Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-08
MAINE LEGISLATU r E

MONDAY, Jan. 90.
Sendte.--There being no quorum present,
the Senate adjourned.
House.--On motion, ordered, that the Com
mittee on the Judiciary be requested to en-
quire into the eXpediency of so amending the
laws In relation to the assessment of taxes, as
TO require the assessors of cities, towns and
plantations, to make their assessments on the
hrst day Of May instead of April, as now pro-
vlded by law.
TUESDAY, Jan. &c.
| Sendte.-Mr. Thorndke, from the Commit
tee on Mercantile Affairs and Insurance, re-
ported bill incorporating the North Insurance
Company, 1hockland, with capital of $780,
600. Read once, rule suspended; read a
second time, and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Downes called up the bill additional in
relation to elections in plantations. THE bill
compes the rejection of votes, unless list is
furnished. Mr.. Downes spoke of the neces-
sty of immediate action on the subject, in or
der that the proper blanks might be sent out
from the office of the Secretary of State. The
bill was amended by inserting 4" list of persons
who voted at said meeting" instead of g list
of votes" and was passed TO be engrossed.
| Passed 10 be engroSsed-Bll authorizing
lain. VI OTlldOu, 10 l0CT6dS6
capital stock; bill authorizing Casco Bank to
increase capital stock; bill additional concern
ing the conveyance of property by married
women.
Mr.. Elliott presented the petitions of
Allen Munroe and l25 others, of Maine, pray
ing the Legislature to instruct our Senators
and request our Representatives, in Congress,
10 use their influence to procure the passage
latK hxy
portation Of alcoholic liquors into this country
Referred to the Committee to whom was re-
ferred the subject of the Maine Liquor Law.
House.-Mr. McKenney, of Wiscasset, from
the Committee on County estimates, reported
resolve assessing taxes on the several Coun-
ties Of the State, as follows -
Androscoggn, $4,000; Aroostook, So 800;
Cumberland, 80 900; Franklin. 4 1865 Han
cock. 7 500 Kennebec, 1891; Lincoln,
1853 Oxford, $500; Penobscot, Is 900 :;
Piscataquis, 1900; Sagadahoc, 5000; Wal
do, 1880; Washington, 1900; York,
81, 700.
This Resolve was read once and tomorrow
assigned.
Passed to be engrossed.-Bil to incorporate
the Augusta and Hallowell Gas Light Com
pany additional to Incorporate the Alagash
Statute of 1858.
Finally pdsSed-Act to incorporate the city
of Biddetord. Adj.
WEDNESDAY, Jan "a.
Sendte.-Mr. Eaton, from Committee on
Banks and Banking, reported bill author
izing the Union Bank of Brunswick, to in
crease its capital stock S25, 900
Passed to be engrossed-Bll additional to
incorporate Allegash Dam Company; bill TO
assess State tax, 1901, 1853 40 for the year
| 1856.
| Passed to be enacted-Bill to amend Chapter
% of the Public Laws of 1853 an act to in
corporate the Augusta and Hallowell Gas
Light Company.
HoSe-Mr Hutchins of Lexington, de-
sired TO state to the. House an unfortunate
mistake that had been made, with regard 10
his political afTinities. He found himself
classed among, and put down as member of
the (so-caed) g Republican party Now
while he laid claim to being as good repub-
lican as any one, he wished it distinctly I'M
stood that he did not belong to that class of in
dividuals who had assumed that name, but on
the contrary he had the honor OF being Dem
ocrat. A rose by any other name might smell
as sweet, but there was an odor about this
party which he wished nobody to suppose
could emanate from any one TO whom the
name of Democrat apperiained.
The act repeating Chapter % of the laws
of 1853 Tin relation to publishing notice on
petitions prior to the session of the Legisla-
ture) came up and was finally passed; yeas
81, nays A.
Mr.. Berry of Gardiner from the Committee
of Interior Waters, to which was referred the
! ,Fn r,oht
erect weir on the Damariscota River, re-
ported order of notice.
Mr.. Chase of Calais, called up the bill to
regulate the sale of oats according to assign,
ment.
Passed to be engrossed-Resolve auth orzing
the assessment OF county taxes in the severa
counties.
Finally passed-BiIIs to incorporate thu
Augusta and laIlowell Gas Light Company
to authorize the Freewil Baptist Society o
Wayne to sell their meeting house on the line
between Winthrop and Wayne Resolve il
favor of John Morrill, and Joseph Lola Sci
more bills repeating chapter % of the pubic
laws approved March 30, 1858, additional /,
act Incorporating the AlIegash Dam Company
THURSDAY, Feb. l.
Sendte-On motion, ordered, that bill
entitled " an act to authorize The business o
banking be taken from the files of the Leg
islature of 1850, and referred 10 the Commit
tee on Banks and Banking.
The bill to amend chapter lis OF the Re
vised Statutes and chapter I36 of the Public
Laws came up bv assignment. This bill pro
vides for the confinement for life of insane per
sons having homicida tendencies.
The bill was passed to be engrossed, by
vote of Is to 7.
Passed to be engrossed.-Resolve in favor o
Passamaquoddy Indians an act adGitiona
to incorporate the Randall Saving and Benev
client Association bill TO increase capita
stock OF Union Bank of Brunswick, S25, 900.
House.-PdsSed to be engrossed.-Bill II
abolish the February term of the crimina
Court in the county of Penobscut.
Petitions presented and referred Thos
S. Fuller and ais. for amendment of the Con
stituton and extension of the elective fran
chise; remonstrauce of Edwin Moves and ais
of West Bath, against the petition of A. LIE
mont and ais Chas. A. Snow, for charter TO
RockIand Savings Bank Chas. Foster ant
ais. in favor of Aroostook Seminary.
Mr.. Fenno, of Augusta, called up the bill t.
incorporate and endow the Maine State Semi
nary. The question was on its passage to be
engrossed.
After some conversation between severa
members, on motion, the bill was laid on the
table, and Wednesday next. at ii o'clock A
NJ ASSIGNED for It's further consideration