And the above busines shall be done in no other part of the day, except by permission of the House.

44. The unfinished business in which the House was engaged at the last preceding adjournment, shall have the preference over all other business except the general orders of the day, and no motion on any other business, except the general orders of the day, shall be received, without special leave of the House, until the former is disposed of.

The foregoing rules having been read—

On motion Mr. Smith of Lempster-
Resolved, That they be adopted.

On motion of Mr. Treadwell

Resolved, That His Excellency the Governor be requested to intform the House, what proceedings, if any, have been had with regard to the Wolfeborough Bank.

On motion of Mr. Hoskins

Resolved, That a committee be appointed on the part of the House, with such as the Senate may join, to wait on His Excellency the Governor and inform him that the following gentlemen are elected Counsellors for the ensuing political year, namely: Isaac Waldron, for district No. 1.

Ordered, That Messrs. Hoskins of Westmoreland, Moore of Milford and McDaniel of Barrington be the committee.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein.

On motion of Mr. Parker of Lisbon

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to inform His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable the Council and Senate, that prayers will be offered in the Representative's Hall at a quarter before ten o'clock in the forenoon on each day of the session, and invite their attendance.

Ordered, That Messrs. Parker of Lisbon, Parker of Fitzwilliam and Hill of Alton be the committee.

On motion of Mr. Bruce of Mont Vernon

Resolved, That a committee be appointed on the part of the House with such as the Senate may join, to audit the accounts of the Treasurer of this State.

Ordered, That Messrs. Bruce of Mont Vernon, Copp af Wakefield and Weeks of Canaan be the committee.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein.

Mr. Treadwell gave notice that he will to-morrow ask leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act relating to Banking and other private corporations," and also a bill entitled "An act to incorporate the first Christian Society in Portsmouth."

A message from the Senate by their Clerk:

"Mr. Speaker-The Senate concur with the House in the passage of a resolution appointing a joint select committee to wait upon His Excellency the Governor and inform him of the election of Counsellors and and have on their part, joined Mr. Ren

ton."

Mr. Sawyer of Nasbua gave notice that he will to-morrow ask leave to introduce a bill in amendment of the laws of the State regulating divorces.

On motion

The House adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

Agreeably to the rules of the House the Speaker announced the appointment of the following.

STANDING COMMITTEES:

On Elections.

Messrs. St Clair of Deerfield, Bennett of Winchester, Gibson of Pelham, Watkins of Warner, Berry of Milton, Tuttle of Jefferson, Brown of Bristol, Cox of Holderness, Meacham of Charlestown, Curry of Sandbornton.

On the Judiciary.

Messrs. Baker of Hillsborough, Wilson of Keene, Swasey of Haverhill, Jenness of Portsmouth, Sawyer of Nashua, Whittemore of Wilton, Currier of Chester, Morrison of Manchester, Perley of Dunbarton, Forsaith of Newport.

On Banks.

Messrs. Wells of Lancaster, Sawyer of Dover, Whittemore of Antrim, Copp of Wakefield, Kelsey of Portsmouth, Gilman of Exeter, Randall of Sandwich, Stevens of Claremont, Bruce of Mont Vernon, Copeland of Stoddard.

On the States Prison.

Messrs. Quincy of Rumney, Chamberlain of Keene, Whittemore of Greenfield, Webster of Plymouth, Tudor of Walpole, Monroe of Hillsborough, Latham of Lyme, Towle of Hampton, Little of Boscawen, Shute of Concord.

On Public Lands.

Messrs. Wentworth of Sandwich, Horn of Dover, Knapp of Franconia, Gould of Henniker, Young of Stewartstown, Davis of Madbury, Furber-of Newington, Winter of Campton, Perkins of Jackson, Smith of Gilsum.

On Roads, Bridges and Canals.

Messrs. Treadwell of Portsmouth, Stickney of New Market, Warner of Whitefield, Merrill of Enfield, Kingsbury of Alstead, Bean of Grantham, Hatch of Exeter, Poor of Goffstown, Pitman of Bartlett.

On Towns and Parishes.

Messrs. Hoit of Bridgewater, Freese. of Epping, Walker of Barnstead, Hilton of New Market, Martin of Epsom, Patterson of Hopkinton, Judkins of Unity, Weeks of Richmond, Dustin of Columbia.

On Education.

Messrs. Parker of Fitzwilliam, Hall of Tamworth, Moore of Milford, Hill of Mason, Leavitt of Chichester, Thom of Conway, Perrin of Orford, Bingham of Claremont, George of Salisbury.

On Incorporations.

Messrs. McDaniel of Barrington, Wallace of Amherst, Parker of Lisbon, Walker of Langdon, Haley of Tuftonborough, Jenness of Rye, Howard of Springfield, Bryant of Plainfield, Berry of Greenland.

On Agriculture and Manufactures.

Messrs. Jenness of Deerfield, Hill of Alton, Tompkins of Chester, Barnard of Hopkinton, Breck of Cornish, Sanborn of Gilford, Whitton of Wolfeborough.

On Finance.

Messrs. Ayer of Hooksett, Buckminster of Roxbury, Chase of Washington, Morrill of Somersworth, Lord of Portsmouth, Noyes of Landaff, McGrath of Orange.

On Military Affairs.

Messrs. Cate of Northfield, Learned of Piermont, Blake of Kensington, Hill of Northwood, Burt of Society Land, Woods of Henniker, Sanborn of East Kington.

On Unfinished Business.

Messrs. Smith of Bradford, Dodge of Hampton Falls, Durrell of Gilmanton, Simpson of Windham, Dame of Farmington, Poor of Raymond, Perkins of Allenstown.

On Bills on their 2d Reading.

Messrs. Weeks of Canaan, Betton of Derry, Whittaker of Weare, Dickinson of Hinsdale, Morrill of Canterbury.

On Printers Accounts.

Messrs. Hoskins of Westmoreland, Beard of Nashua, Moses of Portsmouth, Whittemore of Colebrook, Wilson of Lee.

On Military Accounts.

Messrs. Lawrence of Gilford, Smith of Carroll, Stevens of Newbury, George of Wendell, Currier of Wilmot.

On Claims.

Messrs. Lane of Hampstead, White of Londonderry, Langdon of Portsmouth, Jenkins of Barnstead, Burleigh of Brookfield.

On the Alteration of Names.

Messrs. Odell of Merrimack, Atwood of Nelson, French of Stratford.

Mr. Ayer submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to report a bill to repeal an act entitled "An act in addition to and in amendment of an act directing the mode of choosing and appointing Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, passed January 7, 1837.”

Mr. Treadwell moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word, "Resolved," and inserting the following"that the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of the act directing the mode of choosing and appointment Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, approved January 7, 1837, as requires the Governor and Council to elect in case no election has been made by the people, and also of providing by law that in case no choice is made by the people, the Governor shall immediately by proclamation assemble the Legislature, who shall ceed to fill the Electoral Board.

On the question, shall the amendment be adopted?

It was decided in the negative.

On the question, shall the resolution be adopted?
It was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Wells

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Resolved, That the Adjutant General report to this House the whole number of muskets and bayonets, and the whole number of rifles belonging to the State, designating in said report the number now under the care of the Commissary General, and also the number in possession of uniformed companies, designating the several companies holding said arms and the number of arms held by each of said companies, and also further to report to this House the number of muskets and rifles received by this State from the United States for five years last past.

A message from the Senate by their Clerk:

"Mr. Speaker-The Senate concur with the House of Representatives in the passage of a resolution appointing a joint select committee to report, joint rules for the government of the two Houses the present year, and have ontheir part joined Mr. John

son.

The Senate concur with the House of Representatives in the passage of a resolution appointing a joint select committee to procure three hurdred printed copies of the rules of the Senate, rules of the House of Representatives, and the joint rules of the