Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-25

it'ufc ihI Tue tasA utciuf. III su'fr iarm
and its failure i no novelty IN SGD leg
lslftinn was voted incxr cdirnt in 1862.
the Law was nmcnicd 50 that excessive
| interest taken prnmis u ~ received conll
not hc recovered il 4 suit at law. cxcept
~ mlri,i nc contracts. and few other OK
ceptionS of like character. In 1863 III.
word promised was stricken from the
amendment Of the pre- vious wear. leaving
IT nearly Ia il original condition. Again
in l-65. the subject was agitated. aud vot-
ed down in Committee. In 1866 peti
tons for law allowing parties to fix the
rate of Intercs, We're presented. bill re
ported and refused a passage in the House,
by a vote Of ll2 To 81. The next wear
the test vote showed a majority Of only
two IN the House. against the passage Of
similar bill, 81 voting ii favor. and 81
against IT, passage. the Senate having al
ready posed il without a division 50
The la.t year (ls6Sl it was referred 20
the present legislature. aud having again
passed the Scrate by considerable majnr
ty. mas apparently received it. finishing
stroke for the winter, br the vote 81 Wed
ncsday las: OF ~ against T. I'm favor Of
its passage ia the present House.
h. Capital punishment question was
considered On 'rhur-dav.and FRIDAY .; last
week in the House. Mr.. Reed Of Port
land. offered an amendment e. the bill re-.
ported BY the Committee. BY the .uhsti,
tuition OF concise bill providing Or the
abolition Of the death penalty. III all cases
where persons are Or shalt be convicted
Of offences now punishable ~ death AMI
that in such cases the punishment shaIl
be imprisonment for ifc- Mr. Bnzzrl "
GoIham spoke at considerable length. pre-
.en,ing the scriptural Argument fpr the
inhiciion Of The Death penalty. according
to the mosaic code. At the close OF biz
remarks. an Adjournment wa- had. and the
debate was resumed after the usual morn
ing business on Friar. Nr. Bgelow, ~
Clinton. made an amendment % tie
amendment providing ~ substance. that
coayic,- imprisoned Cor committing muir
der. should suffer the extreme penalty 81
the present law. Mr. Morrts 81 Portland,
asked ior The reading ot memorial from
the Cumberland Association nj Consrc-
gatlonal ministers, on the -uhjcct Of Cape
tai Punishment. which wa objected to.
He advocated tn original bIl claiming
the restraining influence " capital pm
i.lmrnt, ana that tho sentiment Of the
people and Tie CHRISTIAN church arc III favor
OF t. infection ior crimes VI great masni-
tudc
Mr. Reed, = Portland. replied IN
speech Of great force arguing from History
that A. fast a. this terrible penalty was
abolished. ~ fast there were fewer crimes
committed. f1r winch It hll been inflicted
ana illustrating thr correctness n H. posi
ton hv the statistic. Of crtme ~ European
countries. whcreit hal been abolished with
favorable results 10 every instance. and 10
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has produced the same result. lic DE-.
clarcl thnt ill., friend, II the gallows use
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laws IN England. where Nt.c men express
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