The Portland daily press., 1870-02-11
Maine Legislature.
Especial dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE.


SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 10-l2edd and assigned-An
act to len ,rporate the Methodist Episcopal So
ciety of Biddelord; an act to establish the
Commissioners of Washington county; resolve
directing the Land Agent to designate and set
apart certain lots of land in aid of mills in Mo-
70 Plantation, in Aroostook county; an act TO
incorporate Penobscot Valley Steamship Com
pany; an act to incorporate the Madison Man
ufacturing Company; resolve in favor OF the
Maine Insane Asylum; an act to incorporate
the Lincoln and Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany; an act to establish the salary OF the
Judge of Probate in Waldo County; an act TO
incorporate the Grass Pond Dam Company.
Passed to be enqrossed-An act to amend sec.
1, chap 80, Revised Statutes, relating to the in
spection of lime; an act to amend an act to in
corporate the city of Rockland; an act contin-
uipg the provisions of chap. III, laws of 1868,
authorizing pensions 70 disabled soldiers and
seamep; an act to establish the salary of the
Register of Probate of Sagadahoc county; an
act to authorize the city of Rockland to raise
| and expend money for certain purposes; an
act to authorize Charles B. Sanford to build a
wharf in the town of Winterport: an act to
| amend sec. of an act to aid the minor children
of J. Dean, approved Feb. %, 1869.
Passed to be enacted-An act to authorize
| George w. Mcclellan to construct and main
| tain fish wers and wharves in tide waters of
Herring Cove, in Trescott; an act to amend the
| 9th section OF chap. 191, public laws of 1868,
relating to roads in unincorporated townships
| and tracts of land; an act for the preservation
| of trout and othei fish in Grass Pond, in Wal
doboro; and act to incorporate the Sherman
Steel Company.
Finally passed Resolve providing Tor the
purchase and distribution of supplemental
digest of the Maine Reports; resolve relating to
the claims of Maine against the United States
for interest and advances made by Massachu-
sets in the war of 1925.
PoperS presepted-By Mr. Lang, petition o
Milliken et ais. of Belfast, for compensation tt
| Bickford G. Matthews for building a road-re
ferred to Committee on Judiciary; Mr. Ne al
| lev, from Committee on Legal Reform on or
der relating to the expediency of furnishing
the acts and resolves to judges of police courts
reported legislation inexpedieut; Mr.. Lindsey
from Committee on Judiciary, reported les's
lation inexpedie nt on the following ordeIs-or
der relating to repeal Of chap. q, laws of 1867
order relating to bonds of inspector general o
| lime; order relating to support of paupers no
residents of the State. Same Senator also re
ported leave to withdraw on petition of Noal
Boothby that Waterville and Winslow may b'
authorized TO purchase the charter Of Ticohl
Bridge Company, and on petition of Chas.
PilIsbury for amendment of paupers' laws
also that petition for authority to the town G
Orland to loan its credit and take stock ii
railroad, referred to Committee on Railroads
The foregoing reports were accepted.
) Bill an act authoriz ng Richmond William
! to navigate Moose Pond was laid on the table
, The report of Committee on E lucation on pc
tition of Dexter and Corinna for establishment
of the Ridge School District was recommend
ed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Read and assigned An act to make valid III
/, acts of High Street Church in Portland; a
act additional to chap 275, private laws 1856;