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committee of the Legislature have made a contract with Messrs Tappan, Thayer and Stickney to do the State printing for the present political year and have lodged the same in the office of the Secretary of State — read & passed.

[Committee to amend act to cede to U.S. sites for Light Houses &c] An order from the Senate appointing Messrs O.Brien and Dennett with such as the House may join a committee to take into consideration the expediency of amending an act to cede to the United States the jurisdiction of sites for light houses passed March 19 1821 with leave to report by bill or otherwise, came down for concurrence — and the House concurred. and Messrs Cobb of Durham, Tucker of Bristol & Bonny of Turner were joined.

[Pet. of Eben. Alden] An order of the Senate referring the petition of Ebenezer Alden and others respecting certain lime casks on hand which do not answer the law to Messrs Wheeler and Tuttle with such as the House may join, came down for concurrence - and the House concurred and Messrs Alden of Northport, Britton of Otisfield and Sands of Lyman were joined.

[Bill - Bridge on Rutherfield's Island —] Bill to authorize the inhabitants of Rutherfords Island to build a bridge — was read a third time in a new draft and passed to be engrossed. Sent up for concurrence.

[Committee on pay of members &c &c] On motion of Mr Virgin of Rumford, Ordered, that Messrs Virgin of Rumford Hammond of Elliot and Clap of Portland be a committee to consider what pay shall be allowed to