The Portland daily press., 1869-03-03
Maine Legislature.
Especial dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE

Especial dispatch by International Line'J
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March 2-Read and assigned-An
act to amend the Revised Statutes ia relation
to game: an act relating to the anchorage oi
vessels in Belfast harbor
The following bills were twice read under
suspension of the rules and passed to be en-
crossed: A bill authorizing the County Com
missioners of Cumberland County to locate
road across the tide waters OF Portland; an
act relating to the collections and assessments
by the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad
Company; an act regulating recognizances in
criminal cases continued for the determination
of questions of law
Passed to be engrossed-An act to give the
Supreme Judicial Court further jurisdiction
in matters of divorce; an act providing for re-
views in criminal cases; an act to repeal all
laws in relation to filing specifications of de-
fence.
The resolve in favor of the State Normal
School at Pennington was referred to the joint
select committee on appropriations.
u Passed to be enacted-An act to supply the
people of Portland with pure water; an act to
annex the of town Auburn to the city of Lew
iston; an act to amend section 43 Of chapter
76 of the Revised Statutes relating to the levy
of executions against the estates of deceased
persons.
The bill for the promotion of medical science
was taken from the table and on motion Of
Mr.. Buck indefinitely postponed by vote of
II yeas to 10 nays. The following is the vote
Yeas-Bolster, Buck, Fuller, Garcelon,
Gardner, Gibbs, Kingsbury Mitchell, Murray,
Stevens, Talbot and Webb-12
Nays-Cary, Goodwin, Lang, Lindsey, Lud-
den, Matthews, OBrion, Patten, Tyler and
West-10.
Read and assigned-An act additional to an
act to incorporate the city of Auburn; an act
to establish the County Teachers Institute; an
act to provide for the more effectual protection
of fruit growers against trespassers; an act for
the establishment of County Supervisorships
for schools.
The joint special committee on the Cover
nOr's message reported bill to promote Scan
dinavian immigration.
The printed bill to amend chapter 151 of the
laws of 1868, relating to Superior Court in
the County of Cumberland was recommitted
to the Judiciary Committee.
The bill to incorporate the Athens Railroad
Company was amended and passed to be en-
crossed.
requesting our Senators and Representatives
in Congress to vote for the repeel of the ten
ure of Office act, which was referred to the
next Legislature.
The bill to prevent the manufacture and
sale of poisonous or adulterated liquors was
recommitted to the committee on the prohibi-
tory liquor law.
The resolve in favor of reciprocal CONNER
cial intercourse between the United States and
the British American Provinces was assigned
for Wednesday next.
The vote accepting the report of the Com
mittee on Railroads, ON the petition of the
Portland & Rutland Railroad Company giving
them leave to withdraw, was recommitted and
the report laid on the table.
Passed to be engrossed-An act changing
the time for holding the terms of the Supreme
Judicial Court; an act to amend the laws of
1868 relating to the settlement of paupers.
Passed to be enacted-An act to incorporate
the Peoples Savings Bank; an act TO enlarge
the jurisdiction of the Municipal Courts of the
cities of Saco and Bddeford; an act to amend
the Revised Statutes relating to fires; an act
relating to school district taxes assessed and
collected without authority of law; an act to
amend an act for the equalization of municipal
war debts; an act to incorporate the City Mills
Company.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The question of capital punishment was ta-
ken from the table.
Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent spoke in opposi-
tion to Mr.. Gilbert's bill, and in favor of abol-
fishing the death penalty.
Mr.. Irish of Sherman spoke in favor of the
bill and the death penalty.
Mr.. Brickett offered an amendment provid-
ing that chloroform may be administered to
the criminal Immediately before execution.
Pending the adoption of the amendment
the House adjourned.