The Portland daily press., 1870-02-18
Maine Legislature.
Special dispatch by international Line.l
SENATE.


SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 17.-Redd and dSsigned-An
act to amend sects. 10 and ~, chap. g. Revised
Statutes, relating to the choice of highway
surveyors; resolve in favor of Jos. 6. Young
resolve in favor of John G. Kelso; resolve in
favor of Bachelor II. Huston; resolve for per-
fecting a State deed given by the Land Agent
to Isaac Hacker in 1856; resolve in favor of
John Hanscom; an act to incorporate Aurora
Mills; an act to incorporate the Damariscotta
Cemetery Association.
Passed to be EngrosSed-Bill an act to amend
an act amendatory of an act to incorporate the
city of Calais; an act authorizing George L..
Snow to extend his wharf into tide waters of
Rockland harbor; an act to make valid the
doings of the town of Dalton; resolve relating
to Legislative Manual; ain act to incorporate
the Hartland Savings Bank
Passed to be Enacted An act to incorporate
the Highland Slate Company; an act to set off
part OF Plantation No 7 and annex the same
to the town of Gouldsboro; an act to ineorpor-
ate the Lewiston and Auburn Ice Company;
an act to authorize the LIST Freewill Baptist
Parish of Augusta to mortgage its church and
utes, relating to notices in Probate Court: an
act to provide for the formation of manufactur-
ing and other corporations; an act to author
ize the sale of the Christian meeting house in
Albion; an act entitled an act to incorporate
the city of Rockland.
Papers Presented-By Mr.. Gushing, an act
to authorize railroad corporations to issue
mortgage bonds-referred to Committee ON the
Judiciary; Mr.. Reed, that Committee on the
judiciary inquire into -expedfeucy or
amending chap. 4, Revised Statutes, so as to
provide for punishment of persons voting ille-
galy at election of municipal officers; by Mr..
Cushing directing the Land Agent to inform
the Legislature how many acres of land are
now owned by the State, what proportion is
timber and settlement land, and whether the
public lots are all located and surveyed.
Mr.. Lane, from Committee on the Judiciary,
reported bill an act to change the time for hold
ing courts in Hancock county.
Mr.. French, from Committee on Education,
reported an act relating to habitual truants
Bills ordered to be printed.
The order from the House for Joint select
committee on the subject of immigration was
passed in concur 'ence, and Messrs. Buffum of
Penobscot, Hanson of York, and Lane of Cum
berland, Joined on the part of the Senate. Ad-
journed.
HOUSE,
Read and assigned An act to authorize the
formation and regulation of railroad corpora
tions; an act to incorporate the Bangor Mill
ing Company; an act to authorize the extern
sion of the Somerset Railroad; an act to ;ncor-
porate the Casco Bay Steamboat Company; an
act to extend the charter of Rockland Fire and
Marine Insurance Compauy an act to incor-
porate the Sagadahoc Ice Company of Rich
mond; an act to amend chap. 224, laws Of 1856,
relating to charter of the State Agricultural
Society.
Passed to be Eegossed-An act to authorize
the city of Rockand to aid in construction of
the LIMERICK Railroad; an act to amend sec
8, chap. 1872, Revised Statutes, relating to ju-
risdiction of justices of peace; an act to repeal
an act providing for reviews in criminal cases;
resolve in relation to the shipping interests of
Maine.
Passed to be Enacted-An act relating to pen
alties of selectmen or assessors for malfeasauce
in Office; an act additional to an act to incor-
porate the Calais Railway Company; an act
for the incorporation of public cemeteries; an
act to incorporate the Dresden Ice Company.
Popers presented-An act concerning banks
referred to Committee on Banks; an act to
amend chap. so, laws of 1866, relating to hawk
ers and pedlers-referred to the Committee on
Mercantile Affairs; by Mr.. WATSON, to Commit
tee on Judiciary inquiring what change is nee
essary in chap. pa, laws of 1864, so that the
Inhabitants therein named may vote for Gov
ernor; by Mr.. Boyd, to Committee on Agricul-
ture, relating to the expediency of exempting
from taxation all improvements in lands re-
sulting from higher state of cultivation; by
Mr.. Bliss, to same committee, relating to linn
itng the jurisdiction of agricultural societies
in distribution of premiums; by Mr.. Stone,
that the report of the Commissioners on the
Settlement of Public Lands, so far as relates to
immigration, be referred to joint select COM
mittee of seven on the part of the House with
such as the Senate may join. Messrs. Stone of
Kennebunk, Dunning of Bangor, Blake of
Auburn, Nickerson of Swanville, and Bird of
Rockland, were appointed on the part of the
House.
Leave to withdraw was voted on the follow
ing petitions: of Joshua Lane ct. ais. for re-
peal of law regulating sale of milk; of Emery
Sawyer for further jurisdiction to trial justices
in Belfast; of Joseph Toothaker for repeal of
law relating to killing of fur bearing animals
Legislation inexpedient was reported on or
der relative to giving City Marshals power as
constables in civil cases; on order relative to
repeating act establishing County Supervisors
of Schools ought not to pass; also on bill an
act to amend chap. II, Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to Supreme Judicial Court. Reports ac-
cepted.
The following bills were reported and order
ed printed: an act to establish certain rules for
the construction of repeating Statutes; an act
to amend chap. 101, laws of 1859, relating to
drainage; an act to amend chap. 80, sec. 2, Re-
vsed Statutes; an act additional to chap. 81,
Revised Statutes, relating to proceedings in
court; an act to amend sec. 1, chap. $50, laws
1869, relating to sale of milk; an act additional
to chap 4S, Revised Statutes, concerning man
ulactures.
The resolve in favor of Wilton Academy was
assigned for Thursday of next week.