of personal intercourse, and for the State much public benefit from the result of your labors. I trust that all that you do will be wise and well considered, so as to meet the just expectations and the approbation of the people of the State.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TRENTON, N. J.

January 12, 1897.

JOHN W. GRIGGS,

Governor.

SCHEDULE A,

State Prison Receipts, .

71,171 34

57,284 48

64,267 22

56,197 62

79,869 31

75,608 04

63,311 73

49,282 15

52,702 64

45,016 83

*$74,532.24 is included in this amount, which is the balance due from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which will be paid about January 1st, next.

SCHEDULE B,

SHOWING THE ANNUAL DISBURSEMENTS OF THE STATE FOR TEN YEARS, FROM 1887 TO 1896, ON ACCOUNT OF THE

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to appoint a Calendar Clerk, and the Engrossing Clerk be authorized to appoint an Assistant Engrossing Clerk, and the President of the Senate a Secretary for his own convenience and attendance upon him.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the rules of the last session be adopted for the government of the present session of the Senate, and that two hundred copies of the rules, together with the Constitution of the State and the Standing Committees of both Houses, with their Joint Committees, and names, residences of members and officers, be printed for the use of the Senate.

Mr. Daly offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Select Committee of the Senate, consisting of Senators Voorhees, Ketcham, Skirm, Daly and Herbert, appointed under the resolution of February 13th, 1895, be continued and invested with all the power in said resolution conferred, and that they proceed with the inquiry therein provided for, together with any other which, after due consideration, may be deemed necessary for the best interests of the State, and the said committee shall have leave to sit during the session and report to the present Senate, and to sit during the recess and report to the session of 1898.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That four hundred copies of each bill, joint and concurrent resolution be printed.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to invite the clergy to open the daily sessions with prayer.

Mr. Voorhees, offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That all bills and joint or concurrent resolutions introduced previous to the appointment of committees be printed before reference.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That, unless otherwise ordered, the daily sessions of the Senate shall begin at ten o'clock in the forenoon and at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Sergeant at-arms of the Senate be and he is hereby authorized to appoint four pages.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be and is hereby directed to furnish each member, clerical officer and reporter one copy of "Members' Pocket Calendar of Legislature, 1897," the same not to exceed in cost one dollar per copy.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That Howard Truax be and he is hereby appointed clerk of the Standing Committee on Appropriations for the year 1897, at a salary of three hundred and fifty dollars.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That a committee of three, to be appointed by the Presi dent, be authorized to procure proper bill-files and the necessary stationery and supplies for the use of the members and officers of the Senate.

Mr. Voorhees offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the number of copies of the Legislative Manual apportioned by law to the State Senate, be distributed on the same basis as the session of 1896.

The President announced the appointment of the following commit

tees:

On Files, &c., Senators Voorhees, Johnson H. W., and Reed. For Private Secretary, Leonard Pikaart, of Passaic county, and

SENATE COMMITTEES.

Judiciary.

Messrs. Voorhees, Johnson W. M., and Daly.

Revision of the Laws.

Messrs. Vreeland, Herbert and Reed.

Appropriations.

Messrs. Johnson W. M, Stokes and Skirm.

Finance.

Messrs. Parry, Stokes and Vreeland.

Corporations.

Messrs. Stokes, Gould and Johnson H. W.