The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-02-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

IL will be impossible for us 10 find room
Tor the proceedings Of our Legislature in
detail. We shall endeavor however 10 pub.
lish all which has general interest together
with such rs has special interest TO the
community ia which our paper Is published
and where il mainly circulaies. We com
mence with "Wednesday, Feb. 10. In the
Senate, on thai day, debate occurred
upon proposition 10 repeal portion of
The &c, of March 90, 1853, relative 10 no.
lice given on petitions for Special Legisla.
iion.
Mr.. Hayes offered bill 10 repeal the
ID section Of the nc, in question, which was
likewise referred 10 the Committee OH the
Judiciary.
Resolves relating TO free institutions in
The Nebraska Territory" were referred in
concurrence.
HousE.-A large number Of private pc.
iiiions presented and referred, among them
petitions of John Prior, ct al OF Kiilery,
RICH, Of way 10 consiruc, bridge from Le-
wey's Island over tide waters 10 Navy Yard
Island.
George A. Frost, Ell al Of Sanford, for a
bank charter.
The House passed in concurrence the or
der relative TO an agricultural survey.
Thursday, Feb 1G.
The two branches elected in convention,
on the second ballot, Washington Wilcox
OF Monmouth, Treasurer of State. Ballo,
rs follows
Whole number of ballots, 1873
Necessary TO choice, ca
Washington Wilcox had 67
Samuel Cony, 60
SENATE. Petitions of John Whtchousc
CT ais of Biddelord and Hollis, for a new
town 10 be Incorporated from The towns OF
Biddeford and Hollis of Lincoln White.
house Ell ais, for the same; Of David Brown
ct ais, for the same, aud OF Thomas Day ct
ais, for the same, were severally presented
and referred.
Mr.. Cutler, from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported bill repeating The "a
section of the act of last session, relat.
ing to the publication of petitions to The
Legislature, and moved suspension OF
the rule, 10 give il a second reading, which,
after some discussion, prevailed, aud the
bill passed 10 be engrossed.
In The House large number OF petitions
were referred, none of them OF general or
special importance 10 this section.
Friday, FEB. IL.
SENATE. Bills authorizing The city of
Bangor 10 loan It's credi, 10 aid in the COLI
s,ruc,ion of the Kennebec and Portland
Railroad $500, 900; and TO the Old,own and
Lincoln Railroad, 325 900 were reported,
and Friday of this week assigned for their
consideration.
House.. The speaker announced the
commi',ce, on tho part Of the House, OH
the order yesterday Introduced by Mr.. But.
Ter, of Pennington, relative 10 the plurality
system, Messrs. Butler of Huntington, In
gersoll of Bangor, Bsbce Of Summer, Ken
dali of Bath, Emery Of Lebanon, Gilman
of Brunswick, aud Adams OF Chereyfeld.
Mr. Abbott of Nouidgewock, from the
committee on The judiciary, reported bill
10 amend an act concerning the Supreme
Judicial Court and lis jurisdiction, approved
April 9, 1852, which was read once and To-
morrow assigned.
Among the petitions referred, was that
of n. d. Appleton ct ais, for Bank al
Alfred.
The resolve making the Kennebec Jour.
nal the State Paper, was read once, and on
motion Of Mr. Knowlion, Of Liberty, amend.
ed by striking out the Journal, and insert.
Ing Oxford Democrat. Yeas 81, Nays so,
and then on motion of Mr. Abbott, the sub.
ject was postponed 10 Wednesday next by
a vote Of 56 TO AZ.