Met according to adjournment.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Reed, a member,
from Newburyport.

The Journal of yesterday was read.

Mr. Holbrook, of Braintree, presented the Petition of

Warren Lynde and others, of Melrose, relative to the

town meeting of said town, held November sixth,

eighteen hundred and fifty-five.

Laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Oliver, of South Reading,

The vote whereby the House assigned twelve o'clock
to-day for the choice of a Chaplain, was reconsidered,
under a suspension of the Rules, and eleven and one-half
o'clock, A. M., to-day, was assigned for that purpose.

On motion of Mr. Vose, of Boston,

The House proceeded to the consideration of the Spe-

cial Assignment for the choice of a Chaplain; and the
vote having been taken, the committee reported that the
House had made choice of,

Rev. ABRAHAM D. MERRILL, of Lynn,

and the Clerk was instructed to notify him of his elec tion.

A message was received from the Senate, by Hon. Mr. Odiorne, proposing a Convention of the two branches, at twelve o'clock, M., on Monday next, for the choice of Councillors.

The House concurred in the proposition, and Mr. Thaxter, of Watertown, was charged with a message to the Senate to inform them thereof.

A message was received from the Senate, by Hon. Mr. Munroe, announcing the choice, by that branch, of Benjamin Stevens, Esq., as Sergeant-at-Arms.

Ordered, in concurrence, that the Clerk of the Senate give notice to Benjamin Stevens, Esq., that he has been chosen Sergeant-at-Arms for the current political year.

Ordered, in concurrence, That Messrs Dawley and Lee, of the Senate, and

Messrs. Thomas, of New Bedford,

Brayton, of Fall River,

C. O. Rogers, of Boston,

Phelps, of Springfield, and

Weston of Marshfield,

be a Committee to consider what reference shall be made of the several portions of the Governor's Address.

On motion of Mr. Beal, of Boston,

The House

Adjourned.

Met according to adjournment.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Temple, of Framingham.

The Journal of yesterday was read.

The Speaker presented a communication from the Rev. Abraham D. Merrill, accepting the office of Chaplain of the House.

Mr. Thayer, of Boston, was charged with a message to the Senate, informing that branch that the House had elected a Chaplain.

A

message was received from the Senate, by Hon. Mr. Odiorne, informing the House that the Senate had as

signed one o'clock, P. M., on Monday next, for the choice of Councillors, instead of twelve o'clock, as stated in its message of yesterday; and the House receded from its vote of yesterday, and concurred in the assignment of the hour, and Mr. Vose, of Boston, was charged with a message to the Senate to inform them thereof.

Mr. David K. Porter, of Sturbridge, presented the Certificate of his election as a Representative from the town of Sturbridge, and