The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-02-15
Maine Legislature.
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Especial dispatch by International Linel
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 13.-Mr. Messer, from tn
Committee on Banks and Banking, reporte'
bill an act to incorporate tie Cornish Saving
Bank.
Mr.. Lane, from the Committee on the JUDI
ciary, reported bill an act to amend the char
ter Of the city of Calais.
On motion of Mr.. Webb, the act to incorpo
rate the Pittsfeld Harland & st. Adams Rail
road was taken from the table and passed t.
be engrossed.
The act to make valid the dsings of til,
High Street Parish, Portland. was read twice
amended and passed TO be engrossed.
Passed to be engrossed-An act amending
the charter of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad
Co; an act to repeal an act to regulate the
sale of Holsters by weight instead of count; an
act to authorize the town of Kittery to extend
their wharf into tide waters.
The act to incorporate the North Aroostook
Railroad Co. was taken from the table,
Mr.. Gary moved to amend, the subject OF
which was to fix the location from the Euro
pean & North American road to Houlton, and
thence to Presque Isle.
Mr.. Hersey was opposed to the anne ndment,
as it would leave out the great bulk of the
country, and part that will soon be thickly
settled The charter is now rowing one and
he wanted the road located SO as to be of the
greatest benefit to the county. aaa
Mr.. Cary said he too wanted the road To-
Gated SO as to be of the greatest advantage to
the county, and that was why he offered the
amendment tst5 W
Mr.. Lane was opposed to rowing charters
If the location was left open in few years the
Legislature might grant another charter, and
the first thing they would meet with would be
the North Aroostook Co., saying our charter
covers your location, and so it would, for it
covers the whole county. On his motion the
bill was tabled.
Passed to be engrossed-Resolve relating to
the action of the State vs. B. D. Peck; act in
relation to the Star Match Co.; an act to in
crease The capital stosk of the Penobscot Bay
and River Railroad; an act to incorporate the
Union Mutual Relief Society of Portland; an
act to incorporate the proprietors of the Orono
bridge; act to authorize the P. s. & P Rail
road Co. to take stock in the Portland, Bangor
for State valuation bill
The act relating to the fees of Registers Of
Deeds was taken from the table and assigned
for Wednesday.
The act IN addition to chapter ga of the pri
vate or special laws of 1868, in relation to the
Somerset Railroad Co., was taken from the
table, amended as per sheet A, and passed to
be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Bliss, ordered that the Ju-
dietary Committee inquire into the expediency
OF amending the Statutes in relation to di-
vorces. fttW
Passed to be enacted-Act in relation to the
Compensation of the County Commissioners
for the County of Penobscot; act relating to
forcible entry and detainer, and providing that
the complaint may be sworn to by an agent or
attorney; an act to incorporate the Maine
Land Co.; act to provide in par. for the ex-
penses of the government; an act respecting
the sinking funds of the Atlantic & st. Law
renee Railroad Co. =
Mr.. Rust laid on the table bill an act to
abolish capital punishment, which is as fol-
lows:
SEC. 1. In all cases where now by law the
punishment of crime is death, the punishment
hereafter shall be Imprisonment for life
SEC 2. The Governor shall not issue his
warrant for the execution of any prisoner now
under sentence of death.