UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MARCH 1930 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1898. Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and Laws of the State of Vermont, the Senate convened in the State House, at Montpelier, on the first Wesday, being the fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. At ten o'clock in the forenoon, the Senate was called to order by His Honor, Nelson W. Fisk, the President. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. Alonzo N. Lewis, of Montpelier. The roll of the Senate was called, whereupon it appeared that the following-named Senators were present, and they were duly sworn by the Secretary, and severally subscribed the oath of office: Mr. McCullough moved that the Senate do now proceed to the election of a Secretary, President pro tem., and Chaplain. Which was agreed to, and the Senate proceeded to the election of Secretary. The President appointed as tellers, Senators Smith, Foss, Ilitt, Blodgett, The ballots having been taken and examined, it appeared that MAX L. POWELL, of Burlington, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was elected Secretary, and he presented himself at the bar of the Senate and received the oath of office. The Senate then proceeded to the election of Chaplain. The President appointed as tellers, Senators Cudworth, Thomson, The ballots having been taken and examined, it appeared that REV. ANDREW L. GILLIES, of Montpelier, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was elected Chaplain of the Senate. The Senate then proceeded to the election of President pro tempore. On motion of Mr. Batchelder, no other nomination being made, John G. McCullough, a Senator from the County of Bennington, was unanimously elected viva voce, President pro tempore of the Senate, and at the call of the President, Hon. John G. McCullough, President pro tempore elect, presented himself at the bar of the Senate, received the oath of office, and on being called to the chair addressed the Senate as follows: MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE,-It goes without saying that you have my sincere thanks in acknowledg ment of this distinguished mark of your confidence, especially so by reason of the manner of its bestowal. The Secretary came to me a moment ago and wanted to know who was going to place me in nomination. I replied I did not know; whereupon my colleague (Senator Batchelder) said: "I think I will do it if no one else will." GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE-I once heard the finest and best presiding officer in this country say that that man was best qualified to fill the position of presiding officer over any deliberative body who himself allowed the members of that body to do all the talking. While I shall not claim to approach the standard I have just suggested, I yet shall obey the injunction, and shall not in the very beginning violate the precept, or disregard the first and cardinal rule of a good presiding officer. Desirous of retaining the good opinion you have already evinced by your vote, I shall content myself with expressing my sincere acknow |