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valid and binding I'LL repealed without
rc.atoption. Mr.. Hunters motion except !
cd the twenty seventh rule and cnuse OF
another which give the Lieutenant Cover.
nor presiding the right TO select the com
mittees OF the Senate and the orglna mo-
ton was made for the avowcd purpose OF
taking from that functionary the power and
vesring it in the majority of the Senate,
who ore of opposite politics. The Prcsi
dent decided that the rules Of the Senate
remain in force until repea|ed-'hat they
can only be repealed by vote oflwo thirds
and aficr one days notice Of the resolution
10 repeal. GThcre is no doubt Of the two
hitter points; the vital question was-Do
,ne rules Of the Senate remain valid until
repealed, or do they require new adoption
evcry wear, The Presidents decision was
appealed from and in two different instances
overruled by foil vote Of the Sonatc--l8
TO H. So the. Senate adopted, the rules
with The exceptions Indicated, and have ere
this appointed their Committees by bulIo,
pu,tlng them in the hands ofthc ojori'y,
rof course.
:. The Hunse Of Assembly was called to
order by sthc Clerk Of the last Session.
ond the oath administered by tho Secretary
Of State. Nearly oil the Members were
presen,. The House then proceeded to
t Da'.o' for speaker; y""r'"' following re-
For G orge w. Patterson. Of Livingston.
lWbic)-79; for Thomas Armstrong of
Wayne, (Adm. al; for James R..Law
renee !. Blank I. =
So George W. Patterson. was dec'arsfI'
duly elected Speaker. on the first ballot.
and took the Chair. Jarvis N. Lake Of
Ilerkimer was then reelected Clerk by
similar majority over John O. Cole Of Al
bony; William De Forest. Of Broome. Ser
gcunt.a at Arms over Ebcnczcr s. Wsds-
worth of Rensselaer,: Samuel Francis. IT,.
Of O"ondaga. Door. Keeper over WIN. II
Powell of Schen' c'ndy and Washington
p. Lewis Of Albany Assistant Door Keeper
over James Halliday ~ Rensscacr.-We
need not repeat that the successful condl-
dates are Wings, and the defeated ones
supporters the. National Administration.
- The respective Caucuses of the two par.
ties the evening previous the rival candl
dates for Speaker and Clerk were all pom
mated with almost entire unanimly. The
Administration candidates for the minor
| Offices, being certain Of defeat. were noniin-
petition; but the Wings were blessed with
a fair opportunity for making a good selec
lion. Their Sergeont-at Arms and Door
Keeper were only nominated on the third
ballot.
Both Houses, being duly organized, up
pointed committees to confer with each
o. her and communicate the fact to the
Governor who tbcreupon transmitted his
message.
The state Of the Treasury OF course oc-
cupies a prominen, place therein, and we
ex'roc, the following portion, concerning
,.fhe public funds of Ibc s'a,c:-
| The balance inSthe Treasury, on the
first day OF October. 1887 was s. ,526 o3e
40, and tho receipts during the last fiscal
year, were s. 37l.923 68, making an
aggregate Of S5897 05G O3. The sum OF
| s. 786.98l 81 was paid out Of the Treasury
IN the same period. There remained in
the Treasury on the 3O'b of September
l84s. applicable to The ordinary expenses
the Goverement aud to the claims of the
specral funds. SilO974 81. There arc
due from The General Fund to the specific
funds, the following sums. VIZ: To the
Common School Fond, $3.50 OO7 IS; TO
the Literature Fund. S2l,7lO 90; to the
Bank Fund, Sl3.022 90; the Erie and
ChampIaln Canal Fund. Ca temporary loan
tSl.l59,836 10, the aggregate of which
indebtedness lie Sl.363 627 So Deduc'ins
from this amount the balnncc due from the
United States Deposi,e Fund. being the
value o! the fourth nsalmcnt withheld by
the Federal Government, Sl.l8l 800 ~
and also the balance remaining in the
Treasury Of $40 GA 81 there remains Z
deficit OF means in The Treasury Of $40
1862 81, for the bebls to the Specific Funds
The Governor hen enters upon the va
vlous sources ofrevenue possessed by Thu
SIate-such as The auction duties and tn,
Saline Springs, both of which appear to b.
on the decline, as compared with previou
years. The Canals, the Common Schoo
Fund, and The Literature Fund. appear Il
be in thriving state, and much praise i
: bestowed upon the choice Of the site 70
a Lunalc Asylum. The moral condition
Of the white population appears h'gh
satisfactory, but the Aboli,ionisls will hnv
n bone to pick. in the fact that while III
c'lored population is only one in forty cigh
the negro tonuicts furnish TO the state pris
ons the large disproporlion Of one in sir.-
The Governor recommends an inquiry I,
be instituted into the evils incident to III
judicial system, which is to include No
only The superior and inferior Courts, bu
y the County Treasurer, Commissioners G
Deeds. and Superinlcnden,s Of Count
D Poor Houses.
The Banking System is discussed q
D great length. and the Executive declares q
/. the outset, that the prohibition of the sma