The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-26
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LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
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AUGUSTA, Feb. IS.
SENATE
Wednesday. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Rowe OF
Augusta.
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
Read and assigned.-Act to change the time
of holding the August term of the court OF
County Commissioners in Knox county.
Bills to amend the act obtaining agricultural
statistics, and to change the names of certain
persons, were passed to be engrossed, under a
suspension of the rules.
On motion of Mr. Milliken, it was ordered
that the committee on Banks and Banking be re-
quested to ascertain what change is necessary in
the banking laws of this State to enable banks
TO conform to the recent general law passed by
Congress
Passed to be engrossed.-Resolve authorizing
the conveyance of the States interest in certain
lots of land originally sold to VIM. Cummings
resolve in favor of the heirs of Catherine +. Tut
hill; act in relation to the claim of Miles Wilson
ON Penobscot county; resolve in favor of Peol
Socks; act to incorporate the Georges Insur-
ance Co.; act to change the charter of the Union
Fire Insurance Co., Bangor; act to legalize the
dongs of the Bowdoinham Bridge Meeting
House Society, &c.
Mr.. Peters, from the Judiciary committee, re-
ported the following acts to authorize Geo. X.
Jewett to extend wharf to tide waters in PEN
obscot river; bill relating to sureties in OF
replevin; act to alter the January term of the
court of County Commissioners for Lincoln
county explanatory of Sect. z, Chap. LOG, OF
the public acts of '62, relating to suits against
volunteers; which were read and assigned.
Mr.. Philbrick, from the committee on Military
Pensions, reported resolve in favor of Mary l..
Owen, which was read and assigned
Bill explanatory of the liquor law of IS was
read second time, and tabled, on motion OF
MIR. Peters.
Mr.. Peters, from the Judiciary committee, re-
ported legislation inexpedient on an order relat-
Ing to an amendment of Chap. A. X. s., relating
to voting lists; also, same report on order
relative to the repeal of Chap. us of the laws OF
80, relating TO executors and administrators
Accepted.
The same Senator presented several bills,
which were referred.
The Washington county contested case came
up. Mr.. Wiggin moved to substitute the mi
nority for the majority report. He supported
his motion in long speech, at the close of which
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Rowe of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
Read and assigned Act authorizing the
Commissioners of the Sinking fund of the X. &
z. X. X. to invest the mories of SAID fund; re-
solve authorizing the purchase Of 800 copies OF
Inc heN1seu ccatutts.
Passed to De engrossed. = Bill to incorporate
the Milford & Princeton Turnpike Co.; bill for
the destruction OF wolves and bears; resolve in
favor of Nathan s. Lufkin.
Engrossed in concurrence.-Act to incorpor.
ate Greenwood Cemetery Co.; resolve in favor
of VIM. ID. Orr; authorizing the Land Agent to
convey a lot of land to Sarah NJ Churchill.
Rasolye in favor of Mary A. Hardison was
taken from the table, and, on motion of Mr..
Hopkinson, recommitted to the Committee on
State Lands
Bill, additional TO the Act incorporating the
city of Bangor, was taken from the table and
on motion Of Mr.. Manson, recDmmitted to the
Committee ON Mercantile Affairs, &c.
Mr.. Blake, of Pennington, presented q bill to
change tina name of Jane Mehan. Under the
rule It lies the table for first reading to-nor-
row.
Mr.. Stickney, from the Committee on interior
Waters, reported bill to prevent Instructions
In Pushaw stream.
Mr.. Ellis, from the Committee on Division OF
Towns, reported leave to withdraw on petition
OF Albert Shapleigh ct ais, referred from the
last Legislature to this.
Bill, an act taxing bank stock owned
out OF the State, and by persons unknown, was
read third time, and the yeas and nays vert
ordered on its passage to be engrossed, on mo-
ton Of MIR. Gunnisun of Scarboro. discus
sion ensued, in which Messrs. Cony of Augusta
and Lyman of Machias participated. Ii was
cut short by the arrival OF the hour assigned
for the consideration of the National resolves
mr.. Kingsbury OF rortlanu made an auIe, ell.
oqueut, and effective speech in defense of hs
resolutions. and in reply to Mr.. Smith.
Adjourned.