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sent down for concurrence. Concurred.

Petition ofJohn N. Swasey anfd others, inhabitants of Bucks[prt for a law to prohibit the sale of ardent spirits, read and referred to the Committee that have that subject under consideration, in concurrence.

Petition of inhabitants of North Yarmouth for the removal of the obstructions to the passage, up Royalls River of Shad and Alewives, read and referred to the Committee on Interior Fisheries, in concurrence.

Bill to appoint a Board of Literature in the State, read and referred to the Committee that have so much of the Governors message as refers to the qualifications of Teachers of Schools, in concurrence.

Petition of Thomas Pickard and others praying for the passage of a law requiring the use of broad rimmed wheels, where the United States mail is transported in this State, read and referred to the Committee that have that subject under consideration, in concurrence.

Petition of Benj'n Jackson and others, that mariners may be exempted from poll tax, came from the House referred to a Joint Select Committee, consisting on the part of the House of Messrs Stevens, Jewett, McClintock, Hammond, Robinson of Bethel, Tuttle, Haynes, Hobart, Heagan and Bridgham, read and referred in concurrence, and Messrs Labaree, Allen, Chandler, Tobin and Kelsey are joined.

Petition of the Trustees of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, praying for Legislative aid, read and referred to the Committee on Literature and Literary Institutions. Sent down for concurrence. Concurred.