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The papers mentioned in the preceeding [preceding] order were laid upon the Speakers table.

[Bill - C.C. Pleas]

Bill entitled "an Act to abolish the Circuit Courts of Common Pleas, transfer the powers thereof to the Supreme Judicial Court and to establish nisi prius and law terms to be holden by the said Supreme Judicial Court.' was agreeably to assignment taken up;

Read a second time and Wednesday next at 11 oclock assigned for the further consideration thereof & committed to Messrs Smith of Wiscasset, Atherton of Prospect, Allen of Sandford, Dunn of Poland Currier of Readfield, Adams of Steuben, Turner of Turner, Wilson of Bingham, Nourse of Orrington & Tucker of Bristol.

[Committee to draft Resolutions to pay valuation to Committee,]

Ordered that Messrs Potter and Boutelle with such as the House may join be a Committee to draft Resolutions allowing compensation to the Members of the Valuation Committee agreeably to the report of the Committee of Conference on that subject.

In Senate Jany 31st 1821 Read and passed. Sent down for concurrence. Read and concurred and Messrs Hall of Frankfort, Robbins of Green and Shaw of Newport are joined.

[pet. Moses Sprague - Alden Blossom & als]

Petitions of Moses Sprague and others - and of Alden Blossom and others praying for a Lottery - were read and on motion ordered that the petitioners have leave to withdraw their petitions.