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Mr. Harding moved to amend said Bill by inserting the words "three fourths of" after the word tax in the sixteenth section, which question being ordered to be taken by yeas and nays, was decided in the negative as follows, to wit:

[Yeas.]
Yeas.
Messrs. Davee, Gardner, Harding, Kingsbery and Megquier.  5

[Nays.]
Nays.
Messrs. Dole, Drummond, Dunlap, Fuller, Goodwin, Hall, Hutchings, Hinds, Pike, Steele and Sweat. 11
Said Bill was then ordered to be engrossed as thus amended, and a message was sent to the House of Representatives informing them thereof.

[Resolve concerning the payment of Land Agents.]
Resolve providing for the payment of Land Agents, was read a first and second time and passed to be engrossed, in concurrence.

[Bill to encourage Literature.]
"An Act to encourage Literature and the useful Arts and Sciences" came up; The House adhering to their vote indefinitely postponing said Bill. The Senate recede from their former votes, and concur with the House in the indefinite postponement thereof.

[Resolve granting one set of Greenleafs Maps. &c. to the Westbrook Seminary.]
Resolve granting one set of Greenleaf's statistical view and maps to the Trustees of the Westbrook Seminary, came up; The House adhering to their vote passing the same to be engrossed. The Senate assign the first day of April next for the further consideration of said Resolve.