The Portland daily press., 1864-03-22
MAINE LEGISLAT0 Re.
AUGUSTA, March 20, 1864.

AUGUSTA, March 20, 1864.
-.-....- SENATE.
The Senate adhered to its vote on the
MALTA BILL The bill is thus lost by the disa-
greement OF the two branches.
The bill increasing the duty and pay of the
Judges of the Supreme Court came up. After
some debate the sum of $500 per year was
fixed upon by vote of II to IL and the bill
then passed to be engrossed.
MIR. Eliot called up the Resolves providing
for an amendment of the constitution so as to
allow soldiers absent form the State to vote
for governor, senators representatives and
county officers.
The resolves were passed to be engrossed by
avote of yeas p nays one Mr.. knight cop
perhead.
Passed to be eadcted.-An act toincorpor-
ate the Skowhegan Water Power Company;
an act to incorporate the town of Ludlow; an
act to incorporate the Passadumkeag Manu-
factoring Company; an act in addition to an
act to incorporate the Penobscot Log Driving
Company; an act to incorporate the town of
Mount Chase; an act authorizing the extend
ing ola wharf into tide water at Camden; an
act to incorporate the Penobscot, Lincoln and
Kennebec Railroad Company; an act to
change the name of William III. McMelcher;
an act authorizing Zenas Morton to construct
fish weir in Johnson's Bay Lubec; an act
to incorporate Portland Cordage Company;
an act for the protection offish in goose pond;
an act to make valid the doings in the town
of Bethel in exempting certain mill property
from taxation; an act to incorporate the Yea
zie Manufacturing Company an act to incor
porate the Cumberland Iron Company, an act
to incorporate the Wawenoc Steamship Com
pany; an ito incorporate the Beaver Brook
Dam Company; an act to provide for the Re-
gister OF births, death and marriages.
Finally passed. -Resolve authorizing loan
in behalf of the State resolve in favor of Sam
uel Fl. Allen and Thomas O'Brien; resolve in
favor of the Passamaquoddy Indians; resolve
authorizing the Land Agents to examine into
the situation of the land occupied by settlers
inTownship No. Is. Range 3. resolve direct
Ing the Treasurer of State 10 notify cities,
towns and plantations of the amount of the
State aid when the same is ready for destribu-
ton; resolve for the repair of State Roads in
Aroostook County.
Adjourned.
Passed to be endcted.-An act to be incorpo-
rate the Fayette Manufacturing Company; to
amend section 9, chapter of the Revised
Statutes concerning the assessment and eollec-
ton of taxes; addition to an act to set off GER
tain lands from the town of Frankfort and
annex the same to the town of Monroe.
Finally Pdssed.-Resolve relating to an APP
pToprlallon iOr the DenenC OF Common
schools; in favor of the minor children of
Mrs. Mary Hale; in favor of Penobscot Indi-
ans; for the appropriation of money for the
repairs of the Bridge at Haynesville.
Resolve in favor of the Maine State Agri-
cultural Society, granting them 500 to ena-
BILE them to hold a large Public Fair and Ex-
hibition this year, was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr. Webb of Portland, bill an
act to exempt the Portland Glass Company
from taxation was taken up and as amended,
the bill! was passed to be engrossed.