The Portland daily press., 1869-02-27
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by international Line.l

AUGUSTA, Feb 26.-Read and Assigned-An
act to incorporate the Peoples Savings Bank (;
an act to incorporate the Kittery Five Gents
Savings Bank; an act to incorporate Marine
Railway in Boothbay; an act relating to school
district taxes assessed and collected without
authority of law; an act to incorporate the
City Mills Co.
The bill to amend section of chapter II of
the Revised Statutes was recommitted in con-
ourrenee.
Mr.. Lane, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, on an order to inquire into the expe-
dieNcy of making an appropriation for the pur-
chase and distribution Of a supplementary .di-
gest of Maine reports, reported legislation in
expedient.
Mr.. Ludden, from the same committee, on
the petitions for a law allowing apothecaries to
fill prescriptions of physicians without render
ing themselves liable to penalty, reported ref
erence to the next Legislature.
Mr.. Matthews, from the Committee on Fish
cries, reported an act regulating the river and
interior fisheries; printed under rule.
The Committee on Railroads, Ways and
Bridges reported resolve in favor of the Ban
gor & Piscataquis Railroad.
Passed to be Engrossed-Resolve making an
appropriation for the State Library; resolve
authoring the Railroad Commissioners to in
quire into the expediency of a uniformity of
railroad gauges through the State.
Passed to be Enacted-An act to incorporate
the Portland Publishing Co.; an act to regu-
late the taking of porgies and menhaden in
the waters of Maine; an act to amend chapter
12 of section IA of the Revised Statutes; an
act to provide for the organization of parishes
of the Protestant Episcopal Churches in
Maine.
The bill to amend the charter of the Somer-
set & Kennebec Railroad, which was under
consideration yesterday when the Senate ad-
journed, was resumed.
Mr.. Stevens offered further amendment
providing in substance that the Somerset &
Kennebec Company should pay for SO much of
the Somerset road already built and money
expended up to the 1st of May, and that il
there was any difficulty in agreeing on the
amount it should be settled by the County
Commissioners of Kennebec and Penobscot.
The amendment was adopted and the bill ad-
vocated by Messrs. Stevens and Lang and op-
posed by Messrs. Smell and Webb.
On motion of Mr. Webb the bill was indef-
nitely postponed by vote of 15yeas to 12nays
HOUSE.
Mr., Calderwood, from the Committee on
Agriculture, reported leave to withdraw on
petition for bounty on wheat.
Mr.. Rust, from the Committee on judiciary
made the same report on an order to amend
chapter 224 of the Revised Statutes. relating
to punishment for the sale of intoxicating
liquors.
Mr.. Cram, from the same committee, on an
order relating to the propriety of making in
surance policies upon lives non-forfeitable, re
ported legislation inexpedient.
Mr.. Gilbert, from the Judiciary Committee
reported bill relating to proceedings in Grim
inal trials.
Mr.. Oak, from the Committee on the Pro
hibitory Liquor Law reported bill to amend
section of chapter 100 Of the acts of 1867
Mr.. Gilbert, from the Judiciary Committee
reported bill to amend section 225 of the
laws of 1885, in relation to equalization of mu
nicipal war debts, which was read three times
and passed to be engrossed.
The following bills were laid on the table
An act to incorporate the Athens Railroad
Co.; an act to incorporate the st. Croix Rail-
road Co.; resolve in favor of reciprocal com
mercal intercourse between the United States
and the British American Provinces; resolve
making an appropriation for the Penobsco
Indians.
Passed to be engrossed-Resolve in favor o
e Reform School; an act to authorize Jame
lancaster to construct fish weir in Sandy
IN Prescott.
sed to be enacted-An act to supply thu
Of Bangor with pure water; an act t.
o-mohy of action between the Boart
cure and the State College of Agri
Id Mechanic Arts.
=. Chase reported bill to incorporate tn
80 Savings Bank.
= Mr.. Hubbard, from the Committee on th'
Judiciary, reported hill an act to amend chap
ter 26 of the Revised Statutes, relating to tn
prevention of fires.
The bill for the promotion of medical scienc,
was read third time, and amended on motor
of DR.. Brickett so as to give the friends of thu
deceased, if any he has, three days instead o
one Co call for the body. The bill was ther
passed to be engrossed by vote of SO yeas Il
"a nays. Adjourned.