The Portland daily press., 1865-02-21
Legislature Of Maine.


SENATE.
SATURDAY Feb IS.
Passed to be engroSsed-Resolve directing
the printing of certain documents in relation
to the Reports of the Adjutant General for
! the years 1861 62 and '63; an act to further
| extend the operations of chapter 253 of
the Special Laws of 1862, and chapter 35s of
the Special Laws of 1864 relating to the claims
| of Miles Wilson; resolve authorizing the Land
Agent to convey lot of land to Hasen Hill.
an act amendatory of and additional to an act
entitled an act to incorporate the Otisfeld
Mutual Fire Insurance Company; resolve in
favor OF the Penobseot tribe of Indians; in IA
vor OF the Governor and Lieut.. Gov. of the
Penobsc0t tribe of Indians; in favor of the
Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians for educa-
ttonal purposes; in favor of the agent of the
Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians; in favor of
| idiotic-chldren in relation to the Penobscot
tribe OF Indians; an act to repeal chapter 279
OF the Public Laws of 1864 relating to town
auditors of account; to increase the capital
stock OF Lime Rock Bank; to increase the
capital stock of the City Bank OF Biddeford :;
| an act to increase the capital stock of the
North Bank at Rockland; resolve in favor of
Ezekiel Holmes and G. H. Hitchcock; an act
Increasing the capital stock of the Searsport
Bank; resolve in favor of the Committee on
Education; an act to authorize the proprie-
tors of the Lewiston Bridge to sell their toll
paid by the State to persons enlisted or draft
ed into the service OF the United States; an
act amendatory of chapter eleven of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to education.
Finally passed-Resolves for the payment
OF State bounties and fixing the amount there
OF.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bacheller, OF Scion, from a majority OF
the committee consisting of the Somerset del
9patl0n. rnnnrtnd O a n tn oh ha Oh;
tlwn OF Somerset County Ito Skowhegan).-
Mr.. Churchill Of Arson, made minority re-
port against the proposed change, with state
ment of facts. All the above papers were laid
on the table and ordered to BE- printed.
Bill extending the jurisdiction of the Coun
ty Commissioners of Cumberland County over
the tide waters near Martins Point was read
the third time, and on motion of Mr.. Cram of
Brunswick, indefinitely postponed
The Railroad third rail- reports were taken
up, and Mr.. Tapley of Saco continued and
concluded his remarks in support of the ma
jority report.
Mr. Payson of Westbrook, followed on the
same side.
Mr.. Garnsey OF Bangor, favored the minori-
ty report, and the repeal OF the present res
friction on the laying the third rail.
Mr.. Stevens of Augusta. spoke on the same
side.
Passed to be engrossed-An act to amend
the tariff OF tolls of Livermore Falls Bridge
Corporation; an act to incorporate the Bidde-
ford Savings Bank; an act to authorize the
Trustees of Pennington Academy to>obtain q
loan OF money for the completion of build
ing erected by them for Normal School, and
give security therefor In mortgage of real es-
tate; an act to establish the easterly line of
Waterboro', between said town and the towns
of Limington and Hollis in the County Of
York; Resolve defining and establishing the
October quota under bill to provide snnnort
for the families of soldiers approved February
20, 1854; an act to change the time of hold
ing the County Commissioners Court of Ken
nebec County: an act to incorporate the Cum.
berland Fertilizing Company
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The railroad reports on the third guage were
Mr.. Tapley Of Saco, spoke in favor of the
majority report
Messrs. Lang of Vassalboro, Monroe of Bel |
las' Jersey OF Bangor, Roberts of Stockton, |
Foster OF Bangor, Porter of Burlington. and
stevens OF Augusta, spoke in favor Of the mi |
nority report Tts.a
Messrs. Cram of Brunswick, and Webb of !
Portland, supported the majority report.
Inc question was then taken on amending |
the report of the committee BY substituting
the report OF the minority thereof, and re.
suited IN the affirmative by yeas Y, nays DC.
80 the minority report was substituted for
the majority.
Bill an act to repeal an act entitled an act to
promote the safety of travel on roadroads, an
proved March IA, 1850, was then read twice.
A discussion took place on assigning time
for the third reading of the BILL
Monday at twelve o'clock was assigned for
the third reading of the bill-52 to Al. It was
also ordered that the vote on the engrossment
OF the bill be taken at half past twelve. Adj
journed
~ The Richmond nanana -. GIL.