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It is however, provided by the tenth section of said Act that the same shall continue and be in force until a new apportionment of the Representatives shall be made among the several States. - It being the duty of Congress to make such apportionment immediately after the enumeration required by the Constitution of the United States and that enumeration having been completed within the last year - a new apportionment of Representatives among the several States will be made at the present session of Congress, and the Act above referred to, of June 4, 1814, except so far as it relates to filling vacancies in the present Congress, will consequently expire. It is understood that a Bill for the apportionment of Representatives is now before Congress, but from the information received from each of our Senators and Representatives in that Body, who all concur in opinion, there is no reason to expect its passage until after the adjournment of this legislature. Under these circumstances, I have deemed it proper to call the attention of the two houses to this subject, that such a course may be devised as will ensure a seasonable election for the next Congress. At the same time I cannot but express a hope that this may be accomplished without incurring the expense of an additional session.

Council chamber Albion K. Parris." Jan. 30, 1822

Read and committed to Messrs. Green and Bradbury with such as the House may join. Sent down for concurrence - came up concurred and Messrs. Hobbs, Williams and Wilkins were joined on the part of the House.

The petition of a Committee of the town of Lewiston praying for relief in consequence of having supported Jeremiah Smith and his wife - paupers, having no settlement in any town in this State committed in the House to the Committee on New Trials - came up for concurrence. Read and committed to the same Committee in concurrence with House -