The Portland daily press., 1865-02-02
Leglslature Of maine.
TUEsDAy,Jan., 81.

SENATE.
Passed to be eagrossed-An act to increase
the capital stock OF the Buxton Manufacturing
Co.; an act to amend section /, chapter 81 of
Revised Statues relating to mortgages on per-
sonal property; an act TO amend an act to in
corporate the Machiasport and East Machias
Toll Bridge Co.; an act to amend chapter 80
OF the Public Laws of 1851, entitled an act to
restrict the Jurisdiction OF Justices of the
Peace to Trial Justices; an act to increase the
tolls OF the Baskahegan Dam Co. an act to in
corporate the Continental Mills; an act to pre-
vent the desacing OF private property and nat
ural objects by advertisements !: an act to in
corporate the irish American RELIEF Associa
ton OF Portland; an act to incorporate the
Mesalonskee Manufacturing Co.; an act re-
lating to Portland Bridge.
Passed to be eRacted-An act to incorpo-
rate the Maine Beaten Press Co. an aetSto
increase the capital stock of the Fsrnsworth
Manufacturing Co.; an act additional to an
act to incorporate the Red Beach Plaster Co. /;
an act to change the limits of the Ticonic vii
iage Corporation; an act to Incorporate the
Crescent Lodge; an act to amend an act to in
corporate the Portland Dry Dock Co. AN act
to change the name OF Mary Huey; an act to
amend chapter rs OF the Special Laws of 1850
relative 10 the destruction OF fish in Chandeliers
River. rsg-s ~ xrs- -
Passed finally Resolve in favor OF Albert
ID. Sawyer; authorizing the Governor and
Council to audit and settle the claims Of Ed
ward Sands; for the relief of Nathan Weston.
Mr.. Woodman presented the petition of s.
i. Goodale and others for an act to incorpo-
rate the Cumberland Bone Manufacturing Co.,
which was referred to Committee on Manu-
features.
.EsS8 HOUSE. 5seMB 895W
{ On motion of Mr.. Webb OF Portland.
Ordered. That the Judiciary Committee be
instructed to report bill amending chapter
264 OF the Public Laws of 1864, section 1, SO
as to include the Clerks OF United States
Courts in this State.
- Mr.. Gould of Lyman, announced the pres
oence of VIM. F. LORD, Esq, Representative
elect from Berwick, and at the request of the
SPEAKER Mr.. Gould accompanied him to the
Council Chamber, where he took and subscrib-
ed the usual oaths of Office, and subsequently
appeared and took his seat. bloc e 1iai 1gidR Z
Mr.. Miller ofPertland, .called up bill to in
corporate the Portland Tenement House Co.,
and the same was passed to be engrossed.
Read and dssigned-Resolve relating 10
printing and distributing the Adjutant Gener-
al's Report for 1854. ( A&EA " I -
Passed to be engrossed-An act to incorpo-
rate the Range Pond Dam Co., an act to in
corporate the Eastport Hotel Co; an act to ex-
tend the charter OF the Norridgewock Bridge
Proprietors, and to amend the rates of toll
granted therein; an act to incorporate the
State of Maine Oil Co.. an act to incorporate
the Somerset Royal Arch Chapter.
Passed to be endcted-An act to increase
the capital stock of the Farnsworth Manufac-
turing Company. .8fS s5a4 .N18a
Mr.. Stevens of Augusta, called up the bill
House No l3, relating to poll taxes, and ad-
dressed the House at length in opposition both
to the Senate amendment and the original
bill a 5e4s5ssa sar si'sss55a4ss b shsi5 rs -i s.
" Debate ensued which was participated Indy
Messrs. Crosby Of Dexter, Gram of Bruins
wick, Granger of Calais, Wasgatt of Mt. De-
sert, Nickefson of Linneus,1 Foster of Bow
doin, Webb of Portland, Lang Of Vassalboro
Perkins of Hallowell. Roberts of Stockton
Eaton OF Readfeld and Payson of Westbrook
The House receded from its former vote
passing the bill to be engrossed. s.sts.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the
question of inconvenience with the Senate
The question was taken and resulted, yeas
1l3, nays none. So the House nonconcurred
in the Senate amendment.
Mr.. Shaw of Biddeford moved to amend the
original bill SO as to make the poll tax five
dollars instead of three. Lost.
Mr.. Roberts ofStockton moved that the bill
be indefinitely postponed, Lost, As TO so. !. +
The question was then taken on passing the
bill as originally passed by the House, to be
engrossed, and was decided in the affirmative
by yeas Is, nays SO. '''i A.i'i''s' 'si1 XII .sa
Mr.. Webb of Portland, gave notice of q mo-
ton to reconsider the above vote to morrow.
Adjourned.