Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01

WEDNE.p Y, March .


WEDNE.p Y, March %.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. ARMtr,GE, Of Augusta
Papers from the House disposed OF in concur
renee.
Pas"d to be en7yossed-- Bill to make valid Ger
tain dol ,gs of the town of Peru to authorize tt,
town of Ripley to purchase and bold certain rea
tate.
Passed TO B, er1ctsi-Bill to incorporate the
Westbrook Mutual Fire Insurance Company; tc
authorize John L. Carter to extend a wharf int,
tide waters III Sedgwick To prevent abuses of the
statute relating 10 the testimony of parties To- suit.
at law; to incordoratc the Skitticock Dam Compa
ny; tn provide for the collection of assessment.
made upon the member. of the Rocklani Lime
Rock Company, the Tilson and Timer Lime
Rock Company
Fin Hg passcd- Resolve in favor OF Arvids HAY.
ford.
The Resolves in favor of Biennial Sessions &c
came from the House passage refused The re.
solves were read once.
Mr.. HAMLtN should vote for the resolves, al.
though he had no idea that they would pass. He
should vote for them because it woald save
So, 90 a year. Two classes were opposed & them
Spectators, and smal-becr politicians. The
honest farmers constituting a large majority
were III favor # the project. for economical rea-
sons. He regarded the State as almost in an in.
solvent condition, and he was in favor OF saving
all that cou be saved by limiting the expresses
House
and give the resolve second reading.
\ leu ;thv debate eusued betwe, n Mcssrs Simp.
son, Hamiin, Wing, Anderson. Fletcher, Harris
Carleton, iiiamson, Burpec, Gilman, Marshall
aud the Char, upon points of order. connected
with the question whether il requires a vote OF
two-thirds ON the preliminary stages. of the re.
solves as web as on their fual passage. The
tlAiR ruled that the tw9-thiriS vote required
by the constitution, only applied to the final pas
sage of she resolves, and not to their passag
through the preliminary stage Mr.. Holt will
his milton, and the question then on concur
rac with the House in refusing the resolves =
passage; which was taken by yeas and nays and
decided in the neg stiye toilows-yeas ); nay
Il.
The resolves were then read second time an
pa SGD to be ongrosscd-yoas 81. NAYS :
Resolve in favor of Abel d. Tyler aul Albior
Jones came from from the House indefinitely posi-
pened,
Mr.. THtSSELL moved that the Senate insist O.
its former vote passing the resolve to be engross
NessrS. BURPEE and WING spoke against tt,
NOTION aud Mr.. Tiil>>ELL in favor; when j
prevailed.
Resolves in relation II County Estimates. WI
received IRON the lluu>r, amended in concurrence
aud or motion of Mr.. Fletcher lad on the table
Sahseq uently, motion Of MI. Anderson, the r,
solves were taken up and further amended. AL
passed t. K eugraS>r#.
Mr.. GILMAN called up the bill to set oT &C
tain territory To Nit. Vernon to Rcad6cd-tl
question being on Mr.. Totmin's amendment to S
of additional Territory.
+ Mr., CARLETON said this proposition was twic,
rejected by tie unanimous vote of the commit
tee.
NJ. ToTMaN supported the amendment
Mr.. WING followed in opposition to the amen |
mcat
Mr.. GILMAN spoke against the amendment.
MIR. HANNAFORp advocated the amendment
Mr.. HAMLlN followed on the same side
Mr. BGRPEE spoke in favor the amendment.
Mr.. WING objected II setting off the inhabi
tants included in the additional territory, whcI
they do not ask it.
The amendment va, agreed to-yoas Is, nay
II.
NJ WING then moved the indefinite postpone
ment Of the bill. Let To l..
j Mr. FLETCHER moved reconsideration ofth
vote
On motion of Mr.. HANNAFoRD the Senat
adjourned.