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16 commit, and confiding in your disposition and wisdom to correct and assist me, I enter with diffidence upon the duties of the chair, with the tender of assurance, that my efforts will always be exerted under the influence of good motives.

[Message from Senate informing of their organization]

Mr Williamson came down with a message from the Senate, to inform this House, that the Senate had elected John Chandler Esquire for their President; and Ebenezer Herrick Esq for their Secretary : and that the Senate were now organized, and ready to proceed on public business.

[Message sent to the Senate informing of the organization of the House.]

Col Reed of Waldoborough was charged with a message to the Senate, to inform them that the House had made choices of Benjamin Ames Esq for their Speaker and James Loving Child for their Clerk.

[Message sent to the President of the convention on same subject.]

Mr Redington of Vassalboro, Mr Smith of Wiscasset, Mr Sprague of Hallowell, Mr Moody of Wells and Mr Greenleaf of Portland were appointed a committee to wait on the President of the convention, and inform him of the persons whom this House had appointed for their Speaker and Clerk.

In Senate May 31st 1820

Ordered [underlined] that Messrs Moody, Gage