The Portland daily press., 1867-02-06
LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
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STATE HOUSE, AUGUSTA, Feb o.
SENATE.
Read and Assigned An act to authorize .he
First Universalist Society of Augusta TO sell
their church and lot.
Mr.. Boynton presented resolves in relation
t. reconstruction, which were referred to the
Committee ON Federal Relations. %
The resolutions declare that the people of
Maine demand that impartial suffrage shall be
incorporated into the organic law; that con-
scious and INTELLIGENT traitors who originated
the rebellion must be forever excluded from all
political power and privileges; that jeff Davis
ought to be brought to speedy trial, and that
the extreme penalty should follow his convic-
Ton; that the pretended State governments set
up by President johnson are mere usurpa-
tons, and that Maine demands their immedi-
ate and total abolition, and the organization OF
suitable governments throughout the ten
States lately in rebellion, founded on organic
laws of Congress, and the will of the loyal
people.
Act to incorporate city of Saco was passed
to be enacted.
Bill an act to give additional power to the
Ticonic Water Power Company was called
up. The bill provides, as in the kennebec
Company's act that private land may be TAX
en- for company uses. st lfBt
Mr. Weld moved an amendment to the eff
feet that they might take their town land.
Mr.. Weld was opposed to the principle en-
braced in the Kennebec bill, and spoke
against it at length.
Several Senators spoke against the amend
ment, and it was voted down; and the bill
passed to be engrossed-yeas 16, nays a.
HOUSE.
Sundry circumstances against the erection
of the new bridge at Calais were presented
and referred.
Petition of the Mayor of Portland to loan
the credit of the city of Portland for business
purposes; petition for amendment of the pro-
bate law, were presented and referred
Order that the librarian be directed to sup
ply the town of Prescott with certain books;
order that a bushel of oats be required to
weigh thirty two pounds; order that E. Ad-
ans Davis, of Lubec, be granted leave of alb
sence for the remainder of the term, were
severally referred,
An act to incorporate the Maine Homeo-
pathic Society, was reported by the Commit
tee on Education; resolve for the appoint
ment of commission on industrial school
for girls, was also reported by same commit
tee, both of which were assigned.
A resolve was passed granting to the town
of Kennebunk certain books to replace those
lost by fire.
An act in relation to interest, being as
signed, came up.
MIR. Berry proposed to amend by striking
out certain words, so that the act may read,
interest shall remain as heretofore at per
cent, but parties to written contracts are au-
thorized to fix and determine the rate of in
terest on the same" and advocated the amend
ment.
Messrs. Jones and Atkinson opposed the
amendment and the bill.
The amendment was adopted, and upon the
final passage of the bill, the yeas and nays
being ordered, resulted as follows: Yeas S.
nays 81. 81 .I.D
Subsequently motion was made to recon
slider the vote, and Thursday was assigned.
An act to amend the laws defining the du-
ties of Experimenting School Committees,
was indefinitely postponed. Adjourned.