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227 On motion of Mr. Frost, Ordered, that whenever any confidential communication shall be received from the Governor or from the Senate, the Representatives Hall and Gallery shall be cleared of all persons, except Members, the Clerk, Assistant Clerk, and his assistants - and all persons present shall keep the proceedings secret while in session until by order the injunction of secrecy shall be taken off, and the door keeper and assistants shall be under oath to keep the secrets of the House in the same manner that members are bound to - the oath to be administered by the Speaker of the House. The Galleries of the House were then cleared and the House in secret session took up the consideration of the confidential communication from the Governor (See Secret Journal)

Resolve in favor of John Means was read a second time and on motion committed to a select committee of this House consisting of Messrs. Lord of South Berwick, Bailey of Parsonsfield, and Smith of Westbrook.

Bill in addition to an Act entitled An Act to establish the Kennebec Boom Corporation was read a third time and on motion laid on the table and made the order of the day, for Tuesday next at ten o'clock.

On motion of Mr. Hall of Portland, Ordered that the Select Committee to whom was referred the petition of David Burbank and others praying for a repeal of the law imposing a duty on retailers and Inn-holders be directed to inquire into the expediency of imposing a duty on all dealers in spiritous liquors by wholesale as well as retail and also to consider the propriety of repealing an act additional to the Act for the regulation of Innholders, retailers and Common victuallers, passed February the twelfth in the