The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-17
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by international Line.I

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SENATE.
Augusta, Feb. 15.--House papers disposed OF
in concurrence.
The order passed in the House under sus-
pension of the joint order, relating to fees OF
Sheriffs and their Deputies, was refused pas
sage.
q Read and asslgned-Act to incorporate the
Rockland Savings Bank; act to authorize Alb
ernethy Grover to improve Sandy River and
collect toll on logs; act to amend Chap 116 r.
8. relative to fees of trial justices; act to re.
peal Chap. $50, Laws 1882 relating to civil &C.
lions; act to amend Sec. 1, Chap $50, Laws
1857; act for the free navigation of the Penob-
scot River; act to prevent members of City
Governments and Selectmen from voting on
or being parties to contracts in certain cases;
act to incorporate the Portland Dry Dock and
warehouse Company; act to incorporate the
Eureka Match Co.; act to reduce the valuation
Of the town of Phipsburg; act to consolidate
the school districts in the city of Roekland;
resolve directing our delegation in Congress to
ask an appropriation for the removal of OBJ
structions in Penobseot River.
Passed to be engrossed-Act to repeal Sec.
Aof Chap. % r. s. relating to cattle running
at large; act to incorporate the Orono Savings
Bank; act to incorporate the Peoples Five
Cent Savings Bank; act to establish the salary
Of Probate Judge in York County; act to in
corporate the Auburn Savings Bank; resolves
In favor of D'Aigle Plantation, Aroostook
County; in relation to distribution and ex-
change of agricultural documents; making
appropriations for the Passamaquoddy Indi-
ans.
Passed to be enacted-The same bills which
were enacted yesterday in tho House were
enacted in concurrence.
The committee to which was referred the Pc
tition of citizens of Eastport for leave to the
town to take stock in the Hotel Company,
submitted report that the petitioners have
leave to withdraw. A minority report sub
hitting bill was substituted, and the report
accepted. The blu was assigned to Monday.
Mr.. Ludden asked leave to present bill for
the repeal Of the act passed this week. estab-
fishing Superior Court in Cumberland Coun-
IT,. Mr.. Ludden said that from information
received from the Chief Justice, and other
facts which had come to his notice, he had be-
como convinced that the Legislature had pass
ed the act under Misrepresentation of the re-
quirements of the case, and thought when the
facts were laid before them they would retrace
their steps, .--
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
HOUSE. 4
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Read and assigned-Resolve in favor of town
Of Clinton-assigned to Wednesday; resolve
In favor Of Portland Institute and Public Lii
brary was referred to the Library Committee;
act to incorporate the Biddeford Cooperation
Society; act to prevent troll fishing in French
mans Bay; act to organize Township Ridge
into Lakeville Plantation; act to authorize
VIM. Smith to build wharf in tide waters at
'Vinalhaven; act to authorize James Perry to
erect wharf at Camden harbor; act to ineor.
porate the Pushaw Dam Company, tlaid over
70 be printedl; act to define the limits of town
Of Deer Isle in Hancock County. I
Passed to be engrossed-Act to incorporate
the Bath Insurance Company; act to amend
Chap. 32l, Laws 1867, relating to railroads; act
to incorporate the Piscataquis Horse Railroad
Company; act additional to an act incorpora-
ting Gardiner and PittSton Bridge Company;
act to authorize Joseph Erskine ct ais. to build
wharf at Sheepscot River; act to incorporate
the Penobscot Agricultural Society; resolve
laying tax on the various counties of the
State; act to incorporate the Boothbay Mutual
Fire Insurance Company; act to lesalize GER
tain doings Of town of Buckfeld, exempting
bonds from taxation; act to incorporate the
Waterville Hall Association.
Passed to be enacted-Resolves in favor of
the State Library; in favor OF Sockbasin Swa-
SIM in favor of John Tobin; act to ineorpor-
ate the Quantabacook Water Power Company;
act to legalize certain doings of selectmen and
ASSESSORS of Leeds; act to authorize Sheridan
Plantation to raise money for certain purposes;
act 10 authorize the Portland and Rochester
Railroad Company to change the location of
Its road; act to amend Sec. 2, Chap. 2O9, Spe-
cial Laws 1867; act to authorize the extension
Of Brooks wharf; act relating to Foreign Ex-
press Companies; act to change the name OF
certain persons; act to regulate the service of
Grand Jurors OF Lincoln County; act to legal
tze certain doings of town OF Crawford; act to
establish the salary of Sheriff of Aroostook
County. I'D.
An order relatiag to payment of members in
gold was debated and laid on the table.
The minority report of the Committee on
Elections was specially assigned to Thursday
next.