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to qualify them to enter upon their official duties, before both branches of the Legislature, and before the President of the Convention. The Convention then separated.

In Senate. [Message to the Governor.] Mr. Ingalls was charged with a message to the Governor, informing him that Abijah Smith and Ralph C. Johnson had been duly qualified to enter upon their official duties as councillors.

[Report on the petition of Ephm. Quinn.] Mr. Hutchinson from the Joint Standing Committee on the division of Towns reported leave to bring in Bills on the petition of Ephraim Quinn and others, and on the petition of Daniel Moulton, severally read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence. concurred.

[Report on the pet. of Jona. Pickard, and of Harvey Harding.] Mr. Hutchinson from the same committee, reported orders of notice on the petition of Jonathan Pickard, and also on the petition of Harvey Harding, severally read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence. Concurred

[Orders from the House.] Orders were received from the House of Representatives, requesting the petition of Henry Milliken, and the petition of Inhabitants of Hollis, to be taken from the files of the Senate, and sent down to the House. Read and passed.

Order from the House, instructing the committee on the Judiciary to enquire into the expediency of amending the law regulating Courts of Sessions, read and passed in concurrence.

Order from the House of Representatives instructing the same committee to enquire into the expediency