The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


town Of Norlhpnrt-were read aud committed.
Ordered, That Mes-rs. Adams, Hays. and
Chase, be committee TO consider he expedi
ency OF amending The law respecting f0rciJle
ent,l. and detdincr-wuh leave 10 report by
Bill or otherwise.
A communication was received from the
Secretary Of State, accompanied by sundry
Bank returns. which was read, aud three bun
bred copies Us said returns ordered TO be print
ed.
Ebenezer Poor, and Simeon Foster, bad
leave 10 bring in Bills.
Ordered, That Messrs Batch, Usher, and
True, with such as the Senate may join, be
committee to consider The exped,ency OF
amending the law respecting the appointment
OF Clerks Of Courts in the several Counties
with leave 10 report hy Bill or otherwise.
To the Senate and House of Representatives..
have received from the Agents Of the Penob-
scot tribe OF Indians, communication suggest
ing sundry grievances, which, in their opinion,
onght to be remedied which communication
sLonit TO the Legislature for their consideration.
The Agents, together with the Lieutenant
Governor Of the tribe, being now at the seat of
Government, will give such particular iRiorma-
ton as will enable the Legislature more fully to
understand the extent Of their grievances and
the pgacticability of providing a remedy.
| also lay before the two Houses, the account
Of the sand Agents for services performed 10 the
execution of their trust.
ALBION X. PARIS.
CoUScIL CHAMBER,l
Jan. n, 1922.
Read and committed TO Messra. Bond and
Wheeler OF the Senate, and Messrs. Lewis,
Qulnnam and Milliken Of ,br House.
Ordered, That Messrs. Virgin, Hammond
and Clap, be committee TO consider what
pay shall lie allowed 10 each member at The
Council, Senate, and House Of Representatives,
for travel and daily attendance the present
session-wEh leave 10 report by bill or 9th
erwIse.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives..
have received from the s etary of the Ma
Wy OF the United States, communication relat-
ing to the jurisdiction over Dcnnet's Island, on
the east side of Piscataqua river in this State,
which have directed TO be laid before yon.
As that Island now belongs to the United
States, and is the site Of IN important Navy Yard,
1T may not be deemed unreasonable that the
United States should have Jurisdiction il, so
far as relates to the punishment ofotences against
the national authority.
ALBION X. PARIS.
Council CHAMBER,
JAM q, 1922.
Read and committed 10 Mes.rs. bennett
and Burnham at The Senate, and Messrs. Per- !
ley, Dyer and ingalls, OF the House
TUESDAY, JAN. %.
Petition of William Smith, praying that he
may he permitted To lake the name Of Will
IAN Henry Smith, was read and committed
Of William Bryan and others, praying for
new town 10 be taken from Ssco, Scarboro'
and Buxton, had leave to Withdraw.
Bills, To Incorporate the town Of Cooper.
in the county Of Washington regulating u-
Iicial processes and proceedings I; relative to
the tender of money ia smls al law /; TO es-
tabIish the Cumberland and Oxford Canal
Corporation 10 incorporate the trustees Of
the Gardiner Lyceum, passed to be engross-
ed
The resolve IN favour Of the Agricultural
Society Of Maine, was read second time, &
passage refused, It's to I6.
The following resolve was moved by Mr.
Hays. OF South berwick:
Resofred, That there be paid out Of the
Stale Treasury, tor the encouragement Of Ag-
the sum Of 100 dollars annually,
for hve years, 70 one agricultural socieIv,
which now Is, oI may hereafter be establish
ed IN each county in this Stale, provided tina,
such societies shall se,eraIly raise, contribute
or otherwise, a like sum Of 100 dollars tor the
same object. Read twice, aud passage reiu-
seG--p,o -, con. ll5.
ReSrire from the Senate. directing one set \
Of the laws, 10 be furnished to the Hon. Jo- |
seph Story, passed TO be engrossed.
Agreeable TO assignment, The house pro-
ceeded by ballot. to the election Of a VI. ior- |
General tor the first division whole number
OF votes, 1872 necessary TO a choice, o.
Rrigadier Gen JOHN bic DONALD had SO
woes, and was chosen.
Leave 10 brIng IN bills, was reported on
the petition Of Plantation No. 4. 18th Range,
to he incorporated by the mare ct j ruxIon
The >eectmtn OF Andover-and selec Imen ol
Dexter.
MESSAGE FROM TIE GOVERNOR.
70 the Senate and House Of Representatives..
BY law Of this State. passed Feb. ;. 1921 il j,
made the duty " the state. the expense thereof t.
cause to be mad, ana preserved public standards, 4
which shall tie used only such, beams. weight. ana
measures. particularly described IN sald law.