Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-04-22


House proceeded to ballot for Major General of
the First Division. Messrs Lindsey, Dyer,
Head, Goldthwate and Cox, were appointed
committee to receive, sort and count the votes.
Nathl j. Miller, having majority of all the
votes, was elected on the part of the House.
In SENATE, THURSDAY, April Is.
MIR Sewall asked and obtained leave to lay
Resolve ON the table authorizing the Governor
and Council to give the Treasurer power 10 ne
potiate a loan of $25O,00O, under resolve passed
March 18th, lS4I, which was once read and as
siqned to the afternoon for a second reading.
Mr. Davis presented the following
Resolve relating to the memory Of Enoch
Lincoln.
Resolved unanimously, that this State will take
care of the remains of ESocn LINCOLN, former
Governor of Maine, deposited in the State ground
front of the Capitol, and will see to providing the
same by suitable and durable memorial Of his
services and withstand that this Resolve be
inscribed thereon.
The Resolve passed TO be engrossed
In the House. On motion of MIR Morrison,
the committee on Pay Roll was directed to make
up the pay of members of the House to and in
GLIDING Saturday next
0J'In the Senate, Yesterday afternoon, the Val
uation Resolves were passed to be engrossed.
GEORGE A. WARRES was elected Major General
of the First Division Maine Militia, in place of
Samuel Bradley, declined -dge,
% In the House, yesterday afternoon, George
A. WARREN was elected Major General of the
First Division Maine Militia, in concurrence with
the Senate The Valuation Resolves were then
taken up and discussed until o'clock, when the
House took n recess for an hour. No other bust
of general Importance was transacted.-ib.
IN SENATE, FRIDAY, April l6.
The Senate, on motion of Mr. Burbank, nom
concurrcd the House, indefinitely postponing a
resolve in favor of the heirs of John G. Deane,
and adhered to their vote passing the same to be
engrossed.
In the HOUSE. Resolve passed to be engrossed
in relation to State loan
Bill authorizing town of Bath to build abrdge
across New Meadows river, came from the Senate
referred to next Legislature, and the House
Cured
Resolves for the amendment the Constitution
reducing the number Of Representatives to l5l,
and providing for the election of State officers
for two years, came up their final passage.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the resolves
were passed by the following vote yeas 1913,
nays II.
So the resolves were passed, there being more
than two thirds of all the members of the House
in favor of their passage.
afternoon Numerous papers disposed of
in concurrence.
Bill charging the powers of District Courts
amended in concurrence and passed to be
engrossed.
Resolve submitting TO the people the question
whether the number Of Representatives shall be
increased or diminished, read twice. pro-
vid-s tina. the votes shall have the word SIN
crease" or diminish on them. Mr. Washburn
moved to amend so as to submit each proposition
separately, the votes TO be ''yes'' ''no' each
proposition. Adopted, 96 to -, and the resolve
passed to be engrossed as amended
Resolve relating to Presidential term, was
pissed in concurrence.
Erening. Mr. }. Otis, from the committee on
Finance reported bill to provide in part for the
expenditures of government, which was read
three times and passed to be engrossed.
House adhered to its vote referring to next
Legislature bin annexing Matinicus and other
Islands to Lincoln county.
In SENATE, SATURDAY, April II.