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Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by International Line.l

Especial Dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March Sin the absence of the
President Hon. Joseph 81. West was chosen
President pro tsm
Passed to be Engrosssd-An act to change
the name of the town Of Oarabou; an act to
incorporate the Narraguagus Steamboat Com
pony.
The Senate insisted on its vote indefinitely
postponing the bill to make valid the doings of
towns in voting Communication and conourrsd
in the proposition for q conference and APP
pointed Messrs. Webb, Murray and Gareelon
as conferses.
The bill to incorporate the Northern Aroos-
took Railroad came from the House with Mr..
Caly's amendment rejected and passed to be
engrossed. The Senate non-soncurrsd. insist
ed on its former vote and appointed Messrs.
Gary, Stevens and Lane as conferees.
Mr.. Smell, from the Committee ON Military
Affairs, reported resolve in aid Of the Mill
tary and Naval Orphans Asylums at Bath
and Bangor, which was twice read and passed
to be engrossed.
The bill to prevent fraud in the sale of COM
mercial manurss was twice read and passed to
be engrossed.
The bill to establish State Police was taken
from the table and advocated at length by Mr..
Webb. He remarked that he was in favor of
the intensified liquor of 1867. He thought the
State police was necessary to enforce the law,
and If the law was not enforced it had better
be repealed. Pending the passage Of the bill
10 be engrossed, it was laid on tho table and
Wednesday assigned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Patten made an able speech in favor of
capital punishment. The bill was laid on the
table without any action being taken on it.
The Joint special committee ON State binding
reported contract with Hartford g. Smith,
which WAS approved.
A resolve, designed to promote the settle
ment of the public lands in the State, was
twice read. A motion was made to indefinite
ly postpone it, which was refused by vote of
6 yeas to ID nays.
An act to promote scandinavian immigra-
ton was twice read and indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Lang remarked that he had tried the ex-
pertinent. He had brought over from fifty to
sixty families at q cost of from $50 to $50 per
man, furnished them with house and q piece
of land, and paid them the same wages as he
did the Yankee workmsn, but in two months
they had all gone West, whore they had an
idea that they could have home with all the
Injuries and without labor. He was satisfied
that it was only useless waste Of money.
An act to incorporate the st. Croix Railroad
Company was passed in concurrence.
HOUSE
A. B. Farwell was chosen Speaker pro tenn.
The bill to authorize the city of Bangor to
aid in the construction of the Winterport
Railroad was once read and laid on the table.
The resolve relating to destitute orphans of
soldiers and ssamen of the late war was passed
to be engrossed.
The House coneurred in the indefinite post
ponement of the resolve to amend the resolve
granting authority to the Treasurer OF Psnob-
scot to procure loan.
Passed to be Engrossed-An act relating to
evidence; an act to amend chapter 1877 OF the
laws of 1858, relating to taxable property; an
act repeating chapter 100 of the laws of 1858,
concerning taxes; resolve relating to the civil
service.
Passed to be Enaeted-An act to provide for
the more cffsctual protection of fruit growers
against trespasssrs.
Finally Passsd-Resolve to provide for the
payment of expense incurred in issuing State
bonds; resolve in aid of the Insane Hospital.
Adjourned to IL o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Hubbard, by leave, presented a resolve
providing for the revision and consolidation Of
the public lands of the State.
Read and Assigned-An act to prevent
fraud in the sale of commercial manures.
An act concerning Savings Banks was passed
to be- sngrossed after adopting the Senate
amendments.
An act to provide for taxing bank stock wa
passed to be engrosssd.
Passed to be Engrosssd-An act to incorpor
ate the St. Croix Railroad; an act to amend
chapter 2O4 of the laws of 1868, relating to
liens OF mechanics; an act to repeal all lawi
relating to the filing of specifications of de.
fence; ar act to authorize the city oe Bangor
to aid in the construction of the Wintsrport
Railroad; an act in relation to proceedings in
criminal trials; resolve designed to promote
the settlement of public lands and other lands
The House adhered to its vote indefinitely
postponing tho resolve in favor of the Agricul.
tural College.
Passed to be Enacted-An act additional to
an act to incorporate the city of Bangor; an
act to amend section of chapter 100 of the