The Republican journal., 1870-03-10
MAINE LEGISLATURE,

On the 3D., in the Senate, on motion of Mr..
French, committee composed of Messrs. French,
Lindsey, and Cushing was appointed, to be joined
10y the House. to consider and report on the cX-
pediency of due observance by the Legislature of
the Goth anniversary OF the sovereignty Of the
state, which Will occur on the 10Th of March. The
bill concerning the rate of interest was passed to
he engroSscd by yeas Is, nays 6. The Liquor Law
Bill was passed to be engrosSed, slightly amended.
and printed. The Railroad consolidation bill came
mp, and after being amended, Wednesday next as
~igncd for its further consideration. A test vote
showed sixteen of the Senate, majority, in its
favor. In the House the committee on the Judiciary
reported reference to next legislature on order
atye to reducing the number of jurymen to six for
trials The Westbrook matter came UP by assign
ment, and after discussion the House voted - to IS
not to authorize division
ON the 4th, in the Senate, the Committee on Ag-
riculture reported resolve in the favor of the
Agricultural College, granting so 900 in addition
to $4,000 voted last year. The Committee on adj
iournment reported an order that all the commit
tees report finally or or before the 9th inst, and
if unable to do assign day when it will be pos
sble. The consolidation bill was taken up and
further amended and then assigned for Wednesday,
The resolve proposing the payment of all State
debts contracted prior to Feb %, 1862. was taken
up and indefinitely postponed by vote of Il to g..
In the House the bill providing that selectmen
shall not be treasurers or collectors was amended
not to be applicable to towns of less than
100 inhabitants, and engrossed. The bill provid-
ing for the employment of teachers by School Com
mittees was engrossed. The bill concerning the
rate Of interest, on its final passage, tabled.
saturday the following resolves were finally
passed in the Senate: i'll favor of Wilton Academy :
concerning the revision of public laws. The act
additional to the liquor law was passed to be en-
crossed. In the House the resolve concerning
debts of this state contracted prior to Feb 3d. 1862,
came from the Senate indefinitely postponed and
was laid on the table. The House assigned Thurs
day noon as the time for vote capital punishment
bill
The following acts We're passed to be engrossed
in the Senate Monday: to incorporate the Merchants
Warehouse Co. of Portland; to incorporate the
Mutual Insurance Co.; to incorporate the Lewis
ton General Hospitals to provide for the organiza-
ton of plantations resolves in favor of the towns
of Byron, RoXhury, Grafton and Madrid, appro
priating money to aid them in rebuilding bridges
destroyed by the freshet last fall. Bills read
and assigned concerning mortgages of real estate
relating to carrying into effect contracts of deceased
persons; relating to exceptions in the Supreme
Judicial Court; allowing school houses to be USED
for religious worship, lectures, &c. In the House
the Senate order relating to celebration of the fifth
anniversary of the admission of Maine to the UniOl
and bill an act to amend the statutes relating tt
carrying into effect contracts of deceased persons
were indefinitely postponed. The resolve laying
a tax on the several counties and the bill amenda
tory of the liquor law were passed to be engross
DEATH OF JOHN l.. SEAyEY, The Boston
Post has despatch from Concord, March 9th
giving the following particulars of the sud
den death OF MIR. Seavey, formerly of Water
Vile
About 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon John +.
Seavey, landlord of the PheniX Hotel, was driving
up Main street in sleigh, conversng with mar
in another sleigh. Mr.. Seavey suddenly fell owe,
rs if struck by SNOWFALL, when opposite the resi-
dence of Coy. Stearns, dropping his reins III,
horse started on run, but was soon stopped ant
Mr.. Seavey was found to be dead, having beel
taken with an apopletic fit. His age was about GO
He leaves two sons and daughter. Mr.. Seave,
came here from Waterville Me-, and, though hayin.
been here not more than two years, UNIVERSAL,
esteemed. Prayers took place at the Phcnix Hotes
this afternoon. The remains will be carried t,
Natcrville tomorrow morning for intcrmcnt