Mr. Strickland moved that the Senate proceed to the election of permanent officers,

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Stout,

The Senate proceeded to the election of Secretary, with the following result:

Aaron B. Turner was declared duly elected Secretary of the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Stout,

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The Senate proceeded to the election of a Sergeant-at-Arms,

John R. Martin was declared duly elected Sergeant-at-Arms.
On motion of Mr. Tower,

The Senate proceeded to the election of Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk, with the following result:

James M. Rosse was declared duly elected Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk.

On motion of Mr. Ingersoll,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate, the Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk, and the Sergeant-at-Arms, be and the same are hereby authorized each to appoint one assistant or deputy to the several offices named.

Mr. Strickland moved the following as a substitute :

Resolved, That Adam W. Pattridge be and he is hereby appointed Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms in the Senate;

Which motion did not prevail.

Mr. Strickland moved that the resolution lie on the table till

three o'clock P. M.;

Which motion did not prevail.

Mr. Lane offered the following:

Resolved, That the motion before the house be so amended as to allow the Senate to elect by ballot the Assistant Sergeantat-Arms;

Which resolution did not prevail.

The question recurring on the original resolution, the same was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Ingersoll, it was

Resolved, That a committee of two be appointed to wait upon the House of Representatives, and inform that body that the Senate is organized and ready to proceed to business.

The President appointed Senators Ingersoll and Adair said committee.

On motion of Mr. Strickland, it was

Resolved, That the resident clergymen of Lansing be invited to officiate alternately as Chaplains to the Senate.

Mr. Brown offered the following:

Resolved, That D. C. Henderson, of Allegan county, be and he is hereby appointed Reporter to the Senate for the present session, at a salary not to exceed three dollars per day, whose duty it shall be to furnish sketches of debates of this body to such paper or papers as the President of the Senate shall designate. Mr. Ingersoll moved to strike out the name of D. C. Henderson, and insert Wm. A. Bryce.

Mr. Tower moved to lay the resolution on the table;
Which motion did not prevail.

The question being on the amendment,

Mr. Tower moved to amend by striking cut the name of Wm. A. Bryce, and inserting A. H. Proctor.

Mr. DeLand moved that the whole subject be indefinitely

postponed ;

Pending which,

Mr. Ingersoll moved that the Senate take a recess until two o'clock.

Lost.

The motion to postpone indefinitely, prevailed, by yeas and nays as follows:

On motion of Mr. Carpenter, it was

Resolved, That until otherwise ordered, the standing rules of

the last Senate be adopted as the rules of this body.

On motion of Mr. Owen, it was

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to furnish the officers and members of the Senate each a copy of the Senate Manual of 1859.

Mr. DeLand offered the following:

Resolved, That the President be authorized to appoint four messengers and two firemen.

Mr. Strickland moved to strike out four and insert three.

Lost.

Mr. Owen moved to strike out two and insert one.

Carried.

The resolution, as amended, was then adopted.

On motion of Mr. Jones,

Resolved, That each member of the Senate be allowed five

dollars for stationery, and that the committe on supplies be re quired to furnish the President, Secretary, Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk, and the chairman of each standing and select committees such amount of stationery as may be necessary for their use.

On motion of Mr. Stout,

Resolved, That the Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk be instructed not to make appointment of Deputy until the same shall be deemed necessary by the committee on enrolled bills. On motion of Mr. Backus,

Resolved, That a committee of two from the Senate, with a like committee from the House, be appointed to wait upon the present and retiring Governors to notify them that the two houses are prepared to receive any communication they may desire to make.

Senators Backus and DeLand were appointed said committee. On motion of Mr. Ingersoll,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to order 500 copies of the daily journal of the Senate for the use of its members.

On motion of Mr. Carpenter,

The Senate took a recess until two o'clock, P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Senate was called to order at 2 o'clock.

Roll called: a quorum present.

On motion of Mr. Carpenter,

Resolved, By the Senate (the House concurring), That the joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, and the rules in joint convention of the last Legislature, be and are hereby adopted as the rules of the present Senate and House of Representatives until otherwise ordered.

On motion of Mr. Tower,

Resolved, That the daily session of the Senate commence at 10 o'clock, until otherwise ordered.