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The Clerk having been duly qualified presided during the further organization of the House.

A Committee consisting of Messrs. Mitchell of Portland, Robinson of Litchfield, Clark of Limington, Fiske of Fayette & Rowe of Belfast was appointed to receive, sort & count the votes for a Speaker & on counting the same it appeared that the whole number given in was One Hundred and Forty - necessary to choice Seventy one - that John Ruggles had Eighty five, Eliakim Scammon fifty two. Timothy Boutette two, Benjamin White one - and John Ruggles of Thomaston was declared elected.

Mr. Mitchell of Portland was charged with a message to the Senate informing them of the organization of the House by the election of John Ruggles Speaker & Thornton McGaw Clerk. Mr. Boutette of Waterville was charged with a similar message to the Governor. Adjourned until Afternoon

Afternoon met according to adjournment.

On motion by Mr. White of Monmouth Ordered that the Rules & Orders of the last House of Representatives be adopted for the government of this House until a new code should be reported & adopted by the House. On motion by Mr. Bartlett of Garland, Ordered that Messrs. Scammon of Pittston, Konwlton of Montville and Hobbs of Waterboro be a committee to wait on the several ordained Ministers in the town of Portland & request them to attend the House on each morning of its present session to perform the duties of Chaplain in rotation according to seniority & that it shall be the duty of the Doorkeeper to inform them on what days they will respectively be expected to attend - read & passed.