Joint convention reconvened at 5:40 p. m.

The tellers reported and the president of the convention announced the vote in the presence of joint convention as follows:

Lieutenant Governor Milliman, president of the joint convention, announced that Leslie M. Shaw having received the highest number, and a majority of all votes cast for Governor, was declared duly elected to the office of Governor of the state of Iowa for the ensuing term, or until his successor is elected and qualified.

Speaker Bowen announced the vote in the presence of the joint convention as follows:

Speaker D. H. Bowen declared that J. C. Milliman, having received the highest number and a majority of all votes cast for Lieutenant-Governor, was duly elected to the office of Lieutenant-Governor for the ensuing term and until his successor is elected and qualified.

Lieutenant-Governor Milliman, president of the joint convention, then directed that the abstracts of votes be filed with the Secretary of State.

The following certificates were signed in the presence of the joint convention.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
January 9, 1900.

This is to certify, that upon a canvas in joint convention of the two houses of the general assembly of the state of Iowa, of the votes cast at the November election, A. D. 1899, for the office of Governor of the state of Iowa, it appeared that Leslie M. Shaw received the highest number of all the votes cast for any one candidate at said election for said office, and was therefore declared duly elected to said office for the term of two years, and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Signed in the presence of the joint convention this 9th day of January, A. D. 1900.

J. C. MILLIMAN,

President of the Senate and President of the Joint Convention.

D. H. BOWEN, Speaker of the House.

A. C. HOBART,

Teller of the Senate.

M. F. EDWARDS,

Teller of the House.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DES MOINES, January 9, 1900.

This is to certify that upon a canvass in joint convention of the two houses of the general assembly of the state of Iowa of the votes cast at the November election A. D., 1899, for the office of Lieutenant-Governor of the state of Iowa, it appeared that J. C. Milliman received the highest number of all votes cast for any one candidate at said election for said office, and was therefore declared duly elected to said office for the term of two years and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Sigred in the presence of the joint convention this 9th day of January, A. D. 1900.

J. C. MILLIMAN,

President of the Senate and President of the Joint Convention.

A. C. HOBART,

Teller of the Senate.

M. F. EDWARDS,

D. H. BOWEN, Speaker of the House.

Teller of the House.

Senator Hobart moved that a committee of three be appointed to notify the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of their election.

Carried.

On behalf of the Senate, Lieutenant-Governor Milliman appointed Senator Blanchard as one member of the above committee, and Speaker Bowen, on behalf of the House, appointed Representatives Shambaugh and Blume..

On motion of Senator Penrose the joint convention dissolved.

House reconvened.

The Speaker announced as members of the grouping com mittee Messrs. Dows, Temple and Anderson of Lyon.

On motion of Mr. Wilson of Keokuk the House adjourned until 10 o'clock A.M. to-morrow.

HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DES MOINES, Wednesday, January 10, 1900.

House met pursuant to adjournment, Speaker Bowen in the chair.

Prayer was offered by Rev. J. Auracher, of the United Evangelical church of Des Moines

Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Miller of Fayette.
The Journal of January 9th was read and corrected.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

The following message was received from the Senate:

MR. SPEAKER-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has passed the following bill, in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate file No. 1, a bill for an act to surrender jurisdiction over grounds to be acquired by the United States in the cities of Clinton, Creston and Oskaloosa, in the state of Iowa, for the erection of public buildings thereon. GEO. A. NEWMAN,

Secretary.

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

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1.

Be it resolved, By the House, the Senate concurring: That the use of committee rooms 11, 12 and 13 be tendered to the honorable supreme court of Iowa, to occupy and use on Tuesday, January 16, 1900, in conducting the examination of the class of law students applying for admission to the bar at the January, 1900, term of the said court.

Mr. Temple, speaker pro tem, took the chair at 10:15 o'clock

A. M.

Speaker Bowen offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

WHEREAS, The Hon. B. E. Ratcliffe of Allamakee county, an honored member of the Seventeenth General Assembly has departed this life,

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to present suitable resolutions commemorating the life and services of the deceased.

Mr. Stratton offered the following resolution and moved its adoption.

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker to select a chaplain, from day to day, for the House of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly from the clergymen of the state.

Adopted.

The Speaker pro tem appointed as the committtee to draw resolutions in memory of Hon. B. E. Ratcliffe, Messrs. Bowen, Roome and Overfield.

SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED.

Senate file No. 1, a bill for an act to surrender jurisdiction over grounds to be acquired by the United States in the cities. of Clinton, Creston and Oskaloosa, in the state of Iowa, for the erection of public buildings thereon.

Read first and second time by title only.

Then the bill was read for the information of the House.

On motion of Mr. Jones, Senate file No. 1, a bill for an act to surrender jurisdiction over grounds to be acquired by the United States in the cities of Clinton, Creston and Oskaloosa, in the state of Iowa, for the erection of public buildings was taken up. The rules were suspended and the reading just had was considered the third reading.

On the question, Shall the bill pass? the yeas were:

Messrs. Anderson of Lyon, Anderson of Warren, Ayers, Baker, Barkley, Barrett, Barringer, Bengston, Bennett, Black, Blakemore, Blume, Boysen, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carr, Clarke of Dallas, Coburn, Cold, Conley, Cottrell, Cowles, Crouse, Cruikshank, Davis, Dodds, Downing, Dows, Dunham, Edwards, Eiker, Furry, Graff, Hansmann, Harbert, Hasselquist, 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, Myers, Nicolaus, Overfield, Patton, Payne, Prentis, Putnam, Roome, Santee, Scott, Shambaugh, Stratton, Sweet,