The Portland daily press., 1864-02-20
MAINE LEGISLATO RE.
AUGUSTA February is, 1864.
SENATE.

Mr. Spring, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, reported back the bounty bill in a
new draft, which was adopted as an amend
ment to the original bill, and passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Dingley called up the bill to incorporate
the Pasadumkeag Boom Company, and the
same was read second time; the House
amendments were adopted and the bill passed
TO be engrossed in concurrence.
The House order iayiling Col. Taylor was
passed in concurrence, and Messrs. Stetson,
Wadsworth and SteSens joined on the part Of
the Senate.
HOUSE.
Passed 10 be enacfed-An act to increase
the salary of the Register of Probate in the
county OF franklin; an act TO incorporate the
Forest Sugar Refining Co.. an act to legalize
the doings of cities, towns and plantations in
raising the bounties to be paid to volunteers,
drafted men or their substitutes since Fehru-
airy q, 1868; an act TO amend chap. PSI of
section of the special laws of 1868, relating
to the expenditure of school money in NADIA
waska township; an act to increase the capt.
tai stock of the Portlrnd Company; an act to
incorporate the Clinton Manufacturing Co:
an act in addition to an act to incorporate the
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company, and
TO amend an act in addition thereto, approved
juno u, 1S49.
Bill an act additional to an act for the sup
preston of drinking houses and tipping shops
came up on its passage to be engrossed. On
motion of Mr.. kilby OF Eastport the bill was
laid on the table until next Thursday, and the
usual number of copies ordered TO be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Deering of Richmond,
Ordered, The Senate coneurring, that his
exeellency, Gov. Cony, be requested TO in
vite Major General Burnside to visit the CAPT
tai of the State at his convenience.
IN notion of Mr. CLAW af Gardiner
Ordered, That, the Senate eoncurring, a
committee of five on the part of the House,
with such as the Senate may join, be appoint
ed to invite Col. y. j. Taylor, of East Ten
nessee, TO address the members of the Legs
lature upon the condition of the loyal peo-
pie of the rebel States and more particularly
of the present situation and sufierings of the
loyal citizens of East Tennessee, on Friday
evening" the 18th inst, and that the use of
this Hall be rendered to him for that purpose
Aessrs. Clay of Gardiner, Barker of Stetson,
Drummond of Bath. Lynch of Portland and
Talbot of Erst Maehias were appointed as u
Committee on the part of the House in accord
ance with the above order.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 10.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Barker, from the Committee on Elec-
tons, made report on the Bristol case, sub
hitting resolve that Nehemiah Poland was
entitled to the seat now occupied by Arnold
Blaney, Esq. On motion of Mr.. Webb Of
Portland the resolve was laid on the table,
and Wednesday next assigned.
The bill providing for bountles for soldiers
was taken up. An Intellectual attempt was
made to amend 1t. The Senate amendments
were adopted and the bill was passed to be
engrossed
On motion of Mr.. Kilby Of PASSPORT, the
vote assigning Thursday next for the consid-
Grafton of the bill additional TO an act for the
suppression of drinking houses was reconsid-
cred and Tuesday assigned.