Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-03-01

Tie Legislature Of l ~ nss'c tel t. max
tie Senatorial appointment, Feau,r~i y The
Constitution every tn yete.. a1i question
arose in the senate, which was prc-sutei to
the Supreme Court CIR solution The eur,
has decided that it - me- tle duty Of tie
present Legislature t. max new aypaf=
ti5nmcut in rs much as tie Constitution re-
quires II u lie ma lie =. every tn Year. - and
the neglect 81 one / .ei-itture cannot chang
the duty IF any succeeding me. rheaa Va.
n qacs;il upon the Representative atn3r.
,ionmcnt, and the Legislature M naw apsn
the p5iat Of entering uFaa tbs bu.IHess l.
was expected iha, tie court would md
their decision upon the Z |. Bill la,t -
it t.ug ind rs;onl that the decisions hal
b,cn drawn, seven rc.lrling the Law uac n
s;itutj5nal in some Of il parts, three drcsr
ing lis entire cons,t;uti7nality. Tie LIS
lature Observed tie birthday Of Washing
ton by listening 20 an a1dr~s from tie toy
ernor and the reading Of Washinstpn's fare
we'll address by Mr.. Senator Vin'ou Tie
address was listened to with more than usual
pleasure and Is considered most aprroprl.
ate production for the occasion by all I0r.
ties. TIE allusi)n Of the Governor u the
graves Of Washington aud Knox, the friend
ly coufi lence each hal for the other, suggests
the propriety Of procuring and hanging
| tbni si1a ~. 81 -, Il
hall, and it will probably lie acted upon
during the present session. The Bueksport
Gas Company was incorporated on the 22l
inst. On the 10Th inst the House passed 10
he cnGrossed bill for the assessment Of a
state tax amounting 10 $3.50 .6j4 50 The
state loan Of $50 600, was taken ut & 80
PER cent premium and tie several bids for it
amounted to $4,000 South Carolina
must soon be convinced that, she is, what
many Others are in these later days, prodi.
gal daughter far worse than prodigal son
The new r r Bill was under discussion
yesterday On the 23d Mr.. Dyer offered
some amendments 10 the first draft. 1t will
occupy considerable time in the House and
will doubtless he subjected to various amend
ments, but it will probably pass with an
easy vote Many Of the obnoxious features
OF last years bill are omitted in this and il
isnot therefore met with anything like the
deadly hostility which that excited. For in,
stance the d" settling lands are not asked
for, and Of :" other lands only those in Pc.
nobscot ami Aroostook are included. Should
the bill assumed more finite shape will
give a synopsis Of it next week. Yesterday
the Senate were engaged upon the long con.
tested Norway and Paris case which left the
House on compromise line. tBy the
way Mr. Elitor, what doe, compromis,
mean, since Webster and Worcester. looic
and common sense have been set at defiance, >,
Mr.. &. VI. Weston has presented hi, claims
Tor commissions for services in securing n
portion Of our claims on the federal govern
ment anew. Friday evening last Mr.. Ever
EFT leetured upon the Uses of Astronomy
which be divided idto History. Limitations
OF Time, Geosrlphy, Commerce and the En-.
larsemen, Of the SOUL Mr.. Walter Well.
Of Portland delivers his brilliant lecture TIE
Working World, Thursday evening next
Hon Horace Greeley i. expected to lecture
here March 'th. Wendell Phillips will also
ieeiurc here Il his services can be secured
Monday hill binding married women to
Their contracts was lost in the House By a
vote 4 fitys.ycn 70 forty-fye. l>prx