Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1856-01-17

suspended, ana passed to he engrOSsed.
Mr.. Swasey laid upon the table bill ian act
additional concerning the Supreme Judicial
-Court-and IFS jurisdiction.' The bill proposes
an amendment OF 50 much Of the act approved
March I6, 1855, as requires the filing Of spe-
cifications of the nature and ground Of defense.
The amendment proposes TO obviate the neces-
siiy Of filing specifications where the parties
agree to proceed to trial without them.
On mOlipn Of Mr. Swasey, Ordered, That
the Committee on the Judiciary be directed to
inquire into the expedency OF repeating an
act entitled ian act Tor the further protection
Of personal liberty approved March IL, 1855.
House.-Diil 10 repeal the act OF 1855, reg
ulating the suffrage Of naturalized citizens, re-
ported by the Committee on the Judiciary.
was received from the Senate. passed 10 ba
engrossed, and was read twice.
Mr.. Talbqi Of Lubec, moved to suspend The
rules so that it may be read third time.
Mr.. Morse of Bath, inquired if there is apv
necessity for haste, and suspension Of he
rules in this case. Probably many mem
bers had not read the act Of 1855, proposed TO
be repealed. He did not look upon the act Of
1855 as Of that obnoxious character which
gentlemen pretended. r
s1 IN CONVENTION.
A committee was appointed to receive, sort
and count the votes for State Treasurer
They reported as follows
Whole number of votes, l73 a at
Necessary TO choice, 81 l
Isaac Reed had lis
Joseph A. Sanborn had SO
The consideration Of the bill to repeal the
act of 1855, regulating the suffrage of natural
lied citizens, was resumed, and passed to be
engrossed by the following vote yeas. &C..
nays, 81.
FRIDAY, JAM III.
Snate.-Mr. Butler, from the joint select
committee on the accounts of the Commission
er OF the Treasury, reported that those ac-
counts were found 10 be correct and perfectly
sat tory
Petition Of John w. Munger, A. X. Paris,
and 600 others, in relation to the Insane Hos
pital, came from the House, referred to the
committee on the Judiciary. This petition
asks that the laws in relation to the Insane
Hospital may be so far amended, as to provide
that the State shall pay the expenses of all
such insane persons as may be sent to the In
stitution who are unable 10 support them
selves Provided, the fact OF such inability
shall be made TO appear TO the Governor and
Council who. shall certify 10 the Keeper of the
Hospital their conclusion.
the House in the reference of this petition,
and referred the same to the committee on the
Insane Hospital.
The report of the committee on the Treas
urer's accounts was taken from the table, and
after some discussion in regard 10 the deposit
and interest of the public fund, the report was
re-c0mmitted.
House-Resolves were introduced yesteT-
day by Mr.. Morse Of Bath, in favor Of The ad-
mission of Kansas into the Union, were read
once.
Mr.. Lyman of Portland moved to assign
Wednesday, the 30th of January for the sec
ond reading. The yeas and nays were taken,
and resulted as follows Yeas, II; Nays, 81.
Bill repeating The act of 1855, annuIhng the
naturalization powers Of courts in this State,
was received from the Senate, passed TO be
engrossed. II was read three times, and pass
ed to be engrOssed in concurrence.
| Petitions presented and rcferred-S. III.
Moulton and others, for boom company A..
| FL. kimball and others Of RocklaDd, g. W.
Brown and others Of Rockland, Joseph Spear
and others Of Rockland, Joseph Hewett and
others of Rockand, WI. Weston and others
of Rockland, VIM. G. IIawes and others of
Union, Thomas Hsgar and others of Union,
Abner Dunton and others Of Hope, Church
Il d
| ty; Directors of American Bank, at Hallow-
ell, for increase OF capital.
! SATURDAY, Jan. IL.
| Sendte.-Mr. Barnes, from the committee
on the Judiciary, reported bill, AN act addi-
tional concerning The Supreme Judicial Court
and its jurisdiction with the recommendation
that il should pass. The bill proposes 10 OBJ
viate the necessity of filing specifications,
4 har he II
without them. The bill was read once-rules
suspended-read second time, and passed 10
be engrossed.
Papers from the House disposed Of in con-
currence.
Mr.. Butler, from the committee on the ac-
counts Of the Commissioner of the Treasury,
to whom was yesterday recommitted their re-
port, reported anew in regard 10 the DISPOSE
lion made Of interest accruing 10 the funds Of
the State.
Mr.. Barnes moved that 700 copies of both
reports be printed for the use of the legisla-
| ture.
1 Passed to be endcted-An act repeating AN
act regulating the suffrages of naturalized citi-
zens.'
House.-The clerk being absent, w. L.
Putnam, assistant clerk) was chosen clerk
pro tenn.
Passed TO be endcted-Acts repeating the act
Of 1855, regulating the sulfrages Of natural
lied citizens, repeating act annulling the nat
uralization powers of Courts in this State
Bill additional concerning the Supreme Judi
cial Court and its jurisdiction, passed 10 be en-
crossed by the Senate, was read three times,
the rules being suspended, and passed TO be
engrossed in concurrence.
Petitions presented and referred-We ndeM
p. Smith and others, in aid of the petition Of
the Portland Cavalry Guards. Selectmen of
Union, for the repeal OF act authorizing the
construction OF Georges Canal in that town.
G. j. Burns and others, Of Rockland, @.
Noyes and others of Vinalhaven, all for new
county to be composed of parts Of Lincoln and
Waldo county.
MONDAY, Dan. n.
Sendte-Papers from the House disposed
of in concurrence.
The act repeating IAN act in relation 10 tbs
naturalization powers Of the Courts Of this
State, came up on its passage and was passed
to be enacted, by The following veies
Yeas-16. Nays-a. <@ .tff-
PASSED 10 be enacted-An aci In relation TO
the Supreme Judicial Court and its mrisdic-
ton.
Housc-PapeSs from Senate disposed OF ID.
concurrence. 7v
In nation Rrda-od Tia, ,ha .arnmifter.