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[1824] [January 16]

[Report on Petition] Petition of Enoch A. Glidden, reported that the Petitioner have leave to bring in a Bill, Read, accepted, and sent down for concurrence.

[Petition referred] Petition of the Trustees of China Academy was taken from the files and referred to the Committee on Literature and sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

[Committee on the abolishment of imprisonment for Debt] Order of the House that Messrs. Smith Pierce and Clark be a Committee with such as the Senate may join, to consider the expediency of abolishing imprisonment for debt; with leave to report by Bill or otherwise, came up for concurrence, was read, and concurred, and Messrs. Wheeler and Usher were joined.

[Bill providing for the S. Westbend Bridge] Bill providing for the South west Bend Bridge, committed in the House to Messrs Cobb, Pierce and Hale, with such as the Senate may join, came up for concurrence, and was concurred, and Messrs. Wilkins and Wellington were joined.

[Petitions referred] Petition of the town of Hollis that a Committee be appointed to settle the town lines, was read and referred to the Committee on Towns &c. Sent down for concurrence and came up concurred. Petition of Zenas Paine and William Merrill in behalf of the town of Buxton; and Petition of the town of Hollis for a toll on Smith's Ferry Bridge, were read and referred to the Committee on Turnpikes &c. Sent down for concurrence, and came up concurred.

The following Petitions committed