The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-02-17
AFTERNnnN sEssIt

Turnpike; in favor of s. Gabriel; in favor of
" AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Kinds called up the Hawker and Ped
Ter bill, and the bill was passed to be engross-
ed. U
Mr. Kinds called up bill an act relative to
the introduction of foreign papers into this
State, and moved its indefinite postponement.
The Senate voted to postpone the bill.
Finally Passed-Resolve in favor of W.
Qulmby OF Bucksport resolve in favor Of the
town OF Searsmont; resolve in favor OF 5. Ga
briel.
rate the Union River Boom Company; to le-
galize the records of the town of Avon; to in
corporate the Brownville Mill and Water Pow
er Company; explanatory of act to aid SOL
dlers' families, passed in 1865; to authorize
kennebec County Commissioners to build a
bridge over Sebasticook river; in addition to
chapter 65 Of Revised Statutes; relating to
distribution of real and personal estate and
lands held in mortgage and taken on execu-
ton; relative to certain fixtures; to change
the names OF certain persons; to extend pro-
visions OF the act to authorize Bangor to aid
in the construction Of the European and North
American Railroad; to provide for payment
ofwar loan of 1851; additional to an act to in
corporate the town of Fairfield. .'''
Adjourned. 3 fSsaET EQa ..7f.
Mr.. Williams of Augusta, by leave, present.
ed bill for the assessment of State Tax for
the year 1866, amounting to 81, 239, O62.14,
and asked suspension of the rule that the
bill may have its readings at the present time,
which after some debate, was agreed to. The
bill was read three times and passed to be en-
crossed. lns SIS
Mr.. Shepley, from the Committee on Rail-
roads, Ways and Bridges, in response to an Or
der OF the Legislature, reported that the Port
land, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Compa-
ny is under lease to corporations out of the
State, and that said lease does not appear to
have been authorized by the laws of this State
or ratified by the Legislature, but no evidence
was submitted to enable the committee to de-
termine whether the lease is or is not preju-
dicial to the interests of the State; and the
committee ask to be discharged from further
consideration of the subject. ar dpF
Passed to be enacted-An act to incorpo-
rate the Brownville Mill and Water Compa-
ny; an act additional to an act to incorporate
the town OF Fairfield; an act to change the
names OF certain persons; an act to ineorpo-
rate the Union River Boom Company; an act
to provide for the payment of the war loan of
1861 an act to change the names of certain
persons; an act authorizing the erection of a
dam in the town of Harpswell; an act to lc-
galze the doings of the town of Avon: an act
TO incorporate the Middle River Dyke Com
pany; an act relating to certain fixtures: an
act explanatory of an act to provide support
for the families Of soldiers; an act additional
to chapter IS of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the distribution of estates real and person
al, and OF lands held in mortgage and taken on
execution; an act additional to the acts in
relation to the Penobscot Mutual Marine In
surance Company.
Finally Passed-Resolve in favor of the
Committee on Education; resolve in favor of
VIM, w. Quimby, OF .Bucksport; resolve in IA
vor of the Joint Sta-ding Committee on the
State Prison; resolve in favor of the town of
Mr.. Miller, by leave, laid on the table re-
solve for the appointment of commissioners to
the Worlds Fair, in PARIS, providing that the
Governor may appoint four commissioners to
represent the State, they to defray their own
expenses and have no claim on the State for
any part thereby Lies over under the rule.
Mr.. Foster, of Bangor, called up bill SENATE
No. 1917 extending the time within which GER
tain banks shall redeem their bills, which was
read Mr.. Foster offered an amendment, by
the addition of sections prescribing certain
modes of proceeding in case of banks which
have amended their charters, but have recog-
nized as National Banks. Mr.. Foster remark.
ed that this amendment was offered by author
ity of the Committee on Banks AID Bank
ing. 1.7 e.
Adjourned to afternoon. "s
~. IA AFTERNOON SESSION. Y
va When the House adjourned it had under
consideration the bill to extend the time with
in which certain banks shall redeem their bills.
The Senate amendment, and the amendment
of Mr. Foster, were adopted, and the bill was
passed to be engrOssed. 6 a. .ss,' GE
Mr.. Bradbury, of Hollis, called up the bill to
establish the division line between the towns
of Hollis and MARLBOROUGH, and the same
was read the third time and passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Shepley called up the bill House No.
lS), to incorporate the Commercial Warehouse
Company, and offered an amendment as a sub
stitute for those heretofore offered, Striking out
portion of section 3, and inserting two addi-
tional sections, placing the bill, as he believed
in a position where it could not be objected to
by any member. He explained the effect of
his amendment. - .lI
The amendment was adopted and the bill
passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Bradbury called up bill additional to set
off part of the town of Scarboro' and annex
the same to the town of Gorharn, and the same
was read the third time and passed to be en-
crossed.
Passed to be enacted-An act to protect
Union River from Instructions; an act for the
assessment Of State tax for the year 1865.
amounting to $1,259,O62.14. Adjourned.