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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March 22-Passed to be engrossed
Act to change the time of holding courts in
Knox county; act to promote immigration and
facilitate the settlement of public lands; act to
incorporate the Bridgton Branch Railroad
Company.
Passed to be endcted-Act to incorporate the
Kennebuuk Building Association; act to set
off part of the town of Manchester and annex
the same to the city of Hallowell; act to amend
sections and 8, chapter 21S, laws 1869, entitled
an act to incorporate the Saco River Railroad
Company; act to amend chapter 224, laws of
1856, relating to the charter of the State Agri-
cultural Society; act relating to iniunctions:
act relating to the empanelling of juries; act
relating to the employment of teachers; act
relating to actions against executors and ad-
illustrators.
"A communication was received from the
Land Agent in response to an order of the
Senate, transmitting schedule exhibiting the
quantity of settling lands remaining unsold in
each of the townships set apart and designat-
ed for settlement, the quantity contracted to
settlers, the number of acres reserved and To-
Gated for public uses, the quantity of timber
lands owned by the State, the quantity of lands
embraced in the townships, the timber ar d
lumber upon which were reserved for the per-
manent school funds. Laid on the table and
10000 copies ordered to be printed.
Resolve relating to pay ment of Commission
ers was taken from the table, amended and
passed to be engrossed
Bill an act to amend an act relating to schools
IN Madawaska Territory, was taken from the
table, amended and passed Co be engrossed.
Bill an act to protect bridges from the driv-
ing of logs was taken from the table and in
definitely postponed.
Messrs. Gibbs, Bartlett and Torrey were an.
pointed committee of conference on bill an
act to set off certain lands from Somerville to
Washington.
Mr. Lindsay presented bill an act to author
iza one railroad corporation to guarantee the
bonds of another, which was passed to be en-
crossed by yeas 10, nays s.
MIR. Lang, from committee of conference on
bill an act to abolish capital punishment, re-
ported that they were unable to agree with the
committee on the part of the House, and ask
ed to be discharged. Accepted.
Mr. Gibbs of Cumberland, was excused from
further attendance.
The Senate concurred in the passage of the
House order fixing Thursday, at 10 o'clock, for
final adjournment.
HOUSE.
Passed to be engrossed-Act changing the
September term of the court in Knox county;
act to incorporate the Rridsson Dlaucn RAIL
road Company; resolve on the pay roll of the
House; act to incorporate the Presumpscot
Park Association; resolve in relation to pay of
Com missioners; act additional to chapter 20,
public laws of 1859, to regulate the river and
interior fisheries.
Passed to be enacted-Act to authorize towns
to furnish school books; act to amend an act
relating to LIMERICK Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company; act additional to chapter 80,
Revised Statutes, relating to proceedings in.
court; act additional to section 81, chapter 80,
Revised Statues relating to sheriffs; resolves
relating to the State Arsenals at Bangor and
Portland; resolves making appropriations for
repairs on the State House; act additional to
chapter 46, Revised Statutes, relating to cor
porations; act for the preservation of certain
birds; act to incorporate the Maine Warehouse
Company; act relating to the selection and en-
paneiling of juries for the trial of civil and
criminal cases other than capital; act relating
t. injunctions.
Resolve for the collection and publication of
industrial statistics of Maine was referred to
the next Legislature.
Mr.. Bonney, from committee of conference
on bill an act to increase the compensation of
members of the Legislature, reported that the
House recede and concur with the Senate in
passing the same to be engrossed. The House
refused to recede and concur by yeas A, nays
80.
On motion of Mr.. Twitchell,
Ordered, the Senate concurrnr, that this
Legislature adjourn finally at 10 o'clock Thurs
lay next.
Bill an act to authorize one railroad to guar
antee the bonds of another was referred to the
next LIE islature.
The report of the committee of conference
on the capital punishment bill was accepted in
concurrence.
The report Of the mmittee on investigation
of paper credits, SC, was taken from the table
and accepted.
Resolves relating to certain charges against
towns and credit for men not put into the SER
vice, and providing commission to investigate
the same, were passed to be engrossed by yeas
70, nays 8.