The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-03-19
Editorial Correspondence.
AUGUSTA. March Is, 1855.


oublic interest. A great many matters were
si,,ossd Of and members generally seemed
,.rysded with the desire to get up At an ear
ly day.
On Saturday several Of the joint standing
committees made their anal report and to-day
= number more have closed up all business
bsfors them. The committee to enquire
vhsu the Legislature may adjourn sine de
rspor,sd on Saturday that the adjournment
can take place on Tuesday the Gath inst
Tn, report was laid on the table BY common
consent, a Is usually the case with reports OF
this character. Two sessions are held each
day. i
Some Of the more important questions oil
IN. session remain to be discussed and DIS
posed Of, but the minds Of members are with
ou, doub, made up in relation to them. and
they win not take up so much time - IL gen.
orally supposed.
The liquor law has been under discussion
In the Senats, now for several days, that
branch working on IL after the morning ou'i-
ness was disposed Of A number ofqui'e inn
portant amendments, increasing the ssrin-
geney Of the measure. have been made to the
bill. The Senate viii fnish up on the bill.
probably Tomorrow, and then IL will be put
70 the House.
The In,olvent Law viii hardly see daylight
this session. There IL disinclination among
member to make such . radical change As
this bill eontemplates and IL will probably SO
over to next session.
The bill requiring counties to pay the costs
in criminal prosecutions hsr not passed
There il much effort on the part OF some OF
the members to have the measure adopted.
Their success Il problematical.
. The proposition to submit to the people
resolve to amend the constitution so As to en-
able the State to loan its credit to the COM
ple,ion Of railroad into Aroostook. IL much
discussed. 1t il proposed that the credit OF
the State to the amount Of S2,ooo.ooo, be
loaned to aid in the construction OF a rail-
road from Bangor to the State in Aroostook
county. and resolve originating in the com.
mi,tse on State lands and State roads, to
oPeA WV -
part Of the measure has been reported in the
Senate. to carry these propositions into effect.
the Assnea Hsu"sn' ''' A'es'
the necessity for opening up for settlement!
the rich Aroostook lands, and in doing so
check thu exhausting emigration which has
=, n. Car. ~
oeeh s0'"s On .o' 'o"' N
the measure " impossiois 70 P'sa'e' !"
friends argue, and with some show OF reason,
thar thu I..vi.l.ture should allow them TO 70
,,..,. 10, ,h.,,,,o;s,, N.,vu
W Wv pe0P.e "
oers seemed disinehned 70 give tue matter
sanction by even voting to submit the resolve
n, Amending the constitution 10 the people.
cs,,.;n ,s.olxe. relating 10 Kansas and
,,,vs,x. wall enough in sentiment, bu, some
-h., unfortunate in rhetorical composi,ion
h,,s a, l,., pas.sd both branches. Some
ob;.c,ion WA. made to them BY a few repub-
I,,.n m,mb.r. No, with the sentiment, they
.,r,..,.d bu. with the f,oridnsss of their
co,r,o.i,ion. After these were passed. Mr..
.p,., r,;a.. og.,.5 81.
s.ms-;,s.
, IN y,,,
.N.h y. $500
~ - ~ IsN,-,'."..,. :.
.,,.nr,;nr - torc. mon tbs nsonls Of Kan.
APse ,;,,,,;os .as.f,,ra0, t,.maa
their Wishes, therefore,
.,M.;.S e' .,o..S ~ ~, D,ss,nnd $500 ~ ANY,
hereby solemnly pro,es, agains, the contem.
plated measure as dangerous to liberty. viola