New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-07
w0ODRUFF IN THE CHAIR.
SENATE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
NEW PRESIDING OFFICER.

.,,xr- GOVERNORS OPENING ADDRESS
sr or THE SENATE EMPLOYEES
or LAST YEAR REAProINTEp.
- rr,.rcRApH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
.,,.r Ian. s-The State Senate having oeeh
.ran,,eo a year ago. started au'e''S 'o-u"s' w,' n.y.
oreah'1e' Of a new ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tim
the presen., in the chair. indicated any
othy l." ,sr woodruff made favorable impress
chanse -. conduct of the affairs Of the senate.
sion ~ "a the Senate TO order and prayer was
lie os" Nv bishop William Croswen Doane' MI
on1s" ,hcn made an address, In part as io'-
lows: ending tor the first time this
- ~ the Senate Of the Empire state OH
W. aav designated to. commemorate the wv"
TINS .sarv Of the establishment of the Capitoi
.,sa,x am profoundly impressed with tne
noraleled progress and present power y, '
,n,rerial commonwealth. Let us expose inc 'e"s.S
~ the mind Ior a moment 10 receive 49, .,,,,,.
AVN q. memory an impression OF wna' inc a'ou.'
=, history contains in order that rum " so,sno
', tho mast. we may derive inspiration III uo"','e
III Tho manifold needs Of the present hour'
~, woodruff then reviewed the achievements
~ the state and continued; -,
ga, the beginning CT our Sta.e government '"o
r,su,enant- Governor acted as Chiei 1uuse Vi '''o
e,o,s I welcome this Renaissance as an anhohi''o"
" Az oxac. iustice as your presiding officer AS you
-, and should | err l know you will bear
- mo because of my inexperience. and also ac-
"a me the benefit of the fact that parliamentary
,au & indefinite and largely made up OF rules
h,ac, 70 constant change and OF precedents
liable 10 be reversed
.your actions and mine always open TO the pupnc
.... will be presented TO our constituents through
,o co.un,ns of the public press From the informa-
ZION have gathered on the subject feel assured
ht the glasses through which shall be seen, rep
resented in Albany by talented reportorial corps
Of high character will not furnish distorted VISION
81 take 1t that our Government is based on the
nrncple that the majority shall rule: but only
nrnneh legal FORMS In the words Of Jefferson, let
~ ali hear in mind this sacred principle tnat tnousn
,Ss viii of the majority in all to prevail that
,ne ~ ~ he right must be reasonable and that the
minority possesses equal rights which equaI law
must protect and TO violate when TCuu pr and
Sa,onal Legislature and the Chief Executive and
legislative bodies of this State will be Of one political
majority responsibility OF the GraveSt character'
es-s " mea ba t When after the next TWO years
service this body shall adjourn without day I'M. Inc
The Governor transmitted the Senate his an
Coionel William NJ. Grifiths and it was read by the
On motion Of Senator Parsons the following ap-
non,ments TO All the Senate offices for this session
were made nearly all of them being reappoln at
master Stephen C. Green assistant postmaster,
Addison Hagadorn; principal doorkeeper Nathan
Lewis assistant doorkeepers James Roberts Rob-
ert Kelley. John Gorss l. SPEECH. William Benson
Jonathan Carr and William H. Hogle janitor. Caleb
A. Simms; assistant janitors. A. d. Taylor and
James o. Cammeran clerk TO Committee on FL
nance L. G. De Carh: clerk TO Committee on Judi
ciary Norman c. Smith; clerk TO Committee on
Codes. Frank Tallman; clerk to Committee OF on
cities W. A. Robbins: clerk TO ComIpittee on Rail-
roads Lewis J. Lincoln; clerk TO Committee on
Canals John c. Giezinger: general committee CLERKS
Fred NJ Jackson. George l.. Nichol. Edward VIE
man Henry Bellefeue, Frank D. Weaver. Fred "
Kusteler F. J. Davis. F. s. Shumway and NJ s
Crawford; postofice messenger Edward h. DIXON