The Portland daily press., 1869-03-08
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by International Line.I
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Especial Dispatch by International Linel
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March 6.-The act for the promo
ton of medical science came from the House
that branch insisting on its former vote pass
ing the bill to be engrossed and proposing
committee of conference with Messrs. bricA'
EFT, Palmer and Reed as confsress. Inc Sen-
ate refused to adhere by a vote If 10 nays to -
yeas, and insisted and Joined Messrs. stevens
Goodwin and hurry as conferses.
The bill relating to capital punishment was
laid ON the table to be printed, as amended by
the House.
On motion of Mr.. Gushing, the bill to au-
thorize the city of Bangor to aid in the con-
struction of the Winterport Railroad was ia
ken from the table, twice read and passed to
be engrossed.
The Committee on Agriculture, on the petit
ton of John Morrison g. ais. for an act of in
corporation of the Penobssot Agricultural So
ciety, reported reference to the next Les isla-
ture.
The bill to establish State police was once
read and assigned
Mr. Murray, from the Committee on Militia
nv Affairs, reported reference to the next Leg
islature on SO much of the Governors message
as relates to the erection of monuments over
the graves of soldiers in the military division
of East Tennessee and in Paramount Cemete-
ny in Newark, New Jersey
Passed to be ngrossed-Resolve relating to
the State Normal School at Pennington; an
act repeating section of an act concerning
the militia, approved Feb. %, 1859; an act to
establish L. In, 10 ra-
solve relating to destitute orphans of soldiers
and seamen killed in the late war.
The resolve amending the resolve approved
Feb %, 1869, granting authority to the Treas
rer of Penobscot County to procure loan was
taken from the table and indefinitely post
poned, on motion of Mr.. Gardner.
Mr.. Bolster made the report of the joint Sc
leot Committee on Appropriations.
HOUSE.
The Committee ON Railroads, Ways and
Bridges reported reference to the next Legis-
lature on petition of N. Wilson for an act to
revise the charter of the Penobsco. Railroad
Co.; also on petition of w. O. Hammond, for .
charter for a railroad from Houlton to NADIA
ming of railroad trains.
AA0 OOuullttee Oh INC y JUDICIARY reported
leave to withdraw on the petition of Jacob
Mcclellan for an amendment to an act to en-
able the city of Portland to aid in rebuilding
said city
Mr.. Parker presented an act to incorporate
the Narrangansett Steamboat Co. Read three
times and passed to be engrossed.
Passed to be Engrossed-An act to amend
chapter 40 of the Revised States, in relation to
insurance companies
Read and Assigned-An act relating to evil
dence; an act to change the place Of holding
the February term of the Supreme judicial
Court in Aroostook county.
Passed to be Enscted-An act to incorporate
the Whitman Car Stove Co.; an act to provide
for the more effectual protection of fruit grow
ers against trespassers.
The act to define and limit the powers of
corporations in certain cases, being on it's pas
sage to be enacted, was indefinitely postponed.
The resolve in favor of the Insane Hospital
was assigned for Monday afternoon.
An order for the House to hold three SEES
siens per day was laid on the table.
On the bill to legalize the doings of towns in
voting Communication, the House insisted and
asked for a committee of conference, with
Messrs. Reed, Oak and Farwell as conferees.
Both branches adjourned to Monday morn
ing, at II o'clock.