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respecting mills may be amended &c - granting leave to withdraw - came down accepted for concurrence - and the House concurred.

[Committee - allowing interest on Confessions]

On motion of Mr Morrill, Ordered that Messrs Morrill, Tolman & Gray be a committee to take into consideration the expediency of authorizing and empowering Justices of the Peace to cast the interest on confessions taken before them and to issue or renew executions on the same for interest as as well as principal with leave report by bill or otherwise - read & passed.

[Bill - incorp. Lewiston Bridge]

Message from the Senate by Mr Smith their Secretary. Mr Speaker, The Senate have amended the engrossed bill to incorporate the Proprietors of Lewiston Bridge by striking out the word five and inserting instead thereof the word "one" in the 19th line from the top, and request the concurrence of the House - The House concurred & the Clerk was requested to acquaint the Senate therewith.

[Bill - giving further power to Bridge Corporations -]

Bill - giving further power to Bridge Corporations, was read a 3d time & referred to Messrs Williams, Scammon & Twitchell.

[Seat of Government.]

Report on the subject of the location of the seat of government was called up, and on motion of Mr McCobb referred to the next Legislature - The question was taken by yeas and nays - yeas 76 nays 61.

[Notice -]

Mr Fuller gave notice that he should move for a reconsideration of the last vote on Wednesday next at 10' o'clock.