The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-10

Especial Dispatch by International LiueI
SENATE
AUGUSTA, Feb. 8.-House papers disposed Of
In concurrence.
Read and assigned for Monday-Bills, to reg
ulate fishing in Damariscotta river; to abolish
the June term of Commissioners Court in
Aroostook county; resolve for distribution of
books to Richmond Library Association.
Passed to be engrossed-Bills, to authorize
Ezra Lunt to construct pier at East Hamp-
den, in Penobscot river; to prevent obstruc.
tons at Weskeag Creek, South Thomaston; to
change the name of certain persons; to author
lie Seth Il. Mullen to extend wharf at Cam
den harbori to incorporate the City Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Saco; to regulate
the powers Of Bangor Mutual Fire Insurance
company; to give additional powers to Union
Insurance Company; act relative to Alfred
Bank; to authorize Bangor Mutual Savings
Bank to purchase and hold real estate; to in
corporate Maine Pharmaceutical Association;
to authorize European & North American rail-
road to build sidewalk across the Penobscot:
to regulate fishing in Bear ponds, Hartford; to
establish a Superior Court in Cumberland
County.
Resolves relative to sureties of b. D. Peck
were, on motion of Mr.. Farley laid on the
table and assigned for Tuesday next. =.
Passed to be enacted in CONFERENCE.-The to
incorporate Lee Trottiug Park Association. p
Finally passed-Resolve in favor of Eliza
beth s. Dolley; resolves relating to the ship
ping interests of Maine.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence, ex-
cept resolves relating to surities of B. D. Peck
on which the House voted to insist.
Orders passed-On motion of Mr. Nav of
Winthrop, that Committee on Legal Reform
inquire into the expediency of amending sect.
II, chap. 3, Revised Statutes, relating to town
officers; of Mr.. league, of Lyndon, that the
Committee on Coast and Frontier Defences
inquire into the military necessity of railroad
nom some point on the European g. North
American railroad in Penobscot county to
Fort Fairfield; of Mr.. league, that the Com
mittee on Legal Reform inquire into the rights
of settlers on the public lands; also that it in
quire into the expediency of the land agents
permitting the cutting of cedars upon town
ships; Of Mr.. Walker, of Machas, that the
Clerk cause a copy of the act relating to roads
in unin"orporated townships to be published
in the Bangor Daily Wing W oh this order; Of
Mr. Stetson, of Exeter, that the Committee on
Agriculture inquire into the expediency of au.
thorizing town officers 20 take down fences to
prevent drifting of snow; of Mr.. Tarbox. of
Pennington, that the Committee on Judiciary
inquire into the expediency of a law to pre-
vent the taxation of real and personal estate
nortgaged and in possession of mortgager to
the extent of the incunhranca
Read and assigned-Act to make valid GER
tain doings of town of Sidney; resolve for dis
tribution of books to town of Cornish; resolve
in favor OF Saekabasin, delegate of Penobscot
Indians; resolve for appropriation of $3.50 to
State Library; act to change the name of Five
Cent Savings Bank, Portland.
Passed to be engrossed-Act to incorporate
Penobscot Marine Insurance Company; act to
incorporate Sloan Masonic Lodge, Fairfield;
act to amend the act incorporating Augusta
Free Bridge Company; act to establish Saga
dahoc Petroleum Coal and Mining Company;
act to incorporate Lincoln county Union Hall
Association; act to amend charter of Bates
College; act to separate the Seminary Depart
ment from Bates College; act to amend chap.
81, sect. 40, Revised Statutes; act to authorize
payment of pensions for disabled soldiers and
seamen; act to regulate duties of Road Super
intendents and Hisway Surveyors; act to in
corporate International Saw Sarpening Com
pany; act to incorporate Peejepscot Mining
Company
Passed to be enacted-Acts, for relief OF town
Of Woodstock; to amend the act to incorpor-
ate Bangor & Piscataquis Slate Company; to
authorize William Frye to build and extend a
wharf at Camden harbor; to establish addi-
tional term of Commissioner Court in Piseat-
aquis county; to amend sect. 40, chap. 4, Re-
vised Statutes, relating to elections; to author
tze Bangor to aid the construction of railroad
IN Piscataquis county; to provide for election
OF school committee and superintendent in
city of Lewiston; to change the name of Great
Works Log Driving Company; to amend sect.
II, chap. n, Revised Statutes; to incorporate
the city Of Auburn; acts to authorize the fol-
lowing men severally to build and extend
wharves in tide waters: Samuel Barrett in
Rocksport harbor, Joseph R. Bodwell in Hal
lowell, Clark and Jones at Seal harbor, Ezra
Halet at Camden harbor.
Finally passed-Resolves in favor of Rhoda
Kendrick, Chas. A. Rowe, Mary Watt, John
B. Hayes, Lawrence O'Kief and Perry Thorn
49,
Printed bills read and assigned-Act relating
to roads in unincorporated tracts of land, to
Friday next; act to amend sect. 2, chap, IL,
Revised Statutes, relative to justice fees, to
Monday; act relative to bills in equity brought
to redeem mortgages given by railroad corpor-
tons, TO Monday; act relating to WAIVER of de-
mand and notice by indorsers of promissory
notes and bills of exchange, to Monday; act to
amend chap. AZ, Revised Statutes, relating to
banking corporations, assigned to Friday; act
to increase the pay of Penobscot County Com
missioners; act providing for amendments of
Seturn of deceased officers on certain civil pro-
cetses; act to repeal an act regulating cleo
tiops in organized plantations, assigned to Mon
day; acts to amend chap. ST., private laws 1866,
relating to Somerset railroad, and to amend
chap. IL, Revised Statutes, concerning frauds
and perjuries, were laid on the table--the first
assigned for Wednesday. Adjourned.
Papers referred-Act relating to landlords
and tenants; to amend chap. $50, laws 1867, in
cooperating Belfast and Moosehead Lake Rail-
rood Company; act to amend sect 4, chap. /,
Revised Statutes, (rules of Constabulary); pc
titions. in favor of South Thomaston; for in
corporation of Drew Plantation; for the wild
ening of the d'aw of the bridge at Gardiner;
for amendment of chap. %, Revised Statutes,
relating to fences; for repeal OF chap. %, Re-
vised Statutes; for incorporation of Boothbay
Mutual Fire Insurance Company; for incor-
poration Of Third Parish, Bath; OF Bath Maine
Insurance Company.
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