Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of MainePrinters to the State., 1871 Includes special sessions. |
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... building and commercial pursuits - in our ability to make the very rigor of our climate and the sterility of our coast contribute to our wealth by furnishing unlimited supply of ice and granite , unsurpassed in quality by any in the ...
... building and commercial pursuits - in our ability to make the very rigor of our climate and the sterility of our coast contribute to our wealth by furnishing unlimited supply of ice and granite , unsurpassed in quality by any in the ...
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... Build a railroad to this fertile region , and lands which cannot now be given away to settlers will be eagerly sought after at fair prices . And in a few years that country would contain a population and a tax - paying capacity that ...
... Build a railroad to this fertile region , and lands which cannot now be given away to settlers will be eagerly sought after at fair prices . And in a few years that country would contain a population and a tax - paying capacity that ...
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... build railroads in Maine have relied upon the indirect advantages they in common with others would receive rather than any direct income from the investment . The interests of the masses of the people and the stockholders and managers ...
... build railroads in Maine have relied upon the indirect advantages they in common with others would receive rather than any direct income from the investment . The interests of the masses of the people and the stockholders and managers ...
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... the country . In the building and sailing of vessels , employment has been given to twenty thousand and support to one hundred thousand of her citizens . If this was a subject in which any portion of 30 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE .
... the country . In the building and sailing of vessels , employment has been given to twenty thousand and support to one hundred thousand of her citizens . If this was a subject in which any portion of 30 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE .
Page 53
... build a dam across Pemaquid river in Bristol ; also Petition of Seth Scamman and others , for an act to incorporate the Little River Dyking Company ; and Bill " an act to prevent the throwing of edgings into the Narra- guagus river ...
... build a dam across Pemaquid river in Bristol ; also Petition of Seth Scamman and others , for an act to incorporate the Little River Dyking Company ; and Bill " an act to prevent the throwing of edgings into the Narra- guagus river ...
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Page 18 - ... the widows and orphans of those who lost their lives in the...
Page 51 - Ordered, that a joint select committee of three on the part of the senate, with such as the house may join, be appointed to consider the governor's message and report the reference of its several subjects to appropriate committees.
Page 105 - Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be directed to inquire into the expediency of...
Page 78 - Houses concerning the election of a Senator in the Congress of the United States for the term of six years from the fourth day of March next.
Page 130 - Resolved, That the committee on education be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the...
Page 54 - I have stated, he was made the chairman of a committee of seven, on the part of the House, with such as the Council might join, " to consider and report a general plan of union of the several Colonies on this Continent, except those of Nova Scotia and Georgia.
Page 347 - an act to provide for the relinquishment to the United States in certain cases of title to lands for sites of light-stations on the coasts and waters of this State...
Page 78 - An act to regulate the time and manner of holding elections for Senators in Congress...
Page 84 - ... convene the legislature at any other time than that prescribed in the constitution, and that in case of invasion or danger from the prevalence of contagious diseases at the seat of government, he may in like manner convene it at any other suitable place within the state.
Page 242 - That the Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the expediency of so amending the judicial system of the United States, as that each and all the States may equally participate in its benefits.