AFTERNOON.

William Collamer, a Senator elect from the County of Windsor, appeared at the bar of the Senate, and received and subscribed the oaths of office.

Mr. Hutchinson of Orange moved that when the Senate adjourns, it adjourn until ten o'clock to-morrow morning; which was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Hutchinson of Orange, the Senate adjourned at two o'clock and twenty minutes.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1869.

Prayer by Rev. P. B. Fisk of Peacham.

The following named Senators elect appeared at the bar of the Senate, and received and subscribed the oaths of

office :

Mr. Dewey of Washington introduced the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Senate rules for 1868 be adopted as the rules of the Senate till others are adopted.

Mr. Heath submitted the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Senate do now proceed to the election of a Secretary.

The President appointed as tellers, Senators Dale and Dewey of Windsor.

The ballots having been taken and examined for Secretary, it appeared that

HENRY CLARK

of Rutland, having received all the votes cast, was elected, and he presented himself at the bar of the Senate and was duly sworn.

Mr. Royce offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Senate now proceed to the election of Assistant Secretary of the Senate.

The President appointed as tellers, Senators Royce and Dewey of Washington.

The ballots having been taken and examined for Assistant Secretary, it appeared that

MASON B. CARPENTER

of Barre, having received all the votes cast, was elected, and he presented himself at the bar of the Senate and was duly sworn.

Mr. Halbert introduced the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Senate do now proceed to the election of a Chaplain for the year ensuing.

On motion of Mr. Halbert, the election was made viva voce, and the

REV. PERRIN B. FISK

of Peacham, was elected.

Mr. Hutchinson of Orange submitted the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Secretary be and is hereby directed to inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate have assembled, and organized by the election of Henry Clark, Secretary, and Mason B. Carpenter, Assistant Secretary, and are ready, on their part, to proceed with the business of the session.

Mr. Heath offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That a committee of two senators be appointed to inform the Governor that the Senate have organized, and are now ready, on their part, to proceed with the business of the session.

The President appointed as the committee to wait on hist Excellency, the Governor,

Senator Heath of Washington,

66 Collamer of Windsor.

Mr. Dewey of Washington offered the following resolu

tion:

Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to furnish each Senator and officer of the Senate with one daily newspaper printed in this State, to be designated by the Senator or officer;

Which was read and adopted.

Mr. Heath, from the Committee to wait upon his Excellency, the Governor, and inform him of the organization of the Senate, reported that they had performed the duty assigned them.

On motion of Mr. Hall, the Senate adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

A message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, by Mr. Burnham, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, as follows:

Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the Senate a communication in writing with an accompanying document.

The following named Senators elect appeared at the bar of the Senate, received and subscribed the oaths of office:

The President laid before the Senate the following communication from his Excellency, the Governor :

STATE OF VERMONT,

Executive Chamber, Montpelier, Oct. 15, 1869.

To the President of the Senate :

SIR: I have the honor to transmit for the use of the General Assembly, the report of the Committee to whom was entrusted the erection of a monument to the memory of Ethan Allen, in Green Mount Cemetery at Burlington, and commend said report to your consideration.

JOHN B. PAGE.

The report of the Committee on the erection of a monument to Ethan Allen, was read, and, on motion of Mr. Dewey of Washington,

Ordered to lie.

(For Report, see Appendix.)

A message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, by Mr. Burnham, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, as follows:

Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the Senate a communication in writing with an accompanying document.

The President laid before the Senate the following communication from his Excellency, the Governor, as follows: STATE OF VERMONT, Executive Chamber, Oct. 15, 1869. To the Senate and House of Representatives:

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I have the honor to transmit herewith for the use of the General Assembly, the official copy of the proposed Fifteenth Article to the Constitution of the United States. The proposed Amendment so accords with the spirit and letter of our Constitution, and its principles have been so often affirmed by the action of the Fathers of our State, that your prompt action in ratifying it cannot but meet the approval of our people.

In retiring from the discharge of the duties to which the suffrages of the Electors have called me, permit me, through you, to express to the people of Vermont my heartfelt thanks for the considerate kindness with which my official acts have been received.

JOHN B. PAGE.

A message was received from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Camp, their chief Clerk, as follows:

Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled in the Representatives Hall, and the House has organized by the election of George W. Grandey, representative of the city of Vergennes, Speaker, and David M. Camp of Newport, Clerk, and that the House are ready, on their part, to proceed with the business of the session.

Mr. Dewey offered the following joint resolution, which was read and adopted on the part of the Senate:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the joint rules of the last session be the joint rules of the present session, until others are adopted.

The President laid before the Senate the following certified copy of "A Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States:"

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Department of State.) To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

I certify, that annexed is a true copy of a Concurrent Resolution of Congress, entitled "A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States," the original of which resolution, received to-day, is on file in this Department.

In testimony whereof, I, WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State of the United States, have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department of State to be affixed.

Dated at the city of Washington, this twentyseventh day of February, A. D. 1869, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the ninety-third.

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

[Concurrent Resolution received at Department of State, February 27, 1869.]

A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, (twothirds of both houses concurring,)