The Portland daily press., 1870-03-10
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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March 9-Redd and Assigned
Act additional concerning frauds; act relative
to elections, public lands and ways; act to
amend sec. SO, chap. 6, Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to collection of taxes; act to repeal chap.
| 81 of public laws of 1862, relating to appeals
| from decisions of Comfy Commissioners; act
relative to killing moose, deer. and caribou;
| act providing for the recording of certain con-
| tracts.
Passed to be Engrossed-Act additional to
chap. At of Revised Statutes, relating to banks;
| resolve laying tax on the several counties of
| the State; act to supply the people of Augusta
with pure water; act to authorize the town of
Minot to create sinking fund; act to repeal
Sec 2, chap. 264 of the laws of 1863 entitled
can act to incorporate the city of Belfast;
act to amend chap. q of Revised Statutes, re-
lating to paupers; act to confirm the organiza-
| ton of certain plantations; act to amend chap.
| 230 of the public laws of 1864, relating to ac-
| tions against executors and administrators;
| act additional relating to the Winterport Rail-
road; resolve in favor of the Maine Central In
sttute.
Passed to be Enected-Act to incorporate the
Merchants Warehouse Co. of Portland; act to
authorize the town of Bowdonham to raise
money for certain purposes; act to regulate the
taking of porgies or menhaden in the waters of
Maine.
Finally passed Resolve in favor of the
towns of Grafton, Byron, Roxbury and Madrid.
Final reports from the Committees on Di-
,:..ox r. d. e., CaI~1
lures were made and accepted.
HOUSE.
Read and Assigned-Act relating to paupers,
meeting houses, and municipal and school
funds; act relating to exceptions in the SUI
preme Judicial Court; act relating to the fees
of coroners; act additional to an act to incor
porate the Portland & Rutland Railroad Co.
Passed to be Engrossed Act relating to Ii
censng auctioneers; resolve in favor of the
State Library.
Passed to be Enacted-Act providing for the
organization of corporations; act additional to
the charter of the Portland & Oxford Central
Railroad Co.; act relating to the expense of
supporting insane persons at the hospital; act
repeating certain resolves relating to pensions.
Ought not to pass was reported ON bill an
act to legalize the doings Of the town of Phips-
burg; legislation inexpedient on petition to
repeal resolve in favor of Maine Wesleyan
Seminary ard Female College; leave to with
draw on petition of Chas. E. Barrett for au.
thority to use use water of Cumberland & OK
ford canal for manufacturing purposes.
The following were reported and ordered
printed: An act to authorize the city of Port
land to aid the construction of the Portland &
Rutland Railroad Co. an &C for the preserva-
tlon OF certain birds.
ITO the Associated Press.l
In the Senate, the consolidation bill came
up by assignment. The bill was amended so
as to apply to the roads known as the Portland
& Kennebec and Maine Central. The amend
ments reported last week were adopted, and
then indefinitely postponed Is to IA, as follows:
Yeas-Bartlett, Buck, Carleton, Carvill, Col
Inns, Gibbs, Hanson, Holland. Mayo, Metcalf,
Reed, Rolfe. Talbot, Torrey, Webb-15.
Nays-BOlster, Buffum, Cleaves, Gushing,
French, Fuller, Garcelon, Gray, Kingsbury,
Lane, Lang, Minot, Morse, Neally-14.
apprehension of the question will move a re-
consideration, so that there is a chance for the
success of the bill.
The Committee on Education reported bill
authorizing towns and cities to purchasebooks
for the schools
resolve was adopted directing Committee
on Revision of Statutes to incorporate the act
acts passed this session in the volume of Re-
vised Statutes.
The Banking Committee reported bill to
extend the charters of certain State banks.
In the House bills were introduced by the
Railroad Committee additional to the charter
of the Portland & Rutland Railroad Co., and
to authorize the city of Portland to loan its
credit thereto.
The Insane Hospital resolve passed; also
several other appropriations for roads.
The bill to authOrIze the inhabitants of Bruins
wick to vote $40, 900 for town hall and stores
was amended so as to require two thirds
vote, and passed.
Bill concerning the rate of interest was pass
ed to be enacted by yeas 70, nays 40.
The report of the Valuation Commission
creates considerable interest.