Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-04-15
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY. April 6.

TUESDAY, April 6.
Senate. Passed to be engrossed-Bill to in
corporate the Rockland Plank Road Com
pany; additional to an act TO incornoro,p The
Waldoboro' Village Corporation, approved
August 90, 1850.
Mr.. Hobbs from the Committee on Rail
roads and Bridges, reported reference to the
next Legislature Oh petition of Marshall
Smith that the freedom of the navigable tide
waters now obstrucied by Arrowsic Bridge
may be restored to the pnblic.
House. The bill relating to the Inspectors
of Fish, indefinitely postponed by the House
yesterday, came from The Senate, that branch
insisting on its vote passed the same to be
engrossed. The House receded, and con-
Cured in passing the same to be engrossed.
Mr.. Hancock moved 10 take up his motion
TO reconsider the vote of the House indefi-
nitely postponing the resolve to correct the
valuation of the town of Bowdoinhan and
the motion prevailed. The House sustained
the vote to reconsider and the resolve passed
to be engrossed.
Petitions referred-Of William F. Church.
i'll ct ais for an act of incorporation; of ].
G.. Huston ct ais Of Damariscotta and New
castle for q bank at DamariscOtta.
WEDNESDAY, April Z.
Senate. Bill to extend the time for loca-
ting the franklin and Kennebec Railroad
was received from the House, read once, and
on motion of MIR. Hobbs, referred to The Com
mirtee on Railroads and Bridges.
Passed to be engrossed-ResoIve to correct
a clerical error in. the state valuation Of the
town of Bowdoinham, also to amend the ag-
gregate valuation of the county of Lincoln,
bill to set off the islands of Hacketash, Wood
en- Ball, NOman's Land, Two-Bush, Ten
Pound and Matincns Rock from the county
of Hancock, and annex tine same to the
county of Lincoln.
Bill to re-or2aniZe The judicial courts
passed to be engrossed in the Senate) came
back from the House amended in several IN
important particulars, and as amended passed
to be engrossed. The Senate receded and
adopted the amendments of the House, and
passed the bill as amended to be engrossed
IN concurrence. Adjourned.
House. Mr.. Farley Of Newcastle, laid on
the table bill 10 incorporate the Lincoln Ag-
ricultural and Horticultural Society, and il
was referred to the Com. on Agriculture.
Passed TO be engrossed-bll extending the
time for the location of the Franklin and
Kennebec Railroad.
Passed FinaNy-In addition to an act to
provide for the Education of Youth to reg
ulate the rue of evidence in certain cases
an act additional 10 and amendatory OF an
act entitled an act TO incorporate the Waldo
borough Village Corporation, approved Aug
~, lS5O-also, Resolves requiring the pub
LEGATION of list Of Fish Inspectors.
THURSDAY, April s.
Senate. Mr.. Garland, from the Joint Sc
lect Committee TO which was referred an &C
10 amend an act to revise all acts for tn
government of the Insane Hospital and othe
purposes, reported that the same ought no
to pass. Accepted.
Mr.. Leavitt called up the bill 10 apportiol
the State for The election of representative
10 Congress.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
Finally paSsed-Resolve requiring the put
LEGATION of a list of Fish Inspectors correc
ting the State valuation on certain vii
lands in the county of Washington.
Passed to be enacted-Bils to encourag
persons to furnish watering places by III
side of ghways !; to sci off certain island
from the county of Hancock and annex tn
same to the County OF Lincoln /; additional |
and amendalory of an act to incorporate III
Waldoboro' Village Corporation; approve
August 90, 1850.
House. The Speaker announced that b
assignment, the resolve appropriation S43
600 for the completion of the Reform s;chot
building was in order and the subject OF con
sideration. LAID on the table.
Petitions and remonsfrances refered-Re
monstrance of the selectmen of Danylll
against the annexation OF that town of Lew
iston of Deborah S. Norton ct ais and
BENZ. Allen Ell ais against repeal Of the liquo
law.
FRIDAY, April 9.
Senate. Mr.. TiIcomb, from the Commit
the on Interior Waters, reported leave /
Withdraw OH petition of Gould Halhorne E
ais. for a ferry al Bath. Accepted.
Mr.. Leavit;, from the Committee on Ju
dietary, reported legislation inexpedient o
an order relating TO general Insurance Law
Accepted.
Mr.. Cary presented the petition of Geo
Gregg and 65 others, Of Andover, for the re
peel of the Liquor Law passed in May 1851
The petition was referred.
Mr.. Leavitt offered an order providing
that the bill for the re-orgization OF the ju
dicia court, be published for two weeks ii
the state paper.
The order was laid on the table and sub
sequently taken up and modified so as to re
qulre the publication of the acts in one pape
in each county in the state, said papers to b
designated by The Secretary of State, and a
modified, passed.
House. The militia bill was called up OF
motion of Hancock of Bangor.
! Mr.. Smith of Calais, moved division of III
question. SO as to pass upon each section
separately.
The first section was passed to he en-
crossed, yeas %, nays 35.
Sections 2, 3, and 5, were then several
passed without count.
The sixth section, reducing the salary o
the Adjutant General to 800 was passed
yeas II, nays 43.
The seventh section, providing that tn
act shall take immediate effect, was refuse,
passage, 46 to so.
The Resolve making an appropriation
for the erection of Reform School building
was discussed by Mr.. Piper who moved to
postpone indefinitely. This moicn was lost
Mr.. Smart then moved to lay on the table
The motion prevailed II 10 30.
| Mr.. Smart then called up the bill provi
ding for The government oil the Reform
School and moved TO amend.
| Mr.. Talbot moved the subject be laid or
the table. The motion prevailed.
SATURDAY, April 10.
Senate. On motion of MIR. LittlefeId, the
bill concerning the militia, (passed by The
House, and which in effect repeats the mil
tia law was referred to the commitee OF
| the militia.
Leave to withdraw was granted on petition