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278 Saturday March 26, 1831. [Petition referred] The petition of Ezekiel Whitman for increase of salary, was read and referred to the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary in concurrence. [Resolve in favor of Saml. Winter] Resolve in favor of Samuel Winter, came up, the House adhering to their vote refusing said Resolve a passage. The Senate recede from their vote passing said Resolve to be engrossed and concur with the House in refusing said Resolve a passage. [Petition referred] The petition of Edmund Monroe and others, to be incorporated as the "Winthrop Manufacturing Company" was read and referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Manufactures in concurrence. [Order] Order proposing certain questions to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court came up from the House taken into a third draft. The Senate refuse to adopt the third draft, and so far reconsider their former vote on the subject as to indefinitely postpone the same. [Bill respecting Colleges] "An additional Act respecting colleges was read a second time and passed to be engrossed as amended. Sent down for concurrence. [Report on an act concerning property in logs &c] The Select committee to whom was referred "An additional Act to secure to owners their property in Logs, masts, spars and other timber" reported the same without amendment, and the same was read a second time and committed to Messrs. Gardner, Hinds and Pike.