The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-22
Maine Legislature.
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gENATE

Especial dispatch by International Lne.l
SENATE
AUGTsTA, Jan. 21.- Mr.. Smell, from the
Committee on Education, reported bill an act
to incorporate the Cumberland Institute and
Social Library.
The same Senator, from the sa ne Commit
tee, reported bill an act to incorporate the
trustees of st. GATHERINGS Hail.
Mr.. Messer, from the Committee ON Banks
and Banking, reported bill an act concerning
specie payments.
The foregoing bills were once read and to-
morrow assigned.
On motion of Mr.. Fuller Ordered, That the
Committee on Legal Reform enquire into the
expediency of extending the provisions of
chapter 81 of the laws of 1859, exempting the
property of manufacturers from taxation in
certain cases.
On motion of Mr.. Messer, Ordered, That the
Committee on Banks and Banking be directed
to enquire into the expediency of extending
the time within which certain banks shall re-
deem their bills.
Bill an act to increase the capital stock of
the Portland Kerosene Oil Co. was passed to
be enacted in concurrence.
Mr.. Webb presented petition of S. l.. Tobey
and GA others of Athens and vicinity for re-
duction of tax on polls.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bracket presented bill an act to ipcor-
porate the Berwick Rubber Company. Re-
ferred to Committee ON Manufactures.
Mr. Blaisdell, from Committee on Railroads,
Ways and Bridges, reported bill an act in ad-
litiOD tn chant Hi Of fba 70 II Il
laws of 1868, in relation to the Somerset Rail.
road Company. Read and assigned.
Mr.. Abbott, from the Committee on Agricul-
ture, reported bill an act to incorporate the
Kennebec Trotting Park Association. Read
and assigned.
MIR. Stone, from Committee on Education,
reported bill an act to incorporate the Liberal
Christian Association of Pennington. Read
and assigned.
Mr.. Ham, from Committee on Manufactures,
reported an act to incorporate the Orono Man
ufacturing Company. Read and assigned.
Mr. Reed, from Committee on Elections. to
which was referred petition of the legal voters
of North Berwick praying that Mark Libby
receive sat in the House as member from
the classed towns of Berwick and North Ber-
wick, reported that petitioners have leave to
withdraw.
On motion of Mr.. Reed, the Committee on
Pay Roll was instructed to make up the pay #
Mark Libby, contestant for the seat of Uranus
o. Bracket, at $25O per day. f-
Mr.. Kinks, from the Committee on Rail-
roads, Ways and Bridges, reported bill an act
to extend the time for the completion of the
Portland & Rochester Railroad s.eif
On motion of Mr.. Bliss, Ordered, That the
Committee on the Judiciary be directed to in.
quire into the expediency of repeating sections
&c to 81, inclusive, of chapter 81 of the revised
statutes.
Petitions presented and refsrred-By Mr.
Patterson, petition of A. Whippe and 40 9TH
ers for amendment of the Somerset & Kenne-
bee Railroad Company; OF Otis Holden and
96 others in aid of same; By Mr.. Blaisdell of
Waterville, petition of Hiram Moore and SO
others asking an extension of the Somerset
Railroad from Skowhegan to Carritunk Falls;
OF G. B. Harwell and others and 7. P. Saw
age in aid of same; By Mr.. Dickey, petition of
William Dickey and others for charter for
railroad from Houlton to Madawaska; Also
petition of w. C. Hammond and others in aid
OF the same. Adjourned.