Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-11-26

fore tha, time, shall be referred 10 The next
Legislature, or rejected, unless the petition
ers or applicants shsll exhibit their evidence
or reasons i'll favour thereof before the said
tirst Monday of December.
Hon. Messrs Perkins aud Pickman-
Nessrs. Osgood, Of 5. rhorndike and Rus
sell, of ~. Y were appointed a commi,tee
to report on the expediency OF amending
the Laws reg uiating Pllotage.
A Joint committee was aised TO report on
the expediency of amending the laws regu.
lating % sh and precinct meetings and Of
iicers Also committee for revising the
law respecting Of Insolvsnt Estates.
| E WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30.
A committee was appointed to examine
into the system now practiced of governing
the State Prison--to compare il with those
OF other Slates--and ascertain it the expen
ces san be lessened.
| SEPARATION or MAINE
| MIR. Secretary BRApFoRD come in and
presented a copy of the proceedings OF the
| Brunswick Convention.
| Read an both Houses ;-referred 10 the
Committee on me subject; and The settlement
| ofthe voses--tde Rehorf eftbe Commaaee
thereon and Me Protest Of The Minority
zvere ordered 10 be printed for she uSe Of The
members
lsemonstrances--Of the towns Of Alfred,
Hollis and Sandford OF ]. Wait and others,
and J. Cobb, against petitions-were read
and committed.
! The Gardner Bank had leave to with
draw petition.
Leave for bills granted to N. Yarmouth
and ropsheld.
1 TUESDAY, NOV. 81.
| A joint committee was appointed to re-
| port an amendment of the law respecting
poor Prisoners, sc.
The proceedings Of the town of Lyman,
and the deposition OF o. Kicker and others,
we're referred in both Houses TO the Com
mittee ON the Separation OF Maine.
| Tx ON BANKS.
| The Committee to whom have been re-
ferled numerous petitions praying for the
repeal Or diminulion OF the tax of one per
cent on the cspital Stock Of Banks-were
epjoined TO set forthwith, and report as soon
is may BE-.
! FRIDAY, nov. %.
! The joint Committee on the report OF the
| Commissioners who examined the Treasu
rer's accounts reported ha, they found the
same t. b. correct Acceped.
Apeti,ion from Eliot praying to be al
lowed 10 elect delegate to The adjourned
Brunswick Convention, was commilted.
/
Rouse OF REPRESENTATIVES.
4 .Nou 3, 1916.
After the Speech Of his exceileucy The
committed TO Mrssrs w II. Sumner, OF
Boston, Rantoul, Of Beverly, Psrken Of
C4ariestosvn, Whitman, of Norway, ard
+ Dearborn, of KallozveH, To report an answer
Thursday, Nou. -
The Petitions Of II Moves; Eph. La
coin, and others Q. Ieleott; Seleotnen
OF Union S Hills inhabitants Of Dan
vers; J. III nehard ]. L. Mills, and 9th
ers; inhabitants OF Beckett, praying for an
amendment Of the Sabbath Laws S Al
len; Nath. lannon's; S. l hax,er and 9TH
ers were read and committed.
Friday, Nov IA
Messrs. Rand, of B. Lincoln, iun. OF
Worcester, and Dwight, of SIP. with the
Hon Messrs. Otis and Holmes, OF the Sen.
ate, we're appointed committee to repor,
ON the expediency Of establishing Court Of
CAoheers in this State.
A petition Of William Phillips and others
on the subject of educating INDECENT pious
| youth Tor lie Gospel Ministry, wss refer
red to joint Committee.
SATURDAY, NOV. lie,
The Committee OF Finance was directed
to apporton tax for 1884 dollars for
the year 1917.
SEPARATION or MAINE.
Gen. Chandler, Mr.. Davis, and Mr..
Prebble, Commute from ths late Conven.
ZION in Maine, were admitted to seats on
the floor OF the House.
A, memorial from The above Committee,
praying that the Legislature would gran,
their consent to the Separation of Maine.
on the state OF the votes given in, was pre-
senied.
Tread in both Houses, and referred TO
the Hon. Messrs. OILS Pickman Pickering
Fuller and Weston, of the Senate; Messrs.
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