that the presiding officer of the Senate had been a Democrat, a period of thirty-six years. Judge L. G. Kinne was the first and only Democrat ever elected by the people to a seat on the Supreme bench. In the House, W. O. Mitchell was elected Speaker.
In his inaugural address Governor Boies again strongly urged the enactment of a local option license liquor law, but the General Assembly again refused to enact such a law.
The most important acts of the session were the following: the adoption of what is known as the “Australian ballot” system of voting at elections; an act to provide for Historical Collections at the State Capitol; an act to provide for a Geological Survey of the State; an act making an appropriation of $125,000 for an exhibit for the State of Iowa at the World’s Columbian Exposition; an act to provide a Commission to examine the revenue laws of the State and report such changes as were desirable to the next General Assembly. A joint resolution was passed urging our members of Congress to secure indemnity to settlers on the Des Moines River lands, where their titles had failed.
The Republican State Convention of 1892, was held at Des Moines on the 29th of June and nominated the following ticket for State officers: Secretary, W. M. McFarland; Auditor, C. G. McCarthy; Treasurer, B. A. Beeson; Attorney-General, J. Y. Stone; Railway Commissioner, G. W. Perkins. The resolutions simply indorsed the platform adopted by the late National Convention.
The Democrats met in State Convention on the 18th of August at Davenport and nominated the following candidates: Secretary of State, J. H. McConlogue; Auditor, S. P. Vandike; Treasurer, Charles Reugnitz; Attorney-General, Ezra Willard; Railway Commissioner, W. G. Kent. The resolutions indorsed the administration of Governor Boies and again declared for a local option
