The Portland daily press., 1868-01-15
Maine Legislature.



Especial dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA Jan 14.-House papers were dis
posed of in concurrence.
Under a suspension o: the rules the bill au
thorizing any Justice of the Supreme Judicial
Court TO order persons under arrest into anoth-
er county where charged with another offence
tor trial, was passed to be engrossed.
The following orders passed: Directing the
Secretary of the Senate to prepare register
OF the Senate and print 500 copies; directing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the
expediency of repeating chapter of Revised
Statutes, relative to the sale of lands for taxes
requesting the Land Agent to inform the SEN
ate what dispositions have been made OF public
lands granted Bates College and Westbrook and
Wesleyan Seminaries, and requesting the Sec
rotary of State to inform the Senate Of the
number of free scholarships placed at the dis
posal of the State in these institutions; direct
ing the judiciary Committee to inquire into
the expediency of repeating laws relating to
pressed hay.
Bills presented and reierred-In regard to
vicious horses; to authorize the town of East
port to hire money.
Passed to be engrossed-Bil to incorporate
Lebanon Masonic Lodge; to amend charter OF
Escutasis Dam Company.
Petitions presented and referred-To author
ige Commissioners of Sagadahoc county to
loan the credit of the county for completion OF
the Court House; for change Of laws relative
to taxation of National Bank stock; for change
OF laws relative to the opening Of roads in IN
incorporated townships.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
The Secretary of State transmitted the re-
ports of commissioners of assumption of wal
debts, liquor commission and a statement Of
the expense Of the Office of Superintendent OF
Common Schools for years of 1865, '66, and 81
asked for by the House; the expense of the
latter was 81 ,877 .03 for the whole period.
Mr.. Talbot, of East Machias, present resolves
relative to the rights of naturalized citizens.
The preamble declares that the rights of such
citizens have been violated. Resolve first as
serts as the American doctrine, that citizen
of one nation can transfer his allegiance to
another, and that the naturalized citizen is en-
titled to the same rights from other nations as
the natural citizen. The second, that the
United States should insist upon their rights
being observed The third transmits copy to
the President and the Maine delegation in Con-
gress
Orders passed-That of Mr.. Cram, directing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the
propriety of amending or repeating the laws Of
1866 relative to poll taxes; Of Mr.. Reed, direct
ing same committee to inquire into the expe.
diency of amending paragraph 4S, chapter 81
Revised Statues, so as TO allow Sheritfs to ad-
minister oaths to appraisers of personal prop.
erty; of Mr.. Fessenden, directing same com.
mittee to see if it is expedient to amend sec.
40, chap. 18, Revised Statutes, so as to allow
appeal from decision of Selectmen in case o.
damages in laying out roads and streets; o.
Mr.. Reed, directing same committee to inquire
into the expediency of law allowing tesla.
tor to name in his will the amount of bonds tc
be required of his executor, or to relieve hin
from giving bonds; of Mr.. Hale, directing same
committee to inquire what further legislation
is necessary to protect lines Of telegraph COM
panies; of Mr.. Stetson directing the Commit.
tee on Agriculture to inquire into the expedi-
eney of providing by law that Street Commits
soners and Highway Surveyors be required to
inspect and remove loose distractions from
roads in all months from April to December.
The order instructing the Committee on
Public Printing and Binding to advertise for
sealed proposals for same was taken from the
table ON motion of Mr.. Bradbury, and after
considerable discussion, and amendments pro.
posing TO leave it all to the committee, the
whole matter was tabled.
Passed to be enacted-Act to change the
name of Emma T. Butterfeld.
Mr.. Porter presented the following resolves
which, after an animated discussion, were final.
ly passed under suspension of rules: So
Resoloed, That chap. 131 of the resolves of
1867 authorizing the Governor and Council to
enter into a reference of the claims against the
sureties of the d. B. Peck, late State Treasur-
erl be and is hereby repealed, and that the
Governor and Council be directed to take i'm
mediate action 70 insure the collection of the
claims of the State against the sureties OF B
ID. Peck, late State Treasurer.
Messrs. Porter, Fessenden, Hale, Bradbury
Morrow and Cram spoke in favor, and Messrs
Foster and Dingley agasnst immediate action
Upon the motion to table, after forced read
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