The Portland daily press., 1863-01-10
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LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY PRESS.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 9, 1863.
SENATE.

Thursday. Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Rowe
of Augusta.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of State, transmitting the report OF
the Liquor Commissioner. Laid upon the ia
BILE.
A motion was made to go into Convention
at IL o'clock, for the purpose of electing State
officers and seven Councillors
Mr.. Roberts of Waldo moved to amend by
choosing only six Councillors, for the reason
that the Waldo delegation had been unable to
select candidate. One member of the dele
CATION was away, but was expected to return
to-day.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs
Morrow of Sagadahoc, and Wiggin OF York,
and was lost-S to 12-and the original mo-
ton was adopted
The President announced the following
Committees:
On Engrossed Bills Messrs Emerson,
Pike, Smith. Stevens, Crane, White, Jordan,
Doe, Josselyn, Morrow. Plummer, and Colby.
On Bills in the Second Reading-Messrs.
Miliken of Kennebec, Elliot Duren, Roberts,
Seabury, Beal. Barrows, Starr, Miliken of
Hancock, Wiggin, Philbrook, and Moore.
Passed to be Engrossed.-Act ceding terri
tory in Kittery to the United States. Act ex-
tending and legalizing the suspension of spe-
Gle payments.
A Committee was ordered to be raised to
contract for binding and printing.
At IL o'clock the Senate went into conven-
ton with the House, for which proceedings
see House report. After returning from the
Convention an order was passed directing the
Secretary to notify the officers of their cleo
tion.-Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ballou
On motion of Mr.. Cony 25Oo copies of the
Governors Address were ordered to be print
ed for the use of the House. -
The Speaker announced the following
Standing Committees:
On Findnce.- Messrs. Cobb of Rockand,
Cony of Augusta, Stetson of Bangor, Vickery
OF Cape Elizabeth, Copeland of Calais. Drum
mond of Bath, and Perkins of Kennebunk-
port.
On Etections.-Messrs. Manson of Bangor,
Hayden OF Bath, Hopkinson of Fort Fairfield,
Mcclellan of Portland, Bradford of Winthrop,
Grant of Ellsworth, and Page of Berwick
Remonstrances of Reuben Merrill of Var
mouth against the right of Nathaniel Gooch
to seat in the House, and of John n. Golden
against the right Of Samuel Bruce of Somer-
vile to a seat in the House, were referred to
the Committee ON Elections.
IN CONVENTION.
AT IL o'clock both b: ranches met in Conven
ton for the purpose of electing State officers
and Cou- cillors. A Committee was appoint
ed to receive, sort, and count the votes, who
reported as follows:
For Secretary of State-Joseph B. Hall 120.
a. L. Gould AZ.
For Attorney General-Josiah H. Drum
mond 121, S. ]. Anderson SO.
For Adjutant General-John L. Hodsdon
127, w. II. Bsrrill SO.
Before ballotting for Councillors, Mr.. Rob
erts of Waldo moved to omit the election of
the member from that district. The motion
was opposed by Messrs. Crosby of Dexter, and
Chase of Turner, who thought there ought to
be no further delay in this matter.
The President Of the Senate, who was pre-
siding in the Convention, decided that no
change of businets could be made except by
unanimous consent. As objections were made,
the motion was decided to be out of order.
Mr.. Roberts then moved that the Convention
be dissolved. Lost.
A ballot was then taken for seven Executive
Councillors, which resulted in the election of
Messrs. Charles Holden, Charles Stetson, John
d.,
Horace b. Prescott and James Bell, who re-
ceived lbs votes each.
The democratic candidates-Isaac Chad
bourne, Sewall c. Strout, r. H. Brigham,
Samuel Taylor, S. r. Bray, Josiah Bruce and
Joseph Chase, received 40 votes each.
The Convention then dissolved.
On motion of Mr.. Stetson Of Bangor, it was
ordered, that the subject of deiences in the
Northeast and the Military connection there
with be referred to Joint Select Committee
On motion of Mr.. Crosby, of Dexter, it was
ordered that committee be raised to investi-
gate the affairs of the Land office, SO far as to
ascertain what reduction can be made in the
expenses of that department.
On motion of Mr.. Kingsbury, of Portland
Tuesday, January 18th, at II O'Clock at noon
was fixed as the time to ballot for United
States Senator
The Act to continue in force the provisions
of chap. II of the laws of 1862, concerning
suspension of specie payments, was passed to
be engrossed, in concurrence. This bill ex-
tends the provisions of the act to January 49,
1864. Adjourned.