Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1856-02-07
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Mr.. Barnes laid on the table bill entitled
IAN act additional to an act in relation to thu
education Of YOUTH Referred.
On motion, Ordered, That The COMMITTEES
on Education be directed to inquire what fur
Their legislation, if anv, is necessary, TO secure
TO the School Fund, the yearly increase pro-
. posed by Resolve approved August "a, 1850.
Mr.. Barnes, from committee on The JUDI
ciary, reported Legislation inexpedient' on Pc
iition of Jonathan Garland and others, ior
law TO prohibit exhibition of travelling clrcuses.
Read and assigned-An act 10 incorporate
The Maine Mutual Insurance Company; an
act regulating the fees of Justices OF the Peace
and of Municipal and Police Courts In certain
cases an act allowing aliens TO hold and de-
wise real esia,e. ----
Passed 10 be enaoied-Aa act to repeal San
act in relation - the formation Of military
companies. ----.-.---ss.,-
Hoass. Papers from the Senate disposed
Of 10 concurrence.
Mr.. futile Of Canaan. presented the follow
ing Order, That the committee on Education
be directed to inquire into the expediency OF
so altering and amending the school laws OF
this Stale as 10 make it the duty OF the SUI
perintending School Committees and Super.
visors of Schools, 10 employ teachers, instead
of school agents. #-Hfi3s
After discussion the House divided, and the
order was passed.
Finally pdssed.-Resolve in favor of W. R.
Webb.
3 Petitions presented and refared-C Consider
Winsow and ais, for restoration of old line
between Bath and West Bath; Francis Oil.
yer aud ais, for same. nH
SATURDAY, Feb. 9.
Senate.-Papers from the House disposed Of
In concurrence.
Mr.. Farley. from the committee on Rail-
roads and Bridges, reported order 0f notice on
petition of H. X. Baker and others, for a
bridge across the Kennebec river at Hallowel.
-, Passed 10 be engrossed-An act authorizing
aliens to hold and devise real estate an ACT
regulating the fees of Justices OF the Peace,
and Judges, and Recorders of Municipal aud
Police Courts in criminal cases. ~,
House.-PapeEs from the Senate disposed OF
IN concurrence.
Mr.. Sweat Of Parsonsfeld, from the com
miltee on Education, reported a bill relating 10
The education of children residing on territory,
The Jurisdiction of which has been ceded to the
United States, which was twice read, and
Monday assigned.
Petitions presented and reterred-Of Richard
Davis and ais. of Brldgton, E. e. KImbalI
and ais. of Lowell, Daniel Bean and ais. Of
Brown6eld, Randall Dyer and ais. of Bridg-
ton, Vim. w. Tower and ais. of Sweden, fol-
a new County 10 be formed out of Cumberland
and Oxford counties.
MONDAY, Feb. f.
Senate.-Papers from the House disposed
of in concurrence
On motion, Ordered, That the hearing on
the petition of Frederic Hahn and others OF
Bremen, asking To be set off from that Town Ia
Waldoboro' pending before the comm ittee on
the Division of Towns, be assigned for the
twentieih instant, instead of the fourteenth,
and that the service on the clerks of said towns
be varied accordingly.
The act 10 Incorporate the Maine Mutual
Marine Insurance Company came up on its
passage TO be engrossed.
Mr.. Barnes moved TO amend by inserting
after the words 80 continue twenty years. the
words unless this act shall be sooner altered
or repealed by the Legislature. The amend
ment was adopted, and the act, as amended
then passed to be engrossed.
HOuse.-Papers from the Senate disposed
of in concurrence.
Bill relating to education of children resid-
ing on territory ceded 10 The United States.
came up on its passage to be engrossed, and
on motion of Mr.. Pearson of East Machias
was laid upon The table.