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85 Report on Petition of John Clark granting an order of Notice, came from the Senate accepted for concurrence and the House concurred - sent up.

Report on an Order, to enquire whether the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has assented to a certain Act passed 1832, appropriating the income of certain Ministerial funds for the support of Schools - came from the Senate accepted for concurrence, the Committee asking to be discharged from the further consideration of the same - and the House concurred - sent up.

The House then proceeded to elect on their part, a Senator from this State in the Congress of the United States to represent this State in that body six years from and after the third day of March next. Messrs Lowell of East Machias, Bartlett of Norway, Wilson of Deer lsle, Frost of Standish and Johnson of Cornish were appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count the votes therefor - who having attended to the duty assigned them reported that the whole number of votes given in was one hundred and Seventy six - necessary to constitute an election Eighty nine - Ether Shepley had one hundred and nine votes - Simon Greenleaf had sixty six votes - William P. Preble three - Isaac Illsley three - Ashur Ware one - And Ether Shepley Esq. was declared duly elected on the part of the House, a Senator to represent this State in the Congress of the United States six years from and after the third day of March next - and the Clerk by Message acquainted the Senate therewith.

Bill - to annex to the town of Brunswick a tract of land now lying in Freeport - was read a first and second time and tomorrow at ten o'clock assigned for a third reading.