John A. Dix, Secretary of the State of New-York, then attended in the Assembly chamber, and duly administered to the members present the oath prescribed by the tenth article of the Constitution

of this State.

The House then proceeded to choose by ballot a Speaker; and the ballots having been taken and counted, it appeared that Charles Humphrey was duly elected, and he was placed in the chair accordingly.

On motion of Mr. Livingston,

Resolved, That Philip Reynolds junior, be, and he is hereby appointed Clerk of this House.

On motion of Mr. Lockwood,

Resolved, That Daniel Dygert be, and he is hereby appointed Sergeant-at-Arms of this House.

On motion of Mr. Quackenboss,

Resolved, That Nathan Manson junior, be, and he is hereby appointed Doorkeeper of this House.

On motion of Mr. Jackson,

Resolved, That James M. D. Carr be, and he is hereby appointed Assistant Doorkeeper of this House.

On motion of Mr. Cash,

Resolved, That the Speaker appoint the usual standing commit

tees.

On motion of Mr. Roosevelt,

Resolved, That the rules and orders of the last House of Assembly, be adopted as the rules and orders of this House, subject to such alterations as may from time to time be made therein. On motion of Mr. Palmer,

Resolved, That the Clerk be directed to furnish each member with a copy of the rules of this House.

On motion of Mr. Dayan,

Resolved, That the Clerk be directed to furnish to each member of this House, during the present session, such newspapers as they may respectively direct, not exceeding in price two daily papers, and defray the expense out of the contingent fund of this House. Mr. Herttell offered for the consideration of the House, a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That the Clerk cause to be procured for the use of this House, diagrams of the Senate and Assembly chambers; Constitution of the United States and of the State of New-York, with marginal notes; Articles of Confederation of the States; order of business in the Senate and Assembly; joint rules and orders, and the rules and orders of the Senate and Assembly; an alphabetical list of the members of both Houses, with their places of residence; a list of the members of this House by counties, and a list of senators arranged according to their districts; the standing committees of both Houses; the select committees of both Houses on the Governor's message; a list of the State or salary officers, and their respective salaries; an alphabetical list of the several towns and counties in this State, with the number of inhabitants in each, according to the last census of this State and of the United States; the estimated quantity of acres of land, and the value of real and personal estate; the amount of canal tolls received at each of the offices in the State; a list of the banks and insurance companies in the State, with the amount of their capital, and the time when their charter will expire; statement of rates of toll on the NewYork canals; list of banks subject to the Safety fund law; statement of the funds of the State for 1834; list of members of the twenty-third Congress, and a calendar for 1835, and a map of the State of New-York: And to have the same bound in a pocket volume, and deliver a copy thereof to each of the members and officers of this House.

Ordered, That the said resolution be laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. Wager,

Resolved, That petitions which are the subject of reference to standing committees, and which may be presented previous to the appointment of those committees, shall be referred directly to those committees; and it shall be the duty of the Clerk to hand them to the chairman of the appropriate committees when appointed, in the order as to priority in which they are presented to the House.

Ordered, That Mr. Quackenboss and Mr. Pettit be a committee to wait upon the Governor, and inform him that this House has organized, and is ready to proceed to business.

Ordered, That Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Wager be a committee to wait upon the Senate with a like message.

A message from the Senate, delivered by Mr. Van Schaick and Mr. Fox, was received, informing that they were a committee to announce to this House that the Senate had met, and was ready to proceed to business.

On motion of Mr. Palmer,

Resolved, That the Clerk be directed to furnish each member

with the usual articles of stationary, of as good quality as those provided for the Senate.

Mr. Quackenboss reported, that pursuant to the order of the House, Mr. Pettit and himself had waited upon the Governor, and informed him that this House had met, and was ready to proceed to business; and that the Governor had been pleased to say that he would immediately communicate his message to the Assembly.

Mr. Lockwood reported, that pursuant to the order of the House, Mr. Wager and himself had waited upon the Senate, and informed them that this House had met, and was ready to proceed to busi

ness.

A message from the Governor, delivered by his private secretary, was read, in the words following, to wit:

FELLOW-CITIzens of the SENATE AND ASSEMBLY:

The people of this State having recently selected me to discharge the duties of their chief magistrate for a second term, I avail myself of the present occasion to express my grateful acknowledgments for this renewed manifestation of their confidence, and to assure them that my best efforts shall be devoted to their service.

At no former period have the United States occupied a more elevated position than at present, in relation to foreign powers. The claims for depredations formerly committed on the property of our merchants have been sustained by ably conducted negociations, and admitted in almost all instances by solemn treaties; our commerce is extended to nearly every region of the globe; and our flag respected by all nations.

In adverting to the internal affairs of our country we find few causes for discontent and many for congratulation. The general government is administered with wisdom, and with a special regard to the principles on which it was founded; our national debt is now extinguished; our public revenues exceed our wants; the burden of taxation has been within a few years greatly diminished; considerable progress has been lately made in reconstructing the barriers which were erected to resist the encroachments of federal power, but which were partially overthrown by the errors of past legislation; and there is now good reason to hope that the general government, in relation to its practical operations, will soon become in all respects what it was designed to be by its wise and patriotic founders.

But your attention is chiefly to be directed to the internal affairs of our own State; it is to them your powers as legislators extend, and to them, in an especial manner, your duties relate.

In reviewing the events of the past year, your attention will be necessarily arrested by the extraordinary state of things which existed at its commencement, and continued some time thereafter Shortly before this period, an unwonted prosperity prevailed throughout the State; the bounties of Providence had been showered upon us with a liberal hand; we had been favored with a fruitful season; labor in all the branches of industry found a ready [ASSEMBLY JOURNAL.]

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