The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-01-10
LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. s.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. s.
SENATE Ell
The President of the Senate presented
communication from the Adjutant General
elect signifying his acceptance of the Office
Also a communication from the Treasurer
covering his annual report. a
On motion of Mr.. Holbrook,
Ordered that the report of the Treasurer
this day laid before the Legislature, be referr-
en- to select committee of three on the part
of the Senate with such as the House may
join.
Under this order the following committee
were appointed: sM Ike ~
Messrs. Holbrook of Cumberland, Perkins
of Kennebec and Billings Of Waldo.
The President announced the following
Standing Committees on the part of the SEN
ate. .E .r .t...-s- ...E1t
On Engrossed Bills-Messrs Madison of Pc
nobscot, Boynton of Somerset, Hobbs of York.
HAYES of Aroostook, Eaton of Waldo, Hob
son of Lincoln, Richardson Of Cumberland,
Kinds of Kennebec, Campbell of Washington,
Dennison of Androscoggin, Ramsdan of Pts
cataquis and one vacancy.
On bills in the second reading-Messrs.
Stone of Franklin, Hamor of Hancock, Chase
of Oxford, Holbrook of Cumberland, Burpee
of Knox, Porter Of Penobscot, Smith of Wash
ington, Moore of Somerset, Mason of York,
AtNNst VI AANhAhSbSS3 VI w dluO, dilu OuC
vacancy.
Mr.. Burpee of Knox, announced the death
of his colleague, John B. Dunton, Senator
elect, and addressed the Senate, after which
he offered series of Resolutions eulogistic OF
the deceased.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
by rising vote.
On motion of Mr.. Manson of Penobscot,
Ordered, That message be sent to the
q irfpr ,yaorf hoy, o{f1 ,oI -
DuntoC, Senator elect from the 18th senatori-
al district.
Mr.. Billings ofWaldo, moved that as furth-
er mark OF respect to the deceased, the
Senate do now adjourn.
HOUSE. 81
The Speaker announced the following stand
ing committees of the House:
On engrossed Dills-Messrs. Payson of
Westbrook, Jordan of Danviile, Burbank of
Limerick, Dyer of Strong, Nickerson of Or
rington, Harrington of Fryeburg and Hill of
Biddeford.
On Finance-Messrs. Williams of Augusta,
Fairbanks of Harrington, Wilson of Thomas
ton, Burleigh of South Berwick, Stetson of
Bangor, Holland of Lewiston and Messer of
Portland. .eaf
On Bills in the Third Reading-Messrs.
Foster of Waterville, Walker of Newport, Cor
don of Leeds, Fulton of Bluehill, Small of
WInterport, Page OF Fort Kent and CousenS
of Kennebunkport. Ea Il' ..fa.-
On the Pay Roll-Messrs. Bradford of Houl-
ton, Lawler of Baileyville, Sawyer of Ray
mond, Walker of Newport, Cargill of Win
thrOp. Clark of Biddeford and Foster of Ham
over. r.
Also the following Committee on the order
to investigate alleged frauds in the matter of
enlistments and bounty: IN
Messrs. Shepley of Portland, Williams of
Augusta, Woodman of Bucksport, Stetson of
Bangor, Wilson of Thomaston, Dodge of Ok
ford and Sawyer of Saco. -o
A message was received from the Senate,
through Mr.. Manson of Penobscot, informing
the House of the decease of Hon. John B.
Dunton, Senator elect from the 18th Sennato-
rial district (Knox.) rt
On motion of Mr.. Otis of st. George, as a
mark of respect for the memory Of the deceas-
ed, the House then adjourned. o.