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[Petition]

Petition of Phillip Eastman & als for a revision of the School law came down from the Senate referred to the committee on so much of the Governors Message as relates to Literature for concurrence - and the House concurred.

[- Circular to delinquent towns to return Deaf & Dumb]

An order came from the Senate for concurrence directing the Secretary of State to transmit a circular as soon as may be to the Selectmen of towns & assessors of Plantations who have made no return to his office, pursuant to a Resolve of the last Legislature to ascertain the number of deaf and dumb persons in this State requesting them to attend to that duty forthwith - and the House concurred.

[petition]

Petition of Alexander Rice & als for authority to erect a Bridge at Kittery point with accompanying papers taken from the last years files, came from the Senate referred to the committee on Turnpikes, Bridges & Canals for concurrence & the House concurred.

[Obstructions of the Penobscot & Piscataquis]

Ordered that Messrs Webster, Parsons of Edgecomb & McIntosh be a committee to enquire into the expediency of prohibiting the obstructions of the waters Penobscot & Piscataquis Rivers by Mill dams so as to obstruct the conveyance of Rafts &c read & passed.

[Bill - South West Bend bridge]

Bill providing for the preservation of the South West bend Bridge taken form the Senates files of last years was referred to Messrs Cobb, Pearce & Hale with such as the Senate may join. Sent up for concurrence.

[Resolve, Bennet Pike & als]

Resolve in favor of Bennet Pike, Luther Richardson & William Haskell - was read a second time as taken into a new draft & passed to be engrossed. Sent up for concurrence.

The committee appointed to consider what disposition shall be made of the copies of the laws of the United States now in the Secretary's