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ter, Powers, Purnton. Randall, Reed of Bath

wheeler, Wheelwright White, Whitney Of Dix
mont, "iggin, Withee, Woodbury-62
resolve concerning an amendment of the con-
sitution OF Maine, so to hold biennial elections
OF governor, senators and representatives, and
Diennal sessions of the legislature, was thken up
ana READ twice under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. kEEGAN moved division of the question.
Lost.
The question was taken on the passage of the
resolve, and the result was in the negative as fol-
lows
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Blanchard
Bracket, Bu,nhau, Butler OF Avon, Clark of
Lincoln, Clark OF Wisca,sct, Clcaves, Conant,
Crosby, Cunningham. Eastman, Eaton, Fogg
Haines, Hall, IIaley, Harris, HAYES, Hoyt, Kecg
an, Lamb, LAWYER Little Locke Lyman, Ma
comber, Martin, Mason, AIclntire, Merrill of
Cumberland, MiiGken, Moulton of Scarboro', Oak,
Pease, Pillsbury, Pinkham, Pitcher, Roberts.
Trlckey. Trott Vickery, Wade Wagg, Wax, field,
Watts Wed. Wheelwrght, Whitcomb Whitney
of Dixmont, Whitney of Friendship, Wilson--5S.
NAYs-Messrs. Allan of Dennysville, Allen of
BROOKLYN, Barker, Barnard, Barron, Berry, Drawn,
Buck, Butler Of Hancock, Cobb, Colson, Davis,
Doten, Duriell, Dutton, Edes, Evans, Ferguson,
Fernad Folsom, Frost, Gie, Gilmore, Grindle,
Gleason, Harmon, Hubbard, johnson, Lane,
Ieavitt Iyford, Mct;llvery, Merrill of West
Gardiner, Mitchell, Moody Moulton OF Lagrange,
Nadcau North, Nutter Page, Payne, Park
Parker, Porter, Powers, purinton, Randall, Reed
of Bath, Reed of Boothbsy, Rogers Sanders,
W, e,
Sturgis, left, Tnkham, futile, Vose, Walden,
Wheeler White, Wiggin, Wlthee, W oodbury-G7.
So the resolve refused passage
The following resolve taken up and read
twice under suspension Of the rules
Resolved That the following amendment to the
constitution OF this State be proposed for the &C.
ton Of the legal voters of tins State, in the man
ner required by the constitution, to wit:
APPoRrloNMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Sections2 and Of article part first, and article
of the amendments, shall be stricken out and
the following inserted in lieu thereof.
SEC. 2 The House Of Representatives shall
consist Of one hundred and fiftv-one members, to
be elected by the qualified electors and 10 hold
their offices during the same term as the Cover
nor and Senators.
The existing apportionment OF the several
cities, towns and plantations Of this State,
of representatives shall be made by the
legislature. The legislature, after the first
day Of January and before the fifteenth
day of August, in the year Of Lord one
thousand eight hundred and cighty-one, and
within every subsequent period of at most ten
years and at least five years, shall cause the num-
Der of inhabitants of the State to be ascertained
exclusive Of foreigners not naturalized and In
dians not taXed--and for that purpose may adopt
the census last taken by the authority of the gov
ernment of the United States. The legislature
shall at the several periods of making the enumer-
atom of said inhabitants, apportion the whole
number of representatives first among the coun-
tics, and the number apportoned to each county
among the several representative districts thereof
nearly as may be according to the number Of
said inhabitants. There shall be as many repre-
sentative districts in each county as the number
of representatives apportioned TO such county
said districts to be made nearly as may be by
uniting contiguous and without dividing any town
or the ward Of any city. Provided, that where
any town Or the ward of any city shall have inhab
itans enough to entitle 1t upon an equal appor-
tionment, to more than one representative, then
the number otrepreseptatives apportioned TO such
town or ward, shall be the number to which it is so
entitled. Provided also that it, in making up repre-
sentative districts by uniting towns and the wards Of
cities there should be more representatives appor-
toned to county than the number of representa-
tive districts then the legislature, in apportioning
the representatives 10 the districts OF n county,
may and shall determine what years during the
next ten years, such excess in the number of rep
resentatiyes shall be assigned to AMI elected by
the several representative districts so established
having the largest excess of inhabitants, above
the equal ratio of representation for the whole
county. Provided also, that in case single rep
resentative districts cannot be so made out Of
contiguous territory, then the legislature may
make representative districts, to which not more
than two representatives may be apportoned, if
the aggregate of said inhabitants therein shall
entitle them thereto. The legislature shall not
alter the right of representation so established
until the next general apportionment, unless it
division or annexation of towns
The yeas and nays were taken, resulting in the
negative, as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Cleaves, Cobb, Davis. IIawes,
Hall, keegan, Mason, Pitcher, Reed of Bath, Snow,
Sturgis, Talbot, Taylor, Trickey, Walden, Whit
comb, White, Wiggln, Wilson-l9.
NAYs-Messrs. Allan of Dennysville, Allen of
Brooklin, Anderson Barker, Barnard, Barron,
Bearce, Berry, Blanchard, Bracket, Drawn,
Buck, Burnham, Butler Of Avon, Butler of Han
I'll AfT Nla~tr 1fyt ~
son, Conant, Crosby, Cunningham, Doten, Dur
rell, Dutton, Eastman, Eaton, Edes, Evans, Fer
guson, Fernald, Fogg, Folsom, Frost, Gile Gil
more, Grndle, Gleason, Hanes Haley, Harmon,
Harris, IIoyt, Hubbard, johnson, Judd, Lamb,
Lane, Lawler, Leavitt, Little, Locke, Lyford,
Lyman, Macomber, Martin, McGilvery, McIntire,
Merrill of Cumberland, Merrill of West Gardiner,
MIlliken, Mitchell Moody, Moulton Of Lagrange,
Moulton of Scarboro', Nadeau, North, Nutter,
Oak, Page, Payne, Park, Parker, Pease, Pills
dali, Reed of Boothbay, Roberts, Rogers Sanders,
Shepherd, Simpson, Smith of Jonesport, Stevens,
Stone, Stowe, Tefr, Tinkham Toman, Trott,
futile, Vickery, Vose, Wade, Wagg, Wakefield,
Watts, Weed, Wheeler, Wheelwright, Whitney
of Dixmont, Whitney OF Friendship, Withee,
Woodbury-l07.
So the resolve was refused passage.
Resolve concerning an amendment TO the Con-
stituon Of Maine, so as to elect senators by plur
atty vote, was taken up, rules suspended, and
Mr.. LYMAN advocated the resolve
The yeas and nays were taken on the passage of
the resolve, as follows:
YEAS :-Messrs. Allan Of Dennysville, Allen of
BROOKLYN, Anderson, Baker, Barker, Barnard, Bar
ron, Bearce, Berry, Blanchard Bracket, Drawn,
Buck, Burnham Butler Of Avon, Butler Of Han
cock CLARK of Lincoln Clark of Wiscasset,
Cleayes, Cobb, Colson, Conant, Crosby, Cunning
ham, Davis, Doten, Durrell, Dutton, Eastman,
Eaton, Edes, Evans, Ferguson, Fernad Fogg,
Folsom, Frost, Gle, Gilmore, Grndle, Haines,
Hall, Haley, Harris, Harmon, Halves, Hoyt, Hub.
bard, johnson, judd Keegan, Lamb. LAWYER,
Levitt, Little, Locke, Lyford, Lyman, Macomber,
Martin, Mason, McGlvery,. Mclntire, Merrill of
Cumberland. Merrill of w. Gardiner, Milliken,
Mitchell, Moody, Moulton of Lagrange, Moulton
of Scarboro', Nadeau, North, Oak, Page, Payne,
Park, Parker, Pease, Pillsbury. Pitcher, Porter,
Powers, Purinton, Randall, Reed of Bath, Reed Of
Boothbay, Roberts. Rogers, Sanders, Shepherd
Stone, Stowe, Sturgis, Talbot, Taylor Teit,
Tinkham, Tolman, Trickey, Trott, Tuttle, Wick
cry Vose, Wade, Wagg, Wakefield, Walden,
Watts, Weed, Wheeler, Wheelwright, Whitcomb
White, Whitney Of Dixmont, Whitney of Friend
shsp, Wilson, Withee-l2l.
NAYs-Messrs. Gleason, Lane, Pinkham, Wig