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Petition of James Crosby & others for the establishment of a Bank at Bangor was read & referred to the Committee on Banks & Banking. Sent up for concurrence.

Petition of George Sawtell for a pension in consequence of wounds received while performing Military duty, was read & referred to the committee on applications from sick & wounded Soldiers - Sent up for concurrence.

Adjourned until afternoon.

Afternoon. Met according to adjournment.

Memorial of Moses Greenleaf asking relief for expenses incurred in the preparation and publication of the statistical view and Map of Maine, came from the Senate referred to Messrs Megquire and Appleton, with such as the House may join - and the House concurred and Messrs Kent of Bangor, White of Monmouth & Scamman of Saco were joined. 

Petition of John A. Hyde & al of Freeport praying to be incorporated as a Fishing Company, was read & referred to the committee on Interior Fisheries. Sent up for concurrence -

The Secretary of State, came in, and laid upon the Speakers table a written message from the Governor & informed the House that the documents referred to in the same have been laid upon the table of the President of the Senate - The message was read by the Speaker and on motion of Mr. Shaw of Wiscasset, it was Ordered, That five hundred copies thereof be printed for the use of the members - read & passed.

Mr. Bradley of Hollis called up the consideration of the report of the Committee on Contested Elections in the case of Andrew Roberts claiming a seat as a member of the House from the town of Waterboro', and after some discussion of the subject and