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206. Resolve in favor of J. Berry & c was read a second time and passed to be engrossed in concurrence with the Senate - sent up.

Bill - additional to incorporate the Proprietors of the Ticonic Bridge - was read a third time and passed to be engrossed in concurrence with the Senate - sent up.

Resolve in favor of Zadoc Bishop and others was read a second time and passed to be engrossed as amended on sheet annexed - sent up for concurrence.

Petition of James Marson and others - - of J. Willard and others - each praying for a division or distribution of the State Lands - were severally read and referred to the Committee on State Lands - sent up for concurrence.

Remonstrance of Benjamin Barker and others against the petition of Jacob Knight and others was read and referred to the Committee who have the same subject under consideration.

Petition of John Chandler Agent of the United States - praying for Jurisdiction of a certain tract of land in Cape Elizabeth - was read and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary - sent up for concurrence.

Resolves - relating to South Carolina were taken up agreeably to assignment, and were read once - when Mr Washburn of Livermore proposed to amend by inserting after the words "State Rights" the following "among which is not the right of secession as contended for by the State of South Carolina" - and the question upon so amending was taken by yeas and nays and decided in the negative as follows - Yeas 32. Nays 100. see