LIBRARIES 266892 MARCH 1930 JOURNAL OF THE HONORABLE SENATE, JUNE SESSION, 1855.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 6, 1855. On the first Wednesday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, being the day prescribed by the Constitution for the Legislature of New Hampshire to assemble, the following persons, elected Senators, assembled in the Capitol in the city of Concord in said State, His Excellency the Governor, attended by the Honorable Council, having come into the Senate Chamber, thereupon they took and subscribed the oaths of office, and were duly qualified Senators agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, viz.: From District No. 1-Hon. Marcellus Bufford; Thomas J. Melvin ; William H. Rixford; 7- "Moody Hobbs; 9 " 66 "10" " "11- (6 John Clough; Jonas D. Sleeper. His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council then withdrew. The Senate was called to order by George C. Williams, Esq., Clerk of the Senate last year. On motion of Mr. Melvin, Hon. Mr. Parker was chosen chairman, to preside until a President shall be chosen, On motion of Mr. Sleeper, The Senate proceeded by ballot to the choice of Presi dent. On the first balloting the chairman announced the state of the vote as follows: The whole number of votes cast is Necessary for a choice, Hon. Jonas D. Sleeper has “ William Haile has 10 6 1 9 —and Hon. William Haile was accordingly declared elected President. Mr. Haile, upon taking the chair, addressed the Senate as follows: Senators-Before entering upon the discharge of the duties to which you have, by the vote just declared, elected me, allow me to return you my sincere thanks for the honor conferred, with the assurance that in my efforts to perform the duties, I shall strive and hope to meet your approbation, as also to assist in promoting the interests of our constituents. Feeling my own inexperience in presiding over legislative deliberations, I shall enter upon the duties, which your kindness has bestowed, with great distrust in my own abilities, and I shall humbly ask and rely upon your forbearance for the unintentional errors I may make, and upon your kindly assistance for my support in the discharge of the duties you have assigned me. The Senate of New Hampshire is a conservative body, and, owing to the limited number of its members, the duties and responsibilities of each Senator is correspondingly increased, of which I presume you are fully aware. The duties and business brought before legislators is always of interest and importance to their constituents, and may be more than ordinarily so during the present session. In view of this, I have no doubt that each Senator will give such careful and diligent attention to all the business that may come before us, that we may hope the result of our deliberations will be for the interest and cordial acceptance of those we represent; and if we would fulfil the wishes of those whose servants we are, we shall enter upon the discharge of the high trust conferred upon us with a determination to dispose of such public business as shall come before us, as speedily as the interest of all concerned will properly admit. Senators-permit me once more to return you my heartfelt thanks for the confidence you have reposed in meand I trust the brief period we may spend together during the present session, will be one that will bring pleasure to us in the present, and, in the future, the consciousness that we have performed our duties faithfully and for the bestgood of all. On motion of Mr. Parker, The Senate proceeded to the choice of Clerk by ballot. On the first balloting the President announced the state of the vote as follows: The whole number of votes cast is Necessary for a choice, George C. Williams has George S. Barton, 11 6 1 10 -and George S. Barton was accordingly declared elected Clerk. Mr. Clough introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That Calvin May, Jr., be appointed Assistant Clerk of the Senate for the ensuing political year. And the question being put, Will the Senate agree to the resolution? The affirmative of the question unanimously prevailed. So the resolution was adopted. Mr. Parker introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to notify Mr. Barton of his election as Clerk, also Mr. May of his election as Assistant Clerk. Which was agreed to. Ordered, That Messrs. Parker, Sleeper and Rixford constitute said committee. Mr. Parker, from the foregoing committee, introduced Messrs. Barton and May, who signified their acceptance of the offices to which they had been respectively elected, |