The Portland daily press., 1867-01-31
LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
STATE HOUSE. AUGUSTA, Jan. so.

STATE HOUSE, AUGUSTA, Jan. 80.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY PREss.l
SENATE.
Papers from the House passed in concurrence
Petition of Jos H. Manley for act of incor-
poraton of Augusta and Halloween Horse Rail
road Company; petition of VIM. III. Thompson
for an act incorporating the Maine Homepath-
ic Medical Society, were presented and refer.
red.
Mr. Hobson presented an act to exemnt the
shares of certain railroad companies, and the
bonds issued thereof, from taxation for a term
of years. Same Senator presented petition Of
Isaac d. Coffin, for village corporation as the
Wiscasset Village Corporation, which were APP
propriately referred.
An act authorizing the Kennebet and Wis
casset Railroad Company to unite with the
Knox and Lincoln road, was read and assign
ed
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
an act in relation to interest The question
was discussed by Mr.. Brown, of Cumberland,
In favor of the present law, and by Messrs
Crosby, Perkins, Caldwell and Robbie in oppo-
sition. On motion OF Mr. Robe, seven three
tenths was substituted instead of s per cent
as the limit of interest. The amendment was
adopted and the subject laid on the table.
HOUSE.
Petitions presented and referred: OF Walter
Brown, of the Bangor Water Power Co.; of f.
A. Piper, for an amendment of the law so that
all bank stock shall be taxed in the town where
the owner resides; of Directors of Monmouth
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. for change of char
for oil ca;1 b.
class denominated I'd class; of Jesse Drew, of
Fort Fairfield, for appropriation of land in aid
of building mills; of j. r. Laing, of Passadum-
keag tor incorporation of academy in that town;
of Mr.. Spear, of Roekland, N. A Farwell and
others for act of incorporation under the title
of Knox Agricultural Society petition of J.
s. Cundun for equalizing town bounties; OF
Maine Express Company for alteration of char
ter; of Luther Fitch and "a Others for inquir-
ing into the manner in which the franchise of
the Cumberland and Oxford canal corporation
has been disposed of; also several petitions re-
lating to the closing up of the affairs of the
Piscataquis Fire Insurance Company
Mr.. Messer, of Portland, presented an act to
surrender the charter of the Dirigo Insurance
Company.
Mr. Stevens, of Augusta, presented the petit
ton of the Maine Temperance Convention,
representing thirty thousand voters, for State
Constabulatory law.
Several papers passed their first and second
reading.
The following acts passed finally: To make
good the doings of the town of Baldwin; to es-
tablish the salary of the Judge of Probate of
county of Androscoggin three hundred dollars
year; an act allowing the Assessors of Sher-
man to exempt from taxation certain grist
mill in that town; giving the Oriental Powder
Company increased power to manufacture.
The Committee on Division of Towns had
under consideration the annexation of the town
of Danville to the town of Auburn yesterday.
and after two sessions, which closed at a late
hour last evening, (Tuesday), the committee
decided by vote of to l, for the petitioners
to bring in a bill annexing the two towns by
the name Of Auburn.
Our report of the action of the Senate, on
the act to remove the disability to marry, be-
tween persons of different races, as published
yesterday, was incorrect Our report as re-
celyed read, THE bill was opposed by Mr.. Boyn-
on, of Damariscotta, and passed to be engross-
ed, yeas 2, nays 49," Presuming, from the yeas
and nays, that mistake had been made we
inserted the words, refused passage" sup
posing that was in accordance with the vote
But it seems that Mr.. Boynton made motion
to indefinitely postpone the bill and it was
upon that question the vote stood, yeas 2, nays
49, The bill was then passed to be engrossedl
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