JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

DES MOINES, Iowa, Tuesday, January 19, 1897.

Pursuant to the proclamation of the Governor, convening the Twenty-sixth General Assembly in extra session, the House was called to order by Speaker Byers, at 10 A. M.

Prayer was offered by Rev. Joshua Jester.

Upon motion of Mr. Dowell, James D. Rowen was made temporary Chief Clerk.

The roll was then called to ascertain if there was a quorum present, with the following result:

Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Baker, Bell, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Clark, Classen, Cook, Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Garner, Good, Griswold, Grote, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Johnson of Webster, Johnston of Franklin, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Lauder, Lavender, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McNulty, McQuin, Manahan, Marti, Martin, Mayne, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Potter, Power, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John, Sullivan, Temple, Thompson, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Watters, Weaver, Wells, Wheeler, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-96. Absent:

Messrs. Chapman, Miller of Cherokee, Voelker - 3.

Mr. Funk moved that Mr. James D. Rowen be made perma nent Chief Clerk of the House.

The roll was then called.

Those voting for Mr. Rowen were:

Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Baker, Bell, Bird, Bowen, Brady, Brant, Brighton, Brinton, Byington, Clark, Classen, Cook,

Cornwall, Crow, Davis, Doubleday, Dowell, Early, Edwards, Evans, Finch, Frazee, Frink, Funk, Garner, Good, Griswold, Grote, Gurley, Haugen, Hauger, Hazen, Hendershot, Hinkhouse, Hinman, Hunt, Huntley, Jackson, Jay, Johnson of Webster, Johnston of Franklin, Klemme, Ladd, Lambert, Lauder, Lavender, Loomis, Lowry, McAchran, McArthur, McDonald, McDowell, McNulty, McQuin, Manahan, Marti, Martin, Mayne, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Warren, Morrison of Grundy, Morrison of Keokuk, Mullin, Nietert, Nolan, Parker, Perrott, Porter, Potter, Power, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reed, Scott, Smith, Spaulding, St. John, Sullivan, Temple, Thompson, Tibbitts, Van Houten, Watters, Weaver, Wells, Wheeler, Whelan, Whittier, Williams, Wilson, Wood, Mr. Speaker-96.

Absent or not voting:

Messrs. Chapman, Miller of Cherokee, Voelker-3.

Mr. Rowen was declared duly elected Chief Clerk, and the oath of office was administered by the Speaker.

Mr. Funk offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved, That the following named persons be elected as the permanent officers for the House of Representatives of the extra session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly, viz: Sherm F. Myers, First Assistant Clerk; Ford Howell, Second Assistant Clerk; Mrs. Mollie Heist, Engrossing Clerk; Minnie Nebergall, Enrolling Clerk; John M. Bixler, Journal Clerk; F. W. Beckman, Journal Clerk; Belle Metcalf, Bill Clerk; H. F. Burnes, File Clerk; J. H. Wilson, Sergeant at Arms; A. C. Boals, Chief Doorkeeper; Lorena McQuin, Assistant Postmistress; J. Heffelfinger, Assistant Doorkeeper; B. S. Harriman, Assistant Doorkeeper; W. H. Doane, Assistant Doorkeeper; Henry Johnson, Assistant Doorkeeper; R. Blizzard, Assistant Doorkeeper; A. C. Guston, Assistant Doorkeeper; R. M. Boyd, Assistant Doorkeeper; G. W. Smith, Assistant Doorkeeper; Clark H. Harris, Janitor; Nate Middleton, Janitor; Ed. Goode, Janitor; Geo. Stovall, Janitor; Dwight French, Speaker's Page; Geo. M. Rowen, Chief Clerk's Page; Pearl Tibbitts, Page; W. P. Murphy, Page; Harold Maysent, Page; Alvah Miller, Page; Jessie Danforth, Page; Fay Ashley, Page; Pearl S. Dɔane, Page; Ella Potts, Page; Fred Allen, Page, and that the organization in all other respects remain as at the regular session, save that thirteen members be added to each division of the Code Revision Committee, making each of said divisions comprise twenty members.

Mr. McNulty moved to amend by substituting the name of Mr. P. D. Brown in place of Geo. Stovall as Cloak Room Janitor.

Lost.

Mr. Parker moved to amend by substituting the name of Mr. Earhart for Mr. Geo. W. Smith as Doorkeeper.

Lost.

Mr. Huntley moved that Mr. Smith's name as Doorkeeper be omitted, and the place be left vacant.

Lost, by a vote of 34 yeas to 40 nays.

The original resolution was then adopted.

The newly elected officers of the House then assembled in front of the Speaker's desk and received the oath of office as administered by Speaker Byers.

Mr. Evans offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:

WHEREAS, The duties of the Chief Clerk will be particularly exacting and arduous during the present session, and

WHEREAS, A stenographer will materially assist him in expediting the business of the House,

Therefore, be it resolved, That the Chief Clerk of this House be authorized to appoint a stenographer during the present extra session, with the same compensation as a committee clerk.

The resolution was laid over under rule 34.

The following committees were appointed as the Code Committees:

CODE REVISION COMMITTEE, DIVISION NUMBER 1.

Temple, M. L., Chairman, of Clarke; Griswold, H. J., of Buchanan Reed, J. F., of Story; Brighton, H. H., of Jefferson; Lauder, J. W., of Union; Nietert, H. J., Linn; Hayes, Walter I., Clinton; Cook, R. E., Montgomery; Wells, N. A., Jasper; Miller, Wireman, Cherokee; Chapman, W. B., Woodbury; Clark, J. M., Adams; Classen, J. B., Marshall; Doubleday, O. E., Polk; Bailey, C. F., Sioux; Frink, H. O., Page; Lambert, Thos., Jackson; McDowell, J. P., Iowa; Van Houten, Geo., Taylor; Ladd, W. G., Butler.

CODE REVISION COMMITTEE, DIVISION NUMBER 2.

Allen, W. S., Chairman, of Van Buren; Cornwall, W. W., of Clay; Haugen, G. N., of Worth; McArthur, W. C., of Des Moines; St. John, R. T., of Mitchell; Whelan, M. K., of Emmet; Manahan, F. B., of Plymouth; Hendershot, I. B., of Marion; Baker, George, of Scott; Hunt, W. B., of Des Moines; Mullin, Washington, of Henry; Byington, O. A., of Johnson; Brady, E. M., of O'Brien; Davis, M. J., of Cass; Thompson, J. A., of Fayette; Jay, John, of Carroll; Perrott, E. G., of Dallas; McDonald, M., of Guthrie; Voelker, Chris., of Dubuque; Putnam, G. M., of Pottawattamie.

CODE REVISION COMMITTEE, DIVISION NUMBER 3.

Finch, Parley, Chairman, of Humboldt; Morrison, John, of Keokuk; Gurley, Z. H., of Decatur; Evans, H. K., of Wayne; McNulty, Francis, of Woodbury; Wood, A. L., of Madison; Lavender, J. F., of Calhoun; Brant, David, of Linn; Edwards, A. H., of Audubon; Nolan, Thomas, F., of Dubuque;