Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-19
Maine Legislature.
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Statutes. relating % ins0ycut cshts-. Mr..
G. pointed out the discrepancy in the pro.
visions of the different sections Of the elan.
ter, the imp0ssibility Of 49, execution. and
the necessity OF the proposed amendment.
The bill VA, then referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary.
llorsF. ON motion Of Mr. Loring Of
Guiliiurd.
Ortrsd, That tho judiciary Committ.o
be instructed q inquire into tie expeIien.
cy IT amending The Constitution of this
State. - that the Governor and S,nat1r
shall be- elected by plurality vote. and ia
cIsc or vacancies occurring in the Senate,
hy death W otherwise, they shall be filled
by the peopc in the sane manner ~. meme
ber- of the House Of Representative are.
Read and auugHd. BAL 90 increase tho
salary of the Recorder ui the Municipal
Court OF Portland rcsulyc iu favor OF Da-
yid Wirslow. resolve authorizing thc Gov
crnor and Council 70 procure statue u
Gen. Knox.
/ Tho House then resumed the cousidera-
ton Of the motion made bY Mr.. Cumsiuck
" luhcc. "a lay upan the table the order
relating % paving :. :. Ggri.h %, contest.
ant fora scat ia the llousr. as member
from tbc district composed OF tAe town, 81
Unity, Troy and Burnhnm.
After lengthy discussion, tie House
refused 10 allow pay ~ the contestant. Uu
the ground that De had no good r1lun ior
contrs,iug the sat.
Tho bill in relation 20 marriage and ii'
solcmn,Eiiln was taken up, discussed, aud
then lail.Jn the table arlin.
"Wednesday. Feh. no.
SENATE. Mr. Twitchall, frlm che Com.
miiicc on Education. reported legislation
iucxpeliCnt on an order relative o. the
distribution Of school money, which was
accepted.
Mr.. Burbank, from tho Committee on
the Insane Hospital, reported legislation
. incxpciitut on an order relative % amend
. ins section l3. chapter li3, OF thn Revised
Statutes. So a. o. make thc support ul al
insane pauprrs chars'lhls o o., State,
which report wns accepted.
Passed 10 .. Hgro's.d. Bill additional
81 incorporate the Trustees Of the Maine
State Seminary.
/ lIor'r TIE question pending when d,
llous' adjourned yesterday, Was 100 recon.
sidrring toe vote passing tho bill on bcci
and pork a. h' enacted.
Mr. Morrison ui Pennington, fr.m the
Committee on Education. reported "a hiil
entitled " An act o. incorporate tho Irus'
toC, OF the Maine Ini,rr.,lrs' Missionary
Society" Read and assigned
Tho House then :ook up th1 assignment
" to-day viz. The act rcAtin. % marriage
aud IL. colonization. Mr. Buck moved
the previous question. and thr lilusc sec.
ouird tho motion. The question bUing
on putting the main question, tha House.
agreed that the main question should h,H
b. pl The vote stood q O. 30.
Mr. johnson, voting iu the negative,
asked permission OF the House 10 change
his vote and leave being granted, Boo i'm
mcdmtcly moved reconciliation. llo
said his reason WIS that be- understood
certain member wished n give his 'cws on
this subject, and Doe bad given notice ho
should DO 80. He hoped an opportunity
would b. allowed him.
The llouse rrcunsidercl, and after some
DISCUSSION. the bill was again laid On tho
table.
Friday, Fob. II.
SENATE. Papers from ihs House dis
posed ct m concurrence.
Road and auignli. BILL b. incorporate
Trustees OF Maine Uniyersali.t Missionary
Society. bill additional to preserve the hlr-
bor ot Portland additional % chapter -
OF the Revised Statutes, relating o. the SUI
promo Court bin q prevent tho drstruc-
ton OF fish In jackson Pond 90 cll.rl) IN
Concord wa, read once, aud on motion vt
Mr.. Carleton, the rules wrro suspended
and the bah read a second time and passed
~ DO engrV'scd.
Resolve in relation - the equitable dis
tributiOn ofa Iogti1n OF the public lands
OF the United States, was read twice and
passed % bc cnerus-cd.
Mr.. Jones, from tho committee % visit
the Reform School made q lengthy report,
on the officer. ol that institution which
was ordered to b. printed
Mr.. Iwitchell, from the COMMITTEES on
Pensions, reported leave to withdraw On
the petition OF T. upm,n Chadbouruc lor a
pension. Accepted.
Mr.. Woodbury., from Committee on
Claims. reported resolve In favor of Jo-
scrh Dane. Jr., and Moses l.. Appleton.
Read and assigned.
llorsE. Pasud 10 D. ,1grdVh. An act
20 amend section Is, chapter U6 OF thc Re-
yissi Statutes.
SIr. Banks. from tho Committee on
Banks and Banking, reported biI % in
crease the capital stock oi lhr City Bank,
Biidsllri. Read and assigned.
Pcpsrs prssHi,d ant rforlt Petition
Of Samuel Il. Hunter, for usolyent law Of
samuel Stone and Others, Tor making Wal
dDboro' the shire town OF Lincoln County,
&c., OF Amu, VI. Lash aud - others, tor
same: Of Ambrose Davis and others of
Washington, Tor same 81 Caroline Kicker,
and l2i other ladies, tor - pr0hibitory
liquor law.
Mr.. johnson called up th' resolve m
relation ~ TIE statue oi Cen. hhoN, ana
after some discussion, a motion prevailed 20
indefinitely postpone: ~
Mr.. WORKMAN called up the bin relating
70 marriage and 1t, splcmnizltiOn, which
wa. passed a. b. engros.'d, NJ previously
amended. 90 to 80. Adjourned.
Saturday, Feb 10
SrNArE. Resolve fir procuring - statue
Of Gen. Knox, came from the llDu,r iuigi-
nitcly postponed. Read and ga motion Of
Mr.. Goddard, lald on the table.
Bill relating 10 the publlshment Of intcn-
tious Of marriage. was read once. aud on
motion OF Mr.. Ring, Tuesday next assigned.
Passed 10 b ngrosssi. Resolve in favor
OF Joseph Dane, Jr., aud Moss l.. Apple
ton; bin To incorporate the Trustee. % the
Maine Uniyersallst Missionary Society,
bill additional to preserve the harbor OF
Portland.
ton 10 Of chapter lc2 Of the Revised Stat
ntca. rrlntin, IN nntnccs nrnlnst nnhllc