The Portland daily press., 1864-03-18
M AIN E LEGlSLATO RE.
AUGUSTA, March 20, 1864.

SENATE.
Mr.. Bradbury form the Committee on Cap
ltal punishment reported bill in addition to
section of chapter 135 of the Revised Stat
ues in reference to proceedings in Capital
Cases. Read once and on motion of Mr.
Spring orderedto be printed.
Mr.. Elliot called up the bill afnendatory of
the Liquor Law.
a somewhat lengthy debate issued on the
Dill, nut no action was taken and the bill was
again laid on the table.
Resolve appropriating land for common
schools was read aud assigned.
Passed to be enacted An act authorizing
the inhabitants of Dennysville and Edmund
10 lake measures for the preservation of Sal
mon IN Dennys river; an act to restrain illegal
appropriation of public money; an act addi-
ton to an act to secure the safety and conye-
nience OF travelling on railroads; an act in adj
disional to an act entitled an act to ncorpor-
ate the Plscataquis Mutual Fire Insurance
Company
Passed fnally.-Resolve in favor of John
Decker; in favor of Charles o. Mckinney /;
authorizing the Land Agent to convey lot
OF land to Alkaline Chandler; in favor of Pen
obscot Indians.
Mr.. McGilvery called up the bill providing
means for defence of our north eastern from
tier.
MIR. Spring understood that the bill was not
to come up before the school bills. He would
move to lay it on the table
After some debate the motion to table pre-
vailed-16 TOT.
Mr.. Stewart, from the judiciary Committee,
on that part of the Governors Address relat-
ing to soldiers voting reported resolves rela-
ting to amendment of the Constitution so as
to allow soldiers to vote. The resolve was
once read and on motion of Mr.. Spring laid
on the table and 1000 copies ordered TO be
printed
Mr.. Sanborn of Kennebec, moved to take
up the resolve in favor of Maine Wesleyan
Seminary.
The motion to take up prevailed.
A debate took place on the expedieney Of
considering this subject now.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the
question oil the passage of the resolve, and
being SO taken resulted in the affirmative,
yeas, %, nays 5.
So the resolve was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Milliken of Kennebec, called up the re-
solved in favor of Westbrook Seminary, and
the question being on the passage of the re-
solve to be engrossed, the yeas and nays were
called for, and ordered, and being so taken in
the affirmative by yeas q, nays 5.
So the resolve was passed to be engrossed.
Adjourned.
Finally Passed. Resolve authorizing the
Land Agent TO convey certain lots OF Land
to the widows of deceased soldiers; resolved
in favor of Peol Sawkes,
Passed TO be endcted.-An act addition to
chapter 81 OF the Revised Statues relative to
personal mortgages an act to incorporate the
Bangor & Brewer Street Railroad Company /;
an act authorizing constables to serve process
es in certain cases; an act to facilitate the de-
lection and to prevent the circulation of coun-
terieit bank bills; an act to incorporate the
Franklin Telegraph Company.
Resolve making an appropriation teight
townships of land) in favor of the common
schools, came up on its passage to be engros-
sed.
Mr.. Kimball of Mt. Chase, moved to amend
by charging eight to ten.
Mr.. Stone of Jay, favored the amend
ment. Amendment adopted and resolve
passed to be engrossad
On motion OF Mr.. Deering of Richmond,
bill an act to enroll, organize and discipline
the militia was taken up.
Mr.. Cyphers of Ripley, moved that the bill
be referred to the next Legislature.
After some debate the motion of Mr.. Cyph-
ers prevailed.
Resolve in favor of Berwick Acedamy, af-
ter some debate, was indemnity postponed.