Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-04-06
Muine legislature.
TUESDAY. March "a

Sendte-Papers from the House referred i'm
House-Mr Baker of Hallowell. laid oD
he table bill to authorize the owners Of
pews in the meeting house in South Parish IN
Hallowell to make alterations In said house.
referred to the committee on the judiciary.
Passed to be c1lgrosSed-Bills, to incorporate
u Brunswick gas light company tOPrevent
inc destruction Of pickerel in Wilson Pond.
MI; morrill,, from special committee re-
Pol'eu resolves IN respect to the revenue laws,
lhslructlng our Senators and requesting our
representatives in Congress to procure a mod
1 1rt Of the duty on sugar and molasses.-
Inc resolves were passed.
Inc consideration Of the bill "a ;ncorDor..a
the county Of King was resumed
Mr.. Baker of Hallowell, moved 20 .ro.n5
the bill 50 as to give the new county tbe name
Of SagadahOck '''o "~''i0
Mr.. Kendall of Bath, assented.
The motion prevailed. The bill was f,r-
ther amended in several particulars. on motion
of Mr.. Kendall of Bath.
Mr.. Starr spoke in opposition 10 the h;1
but gave way to motion to adjourn. which
prevailed.
WEDNESDAY, March 90.
Sendte-On motion Of Mr.. Torsey the COM
mlttee on education was directed to inouire in
to the expediency of amending the 10th Sec
ton, article l, Of the School Laws.
Resolves relating to the revenue laws of the
United States (for abolition Of duty on sugar
and molasses,) were read a second time. and
on motion of Mr.. Davis laid on the table.
Bill to incorporate the Brunswick gas LIGHT
company was read second time.
Mr.. Hayes moved to amend, by striking ont
the 9th section, which gives the exclusive
privilege to manufacture gas in said town for
20 years.
After some remarks by Mr.. McCobb, the
amendment was adopted, and the bill passed.
Mr. Hayes called up the bill to secure n
married women their earnings.
Sundry pending amendments were rejected
Mr.. Morrill, Of Augusta, moved to close 1he
debate on the bill to incorporate the county of
Sagadahock at quarter before one O'Clock
this day. The motion prevailed.
On motion Of Mr.. Lttlefield of Auburn.
each speaker was limited to ten minutes
Discussion was then resumed on the bill
Messrs. Starr of Thomaston, Gilman Of Bruins
wick, Fuller Of PittstOn, Knowlton of Liberty.
Mckenney Of Wiscasset, and Keene Of Bre-
man, opposed the bill
1t was advocated bv Messrs. Trott Of " DOL
wich' Hartman of WaterviIle, Whiyemore
Of Lisbon, Harlow Of Canton.
The hour for voting having arrived, Mr..
Starr moved to reconsider the vote closing the
debate, but the motion was lost, IS to SO.
The bill was then passed to be engrosSed,
70 to 40.
THURSDAY, March 80.
&nafc-Papers from the House referred i'm
concurrence.
Mr.. Spoford, by leave, laid on the table
resolves against the repeal of the fishing boun-
ty by Congress, asked their reference 10 4
joint select committee. Agreed to, and Messrs.
Spoford, McCobb and Clark appointed the
committee on part of the Senate.
|. Bill establishing the county of King came
from the House amended By adding the town
Of Woolwich, and changing the name of the
new county to Sagadahock, and other verbal
amendments.
The House amendment to include Wool
with in the bill was adopted.
The other amendments were agreed to with
out division.
/ House.-Mr Burpee of Rockland, from the
committee on State Prison, reported resolve
in favor Of John Fitzgerald ct ais, which was
read once, and Wednesday next assigned.
Mr.. Gilman of Brunswick, presented to the
House reply Of "A. Thompson to the re-
port Of Jason M. Carleton, minority of the
Judiciary committee, respecting said Thomp-
sons claim. He moved to print 500 copies
of the same
Passed FinaA8-bill in addition to the 9Ist
chapter of the revised statutes of this State .
to incorporate the Newuhawanich company :
TO incorporate the Maine Oil Cloth and Car.
pet Factory; to incorporate the Newcastle
bank.
Mr.. Sanborn of Baldwin moved to reconsd-
er the vote passing the bill to establish the
county Of SagadahOck.
The House then adjourned.