Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-01-12

Mr.. Lowell moved to amend the report by
the vacancies in Waldo, and naming
the constitutional candidates; which was
agreed to, yeas 10, nays 2.
On motion Of Mr. Moore, message was
sent to the House, informing that body Of the
existence of vacancies in the Cumberland and
Waldo districts, naming the constitutional
candidates, and proposing convention Of the
two branches in the hall of the House forth
with, for the purpose Of filling said vacancies.
House.--On motion Of Mr.. Gunnison Of
Passport, the Clerk Of the House was directed
to invite the clergymen of Augusta and Hal
lowell to oficiate as chaplains to the House.
Mr.. Carlton Of WhiteGeld, presented the
following order:
OrdeTed, That The Secretary Of State be re-
CURED 70 furnish, forthwith, to the House Of
Representatives certified copy of the doings
OF the Governor and Council in relation to the
votes lot senators ior the year 1854, showing
VINO appear by the returns made pursuant to
the Constitution, to be elected members Of that
body and to whom summons has been issped
pursuant thereto, and showing what vacancies
exist, and who appear by the returns aforesaid
to be the constitutional candidates to fill such
vacancies.
The order was passed.
The Secretary Of the Senate appeared with
message from that body informing the House
that vacancies existed in the second and fifth
districts and proposing convention Of the
two Houses in the Representatives Hall,
forthwith, to fill said vacancies.
SATURDAY, Jan. Y.
Sendte.-Mr. Vinton offered an order -direc-
ting the select committee on Senatorial votes
to report on the residue Of the districts forth
with.
On motion of Mr. Moore, the order was
then laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Drisko, the Senate adj
journed to Monday morning at l / o'clock
HOuSe.-The House resumed the considera-
ton Of the message from the Senate, propos-
ing a convention of the two branches In Rep
resentatives Hall for the purpose of filling the
vacancies in Cumberland and Waldo Senate
rial districts.
This subject was debated by Messrs Nor
rell, FesseDden and others, and the House ad-
journed without any action upon it.
MONDAY, Jan. 8.
Sendte.-Nothing Of importance was done
in the Senate.
House-The discussion on the message
from the Senate was continued by Messrs.
KnowIton, Abbot, Wells and Hill in favor Of
laying on the table, and by Messrs. Hilliard
and Starr in OPPOSITION to the motion.
The question was then taken and the mo-
ton to lie on the table prevailed, yeas 81, nays
SO, as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Abbot, Adams, Ii. K. Ba-
ker, J. Baker, Beath, Berry, Bisbee, Blanch-
ard, Bliss, Bolster, w. G. Brown, Burbee,
Carleton, Clary, Curtis, Cushing. Cutter,
Dingley, Drake, Drummond, Dunnell, Frs
kline, Felker, Fernald, Fessenden, Fuller,
Gilman, Gunnison, Hackett, HI. Hall, Han
cock, Hayden, b. L. Herman, Hill, M. Hub
bard, Hunt, Ingersoll, Jenkins, Johnson,
Jones, Kendall, Knowlton, Lane, Legrow, D..
Libby, q. Libby, McKenney, Merrill, Moody,
Morton, Nelson, Newman, Paine, Parker,
Pattee, Patten, Pitcher, Robinson, A. San
born, J. A. Sanborn, Sawyer, N. Smith, 8.
Smith, Snow, Stone, Swasey, Tobin, Trott,
Taft, Walker, WEIGH, Wells, Whipple,
Whitmore, Whitney, Williams, Wilson, Gid
con Wing, Greenlief Wing, E. M. Wood,
Woodbury-e1.
NAYs.-Messrs. Bangs, Bowden, Bowler,
Bradbury, BRIGHAM, Briggs, S. Brown, But.
Ter, Conner, Cox, Davis, Dodge, Dolbier
Foss, Foster, French, Frost, Gibson, Green
W. Hall, Hanscom, Harlow, Harris, r. Har-
riman, Hatch, Haynes, billiard, Hobart, Holds
don, Holt, n. B. Hubbard, Ireland, Jordan
keene, Leighton, ~ s. Littlefeld, T. Little
field, McGilvery, Millet, Morrill,, Muzzy
Patch, Payson, Pierce, Porter, Russell, Sea
vey, A. Smith, j. w. Smith, Spalding, Starr
Thompson, Tibbetts, Turner, Warehouse
Weston, Witham, Woster-59
The House then adjourned.