House Journal: Page 82: Wednesday, January 13, 1999

	As you search for solutions to the drug problem and other problems, please bear in 

mind that new laws, tougher criminal penalties, and more resources for law 
enforcement will add to the existing bottleneck in the courts through which all cases 
must flow.  We will do our part to deliver justice as effectively as we can under the 
circumstances.  But without sufficient resources to match the high demand for court 
services, justice will continue to lag behind the public's rightful expectations. 
Our system of government calls on all three branches, in differing roles but working 
together, to contribute to the administration of justice.  Our role is to decide cases 
according to the law, promptly and equally to all people.  But we must rely on the other 
branches for the resources required to carry out this enormously important re-
sponsibility.  I am confident that by working in unison, we can overcome the grave 
problems that threaten to impede the delivery of justice - today and in the future.
Governor Branstad was escorted from the House chamber by the 
committee previously appointed.
Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin was escorted from the House 
chamber by the committee previously appointed.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the joint convention was 
dissolved at 10:34 a.m.
The House reconvened at 10:35 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
ASSIGNMENT OF SEATS IN PRESS GALLERIES
The following named persons are accredited members of the press, 
TV and radio stations and are entitled to access to the press galleries:
Ames Daily Tribune	Tim Paradise
Burlington Hawkeye	Dennis J. Carroll
Dubuque Telegraph Herald	Mary Rae Bragg
Iowa Legislative News Service	Jack Hunt, Leslie Campbell,
	Tom Hunt, Bob Halvorson
Lee Enterprises Des Moines Bureau	Kathie Obradovich, Todd Dorman,
	Ed Tibbetts, Joel Hannahs, 
	Bob Fenske
Omaha World Herald	Chris Clayton, David Kotok,
	Jeff Bundy
Sioux City Journal	Kate Thompson
The Associated Press	Mike Glover, Peter Banda,
	Mary Neubauer
The Des Moines Register	Jon Roos, David Yepsen, 
	Jeff Zaleny, Shirley Salemy
The Gazette	Rod Boshart, Ken Sullivan,
	Katie Thuman
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier	Eric Stern
Council Bluffs News Now - CH 44	Dana Dyksterhvis, Christine Mixan, 
	Cris Harbold, Joel Kassera,
	Torri Pantaleon 

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