Howe, Kennard, Knapp, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton, Wilcox-24.

Those voting for Mr. Shields, were:

Messrs. Brown, Covell, Crawford, Ferguson, and North-5.
Not voting-

Mr. Blanchard.

Mr. Seely having received the votes of a majority of the senators elect, was declared duly elected second assistant secretary of the senate.

Mr. Kennard moved,

That the senate proceed to the election of a sergeant-at-arms.
Which was agreed to.

Mr. Colby placed in nomination the name of Thomas Harlan, of Harlan county.

Those voting for Mr. Harlan were:

Messrs. Aten, Baird, Blanchard, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Crawford, Dawes, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Hinman, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton, Wilcox--25.

Those voting for Mr Barrett, were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Brown, Covell, Ferguson and North--5.

Mr. Harlan having received the votes of a majority of the senators elect, was declared duly elected sergeant-at-arms of the

senate.

Mr. Pepoon moved,

That the senate proceed to the election of an assistant sergeantat-arms.

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Carns placed in nomination the name of C. E. Hines, of York county.

Those voting for Mr. Hines were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Aten, Baird, Blanchard, Brown, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Covell, Crawford, Dawes, Ferguson, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Hinman, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, North, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton and Wilcox-30.

Mr. Hines having received the votes of all the senators elect, was duly declared duly elected assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Senate.

Mr. Crawford moved

That the senate proceed to the election of a door-keeper.
Which was agreed to.

Mr. Knapp placed in nomination the name of M. C. Houck.
Those voting for Mr. Houck were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Aten, Baird, Blanchard, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Covell, Crawford, Dawes, Ferguson, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton and Wilcox-27. Those voting for Mr. James were:

Messrs. Brown, Hinman and North-3.

Mr. Houck having received the votes of a majority of the senators elect, was declared duly elected door-keeper of the senate. Mr. Kennard moved,

That the senate proceed to the election of a chaplain.

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Kennard placed in nomination the name of Rev. G. S. Alexander, of Lancaster county.

Mr. Ambrose placed in nomination the name of Senator Bryant, of Saunders county.

Those voting for Mr. Alexander were:

Messrs. Aten, Baird, Blanchard, Bryant, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Dawes, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton, Wilcox

21.

Those voting for Mr. Bryant were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Brown, Birkhauser, Covell, Hinman and Holt-6..

Voting for Rev. J. R. Pardee :

Mr. Ferguson-1.

Voting for Mr. Colman :

Mr. North-1.

Not voting-

Mr. Crawford.

Mr. Alexander having received the votes of a majority of the senators elect, was declared duly elected chaplain of the senate. Mr. Crawford moved,

That the senate proceed to the election of an enrolling clerk.
Mr. Powers moved,

That the senate adjourn until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. A division being called for, the motion to adjourn was agreed to, by yeas, 18; nays, 11.

Thereupon, the senate adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow

morning.

D. H. WHEELER,

Secretary Senate.

SECOND DAY.

SENATE CHAMBER,

Wednesday, January 3, 1877.

9 o'clock A. M.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order

by the temporary president.

The roll was called and there were present:

Messrs. Ambrose, Aten, Baird, Blanchard, Brown, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Covell, Crawford, Dawes, Ferguson, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Hinman, Holt, Kennard, Knapp, North, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton and Wilcox-29.

Absent without leave, Mr. Howe-1.

Prayer by the chaplain.

The journal was read, and Mr. Brown moved to correct by striking from the journal the remarks of Mr. Bryant.

Mr. Crawford called for the yeas and nays on the pending motion.

Those voting in the affirmative were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Aten, Baird, Blanchard, Brown, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Colby, Covell, Crawford, Dawes, Ferguson, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Hinman, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, North, Pepoon, Powers, Van Wyck, Walton and Wilcox-27.

Those voting in the negative were:

Messrs. Bryant and Chapman-2.
Not voting, Mr. Thummel-1.

On motion,

The journal was approved as corrected.
Mr. Holt moved

To proceed to complete the organization of the senate by the election of an enrolling clerk,

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Pepoon nominated Miss Ella Marlay.
Mr. Covell nominated Miss Ballentine.

Those voting for Miss Marlay were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Aten, Baird, Blanchard, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Crawford, Dawes, Ferguson, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Hinman, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, North, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton and Wil

cox-28.

Those voting for Miss Ballentine were:

Messrs Brown and Covell—2.

Miss Marlay receiving the votes of a majority of the senators,

was declared duly elected enrolling clerk.

Mr. Chapman moved

To proceed to the election of an engrossing clerk, and nominated Miss Mollie Baird for the position.

Mr. Ambrose moved

To lay the motion on the table for two weeks.

The yeas and nays being demanded,

Those voting in the affirmative, were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Aten, Blanchard, Brown, Bryant, Birkhauser, Covell, Crawford, Ferguson, Hinman, Howe, North and Van Wyck-13.

Those voting in the negative, were:

Messrs. Baird, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Dawes, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Holt, Kennard, Knapp, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Walton and Wilcox-17.

A majority of the members voting in the negative,

The motion was not agreed to, and the original motion prevailed.

clerk.

Thereupon the senate proceeded to the election of an engrossing

Those voting for Miss Mollie Baird, were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Aten, Blanchard, Brown, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Covell, Crawford, Dawes, Ferguson, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Hinman, Holt, Howe, Kennard, Knapp, North, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton and Wilcox-29.

Not voting

Mr. Baird-1.

Miss Mollie Baird having received a majority of the votes of the senators elect, was declared duly elected engrossing clerk. On motion of Mr. Pepoon,

The senate proceeded to elect a fireman.

Mr. Kennard nominated James W. Griffin.
Mr. Ferguson nominated Geo. Karll.

Those voting for Mr. Griffin, were:

Messrs. Ambrose, Aten Baird, Blanchard, Bryant, Birkhauser, Calkins, Carns, Chapman, Colby, Covell, Dawes, Garfield, Gilham, Hayes, Holt, Kennard, Knapp, North, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton and Wilcox-25.

Those voting for Mr. Karll, were:

Messrs. Brown, Crawford, Ferguson and Hinman—4.

Voting for O. P. Mason:

Mr. Howe-1..

Mr. Griffin having received the votes of a majority of the senators elect, was declared duly elected fireman of the senate.

Mr. Ambrose moved that the secretary of state be invited to administer the oath of office to the officers elect.