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In secret session, Thursday March 1, 1832.

The House resumed the consideration of the amendment proposed by Mr. Fessenden and the question upon adopting the same was taken by yeas and nays and decided in the negative as follows, yeas 33 Nays 128.

Mr. Dummer moved to amend the Resolves by adding thereto the following preamble and Resolve, viz: Whereas this State have recently invited the cooperation of Massachusetts in sustaining the Rights of Maine to her territorial possessions - and whereas Massachusetts has promptly come forward and instructed her Senators and requested her Representatives in Congress to maintain the great principles which are involved in the support of the integrity of this State. And whereas propositions are now before the Legislature for a transfer by negotiation of our territory to the United States, and whereas it is the intention of this Legislature to observe towards Massachusetts that courtesy and uprightness which under similar circumstances are due from our independent State to each member of the Union, Therefore, Resolved that no appointment of Commissioners on the part of the State for the purposes contemplated shall be made until these Resolutions be first confidentially communicated to the Governor of Massachusetts and an opportunity given to that State of either assenting or dissenting to the proposed negotiations for the transfer of that part of the soil of Maine in which Massachusetts has an interest - and the question upon so amending was taken by yeas and nays and decided in the negative as follows Yeas 50 Nays 107.

On motion of Mr. Shaw of Wiscasset The secret session was closed.