Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-05
MAINE LEGISLATURE.

MAINE LEUlOIAIUn he.
TpEsrAr, JAN. 81.
Senate Mr.. Fish gave notice that the DEF
egation of the County Of Penobscot had
made choice of Mr.. Piper. As their member
upon the Senatorial Apportiooment Com.
| mittee. sN
i Petitions presented and refer,ed-Of Daniel
Austin Ell ais fora resolve to confirm The
title Of certain real estate of David Kidder
and 270 others, and Of Geo. A. Hobb. and
60 others for an alteration in the charter Of
the Kennebec and Somerset Railroad; of F.
H., Lane and 80 others tor bridge at Gar
diner.
ate the Lewiston Falls Bank and Savings
and passed to be engrossed.
Finally Pdssed-Act to amend 94lh chap.
of Revised Statutes resolve in favor Of REM
Chadbourne; act additional TO an act to in
corporate the Board of Education of the
NJ. E. Church; 10 amend 34th chap. OF Re-
vised Statutes. H
House. Mr.. Hancock of Bangor presented
the petition of Ezra Manier Ell ais, for an in
vestlgaiion into the affairs of the Insane
Hospital, with an accompanying letter.
Laid on the table.
Read and assigned-Bils TO INCORPORATE
Lewiston Falls Bank and Savings Institution.
Finally passed-Bills 10 amend the 34th
chapter OF the Revised Statutes Ito amend
the 94th chapter Of The Revised Statutes -
Resolve in favor of Benz Chadbourne Bill
additional respecting the Board of Education
of the Maine Conference of the NJ. f. Church.
Petition referred-Geo. w. Robinson and
others for bank at Thomaston IN. A. FAR
we'll and others for incorporation Of Rock
land Plank Road Company John Glidden
and others and H. P Golfer and others for
Gardiner bridge.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. IS.
Senate. Carlton announced on he
half of the Lincoln delegation, That they had
made choice of Mr.. Lermond as their mem.
Der on the committee for the State Represen.
tative classification.
On motion of Mr.. Littlefeld, ordered, That
the Committee on the Militia be directed 10
inquire into the expediency of altering or
amending the Militia laws OF this State.
Presented and referred Remonslrance by
Sam1 Goodwin and 90 others, and of Isaac
Hoppe and ZIG others of Fairfield, agains,
petition Of David Bronson for a railroad
charter petition Of Robert Aver and SO
Others of Winslow, for the amendment: OF
Somerset RaiIroad corporation in aid Of
petition of David Bronson and others.
House. Leave to Withdraw was reported
on petition of Sam'I ID. Reed ct ais, for re-
peal of act respecting settlement of demands
at discount Laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Hancock of Bangor, the
committee on the Insane Hospital was in
structed 10 inquire into the expediency of
providing by law that friends of patients in
the Hospital shall not be prohibited from
seeing them. nor from taking them from the
Hospital when they wish.
Mr.. Carlton of White6eld, by leave, intro
duced bill TO amend chapter 100 of the
Revised Statutes, which was referred.
Bill to Incorporate Lewiston Falls Bank
and Savings Institution, was laid on the ta-
BILE.
Petitions Presented. Josiah Robinson and
others in aid of Kennebec and Somerset
railroads; Samuel Parker ct ais. of Bloomfield
Joshua Gray ct ais. and II. T. Getchel ct ais,
of North Arson for alteration of charter
of Somerset and Kennebec Railroad CO.
Alfred Marshall ct ais. of China, for same
Moses Riggs ct ais, in lavor Of E. NJ. Con
: ference Seminary; F. ID. Farnham ct ais, o
VassalborouglI, for a free bridge at Augusta
!, Remonslramce of w. F. Hallett ct ais
: against Gardiner Bridge; John S. Abbo
} ct ais, Joseph Barrett Ell ais, J. w. Tucke
ct ais. of Mercer, N. H. Robinson ct ais. 0
, Harmony, Isaiah Taylor Ell ais. Of Smirhfield
. Daniel Ward ct ais. Of Brighton, against the
petition OF d. Bronson, Ell ais.
, THURSDAY, Jan. 90.
Senate. Finally passed-An act in relation
TO bonds issued by Railroad Companies ; an
acl TO incorporate The Relief Association OF
the Portland Fire Department
Mr.. Bell presented the petition Of A. S.
Patten and "a others for convention 10
revise the constitution Of the State, and on
, his motion it was referred 10 joint special
committee.
House. On motion of Mr.. Boynton OF
Wiscasset, the Committee on The Judiciary
was instructed to inquire into the expeden
cy Of providing ty law that no Stale or
county officer, or officer whose salary is reg
ulated by the State, shall have his compen-
} sation increased during lis continuance in
Office.
MIR. Carlton of Whitefeld, moved that The
House take up the bill additional 10 chapter
So of The Revised Statutes, (relatng 10 gam
bling which was agreed TO, so 10 81.
After some discussion several gentlemen
expressing a wish 10 be heard the bill and
amendment were laid on the table.
bill apportoning the State for Repre-
sentatives to Congress, was received from the
Senate, referred to committee of one from
each county, on the part of the Senate.
Mr.. Foster of East Machias, moved to lay
it on the table. Without taking the question
the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 80.
On motion of Mr.. Walker of Oxford, Messrs
Walker, Adams and Spinney were appointed
to receive, sort and count the votes for mem
bers of the committee on the part of the Senate
to apportlon the State for members Of congress
said committee to be chosen by general ticket
and having attended to that dnty reported
Whole number of ballots 25
Necessary to choice IS
Joseph Ttcomb l6
! James Mann 25
w. F. Carleton Is
David Garland 25
! ID. Mitchell 25
]. Walker IS
) j. F. Leavitt 25
j. Lancaster %
George w. Brown 25
James Bell 25
G. L. Boynton II
5 Shepard Cary 25
]. Fowler 25
House Bill 10 apportiong the State for the
choice of Representatives to Congress, under
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