Show Deadlock in the Iowa Senate Broken DES MoINES la Jan 14The deadlock in the senate was broken this morning LieutenantGovernor Foynter at the opening open-ing of the senate said ho was now clearly j convinced only a majority of a quorum was necessary to elect permanent officers and not as he before supposed that it took a majority of all the members elected to choose such officers The roll was then called on the election of secretary and the Democrats as usual refused to vote The Republican candidate was then declared elected having received a majority of the votes of those balloting |