Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1818-02-03

On monon OF Mr., Fay, com nittee
was directed to report Oh the expcdiency
OF prohibiting the dSfruc;ion of certain
birds (woodcocks, snipes, &C., at unsea'
lonable times of the year.
A propolition 10 exempt toll-gather-
ers and millers from militia duty, was
referred to The Military Committee.
MIR Wallingford, a member from
Wells, appeared, was qualified, and took
his feat.
The Judiciary COMMITTEE was inffruc-
ted 70 report on The expediency OF IN
creating The compeniations TO County
Attorneys. - also, what alteration it is
expedient TO make in the law fixing the
compensation TO 1urvs.
Additional Militia Bill.
A bill in addition to the act for train
ing the Militia, was read hrf time and
ordered TO lie ON the table.
The Ma1achusetts Baptilt Education
Society Bill. was read twice. and com
mitted
II reiove paf1ed authorizing the Trea-
furer to ii1ue new State note 10 John
Capen for one loft.
Petitions of Daniel Stone and others,
PRAYING that a term of the Supreme
Court may be held in Somerfet County !;
-Minot lhayer and others, for an al
teration in the hih laws ;-Agent of the
Congregational Parifh in alfred, praying
authority to lay tax on pews to repair
their meeting hcufs ;--Plantation of
DennisviIle, to be incorporated into
town 5 PreGdent, Directors and Com
pany of the Kennebec Bank, for an in
create of their capital flock Adj.
MONDAY, JAN, 26.
Mei1rs Howard, of N Port, M'Lelan
and Bliss, were inftructed to report on
the expediency of taxing the Rock of the
Branch Bank of the u States
IN act to efabllh the ialary of the
Governor of this Commonwealth, was
read frit time
or The Jalary propglfd BY this bills 1000
dollars, to commence qvHb the next patti al
year.
Mr.. Hall, of WiHiamfo1vn, oppofed
the bill, on the ground, that the prefent
salary was large enough to fupport the
Governor, and that any addition would
only give him trouble in expending i. to
entertain the members of the Legislature
that money was scarce ;-the finances
of the State exhauled and that the peo-
pie already were sufficiently burthened
with taxes "Hr was" he faid. every
much furprised, thar a gentleman from
the inhofpitable regions of the ProOnce
of Maine, where they told Us little
while ago the people were all in fate
of ifarvation, hould came dun here, and
with to vote away our money lie
fhouid have thought from the accounts
we had few months ago, that the peo
pie of that frozen region had all itarved
to death. or moved away but now they
come here to raifc the falaries of the
officers of our government
Mr. FREEMAN, Of Sandwich, advocated
the bill and remarked, that within his
rem entrance, the falaries of all the Off
GERS of The government, excepting thofe
of the Governor and Lieut.. Covernor)
had been RATED in confequence of the
increaled expenie of living, and the de
probation of money.
The queition. Shall Tbs bill be read a
second time ? PsHed. For it oI-agsinn
it so
Acts to apporticn school money s.
TO authorize the fale of real eftate of mi
nors, in certain cafes ito regulate Bath
licenfed Houfes all pafed matured
stages
Petifions Ccnlmitted-o of G. Curtis and
others, for leave to erect bridge over
.4ndroscoggin river ;--of Ammi r
Mitchell, to be incorp. to build a meeting
houfe in North Yarmouth ;-of the
New-England Glass Mandatory to be
incorp 81 Metcaf and others, to be
incorp. as an Agricultural Society in
Winthrop 81. Appleton and others,
into the Maine Agricultural Society, and
for aid from the State. ICi