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Mr.. Foot was therefore elected.
The House then proceeded to ballot tor Clerk
pro TEN.
Oramel II. Smith was nominated by Mr.. Fields
and Ferrand f. Merrill, Esq. by Mr.. Fairbanks,
and the vote stood, for Merrill, 14O
Smith, II
Scat. /
Mr.. Merrill was declared elected, and was
sworn.
On motion, Mr.. Minor was appointed to inform
the senate OF the organization of the House
and Immediately after the Secretary of that
body appearing announced an organization on
their part and the appointment of canvassing
committee.
The House then proceeded to the choice of
| assistant clerk pro tem when John L. Buck and
Z. u. Eastman being nominated the vote was
for Buck, l4l
Eastman, 70
Mr.. Buck was declared elected and was sworn
The rules of last session were adopted TEN.
porarily for the present.
Mr. Bradley was appointed to inform the Gov.
ernor of the organization &c. of the House.
The House on the nomination of the Chair
appointed the following gentlemen as can.
wasting committee to join that from the Senate,
viz Bloomington co. Messrs. Backmer, Kid.
der, Gardner.-Wndham CO. Messrs. Bullock,
Wentworth, Miner of Dover.-Rutand co.
Messrs kellogg, Bucklin, Westover- Windsor
CO. Messrs. Moulton, Onion, Gay.--Addison co.
Messrs Eswort Warner, Jewett-Oranee CO.
Messrs. Colby, Winslow, Densmorc-Chitten.
den CO. Mossrs. Byngton, Stevens, Barnes
Washington CO. Messrs. Smith, Holden, Vince.
ler,-Caledona CO. Messrs. Whitelaw, Mat.
tocks, Martin.-Franklin CO. Messrs. Boutell,
Sabln, neutrality-suspicious. CO. Messrs. Has
lungs, ilinman, Robnson.-Lamoille CO. Messrs
FISK Noyes, Whitney.-Essex CO. Messrs
Dewy,Brooks, Morrson.- Grand Isle CO. Messrs
4 Adams, Hazen, Wadsworh.
Aresoiutlon was offered requesting the Speak.
or to invite the Clergymen ofMontpeer Village
10 oliiclate IN rotation in divine service in the
House each morning, which was passed.
adjourned to 3 o'clock, p. NJ.
SENATE.
3 O'Clock, p. NJ.
Met pursuant to adjournment,
A message from the House informing the
Senate OF the passage ola Joint resolution by
that body, liking upon l-2 o'clock this after.
noon, for joint assembly to receive the report of
the canyassng committee. Senate concurred.
A resolution instructing the Com on Judiciary
to Introduce bill to abolish Imprisonment for
deo'--passed. Senate adjourned.
II HOUSE.
Il o'clock, M.
A resolution was offered that both houses
meet in joint assembly this afternoon to receive
the report OF the canvassng commttee--adopted
. resolution was received from the senate
appropriating Friday afternoon next for count,
conventions, and Saturday afternoon for the
meeting in joint assembly to elect county officers
. which was concurred in.
resolution was offered to furnish each mem
a Der with ono daily newspaper to be selected b,
the member, which was rejected and the vote
afterwards reconsidered; when an amondmen
u was offered to enlarge the number to thro,
!. weekly papers. The amendment was oppose,
;. and rejected but the resolution, after some fur
= Their discussion, was SO varied as to provide 70
-" furnishing each member with one daily, and Oh
N weekly paper, and adopted.
Both houses now met in joint assembly, who