UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGE LIBRARING 266892 MARCH 1930 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. STATE OF NEW-YORK: SENATE CHAMBER IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1858. Pursuant to the sixth section of the tenth article of the Constitution of the State of New-York, designating the first Tuesday of January in each year for the time of meeting of the Legislature, the Hon. Henry R. Selden, Lieutenant Governor, and the following Senators, from the several districts of the State, appeared in the Senate, to wit: District Number One,.. District Number Twelve, Joshua B. Smith. Cheney Ames. District Number Twenty-four, Lyman Truman. John P. Darling. The Senators present having taken and subscribed the constitutional oath of office, the President declared the Senate organized and ready to proceed to business. Mr. Paterson offered the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That Samuel P. Allen, be and he is hereby appointed Clerk of the Senate. . Mr. Smith moved to strike out all after the word "Resolved," and insert "That the Senate now proceed to the election of a Clerk by ballot." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said amendment, and the vote was as follows: The Senate being equally divided the President decided the question in the negative. Mr. Mather moved to amend the resolution by striking out the name of "Samuel P. Allen" and inserting the name of "N. P. Rossiter." Mr. Johnson moved to amend the amendment by striking out the name of "N. P. Rossiter" and inserting the name of "C. L. Skeels." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said amendment of Mr. Johnson, and it was decided in the negative. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the amendment of Mr. Mather, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the resolution offered by Mr. Paterson, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: Mr. Williams offered the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That Henry W. Dwight, be and is hereby appointed Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. Mr. Spinola moved to amend by striking out the name of "Henry W. Dwight" and inserting the name of "Wm. H. Van Voorhies." Mr. Johnson moved to amend the amendment by striking out the name of "Wm. H. Van Voorhies" and inserting the name of "Joseph Canning." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said amendment of Mr. Johnson, and it was decided in the negative. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said amendment of Mr. Spinola, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: The President then put the question whether the senate would agree to the resolution offered by Mr. Williams, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. W. A. Wheeler offered the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That Simeon Dillingham, be and he is hereby appointed Assistant Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: Mr. Hubbell offered the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That Richard U. Owens, be and he is hereby appointed Door-keeper of the Senate. Mr. Mather moved to amend the resolution by striking out the name of "Richard U. Owens" and inserting the name of "James Nesbitt." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said amendment, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: Mr. Johnson moved to amend the resolution by striking out the name of "Richard U. Owens" and inserting the name of "Samuel A. Loomis." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said amendment, and it was decided in the negative. The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the original resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Noxon offered the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That Henry W. Shipman, be and he is hereby appointed First Assistant Door-keeper to the Senate. Mr. J. D. Willard moved to amend the resolution by striking out the name of "Henry W. Shipman" and inserting the name of "Prentiss L. Jones." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said amendment, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: |