New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-08
ASSEMBLY.

The House was called to order at II o'clock
by Luther Caldwell, Clerk of last Assembly The oath OF
Office administered TO members by Homer A. Nelson,
Mr. FLAGG moved that the House proceed to the cleo
ton OF Speaker that the roll OF members he called and
that each member rise In his place and Maine bis pref
Clerk and Sergeant alarms IN the same manner Car
ried. go
suit: For VIM. Htchman, 10; for Edmund l.. Pitts, IS
WIN. Hltchmau was declared duly elected Speaker Of
The Clerk appointed Messrs Pitts OF Orleans and FLAGS
OF Rensselaer, Committee TO conduct the SPEAKER 10 tbc
chair Upon taking the chair the SPEAKER addressed
GENTLEMEN OF THB ASSEMBLY have q high appre-
oiation OF tho honor you have done and Of the OOH
cations of my position your presiding officer Inc
duties now imposed upon me IN the formation OF your
serving tho dignity OF your honorable body alike
important ard delicate. will perform these duties 70
them fairly and in broad spirit avoiding all Just Gauss
Of complaint IL any errors occur IN my oinclai aeton
or ruling, ! ask you IN advance TO believe that they
will be unntenonal aud solicit your generous forbear-
anee maintaining order and doing what may lay inpy
power to enhance aud the dignity Of this honor
abe body representing the first State OF the Union
lay claim your sympathy and shall look FOR your
generous support The present is period OF m re-
sponsblty 20 all Of u.s. both as representatives OF INC
State OF Newlork aud as citizens OF tho Inea Stas
n period in which weight of taxation both state sa
National presses more heavily upon the people tha e'e
heretofore in history. and in which the 81
nearly onehalf Of the most productive secuo" ~ %
common country practically excluded TUE tna7
with their just proportion OF q, tne ..s s and
burdens. All the sacrifices necessary 70 asss. %
maintain our Government rs ODE ana inul s'n'plo
we're noby met by people aud with no spiil Oh CON-
planning But after nearly three years oi f,r
To feel that the sacrifices should not Dc co'ua ..
the necessity them has passed away; that eeony
should take the place OF extrayagant expenditures anu
that effort should be spared TO restore "a Tue
country that harmony and prosperity wnlch we syoys
before the war In word the people ioel thal Soay
too long In recovering from the ordeal OF evil M
they begin 10 ask, with impatence, how hapPps
that ten States remain long unrepreseted IA our Ma
tonal Councils, and consequently, are bearing no uss
proportion OF the National burdens aud az what peou
ws may hope from the cost OF large standing
army the disastrous fluctuations Of inconverble pa
per currency, and the financial commercial, and agrcv
tura which the late contest has left be-
hind as its unhappy legacy. Surely there IN time IN
which the representatives OF the frst State OF the
Union must realize the gravity OF tho responsible,
ties under which they BY dspassonae and patriotic
OF such political Issues as may DO presented
by dgcnt regard great enterprises and ntefeAt
OF the State and by the practice Of wise economy Ia AL
our acts we can do much tighten the burden OF the 200
bic and help forward the solution OF these great
national issues Willingly the people take upon them
selves all the duties which every emergency imposes
they naturally and Justly sensitive Of their honor Dc
mnndng that fair fame OF their great State shall rot
be tarnshed and that not only all public Obligations shall
be fully met the spirit under which they were Ss