Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-01
The Legislature.
THURSDAY. 2l.,.

SENATE. The bill designating the place
Of holding the sessions Of the legislature
"a. Portiand) vas discussed.
Passed To be enacted. bill 10 reduce the
capital stock Of the Traders Bank. Bangor.
To enable the .electmen Of Rowland TO dis
continue certain highways.
Ilor'r. Bill reported. restricting tho
criminal jari.iietion Of justices Of the
Peace to Trial Ju.,iSe.. PRINTED.
Several amendment. we're offered by Mr.
Dyer Of Calais. IN the bill To aid the con.
s,ruc,ion Of the Aroo.took railroad.
fRlD,r. 30.
SEs,rr. Lave 20 withdraw wa. voted
on petition Of samuel vcaIie TO incorporate
u. q. 4 VI. RAILROAD Co.
llorsE. IN CoaroHhon 10 suitably com.
memoraie the anniversary Of the birth DAY
Of GroEGE WASHINGTON. The Governor
and Council and other State ohcsr. camo
In and Governor W.suBuES delivered an
able and patriotic address.
After this. Washington. Farewell Al.
dress was read by Hon. W. II. vintoa Of
the Senate.
The National Ode. commencing. INV
Country. u. Of thee. wr SUM-.
The Governor md suite having retired
the Convention was dl..olvNI.
SlrrEbAY. ~
SrvarE. Pa.--d TO ~ enacted. bill 90 in.
corporate the Maine Unirsrsali.t Conven.
ton 20 incorporate the Trustees Of Rich.
nond Academy q amend act inc1rpori.
ting Lewiston Institution for savings.
/ Finally rd",i-Re-ol,e in favor Of Van
Barren. Grand Isle. and Il.mlln plantations;
Of l.land Falls plantation in favor Of sam.
uel Weber.
Adjourned.
Iior.E. On motion Of Mr. Pot. Of Port.
land. bill an &C, relating q guardian, ~as
taken up and considered and passed. 10 b
enrro.sci.
Resolve. for the gradual emancipation Of
slaves in the Northern Slave State. ~. ia
ken up, and on motion Of Mr. McCrilli,.
OF Ban-or, Indefinitely postponed.
On motion or Mr. Fox. Of Portland. bill
an nc, to amend acc. %. chap ~ Of tho
Revised Statute. limiting sire facia...,inst
trustee. va. considered. and IN hi. motion
the same Was amended a7d ras--i 10 be en-
gro.-~i
On motion Of Nr. Fox. of Portland. an
act additional 10 chap. 50 ~ the Revised
Staiu'e'. relating to partition ofreal estate.
was considered.
On motion o' Mr. Dyer oi Calais. tho
bill was amended and passed to 10 cngro.-
sd.
MoSp,r. Feb. %.
srS,rr. Pa,yi 70 ., ,ugror,i-Bill 10
amend sec 9i. chap. 81. r. $, limiting
writ. Of -ciro facis..
Ps,,,d 10 = ersoi,d-An act to incorpor-
s,s town OF wa.hburn to repeal chap.
l9l Of Public Laws Of IsGO. relative 10
taxes authorizing owner. OF Sal, Marsh to
erect dam authorizing erection Of dam
in M,, Desert, in county Of Hancock
finally Pau,S-Resolye 10 favor oi Alex
ander Murray.
llorsE. The bill relating TO the right. Of
married women, va. called up by Mr.. Fox.
OF Portland, debated and indefinitely post
poned.
Pdi',f 10 h srgroo,i-Blll TO amend
sec. li3 chap. G Of III, Revised Statute. TO
latIns TO taIes; regulating the time for
closing the polls IA election. IN towns and
plantations. additional to &C. 10 inoorpor-
ate Proprietor. Of Dead River Bridge.
GAdlly pd'',s-I!e-olIe ~ provide fOr the
distribution Of the 9Th Annual Report Of
the SaperinIsbdsn, oi Common schools.
The Pan, AMI Norway land c... cane up.
by assignment. on Iue,dsy. The question
"a. debated at length. BY Dr.. Psass.
Ms..r.. Kennedy, and Anirrw,. against tho
eomprOm,.s bill reported by the COMMITTEES,
AMI Me--r.. Redman. Benson ans Marshall.
in supper, Of the report, when. on motion
Of SIR Andrew. the bill Was laid on tho
table.
a Join, committee ha, been appointed to
take into consideration the apporiiouInen,
Of the State. under the new census.
The Aroo.,ook railroad bill va, assigned
for Wednesday.