The Portland daily press., 1868-01-28
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by Inte,na ional Line.l

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 27.-House papers disposed
OF in concurrence.
Ordered, ON motion of Mr.. Farley, that the
Committee on Railroads, Ways and Bridges
inquire into the expediency of repeating the
act of 1867 authorizing any town i'll the State
TO raise money to aid the construction of any
railroad in the State; OF MI. O'Brien, thai
the Warden of the State Prisoif report to the
Legislature the cost Of construction of the adj
dition to the prison, aud the value of the con
victs' labor.
Read and tomorrow assigned-Blls-AI
act to incorporate Bangor Business College
Act to Incorporate Portland and Waldoboro
steamboat Company; Act to establish the sal
airy Of the County Attorney of Somerset.
Passed TO be engrossed--B ills-An act to
incorporate the Knox WcOlen Company; The
Eastern Business College; An act to author
ize the extension Of wharf at Vnalhayen; To
authorize the construction of wharf at Halo
well; To authorize the construction of wharf
at Eden; An act TO authorize the construction
of wharf at Augusta; An act to authorize the
town of Bethel to collect tolls on the bridge
across the Androscoggin river at Bankers
convey lot of land to the heirs of John VIII
liams: To authorize the towns of Brewer and
Holden to sell their town landing; Act to
change the name of Ellen G. Williams.
Papers reierred-Bill, presented by Mr..
Farley, an act additional to act to regulate
fishing in Damarscotta river; Petition Of Mil
ton Academy; Also Of citizens of Franklin
County for aid to that institution; Remon-
STRANGE of A. G. Cook & ais. against repeal of
the law regulating tolls for grinding and bolt
ing grain. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Senate papers passed in concurrence.
Ordered, on motion of Mr.. Walker that the
Committee on Legal Reform inqu re into the
eXpedieucy of providing that the October
term of the Commissioners Court of Wash
ington County shall be held on Wednesday af-
tar the third Tuesday of October; OF Mr.
Downes Of Calais, that the Committee on Ju-
dietary inquire into the expediency of so
amending sections 80 and 40, chapter 40 of the
revised statutes, that the same may apply to
foreign express companies; OF Mr.. Brickett,
granting the use of the hall, Wednesday next,
afternoon and evening, to the Maine Medical
Association.
Read and tomorrow assigned--Bills-An
act to incorporate the Bradbury Union Hall
Association; To incorporate the Augusta and
Halloweil Railroad Company; An act to es.
tablish Superior Court in Cumberland Coun.
ty; An act to provide in part for government
expenditures; An act in relation tc bonds OF
poor debtors.
Passed TO be engrossed- Blls-An act to
incorporate the Maple Grove Cemetery Asso-
citation; To incorporate the Harwood Masonic
Lodge; To incorporate the Boothbay Fishery
Mutual Insurance Company; To incorporate
the Bangor Foundry Company: To incorpo-
rate the Royal River Paper Company; To in
corporate the Western Transportation and
Mining Company; An act to authorize the
Frontier Steamboat Company to increase their
capital stock; An act to authorize construction
of railroad in Pembroke; Act to authorize
construction of a dam across Weskeag river
South Thomaston; Act to authorize the Cal
ais Gas Light Company to assess their stock
Resolves, for distributionEof the Statutes to the
Judges of the S. j. Court.
Papers referred-Of Norumbega Bank for
discharge from further obligations to redeem
their bills; OF the Selectmen of Winthrop for
law that persons may commence actions
against railroad companies for injuries ordam-
ages, instead Of towns; For change of the law
for opening roads across proprietors' lands:
Remonstranoe of 100 citizens of BrookIine,
also, of rs citizens of Sedgwick against repeal
OF law permetting SEEMING of menhaden ON
the coast of Maine. Adjourned.