ONIVERSITY OF CHICAGO JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 1880. Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and Laws of the State of Vermont, the Senate convened in the State House, at Montpelier, on the first Wednesday, being the sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty. At ten o'clock in the forenoon the Senate was called to order by His Honor Eben P. Colton, the President. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. Lewis B. Hubbard of Ludlow, the Chaplain. The roll of the Senate was called; whereupon it appeared that the following named Senators were present, and they were duly sworn by the President, and severally subscribed the oath of office: Addison County...... EDWARD S. DANA. Bennington County...GITRP M SYKES.. Caledonia County.... . ..New Haven. ..Dorset. CHARLES THATCHER......Bennington. Chittenden County....ASHER C. ROBINSON.. Westford. ..... CHARLES W. WOODHOUSE. Burlington. WALTER A. WEED... Essex County.. HARVEY JUDEVINE. Franklin County. HENRY R. START... Shelburne. ..Concord. .Bakersfield. ARTHUR W. WOODWORTH.Enosburgh. Grand Isle County....ELISHA R. GOODSELL. Lamoille County. Orange County.. PHILIP K. GLEED. MARCUS PECK... SAMUEL M. GLEASON. Isle La Motte. Morristown. Brookfield. Thetford. Derby. .. Rutland. Benson. Mendon. Wells. Washington County... WILLIAM P. DILLINGHAM. Waterbury. ALBERT DWINELL........ Calais. Mr. Blodgett offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted: Resolved, That the Senate be governed by the Senate rules of the session of 1878 until others are adopted. Mr. Bridgman introduced the following joint resolution, which was read and adopted on the part of the Senate: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the joint rules of the session of 1878 be the joint rules of this session until others are adopted. Mr. Field offered the following resolution, which was read: Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to furnish each Senator and officer of the Senate with one daily newspaper, printed in the State, such newspaper to be selected by said Senators and offi cers. Mr. Dana moved to amend the resolution by striking out the word "one" before "daily," and insert in lieu thereof the word two, and also insert after the word "daily" the words, and one weekly; Pending the adoption of which Mr. Cook moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "one weekly," which was accepted. And the question being on the adoption of the amendment as amended, the same was disagreed to; Thereupon the resolution was adopted. On motion of Mr. Cook the Senate proceeded to the election of Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Chaplain. And on motion of Mr. Dillingham, no other nomination being made for Secretary, CHAUNCEY W. BROWNELL, JR., of Burlington was unanimously elected by a viva voce vote, under a suspension of the rules. He presented himself at the bar of the Senate and received the oath of office. The Senate then proceeded to the election of Assistant Secretary. The President appointed as tellers Senators Dillingham and Bridgman. The ballots having been taken and examined for Assistant Secretary, it appeared that the Senate had made no choice. The Senate again proceeded to the election of Assistant Secretary. The President appointed as tellers Senators Paul and Start. The ballots having been taken and examined for Assistant Secre tary, it appeared that the Senate had made no choice. The Senate again proceeded to the election of Assistant Secretary. The President appointed as tellers Senators Henry and Gleason. The ballots having been taken and examined for Assistant Secretary, it appeared that the Senate had made no choice. The Senate again proceeded to the election of Assistant Secretary. The President appointed as tellers Senators Woodhouse and Goodsell. The ballots having been taken and examined for Assistant Secretary, it appeared that FRANK A. DWINELL of Plainfield, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was elected, and he presented himself at the bar of the Senate and received the oath of office. A message was received from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Newell, their Clerk, as follows: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House have assembled and organized by the election of James L. Martin, the Representative from the town of Londonderry, as Speaker and Henry N. Newell of Shelburne as Clerk, and are now ready on their part to proceed with the business of the session. Mr. Dwinell offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted: Resolved, That the Secretary be and is hereby directed to inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate have assembled and are ready to proceed with the business of the session. Mr. Dana introduced the following resolution, which was read and adopted: Resolved, That a committee of two Senators be appointed by the President to wait upon His Excellency the Governor and inform him that the Senate have met, have organized, and are ready on their part to proceed with the business of the session. The President appointed as the committee to wait upon His Excellency the Governor, The Senate then proceeded to the election of Chaplain. The President appointed as tellers Senators Gleed, Gleason and Henry. The ballots having been taken and examined for Chaplain, it appeared that the Senate had made no choice. The Senate again proceeded to the election of Chaplain, the same tellers serving. |