Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-01-19

Doth Houics OF the Legislature, Was
laid before me, which referred t
the act above mentioned, and il
which the right of the inhabltant'
of Plantations to vote for Govern
or and Lieut.. Governor, was recog-
nized. Ash had fone doubt Of
the exinence of this Right and had
then no leifure to examine the quei-
ton, | omitted TO approve both
the Bill and Re(olve.
After the FELTON, was cloied, ]
wrote to the JuficesOf the Supreme
Judicial Court, requefting their O.
pinion upon this Queftion-Wbstb-
er TIE CoaGiuti5n Of fbiJ C9mm'n-
4gealtb natboyjit5 tie inba5itantf q any
| ftbe unincorpornfed PLnntAfi0n5 !"
The State 10 givf their Vetes for Co..
ernqy end Lieut.. G0serH'r
Z have lately received an anfwer
from four of the Jufices of this
Govt which is a part of this COM
municatiou and ferves to confirm
the doubts ] above mentioned.
From deliberate confederation
Of this fubiect, am induced to be-
lieve that the inhabitants Of unin-
corporated Plantations are not au-
thorized BY the Confitution 70
vote for Governor ane Lieut.. Gov
ernor.-I am therefore under the
neceility Of withholding my aPPro-
baton of fad Bill and Relove-and
now return them TO the Houie of
Representatives in which both o.
r;ginated for reconsideration.
Jan. g 1907. CALEB STRONG.
or TIE Speech icing read from TIE
Chnir, quaf c9mmitfedto Mfgr5. STo-
RI, LorD, BANGS, APTKR0P 81
SMITH, (9fW. S. 70 rep0rt q /i'if-
able aAfgver.
On motion of Mr.. Whitman, Mellrs.
kinE, BiIelow, Smith, [of w. sd Whit
man, VIM, Wheaton and Harris, were
appointed a Committee CD report on the
fubie6 of the incrcaied quantities Of for
eign bank bills, and counterfeit bank
bills in circulation.
The Hon. Samuel Fowler, Elq. was
qualified in Convention TO act as Coun-
cellor.
Fr;doy, Gan. 9.
4 committee was RATED to report on
the expediency # making further pro-
vifon for the luppoIt Of poor Pnioners
in Jail.
Petitions for a Bark in Machias, and
for one il AuRuha, were pretent1d and
committed To the f1ndinS committee on
the fub,e1.
I'll c5ufquence Of tae death Of the
Hon Daniel Bgelow, a Senator from
WMccfgr, the two Houfes met for the
purpolt ot fuppyinE tle vacancy. The
committee reported, th.it the whole num-
Der was T48 That
PLINY MERRICk, En-. had $40
and was chJtcn.
Saturday., Jan. 10.
Several petitions OF local and pr
vate nature were read and committed.
On Motion Of Mr.. Story, Of Salem,
Rs.1ive&, unanimously, that this Houfe
dohncereiy cordule with the affected re-
latIyes in the death of Major-General
KNOX that his patriotic iervices dur
ing the Revolutionary War, and his hon
orablc diicharge Of bis duties Of Statei-
man and Citizen, rntitle him to public
appreciation and rewAd.-His memory
fhal iwertIy dwell IL the records of
Hifory, among thofe heroes who have
died brG with the honors Of their coun-
try.
Accepted, unanimously, ard ordered
to be tantmtted to the Widow Of the
deceattd.
The committee appointed to prepare
an anlwcr 70 the Governors Speech,
reported the following =
May it pLfGls Jour Excellfny,
In convening again for the exer-
ciie of constitutional functions, the
Houfe of Representatives received
with fatisfa6tion the addref5 of your
excellency, and congratulate you on
the general health and profperity.-
Organized BY the public will, and
fultalned by the pubic confidence,
We feel the deep Responsibility de-
VOWED on Us, and proceed in our
duties with mingled difidence and
zeal. We trut with free and
generous people the fair interpreta-