Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-02-25

currency. They were once read, and Mr.. Sew
all moved that the fourth of March next, be as
signed for their second reading.
Mr.. Hdmmons objected. He was opposed to
so long time.
Mr. Sewal said that there was other business
of Importance already before the Senate. enough
to occupy the coming week, and besides the Leg
islaure recently passed resolves expressing their
opinion on this subject. Those resolves did not
accord with the opinions of the gentleman from
Oxford, yet he believed they expressed the SEN
timents of the Legislature.
Mr. Hammons, on reflection, would adopt the
4th of March, and thought on the whole, that they
would be appropriate to the day. The motion
Of Mr.. Sewal then passed.
In the HOUSE The Speaker announced that
in consequence of the resignation of Mr.. Greene
OF Topsham, vacancies in certain committees had
been occasioned To supply them, he announced
Mr.. Plllsbury of Bucksport, to supply the vacan-
cy on Committee on Engrossed Bills, Mr.. Morse
OF Bath on State Lands, and Mr.. Gray of Bow
dolnham on Valuation Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Garcelon of Harpswell, the
Speaker directed to inform the Selectmen of
Topsham of the resignation of Mr.. Greene
Bill to repeal an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the Kennebec Dam Company, and also to
repeal an act additional thereto, was read twice
and Tuesday assigned
Finally Passed-Resolve providing for the pro-
mitigation of the Laws of the State, making
Portland Advertiser the State paper.l
Passed 10 be enac'ed-Bil to provide in part
for the expenditures of government.
At eleven o'clock, MIR. Bradley of Charlestown
introduced the following order Ordered, That
the Protest hereunto annexed be entered at
preservation, and to the end that the opinions of
the signers may be known to their fellow citi-
Zens.
The Protest" which we have no room for,
goes on to set forth the views of the loco focos,
in relation to the Currency Resolutions. in which,
among other things, Mr.. Williams is I" instructed
to the will of the people of Maine.
1t so happened on this day, Saturday that a
great many Wing members, residing within a
days ride of Augusta, had, as has been the usual
practice with both parties, gone home to their
families, with the intention of returning on Mon
day.-As soon as it was ascertaned by the locos
that enough wings had thus absented, to leave
them in a majority, this sneaking measure was
resorted to, with the determination to force il
through.
long debate ensued, which it is unnecessary
to rehearse, in which the loco focos evinced
almost anything but honesty and fair dealing
Indeed so disgraceful was some parts of the pro.
ceedngs, that we should blush for any party,
that would acknowledge such leaders.
After the introduction of the Protest" the
principal part of the time, was spent in discussing
measures to get quorum present. Finally. at
six o'clock Mr.. Mcdonald of Limerick, rose and
slid that he had for the whole day been a con-
slant, yet unobtrusve member He now asked
liberty to lay an order on the table, in order that
those absentees who had staid away for the pur-
pose of deprlving the House of a quorum would
see that it would avail them no longer to do so.
and that they would be thereby induced to come
back. The order which he would present en-
bodied copy of the Protest, by way of preamble,
and must Of necessity, when passed, be entered
upon the Journal He then submitted his order,
which directed the Messenger to request the
attendance of absentees, and provided penalty
in case Of refusal.
1t passed
Mr.. Andrews said the gentleman from Portland
(Mr. Lyman) had the other night taught him a
trick He would clinch the nail, and move a
reconsideration, SO that this last vote could not
be reconstruct hereafter.
The House refused to reconsider-nobody
voting for it. Adj
IN SENATE, MONDAY, Feb. %.
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