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[Returns of votes for Governor]

The Secretary of State came in and laid on the table the returns of votes for Governor given in the several towns and plantations of this State and the same were committed to Messrs Williams, Emery + Miller with such as the House may join. Sent down for concurrence. Concurred and Messrs Clark Neal and Sumner + Mitchell were joined.

[Committee to draft Rules + Orders]

Ordered that Messrs Kavanaugh, Sweat and Weston be a committee to draft Rules and Orders for the government of the Senate the current political year.

[Mode of drawing seats]

On motion by Mr Williams Ordered that the Secretary prepare Nineteen tickets with numbers corresponding with the respective seats at the Senate Board, omitting number nine, and permit each member to draw one of said tickets and the number borne on the tickets thus drawn shall designate the seats which the Members shall occupy during the Session.

Adjourned

[Order respecting communication between the two Houses]

Afternoon On motion by Mr Grover, Ordered that all messages between the two Houses be communicated by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House respectively and all papers by them or their assistants, sent down for concurrence. Concurred.

[Time to which the Senate shall adjourn]

On motion by Mr Williams Ordered that the times to which the Senate will adjourn daily be half past nine oclock in the morning and half past three oclock in the afternoon, except on Saturdays when the adjournment shall be to the following Monday at eleven oclock in the forenoon, a message was sent to the House informing them thereof.