The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-09
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by International Line.I

Especial Dispatch by International Lne.I
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. S.-House papers disposed OF
in concurrence.
Among the petitions presented and referred
were the following: OF ID. w. Campbell and
others for authority to construct dam across
Narraguagus river near head of tide water;
Remonstrance of S. Longfellow and others of
Machias against the petition of Hemingway
to extend wharf; Various petitions for a law
to tax bank stock in towns where owned; For
change of laws relative to repair of roads in
unincorporated townships; For the assump-
ton of municipal war debts; Petitions of sew
eral towns for law to prevent trout p fishing
in Frenchman's Bay, accompanied by bill; To
repeal the act incorporating the town of
Greenwood OF Bridgton Academy for State
aid.
Itwas ordered that all business referred
from last Legislature to this be referred to the
appropriate committees.
Messrs. Houghton and Messer were excused
Report, and Messrs. Stetson and Park were
appointed instead.
Communications were received from Z. r
Burleigh and Gen. Caldwell accepting the Of
fees of Land Agent and Adjutant General
respectively. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Senate orders for joint committee on
Treasurer's report and that that part of the
Governors address referring to Superior Court
in Cumberland County be referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee were passed.
The Speaker announced for the Treasurer's
Committee Messrs. Titcomb, Morse, Paine,
Robinson, Foster, Clark and Talbot.
The following petitions were referred to
their proper committees: For incorporation OF
Eastern Steamboat Company; OF towns of
Woodstock aud Buckfeld for an act to fund
town debts; OF town of Bethel for authority to
collect toll on bridge at Bunker's ferry; For
incorporation of Aiken's Business College at
Bangor; OF G. w. Stanley and others for an
act to obtain material for dissection lawfully;
For aid to Foxcroft Academy; Of Bangor, to
extend Exchange street to low water mark; to
erect sidewalk on bridge of E. & N. A. r.
r.; to prevent slabs, &c., from being thrown
into Penobscot river, and for privilege to build
dam on Pushaw stream; Of Richmond
Academy and Maine Central Institute for
State aid Several for an act to tax bank stock
in the towns where owned; OF various parties
to extend wharves into tide water; For the
establishment of line between Buruham and
Unity, and others of private nature. n
The following orders were passed: That pre-.
senied by Mr.. Rolf, directing Committee on
State Lands and Roads to inquire into the ex.
pediency of appropriating money for repairs
of road across Indian township; That by Mr.
Fessenden, directing the Judiciary Committee
to inquire what legislation is necessary in rel
erence to protests of bills OF the same, di
recting same committee to inquire if further
legislation is necessary in relation to mortga.
ges; That of Mr.. Brickett of Augusta, direct
ing same committee to inquire into the expe
diency of repeating chapter 275 of public law.
of 1864 (liquor law; BY Mr. Webb, that same
committee inquire into the expediency of re-
pealing articles "a, 80 and 36 of chapter IS Of
revised statutes; That of Mr.. Cram, directing
same committee to enquire into the expedien
cy of repeating section 2, ichapter 256 of laws
of 1864 relating to clerks pay.
Mr.. Blaisdell of Otis, from the Committee
on Elections, reported resolution that Elijah
S. Doane of Gouldshoro' is entitled to the seat
in that class, and that the pay of A. G. Moore
be made up to date with mileage.
The order of Mr.. Bradbury of Hollis that
the Committee on Printing advertise for sealed
proposals for State printing and binding, was
tabled. ~ q IN
Mr.. Goss of Bath presented an order direct
ing that special committee of seven be ap-
pointed to take into consideration that part Of
the Governors address relating to the ship
building interest Tabled. Adjourned.