Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-18

The busin.,s of the joint assembly hayin1 b1sA
Is vas u5c,sreI u.ssoIveo. ADJ
SENATE.
Senators Williams and Dana committee
appointed Tor shat purpose, having informed
LleuI Gov Dillingham; Of his electoa appeared
with him at the bar Of the Senate
The oath having been administered, president
Dillingham; took the CHAIR with tho following
remarks.
Senator's PERM, me through you t. present
to the treemen OF Vermont mJ grateful remem.
brance in calling me - tue dscasrgo OF tho du-
ties Of this ulEco for the third time. You havo
heard gentlemcn, IN the oath that | have
taken. how have promised that will execute
the duties Of ths Office with equal right and
Justice to all men to the test OF my judgment
and abilities, according 10 law This promise,
Of course, | mean FULLY 20 keep and perform.
MY duties, As you ara al aware, mostly csnnecs
themselves wHh my dutlss terc. and With your
Legislation ! be Jaw that Is TO govern my 40
t.on hero. 10 one Of your own Enactment. Yoa
provide IN your own rules Such requirements 40
YOU are at size with, and my duty j. rlghEtuliJ
to interpret those rules, faithfully, honestly,
anu mpartall7 70 admlnI't'c them Add that
| shall endeaUor ~ do 80, can, with much
tssurauco, promise you. Ibat | shall under-
sta the ietter OF th)se II les, | have no doubt,
bat il yOn should thlnk ut any tl,n', gentlemen,
that / nave mistaken their sprlt, or their true
Interpretation IS apply them 10 the buslne $
90 hand before US Ii IS your proyI CO and daty
u correct my errors, and wbeu you 10 80 shall
receive your criticism 10 tho same spirit oil good
will WIN which doubt not It will be made,
and sha endeAsor " be guided by your decsIsn.
And 40, gentlemen, # | should 30 called upon
to interpret the Application OF the more general
| principles OF parliamentary law, aud question
should aiifc here, my Judgement vii not be IN
| alible Or binding, but viii be subject TO ur
control, to your approval or disappr)yaI. And
| | shall ace nd 10 you the freedom Of making
80 h decsola with the sans chcernlness with
which doub' not you will accord to me the
night ot dccis on IN tho first instance
More ina usually large number Of the
SsnstOs that | uoS see abound me- hero, are
ucw 10 this place. Bat recoghize among them
many that hayc had much experience in egisa
lion IN tho Other House that constitutes the co
ordinate branch Of this legislature. II Is,
hence, my Judgement tIat thls Senate brings u
the dreharge u Ito duties more than the u.ua
acquaintli &c with parliamentary law and prao
tee, and all Of the means adopted 10 OBTAIN d
speedy, well considered, aud sale conclusion o
ever, matter 4 le islaupn that shall come be-
iure IT, have 10 reason 10 doubt again tina
the business VI the scssion will be accomplished
in manner satisfactory 70 yourselves and TN
people, and that you will ~ homo with con
vlcton that your work here has been well done
and having the approval Of your own concieno'
and u those you serve.
Beyond this have nothing 0 say, unless
! speak OF The affairs and condition Of our common
, country. IL is theme OF absorbing interest
! but should enter upon it here, 1t would be to,
exhaustive for the time and place | occupy.
can only say that am thankful that oor affair
look so prosperous, aad that there s 50 much l.
cheer US, and that We are still called upon t
sustain the Government Vermont has ever beci
true 10 that Government, true to every one 0
{ her duues true to her soldiers, truj 10 th0s
she has sent 10 the field aud true TO The famllie
they have left bshind them. can only pral
that the course of our country may inspire 10 80
all the truest patriotism and that you may hay
an abiding faith IN that course, that you ma
remember those you sent 70 the field, ohsriSl
the memory Of those that have fallen IN battle
and extend your best sympathies and klndes
regard to the widows and childreR they hay
lelt behind EN-.
message was receive from the Governo
announcing thu, he had taken and subscribe,
the oaths Of office that he al appoi Ted SAM
uel Williams OF ST Adams, SscTetNy OF civil an,
military affairs.
The House resolution for Committee q
canvass vo.es for county oihc'rs -llso orderInl
the prln.ns Of tue Parliamentary Manual wer
adopted
House resolution for el.csion Of Judges an
Reporter, on hr ~tA inst was snrni'd ~ hI
ing the cle9 isu fer Thursday the 2Oth ms. an
adopted
1nr s....i, cl.c ID the follow s'ra. rs 4
the com. :, ,An,.s. yo e, TOR c9uusy oihcc';
Aod.,u County Nh MeachAm, lrAslukto
Mr. Botuum. CAodo IA Mr.. Abbott, Cuittrnus
Mr. Crane ESSEX Mr. hbur, Fra lklln n. RI
: biee, Graud Isle Mr.. Alden, Lamoll.e Mf. Pc
mock, Orans, MIR. Clement, Or ears NJ Rict
moud, Rutland Mr. Fish, Washington Mr.. Up
han, Wiudham Mr.. Flagg, Windsor Mr.. WI
liams.
The Senate elected as the Sanase CON. on Join
rules, Senator'S Henry and PennOck.
A report was received from the Secretary
the Senate, with tho manual OF pArlIamsntar
practice, which he had been directed To prepare
message was received from the Governor
with annual message, which the secretary pre-
, ceedcd to read
On motion of Mr. Dana tbs message was Of
dered to lie and On, thousand copies 10 be prin
cd Tor the usn Of the oens,e.
Tne chair appointed tho Glowing joint com
on the part Of the Senate.
Under The fourth Joit ruiss.-MeSrs. Ricl
, mond, eacham. Clement
On bills -Messrs Tabor, William.
r On The LlbrGy .-Alessrs. Reed, Hutchinson
; HuusR.
The speaker presented communication frol
n the Seer, tary OF the Senate, covering man,
J scrip COP, "a parliamentary manual, prepare
by the > creury ct tho Senate, IN accordauC
, wi,h instruction. given hun by the last egi,I'
ture
F. Mr.. Dorr Of Rutland offered join. resolution
providing Tor tie prlntln. Of three hundred Ct
: pies of the parliamentary manual, in conneotlo
with tbs legislative directory adopted.
( MIR. Wilson of Bakersfield for com on rule
= OF the ii ,ua reported the rules Of the leglsl'
c ture OF 1868 without amendment ordered I
D lie.
Resohltisns.-By Mr.. Keith Of Mortified J.
D joint resolution, that CON. consisting OF 90
{ Senator aud the. r representatives. from each col
I gresslona district be nominated by presiding of
! Gers u the Houses respectively for the purpose
canV isslng votes Tor representatives in Congres
, from this state adopted.
Az P. NJ She Message OF tho Governor wa
received 40 read by the CLERK.
; Mr. Hobart Of CHELSEA moved tho printing 0
ono Thousand copies Of ,n3 Message Ave hun
dfed with accompanying documents y sdop cd
Adj
SATURDAY o. Is, 1864
SENATE
Bulls introduced and referred BY Mr. Chan
man, an act IN addition to chapter SO of the gen
al. mn tas antttIaa kha ,,ranu inst.