The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-01-25
Legislative Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, 10th.


Legislative. Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, 10th.
SENATE. A resolve electing The Age as
the State Paper, was offered, and immedi-
ately passed to be- engrossed, the rules be-
Ing suspended.
On motion of Mr.. Shepard,
Ordered, That the committee on the Judi.
eiary be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of repeating an act for the disco.
ton Of paupers, passed by the last legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Shepard said that in the last cam.
paign, il was repeatedly asserted by stump
speakers, that such "a law was passed by the
last legislature. Although member OF
the Senate last year, he did not rccollect OF
any such law having been enacted, neither
could he find it in any copy of the Statutes,
His object in introducing the order was that
the committee might ascertain whether such
a law is in existence.
/ Mr.. Farley said that il was notorious that
no such law was passed by the last Legisla-
ture. He moved that the resolve lie on the
table. [Adj.
HorsE. On motion of Mr.. Blake of Ban
gor,
Ordered, That the Land Agent berequest-
ed to furnish to this House, statement in
tabular form, Of the number of townships
or.parts Of townships of Land purchased OF
Massachusetts,, designating therein the num-
Der and range Of each has since been sold
and the title passed also designating which
townships were under unexpired permits
will terminate the number and range Of
all other townships and parts of townships
belonging to the State, and what has been
conveyed since January /, 1858, stating by
their designations ON the maps, all the town
ships belonging to the State.
Resolve appointing The Age" State pa
per, was presented by Mr.. Talbot, of Lubec,
and once read.
Mr.. Talbot moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the resolve have its second read
ing at once.
Mr.. ScammOn of Saco, saw no reason why
the rules should be suspended for every
trivial matter that comes along. In a case
Of emergency suspension was proper, but
that was not the case in the present instance.
Could any reason be assigned why the ne
solve should not be laid ON the table, and a
time be assigned for its consideration? lie
was astonished that the rules should be so
grossly disregarded. They had been tram
Piled upon here, rode over in some instances
without notice or action upon them. What
use is there in having any rules at all, if
YOU don't abide by them? The rules were
adopted for the protection of the House and
to prevent hasty legislation. vt this rate
anything can be put through here if per-
son watches his opportunity.
Mr.. $, hoped the rules would not be sus-
pended.
Mr.. Talbot said he would like to have a
single instance pointed out where the rules
have been trampled upon. He knew of none
such.
After some further debate, the House
refused to susHend the rules, yeas 7S,
nays So. Mr.. Talbot then withdrew the NJ
solve.
The order introduced by Mr.. Lyman of
Portland, assigning the tenth day of Febru-
airy us the time after which, all petitions,
Sc., requiring order Of notice should be ~
ferred 10 the next Legislature, was taken
from the table, amended by substituting the
fifteenth day of that month, and passed.
THURSDAY, 18th.
SENATE. Petition presented of Trus-
tees of WcstbroOk Seminary for an endow-
ment for department Of instructions of
ID. White ct ais, to beset OF from Norridge-
wock to Skowhegan.
HoUsE. On motion Of Mr.. Deering of
llampden, the Committee on Education was
instructed to inquire into the expediency of
establishing a State Normal School.
On motion of Mr.. Brown of Kennebunk-
port, the Committee on Education was in
structed to inquire into the expediency of
requiring school committees and supervisors
to print their annual reports at the expense
of their cities or towns, and cause them to
be circulated amongst the several families in
the cities and towns.
The resolve (from the Senate) appointing
The Age as the State paper, was read a Sec
ond time.
Mr.. Scammon moved the yeas and nays
ON the passage of the bill to be engrossed.
He belonged 10 the whig party in its palmy
days. In those days, the whig party was
the butt of ridicule to The Age. Now he
should be glad to define his position, by
voting for the Kennebcc Journal, the organ
of the 50, 200 voters of the Republican par
ty. And he was DESTROYS of Knowing
whether any Wings have got 50 far into the
bowels Of loco focoism Us to vote for the or
gan of Frank Pierce.
Mr.. Cochran, of marlborough, learned
his politics, il he had any, from the Kenne-
bee Journal But that Journal has desert
ed its old principles, and Mr.. c., as the re
preventative of $50 old Wings, in the larg-
est wing town in the State, should feel il
his duty TO vote for another paper for State
paper, in place of the Journal which has
proved TO be so traitorous. He contended
that those are not Wings who have gone
of into Know Nothinglsm, abolitionism,
and all the other isms under heaven.
Mr.. Swasey, of Bucksport, said when he
used to be wing, Temperance and anti
slavery were considered the developments of
wing principles.
Mr., Scammon said the wing candidate for
Governor was supported last year under the
pretence that he could be made Governor
But that candidate has been abandoned by
his friends, rs candidate for Governor, and
has sold out himself and friends for 5000.
Mr.. Cochran denied that Mr.. Reed had
sold out.
Mr.. Pearson, Of Maehias, was always a
Wing, supported Mr.. Reed when he was
first nominated, and would have voted for
him last fall but for his Published letter in
which he repudiated the principles on which
be was first nominated.
The yeas and nays were then taken ON |
the resolve, stood yeas IS, nays 50.
HoRRrBIK.-A correspondent of the n. o.
Picayune, at jackson, Miss, gives an ac-
cunt of the burning Of negro, al Lexing-