two Houses, the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of this State,. the names of the several members of the Legislature, and its officers, with a list of the standing committees in each of its branches, for the use of both branches of the Legislature, and have on their part joined Mr. Gregg.

The Senate concur with the House in the passage of a resolution appointing a joint select committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts, and have on their part joined Mr. Comerford."

On motion of Mr. Sanborn of East Kingston

Resolved, That each member of the House be required to leave with the doorkeepers, his name, place of residence and boarding house, immediately after the adjournment this afternoon.

On motion of Mr. Bruce

Resolved, That a committee be appointed on the part of the House with such as the Senate may join, to assign committee rooms to the several standing committees of both branches of the Legislature.

Ordered, That Messrs. Bruce, Carbee of Bath, and Perkins of Strafford be the committee.

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

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 assign committee rooms to the several standing committees, and have on their part joined Mr. Nutter."

Mr. Chase of Washington, from the joint select committee appointed to prepare and report joint rules for the government of the two Houses the present session, by leave, reported the following

JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES:

1. When a convention of the two Houses is to be formed, whether by requirement of the Constitution, or by a vote or resolve of the two Houses, a message shall be sent from the House of Representatives to the Senate, giving notice when the House will meet the Senate in Convention. As soon thereafter. as the

convenience of the Senate will permit, they will attend in the House. The Speaker of the House shall be Chairman of the Convention, and shall state the reason for forming the Convention. When the House and Senate are thus formed in Convention, the rules adopted as the rules of the House, shall be considered the rules of the Convention, so far as they may be deemed applicable, and the Convention shall accordingly be governed thereby.

2. Messages shall be sent by such person or persons as a sense of propriety, in each House may determine to be proper. 3. When a message shall be sent from either House to the other, it shall be announced at the door of the House to which it may be sent by the door keeper.

4. While bills are on their passage between the Houses, they shall be under the signature of the Clerk of each House respectively.

5. There shall be a committee for the purpose of engrossing bills, consisting of two members of each House. All bills that pass both Houses shall be delivered to said Committee, be by them engrossed, carefully examined, and reported to the respective Houses; and shall be signed, first by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, then by the President of the Senate.

6. There shall be a committee to consist of three members of the House and one of the Senate, on each of the following subjects, to wit:

On all matters relative to the State Library, and on-all matters relative to the State House and State House yard.

7. When a bill or resolve which shall have passed in one House is rejected in the other, notice thereof shall be given to the House in which the same may have passed.

8. Each House shall transmit to the other all papers on which any bill or resolve shall be founded.

9. Each house shall transmit to the other all bills which have. passed their several stages in the House in which they originated, at least twenty-four hours before the time fixed on for adjourn

ment.

10. After each House shall have adhered to their disagreement, a bill or resolve shall be considered lost.

The foregoing rules having been read—

On motion

Resolved, That they be adopted as the joint rules of Houses the present session.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

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

JOINT COMMITTEES.

On Engrossed Bills.

Messrs. Smith of Lempster, Ela of Meredith.

On the Library.

Messrs. Shannon of Moultonborough, Blaisdell of Hanover, Marsh of Litchfield.

On the State House and State House Yard.

Messrs. Taylor of Sandbornton, Edgerly of Gilmanton, Smith of Gilsum.

On motion of Mr. Knapp

The House adjourned.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1840.

Mr. Wilson of Lee, presented the petition of the Selectmen of Lee, praying that said town be disannexed from Strafford County, and annexed to Rockingham County.

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Towns and Parishes.

Mr. Little of Boscawen presented the petition of John Couch, jr. and others, praying for an act of incorporation of a School District.

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Education Mr. Parker of Fitzwilliam, presented the petition of Erastus Brown and others, praying for a new field piece for the Fitzwilliam Artillery Company.

Mr. Howard of Springfield presented the petition of the officers of the fourth Company of Infantry in the thirty-first Regiment of New Hampshire Militia, praying for additional muskets.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the committee on Military Affairs.

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Mr. Quincy of Rumney presented the petition of the town of Effingham, praying for leave to surrender a charter for a toll bridge across Ossipee River.

Also the petition of the town of Freedom, praying for leave to surrender a charter for a toll bridge across Ossipee River.

Mr. Hatch of Exeter presented the petition of John Perkins and others, members of the Rockingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company, praying that so much of the charter of said Company as gives authority to vote by proxy, may be repealed.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Cotton of Sandown presented the petition of William Plumer and others, inhabitants and legal voters of the town of Sandown, praying for the exclusive right and privilege of choosing a Representative to the General Court.

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Elections. Mr. Towle of Hampton presented the petition of Eli Tappan and others, on the subject of the proceedings of the Eastern Railroad Corporation, and praying for legislation on the taking of lands by Railroad Corporations.

Mr. Currier of Newtown presented the petition of John Hoit and thirty-six others, legal voters of the town of Newtown, praying for a repeal or alteration of the charter of the Boston and Maine Railroad Corporation.

Mr. Hatch of Exeter presented the petition of William Philbrick and others on the same subject;

Mr. Sanborn of East Kingston presented the petition, of Levi Tilton and others on the same subject.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the committee on Roads, Bridges and Canals.

Mr. Sanborn of East Kingston presented the petition of Ezra Currier, 2d, praying for the alteration of his name.

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the alteration of names.

A message from the Senate by their Clerk:

"Mr. Speaker-The Senate have adopted the joint rules reported by the joint select committee appointed for that purpose for the government of the two Houses the present session."

A message in waiting from His Excellency the Governor was eceived by the Secretary of State, communicating the Bank

Commissioners Report upon the affairs of the Concord Bank, which together with the accompanying documents was read. On motion of Mr. Treadwell

Ordered, That the message of His Excellency the Governor with the accompanying documents be laid upon the table, nd that the Clerk be directed to procure three hundred printed copies for the use of the 11ouse.

On motion of Mr. Dame of Farmington

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Resolved, That a select committee be appointed on the part of the House with such as the Senate may join, for the purpose fixing a day on which the business of the present session may be brought to a close.

Ordered, That Messrs. Dame of Farmington, Breck of Cornish, and Monroe of Hillsborough be the committee.

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

Mr. Treadwell, pursuant to previous notice and by leave of the House introduced a bill entitled an act to incorporate the first Christian Society in Portsmouth.

Which was read a first and second time.

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Incorporations.

On motion of Mr. Parker of Fitzwilliam

Resolved, That the Clerk be directed to procure two hundred additional printed copies of the report of the Warden of the State Prison.

On motion of Mr. Cate of Northfield—

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of an act passed June session, 1825, for the limitation of actions and preventing vexatious suits, as exempts the accounts between merchants and merchants, their factors and servants from the operation of said

act.

On motion of Mr. Hill of Northwood

Resolved, That when the House adjourn this forenoon, it adjourn to meet on Monday next at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. Wells gave notice that he will on Monday next ask leave to introduce a bill in amendment of an act entitled an act regulating process and trials in civil cases.

Also a bill entitled an act in addition to and in amendment of an act entitled an act to incorporate the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane.

Mr. Parker of Fitzwilliam gave notice that he will on Monday