Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-02-17
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table bill 10 incorporate the Great Fails
Company FOR the manufacture Of naner IL
The city OF Gardiner) and the same was ~.
ferred TO thecommiltee OIL Manufactures
On motion Of Mr.. Vinton,
Ordered, That the committee on the In
dietary consider what further legislation Is
necessary in relation to divorces.
On motion Of Mr. Talbot
Ordered, That the committee on the Ju-
dietary be directed to inquire if any further
legislative is necessary to prevent the setting
and spreading Of fires in forests or fields.
House.-Mr. Cochran of Marlborough,
laid on the table bill for abolishing The
criminal court in Lincoln county, and pc
ilion of the members of Lincoln Bar in ia
vor ofils passage. Both referred to the COM
mittee OH the judiciary.
On motion Of Mr. Warren Of Canaan, the
committee on judiciary was directed 10 in
quire into the expedIency of providing by
law for the assessment Of Stale taxes in
April instead Of May.
MIR. Smith of Calais, moved to reconsider
the vote referring 70 the committee on state
lands the resolve respecting Massachusetts
lands, laid on the table by Mr.. Tabor
The motion 10 reconsider then prevailed
yeas Is, nays AZ.
w WEDNESDAY,, eO. y.
Sendte.-On motion of Mr.. Eaton,
Ordered, That the committee on banks and
banking be directed to examine the banking
law ofthis State, and report the expediency
of altering the law in relating 10 deposits il
other banks without the State.
Mr.. Eaton, from the committee on railroads
and bridges, reported order Of notice on Pc
tiIion Of Allen S. Pray et ais for amendment
Of oh of, no RID
Dresden. Accepted,
House. On motion of Mr. Curtis of Free
port, the committee on the Judiciary was d.
rected 10 inquire to the expedency of ex-
empting from taxes funds held by religious
societies, the income Of which is directly APP
piled to the payment Of parochial expenses
in ministerial societies, amount not excee-
ding $4,000.
On motion of Mr.. Wood of Camden, the
committee on the judiciary was directed to
inquire into the ex2ediency OF SO amending
sections 80, 33 nnd "a of chapter 125 of the
revised statutes. as to exempt properly in
vessels from the requirements therein con-
tained
Petitions referred Moses Copeland and al,
to be set off from South Thomaston II. H.
Gardiner and all for a railroad from Gardi-
ner to Monmouth; Alden Blossom and al,
for an act of incorporation to build an Acad-
envy in Boothbay
Mr. Cochran of marlborough, presented
an ORDER directing the committee on State
lands 10 inquire into the expediency Of pur-
chasing the lands lying in this Stale belong
ing TO The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
Mr.. Smith Of Calais, moved TO lay the or
der Oh the table, which motion prevailed.
THURSDAY, Feb 10.
Senate.-presented and wfeved-by Mr..
Tucker, petition of Geo. IL. Robinson Ell ais.
for alteration Of the charter Of tile Dresden
Bridge Corporation.
MIR. Tucker from the committee on manH-
features, reported bill 10 incorporate the
Great Falls (paper milD company also bill
to incorporate the Belfast Paper Manufacture
ing company.
The hour of l | O'Clock fixed for the cleo
ton of U. S. Senator, having arrived, Mr.
Stark moved tina; the committee heretofore
raised, proceed TO receive sort and count the
votes for Senator.
Having attended 10 that duty, the commit
lee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes 30
Necessary TO choice Is
William Pitt Fessenden, had J8
Nathan Clifford, " ID
The report was accepted, and Mr.. Fes-
sender declared elected Oh The part Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Chase offered joint order, providing
for the indefinite posIponement of the joint
resolution for The election of U. S. Senator.
The question on the passage Of the order
was taken by yeas and nays, and decided 10
the negative as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bridges, Cary, Chase,
Dunnells, Holman, Mc'Intire, Moore, Tai
bot, TowIe, Vlnal, Waker-l1.
NAYs-Nlessrs. Blake, Butman, Clarke,
Coburn, Dingley, Eaton, FarwelI, James
Lowell, Stephen Lowell, William Lowell,
MuZZy, Rowe, Seward. Stark, Tucker, Vim.
ton, Wheeler, West-l8.
Mr.. Chase then moved that the Senator
question be postponed for one week.
Decided in The negative as follows
YEAS l2-(all democrats but Rowe Mays
l7-aII wings. Adjourned.
House. Petitions referred L. F. Rital
ct al. for an appropriation for repair Of Dres-
den Neck bridge John Babson ct al. for al
teration of militia laws Samuel Whitmore ct
al. Of Deer Isle for alteration in The fishery
laws; Edward A. Boyd TT al. for a law ma
king it the duty Of the selectmen of towns 10
use check list ~ all elections.
MIR. Tabor of Houlton, presented an order
providing that, the Senate concurring. the
subject Of the election Of U. 5. Senator be in
definitely postponed.
MIR. North Of Augusta, moved to lay The
order on The table.
Mr.. Tabor moved The yeas and nays.
They were ordered.
The motion TO lay on The table was dec-
ted in the affirmative yeas 81 nays 81 as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Arey, E. Bailey, L.
Bailey, Bartlett, Beae, Beath, Berry, Benja
min, Blanchard, Bowker, Carter, Chamber
lain, Chapman, s. @. Chase, Cochran, Cram,
Crosby, A Currier, Curtis, Cushman, Gutter,
Danfors, Dunning, Dyer, Ellis, Fessenden,
Ford, Garcelon, Gilley, Hall, Hancock, Har-
ris, Haskell, Hayden, ]. b. Hill, S. l.. Hill,
Hobbs, Hopkins, Jackson, Jefferson, jerks,
Johnson, KiIby, Larrabee, Lenox, Lunt, Mill
iken, Morse, G.. w. Morton, j. Morton,
Moulton. NewalI, Newbegin, North, Nye, 9.
Paine, II. w. Paine, Pierce, Phillips, A.
Richardson, f. Richardson, Kicker, o. Rob
inson, S. S. Robinson, Sko6eld, Sewall. Sis
by, Simpson, Sprague, Smith, A. Staples,
Joseph Taylor, Titon, Walker, II. @. War
rem, Warehouse, Wilson, E. nj. Wood, J.
NJ. Wood. Young-8l.
NAYS Messrs Atwood, Baker, Barker,
Bowden, Bowler, BurketI, !. c. Chase, J.
Z. Currier, Damon Davis, Dolioff, Duly, Ea-
Ton, Edes, Erskine, Farrow, Foss, Foster,
Gardiner. GIchrisl, Hamilton, Hammond,
Hastings, Hatch, Hubbard, Hutchins, II. Joy,