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Monday Morning, February 20, 1851
LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE PREssl
STATE House, AUGUSTA, Feb. %.
SENATE. H".
Reoort of the Committee on the Judiciary
ON the netition of Luther Fitch and others, to
inouire into the manner in which the franchise
of the Cumberland & Oxford Canal is used
that the same be referred to the next Lepisla.
ture, with order of notice. The same was ae.
cepted.
Report of the Committee on Education, ON
the petition of s. Rich and others, trustees of
East Maine Conference Seminary with re-
solve in favor of the same, was read twice and
Monday assigned for third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Robbie, the "resolve to re-
duce the valuation of the city of Portland"
was taken from the table, and after remarks
from Messrs. Houghton, ROBBIE, Woodman
Brown and Caldwell, the same was passed to
be engrossed. The act provides that the valua-
ton of the city of Portland shall be establish
ed and fixed at the sum of seventeen millions
eight hundred and sixty-six thousand dollars,
until further ordered by the Legislature. This
Ia reduction of four millions of dollars from
the valuation of 1860. The same resolve passed
The House. u
On motion of Mr. Perkins, bill an act,
which provides for an additional compensation
for members of the Legislature, increasing the
salary fifty dollars, was taken up.
Mr. Fairbanks moved that the bill be indef-
initely postponed, and called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result: Yeas Is, nays
g.
iehe question of enlarging the capitol build
ing syas under discussion, when adjournment
was called for and carried to Monday next at
ten O'Clock.
HOUSE.
Resolve in favor of Maine State Agricultu-
raj Society came from the Senate indefinitely
postponed. 1t was postponed in concurrence.
An act in relation to bail in criminal cases;
also an act in aid of the construction of the
European & North American Railway, were
laid ON the table.
Resolve relating to the defense of the coast
of Maine passed to he engrossed; also an act
to establish the salary of the Clerk of Courts
for the County of Cumb, srland. &r
Mr.. Stetson, of Bangor, laid upon the table
memorial of H. f. Mills OH The water power
OF Maine and of the United ST, ties, and five
thousand copies were ordered to be p'sinted.
An act providing for the election of a -eport-
or by the House, came up by assignment, and
after being discussed by Messrs. Atkinson an,
Brown in favor, and Hall, Oak and Shepley
against, the House reconsdered its vote refer
ing the same to the next Legislature, and in
definitely postponed the same
An act authorizing any city or town in this
state to raise money to aid in the construction
any railroad in this State came up.
MIR. Hutchings moved an amendment. and
that Tuesday next be assigned. The Sneaker
decided that the act which was Offered a. an
amendment to the original act, was different
4uestlon, and that such an amendment was not
IN order. Mr. Hutchings said he was opposed
10 the original act, and would state his reasons
on tuesday next the day of assignment.
Resolve In favor of Bickford G. Matthews
came from the Senate, refused PASSAGE. On
motion to insist, the matter was debated bv
Messrs. Hale, Atkinson and others, and was
decided by yeas "a. nays 60. The H ouse sub
sequently voted to recede and concur.
The question of Governors salary, left unde-
cided on yesterday, came up by assignment at
A. O'Clock M, and the question on reconsi, lera-
non was voted down-yeas 90, NAYS 62, Sub-
sequently the House voted to insist. and an
pointed Messrs. Brown, of Hampden, lobe, 2, of
Athens, and Allen, of Centreville, conferee in
favor of $1,000 ~
An act to annex certain islands to the tc wn
Oh friendship was report ed by the Conmi ttee
on incorporation of Towns, and passed 80 be
engrossed under suspension of the rules.
Report OF minority upon the assum etion of
war debts of towns, was called from t. 40 table
A few unimportant amendments were propos-
ed, which were adopted unanimously, and the
resolve as amended passed to be engro ,ssed. A
motion to reconsider was voted down. Tire
same will probably pass the Senate BIZ a large
majority.
Resolve in favor of the Bath Military Asv-
lum passed to be engrossed