Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-02-10
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On motion Of Mr.. Stark

| larry be directed 10 inquire INTO the expedien-
CIV Of repeating an act additional to 93d chap
ter Of the Revised Statutes, approved April
9, 1852.
tition Of Seth Chase and others Of South Ber-
wick. for repeal or amendment OfIh Liquor
Law-By Mr.. Stark, Of James 7. Weston
and ais. for reesIablishment OF Board Of Ed
ucation.
Passed 10 be engroSsed-Bill 10 incorporate
the Lewiston Bagging Company. Adjourned
| House.-Mr. Sewall of Oldtown laid upon
The table the following resolution:
STATE OF MAINE.
Resolves in relation TO The acts known MS
the Compromise Measures.
ResolUed, That Congress has no power I'M
Ger the Constitution TO interfere with, or con-
troll, the domestic institutions Of the several
States, and that such States are the sole and
proper Judges of everything aPpertaining TO
their own affairs, not prohibited by the Con.
stitution that all efforts of the aboIitionisrs,
or other, made TO induce Congress to inter
fere with questions of slavery, or 10 take in
cipient steps in relation thereto, are calcuIa-
ted TO lead TO the most alarming and danger
Gus consequences; and that all such efforts
have an inevitable tendency TO diminish The
happiness of the people, and endanger The
stability and permanency of the Union, and
ought not to be countenanced by any friend
to our politcnI institutions.
ResOlUed, That The foregoing proposition
covers, and was intended TO embrace, the
whole subject of slavery agitation in Con-
gress; and, therefore,. the State of Maine,
standing on this national platform, will abide
by, and adhere TO. faithfuI execution OF the
aA.s
settled by the last Congress, the act for re-
claiming fugitives from service or labor in
cIuded; which act, being designed TO carry
out an express provision Of the Constitution,
cannot with fdelity thereto, be repealed, or
so change @ 10 destroy OF impair its
Resoires, That Maine will resist all at
temps a' renewing, in Congress or out of il,
the agitation Of the slavery question, under
whatever shape or color the attempt may be
made.
On motion Of Mr.. S. the resolution was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Crosby of Embden laid on the table a
bill TO prevent frauds and accidents in the
sale of Drugs and Medicines, which was re-
ferred 10 the committee on mercantile affairs
and insurance.
Petitions ~eferred-Penobscot Indians for
aid in relation TO schools; A. ]. Stone ct al
of Brunswick for n new county.
Read, and tomorrow oSSigned-Bill addi-
tonal 10 incorporate the Somerset and Ken.
nebec Railroad Company; 10 incorporate The
City Bank, Bath.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2.
Senate.-Mr. Steward, from the committee
on the Judiciary, to which was referred D
resolve limiting the time for the reception
of petitions before the Legislature, reported
Legislation ineXpedent.
Mr.. Cary called up the Governors speca
message and accompanying documents re-
laling 10 the purchase of the Massachusetts
lands and the same we're retired TO the com
mittee on State Lands and State Roads.
Agreeably TO previous arrangement, at II
O'Clock the Senate proceeded TO ballot for
United States Senator for years from The
4th OF March next. On motion Of Mr.
Wheeler, a committee consisting of Messrs
| Wheeler Bridges and V;ntoD, was appoin
ted 10 receive, sort and count the votes
Having attended 10 that Glty, the COMMITTED
reported as follws:-
Whole number Of votes, 81
! Necessary 10 choice, l6
William Pitt Fessenden had IS
Nathan Clifford 10
The Report was accepted, and William
Pit Fessenden declared elected on the part
of The Senate, and the Secretary was direc-
ted 10 notify The House of the result Of The
baloting.
Mr. Chase moved that the senate procee d
again 10 ballot for U. s. Senator Tomorrow
at 4 o'clock. Agreed 10.
Mr. Coburn, from the committee on Banks
and Banking. reported bill 10 change The
name of the Peoples Bank, at Damariscotta,
to that OF Marine Bank and The same was
read first and second time, and on motion
of Mr.. Cary, laid on the table.
House. --On motion of Mr.. Fessenden OF
Portland the rules were suspended and the
bill TO allow the city Of Portland 10 loan lis
credit was read three times, and passed 10 be
engrossed, ITO to %.
Bill 10 incorporate Bloomfield Bank, and
bill to incorporate the City Bank at Bath,
were read the third time, and, on motion OF
Mr.. Joy of LimiDgton, laid on the table.
Bill TO increase the capital stock Of tie
Bates Manufacturing Company was passed
to engrossed also bill additional 10 incor-
porate the Somerset and Kennebec Railroad
Company.
This being the day assigned for election of
United States Senator, at II o'clock a COM
mttee was raised 10 receive, sort, and count
the votes. Messrs. Chapman Of Damariscot-
IA, Smith Of Calais, Eaton ofFalmouth, Coch-
ran Of Marlborough. Webb Of Deer Isle,
Morse OF Bath, and Kezar Of Parsonsfeld,
were appointed. Having atteoded !ot the du-
~ assigned them, they reported as follows:
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