The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-25
Maine Legislature.
special dispatch by international Line.l
sENATE

SENATE
AUGUSTA, Feb. 24-House papers disposed ol
in concurrence.
Passed to be enacted-Act to cede to the
United States certain lot OF land III Macnlas
Act to authorize Bangor to loan IT'S credit TO
aid the construction of the European & North
American Railway; Act authorizing payment
of pensions to disabled soldiers and seamen;
Act to grant certificates of service to soldiers
who served in the late war; Act to amend an
act to renew the charter of the Bangor & Pts
cataauis Railroad; Act to make valid the do
ings of Silver Ridge plantation and organize
the township; Act to amend sections and
of an act to regulate the shad and alewive
fisheries in town of Warren; Act to incorpo-
rate the International Railway Company;
Act to amend section 49, chapter II revised
statutes, relating to location of school houses
Act to incorporate Camden Savings Bank !;
Act to incorporate the Maine General Hos
pital; Act to incorporate the Houlton Village
Corporation; Act to incorporate the Franklin
County Savings Bank.
Finally passed-Resoves in favor of town
Monson, Lewis j. Pollard, the Portland Insti-
tute and Public Library, the Joint Standing
Committee on State Reform School, Eunice
b. Elliott, Simon Il. Eulsom and in aid of
Van Buren, plantation; Resolve in relation to
the establishment Of an Asylum for the re-
form of inebrates; Resolve authorizing the
payment of certain private claims from money
paid the United States; Resolve in favor Of
OOiiNihs9 a biiuSo III IlNnOutl. ArOOstO0k
county; Resolve allowing Eagle, Lake ard L
plantations their school money for 1865: Re-
solve In aid of building a bridge across Aroos
took river in town of Lyndon.
La large number of bills were read and as
signed, and a1umber passed to be engrossed.
which we omit for want of space
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
ACT granting certain rights to Railroad
Commissioners, with an amendment to the eff.
fecHthat the expenses for carrying the act into
eject shall be met by the several railroads was
presented, and under suspension of the rules
passed to be engrossed. Nv
Resolve Tor appropriation to enable the
state Agricultural Society to hold an exhibi-
ton, came from the Senate that body insist
Ing on It's passage and appointing conferees.
On motion of Mr.. Dickey, the House voted to
insist upon the indefinite Postponement, and
Committee of Conference.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr. Fesseu-
den introduced resolve for donation to the
Portland Library Association of such books
as there may be spare copies in the Library,
ana the resolution was referred to the Judici-
airy Committee.
MIR. Cram introduced petition for chang
ing the location of Yarmouth Paper Compa-
ny, and the same was referred to Committee
on Manufactures.
Mr.. Dickey moved to take up bill to EXEMPT
AoAAAo"NS 'AOiI tdAdllOu lOF Term OF wears and
Tor certain other purposes. Mr.. Cram opposed
its passage. Mr.. Robinson moved to Law it on
the table, and that Wednesday be assigned.
The motion prevailed. - =
Mr.. Porter called up the bill for the incorpo-
ration OF the Portland & Ogdensburg Rail-
road. Pending the adoption of the anne nd
ment OF Mr.. Morris, this gentleman submitted
aremonstrance of three hundred citizens of
fortland against the passage of the bill The
amendment prohibits the city of Portland
from loaning to this road above 1-2 per cent.
OF It's taxable property. e ~
Messrs. Bradbury and Cram were opposed
to the passage of the bill. ~
Mr.. Cram moved to lay it on the table. o.
Mr.. Foster objected to further delay. 1t had
been before the House three weeks. Leave to
municipalities to loan their credit in aid of
construction of railroads had not heen refused
in any case when asked by other towns. All
the appropriations allowed to roads by Port
land included the 1-2 per cent. asked here
would not exceed 10 per cent. The Grand
Trunk Road had va ally benefited the city.I II
had caused the opening of one street, the val
uation OF which exceeded the valuation of
the entire city previous to the establishment
Of that road. -
Mr. Fessenden thought ii dangerous legisla-
ton to authorize towns and cities to loan mon
ey for this and similar purposes He opposed
the general principles which was here involved.
MI. Reed explained that a general law au-
thorlzed already the city Of Portland to loan
us circuit 10 Inc extent which this bill pro-
vdes, but one merit of the bill is, that it ena-
bles the city to negotiate ts bonds more favor
ably to its own advantage than the general
law.
The amendment was adopted. Other amend
ments were adopted prescribing the manner
and time in which the appropriation should
be made and the bill was passed.
An act to limit the town of Deer Isle was
called up by Mr.. Porter and passed to be en-
crossed.
Passed to be enacted-Act amending chap
ter 128 laws of 1852 relating 10 nav of Pro-
bate Judge of Cumberland County, Act to
regulate certain fisheries; Act to incorporate
the Stockton Savings Bank, 4
Mr.. Porter called up bill relating to record
ing lost deeds, which was referred by the SEN
ate to the next Legislature, with Committee of
Conference. The House voted to insist on its
passage, and appointed Me.srs. Porter, Brad
bury and Case conferees.
Mr.. Field called up bill to authorize town
ofhcers to remove fences 10 prevent snow
drifts and moved an amendment to the effect
that they should not be obliged to replace
stump fences. The amendment was rejected,
and the bill passed to be engrossed
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Titcomb, from Committee on Finance,
reported bill for assessment of State tax of
$802,225 The report was accepted, the rules
suspended and bill for the same was three
times read and passed to be engrossed
Various bills were passed to BE- epgrossed,
which had previously been read and assigned.