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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT
III Z u u IN II .
THURSDAY, Oct. 9Th
SENATE

THURsDAY, Oct. 9Th
SENATE
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Journsl of yesterday read and approved.
Hon. VIM. Collamer, Senator elect from Wind
sor county, presented his credentials and wa:
duly sworn.
Joint Resolution from the House that the two
Houses meet in joint assembly Thursday morn
ing at II O'Clock to hear the report Of the COIL
mittee to canvass the votes for Governor, Lieu
tenaut-Governor and Treasurer. Adopted il
concurrence.
The hour having arrived for the meeting OF
the two Houses in joint assembly, the Senate re
paired to the Hall of the House Of Representa-
tves.
The Senate having returned, on motion Of Mr..
Pingry, q committee Of two wss appointed by
the chair TO inform the Observation-Disclosures
elect Of his election and request his appearance
in the Senate to receive the oath Of Office.
The chair appointed as g committee to per-
form this duty, Senators Pingry and Carpenter.
who appeared at the bar of the Senate with Hon.
Geo n Dale, the Lieut.-Goyernor elect, and the
oath of office was duly administered.
Upon assuming the chair, the Lieut. Goyer-
nor addressed the Senate as follows:
Honorable Senator's If could express with
casion, to you, and through you to the people Of
our State, my gratitude for the confidence you
and they are reposing in me-and which will
look in vain to my works for any fair compensa-
tion--then with every hearty impulse of which
man is capable, would do so although | am
not urmindful of the fact that no substantial re-
turn can be made with idle words, but only by
acts In this case the most that can be done
must be by faithful endeavor, az a substitute
for complete accomplishment
Perhaps may be permitted to add, that the
recipient Of this position, who by reason Of a
want Of skill is more apprecatIve, is all the
more depressed with that deep sense Of response
bility which inexperence and happiness 10 per-
form always bring to their possessor. proceed
with keen sense Of sll that still 60 in the
pleasant way assigned me, cheered by the con-
seriousness that shall always be in sight Of those
to whom much experience, and a profound
knowledge Of psrlamentsry law, have been Civ
en-, and which have never been wasted or tar
nished by indulgence in misplaced criticism. but
have ever been source Of generous aid to the
unlearned With a firm and steadfast reliance
upon them, upon your charity, and upon that
high source Of courage, $50 FAR as | may
approach it, purpose, fixed by correct motives,
will endeavor to do my part in the important
work before US TO which let Us proceed without
further delay, that we may make quick return
Of that industry, care, fidelity, and especially
that economy, which a deserving people, in these
peculiar times. may expect and will demand.
On motion of Mr.. Heath the Senate adjourned.
AFTERNOON
Mr.. Pingry presented, on behalf Of the COM
mittee to nominate the standing committees. the
following list Of names, and the persons named |
were seyerally elected
Finsnce-Messrs Gardner, Hill, Martin.
Judicisry-Pingry, Dickermsn, Bailey, Car /
penter, Ross.
Claims-MerriIl, Hastings, SAKE. Kennedy,
Lynde.
Education-Benedict. Collamer, Grandy, Hor-
ribin, Hartshorn.
griculture-Brownell, Browne, Niles
Manufactures-Saxe. Dewey, Cotton.
Elections Eddy, Abel. Hubbard.
Military Affairs-Grandey, Benedict, White.
Rosds-Dickernsn, Camp, Eddy.
Hastings, Copeland, Abel
Land Tsxes-Lynde, Morton, Dewey.
Printing-Camp, Hartshorn, Cotton.
General Committee-Merrill, Ross, Gardner.
Federal Relations Collamer, Carpenter, Bal
ley.
Highways and Bridges-Copeland, White.
Brown.
hulee AA6htns bAdAAtl -ft4te
Bills introduced and referred-By Mr.. Pingry,
providing for the appointment Of Curator Of
the Cabinet; to committee on education.
By Mr. Camp, to pay the persons named (the
widow of the late Gov. Washburn and Gov. Hen
dec the sums therein mentioned; TO committee
on claims.
By Mr.. Horribin, to incorporate the Wslloom-
sac Railroad; 10 committee on railroads
By MIR. Benedict, in relation TO the charter of
the Vermont Life Insurance Company; to general
committee.
communication was received from His TX
celleucy the Governor, announcing the appoint
meat Of James NJ. Ssde, Jr.. ~ Secretary Of
civil and military affairs, and that he would COM
municate his message to the Senate at half past
two O'Clock this afternoon.
The message being received was read by the
Secretary, and on motion of Mr. Gardner was
laid upon the table and 800 copies ordered TO be
printed for the use Of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Heath adjourned.