The Portland daily press., 1867-02-09
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Saturday Morning, February 8, 1867.
LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH To THE DAILY PREss.l
STATE House, AUGUSTA, Feb. s.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY PREss.l
STATE HOUSE, AUGUSTA, Feb. s.
SENATE.
The Senate passed to be enacted a bill an
act to incorporate the Portland & Western
Railroad The Senate concurred in the
amendment of the House.
The order of Mr.. Lord, of Standish, OF 'he
House, relating to an Investigation vi 'he AZ
fairs of the Insane Hospital lnnrmary, "a COM
munication of inquiry directed to the super
intendent of the Hospital, created a general
discussion, and the subject matter was referred
to the joint standing committee ON Insane
Hospital on motion of Mr.. Perkins "to insist
The action of the House in regard to the
usury law was stated yesterday On motion OF
Mr.. Perkins to nonconcur, the subject was
specially assigned for next Wednesday,
The following acts passed: act to make valid
the doings of school district No. in the town
OF Parkman; act to legalize the doings of the
Univerralist Meeting House Corporation in
Lewiston; act to authorize the Universalst
Society in Augusta to sell their church and lot;
act to authorize the town of Wiscasset to ex-
tend further aid in the construction of the
kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad; act to III
corporate the Webster Trotting Park; act to
make valid the doings of Pearl Street Univer-
salist Society in Portland; act to incorporate
the Monroe Trotting Park Company; act to
grant authority to Ransom b. Abbott to estab-
fish and maintain a ferry between the towns
of Sullivan and Hancock; act to incorporate
the Kennebec Land and Lumber Company.
HOUSE.
Resolve providing for the appointment of
commission to industrial schools for girls was
passed to be engrossed. Also bill an act to in
corporate the Narraganset Manufacturing and
Trading Company. Also bill an act to amend
the charter of the Cape Elizabeth Steam Fer
ny Company.
Several unimportant acts passed to be enact
ed.
The Committee on division of Towns after a
protracted session of three days have voted
that portion of Frankfort be set off to the
town of Winterport, 5 to 3.
ITo THE ASSOCIATED PREss1
AUGUSTA Feb. s.
The following resolutions are two of series
reported this afternoon by the Committee on
Federal RelatiOns:- 5a
ResoI0ed, That the Legislature views with
alarm the depressed and suffering condition of
the shpbuilding interest of this State, which
condition has arisen in a large degree from
the heavy duties imposed by Congress upon
the foreign materials entering into the con-
struetion of ships, and other burdens imposed
by the Government, and which are depriving
our shipbuilders of a successful competition
with the foreign-built ships, especially those of
the British North American provinces.
ResolUed That the memorial to Congress
adopted by the shipbuilders of Maine assem-
hlaI IN pat on
and 3lst days of January last, in which is set
forth the depressed and suffering condition of
the shipbuilding and ship owners interests of
the State as having been caused by the oner-
Gus burdens imposed by the Government, and
in indicating in what manner relief should be
offered, should receive from Congress that at
tention which the great Importance of the in
terests involved demand. t8 @F