The Portland daily press., 1869-02-16
Maine Legislature.

Especial dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 15-Hen. M. T. Ludden wa
chosen President pro tenn. in thu absence 0
the President
Read add Assigned-An act authorizing the
city OF Bath to provide books for the use OF
pupils IN the public schools of the city; an ac'
to incorporate the City Mills Company; an ae'
to authorize the Portland, Saco q portsmouth
Railroad Company to take stock IN the Port
land. Bangor & Machias Steamboat Company
an act to incorporate the Union Mutual Relief
Society," an act to increase the capital stock oil
the Penobscot Bay & River Railroad Com
pany; an act repeating the charter of the Star
Match Corporation; resolve in relation to the
action of the State VS.. B. D. Peck ct ais; re-
solve to provide for State valuation.
The act to prevent the destruction of bag
gage was taken from the table, amended as
per sheets A B G D and E, and passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. Gushing, from the Committee on Int
fior Waters, reported resolve authorizing
the publication of 5000 copies of the final re-
port Of the Superintendent of photographic
Survey.
The report of the Committee on Interior
Waters on the petition of VIM. H. Hemenway
ct ais, giving the petitioners leave to with
draw, was taken from the table and accepted.
Passed to be Engrossed-An act to incorpor-
ate the Cornish Savings Bank; an act to
amend the charter of the city of Calais; an act
to incorporate the Wilton Village Corpora
ton; an act to incorporate the Leboris Dam
Company.
Passed to be Enacted-An act relating to
forcble entry and detainer and providing that
the complaint may BIZ sworn to by an agent or
attorney; an act to incorporate the Charming
Circle; an act relating to the equity powers of
the Supreme Judicial Court; an act to provide
in part for the expenditures of the Govern
ment; an act respecting the sinking fund of
the Atlantic & ST. Lawrence Railroad Com
pany.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Farwell in he'chair.
Read and Assigned-An act to repeal an act
regulating the sale of Holsters; an act in rela-
ton to the Waterville Classical Institute; an
act to incorporate the Bethel Church of Port
land; an act to incorporate the National Insur-
ance Company of Bangor; an act to incorpor-
ate Pittsfeld, st. Adams 8 Hartland Rail-
road
On motion of Mr.. Plummer, ordered, that
that the Committee on Education be directed
to inquire into the expediency of providing by
law fora uniformity of text books throughout
the State.
Mr.. Reed, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, on the petition for the repeal of the
aot Incorporating the city Of Saco. reported
that petitioners have leave to withdraw; same
member, on an order for attornies to make
service of writs, reported legislation inexpedi-
ent; same member reported an act incorporat-
ing the Portland Publishing Company.
Passed to be Engrossed-An act in relation
to the Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad Com
paay; an act amending the law relating to
paupers; an act to change the name of the
town of Ashland; an act to incorporate the
Livermore Falls Village Corporation; an act
relating to the European & North American
Railway; an act regulating the sale of milk.
The Committee on Federal Relations give
hearing on the reciprocity question this eve
ming.