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therein mentioned with amendments and the same was read and passed to be engrossed as amended & Sent down for concurrence.

Bill additional to provide for the sale and settlement of public Lands, came up in new draft, was read a first time and committed to Messrs Stebbins, Churchill and Parsons.

Bill additional to the several Acts now in force to organize govern and discipline the Militia indefinitely postponed in the House came up for concurrence and the Senate concurred

The Senate reconsidered their vote assigning 10 oclock tomorrow for a second reading of the "Resolve for publishing certain Laws and Resolves of Massachusetts now in force in this State and assigned the present time and the same was taken up read a second time and, on motion, referred to the next Legislature. Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

Mr. Kimball moved that the petition of Joseph Williamson and others be taken from the files and referred to the next Legislature and the same was accordingly done, Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

Mr. Dunlap from the Joint Committee to whom was referred an order of the 13th of January to inquire into the expediency of fixing on a compensation for the Sheriffs of the several Counties within this State and regulating their fees and those of their Deputies & providing for a more equitable regulation of the concerns of said offices, and also the petition of Seth Spring & others, reported that they had had the subject under consid-