johns, Johnson of Mahaska, Kamrar, Keller, Kelly, Lambert, Lemert, Lewis, Logan, McCall, McCulloch, McDonald, McManus, Marshall, Merten, Mueller, Muncey, Nichols of Muscatine, Parker, Patrick, Payne, Pearson, Pickler, Pitcher, Platter, Poyneer, Prizer, Reynolds, Robb, Robinson, Rothert, Russell of Greene, Russell of Jones, Ryder, St. Clair, Seiffert, Shearer, Shrader, Smith, Spencer, Stephens, Stout, Struble, Sudlow, Taylor, Tilton, Tirrill, Tool, Tucker, Wall, Warren, Welstead, Whaley, Williamson, Wilson of Clarke, Wolf of Cedar, Wright of Pottawattamie, and Wright of Webster.

Those voting for Daniel F. Parr were:

Messrs. Bolter, Bowdish, Danforth, Ehl, Henderson of Fremont, Kuhlemeier, Lucas, Lynch, McCully, Maxwell, Mitchell, Morgan, O'Brien. Rorick, Schmidt, Simpson, Snook, Upton, Van Staden, Wilson of Kossuth, and Wolfe of Johnson.

Those not voting were:

Messrs. Clark of Wayne, Daugherty, Earle, Gillett, Graves, Hall of Des Moines, Harmon, Hebard, Henderson of Linn, Hubbard, Irwin, Johnson of Jackson, Larrabee, McGregor, Nichols of Benton, Nichols of Guthrie, Nielander, Powell, Webster and Wicks.

A. E. Martin, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Warden of the Penitentiary at Anamosa for the term of two years after the expiration of term of the present incumbent and until his successor is elected and qualified.

The following certificate was signed. in the presence of the joint convention:

HALL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DES MOINES, Iowa, January 18, 1882.

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 State Penitentiary at Anamosa, A. E. Martin, 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.