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[upper right corner] 23. Monday, January 12, 1835. [underlined, bold header] Petition of John Chandler, praying for a law authorizing the United States to hold land in Maine in certain cases, -- read and referred to a Joint Spe- cial Committee, consisting of Messrs. Smith and Barnam with such as the House may join. Sent down for concurrence. Concurred, and Mssrs. Gordon, Vose of [blank] and Gimball are joined.

Petition of William Randall and others for leave to build a Bridge across Muddy River in Topsham, read, and on motion of Mr. Emmons, ordered to lie on the table till the Joint Standing Committees are appointed.

On motion of Mr. Barnard, Ordered that when the Senate adjourn, it be to ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and that that be the standing hour of adjournment until otherwise ordered.

Mr. Farnham, from the Committee appointed to prepare Rules and Orders to be observed in the Sen- ate during the present political year, made a report which was read & accepted; and on motion of Mr. Randall, ordered that two hundred and fifty copies be printed for the use of the Senate.

Order from the House of Representatives, ap- pointing Messrs. Parris, Walton, & Coney a Committee, with such as the Senate may join, to contract with some suitable person to do the State printing for the current political year -- read & passed, and Messrs. Greene of York, and Farnham are joined in concurrence.