Mr. Rogers, of Dover, presented the petition of Hosea Sawyer and others, praying for the establishment of a Bank in Dover.

Ordered, that said petition be referred to the standing committee on banks, and that they report thereon.

Mr. Rogers also presented the petition of D. M. Durell and others, praying to be incorporated as an Insurance Company.

Ordered, that said petition be referred to the standing committee on incorporations, and that they report thereon.

A message from the honourable Senate by their Assistant Clerk, communicated information that the Senate were ready to concur with the House in the adoption of a certain joint rule of the House and Senate, with an amendment, which was agreed to by the House.

Ordered, that the Assistant Clerk acquaint the honourable Senate therewith.

On motion of Mr. Hubbard,

A message was sent to the honourable Senate by the Assistant Clerk, with information that the House are ready to meet the honourable Senate in convention, for the purpose of proceeding in the public elections, agreeably to the order of the day.

IN CONVENTION.

The honourable Senate and House being met in convention in the Representatives' Chamber, the Secretary came in, and laid before the convention the returns of votes for Counsellors in the several districts in this State, which having opened, read, and entry thereof being made on the Secretary's book; on motion of Mr. Chamberlain. Messrs. Handerson and Bean of the Senate, and Messrs.

Willson of Lancaster, Carpenter and Buswell of the House, were appointed a committee to receive and examine said returns, and compare and cast the numbers, and report thereon.

The following communications from his Excellency the Governor, were presented by the Secretary to the Speaker, and by him read, viz.—

Executive Department, Concord, June 3, 1825. To the Senate and House of Representatives :GENTLEMEN,

I communicate to you resolutions passed by the Council and General Assembly of New-Jer sey, containing their views of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, made by the State of Georgia; also resolutions from the Executives of the States of Mississippi and Indiana, on the same subject.

DAVID LAWRENCE MORRIL.

Executive Department, June 3, 1825. To the Senate and House of Representatives :GENTLEMEN,

I herewith transmit to you a letter from his Honour, the acting Governor of the Common. wealth of Massachusetts, accompanied by resolutions passed by the Legislature of that Commonwealth, respecting the appointment of Commissioners from this State, to ascertain and settle the boundary line between said States.

DAVID LAWRENCE MORRIL.

Executive Department, Concord, June 3, 1825. To the Senate and House of Representatives :GENTLEMEN,

Enclosed is a communication from the Executive of the State of Missouri, with resolu

tions passed by the Legislature of that State, concerning certain amendments proposed to the Constitution of the United States by the States of Ohio and Georgia, and also resolutions passed by the Legislature of Delaware on the same subjects.

DAVID LAWRENCE MORRIL.

Executive Department, Concord, June 3, 1825. To the Senate and House of Representatives :GENTLEMEN,

I transmit to you a resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, expressive of their views of certain resolutions passed by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, respecting the gradual emancipation of slaves, and the colonization of people of colour within the United States; also resolutions on the same subject, passed by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi.

DAVID LAWRENCE MORRIL.

On motion of Mr. Hubbard,

Voted, that the several communications received this day from his Excellency the Governor, and papers accompanying the same, relative to certain proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and also relative to the emancipation and colonization of people of colour, be referred to Messrs. Hubbard, Bell, and Parker of Keene, and that they report thereon.

On motion of Mr. Aiken,

Voted, that the communication from his Excellency the Governor, and the papers accompanying the same, relative to the appointment of commissioners for the settlement of the boundaries between this State and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, be referred to Messrs. Farley, Newell, and Locke of Seabrook, and that they report there

on.

Mr. Farley presented the petition of Elias Conant and others, praying for an alteration in the Militia Laws.

Ordered, that said petition be referred to the standing military committee, and that they report thereon.

On motion of Mr. Lane,

The committee appointed to return the thanks of the Legislature to the Rev. Mr. Cooke, for his discourse delivered yesterday, were instructed to report what compensation shall be made him for that service.

Mr. Lambert, from the committee appointed to nominate a suitable person to officiate as Chaplain to the Legislature the present session, reported, that in the opinion of the committee, the Rev. Phinehas Cooke is a suitable person to officiate as Chaplain during the present session of the Legislature.

Which, on motion, was ordered to lie on the table.

Adjourned to 3 o'clock, P. M.

Met according to adjournment.

Mr. Perkins presented the petition of D. Moulton, praying hereafter to be known by the name of David Virgin Moulton.

Ordered, that said petition be referred to the committee on the alteration of names, and that they report thereon.

Mr. French of Dunstable, presented the petition of Charles C. Haven and others, praying to be in

corporated into a manufacturing company, in Dunstable.

Ordered, that said petition be referred to the standing committee on Agriculture and Manufactures, and that they report thereon.

Mr. Frost presented the petition of Cyrus Frost and others, praying for an act to authorize them to enlarge the Light Infantry Company in Marlborough.

Ordered, that said petition be referred to the standing military committee, and that they report thereon.

Mr. Farrar presented the petition of Salmon Whittemore and others, praying for an act to incorporate an aqueduct company in the town of Troy.

Ordered, that said petition be referred to the standing committee on incorporations, and that they report thereon.

Mr. Chase of Litchfield presented the petition of the proprietors of the Paddy and Pumpkin seines, praying for the repeal of the second section of an act passed December 16th, eighteen hundred twenty.

Ordered, that said petition be referred to the standing Judiciary committee, and that they report thereon,

Mr. Farrar presented the petition of Timothy Kendall and others, praying for an act to incorporate a Library association in the town of Troy.

On motion of Mr. Lane,

Voted, that the prayer of said petition be so far granted that the petitioners have leave to bring in a bill.

Mr. Whitney presented the petition of the inhabitants of the town of Surry, praying for leave