Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-02-18


stock of the Bank of Cumberland-o the Maine
Bank-Resolve making appropriation TO defray ex-
penses already incurred in the erection of magazine
&c. at the Bangor Arsenal.
Leave to ,OiihdrGw-On petit ion of Selectmen of
New Castle for Surplus Revenue.
In the HoUsE,-Bill and amendments under
consideration when the House adjourned, were laid
on the table.
Mr. Deane introduced an order, auihoIisng the
valuation committee to hire additional clerks, which
was twice amended, so as to render it Of little use
when motion was made to postpone indefinitely.
message was received from the Governor
transmitting resolutions Of the Legislature of In
diana as TO the election of Pres ident and Vice Pres
ldent, and also resolutions of the Legislature of
Alabama relative to the Georgia and Maine contro-
yersy.
The question returned on the indefinite postpone
ment of the order, and the yeas and nays were or
dered.
MIR Chadbourne advocated indefinite postpone
ment of the order, good for nothing in it's present
shape He would give more for the opinion of one
man who has put his shoulder TO the wheel that he
wants help, than for that of fifty men who stand
by and do nothing. The committee say they have
been at work, and they need help. and they ought
10 have it, and they ought to have men to help them
whose minds are not embarrassed with other mat
ters.
The order as amended was indefinitely postponed
yeas 1873, nays Is.
Mr. Andrews called up the bill additional to es-
tablish Portland and Portsmou III Railroad Co. The
bill was amended and passed to be engrossed, IS to
81.
Mr. Otis moved to reconsider the vote granting
leave to withdraw on petition of Sanford Kngsbury
and ais. and the motion was laid on the table.
Elnalhan Pope ct ais Of Avon for incorporation
into new'townby the name of Franklin-6s in
habiants of Bath for jury trial to all men-A, J.
Lowe Il for change of name-See ctmen of Garland
for allowance for supplies of soldiers in 1889.
In SENATE, SATURDAY, Feb. ID.
Papers from the House read and passed in con-
currence.
The bill in relation 10 the Portsmouth, Portland
and Saco Railroad Co., which passed the Senate to
be engrossed, was sent to the House for their con-
currence, came back amended, and the Senate re-
considered their former vote, and concured with the
House 10 its amendments. The bill then passed to
be engrossed.
On motion Of Mr. Daves, the communication from
Ex-Governor Fairfield, made at the commencement
of the sess on, together with the correspondence
between Sir John Harvey, Gov. Fairfield and Mr.
Van Buren,, was taken up, and on his motion were
referred 10 the committee on the N E. Boundary.
Mr. Dayeis asked and obtained leave to lay the
following resolve on the table,
Resolve forrepellng foreign invasion, and pro-
viding for the protection Of the State.
Re it resolved that the President Of the United
States be requested and urged to cause the inme-
diate removal of the foreign armed force, by which
our State il invaded stationed upon tho upper valley
Of the St. Johns, and that the government ''of the
U. S. be earnestly invoked to relieve this State
from the present heavy needful burden of its own
Defence"
This Resolve was read and referred TO tho .'oint
Select Committee on the N. E. Boundary.
On motion Of -Dr Burbank, the Senate proceeded
to he consideration of the Resolves for repellng
British invasion, and moved to amend by appropriate
ing eight hundred thousand dollars instead Of four
hundred thousand as contemplated in the Resolves.
Mr. Cutler moved to amend this amendment, by
increasing this sum to fifteen hundred thousand dol
lars. Mr. Dave;' requested that the gentleman
would adopt one million dollars, which Mr. Cutler
accepted. The amendment then passed, and the
resolves were referred to the committee on the N.
f. Boundary.
In the HOUSE,, communications from Alabama and
Indiana were referred TO the appropriate commit
tees.
Petition presented and referred-of Kennebec
Locks and Canals Company for right to exact tolls.
Resolve making the Portland Advertiser the State
paptr was read. Mr. Delesdernier moved to as
sign Wednesday. The motion prevailed-72 to As.
IN SENATE, MONDAY, Feb. 10.
Message from The House notifying the Senate
that they had reconsidered their vote passing 10 be
engrossed Bill in relation to the Portsmouth, Saco,
and Portsmouth Railroad Company, and had fur
,her amended the same, and asked the concurrence
of the Senate, and the Senate concurred.
Passed to be engrossed-an act to incorporate the
town of Medabemps.
Petitions presented and Observation-Disclosures
and Traders Bank of Portland for reduction ofcap-
tal.
In the HoUsE. Mr. Deane, by leave, ntioduced
resolve in relation to the school fund, WHICH lies
one day.
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