The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-01-13
Legislative.

In the senate on MONDAY the House ordoi
appointing Joint Special Committee TO con.
slider the passage Of an act to legalise tho do
ings Of cities, towns and plantations in rails.
ing money to pay bounties to volunteers. VA
tabled. =
A Communication was received from Hon.
Nathan Dane transmitting his annual report
as State Treasurer for the year 1864.
In the House, Mr.. Sayward Of Alfred pre-
sented tho petition Of George II. Knowlton
Register Of Probate Of York County, for an
increase of salary. Referred to the York
delegation.
TUESDAY The following Joint Standing
Committees were announced in both branches:
On the Jndieiary-Tenney of Somerset, Bar
ker Of Penobscot and Virgin Of Oxford. OF the
Senate. Granger Of Calais, Webb OF Portland,
Crosby Of Dexter, Dingley Of Lewiston, Taplcy
Of Saco and Cram Of Brunswick. of the House.
On Federal Relafions-Barker Of Peuobscot,
McGilvery Of Waldo, Woodmnn Of Cumber-
land, of the Senate. Dingley Of Lewiston. Alb
bott Of China, Hunt of Bath, Phillips Of Weld.
Tapley Of Saco. Bachelor OF Scion. and Lyford
Of Atkinson, Of the House
On Military .a6airs-Milliken Of Waldo,
Stetson Of Lincoln. Virgin of Oxford, OF the
Senate. Miller Of Portland, Garnsey Of Ban
gor, Chase Of Sidney, Jones Of Lewiston, Stet-
son of Newcastle. and Gould Of Lyman, OF the
House. '
On Coast and Frontier Defences-McGil.
very Of Waldo, Wadsworth Of Washington,
Southland of Ssgadahoo, Of the Senate. Mayo
Of Orono, Day Of Damariscotta, Robinson Of
Sherman, Davis Of Lubec, Valley Of Alva, Was.
gait OF t Desert, and Shaw Of Biddsf'rd' oil
the Hn6up
On Railroads, Ways and Bridgss-Manson
of Penobscot, Woodman Of Cumberland, and
Chase of Oxford, Of the Senate. Patten oil
Bath, Little Of Auburn, Williams Of Augusta,
Wilson of Rocxland. Cram Of Portland, Ellis
of Canton, and Holyoke of Brewer, OF the
House.
On Mercantile .aGairs and Insurdncs--Tal-
bot Of Washington, Stetson OF Lincoln, Ding
ley OF Androsooggin, Of the Senate. Roberts
of Stockton, Foster Of Bangor, Follansbee OF
Camden, Dunlap of Lisbon, Chase Of Dover,
Fairbanks Of Pennington, aud Ssyward Of AL.
fred, Of the House.
On Notwithstanding OF Penobscot,
Stone of Franklin, Richardson Of Cumberland,
Of the Senate. Weston of Gorham, Eaton OF
Readfeld, Oak OF Garland. Hathaway Of Will
ton, Fisher of Charlotte, McLane Of New Sha.
ron, aud Bedford of Warren, Of the House.
On Banks and Banking-Sanborn Of Ken.
nebec, McCiilvery of Waldo, Banks Of York, Of
the Senate. Little Of Auburn, Patten Of Bath,
Larrabee of Portland. Hersey Of Bangor, Hill
of Bucksport, Haskell Of Waldoboro, and Hall
of Rockland, of the House.
On fgriculture-Sanborn Of York, Chase oi
Oxford, Southland Of Sagadahoc, OF the Senate.
Lang of Vassslboro, Bryant Of Montvillc,
of Livermore, Fogg OF Monmouth and Baker
80 W;ndh ~ tho Hnuao
On s-Wadsworth Of Washing
ton, Sanborn OF Kennebec, Hale of Piscataquis,
of the Senate. Dennison Of Mechanic Falls.
Lang of Vassalboro, Eaton Of Plymouth,
Church Of Bradford. Weld Of Buxton, Gushee
Of Appleton, and Holden Of Casco, of the
House.
On State Lands and State Roads-Messrs,
Burleigh, Wadsworth. and Pierce of the Sem
ate; Hopkins Of Ellsworth, johnson Of Carmel,
Bean OF Denmark, Bliss Of Freeport, Nicker.
son OF Einneus, Lawlsr Of Baileyville, and vii.
son Of Thomaston. Of the House.
On Division of Towns-hlessrs. True, War;
rem, and Iiolbrook, Of the Senate; Barker OF
Bethel. Cover Of Mercer, Haley Of Frankfort,
yer of Vinalhaven, and Richards of Belmont,
of the House.
On Division Of Counfies-Messrs. Hol-
brook, Ludwig, and Hamor, If the Senate;
Ham Of Cambridge, Nelson Of New Gloucester,
Brigham OF Amherst, Ferguson of Deer Isle,
Cleayes of Steuben, Lord of Shapleigh, and
Geyer Of Friendship, of the House.
On Incorporation of ToWns-Messrs. Kinds,
Stone, and Burleigh OF the Senate; Philbrick
of Thorndike, Che.ley Of Lincoln, Montgom
cry of Boothbay, French of Lincplnville. Sirois
Of Bion Plantation. Smith of Mortified, and
Doyle Of Eaton Grant. Of the House.
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Southland. Of the Senate; Davis Of Lubec, Har-
don Of York, Merry of Edgecomb, Higgins OF
Cape Elizabeth, and Whitney OF Jonesboro', Of
the House.
On Indian .a6airs-AIessrs. Manson, Walk
err, and Richardson, Of the Senate; Estabrook
of Oldtown, Robinson Of Sherman, Rogers OF
Holden, Whitney of Jonesboro', Atwood Of
Monroe, Slower Of Bluehill, and Hobart Of Ed
munds, Of the House.
On Claims-Alessrs. Woodman, Milliken.
and Talbot, Of the Senate; Abbott OF China.
Sweetzer Of North Yarmouth, Brigham Of
Amherst, Simpson of Dixmont, Foster of Bow
doin, French Of Cornvilla, and Carney OF Mos
COW, Of the House.
On Pensions-Messrs. Stetson, Kinds and
Holbrook, of the Senate; Moore of Gardiner.
McIntire of Peru, Fisher Of Charlotte, Heath
OF Detroit, French of Lincolnville, Witham Of
RAYMOND, aud Hamilton Of WATERFORD, Of
the House.
On Insane Hospilal-AIessrs. Walker, Brad.
hnry and Ludwig. Of the Senate; Monroe OF
Belfast, Perley Of Brighton. Carlton Of Sedg-
wick, Stevens of Augusta, Prescott OF Canaan.
Haines of East Livermore, and Bradbury OF
Of the House.
On Reform School-Messrs. Banks. Talbot,
and Manson, of the Senate; Kilby Of PASSPORT,
Hopkins of ELLSWORTH, Hammond OF Paris,
Moore of Minot, Hutchinson Of West Gardiner.
Sauborn Of Kittery, ADD Beale OF Hudson, OF
the House.
On State Prison-Messrs. Hale. Sanborn OF
York and True of the Senate; Walker Of Hamp-
dan. bradford OF Houlton, Bowman of Buck.
6eld. Payson of Westbrook, Frost Of Sanford,
Reed Of Springfield. and Prescott OF Canaan,
Of the House.
Tho Speaker announced the following Com
mittee on Printing and Binding on the part
of the House: Messrs. Dingley of Lewiston.
Granger Of Calais, Hall OF Rockland, Hill OF
Sullivan, Sayward Of Alfred, Roberts OF
Stocton, and Prescott OF Canaan. ..
In the Senate. message was received IRON
the Governor. transmitting o copy OF the re-
solves of the New Hampshire Legislature re..
lating to the construction Of fish ways
over the dams across the Connecticut. Mcrri-
mac and Saco rivers also the annual report
Of the State Liquor Agent for the year 1854;
and report of Hon. B. w. Norris. Commits
sioner Of this State for the Gettysburg Gem
etery. ..
WEpyEspAY.-In tho Senate, the Commit
tee on Gubernatorial votes reported that the
returns Of votes for Governor showed the fol'
lowing result: o,o
Whole number cast, lli,ySv
Necessary to choice, oo,uVo
Samuel Cony had 65,oSS
Joseph Howard, 46,4o3
Scattering, 10