The Portland daily press., 1869-02-05
Maine Legislature.
Especial dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE.

Especial dispatch by international Line.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 4.-Read and assigned-Re-
solve in favor of VIM. Wardell; resolve in ia
vor of Judah d. league; BILL an act to change
the time of holding the January term of the
County Commissioners Court for the County
OF Aroostook.
Passed to be engrossed-An act to incorpo.
rate the Winslow Mills Company; an act to
incorporate the Caratunk Manufacturing Com
pany; an act to incorporate the Winterport
Savings Bank; an act to amend chapter 3O9 of
the public laws of 1868 relating to the taxation
OF shares in National banks; an act to author
ize wrts of execution to be issued or renewed
where the person recovering judgment has de-
ceased; an act in addition to several acts re-
lating to mortgages on personal property; re-
solve in favor of the Mattawamkeag Lake Dam
Company; an act to authorize the construc-
ton of a marine railway in Boothbay; an act
to authorize Luther Maddocks to erect and
maintain wharf in Boothbay harbor; an act
to incorporate the Watervlle Mills.
Passed to be enacted-An act relating to
conditional sales of personal property; an act
to incorporate the Mcmahon Falls Bridge
Company; an act to authorize Jacab Peaslev
to extend his wharf into tide waters in the
town of Pittston: act to change the name
OF Eva Abbott; an act to amend an act emit
tied an act to incorporate the Eureka Milling
Company; an act to amend an act to incorpo-
rate the Merchants Mutual Marine Insurance
Company; an act to incorporate the Berwick
Rubber Company; an act to change the names
OF certain persons; an act to make valid the
doings of the shareholders of the Athenaum
Library of Rockland; an act to authorize the
County Commissioners of the County of OK
ford to credit, allow and pay the expenses in
Cured in the pursuit and arrest of Truman F
Young, who robbed the Narway Savings
Bank.
Finally passed-Resolve in favor of Peol
Tomah.
On motion of Mr.. Lane, Ordered, That the
Committee on Military Affairs inquire into
the expediency Of authorizing the mayor and
aldermen of cities and the seectmen of towns
to select and appropriate such portions of land
within their respective limits, for the purpose
OF erecting thereon soldiers monuments, as
they may deem expedient, subject to the same
restrictions and liabilities as when land is ap-
propriated for highways.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Goss, Ordered, That the
Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of amending Sec
ton 4, chapter "a of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to auctions and auctioneers.
On motion CT Mr.. Wedgewood, Ordered,
Thot the Committee on the Judiciary inquire
into the expedieney of authorizing cities and
towns to raise money by taxation or otherwise
for the purpose of offering rewards for the de-
lection and conviction of incendiaries, and of
authorizing the mayor and aldermen of cities
and selectmen Of towns, to appropriate such
sums of money as they may deem proper for
that purpose.
On motion of Mr.. Holland, Ordered, That
the Committee on the Judiciary inquire into
the expediency of providing by law for the
more effectual punishment of malicious and
willful trespass upon property.
Read and assigned-An act to incorporate
the Ticonic Mills; an act to incorporate the
Houlton Wooden Company; an act in relation
to the compensation of the County Commits
sioners of the County of Penobscot; an act to
aid in the construction of a railroad in Piscat-
aquis County; an act to incorporate the Mar
blehead Water Power Company.
Passed TO be engrossed-An act to continue
the powers of the President and Directors of
the Alfred Bank; an act to revive the corpo
rate powers of the Bank of Bangor; an act adj
dihonal to an act establishing the Trustees of
the Ancient Landmark Charity Fund; an act
establishing the amount of capital stock in the
Boston & Maine Railroad.
The bill to abolish the usury law was again
taken from the table and debated at some
length. The motion to indefinitely postpone
was refused. On the question of passing it to
be engrossed, the yeas and nays were taken,
and resulted in IS in favor and 60 against. The
bill is therefore killed in the House.
Petitions presented and referred-By Mr..
Clark, of L. G. Graves & ais. for an act to in
corporate the Erosophian Society; also, an act
to separate the Literary Fraternity from Bates
College and connect the same to Maine State
Seminary; By Mr.. Morris, an act to incorpo-
rate the Mutual Relief Society OF Portland;
By Mr. Reed, of Woodbury. Davis & ais. re-
lating to the appointment of clerks of courts;
also, of Jacob Mcclellan for the amendment of
an act passed in 1867 to aid the city of Port
land to aid in rebuilding said city; By Mr..
Howe, an act to provide for the registry of lost
deeds; By Mr.. Wedgewood, petition for a
Superior Court in the County of York. also,
an act additional to chapter 1913 of the Revised
Statutes relating to lotteries; By Mr.. Reed, an
act respecting investment of the sinking fund
of the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad; By
Mr.. Twitchell, an act to make valid the acts OF
the High Street Parish in the city of Portland
By Mr. Lord, of Obed Foss and SO others for a
general law for railroads; By Mr.. Wedgewood
af E. H. Banks for a charter for a railroad in
the Saco river valley; By Mr.. Wyman, of
George Southland and 40 others of Newport
praying that the Constitution may be so
amended as to allow the State to aid railroad
enterprises.