2. The proceedings of every Joint Assembly, including the resolution ordering the same, shall be recorded by the Clerk in a book kept for that purpose, which shall be preserved in the office of the Secretary of State, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Governor by the Secretary of State, and shall also be published with the Journal of the proceedings of the House of Representatives. 3. The rules of the Senate, as far as applicable, shall be observed in regulating the proceedings of every Joint Assembly. 4. A joint committee of three senators and three representatives shall be appointed by the presiding officers of the two Houses respectively, to whom may be referred all documents transmitted by the Governor for the use of the General Assembly, who shall report thereon to that House from which they were received. 5. The committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, to whom the same subject matter shall have been referred, may, for the purpose of facilitating business, meet together as a joint committee, and make a joint or separate report to either or both Houses, as they may think expedient. 6. In every case of disagreement between the Senate and House of Representatives, if either shall request a conference and appoint a committee for that purpose, and the other House shall also appoint a committee on its part, such committee shall meet at a convenient hour, to be agreed upon by their chairman, in the conference room, and state to each other verbally, or in writing, the reasons of each House for its vote on the subject matter of disagreement, confer freely thereon, and make a report of their doings to their respective Houses as soon as may be. 7. Committees of conference shall consist of an equal number from each House, and shall return the papers referred to them to that House which last voted upon the subject matter of disagreement. 8. After each House shall have adhered to the vote of disagreement, a bill or resolution shall be lost. 9. between When bills and resolutions are on their passage the two Houses, they shall be verified by the attestation of the Secretary or Clerk of each House respectively, and all joint resolutions shall be fairly engrossed, after their passage, in the House in which they originate, and shall, when finally passed, be signed by the presiding officer of both Houses in the same manner as bills. 10. After bills have passed both Houses, and a certificate showing the one in which they respectively originated has been duly endorsed thereon, they shall be delivered to a joint standing committee of two senators and two members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the presiding officers of the two Houses respectively, and to be designated the Committee on Bills, who shall make careful examination and see that they are correctly engrossed, both as regards the original bill, and all amendments thereto, and when satisfied of their accuracy, shall present them first to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and then to the President of the Senate, for their official signatures, and having obtained them, they shall forthwith deliver them to the Governor for his approval, and shall make a true report to both Houses of the day on which such bill was delivered to the Governor, which shall be duly entered upon the journal of each House. 11. A joint committee of two senators and two representatives shall be appointed by the presiding officers of the two Houses respectively, at the commencement of the session, to be designated the Committee on Joint Rules. 12. When a bill or resolution, which shall have passed one House, is rejected in the other, notice thereof shall be given to the House in which the same shall have passed; and all such rejected bills or resolutions, with the accompanying papers, shall be returned to, and left in, the custody of the House which first acted on them. 13. Each House shall transmit to the other all papers on which any bill or resolution shall be founded; and should any bill or resolution pass both Houses, the same papers shall be delivered to the Governor. 14. No bill, which shall have passed one House, shall be sent for concurrence to the other, on the last day of the session. 15. The final adjournment of the General Assembly shall be fixed at an hour between six o'clock, A. M., and nine o'clock P. M. 16. A two-thirds vote of all present shall be required for the suspension of any joint rule. 17. A Joint Committee on the Library, consisting of two senators and three representatives, shall, on nomination of the presiding officers of their respective Houses, be appointed by each House respectively. Which report was received, and the rules, as reported by the committee, read and adopted on the part of the House, as the Joint Rules of the two Houses, for the present session. Mr. Colby introduced a bill entitled H. 16. An act reducing the number of Judges of the Supreme Court; Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Skinner, of Derby, introduced a bill entitled H. 17. An act to more fully define the duties of county grand jurors; Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Prout introduced a bill entitled H. 18. An act relating to recognizances in criminal cases; Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Rounds, of Chester, introduced a bill entitled H. 19. An act to amend section thirty-two of chapter one hundred and twenty-six of the General Statutes, relating to fees of sheriffs and constables; Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Keith introduced a bill entitled H. 20. An act to pay Samuel D. Buzzell the sum therein mentioned; Which was read the first and second time, and referred, on motion of Mr. Keith, to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Park introduced a bill entitled H. 21. An act to incorporate the Bennington Manufacturing Company; Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Manufactures. On motion of Mr. Lane, of Cornwall, the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1865. Reading of the Scriptures and prayer by Rev. Mr. Walker, of Pittsford. Journal of yesterday read and approved. Mr. William F. Ruggles presented his credentials as the representative of the town of Sutton; and Mr. John Elwell presented his credentials as the representative of the town of Glastenbury; Whereupon they severally took the oaths of office, and were admitted to seats in the House. The Speaker announced the following appointments, as the special committee to whom should be referred the subject of State power to tax United States bonds or other securities, and National Bank capital, when invested in such securities : Mr. Waite of Brattleboro, ୧୧ Prout of Rutland, ୧୧ Hebard of Chelsea, As the select committee to whom should be referred so much of the Governor's message as relates to Gettysburg Cemetery : He also announced, to fill the vacany in the General Committee, created by the discharge of Mr. Butterfield, of Grafton, the appointment of Mr. Wyman of Athens. Mr. Hebard asked excuse from service upon the special committee to whom should be referred the subject of State taxation of United States bonds and capital of National Banks, when invested in government securities; Whereupon the same was granted. Mr. Carpenter, of Pawlet, introduced a bill entitled H. 22. An act to protect butter and cheese manufacturers; Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the General Committee. Mr. McGowan introduced a bill entitled H. 23. An act to repeal sections three and four of chapter eighty of the General Statutes; Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Pease, of Norwich, introduced a bill entitled H. 24. An act in addition to an act entitled "An act in addition to chapter eighty-three of the General Statutes, in relation to the grand list," approved November 22, 1864; Which was read the first and second time, and referred, on motion of Mr. Pease, of Norwich, to the Committee of Ways and Means. |