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Gartrel Gaston, Gilmore, Gray, Gresham, Goodman, Gordon, Hall, Harris, Hendrix, Hodges of Houston, Howard, Irwin, Jenkins, Kena, Kendall, Lane, Lawton,

Leith,this McAllister, Mintz, Morris, Neely, Nelson, Nisbet, O'Bannon, Peacock, Penick, Phillips, Pickett, Pringle, Richardson, Roberts, Robinson of Fay'te, Robinson of Macon, Sanders, Sandford,

Slaughter, Spalding, Stephens, Strickland, Talley, Terrell of Coweta, Terrell of Putnam, Tucker, Villalonga, Waldhour, Walker, Watson, Whitworth, Wiggins, Wilcox, Wilson, Wofford, Worrell,

So the motion to strike out was rejected.

Mr. Morris, of Franklin, moved to amend the same by adding, "And a Director for the Bank of the State of Georgia, which was adopted.

The following message from his excellency the Governor, was taken up and read:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Milledgeville, 15th Nov., 1849.

I have the honor to communicate to the General Assembly, a vacancy in the office of Solicitor General of the Southern Circuit, occasioned by the resignation of Augustin H. Hansell, Esq.

GEORGE W. TOWNS.

Mr. Lawton moved to amend the resolution by adding also, "A Solicitor General of the Southern Circuit," which was adopted.

The resolution as amended was taken up and agreed to, and the Clerk directed forthwith to notify the Senate.

Mr. Jenkins asked to be excused from serving as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which was granted,

And Mr. Worrell of Talbot, was appointed in his stead.

Upon motion of Mr. Phillips, Mr. Kenan was added to the Committee on the State of the Republic, and Mr. Lawton to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Lawton of Scriven, Mr. Phillips was added to the Committee on the State of the Republic.

On motiou of Mr. Riley, Mr. Morris of Franklin, was added to the Committee on the Penitentiary.

Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Thornton of Greene, for a few days, on account of the indisposition of his family.