The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-17
Nd A | N E LEGISLATURE
AUGUSTA. Feb, Is.

SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Sanborn of Kemnebec,
ordered, That message be sent to the
governor requesting him to return the bill
providing for the payment of bountjes TO SOL
diers, II he has not signed the same.
message was received from the Cover
nor, through the Secretary of State, returning
10 the senate the bill providing for the paw
ment OF bounties to soldiers, in obedience 10
an order of the Senate, it not having been
signed by him.
On motion Of Mr.. Sanborn of Kennebec. the
votes passing the bill to be enacted and to be
engroSsed were reconsidered, he proposing to
oiier certain amendments
Mr. Morrow inquired # it would not be the
better course to recommit the bill and have it
thoroughly perfected there rather than to at
tempt fixing il in the Senate.
MT. Sanoorn thought that such a course
would cause considerable delay Mr.. S, then
proposed certain amendments the object of
which he explained
On motion of Mr.. Stevens the bill and
amendments were laid on the table and or
dered 10 be printed and tomorrow was as
signed for further consideration of the matter.
HOUSE.
Passed to be engroSsed.-An act to increase
the capital stock of the Portland Company:
an act to incorporate the Farnsworth Manu-
featuring Company; an act to incorporate the
Forest City Sugar refining Co; an act to
change the name of a certain person; resolve
In favor of Nicholas Andrew Dana flor COM
pensation as Representative of the Passama-
quoddy tribe of Indians ! an act to change the
name of the Portland Five Cent Savings Insti-
tuition.
TIE REBELs.-The rebels are in such fix
that it requires several columns to set forth
their dilemma, TO say nothing of any mode of
relief from it. Their case seems to stand
thus:
L; If they increase their army they cannot
2. Unless they increase their army they are
whipped.
j. Unless the press speaks out their liberties
are gone.
4. If the press speaks out their Government
will be gone
8. Unless they draft the whole population
they must surrender.
q. II they draft the whole population they
must starve.
Z. Unless they recover East Tennessee they
can get no saltpetre.
s. III they undertake to recover East Ten
nessee, they will get more satpetre than they
want.
8. Unless they free the negroes they've
nothing left TO fight with
10. If they free the negroes they've nothing
left to fight for.
ii. Ever since the rebellion begun negroes
have been failing.
II. Nevertheless, their greatest fear now is,
lest the negroes should rise.
10. Unless JEFF Davis repudates his present
debts, he can't borrow from anybody.
ii. Ii he repudiates, nobody will lend to
him.
-. If he impresses food he turns the land
into desert
10. Unless he impresses food he turns his
men into deserters.
IL. They can't succeed in the war until they
have got the means Of building railroads.
Is. They can't get the means of building
railroads.
49, If they fight they lose the day.
20 Unless they fight they lose every day.
That is what was meant two years ago,
when we talked about getting them into the
folds of the anaconda. Having rioted in the
enjoyment OF several vices for long time,
we will see how they feel in rice.-I Chicago
Tribune,