The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-21

AUGUSTA, Feb. 20.
SENATE.
Friday. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bray of Au-
gusta
Papers from the House we're disposed of in
concurrence.
Petition of J. S. Speed, for extension of tel
egraphie lines through this State, came back
from the House, that body insisting upon its
vote. The Senate insisted on referring the petit
ton to the next Legislature.
Read and assigned.-Act to reduce the capt.
tai stock Of the Northern Bank, Hallowell; act
relating to the disposition of INDICATED grants
of lands; act to confer certain powers on the
city of Portland.
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on State
Lands, reported leave to withdraw on sundry
petitions referred from the last Legislature to
the present
Resolve for the distribution of the act making
valid the doings of cities and towns in raising
bounties for volunteers, came from the House.
1t WAS twice read and, under suspension of the
rules, passed to be engrossed.
Resolve for the establishment of Military
Agencies came up on its final passage. The Sem
reconsidered its vote passing the resolve to be
engrossed, adopted amendments authorizing
other agencies in other places than Washington,
and passed the bill to be engrossed as amended.
Passed to be engrossed.-Act authorizing the
city of Hallowell to exempt certain lands from
taxation; resolve for the Abatement of taxes on
certain townships taxed twice; resolve in aid of
building bridge at Mattawamkeag Forks; re-
solve in aid of building mills on township 2,
range 3; act allowing further time for the pay
ing in the additional capital stock of the Inter-
national Bank, Portland; act additional to the
act accepting the surrender of the charter of the
Mariners Bank, Wiscasset; act additional to the
act incorporating the Portland Union Railway
Co.; act to amend the act incorporating the
Portland and Forest Avenue Horse Railroad
Co.; act to incorporate the Portland Shovel
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Randall and David A. Sewall; resolve in favor
of Joseph Attean and John Neptune.
Mr.. Milliken, from the Committee on Rail-
roads, &C., reported that the act to amend the
act to the safety of travellers railroads
ought not to pass. Accepted.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported a bill to amend the act incorporating
Greenwood Cemetery Company at Lewiston
Read and assigned.
On motion of Mr.. Hacker; it was ordered
that the Committee on Agriculture be instructed
to report the plans proposed for the Agricultur-
al College
Mr., Cram, from the Committee on Manufac-
lures, presented the majority and minority re-
ports of that Committee upon the petition Of
York Manufacturing Co. The majority report
gives leave to withdraw. The minority, report
bill for the reduction of the capital stock of
SAID company. Wednesday next was assigned
for their consideration.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bailey Of Gardiner.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
Read and assigned.-BIl to increase the cap
ital stock of the Mercantile Bank, Bangor.
PISSED TO be eagrossed.-Resolve providing
for the distribution of the act relating to town
bounties.
Engrossed in CONFERENCE.-The to set off
territory from the town of Alton and annex the
same to Udtown; act to incorporate the Frank
lin Land, Mills and Water Co.
Finally passed.-Resolves, allowing the right
to cut spruce timber on the State lands in town
ship No. s.; for the benefit of the town of jack
son. in relation to the collection of taxes in the
County Of Washington.
Passed TO be enacted Acts, defining the
salary and compensation of the Land Agent:
authorizing the city of Augusta to exempt GER
tain property from taxation; additional to
Chap. s, X. s., relating to County Treasurers;
to amend Chap 10, X. s., relating to County
Auornies; extending the charter of the Thorn
aston Marine and Fire Insurance Co.; making
valid the doings of Cities towns and plantations
in raising bounties for volunteers to set off GER
tain lands from Frankfort and to annex the
same to Monroe.
Bill to incorporate the Milford and Princeton
Turnpike Co. was read twice and tabled, ON mo-
ton Of Mr.. Grant of Ellsworth.
Mr.. Manson, from the Committee on Mercan-
Incorporating the City Bank. Tabled, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Turner of Augusta.
Mr.. Haskell, from the Committee on Division
Of Towns, reported reference to the next Legis-
lature the petition of Seectmen of Brighton.
Mr.. Aver, from the Military Committee, re-
ported leave to withdraw on petition of Select
men of Harmony.
Mr., Conant, from the same Committee re-
ported leave to withdraw on petition of Ed
mund Warren.
Mr.. Cony, from the Committee on State
Lands. reported leave to withdraw on petition
of John Esty & ais; also legislation inexpedient
on the order authorizing the Land Agent to sell
lands in the town of Barnard.
Mr.. Hopkinson, Fl ON the Judiciary Committee,
reported leave to withdraw on petition of Pro-
pretors of the Meeting House in Monmouth,
Mr.. Cony, from the Committee on State
Lands, reported a resolve in favor of the heirs
of Catharine E. Tuthill; also a resolve author
ixing the conveyance of the States interest in
certain lots originally sold to VIM. Commins.
Mr.. Goodwin, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported that the act, egalizing the doings of
the Bowdoinham Bridge Meeting House Society
ought to pass.
Mr.. Crosby, from the same Committee. re-
ported that the act to change the charter of the
Union Fire Insurance Co., ought to pass.
Mr.. Hazeltine, from the Committee on Banks,
&C., reported bill taxing bank capital owned
out of the State, and by unknown persons. AZ
ter some discussion, on motion of Mr.. Crosby
of Dexter, the bill was laid on the table and
ordered TO be printed.
Bill to amend chap 10, r. s., entitled "Militia'
read third time and Thursday assigned.
The National resolves were taken up. Mr..
Smith resumed and continued his remarks until
the hour of adjournment, when Mr.. Manson, of
Bangor, moved that when the House adjourn
it be until 2 Ia O'Clock this afternoon. The
motion was adopted and the House adjourned to
that hour.
In the afternoon Mr.. Smith continued his
speech. II was a characteristic TRADE against
abolitionisis. He proclaimed the copperhead
doctrine, that the result of the war would be the
separation of New England from the rest of the
States. At four O'Clock he closed his speech and
the House adjourned.