The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-18
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by Interna ionai Lino'I

Especial Dispatch by Interna ionai Iiuel
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 17.-House papers disposed Of
In concurrence.
Read and assiened-Act 10 authorize Joseph
Erskine to extend a wharf into tide waters of
sheepscot river; Act to incorporate the Pts
cataaus Horse Railroad Company; Act 10
amend chapter 325, laws of 1865; Act 10 incor-
Dorate the Bath Marine Insurance Company;
Act TO incorporate the Gray Mutual Fire In
surance Company; Act additional TO al, act to
incorporate the Proprietors of Gardiner
Bridge; Act 70 incorporate the Waterviile
Hall Association; Act to incorporate the
Boothbay Mutual Fire Insurance Company;
Act requiring the sale OF Holsters by weight
instead of count; Act to provide for more
free accommodation of the Penobseot river;
Act to amend chapter Ill revised statutes, re-
iating to frauds and peruries; Act giving adj
ditional powers to Railroad Commissioners;
Act repeating an act to amend section IS,
chapter So revised statutes, relating to pressed
hay; Act TO incorporate the Maine General
Hospital
Passed to be engrosseti--Act TO authorize the
improving of Sandy river aad 10 collect tolls
Oh logs; Act to amend chapter 116 revised
statutes, relative to fees Of trial Justices; Act
to amend sec 1, chap. los, laws of 1867, relative
to taxation of lumber; Act to prevent Ipunici-
pal officers from voting on or being parties to
contracts in certain cases; Act TO incorporate
the Eureka Match Company; Act to reduce
the valuation of the town of Phipsburg; Act
to incorporate the Portland Dock and Ware
house Company; Act relative to distractions
in Penobscot river; Act TO incorporate the
Franklin County Savings Bank; To incorpor-
ate the Buxton and Hollis Savings Bank; To
incorporate the Rockland Savings Bank; To
incorporate the Camden Savings Bank; To
incorporate the Gorham Savings Bank; Act
to authorize Horatio c. Alden to extend a
wharf at Camden harbor; Act to set off n part
Of Kennebunk and annex it to Wells; Act to |
authorize town of PASSPORT to take stock in |
the PASSPORT Hotel Company.
Passed to be enacted-Act authorizing Al |
fred Lennox and his associates and assigns TO |
extend Brooke wharf, SO called, eastward to |
Ship channel; Act additional to an act to in
corporate the Quintabacook Water Company. |
approved Feb. 18, 1867; Act authorizing the |
Portland and Rochester Railroad Company to |
change the location of It's road; Act to amend |
section 2, chapter 209 of the public and special
Jaws of 1867, entitled an act to incorporate the
Hinckley Knitting Machine Company; Act 10 |
mako valid certain doings of the town of
Crawford and of its Assessors Act to make
valid the acts of the Seleetmen Of the town of |
Leeds; Act to increase the pay Of the Sheriff |
of the County of Aroestook; Act relating to
foreign express companies; Act TO change the
name of certain persons; Act authoring Sher-
idan plantation to raise money for certain pur-
poses Act to regulate the services Of grand |
jurors.
Finally passed-Resolye in favor of Socca- |
basin Swassan; Resolve relating to appropria-
ton for the State Library; Resolve in favor of |
John Tobin.
Act for the equalization of the municipal |
war debt, on motion Of Mr.. Stetson, was taken |
from the table and tomorrow assigned
An act to incorporate the Portland Water |
and Gas Pipe Company was presented by Mr.. |
Messer and referred, under suspension OF the
rules.
Report of Committee, to which was referred
petition for leave to city of Hallowell to loan
its credit in aid OF steam mill, that petition
srs have leave to withdraw caused consider
able debate, and the report was recommitted
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Read and assigned in concurrence-Bills to |
establish the Orono Savings Bank, the Au-
burn Savings Bank, and the Twenty-Five |
Gents Savings Bank; Resolve ia favor of Pc |
Dobscot Indians; Resolve in favor OF Passa-
maquoddy indians; Act to repeal section l. |
chapter revised statutes, permitting cattle |
to run at large; Resolve for appropriation of |
Sl6,94260 for State Reform School; Resolve |
relating to exchange Of Agricultural doeu-
ments with other States.
Ordered, On motion OF Mr. Fessenden, that
Mr.. Newhall be excused from further attend |
ance during the session; On motion of Mr.. |
Robinson that hereafter the session commence |
at ga. M
Under suspension of the rules, a resolve in |
favor of Portland Institute and Public Library |
was passed to be epgrossed.
Read and assigned-Act to authorize town |
officers to remove fences to prevent snow drifts;
Act to authorize city of Bangor to loan its |
credit to aid in construction of European and |
North American Railroad Act relating to |
evidence; Act to amend section %, chapter II
revised statutes; Act to repeal an act to amend
section 4, chapter 81 revised statutes, relating
to auctions and auctioneers; Resolve in favor
of road through from Presque Isle to Ashland; |
Act to amend section l, chapter II revised |
statutes, relating to powers of Judges of Pro- |
bate; Act to amend section SO, private laws of
1886, relating to Somerset Railroad; Act to in |
corporate the village of Houlton. These bills |
were under suspension of the rules passed to |
be engrossed.
Passed to be enacted-Act TO amend an act |
TO incorporate the city of Calais.
Act to amend chapter GA revised statutes, |
relating to bonds of executors, was taken from |
the table, amended and laid on the table to be
printed.
Act in relation to bills in equity, brought to |
redeem mortgages given by railroad corpora |
TONS was taken from the table and passed to |
be engrossed.
Bill relating to elections was taken from the |
table and indefinitely postponed.
Bill for renewal of charterssof certain banks |
was taken from the table. An amendment |
was offered to continue them one year Mr. |
Buffum OF Orono spoke in favor of passing |
the bill, extending the charters for two years |
Their property owned in Bangor amounts to
$425,000 and it would be greatly to the inter-
est of that section Of the State that the bill
should pass.
Mr.. Pla'sted took the floor, when ihe House
adjourned.
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