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First Senatorial District, occasioned by the resignation of J. T. Lane; Second Senatorial District, occasioned by the resignation of Thomas Murphy; Ninth Senatorial District, occasioned by the resignation of John Speer; Eleventh Senatorial District, occasioned by the resignation of G. A. Colton; Fourteenth Senatorial District, occasioned by the resignation of Danford; Fifteenth

Senatorial District, occasioned by the resignation of

On motion of Senator Houston,

ted to fill

The Senators elected fill said vacancies came forward and took the following oath, which was administered by Lawrence D. Bailey, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court:

"I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Kansas, and that I will faithfully perform the duties of Senator of the Legislature of the State of Kansas. So help me God."

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Personally appeared. the several Senators, and took and subscribed the oath of office, as required by law, before me..

LAWRENCE D. BAILEY,

Associate Justice Supreme Court.

On motion of Senator Quigg,

The Senate proceeded to the election of officers to fill vacancies.

Mr. Legate nominated A. R. Banks, of Douglas county,

On which the roll was called, with the following result:

Mr. Banks received 18 votes.

Senators voting for Mr. Banks were

Messrs. Akin, Anderson, Bartlett, Emmert, Eskridge, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Houston, Jones, Legate, Manning, Miller, Quigg, Riggs, Spear, Twiss and Wheeler.

Mr. Banks having received the votes of all the Senators present, was declared duly elected Secretary of the Senate.

On motion of Senator Houston,

The Senate proceeded to the election of an Assistant Secretary of the Senate.

Senator Houston nominated A. Hitchcock, of Douglas county, for Assistant Secretary.

Senator Jones nominated H. R. Dutton, of Jefferson county,"

The roll was called, with the following result:

Mr. Hitchcock received fifteen votes,

Mr. Dutton received three votes.

Senators voting for Mr. Hitchcock were—

Messrs. Akin, Anderson, Bartlett, Emmert, Eskridge, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Houston, Legate, Manning, Miller, Riggs, Spear and Twiss.

Messrs. Jones, Quigg and Wheeler voting for Mr. Dutton.

Mr. Hitchcock having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Assistant Secretary of the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Legate,

The Senate proceeded to the election of a Docket Clerk.

Mr. Legate nominated Mr. Goble, of Leavenworth county, Docket Clerk.

The roll was called, with the following result:

Mr. Goble received nineteen votes.

Senators voting for Mr. Goble were

Messrs. Akin, Anderson, Emmert, Bartlett, Eskridge, Gambell, Grover, Horne, Houston, Jones, Legate, Manning, Miller, Milhoan, Quigg, Riggs, Spear, Smith and Twiss.

Mr. Goble having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Docket Clerk.

On motion of Mr. Houston,

The officers elected to fill vacancies came forward and took the following oath of office, which was administered by Lieutenant Governor McGrew, President of the Senate:

"I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and of the State of Kansas, and that 1 will faithfully perform the duties of Clerk of the Senate of the State of Kansas. So help me God."

(Signed)

A. R. BANKS, Secretary.

A. HITCHCOCK, Ass't Sec'y.

W. F. GOBLE, Docket Clerk.

The President having declared the Senate duly organized,
Mr. Legate offered Senate concurrent resolution No. 1:

Resolved by the Senate, (the House concurring), That the proposition of the proprietors of the State Record to furnish ten copies of the Daily State Record to each member and officer of the two Houses, at two dollars per copy, should the session be less than forty days, and two dollars and fifty cents if it should be forty days, or over, be accepted, it being understood that the proprietors of the Record shall furnish to each member ten copies of

all laws that are ordered to be published in the Record during the session, in pamphlet form, free of expense to the State for said pamphlets.

Mr. Eskridge offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms furnish the members of the Senate with the necessary stationery, and a copy each of the Compiled Laws of 1863, 1864 and 1865, and the Journals of the Senate and House for 1865.

On motion, the Senate adjourned to two o'clock P. M.

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No quorum being present, a call of the Senate was ordered, and the Sergeant-at-Arms was instructed to bring in absentees.

The Sergeant-at-Arms returned with Senators Horne, Houston, Manning, Quigg and Spear.

Senator Akin offered Senate concurrent resolution No. 2, accepting the proposition of Messrs. Speer & Ross, to furnish to the members and officers of both Houses ten copies each of the Daily Kansas Tribune.

The resolution was laid over under the rule.

On motion of Senator Houston,

The rules were suspended, and Senate concurrent resolutions Nos. 1 and 2 were

Referred to a select committee of three.

The President appointed as such committee,
Senators Houston, Gambell and Akin.

On motion of Senator Eskridge,

The Senate adjourned to four o'clock P. M.

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