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63 the town of Portland to report by Bill or otherwise was read and the Senate concurred.

[Order appointing a committee to contract for the Printing &c] " that Messrs Fillebrown, Folsom and Chase with such as the Senate may join be a committee to receive sealed Proposals from the several printers, which proposals shall be held intire[entire] by said Committee until the second day of February next after which said proposals so received shall be opened and examined by said Committee who are authorized to contract, to have all the printing done as to them shall appear most for the advantage and interest of the State. The Senate concurred and Messrs. Kingsbury and Witham were joined.

[order respecting a law to prevent travellers from riding over toll Bridges faster than a walk] Order of the House that the Committee on Turnpikes Bridges and Canals be instructed to inquire into the expediency of passing a law prohibiting any person after being notified from riding or driving a horse over any toll bridge within this State or over any other bridge more than 200 feet long and covered with timber or plank, faster than a walk. was read and passed in concurrence.

[Resolve in favor of Nicholas Pierce] Mr. Phelps from the Committee on Application from sick and wounded soldiers on his petition rept Resolve in favor of Nicholas Pierce read once & tomorrow 10 o'clock A.M. assigned for 2nd reading.

[request of Mr. Usher to be discharged from further consideration of the Mattanawcook Road] Mr. Usher from the Committee on Turnpikes Bridges and Canals asked to be discharged from the further consideration of that part of the Governors Message relating to the Mattanawcook Road, request granted and on motion referred to the Committee on State Lands. Sent down for concurrence.

[Aaron Hobarts Pet: taken from the files] Petition of Aaron Hobart was taken from the files