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purpose of administering the oaths of office required by the Constitution and to receive any communication he may be pleased to make to them reported that the committee had performed the duty assigned them and the Governor elect was pleased to say that he accepted the office and would meet the two branches of the Legislature in the Representatives Chamber immediately for the purpose of being qualified according to the provisions of the constitution

[Message to H.R. proposing a convention to administer the oaths of office to the Governor] A message was sent to the House of Representatives proposing a convention of both Houses of the Legislature in the Representatives Chamber immediately for the purpose of qualifying the Governor elect. An answer was received concurring in the above proposition -

[Convention to qualify the Governor] Agreeably to assignment the two Houses met in Convention for the purpose of administering to Enoch Lincoln, Governor elect the oaths of office - Enoch Lincoln came in attended by the Council and the Sheriff of Cumberland and before the President of the Senate in presence of both Houses of the Legislature took and subscribed the oaths required by the Constitution to qualify him to enter upon the discharge of his official duties. The Secretary of State then made proclamation that Enoch Lincoln was Governor of the State of Maine and to be respected accordingly - The Governor then made to the two houses of the Legislature a speech a copy of which with accompanying documents was delivered to the Presiding officer of each branch of the Legislature. The Governor then withdrew and the Convention separated -

On motion by Mr Phelps - Ordered that the Commit