Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-23
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SENATE Ihe resolve making appro.
priai'ons 10 certain literary institutions,
pending when the Senate last adi urned
was taken UP. II arpr pirates Sl5,W'O
To- Waierv.llr College S;l5 000 to the
Maine State Seminary and Female Col.
l-ghre institute and S!n,D.D to the
We.r5iWk Seminary
Mr. Boa..y addressed tls Senate n, length
VI" ppn-ii,nn 10 the resolve. as i,vorin. IA
partial AID unequal :, stem. INSTEAD of IA
broad aIai comprehensive one, designed
10 meet the cducariunal Waits Of the
whole State.
Mr. DunacIi replied in support of the
resolve, denytng that it ~as open 90 the
ohl"c,iors urged against II.
tir Downcs opposed he resolve, chief.
~ Oh lae ground that the State had No.
M ,ucy IN the treasury to appropriate ;
h'n before Concluding q We way t" Mr.
Gnrcel"n, who moved thar the resolve be
bid on the table, for the purpose oi tle>-
patching other business, aud this motion
prevailed.
Read an1 Assigned. Bills in relation
No I've school laws Of this State In m
'rvase capital stock Of the State E.nh
Augusta.
Petition Of 4 G Guptll and ais, fu
al appropriation for survey of shore
Route for the E. and n. \. K ilroad =
Referred to the mex, Legislature under
the rule.
Bill 10 incorporate the Bclast + lre
T''oi Company MAS amended hy increas,
inG capital frem $4,000 to $4,000,
and as amended passed 10 be ensro,>ed.
y motion t" reconsider the report OF
tue Committee on Banks aud Banking,
grsn'Ing leave TO withdraw on petition oi
Directors If Bank for time to pav IN ITS
uicreased capital was laid OH the table
"nittce on Judiciary, reported Re.
sosses providing for revision OF the pri.
va" aud >pt cial laws of the State. aud OF
H.; ke>o yes ; also Resolve providing Tor
REVISION OF tae public laws OF the S,a,e,
and "f the Resolves, also Resolve pr, vid-
IL ( Tor revision Of the public laws of the
State. Was Land Oh the table.
Bil additional to Incorporate the Ban.
9pr aud Brewer Fer, COMPANY. Read
Bill /" authorize the city OF Bangor to
ali ~ the obstruction OF the Pca,hsc. Il,
Railroad, was called up-reai twice and
1hufsday next assigned Tor third read
lIiI
Petition Of Albert DAVIS and al, ,t
Bird lian III tasorof a new county was
referred.
Mrkavs"no Of aldohorough, prrsent-
ed ali otder lenderns the use OF the hail
:" t,e House to Il. G, Cole, i.r the pur-
p 'se 81 addressing the citizens OF Au.
sista, on the, evils OF IN temperance.
Some discussion occurred on the pas.
sage oil the "rdsf, which PASSED, 53 ,n 50.
Someinne afterwards, Mr.. FenGo,
moved to reconsider, and his morton wa,
also debated.
!, was con,elnled on the one side that
MIR. Cole had already gone and got hi,
BIDS printed, u"der the authority OF tn.
,"e.ui the House, aud it would be an a.
buse now To withdraw the privilege ex,
tended. On the other, ii was c0ntenIed
hat the lecturer was not entitled to the
confidence oil the temperance community
nor ~ the courtes,es otthe House.
M,. Eaw>on, of Waldobmou9h, SAID
he y..h =, though, C4,ie was 4unlbug,
hut he PIT me sereHs 70 him" aud com
sinced hun>e!i thai his reccni cohy erson
Was genuine.
Mr.. lilil, OF B .nsor, said Cole had
been similarly converted six times.
Mr. Leav..t, Of Portland, had no con.
lille ice IN Cole, and opposed granting the
use OF tine Hall.
Mr. Came thought it too late 10 dsuv
him. So though Mr. S nne, of ktnne.
bunk. So thought the House. which re-
fused To reconsider by dec majority
MIR Lincoln, OF llalloweI. directed the
attcr,ion OF the House TO the ordar passed
N January, providing that all petitions
tor private legislation. presented alter
Feb. Is. should be referred to the next
Legislature Me,>rs Smith of VI atlawaln.
krag. Chase ii Calais. Brown Erideon,
aud Pike OF Topsiie, hoped the rule OF
obstruction applicable 10 ihs. order would
allow petitions TO be referred, where the
shhJ'ct matier was already before the
Committees. !Ee>sts. Lincoln, Hill OF
Bangor. aad Fenno Of Augusta. though,
the abandonment Of The rule. or Iaxuy ~
,he observance of II, would prolnug the
session, and Otherwise work IN uriou.ly.
Subsequently. Wr-lI,ll OF Bangor in.
,roduerd al. order allowing all petitions
and raman,tr nee. now IN the hands OF
members 10 be referred
The question on pas>in, the order Was
then put aud i, was declared vote. q
Mr. Stevenson Paris DUBBED the vote,
and before the .HIs,,er was nade c~flalit
the House Adjourned
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