MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE
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THE LEGISLATURE,
OF THE
STATE OF MAINE,
DURING ITS SESSION
A. D. 1834.
[Title page supplied by Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library; no title page in original volume] RULES A.ND ORDERS
TO BE OBSERVED IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE
STA1.1E -OF ·M~INE,
DURING THE CONTINU.A.NCE
THE FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE,
1834.
AGUSTA: I. BERRY & CO. PRINTERS TO THE STATE, 1884. ST ATE OF MAINE.
Hot1sz or REPRESENTA.TtVES, January 3, 18:U. O&DJIRED, That the Clerk of this House cause four hundre~ eopie.,t of the Rules and Orders adopted the present Session, to be priDted for tbe use of the Members. Extract from the Journal, Atteat, ASAPH R. NICHOLS, Clt1'/c,
1112s a APR 1 4: 1942 RlJLES A.ND ORDERS.
DU'l'IES AND POWERS OF THE SPEAKER. 1. THE Speaker shall take the Chair every day at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned ; shall call the members to order; and on the appear ance of a quorum shall cause the Journal of the pre ceding day to be read. 2. He shall preserve decorum and order ; may speak to points of order in preference to other Members, shall decide all questions of order, sub ject to an appeal to the House, on motion regularly seconded ; and may vote in all cases. 3. He shall declare all votes ; but if any member doubt the vote, the Speaker shall order a return of the House, with the number voting for. and against the question, and declare the result. 4. He shall rise to put a question, or to address the House, but may read sitting .. 5. When the House shall determine to go into a committee of the who]e House, the Speaker shall appoint the member who shall take the Chair. 6. When any niember shall demand a question to be determined by yeas and nays, the Speaker shall take the sense of the House in that manner, prouided nne .fifth of the JJfembers present are in favor of it. 7. He shal1 propound all questions in the order they were moved, unless the subsequent motion be previous in its nature; except that in naming sums, and fixing times, the largest sum apd longest time shall !Je put first. 4
8. He shall consider a motion to adjourn as al ways first in order, and it shall be decided without debate. 9. He shall put the previous question in the fol lowing form, "Shall the main quootion be now put~" and all amendment or further debate of the main ques tion shall be suspended until the previous question shall be decided, and the previous question shall not be put unless one third of the Members present are in favor of it. 10. When two or more Members rise at the same time, the Speaker shall name the person to speak; but in all cases the Member who shall first rise and address the Chair, shall speak first. 11. All committees, except such as the House shall, from time to time determine to select by bal lot, shall be nominated by the Speaker, unless a majority of Members shall be in favor of a nomina~ tion by the House, in which case the nomination shall be made by the House. 12. The Speaker shall have the right to name a Member to perform the duties of the Chair during his absence, but such substitution not to extend beyond an adjournrµent.
DUTIES OF THE CLERK, 13. All messages from the House to the Senate, and to the Governor or Governor and Council, shall be carried by the Clerk, unless when the House shall otherwise decide. 14. All papers shall be transmitted to the Gover nor a.nd Council, and to the Senate, by the Clerk or the Jlssistant Clerk. 15. In case tbe Speaker shall be absent, the Cle.rk shall preside until a Speaker pro tern. be chosen, 5 OF THE CHAPLAIN. 16. A Chaplain or Chaplains shall be appointed at the commencement of the session in such manner as the House may direct, who shall perform religious services every morning immediately after the read ing of the Journal. They may exchange with the Chaplain or Chaplains of the Senate, when it may be convenient to themselves.
DECORUM OF MEMBERS. 17. Every seat which shall be drawn by any Member, in person, at the beginning of any session, shall be his seat during that session, unless he shall have leave of the Speaker to change it. 18. No person shall sit at the Desk of the Speaker or Clerk, except by permission of the Speaker. 19. No Member shall speak oitl of his place without leave of the Speaker, nor without first rising and ad~ dressing the Speaker; and he shall sit down as soon as he is done speaking. 20. No Member shall interrupt another while speaking, except to call to order, or to correct a mistake. 21. No Member shall speak more than twice to one question, without having first obtained leave of the House ; nor more than once, until the other Members who have not spoken, shall speak, if they desire it. 22. ,vhen a motion is made and seconded, it shall be received and considered by the House, and not otherwise ; and no Member shall be permitted to lay a motion in writing on the table, until he shall have read the same in his place, and the same shall have been seconded ; and no new bill or resolve of a public nature shall be received, except it be re .. *l 6
ported by a committee, unless the House othenvise order . .23. No Member shall nominate more than one person for one · committee, provided the person nominated by him be chosen . .24. When a motion has been once made and car ried in the affirmative or negative, it shall not be in order for any mcmhel' who voted in the minority, to move for a reconsideration thereof; but any mem ber who voted with the majority may move to re consider on the same or the succeeding day. 25. No Member shall be obliged to be on more than two committees at the same time, nor chairman of more than one. No Member of this House shalt act as counsel for any party, before a joint com mittee of the Legislature, or a committee of thii. House. 26. No Member shall be permitted to stand up to the interruption of another, while any Member is ipeaking, or pass unnecessarily between the Speak er of the House and the person speaking. No1· shall any Member or other person be permitted to 1.tand in the Alleys, during the session of the House. 27. Every Member shall keep an account of his own attendance and travel, and deliver the same to the Clerk, or to the committee appointed to make up the pay roll ; and on failure thereof, shall not be made up in the roll. 28. When the galleries shall be ordered to be cleared or shut, the matter which may occasion such order, shall be kept secret by each :Member, until the House shall order such injunction of secresy to be taken off. 29. Every Member who shall neglect to give his attendance in the House for more than six days after the session comrnenc.es, shall, on making his appear- 7 ance therein, be held to render the reason of such neglect ; and in case tbc reason assigned ~hall be deemed by the House sufficient, such Member shall be entitled to receive pay for his travel, and not otherwise; and .no Member shall be absent more than two days without leave of the House ; and uo leave of absence s~rnll avail any Member who retains his scat rnore than five davs from the tit1:e the same was obtained. " 30. When any Member shall be guilty of a breach of any of the Hules and Orders of the House, and the House has determined he has so transgressed, he shall not be allowed to rote or speak, unless by way of e:,cu::e for the ~,ame 1 u1~t1l be has made satis faction . .31. No ri'iember shall be permitted to vote in any question ,vbcr:; his private right, distinct from pub lic interest, is i;·:irnediately concerned. :12. Every l\kn,her v,bo shall be in the House \d1en a quest ion is put, ,vhere he is not excluded b:, interest, shall give his vote, unless the House for special reason~, shall excuse him, and when the yeas aud nays are ordered, no .Member shall leave hi> seat until the vote is declared.
ORDER IN PROCEEDJNGS AND DEBATES. 33. Every motion sh,dl he reduced to writing if the Speaker direct, er :::ny rnember request it. 34. On the previous question, no Member !hall ~peak more than once without leave. 85. A motion for commitment, until it is decided, c_,hall preclude all amcn(b1ent of tbe main question. 36. Motions and rcpcrts may be amended, com mitted or recommitted, at the pleasure of the House. 37. No new motiun Oi" proposition shall be ad- 8 mitted under color of amendment, as a substjtute for the motion or question under debate. 38. Propositions to amend by striking ornt and inserting dates, numbers, and sums, are not divisible ; but all propositions, otherwise divisible, shall be di vided at the request of any ten members. 39. When the reading of a paper is called for, which has been before read to the House, and the same is objected to by any Member, it shall be de termined by a vote of the House. 40. After a motion is stated or read by the Speak er, and seconded, it shall be deemed to be in pos session of the House, and shall be disposed of by vote of the House; but the mover may withdraw it at any time before a decision or amendment. 41. When a motion is under debate, no motion shall be received but lst. .. To adjourn; 2d .... To lie on the table; Sd .... For the previous question ; 4th ... To postpone to a day certain ; 5th ... To commit; 6th ... To amend; 7th ... To postpone indefinitely. Which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged. 42. The unfinished business in which the House ,vas engaged, at the time of the last adjournment, shall have preference in the orders of the day, and no motion or other business shall be received, with out special leave of the House, until the former is PETITIONS, ~rn::MORL\LS, &c. 47. All Petitions, f,1ernorials, and other papers addressed to the House, shall be presented by the Speaker, or by .a member in bis place, and shall be endorsed with tbe name of the person presenting iL, and the subject matter of the same They shall be read by the Speaker, Clerk, or such other person as the Speaker rn:iy request, and shall be taken up in the order they were first presented, unless ,vben the House shall otherwise direet. 48. No petition of a private nature shall be re ceived after the expiration of twenty days from tbe ,commencement of the session, unless by order of the House. BILLS, l!ESCH,UTIONS AND GRANTS. 49. No resolution for a grant of money sball pa1 without being read on two several days, the second time to be a:~signed by the House. 50. No engrossed bill or resolve shall be sent tn. 10 the Senate without notice thereof being given to the ffonse by the Speaker. 51. No bill shall pass to be engrossed witho:1t being read on three several days, the second and third of ,vbich to be assigned by the House. 52. No act or resolve shall be passed affecting lhe rights of i:1dividuals or corporations, without previous notice to such individuals or corporations. 53. All bills in their third reading s~~all be com mitted to the Standing Committee on Bills in the third reading, to be by them examined, corrected, ~rnd so reported to the House. M. All engrossed bills and resolves shall be com· rnitted to the Standing Committee on engrossed Bills, to be strictly examined ; and if found by them to be true aud rightly engrossed, they shall so re .. port to the House, and the same shall pass to be enacted without any further reading, unless on mo tion of any Member, a majority of the House shall lbe :in favor of reac:ing; the same as engrossed. COMMITTEES. 55. The following Standing Committees shall be --.appointed at the commencetrnmt of the session, with leave to report by bill or otherwise, viz: On Elections, On Engrossed Bills, On Finance, On County Estirnntes, On Bills in the third Reading, To consist of seven members each. On Change of Names, To consist of three members. On leave of Absence, On the Pay Roll, To consist of five members each. 11 JOINT ST ANDING COMMITTEES. On the .Judiciary, On Literary Institutions, On Banks and Banking, On Incorporation of Towns, On division of Towns, On State Lands, On State Roads, On the State Prison, On Turnpikes, Bridges and Canals, On the Militia, On Agriculture, On Manufactures, On Accounts, On Parishes, On Claims, On Public Building::;, On Interior Fisheries, On Military Pensions, To consist of seven Members each on the part of the House. 56. In all elections by ballot, of Committees of the House, the person having the highest number of votes, shall act as Chairman. 57. Any Member having obtained leave of ab ~ence, and having, in his possession any papers rela tive to the business before the House, shall leave the same with the Clerk. 58. The Chairman of every Committee, other than of the Standing Committees, who shall have business referred to them, shall make report of their doings therein, within four days after their appoint ment. ELECTIONS. 59. In all elections bv ballot of the House, a time shall be assigned for such election ; at least one day previous thereto. 12 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES HALL. 60. No person not a Member or officer of the House, except members of the Senate, their Secre.. tary and Assistant, the Governor and Council, State's Treasurer, Secretary of State, Land Agent, Adju tant General, Judges of the S. J. Court and C. C. Pleas, Chaplains of the House and Senate, and Re porters of the proceedings and debates of the House, shall be admitted within the Representatives' Hull, unless invited by the Speaker or some member of the House. JOINT RULE OF BOTH HOUSES. ORDERED, That it shall be the duty of all joint committees of each House, excepting the Select Committee on apportionment of Representatives to Congress and the Standing Committee on the Mili tia, to report progress, if not finally, on every sub ject committed to them respectively, within seven days next after such commitment-provided that this rule shall not take effect until after the twelfth day. of the Session. CIVIL GOVERNMENT OJ' THJI ST A.TE OF 1'1:A.llY E FOR THE POLITICAL YEAR 183'1. ROBERT P. DUNLAP, GOVERNOR. COUNCIL. NATHANIEL CLARK, EDMUND MANN, JOHN O'BRIEN, EDWARD WILLIAMS, SAMUEL MOORE, JOHN H. JARVIS, ASA CLARK. ROSCOE G. GREENE, Secretary of St~e. Treasurer. SEN A. TE. JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, President. 1st Sen. Dist. Charles N. Cogswell, Simeon Pease, Jabez Bradbury, 2d " " Allen H. Cobb, Asaph Howard, Josiah Pierce, Jonathan Smith, 3d " " Nathaniel Groton, .John Mannir;ig, Seth Labaree, John M. Frye, 4th " " Josiah Prescott, Williams Emmoni., Enoch Farnham, ., 5th " Joseph Williamson, President. Ebenezer Knowlton, ,, 6th " Amos Allen, 7th Rowland H. Bridgham, " .," 8th " Anson G. Chandler, 9th " " Joseph Kelsey, Jonathan P. Rogers, .. 10th " " Rufus K. J. Porter, Drummond Farnsworth, 11th " " Joseph 'robin, Daniel Brown. WILLIAM TRAFTON, Secretary. WILLIAM H. BURRILL, .IJ.sS'istant Secretary .. SAMUEL .EATON, .Messenger. ROBERT MARTIN, Doorkeeper. SENATE. ARRANGEMENT 01" THE MEMBERS .A.T THE SEN.A.TE BOARD. JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, EsQ. PRESIDENT • .No. of Seat. Bight. No. of Seat. Left. 1 2 S Jahez Bradbury, 4 Allen H. Cobb, 5 Joseph Kelsey, 6 Amos Allen, 7 Ebenezer Knowlton, 8 Joseph Tobin, 9 John M. Frye, 10 11 Simeon Pease, 12 John Manning, 13 Jonathan P. Rogers, 14 Asaph Howard, 15 Josiah Pierce, 16 17 Nathaniel Groton, 18 Rowland H. Bridgham, 19 Williams Emmons, 20 Charles N. Cogswell, 21 Seth Labaree, 22 Jonathan Smith, 23 Drummond Farnsworth, 24 Rufus K. J. Porter, 15 126 Daniel Brown. 27 Enoch Farnham, 28 29 Josiah Prescott, 1so Standing Committees oC the Senate. ON BILLS IN SECOND READING. l\Iessrs. Farnham, Groton, Pease, Howard, Frye, Prescott, Knowlton,. Bridgham, Allen, Kelsey, Farnsworth,, Brown. "ON ENGROSSED BILLS. Msssrs. Cobb, Rogers, Bradbury, Pierce, Tobin, Smith, Manning, Emmons, Cogswell, Porter, Labaree. House oC Rep1·esentathes. NATHAN CLIFFORD, EsQ., Newfield, .Speaka. COUNTY OF YORK. 84 Cotton Bradbury, Saco. 126 John Brackett, Acton. Nathan Clifford, Newfield, Speake,·. 182 Edmund Currier, Lyman. 43 Joshua T. Chase, Kittery. 13 Samuel Emery, Biddeford. 128 William Hobson, Hollis. 137 John Hill, Waterborough, 166 ,villiam Hammcncl, EJiiot. 152 Moses Hubbard, North Berwick. 66 William Johnson, Cornish. 167 Jeremiah Lord, Kennebunk. 56 Alexander l\!fointirc, York. 147 Samuel Mildram, \Vells. 68 Ephraim Perkins, Kennebunk-Port. 17,5 John Plummer, Alfred. 173 Daniel Perry, Limerick. 188 Simon Ro:!ls, Shapleigh. 38 Ezekiel Small, Limington. 20 Timothy Shaw, Sanford. 139 Josiah ,v. Seaver, South Berwick. 190 James W. Weeks, Parsonsfield. 145 Stephen Woodman, Jr., Buxton. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND. 48 William Buxton, North Yarmouth. 41 Cornelius T. S. Brackett,Falmouth. !9 Charles Q. Clapp, Portland. 119 David Dunlap, Brunswick. 18 113 William E. F'iles, Gorham. 93 Samuel Foxcroft, New Gloucester. 9 James Goff, Danville. 33 John Hancock, Otisfield. 148 Charles Hannaford, Cape Elizabeth. 77 Nathaniel G. Jewett, Portland. 157 Dominicus Jordan, Raymond. 165 William Kimball Portland. 76 Nath'l. S. Lawrence, Gray. 197 Levi Morrill, Westbrook. 114 Henry Moore, Durham. 97 George W. Pierce, Portland. 108 Joshua Parsons, Minot. 101 Paul Randall, Harpswell. 59 Joseph Smith, Cumberland. 158 Asa Stewart, Scarborough. 191 Ebenezer Sawyer, Baldwin. 17 4 Elisha Strout, Standish. 3 Rufus Soule, Freeport. 123 Archibald Thompson, Bridgton. 58 Adams True, Pownal. 40 Benjamin Waterhouse~ Poland. 105 John Webb, Windham. COUNTY OF LINCOLN. 195 N eherniah :Boynton, St. George. 98 Jonathan Brown, Jr., Bowdoin. 11 N ath'l Batchelder, Union. 94 Joseph B. lyidge: Dresden. 62 John D. McCrate, N obleborough. 42 Jonathan Cilley, Thomaston. 164 Horace Corbet, Lisbon. 60 John Cartland, Jefferson. 10 Wm. McClintock, Bristol. 54 William Emerson, Boothbay. 92 Daniel Goud, Whitefield. 91 Isaac Heaton, Washington. 160 Jonathan ·Huse, Warren. 171 Zina Hyde, Bath. I 11 Waite W. Keene, Bremen. 19 109 Josiah Merrow, Bowdoinham. 67 Charles Miller, Waldoborough, 2 Eben'r D. Robinson, New Castle. 107 Stephen H. Read, Lewiston. 17 William lVI. Reed, Phipsburg. 180 Elkan ah Spear, Thomaston. 163 Hiram Shorey, Litchfield. 121 David Scribner, Topsham. 65 Samuel Tarbox, Westport. 19 Abner H. Wade, V{oolwich. 26 Moses Shaw, Wiscasset. COUNTY OF HANCOCK· 118 Sylvester Clapp, Aurora. 146 Joseph Gray, Sedgwick. 47 John Haynes, Trenton. 167 Bushrod W. Hinkley, Blue Hill. 161 Ebenezer Hutchins, Penobscot. 88 Peter Hardy, Deer Isle. 73 Charles Jarvis, Ellsworth. 131 Sewall Lake, Bucksport. 34 John Manchester, Jr., Mount Desert. 183 George lVIoore, Goulds borough. ':!l Joseph \V orcester, Vinalhaven. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON. 103 Oliver N. Allen, Lubec. 156 Abijah Crane, Whiting. 30 Aaron Hobart, Edmunds. 25 Matthew Hastings, Robbinstown. 149 H. W. Judkins, Hodgdon. 28 Nathaniel Nash, Addison. 112 Jeremiah 0. Nichols, Cherryfield. 186 Jeremiah O'Brien, Machias. 82 Lorenzo Sabine, Eastport. 98 Shilometh S. Whipple, Calais. COUNTY OF KENNEBEC. 57 Benjamin Allen, Greene. 89 Joseph R. Abbott V assalborough. 142 John Blake, Mount Vernon. 20 24 Gideon Barton, Windsor. 170 Samuel P. Benson, Winthrop. 144 Joshua Cushman, Winslow. 106 James Chapman, Vienna. 80 Alex'r S. Chadwick, Gardiner. 35 John T. P. Dumont, Hallowell. 4 Jonathan G. Hunton, Readfield. 168 Leavitt Lathrop, Leeds. 31 James Lamb, Clinton. 199 Anson P. Morrill Belgrade. 120 Nathaniel Merrill, Sidney. I 15 Alfred Marsh all, China. 12 Jedediah Morrill, WaterviHe. 61 George W. Morton, Augusta. 169 Jonathan Russ, New Sharon. 200 S. W. Robinson, Hallowe11. 132 John Stevens, Pittston. 23 Isaac S. Small, Monmouth. 1 Isaac Tyler Farmington. 141 Richard H. Vose, .Augusta. 95 Ephraim Woodman, Wilton. COUNTY OF OXFORD. 155 Abiathar Austin, Byron. 18 Alvan Bolster, Rumford. 6 James Brown, Weld. 16:2 Ichabod Bartlett, Norway. 32 Josephus Chandler, Fryeburg. 130 Daniel Goodwin, Brownfield. 15 Aruna Holmes, Jay. 185 Sprout Hapgood, Waterford. 69 Winslow Hall, Hartford. 63 Asa Kimball, Gilead. 14 Job Prince, Turner. 51 Virgil D. Pnrris, Buckfield. :37 Dan Perry Oxford. 129 O'Neil W. Robinson, Bethel. 122 James Sawyer> Porter. 96 America Thayer, Paris. 140 Reuel Wash burn, Livermore. 21 COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 70 David Bronson, Anson. 75 Charles Dolbier, Freeman. 143 John Graves Moscow . .59 Benjamin Herrick, Strong. ·86 William Knowles. Wellington. 90 Jefferson P. Moore, Abbott. 85 William Metcalf, Mercer. 8 Moses H. Pike, Athens. 46 John Farsons, Cornville. 52 Ebenezer S. Phelps, Fairfield. 133 George Fenix, Jr., Phillips. 134 Artpur Spaulding Norridgewock. 64 We.ntworth Tuttle Canaan. 53 George Whitney, Pittsfield. 99 Joseph B. Webb, Bloomfield. COUNTY OF PENOBSCOT. 102 Joseph Bridgham, Jr., Charleston. 104 Henry Call, Bangor. 110 John Carpenter, Lee. 81 Allen Crane, Eddington. 153 Joseph Doane, Orrington. 189 Chandler Eastman, Exeter. 71 Joseph Gowin, Brownville. 125 Stephen Lowell, Sangerville. 127 Cyrus Moore, Dover. 100 Edmund Pillsbury, Newport. 159 Joseph Prescott, Corinna. 44 Edward Smart, Plvmouth. 116 Reuben K. Stetson, PI~mpden. 192 Nathaniel Treat, Orono. 178 Charles Wyman, Stetson. COUNTY OF WALDO. ,4 David Alden, Jr., Northport. 5 Spencer Arnold Palermo. 176 Mark L. Chase Frankfort.. 45 Joh Clements, Waldo. 22 !.54 Joseph Drew Belmont. 70 Archelaus Hunt, Unity. 7 John Harkness Camden. 87 Samuel S. Reagan, Prospect. 22 Nathaniel Knight, Jackson. 16 Ansel Lathrop Searsmont. 124 Chas. A. Sy Ivester, Hope. 72 Philip Thomas, Lincolnville. 78 Moses True, Montville. 117 James W. Webster, Belfast. AuPH R. N1cnoLS, of Augusta, Clerk. REUBENS. PRESCOTT, of Bangor, ..is,istant Clerk. Tn-OMAS BAIER, of Portland, Messenget·. JoHN K. L. BAKER, of Portland, Page. The CLERGYMEN of Augusta and Hallowell officiate as Chaplains, in rotation, according to seniority. MONITORS. :Messrs. Crane, of Edington, First Division. Alden, of Northport, Second Do. Hobart, of Edmunds, Third Do. Johnson, of Cornish, Fourth Do·, 23 STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE. On Elections. Messrs. Jewett, of Portland, Hinkley, of Bluebill, \Voodman, of Buxton, Hyde, of Bath, Moore, of Dover, Morrill, of Belgrade, Bolster, of Rumford. On Leave of JJ.bsence. Messrs. Spear, of Thomaston, Knowles, of Ripley, Stevens, of Pittston, Thomas, of Linconville, Hill, of Waterborough. On Finance. M:essrs. Jewett, of Portland, Batchelder, of Union, Johnson, of Cornish, Prince, of Turner, .Nichols, of Steuben, Tyler, of Farmington, Randall, of Harpswell. On Change of Names. Messrs. Lowell, of Sangerville, Corbet, of Lisbon Cartland, of Jefferson. On County Estimates. Mes~rs. Soule, of Freeport, Hall, of Hartford, Dolbier, of Kingfield, Knight, of Monroe, Parsons, of Minot, Foxcroft, of New Gloucester, Plummer of Alfred. 24 On Engrossed Bills. 1\:Iessrs. Benson, of Winthrop, Perry, of Limerick, Brown, of Bowdoin, Robinson, of Newcastle, Hobson, of Hollis, Keene, of Bremen, Goud, of Whitfield. On Bills in the Third Reading. Messrs. Wash burn, of Livermore, Jarvis, of Ellsworth, Vose, of Augusta, Cilley, of Thomaston, Robinson, of Hallowell, Jewett, of Portland, Thayer, of Paris. On Pay Roll. Messrs. Chadwick, of Gardiner, Emerson, of Boothbay, Goud, of Whitfield, Lamb, of Clinton, Lathrop, of Searsmont. Joint Standing Com1nittees. On the Judiciary. Messrs. Rogers, } Groton, ~ Of the Senate. Emmons, J Messrs. McCrate, of Nobleboro', Wash burn, of Livermore, Pierce, of Portland, Dumont, of Hallowell, Of the House. Jarvis, of Ellsworth, Mcintire, of York, Bronson, of Anson, On Litet·ary Institutions. 1\tlessrs. Pierce, ~ Farnham, Of the Senate. Farnsworth, Messrs. Hunton, of Readfield, l Seaver, of South Berwick, Cilley, of Thomaston, Vose, of Augusta, }- Of the House. Parris. of Buckfield, I Robinson, of Hallowell, Cushman, of Winslow, J On Banks and Banking. :Messrs. Cogswell, ~ Rogers, Of the Senate. Brown, Messrs. Dunlap, of Brunswick, I Allen, of Lubec, Hyde, of Bath, I Clapp, of Portland, ~ Ofthe llou,e. Spaulding, of Norridgewock, Morton, of Augusta, I Treat, of Orono, ) 26 On incorpomtion of Towns, Messrs. Kelsey, l Howard, Of the Senate. Porter, Messrs. Gowin, of Bradford, I Hinkley, of Bluehill, I Chandler, of Fryeburg, Hobart, of Edmunds, ( Of the House .. Hammond, of El1iot, I Webb, of Bloomfield, Doane, of Brewer, J On Divi. OH Staff Roads. ?\Ie~~r~. Bradbury. ~ Prescott, '!f'tl,e Senate. LahareP, \ 27 .i\'lf'ssrB. Carpenter, of Lee, ) Whipple, of Calais, I Woodman, of Buxton, Sylvester, of Hope, l. Ofthi House . .Merrill, of Sidney, '1 Morrill, of Belgrade, J Moore, of Durham, On State Pri.soti. Messrs. Knowlton, l Labaree, ~ Of the Senate. Bridgham J Messrs. True, of Montville, 1 Read, of Lewiston, McClintock, of Bristol, Morrill, of Westbrook, Of the House. lVIanchester,of Mt.Desert, J Allen, of Greene, Hapgood, of Waterford, On Turnpikes, Bridges and Canals. Messrs. Farnsworth, ~ Prescott, Of the Senate. Tobin, Messrs. Boynton, of St. George, Perkins, of Kennebunk Port, Bridge of Dresden, Goff, of Danville, Of the House. Smart, of Plymouth, Morrill, of Belgrade, Wyman, of Stetson, On the .Militia. Messrs. Bridgham, ~ Frye, Of the Senate. Bradbury, Messrs. Marshall, of China, Shaw, of Sandford, l Bronson, of Anson, Bolster, of Rumford, Of the Howe. Hastings, of Robbinston, J Weeks, of Parsonsfield, Webster, of Belfast, On .8.gricultm·e. Me.ssrs. Howard, ~ Farnha~, Of the Senate. Knowlton, Messrs. Tuttle, of Caanan, I Morrill, of Waterville, I Strout, of Standish, Ross, of Shapleigh, ~ Of the House. Hunt, of Unity, I Tarbox, of Westport, True, of Pownal, J On Manufactures. Messrs. Smith, ~ Tobin, . Of the Senate. Manning, Messrs. Kimball, of Portland, ) Call, of Bangor, l Lord, of Kennebunk, Sabine, of Eastport, Of the House. Moore, of Gouldsboro', I Bradbury, of Saco, I Files, of Gorham, J On .8.ccounts. Messrs. P6rter, t. Manning, Of the Senate. Brown, Messrs. Small, of Monmouth, I Emery, of Biddeford, . I Robinson, of Bethel, Buxton, of N. Yarmouth, t Of the House. Mildram, of Wells, Harkness, of Camden, 1 Perry, of Hebron, J On Pari!hes. Messrs. Cobb, i Knowlton, .. Of the Senate. Allen, ~'\1es.srs. Clapp, of Aurora, Chase, of Frankfo1 t, Sawyer, oC Jfaldwin, Huse, of \Varren, Of the llm.tse. Brackett, of Acton, Stewart, of' Scarboro', Chapman, of Vienna, On Claimi;. }lessrs. Groton, ~ Farnham, ( Of !he 81.'nrde. Smith, J Me~srs. Cha~;c, of Kittery, ·\ Abbot, of Vassalboro', ,· \Voodman, of .Wilton, Jordan, of Raymond, r OJ the Hm,.se. Herrick, of~ ew Vineyard, I Brown, of ,veld, Prescott, of St. Albans, J On Atblic Bu.ilrlings I\le:isrs. Pierce, i Emmons, ( Of the Senate. Knowlton, J :\fessrs. Lawrence, of Gray, I liolmes, of Jay, \ lVIoore, of l.Vlo.nson, Bridgliam, of Charleston, ~ Of the Hcntte. 1 Clements, of Brook. s, 1 Crane, of Whiting, Graves, of Solon, j On Interim· Pi.ciheries. Messrs. Pease, ) Allen,· ~ Of fhf 8ennte. Bridgham, ~ Messrs. Lake, of Bucksport, l vVade, of w oolwich, I Reagan, of Prospect, , Drew, of Belmont, ), Uf the House. Parsons, of Madison, I Hardy, of Deer Isle, , Crane, of Eddington, J OJL Military Pen,ions. Bridgham, ~ Frye, > OJ the Senate. Pease, ~ Messrs. Brackett, of Falmouth, l Smith, of Cumberland, I Scribner, of Topsham, Shorey, of Litchfield, \. Of the Hmm. Lamb, of Clinton, 1' Arnold, of Palermo, J Fenix, of Phillips, On Divisioa and .!l.lieration of Counties. :Messrs. Bradbury, 1 Knowlton, I Laburee, ;, Of the Senate. Chandler, I Ke]sey, j Messrs. Hannaford, of Cape Elizabeth, l Currier, of Lyman, Chadwick, of Gardiner, Robinson, of Bethel, l Cartland, of Jefferson, Of the House. Pillsbury, of Newport, Whitney, of Palmyra, l Thomas, of Lincolnville, I Nash, of Columbia, J 31 Joint: §elect Com.m.ittees. On io m.u,ch of the Go'l:'er?W,·'s .lJJessagc as ?·elate:. lo the subject ~f' I:iternal Improt:em.cnf6. 1\Jessrs. Farnham, I Kelsey, l · Tobin, 1 Of the Senate. Groton, I Cobb, J :Messrs. Pierce of Portland. ·1 Morrill. · lYiildra~, Bartlett, I Pike, . I r Of llu. Hou11e Sabine of Eastport, Keen, Jarvis of EHsworth, I Drew, / Stetson of Hampden, J On so much of the Governor's .Jrfessage, as relates to Pri mm·y Inslrndion, and the betfe1· qnaliji.cation of · Instrucler·lf. :rvr l'8Sl"S. Pierce' ·1 Groton; I Porter, ( Qf the Senate. Bridgham, / Brown, J 1'-Iessrs. Clapp of Portland, j McCiintock of Bristol, I Perry, Dumont of Hallowell, 1 Lake of Bucksport, 1 SawyiJr, ~ Of the House, Spaulding. \ Lowell, O'Brie~. I Clemeut~ of Brooks, J On so nttlch ofthc Governor's Message as i·elates lo the Deaf and Dumb togethei· with the Insane. Memsrs. Prescott, ~ Bridgham, Of the Senate. 1'.'lanning, Messrs. Cilley of Thomaston, I Bradbury, l Small, }- Of the Home. Woodman, I •' Austin. j