The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-01-26

AUGUSTA, Jan. "a.
SENATE.
Saturday. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Munger Of
Gardiner.
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
The vote OF yesterday, passing to be engros-
sed the bill for extending the time for towns to
file their bills for State aid, was reconsidered on
motion of Mr.. Spring. The bill was then
amended by prohibiting towns from including
money paid after the first day of January in
stead of the 18th. As amended. the bill was
again passed to be enprossed.
Passed to be enacted-Bill, an act additional
to an Act incorporating the Peoples Pacific
Railroad Company.
Finally passed.-Resolve for the destruction
of bonds and coupons of the State after the
same shall have been paid
Mr.. Wggin offered the following order.
Ordered, That the Adjutant General be re-
questet to lay before the Legislature whatev err
papers may be in his Office, if any, relating to
the non-commissioning of officers of the ununi-
formed militia, and also to communicate to the
Legislature the reasons, so far as known to him,
why they were not commissioned.
Mr.. Wiggin said he offered this order because
similar one was refused passage yesterday.
1t seemed to him just and proper that those Off
GERS should be commissioned, or that we should
know the reasons why they were not This or
der calls for such reasons. The order was pas
sed
message was sent to the Governor, inform
ing him that Joseph Dane, Esq, elected Treas
urer of State, had accepted and submitted his
bond, which is approved and deposited with the
Secretary of State
Passed to be engrossed. Resolve in favor of
Margaret NJ. Darling-In regard to trespassers
on public ands-In favor of Amos NJ. Roberts,
assignee to Franklin Adams.
Resolve providing for payment of bounties to
volunteers came from the House passed to be en-
crossed. Read twice and, under suspension
of the rules, passed to be engrossed.
Bill, an Act to change the names of certain
persons, was introduced by Mr.. Peters. Read
twice and passed to be engrossed.
Adjourned.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Munger of Gardiner
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
Passed TO be enacted Act additional to an
Act Incorporating the Peoples Pacific Railroad
Company.
Finally passed, Resolve providing for the
destruction of State bonds and coupons, after
the same are paid.
Mr.. Cony, from the Joint Select Committee
on the continuance of bounties to volunteers,
reported a resolve providing for the payment of
bounties to volunteers. The report was accept
ed, the rules suspended, and the resolve was
passed to be engrossed.
The order requesting information from Ex-
Governor washburn why the officers in the I'M
uniformed militia had not been commissioned,
came from the Senate indefinitely postponed in
that body. The House receded from its vote re-
ferring the same to the Committee on Militia,
and concurred with the Senate.
A message was received from the Governor,
by the Secretary of State, transmitting informa-
ton relative to the cost of printing for last year,
as required by an order of the House passed
Thursday
On motion of Mr.. Hammond of Paris, il was
ordered that use of the Hall be granted to the
State Teachers Association on the evenings of
the 9th and 2sth instants.
Mr.. Hodgman of Warren moved an adjourn
ment. Mr.. Dudley Of Presque Isle inquired if
the House could adjourn with less than quo
rum present. The Speaker thought it could /;
and accordingly the House adjourned.