The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-01-13
B Y TELEG r A PHI.
LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY PRESS.

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SENATE.
Monddy.-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Penney, of
Augusta.
The report of the State Treasurer was laid
before the Legislature, and was committed to
Joint Special Committee consisting, on the
part of the Senate, of Messrs. White, Reed,
and Spring.
An order was passed that all petitions, for
private legislation, after February. be referred
to the next Legislature.
The President announced as the Committee
to contract for printing and binding, Messrs.
Emerson, Spring, and Roberts.
Mr.. Starr offered an order that SO much of
the Governors Message as relates to an Agri-
cultural College, and donating lands for that
purpose, be referred to Joint Special Com
mittee.
Mr.. Woods moved to lay the order upon the
table, as an order was being prepared for re-
ference of the whole message to appropriate
committees, and he thought it best not to in
terere with them.
Mr.. Starr said his only object was to gain
time. There was need of haste as by one
provision in the Act of Congress, the State
first accepting the Act is entitled to the first
choice of location of the lands. New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Massachusetts. were
all considering the matter. Unitedly those
four States were entitled to twenty-seven
hundred thousand acres. If we did not wish
to put up with an inferior quality of land, we
must move qnickly. He thought it was one
of the most important subjects to come up
this session.
Mr.. Woods acknowledged the Importance
of the subject, but thought it would not expe-
dite the matter to raise committee now.
The motion TO table prevailed.
The Senate joi2ed to the Committee to in
vestigate the affairs of the Land office, Messrs.
Stewart, Starr, and Elliott.
An order was passed to raise Committee
to report the disposition of the several por-
lions of the Governors Message, and Messrs.
Barrows, Woods, and Emerson were appoint
ed.
Mr.. Woods introduced an order that the re-
port Of the Liquor Commissioner be referred
to the Joint Special Committee on the inves-
tigation of the Land office.
Mr.. Starts resolution was taken from the
liable, and referred to the Committee on the
Governors Message
HOUSE.
The annual report of the State Treasurer
was referred in concurrence with the Sem
ate; and Mcssrs. Cobb of Rockland, Cony OF
Augusta, Stetson of Bangor, Vickery of Cape
Elizabeth, Copeland of Calais, Drummond OF
Bath, and Perkins of Kennebunkport were
Joined.
On motion of Mr.. Thing of Mount Vernon,
it was ordered that so much OF the Governors
address as relates to aid to volunteers, be re-
each County on the part of the House, with
such as the Senate may joic.
On motion of Mr.. Talbot of East Machias,
it was ordered that so much of the Governors
message as relates to advances made by the
Banks at the request of Gov. Washburn, for
payment of State bounties, be referred TO the
Committee on Finance, with instructions to
report Resolves reimbursing the Banks
Order from the Senate appointing a Com
mttee on the Governors Message, to report
reference Of the several subjects to appropri-
ate Committees, was passed in concurrence
and Messrs. Hayden of Bath, Foster of Newry,
Chase of Limington, Duley of Phipsburg,
Parker of Gorham, Rigby of Newberg, and
Small of Machiasport, were Joined.
Adjourned.