Mr. Abbot having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected.

FOR JOURNAL CLERK.

Mr. Van Dyke nominated W. F. Heustis.

Nominations being closed, the roll was called, with the following

result:

Mr. Heustis having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected.

FOR ENROLLING CLERK.

Mr. Burnell nominated H. C. Kibbe.

There being no further nominations, the roll was called, with the following result:

Mr. Kibbe having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected.

FOR ENGROSSING CLERK.

Mr. Hill nominated George A. Gillespie.

Mr. Crane nominated Thomas Moreland.

Nominations being closed, the roll was called, with the following

result:

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

FOR COPYING CLERKS.

Mr. Perkins nominated George C. Harriman, who was declared elected by the following vote:

Mr. Harvey nominated C. D. Bonestel.

Nominations being closed, the roll was called, with the following re

sult:

On motion of Mr. Irwin, the officers elect came forward and took the oath of office.

Mr. Irwin offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate be directed to furnish each member of the Senate with five daily papers published in this State, or their equivalent in weeklies.

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to inform the Assembly that the Senate is now organized by the election of the following permanent officers, and is ready to proceed with legislative business:

Resolved, That the Senate now proceed to the election of a Chaplain.

Mr. Van Dyke moved to lay the resolution on the table.

Lost.

Mr. Rhodes moved to indefinitely postpone the resolution.

Upon which, Messrs. Baker, Parks, and Irwin, demanded the ayes and noes. Lost, by the following vote: ayes 14—noes 16:

AYES-Messrs. Baker, Bogart, Denver, Gallagher, Holden, Irwin, Kutz, Merritt, Parks, Rhodes, Soule, Shurtleff, Warmcastle, and Williamson-14.

NOES-Messrs. Banks, Burnell, Chamberlain, Crane, De Long, Gaskill, Harvey, Harriman, Hathaway, Heacock, Pacheco, Perkins, Porter, Powers, Van Dyke, and Mr. President-16.

Mr. Van Dyke moved the following as a substitute for the resolution of Mr. Banks:

Resolved, That the President be authorized and requested to invite the clergymen in Sacramento to open the Senate daily with prayer, and to arrange the order among themselves.

Adopted.