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Report on the petition of Smith Baker & al, granting leave to withdraw, came from the Senate recommitted with special instructions for concurrence - and the House refused to concur in the recommitment, & accepted the report of the Committee.

On motion of Mr. Vaughn of New Vineyard, Ordered that Messrs Vaughan of New Vineyard, Moor of Anson & Russell of Temple be a committee to inquire into the expediency of making further provisions to the act establishing the law of the road, which shall require sleighs and sleds drawn by one horse to be so constructed as that in travelling therewith they will incline to the right side of the road - read and passed.

On motion of Mr. Phelps of Fairfield, Ordered that the committee on the Judiciary be directed to inquire into the expediency of so altering the law relating to the punishment of crimes, that imprisonment for life be substituted for punishment by death - read & passed. Sent out for concurrence.

On motion of Mr. Bourne of Kennebunk, Ordered that the committee on the Judiciary be directed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law, that the Treasurers of the several Counties, shall publish annually in some newspaper a detailed statement of all the receipts & expenditures of their respective counties, during the year next preceeding the time of such publication - read and passed. Sent up for concurrence.

On motion of Mr. Barrett of Canaan, Ordered, that Messrs Barrett of Canaan, Cobb of Durham & Cobb of Waterville with such as the Senate may join be a committee to inquire into the expediency of revising the law regulating the solemnization of Marriages with leave to report &c - read and passed. Sent up for concurrence.

Petition of John Dole & others and report thereon, taken from the last years files of the Senate, came from the Senate referred to