The Portland daily press., 1869-03-01
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by international Lins.l

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. N.-Read and assigned-An
act to amend chapter 26 of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the prevention of fires.
The following bills and resolves were twice
read and under suspension of the rules passed
to be engrossed: Resolve relating to State tax
es assessed upon the town of Kinsbury; an act
to amend chapter 151 of the laws of 1868 re-
lating to Superior Court in the County OF
Cumberland; an act to enlarge the jurisdiction
of the Municipal Courts of the cities of Saco
and Biddeford; an act to amend an act relst-
ing to equalization of the municipal war debts;
an act to amend chapter 233 of the laws of
1854 in relation to collecting penalties agai nst
selectmen for not using check lists.
Mr.. Ludden, from the Judiciary Committee
reported an act to amend sections and % OF
chapter Sc of the Revised Statutes relating to
trustee process.
The bill for the promotion of medical science
came from the House amended and passed to
be engrossed on motion of Mr.. Murray the bill
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed
as amended by a vote of II yeas to nays.
Passed to be engrossed-Resove levying a
tax on the several counties in the State; re-
solve in favor of the Bangor & Piscataquis
Railroad Company; an act to incorporate the
City Mills Company; an act to incorporate the
Peoples Savings Bank of Bangor.
Passed to be enacted-An act to supply the
people of Bangor with pure water; an act to
secure harmony of action between the Board
of Agriculture and State College of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts.
Mr. Murray, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported resolve in favor of desti
tute orphans Of soldiers and seamen of the
late war.
The same Senator presented an act to amend
section OF chapter 115 of the public laws of
1867 relating to the time of holding the terms
of the Supreme judicial Court, which was
twice read and passed to be engrossed
The bill to authorize the towns of Hartland
aud st. Albans to raise money for certain pur-
poses came from the House refused passage.
The Senate insisted on its former vote and pro-
posed committee of conference, with Messrs.
Webb, Smell and Messer on the part of the
Senate.
Mr. Lang, from the Committee on Agricul-
ture, reported resolve making an appropria-
tion of $500 towards erecting monument over
the grave of the late DR.. Holmes. Twice read
and passed to be engrossed.
The following committees reported finally:
On the Insane Hospital; on Education; on
Fisheries
The bill to amend the charter of the Somer-
set & Kennebec Railroad was laid on the ta-
BILE and Wednesday next assigned.
Read and assgned-Resolve authorizing the
Railroad Commissioners to inquire into the ex-
pediency of uniformity of railroad gauge in
this State; an act regulating recognizances in
criminal cases continued for the determination
of questions of law; an act in relation to pro-
ceedings in criminal trials; an act to amend
chapter 2l9 OF the laws of 1868 relating to the
settlement of paupers
The bill to prevent the imposition of travel
ing mountebanks in this State was referred to
the next Legislature.
The bill additional to an act to enable the
banks in this State to become banking associ-
ations under the laws of the United States was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Rust reported bill relative to the an
cherage of vessels in Belfast harbor.
Mr.. Kinks, from the committee on the pro.
hibitory liquor law, reported in new draft
bill to prevent the manufacture or sale of pois-
onous or adulterated liquors.
Mr.. Reed, from the Judiciary Commi ttee,
reported a bill for the more efficient protection
of gardens against trespassers; also bill ad
ditional to an act to incorporate the city of
Bangor
Mr.. Twitchell, from the Railroad Committee,
reported bill authorizing the County Com
missioners of Cumberland County to locate
road across tide waters in Portland.
The bill to provide for reviews in criminal
cases was three times read and passed to be
engrossed.
The resolve in favor of the State College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was assigned
for next Wednesday.
The bill to give the Supreme Judicial Court
further jurisdiction in matters of divorce was
passed to be engrossed.
An act to incorporate the Saco River Rail-
road Company was amended twice and passed
to be engrossed.
Passed to be engrossed-An act to incorprate
the Saco Savings Bank; an act protecting
smelts in the waters of Androseoggin and
Kennebec rivers.
Legislation was reported inexpedient ON the
order to inquire into the expediency of amend
ing chapter 100 of the laws OF 1862 so that it
may apply to all cases-to real actions and ac-
tions on notes and bills of exchange; of
amending chapter 1876 of the laws of 1862; of
amending chapter 170 of the public laws of
1868.