FLOYD COUNTY. SS. A. Hansmann, A. M. Potter, I, W. B. Towner of Floyd county, having been elected at the last general election in 1897 to the office of representative in the Iowa General Assembly for the Eighty-fifth district, consisting of the said county, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially, without fear, favor, fraud or oppression, discharge the duties of said office, and that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the state of Iowa. W. B. TOWNER. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me by W. B. Towner, this 7th day of January, 1898. O. J. WILLETT, Notary Public in and for Floyd county, Iowa. Mr. Prentis moved that the House do now proceed to permanent organization. Carried. Mr. Johnston of Franklin placed in nomination for speaker the name of Hon. J. H. Funk of Hardin county, and moved that he be made speaker of this House. The roll was then called, which resulted as follows: Those voting for Mr. Funk were: Messrs. Alberson, Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Arnold, Bailey, Baker, Barrett, Beal, Bird, Blake, Blume, Bowen, Boyd, Brighton, Bull, Carr, Christie, Clark of Adams, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Conley, Cook, Davis, Dempster, De Wolf, Dickens, Dows, Eaton, Edwards, Farley, Frink, Gibson of Plymouth, Gibson of Union, Giesler, Good, Hansmann, Hanson, Harbert, Hathaway, Hauger, Hazen, Hinkle, Hinkson, Hughes, Hunt, Jackson, Jaeger, Jay, Johnston, Jones, Kelly, Klemme, Krieger, Ladd, Lambert, Lavender, Letts, Madden, McCully, McCurdy, McGinn, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nabstedt, Nietert, Nolan, Nowers, Overfield, Parker, Penick, Perrott, Porter, Potter of Bremer, Potter of Pottawattamie, Power, Powers, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reynolds, Santee, Sauer, Shambaugh, Sheean, Smith of Greene, Smith of Harrison, Stallcop, Stewart, Van Houten, Veneman, Wemple, Whelan, Wilson-96. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Downing, Emmett, Funk, Towner-4. The Hon. J. H. Funk was then declared elected speaker of this House of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly by a unanimous vote. Mr. Potter of Pottawattamie moved that a committee of three be appointed to notify Mr. Funk of his election, and to escort him to the chair. Carried. The Speaker appointed as such committee, Messrs. Potter of Pottawattamie, Edwards and Porter. Mr. Funk was then escorted to the chair, and received the oath of office. The Speaker then in a brief speech thanked the members for the honor which they had bestowed upon him, and outlined in brief some of the legislative needs of the state. Mr. Jones moved that the House now proceed with the regular organization. Carried. Mr. Carr, in behalf of the republicans, placed in nomination James D. Rowen, of Des Moines, for chief clerk. Mr. Jackson, on behalf of the democrats, placed in nomination the name of John Power, of Carroll county. The Speaker then appointed as tellers Messrs. Gibson of Plymouth, and Power of Lee. There being no other nominations, the roll call was ordered, which resulted as follows: Those voting for Mr. Rowen were: Messrs. Bailey, Baker, Barrett, Beal, Bird, Blake, Bowen, Brighton, Carr, Clark of Adams, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Cook, De Wolf, Dempster, Dickens, Dows, Eaton, Edwards, Frink, Gibson of Plymouth, Gibson of Union, Giesler, Good, Hanson, Harbert, Hauger, Hinkle, Hughes, Johnston, Jones, Klemme, Krieger, Ladd, Lavender, Letts, McCurdy, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nabstedt, Nietert, Overfield, Parker, Perrott, Potter of Pottawattamie, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Reynolds, Santee, Shambaugh, Smith of Greene, Stallcop, Stewart, Van Houten, Veneman, Wemple, Whelan, Wilson-62. Those voting for Mr. Power were: Messrs. Alberson, Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Blume, Boyd, Bull, Christie, Conley, Davis, Farley, Hansmann, Hathaway, Hazen, Hinkson, Hunt, Jackson, Jaeger, Jay, Kelly, Lambert, Madden, McCully, McGinn, Nolan, Nowers, Penick, Porter, Potter of Bremer, Power, Powers, Sauer, Sheean, Smith of Harrison-33. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Arnold, Downing, Emmett, Funk, Towner-5. Mr. Rowen having received a majority of the votes cast was declared duly elected chief clerk of the House of the Twentyseventh General Assembly. Mr. Merriam moved that a committee of two be appointed to escort Mr. Rowen to the chair. Carried. The Speaker appointed as such committee Messrs. Merriam and Hunt. The oath of office was then subscribed to by Mr. Rowen. Mr. Potter of Pottawattamie offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved, That the following named persons be elected as permanent officers for the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly of Iowa, to-wit: First assistant clerk-C. R. Benedict. Second assistant clerk-C. R. Graves. Enrolling clerk-Minnie A. Nebergall, Assistant postmistress-Miss E. Claire Wemple. Sergeant-at-arms-C. C. Bigbee. Chief journal clerk-H. C. Lounsberry. Assistant journal clerk-Ed. K. Winnie. Bill clerk-H. L. Frush. File clerk-E. P. Armstrong. Chief doorkeeper-James A. Gilmore. Assistant doorkeepers-Wesley Spain, Edgar Thorn, Henry Johnson, S. P. Thomas, Fred G. Stillwell, Thad Maxon, F. M. Hart, A. W. Parsons. Janitors-Nathan Middleton, Peter Holmes, Thos. J. Bussey, P. D. Brown. Pages Clara Bird, Ray Moulton Barber, Paul L. Failor, Mamie Goodman, Wilmot E. Blakeslee, Noah Crook, M. C. Murphy, Jessie Danforth. Mr. Hinkson offered the following resolution and moved its adoption as a substitute for the resolution of Mr. Potter: WHEREAS, The report of the investigating committee appointed by the House of Representatives at the special session of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly, recommends a reduction of the force heretofore employed by the House at its regular sessions; therefore be it Resolved, That pursuant to such recommendation the permanent officers of the House of Representatives of this, the Twenty-seventh General Assembly, shall, for the present, be as follows: One first assistant clerk. One second assistant clerk. One engrossing clerk. One enrolling clerk. One journal clerk. One assistant postmistress. One sergeant-at-arms. One bill clerk. One file clerk. One chief doorkeeper. Four assistant doorkeepers. Five pages. The House reserving to itself the right to increase or diminish the number of officers so designated at any time the business before it would seem to justify. The speaker declared the substitute out of order since it made no nominations and did not properly come under the order of business. Mr. Jackson offered the following resolution to strike out, and a substitute for the resolution of Mr. Potter and moved its adoption: Strike out the list of various names and places submitted in the resolution of Mr. Potter and substitute the following: First assistant clerk-William Rutherford, Lucas county. Engrossing clerk-Fannie Fleming, Appanoose county. Assistant journal clerk-W. E. Delaney, Adair county. Chief doorkeeper-J. A. Bridges, Des Moines county. Janitors-Frank Fisher, Jones county; Peter Adams, Lucas county; Chas. Brown, Des Moines county; Joe Cloyd, Clarke county. For pages: Claire Flaugher, Shelby county; Eddie Hoppie, Fremont county; Frank Bennett, Appanoose county; Lester Case, Harrison county; Lucy Tucker, Jones county; Philip Crail, Washington county; Dossie Barry, Audubon county; Fred Wonder, Monona county. On the question, "Shall the substitute be adopted?" the roll call was as follows: The yeas were: Messrs. Alberson, Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Arnold, Blume, Boyd, Bull, Christie, Conley, Farley, Hansmann, Hathaway, Hazen, Hinkson, Hunt, Jackson, Jaeger, Jay, Kelly, Krieger, Lambert, Madden, McCully, McGinn, Nolan, Nowers, Penick, Porter, Potter of Bremer, Powers, Reynolds, Sauer, Sheean, Smith of Harrison-34. The nays were: Messrs. Bailey, Baker, Barrett, Beal, Bird, Blake, Bowen, Brighton, Carr, Clark of Adams, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Cook Davis, Dempster, De Wolf, Dickens, Dows, Eaton, Edwards, Frink, Gibson of Plymouth, Gibson of Union, Giesler, Good, Hanson, Harbert, Hauger, Hinkle, Hughes, Johnston, Jones, Klemme, Ladd, Lavender, Letts, McCurdy, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nabstedt, Nietert, Overfield, Parker, Perrott, Potter of Pottawattamie, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Santee, Shambaugh, Smith of Greene, Stallcop, Stewart, Van Houten, Veneman, Wemple, Whelan, Wilson-61. Absent or not voting: Messrs. Downing, Emmett, Funk, Towner-4. On the question, "Shall the resolution as offered by Mr. Potter of Pottawattamie be adopted?" the yeas were: Messrs. Alberson, Bailey, Baker, Barrett, Beal, Bird, Blake, Bowen, Brighton, Carr, Clark of Adams, Clark of Hamilton, Classen, Cook, Dempster, De Wolf, Dickens, Dows, Eaton, Edwards, Frink, Gibson of Plymouth, Gibson of Union, Giesler, Good, Hanson, Harbert, Hauger, Hinkle, Hughes, Johnston, Jones, Klemme, Ladd, Lavender, Letts, Madden, McCurdy, Merriam, Miller of Buena Vista, Miller of Cedar, Miller of Fayette, Miller of Warren, Nabstedt, Nietert, Overfield, Parker, Perrott, Potter of Pottawattamie, Power, Prentis, Putnam, Ray, Santee, Shambaugh, Smith of Greene, Stallcop, Stewart, Van Houten, Veneman, Wemple, Whelan, Wilson-63. The nays were: Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Palo Alto, Arnold, Blume, Boyd, Bull, Christie, Conley, Davis, Farley, Hansmann, |