Head, Val Graff, A. J. Wilson, T. B. Miller, J. H. Jenks, W. J. Scott, Bur ton E. Sweet, G. F. Coburn, W. D. Blakemore, M. N. Baker, J. P. Lyman, T. E. Ayers, W. B. Towner, G. W. Putnam, W. C. Stuckslager, G. E. Hilsinger, Henry Thuenen, Jr., A. W. Buchanan, Nate Wright, C. L. Stratton, Asmus Boysen, W. W. Hawk, J. Hughes, Jr. Mr. Carr moved that we also proceed to permanent organization. Seconded by Mr. Dows. Carried. Mr. Eaton placed in nomination for speaker Hon. D. H. Bowen, of Allamakee. Mr. Byers seconded the nomination. Those voting for Mr. Bowen were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Ayers, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Blume, Boysen, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Gibson, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Keck, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, Koto, Letts, Lyman, McAleer, McCurdy, McGinn, Marshall, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Santee, Sauer, Scott, Shambaugh, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Temple, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright—97. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Bowen, Conley, Sokol-3. Mr. Bowen was then declared elected Speaker of the House of the Twenty-eighth General Assemby by a unanimous vote. Mr. Theophilus moved that a committee of two be appointed to conduct the Speaker to the chair. Carried. The Speaker appointed as such committee Messrs. Theophilus and Eaton. Mr. Bowen was escorted to the chair and the oath of office was administered to him. The Speaker, in a brief speech, thanked the members for the honor which they had conferred upon him. Mr. Hasselquist, on behalf of the republicans, placed in nomination for chief clerk S. M. Cart of Warren county. Mr. McGinn, on behalf of the democrats, placed in nomination for chief clerk Paul Bewer, of Dubuque. There being no other nominations the roll was called. Those voting for S. M. Cart were: Messrs. Anderson of Warren, Ayers, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Boysen, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Cowles, Crouse, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Gibson, Graff, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hughes, Hurn, Jenks, Jones, Keck, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Koto, Letts, Lyman, McCurdy, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putram, Roome, Santee, Scott, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Temple, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk; Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker-81. Those voting for Mr. Bewer were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Blume, Conly, Cottrell, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Hansmann, Jaeger, Kirkwood, Koontz, McAleer, McGinn, Marshall, Nicolaus, Sauer, Theophilus-18. Absent or not voting: Mr. Sokol-1. Mr. Cart, having received a majority of votes, was declared elected Chief Clerk of the House. Head, Val Graff, A. J. Wilson, T. B. Miller, J. H. Jenks, W. J. Scott, Bur ton E. Sweet, G. F. Coburn, W. D. Blakemore, M. N. Baker, J. P. Lyman, T. E. Ayers, W. B. Towner, G. W. Putnam, W. C. Stuckslager, G. E. Hilsinger, Henry Thuenen, Jr., A. W. Buchanan, Nate Wright, C. L. Stratton, Asmus Boysen, W. W. Hawk, J. Hughes, Jr. Mr. Carr moved that we also proceed to permanent organization. Seconded by Mr. Dows. Carried. Mr. Eaton placed in nomination for speaker Hon. D. H. Bowen, of Allamakee. Mr. Byers seconded the nomination. Those voting for Mr. Bowen were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Ayers, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Blume, Boysen, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Gibson, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hughes, Hurn, Jaeger, Jenks, Jones, Keck, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Kirkwood, Koontz, Koto, Letts, Lyman, McAleer, McCurdy, McGinn, Marshall, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Santee, Sauer, Scott, Shambaugh, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Temple, Theophilus, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk, Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright-97. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Bowen, Conley, Sokol-3. Mr. Bowen was then declared elected Speaker of the House of the Twenty-eighth General Assemby by a unanimous vote. Mr. Theophilus moved that a committee of two be appointed to conduct the Speaker to the chair. Carried. The Speaker appointed as such committee Messrs. Theophilus and Eaton. Mr. Bowen was escorted to the chair and the oath of office was administered to him. The Speaker, in a brief speech, thanked the members for the honor which they had conferred upon him. Mr. Hasselquist, on behalf of the republicans, placed in nomination for chief clerk S. M. Cart of Warren county. Mr. McGinn, on behalf of the democrats, placed in nomination for chief clerk Paul Bewer, of Dubuque. There being no other nominations the roll was called. Those voting for S. M. Cart were: Messrs. Anderson of Warren, Ayers, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blake, Blakemore, Boysen, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Carter, Clark of Hamilton, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Cowles, Crouse, Dows, Dunham, Eaton, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Gibson, Graff, Harbert, Hasselquist, Hawk, Head, Hilsinger, Hinkle, Hughes, Hurn, Jenks, Jones, Keck, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimball, Koto, Letts, Lyman, McCurdy, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Myers, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putram, Roome, Santee, Scott, Shambaugh, Sokol, Stallcop, Stewart, Stratton, Stuckslager, Sweet, Temple, Thuenen, Towner, Townsend, Veneman, Warren, Way, Wilson of Adair, Wilson of Buena Vista, Wilson of Keokuk; Wilson of Washington, Wise, Wright, Mr. Speaker-81. Those voting for Mr. Bewer were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Blume, Conly, Cottrell, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Hansmann, Jaeger, Kirkwood, Koontz, McAleer, McGinn, Marshall, Nicolaus, Sauer, Theophilus-18. Absent or not voting: Mr. Sokol-1. Mr. Cart, having received a majority of votes, was declared elected Chief Clerk of the House. Mr. Conley desires to have the Journal show that had he been present he would have voted for Hon. D. H. Bowen for Speaker. Mr. Dows offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved, That the following named persons be elected permanent officers of the House of Representatives of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly of Iowa, to-wit: For first assistant clerk, John A. Cook. For engrossing clerk, Mrs. Mollie C. Heist. For assistant journal clerk, Roy E. Burns. For bill clerk, Besse Conger. For sergeant-at-arms, P. E. Greer. For chief doorkeeper, Thad W. Maxson. For assistant doorkeepers, Albert Root, Will Keyes, T. W. Haselton, L. M. Randles, S. A. Sparks, Joseph Matthews, F. M. Hart, J. D. Ludwig, Bert E. Barns. For janitors, Nathan Middleton, C. W. Carter, Edward Burke, William Bailey. For pages, Hoyt Russell, Norman Robinson, Clarence Miller, Roland G. McCurdy, Harry Abramson, Roy Parsons, Anna Murphy, Henry Halderman, Joseph Felsman. Mr. McGinn offered the following resolution and moved its adoption as a substitute for the resolution of Mr. Dows: Resolved, That the following named candidates for the offices herein mentioned be substituted for those presented by the gentleman from Linn: First assistant clerk, W. K. Currie, Ringgold county. Second assistant clerk. E. E. Stevens, Des Moines county. Engrossing clerk, Miss Meckie Dodder, Johnson county. Enrolling clerk, Albert Musfelt, Clayton county. Journal clerk, W. H. Hughes, Muscatine county. Assistant postmistress, Grace L. Whitson, Clinton county. Bill clerk, Dewal W. Young, Jr., Lee county. Sergeant-at-arms, Herman Peters, Scott county. Chief doorkeeper, J. L. Sciscoe, Des Moines county. First assistant doorkeeper, Fred Blum, Clinton county. Second assistant doorkeeper, Bush Bradfield, Des Moines county. Third assistant doorkeeper, Thomas Carey, Clinton county. Fourth assistant doorkeeper, Chas. A. Halzhauer, Muscatine county. Fifth assistant doorkeeper, Wm. Quinn, Harrison county. |