Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-12-14

ne toiloWin( enYrOsSco oiils passed. 10
be enacted viz. ssss
An addilionalact 10 authorize Lottery
for completing the repairs Of Plymouth
Beach
An act TO incorporate the plantation oil
Washington inc a town by the Name Of
Brooks. ...I-t
TUESDAY, DEC. 10.
A bill for ersctiag Court Of Chaneery,
was reported, referred to the next Legisla
lure, and ordered to be printed IN the news
papers.
Brnnavick Contention.
The Committee on the subject ofthe pay
OF the Memb.is of The Brunswick censen-
ton, reported ,ha, il was inexpsdient 10 a.
dept any mebsutes thereon. Hon MIR.
Holmes moved, that this report be ,ecom.
mitted and thai the committee should re-
pert Tor their payment. This motion was
advocated by Hon. Messrs Holmes, Mood
and Quincy ard opposedby Hon. Messrs
Fuller, Hooper, Whiting, aud Starkweath.
er. II MAS aIterw Yards so modified as TO in
slruct the committee to devise ways aud
means IN which the payment might be
made; which was also opposed ON the
ground, that committee had already con-
sidcred The subject and that at this late pc
riod OF the session, 1t ought to be referred,
The motion, however, as modihs d obtained
Yeas %. Nays g.; and Hon. Messrs.
P.ckmsn, Holmes and Pickering, appointed
The Commitlce..
~ "WEDNESDAY DEC. IL.
Bills to establish Lancastiian Seminary
in Town OF Bsngor-to preserve the fishery
IN the Peuo5seot Rivet--to auliolize The
Justices Of Courts OF Common Pleas 10 Ger
,iiy and allow The fees Of County Atlornies
and Clerks oil Court. in certain cases con
CtrninY the sale ofresl estate by Executors,
Administrators and enthusiastically
passed to De eng rcssed.
The COMMITTEE on Eastern lands, who
had under consideration the petitions Of
sund,y persons praying for compensation
tor certain lands lying in the District Of
Maine, and within the limits OF he Brown
claim reported a statement OF facts, and
ihereupon ordered, that the petitioners
have leave to Withdraw ,heif. petitions
1 Engrossed bills passed--,o establish q
Ministerial Fund in the frs, parish IN Tops
hsm-to incorporate the town oil Corlina--
10 incorporate the first Baptist Society in
Corinth in The County Of Penobscot--to
make provision for paying three filth parts
ut the balance Of The debt due from the
Commonwealth Tor loans for defence in the
late wsr--to Incorporate the frs, Congre-
xaiional Society in Machias-also TN ACT
concerning dower--and TO inc orporate the
town OF Ripley in the county oil Somerset:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, DEC Z.
A bill relative to timber and logs lodged
on lands adjoining Sscn River, read the acc-
ond time and on the question vi passing the
same 10 be eng,ossea, i, was decided in III,
negative.
MONDAY, DEC. 9.
A committee was instructed 10 consider
what measures ough. 10 be adopted to pre-
vent trespass on the pubic lA.ids in he Dis
trict OF Maine.
lie Topshsm LIST church ministerial
iond bill, the Colinh lst Baptist Society
biu, ard the bill Tor paying three ,if,hs OF
The way Loans OF this sale, were passed to
be enacted. -.Fs-'f
TUESDAY, DFc 10.
Finished Business. Bills emitted IN act
concerning Divorce AN &C, to Authorize
the STATE bank TO reducesAs cspitai ,-Ae 5
10 incorporate the towns oi Ripley and
Comma ;--:hc Is, Cong Soc. in Machias |;
and Parsonage Association in the town sl
Oxiord-all Passed 10 be enacted.
ANNUAL Tx.
bill 10 aprorlion lax OF i33,342 dol
lars for defrsying the expenses q govern
meni the Current va; was read a third
lime, and PASSED ; ana, sgreeably 10 ancient
usage was sen, TO The Hon Senate tor con
curr.nce, by Committee OF Ave.
49,, fOOR DEB1GRS.
A bill Tor he further relief oil Poor ID, b,
ors, was read i~ict.. Its third reading IVES
opposed By several gentlen.n and a long
debate ensued, which we have MOI room to
sketch. len Or twelve members took part
In 1t. The bill finally passed-For it los.
Against II &c. -r4
"A resolve on the representation of Gen
Davis, q Nj. T. was committed, A repor,
was accepted on petition from Bangor.
Wednesday, DEC. IL.