So it appeared that James F. Wilson received a majority of all the votes cast for the office of United States Senator from Iowa in the Congress of the United States for the term beginning on the 4th day of March, A. D. 1883.

Those voting for James F. Wilson were:

Senators Abraham, Arnold, Baker, Bills, Boling, Brown of Keokuk, Brown of Van Buren, Clark of Page, Cotton, Dashiell, Garber, Gillett, Graves, Greenlee, Harmon, Hemenway, Henderson, Hunt, Hutchison, Johnson, Keller, Larrabee, Logan, Marshall, Nichols of Benton, Nichols of Guthrie, Nichols of Muscatine, Parker, Patrick, Poyneer, Prizer, Robinson, Rothert, Russell of Greene, Russell of Jones, Shrader, Smith, Sudlow, Tirrill, Whaley, Wilson, and Wright-42. Those voting for D. P. Stubbs were:

Senators Clark of Wayne and Wall-2.
Those voting for L. G. Kinnie were:
Senators Hall and Mitchell-2.

Absent or not voting:

Senators Hartshorn, Hebard, Kamrar, and Nielander-4.

Senator Gillett moved that the Senate now proceed to elect a United States Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Honorable Samuel J. Kirkwood.

The motion prevailed.

The roll was then called with the following result:

The whole number of votes cast was.

Necessary to a choice.

Of which J. W. McDill received.
Of which M. M. Ham received...
Of which Daniel Campbell received.

.46

.24

42

2

2

So it appeared that James W. McDill received a majority of all the votes cast for the office of United States Senator, in the Congress of the United States from the State of Iowa for the short term to close on the 4th day of March, A. D. 1883.

Those voting for James W. McDill were:

Senators Abraham, Arnold, Baker, Bills, Boling, Brown of Keokuk, Brown of Van Buren, Clark of Page, Cotton, Dashiell, Garber, Gillett, Graves, Greenlee, Harmon, Hemenway, Henderson, Hunt, Hutchison, Johnson, Keller, Larrabee, Logan, Marshall, Nichols of Benton, Nichols of Guthrie, Nichols of Muscatine, Parker, Patrick, Poyneer, Prizer, Robinson, Rothert, Russell of Greene, Russell of Jones, Shrader, Sudlow, Tirrill, Whaley, Wilson, and Wright-42.

Those voting for M. M. Ham were:

Senators Hall and Mitchell-2.

Those voting for Daniel Campbell were:
Senators Clark of Wayne and Wall-2.

Absent or not voting:

Senators Hartshorn, Hebard, Kamrar, and Nielander-4.

Senator Hall moved that the Committee on Federal Relations be requested to report on to morrow morning upon the resolution heretofore referred to said committee, in relation to the validity of the certificates of election of United States Senators issued by the joint convention of the date of January 17, 1882.

The motion was lost.

COMMUNICATIONS ON THE PRESIDENT'S TABLE.

99

to

A communication relative to the design for a "Badge of Honor be given to each honorably discharged Iowa soldier and sailor, was read and referred to the Committee on Military.

REPORT OF COMMITTEES.

Senator Russell of Greene, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate File No. 25, a bill for an act to amend section 2951 of the Code of Iowa, 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 it be indefinitely postponed. J. J. RUSSELL, Chairman.

Ordered passed on file.
Also:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate File No. 17, a bill for an act amendatory to section 3370 of the Code of 1873, in relation to the payment of fines into the school fund, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it be indefinitely postponed.

Ordered passed on file.

J. J RUSSELL, Chairman.

Senater Nichols of Muscatine, from the Committee on Manufactures, submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee on Manufactures, to whom was referred Senate File No. 11, a bill for an act to repeal chapter 123 of the acts of the Eighteenth General Assembly, in relation to fish-ways, beg leave to report that they have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

NICHOLS OF MUSCATINE, Chairman.

HOUSE MESSAGES.

Senator Arnold moved to take up House messages.

The motion prevailed.

House amendment to the Senate resolution relative to appointing visiting committees to the State institutions, changing the time of report from February 3d to February 10th, was taken up and considered.

Senator Robinson moved to postpone consideration of the resolution until the House message relative to adjournment be disposed of. The motion carried.

The resolution relative to adjournment, as amended by the House, changing the time of adjournment from the 25th inst. to the 27th inst., and the time of reconvening from the 31st inst. to the 7th of February next, was taken up and considered.

Senator Nichols of Muscatine moved the Senate do not concur in House amendment to Senate resolution relative to adjournment, and that a Committee of Conference be appointed, of which Senator Arnold shall be chairman.

The yeas and nays were demanded.

The roll was called.

On the question, shall the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendment?

The yeas were:

Senators Abraham, Arnold, Baker, Bills, Boling, Brown of Keokuk, Brown of Van Buren, Clark of Page, Clark of Wayne, Cotton, Gillett, Greenlee, Hall, Harmon, Hemenway, Henderson, Hunt, Hutchison, Johnson, Logan, Nichols of Muscatine, Patrick, Poyneer, Robinson, Rotbert, Russell of Jones, Sudlow, Tirrill, Wall, and Whaley-30.

The nays were:

Senators Dashiell, Garber, Graves, Keller, Larrabee, Marshall, Mitchell, Nichols of Benton, Nichols of Guthrie, Nielander, Parker, Prizer, Russell of Greene, Shrader, Smith, Wilson, and Wright-17. Absent or not voting:

Senators Hartshorn, Hebard, and Kamrar-3.

So the motion of Senator Nichols prevailed.

On motion, Senators Arnold, Rothert, and Larrabee were appointed as Committee of Conference.

House resolution relative to permitting Henry Bell to keep a confectionery stand in hall between the two houses, was next considered. Senator Smith moved that the Senate concur.

The motion was lost.

Senator Bills moved that the Senate concur in House amendment relative to appointing visiting committees to State institutions. The motion prevailed.

SECOND READING OF BILLS.

Senate File No. 25 was taken up and considered, together with the report of the committee recommending indefinite postponement, and the report was adopted.

Senator Russell of Greene moved that Senate File No. 17 be indefinitely postponed.

The motion prevailed.

Senate File No. 11, a bill for an act to repeal chapter 123 of the acts of the Eighteenth General Assembly, in relation to fish-ways, was taken up.

Senator Larrabee moved that the rule be suspended, and the bill considered engrossed, and read a third time now.

The motion prevailed.

The bill was read a third time.

Senator Hemenway asked that he be excused from voting on the passage of the bill.

The request was granted.

Senator Hall moved to postpone further consideration of the bill until after the report of the Committee on Fish and Game upon a resolution heretofore referred to said committee.

Pending the discussion, Senator Clark of Wayne moved that the Senate adjourn.

The motion was lost.

The question recurring upon the motion before the Senate to postpone the same, was lost.

Senator Robinson moved that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Fish and Game.

The motion was lost.

Senator Logan moved that the Senate do now adjourn.

The motion did not prevail.

On the question, shall the bill pass?

The yeas were:

Senators Abraham, Arnold, Baker, Bills, Boling, Brown of Keokuk, Brown of Van Buren, Clark of Page, Clark of Wayne, Cotton, Dashiell, Garber, Gillett, Graves, Greenlee, Hall, Harmon, Henderson, Hunt, Hutchison, Johnson, Keller, Larrabee, Logan, Marshall, Mitchell, Nichols of Benton, Nichols of Guthrie, Nichols of Muscatine, Nielander, Parker, Patrick, Poyneer, Prizer, Robinson, Rothert, Russell of Greene, Russell of Jones, Shrader, Smith, Sudlow, Tirrill, Wall, Whaley, Wilson, and Wright-46.

The nays were

None.

Absent or not voting:

Senators Hartshorn, Hebard, Hemenway, and Kamrar-4.

So the bill passed, and the title was agreed to.

Senator Brown of Keokuk moved that the Senate do now adjourn until to-morrow at at 10 o'clock.

The motion prevailed, and at 1 o'clock the Senate adjourned until

to-morrow.

SENATE CHAMBER.

DES MOINES, Iowa, January 25, 1882.}

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

Prayer by Rev. S. S. Hunting.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Pending the reading, the following message was received from the House:

MR. PRESIDENT-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has concurred in the following Senate resolution without amendment:

Resolution relative to joint convention to compare journals on vote for United States Senators.

Also, have concurred in the report of the Conference Committee relative to adjournment.

E. C. HAYNES, Chief Clerk.

Senator Kamrar asked that the journal of to day shall show that if he had been present on yesterday he would have voted for James F. Wilson for United States Senator for the long term and James W. McDill for United States Senator for the short term.

The request was granted, and the journal so declares.

Senator Arnold, from Committee of Conference, submitted the following report, which, on motion of Senator Nichols of Muscatine, was adopted.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.

MR. PRESIDENT-Your Committee of Conference on the disagreement between the two houses on Concurrent Resolution No. 3, beg leave to report that they have met, and after a full and frank conference beg leave to report that the following substitute be adopted:

Resolved, That when the respective houses adjourn on Friday, the 27th inst., it be until the following Thursday, February 2d, at 2 o'clock

P. M.

DELOS ARNOLD, Chairman on part of Senate. LYMAN EVANS,

Chairman on part of House.

Leave of absence for the remainder of this week was asked for Senator Hall.

Leave was granted.

PETITIONS.

Senator Clark of Page, on behalf of Senator Hebard, presented a petition from citizens of Tabor, Fremont county, praying that a geological survey of the State of Iowa be instituted at once.

Read and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By Senator Larrabee of Fayette, Senate File No. 80, a bill for an act to establish a dental department at the Iowa State University.

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

Also, Senate File No. 81, a bill for an act providing for the consolidation of war and defense fund tax, collected and uncollected, to the State revenue.

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

By Senator Arnold of Marshall, Senate File No. 82, a bill for an act in relation to infectious and dangerous diseases among cattle.

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

By Senator Abraham, Senate File No. 83, a bill for an act to repeal part of section 2, and all of sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of chapter 151, laws of the Eighteenth General Assembly.