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Bill - an additional act respecting Highways was read a third time & passed to be engrossed as in new draft. Sent up for concurrence.

Bill - fixing the place of the permanent seat of Government and prescribing where the Legislature shall hold its sessions was taken up - Mr Evans' motion for a reference of the subject to the next Legislature made this forenoon was decided in the negative as follows viz Yeas 46 Nays 72 [ see appendix page 261.] The question of giving the Bill a second[underlined] reading was then taken (crossout) be yeas & nays and decided in the affirmative as follows Yeas 81 Nays 38 [see appendix page 264]. The Bill was then read a third time & passed to be engrossed.. Sent up for concurrence.

The committee on engrossed Bills reported as duly engrossed Bill - additional to an act to establish the Penobscot Boom Corporation - changing the names of certain persons. which were severally passed to be enacted. Sent up for concurrence.

Bill - making further provisions respecting the punishment of Convicts, was read a 3rd time & passed to be engrossed in concurrence with the Senate.

Resolve in favor of James Irish, was read once & this afternoon at seven oclock assigned for a second reading.

Mr Whittemore of Hebron has leave of absence after tomorrow, during the remainder of the session.

Adjourned until 7 oclock this evening.

Evening. Met according to adjournment.

Resolve in favor of the town of Pittsfield came from the Senate that body adhering to their former vote refusing a passage to the Resolve agreeably to the recommendation of