Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-01
I'nI the llemnrIni.
Tor the beni"e'ai'
Jottings From the Capitol.

Wednesday, the same having oec" re'u'eu
n passage by the House. The Senate voted
4, non.concur with the House. and passed
the resolve. to he engro-sed, - to They
came down to the IIousn yesterday. when
the House rcccded. and coneurrcd with tho
Senate. in passing the same to 10 engro''ed'
They may ye, he defeated in their final pas
sage. ms ,wo.,hirds vote will be required.
A hill has passed making valid the do.
inv- a, the last annual town meeting in
Peru.
The State prison resolves ye. lie on the
table.
Tho &C, in favor Of approrriating the
public lands Of tho State. in aid Of building
a railroad to the Aroo.took. wasunder dis
cu..ion In the House on Wednesday. Mr..
Smart of Camden. made a strung and elo-
oucnt speech in It's favor. Mr.. Gilbert Of
Bath. moved its indefinite pOs'ponement,
which was ncga'iyed, c. 10 ~. IL was
then tabled. AMI Tuesday mex, assigned Tor
its further consideration. The ball rs it
now stands, 1. u substitute Tor the one oarr-
cd nv Mr.. McCrilli.. Mr.. McCrillis pro-
posed tn change the constitution. - rs to
loan the credit Of the State, Tor abnut one
million of dollars. to aid in the construction
of this road. The substitute offered by Mr..
Smart. proposes TO appropriate all the pub
.iic lands Of the State, with the exception oi
one township in each NJ the counties Of Or
ford. P,noh.cot. Somerset and frarkln, 10
aid thi. enterprise. The settling land is TO
be sold 10 actual Ssttlers only, Mt price
not to exceed one dollar per acr', and tho
settler !. 60 perform the settling duties now
required by law to bo performed, with the
exception Of working out hfty cents per
acre On tho road. The timber land. are Ia
be spld at a higher price, and the whole
matter !. To b. in tho care Of the governor
and council and the land agent, and all the
expense. Of selling are to bc paid oG, OF the
proceeds Of the sale.
The House has passed a bill to encourage
Manufacturers Of cotton and wooden goods
In settle in our State. by eHemp,ing all
buildings and machinery hereafter IN bc
erected and pa, IT, operation for the manu-
hciure Of such goods, iron taxation. for a
term Of ten years. 1t has not yo, PASSED
the senate.
4 petition has been presented in tie
House. and referred TO the appropriate com.
mi',ee, from tho county commissioners and
other. Of OEiurd County, praying fur a
grant Of the State land in that county, "a
aid in building road through the MagAl'
loway country, connecting the settlements
in Canada with the Grand Trunk Railway
Il will doubtless meet with a favorable re-
ecption. as It certainly ought TO.
The legislature ha. passed a resolve ap'
proprniing the share Of Maine in the Mas
sachuseits Militia claims. arains, the gov
eminent Of the United States. towards pay
ing the amount due from this State Ia Mas
sachusetts. on account Of Wild lands. Tho
sum la. been long due US, and n, length
Coagrcss has done Us justice. !, was un'
drrs,ood that the President would veto th'
bill. but IL was 30 mixed up with the gen
eral appropriation hail. that he WIS furccc
IT, sign II. or let il all 80 together. Tn,
share Of tbs State Is about seventy THOUSAND
dollars.
In the bill assessing the State tax for
1859. u clause is inserted repcaling the ne
Of Las, year, which withl.olds the hank Ia,
from the towns until the State tax is paid
Tie COMMITTEES ON Adpurhmen, has re
ported that the legislature ought to adjouu
on Monday. the 4sh Of April.
The House passed bill on Saturday. eI
empiing member. Of the legislature fruu
bcins trusted on account Of board. Til
j. a scheme to assist the riscally hotel keep
crs. In cheating those who have supple,
their table during the session. The sam,
PROJECT has been tried, again aud again
but has always been defeated. 1t Is To b
hoped that the same may be- is fate nuw.
Several bill. have passed To be enacted.
An act providing Tor uniform tex, bOok-
: ha, been referred to the next legislature.
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