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48 Superior Courts, and a Solicitor General for the Coweta Circuit, and a Judge of the Court of Oyer and Terminer for the City of Savannah, and ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives. Mr. Jones of Paulding, moved to concur in the resolution of the Senate in relation to bringing on the election of Judges, in lieu of the resolution of the House. Mr. Jenkins of Richmond, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to appropriate money for the improvement of the navigation of the Coosa River, between Rorne and the boundary line of the State of Georgia and Alabama, and to appoint commissioners for that purpose, which was read the first time. Mr. McDonald of Ware, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to authorize Jacob Pittman, a decrepid and infirm man of the county of Ware, to peddle in all the counties of the First Congressional District, without taking out license therefor, which was read the first time.

Mr. Riley of Lumpkin, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to amend an act to provide for the compensation of Grand Jurors of Lumpkin county, passed December 7th, 1843,which was read the first time. Upon motion of Mr. Kenan of Baldwin, the House then adjourned till 10 o'clock, Monday, the 12th instant.

. 12th, 1849, Mr. Joseph L. McAllister, a member elect from the county of Bryan, appeared, presented his credentials, and having taken the oath prescribed by the Constitution of this State audio support the Constitution of the United States, before the Speaker, took his seat. The Speaker, in pursuance of a previous order of the House, announced the following as the Joint Standing Committees on the part of the House, to-wit: On the State of the Republic—Messrs. Howard, Shackelford, Gartrell, Lawton, Tucker, Spalding, Reynolds, Nelson, Ramsey. On the Judiciary—Messrs. Jenkins., Jones of Paulding, Worrell, Wofford, Manning, Wiggins, Fish, Pringle, Gartrell. On Finance—Messrs. Phillips, Aiken, Jenkins, Bivins, Robinson of Talbot, Wofford, Watson, Sanders, Nisbet, Adams, Brown. On Agriculture and Internal Improvements—Messrs. Nisbet Bell, Arnold, Fields, Johnson, Harrison, Howard, Walker, Wolf, Barlow, Irwin. On Public Education—Messrs. Gray, Griffin, Stephens