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Bill – authorizing a Lottery for the benefit of a Bridge at Sullivan Ferry, came from the Senate passed to be engrossed with sundry amendments for concurrence – and the House concurred and passed the bill to be engrossed as thus amended.

The committee to whom was referred an order to consider the expediency of authorizing the State Treasurer to borrow a sum of money on loan & for other purposes – reported the following Resolve – and the report was accepted.

Resolve authorizing a loan of money, was read once & tomorrow at 10 o clock assigned for a second reading.

The committee on engrossed bills reported as duly engrossed

Bill – authorizing a Lottery for improving the navigation of the Kennebec River

which was passed to be enacted. Sent up for concurrence. Yeas 62 Nays 27.

[Note in right margin: see appendix page 314]

Bill – granting a Lottery for the benefit of the Thomaston Coal and Mineral Company, was reported with sundry amendments which were adopted, read a third time & passed to be engrossed.

Bill – granting a Lottery to encourage Steam Navigation in this State, was read a 1st & 2nd time & tomorrow at 10 o clock assigned for a 3d reading.

The committee on the order directing them to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the Court of Sessions for the County of Oxford to relinquish to Alanson Mellen, Register of Deeds for said County any part or the whole of the duty arising from the Registry of Deeds in his office, reported that it is inexpedient to Legislate on the subject – and the report was accepted.

Resolve providing compensation for certain officers of the Legislature, came from the Senate, that body adhering to their vote of 17th inst passing the same to be engrossed. The House adhere to their amendments.