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[Bill to incorporate the Winthrop Agricultural Society] Mr. Phelps from the Committee on that part of the Governor's speech relating to Agriculture reported on Petition of the Trustees, Bill to incorporate the Winthrop Society. Read once and today at 12 oClock assigned for another reading.

[Report on sundry orders, Legislation inexpedient] Mr. Dane from the Committee on the Judiciary on order of February 14th respecting the amendment of the Law relating to illegitimate children concurred on order of Feb.14th. respecting the expediency of amending the Act regulating Judicial process concurred and on order of February 17th respecting the expediency of making further provision for the support of paupers without the limits of incorporated towns and plantations, reported that legislation on each of said propositions is inexpedient. Read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence.

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[Committee discharged from consideration of certain Orders] on order of Feb. 3rd directing the Committee to examine the Laws relating to the duties of coroners in taking inquisitions and report whether any alterations be necessary also on order of Feb. 14th directing the committee to inquire into the expediency of making provision by Law for having accurate returns of the birth, deaths and marriages in the several towns made annually to the Secretary of State, requested to be discharged from the further consideration of the subjects in said orders contained Read and accepted Sent down for concurrence. Concurred.

[Resolve making an appropriation for the late Warden of the State Prison] Resolve making an appropriation for the late Warden of the State Prison and for other purposes was read a second time. Mr. Gordon of Lincoln moved to strike out in the first Resolve the words "two thousand Dollars" and insert in lieu there of the words "three thousand Dollars" The question on adopting the amendment was decided in the negative by years and nays as follows Yeas - Messrs Drummond, Gardner, Grover and Parsons - 4 Nays - Messrs Bodwell, Cutler, Cushman, Dane, Emerson, French, Healey, Hill, Holbroook, Kingsbury, Page, Phelps, Ricker, Usher and Witham 15

The Resolve was then laid upon the table.