Mr. Read introduced the following resolution, which was read and passed: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That both Houses meet in joint assembly this afternoon at 3 o'clock to hear the report of the Canvassing Committee. On motion of Mr. Camp, it was Ordered, That the Senate do now proceed to the election of a Secretary and Assistant Secretary for the year ensuing. Whereupon the ballots were taken and examined, and D. W. C. CLARKE was found to be elected Secretary, and ENOCH DAVIS Assistant Secretary; and they were, thereupon, duly sworn, and entered on the duties of their office. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Merrill, their Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives have assembled and organized by the election of the Honorable ANDREW TRACY Speaker, for the year ensuing, and Ferrand F. Merrill Clerk pro tempore, and are now ready to proceed to the business of the session. Mr. Harris introduced the following resolution, which was read and passed: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Secretary and Clerk procure to be published, in pamphlet form, for the use of the General Assembly, four hundred copies of the Legislative Directory, embracing the Joint Rules and the Rules of each House. Mr. Briggs introduced the following resolution, which was read and passed: Resolved, That the Secretary cause to be provided for the President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, and each of the Senators, during the session, one daily and one weekly newspaper, printed in this village. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Merrill, their Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT:- The House of Representatives have, on their part, appointed a Committee to canvass the votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Treasurer, for the year ensuing. They concur with the Senate in passing the resolution providing for a joint assembly to hear the report of the Canvassing Committee, and They have passed a resolution adopting, pro tempore, the Joint Rules of the last session, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. A resolution of the House of Representatives, providing for the temporary adoption of the Joint Rules of the last session, was taken up, read, and Ordered, To lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Briggs, it was Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON. The hour provided, by a resolution of the two Houses, for a joint assembly, having arrived, the Senate repaired to the Hall of the House of Representatives. The Senate having returned from the joint assembly, His Honor Horace Eaton, Lieutenant Governer elect for the year ensuing, signified his acceptance of that office, and the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution was thereupon administered to him by the Secretary. Mr. Read introduced the following resolution, which was read and passed: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That both Hous es meet in county conventions, on Friday next, at 3 o'clock P. M., to nominate county officers, and that both Houses meet in joint assembly on Saturday next, at 10 o'clock A. M., to make the county appointments. On motion of Mr. Billings, the Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 1844. Prayer by the Chaplain of the last session. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Merrill, their Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT: The House of Representatives concur with the Senate in passing the resolution providing for the appointment of county officers. They have passed a resolution, providing for the publication of a Legislative Directory, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. The resolution from the IIouse of Representatives, providing for the publication of a Legislative Directory, was taken up, read, and passed in concurrence. The following communication was received from his Excellency the Governor : To the President of the Senate: I have the honor to inform the Senate that I propose to take the oaths which the Constitution prescribes for the Governor of this State, in the Executive Chamber, at 12 o'clock this day, and to make my annual executive communication to the Senate at 2 o'clock this afternoon; and also that I have appointed Mr. George H. Beaman of Rutland, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs. WILLIAM SLADE. October 11, 1844. On motion of Mr. Briggs, it was Ordered, That the Senate do now proceed to elect their Standing Committees. The ballots having been taken and counted, the following Senators were found to be elected: On Finance.-Mr. Camp, Chairman; Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Rich. rett. On Claims.-Mr. Read, Chairman; Mr. Noyes, and Mr. Chittenden. On Education. Mr. Sabin, Chairman; Mr. Scott, and Mr. B. F. Morgan, On Agriculture.-Mr. Button, Chairman; Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Hurd. On Manufactures.-Mr. Harris, Chairman; Mr. Richardson, and Mr. Winn. On Elections.-Mr. Woodbridge, Chairman; Mr. Griswold, and Mr. J. Morgan. On Military Affairs.-Mr. Thompson, Chairman; Mr. Bass, and Mr. T. T. Barrett. On Roads and Canals.—Mr. Hubbard, Chairman; Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Billings. On Banks -Mr. Stone, Chairman; Mr. Noyes, and Mr. Woodbridge. On Land Taxes.-Mr. Green, Chairman; Mr. Cahoon, and Mr. Hurd. The following communication from the House of Representatives was read: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I have the honor to inform the Senate, that the House of Representatives have elected Ferrand F. Merrill their Clerk, for the year ensuing. I am, very respectfully, Your ob't servant, To the Hon. HORACE EATON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Peesident of the Senate. On motion of Mr. J. Barrett, it was Ordered, That the Senate do now proceed to elect a Chaplain for the year ensuing. And on taking the ballots, the was found to be elected. REV. JOHN GRIDLEY (S. 1.) Mr. J. Barrett introduced a bill entitled "an act in amendment of Chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of offences against private property.' And it was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Chittenden introduced the following resolution, which was read and passed: Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so modifying Section 15 of Chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes, as to extend the same rights to vendees at private sale of the several l-inds of property therein described, as are possessed by attaching creditors. Mr. Briggs called up the resolution of the House of Representatives, on the table, providing for the temporary adoption of the Joint Rules. Mr. Camp moved that the said resolution do lie upon the table, and on this motion demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken and are as follows: Those Senators who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Camp and Woodbridge.-2. Those Senators who voted in the negative are, Messis. J. Barrett, T. T. Barrett, Bass, Billings, Briggs, Button, Cahoon, Chittenden, Green, Griswold, Harris, Hubbard, Hurd, Marshall, B. F. Morgan, J. Morgan, Noyes, Phillips, Read, Reynolds, Rich, Richardson, Sabin, Scott, Stone, Thompson, and Winn.-27. So the motion was lost. And the resolution was passed in concurrence. On motion of Mr. Chittenden, The Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Merrill, their Clerk: Mr. PRESIDENT: The House of Representatives have passed a resolution providing for the election of a Senator to represent this State in the Congress of the United States; a resolution providing for a joint assembly to elect Judges of the Supreme Court, and a Secretary of State, for the year ensuing; and a resolution providing for a joint assembly to eleet an Auditor of Accounts against the State, and an Auditor in the Treasury; in each of which they request the concurrence of the Senate. The resolution from the House of Representatives, providing for the election of the Judges of the Supreme Court, and Secretary of State, for the year ensuing, was read, and, On motion of Mr. Briggs, Ordered, To lie on the table. The resolution from the House of Representatives, providing for the election of an Auditor of Accounts against the State, and an Auditor in the Treasury, for the year ensuing, was read, and passed in concurrence. The resolution from the House of Representatives, providing for the election of a Senator to represent this State in the Congress of the Unit ed States, was read, and, On motion of Mr. Woodbridge, Ordered, To lie on the table. A message from his Excellency the Governor, by Mr. Beaman, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs: MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed by the Governor to communicate to the Senate a message in writing. The message from the Governor was thereupon read by the Secretary, and is follows: Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: We are assembled in the character of Representatives of the people, to consult upon their interests, and to execute their will. It becomes us, on entering upon our duties, first of all to carry our minds up to the Author of our being; to acknowledge Him as the rightful source of our authority, and to make his will the measure and the motive of our duty. If, in all our ways, we should acknowledge Him, we should especially do so, upon becoming invested with powers, whose appropriate exercise requires, eminently, the wisdom that comes from above. Our responsibility is, immediately, to the people whose servants we are, but, ultimately, to Him who will judge both the people and us. We come together under circumstances of peculiar favor. The season has been crowned with blessing. Our fields have yielded an abundant harvest, and our people have been exempted from wasting disease. Labor has been protected and rewarded; and peace reigns within our borders. We are blessed with the steady and impartial administration of justice, and continue to enjoy the invaluable privilege of selecting, by our free suffrages, those who shall make and execute our laws. Among the first duties you will be called on to perform, is that of selecting men to fill the judicial and executive offices of the government, which the constitution has wisely committed to your hands. From among such a people as this, there can be no difficulty in selecting men of upright minds, of pure morals, of tried integrity and of sound intelligence, to fill the various offices within your gift. The power of office, and the power of personal example and influence, can never be separated; and he bears the sword of justice in vain, who counteracts by the one, what he endeavors to enforce by the other. But your principal labor lies in the broad field of legislation. We are selected and sent here, from among the people; with whose wishes and interests we ought to be thoroughly acquainted, and whose welfare should be the end and aim of our legislation. The government which, by their suffrages, has been committed to us, is their government-" instituted," in the language of our bill of rights, "for the common benefit, protection |