Manchester, doorkeepers of the House of Representatives for the ensuing two years.

William Tutherly and Eliphalet F. Philbrick then appeared and were duly qualified by taking the required oaths as clerk and assistant clerk respectively.

A true record, attest:

WILLIAM TUTHERLY, Assistant Clerk for 1893, 1894.

Horace L. Ingalls then appeared, and was duly qualified by the speaker as sergeant-at-arms.

Daniel R. Henderson, John Woodward, William F. Whitcomb, and John H. Willey appeared, and were duly qualified by the Speaker as doorkeepers.

On motion of Mr. Lyford of Concord,-Resolved, That a committee of five, consisting of the Speaker and four members, be appointed by the chair to report on the subject of proper rules of procedure in this House, and that they, with such members as the Senate may join, be a committee on joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.

On motion of Mr. Brown of Claremont,-Resolved, That the Honorable Senate be informed that the House of Representatives has organized by the election of Stephen S. Jewett of Laconia as speaker, William Tutherly of Concord as clerk, Eliphalet F. Philbrick of Concord as assistant clerk, and Horace L. Ingalls of Concord as sergeant-at-arms, and is now ready to proceed with the business of the session.

On motion of Mr. Buxton of Boscawen,-Resolved, That, until otherwise ordered, the hours of assembling of the House be 11 o'clock in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in the after

noon.

On motion of Mr. Lyford of Concord,-Resolved, That the drawing of seats be made the special order for this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Mr. Lyford of Concord offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to procure for the officers and members of the House a sufficient number of copies of the Concord Monitor, People and Patriot, Mirror and American, and Manchester Union.

Mr. Twitchell of Gorham moved to amend by striking out the names of the papers and allowing each member one paper, to be selected by himself.

Mr. Doyle of Nashua moved to amend by adding the Nashua Gazette and the Nashua Telegraph.

After debate, on motion of Mr. Leach of Franklin, the resolution was laid upon the table.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

A message from the Honorable Senate, by its Clerk, announced that the Senate had organized by the election of Frank W. Rollins as president, Edward H. Wason as clerk, Henry E. Hill as assistant clerk, James M. Adams as sergeantat-arms, Henry B. Stearns as messenger, and Horace B. Sherburne as doorkeeper, and was ready to proceed with the business of the session.

The message also announced that from an examination of the returns of votes in the several senatorial districts, there appeared to be vacancies in Districts Nos. 2, 5, and 8; that Henry W. Keyes and William D. Baker were the two constitutional candidates in District No. 2; that William C. Sinclair and Ichabod P. Berry were the two constitutional candidates in District No. 5; that George A. Wason and Elgin A. Jones were the two constitutional candidates in District No. 8; and that the Senate was ready to meet the House of Representatives in convention, at such time as the House might suggest, for the purpose of filling the vacancies in these senatorial districts agreeably to the provisions of the constitution.

On motion of Mr. Brown of Claremont, at 1:23 the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

The House met at 3 o'clock.

SPECIAL ORDER.

At the request of Mr. Lyford of Concord, the special order, being the drawing of seats, was taken up. On motion of Mr. Bales of Wilton, Messrs. Huntington of Hanover, Lyford of Concord, Spring of Lebanon, and Hoyt of Charlestown, were assigned seats before the drawing commenced. On motion of Mr. Tardivel of Manchester, Mr. Howard of Manchester was assigned a seat before the drawing commenced. On motion of Mr. Remich of Littleton, Mr. Libbey of Lisbon was assigned a seat before the drawing commenced. Mr. Moran of Portsmouth moved that a seat be assigned Mr. Junkins of Greenland before the drawing commenced, which motion was lost. The House then proceeded with the drawing of seats.

On motion of Mr. Brown of Claremont,-Resolved, That the House of Representatives is ready to meet the Senate in convention, for the purpose of electing a commissary-general and proceeding with the Senate elections, agreeably to the provisions of the constitution.

IN CONVENTION.

The Honorable Senate then came in, and the two branches being in convention, on motion of Mr. Lyford of Concord, the convention proceeded to fill the vacancy in Senatorial District No. 2. The chairman appointed Mr. Lyford of Concord and Senator Bartlett of District No. 18, to assist in sorting and counting the ballots. The ballot resulted as follows:

And William D. Baker, having a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Senator from District No. 2, for the period prescribed by the constitution and laws of the state.

On motion of Mr. Upton of Manchester, the convention proceeded to fill the vacancy in Senatorial District No. 5. The ballot resulted as follows:

Whole number of votes cast,

Necessary for a choice,

Ichabod P. Berry had

William C. Sinclair had

330

166

82

248

And William C. Sinclair, having a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Senator from District No. 5, for the period prescribed by the constitution and laws of the state.

The

On motion of Mr. Buxton of Boscawen, the convention proceeded to fill the vacancy in Senatorial District No. 8. ballot resulted as follows:

And George A. Wason, having a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Senator from District No. 8, for the period prescribed by the constitution and laws of the

state.

On motion of Mr. Doyle of Nashua, the clerk was instructed to cast one ballot for John H. Brown of Bristol, for commissary-general for the ensuing two years. The ballot was so cast, and John H. Brown, having a majority of all the votes cast, was declared elected commissary-general for the period prescribed by the constitution and laws of the state.

On motion of Mr. Brown of Claremont,-Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to wait upon Hon. William D. Baker, Hon. William C. Sinclair, and Hon. George A. Wason, and inform them that they have been duly elected senators from Districts Nos. 2, 5, and 8 respectively; also upon Hon. John H. Brown, and inform him that he has been duly elected commissary-general. The chairman named as such committee

Messrs. Brown of Claremont, Jones of Canterbury, and Senator Rollins of District No. 5. Mr. Brown, for the committee, subsequently reported that it had attended to its duties, and that the gentlemen accepted the offices to which they had been respectively elected.

On motion of Mr. C. R. Walker of Concord,-Resolved, That the honorable Secretary of State be requested to lay before the convention the returns of the votes for governor and councillors cast at the last election. The honorable Secretary of State then appeared, and laid before the convention the returns of the votes for governor and councillors cast at the last election.

On motion of Mr. Leach of Franklin,-Resolved, That the votes for governor and councillors be referred to a committee consisting of one on the part of the Senate and two on the part of the House to examine, compare, and count the same, and report thereon. The chairman named as such committee, Messrs. Leach of Franklin, O'Shea of Laconia, and Senator Van Dyke of District No. 1.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE.

Mr. Leach of Franklin, for the joint committee, to whom were referred the returns of the votes cast for governor and councillors at the last biennial election, reported that it had examined, compared, and counted the same, with the following result:

And Charles A. Busiel, having a majority of all the votes cast, is elected governor for the ensuing two years.