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16 by the Committee which amendment after discussion was adopted.

[addition to amend] Mr. Megquier then moved to amend said report by adding the votes returned from the town of Dearbon [Dearborn], which votes were rejected by the Committee, which motion was decided in the negative.

[Report accepted] And said report was then accepted as amended.

Adjourned.

Afternoon. [Resolve relating to the promulgation of the Laws of this State.] Resolve relating to the promulgation of the Laws of this State, reported by the Committee on Bills in the second reading, without amendment, read second time and passed to be Engrossed. Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

In Convention. Agreeably to assignment, the Two branches of the Legislature met in convention for the purpose of electing seven councilors to advise the Governor in the Executive part of the Government the current political year.

[Committee appointed to receive, sort and Count the votes for Councillors.] Messrs. Ingalls, Drummond, Hutchinson of the Senate, and Messrs. Mitchell, Peirce, Witham, Clark and Dummer of the House were appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count the votes for councilors, who having attended to the duty assigned them, then reported the whole number