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tive business shall be made known or published by the Se-
cretary, without the special direction of the Senate.

XXXVIII.

Whenever it shall be determined by the Joint Resolution
of the two Branches of the General Assembly, or otherwise,
that the General Assembly will finally adjourn on a particu-
lar day, the Senate shall, at least twenty-four hours before
such contemplated adjournment, communicate the facts through
their Secretary, to the Governor, and request to be informed
whether he has any further nominations to make.

XXXIX.

The secrecy enjoined by the 35th and 36th Rules shall be
construed to apply to all proceedings in Executive Session,
except the names of nominees, and the confirmation or re-
jection thereof, without the privilege of assigning reasons
pending the injunction, or disclosing the vote or opinion of
any Senator.

XL.

In addition to the Standing Committees of the Senate,
there shall be appointed, by the President, an Executive
Committee on Executive Nominations, whose duty it shall
be, unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, to examine all
recommendations made to the Executive in favor of appli-
cants for office, and all communications received by the Ex-
ecutive opposed to the appointment of any applicant, so far
as said recommendations and communications may be com-
municated to said Committee by the Executive, and report
thereon.

XLI.

It shall not be permitted to any Senator, in the form of an
Order, Resolution, or otherwise, to place upon the Journals
any observation made by himself or another, touching the
character or fitness for office, of any individual.