The Portland daily press., 1870-03-16
Maine Legislature.

Especial Dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March 15.-Read and assigned
Act to amend section 81, chapter 49, Revised
| Statutes, relating to damages from detective
highways; act to authorize the Treasurer of
| State to issue registered bonds.
Passed to be engrossed-Act to incorporate
the Bangor Bank; act to incorporate the Sc
bago Lake Steamboat Company; act to incor-
porate the Bath Sugar House Company.
Passed to be enacted-Act additional to an
act to incorporate the Portland & Rutland
Railroad Company; act to incorporate the
Waldoboro Wooden and Cotton Manufacturing
Company; act in relation to certain claims of
Bickford G. Matthews; act to revive the char
| tiers of certain banks.
Mr.. Talbot reported bill an act to prevent the
destruction of roads on ice. Ordered printed.
On motion of Mr.. Reed, bill an act to au-
thorize the city Of Portland to aid the con-
struction of the Portland & Rutland railroad
was indefinitely postponed.
Resolve making appropriations for repairs of
State House was reported aud ordered print
ed.
The Committees on Public Buildings, Agri-
culture, Temperance, Interior Waters, State
Lands, and Printing and Binding reported
finally.
The report of Committee on Railroads on
bill an act to incorporate the Union Depot Co.
was assigned for to -morrow at IL o'clock. Bill
an act to regulate agencies for and to prevent
| imposition in the sale of intoxicating liquors
was amended by striking out so much hereof
as relates to establishing an agency at Bangor,
and passed to be engrossed.
HOUSE.
Read and assigned-Resolve in favor of Mt.
Desert as naval and military station of the
United States; resolve in favor of the preser-
walton of the harbors of the State of Maine.
Passed to be Engossed-An act relative to fees
of coroners; act to continue in force an act to
establish schools in Madawaska Territory; act
to amend sections and 2, chapter II, Revised
| Statutes, relating to school districts.
| Passed to be Endcted-An act to incorporate
the Maine Marine Insurance Company; act to
provide for the recording of certain contracts;
| act additional concerning mortgages of real
estate.
The following bills were laid on the tablet
Act additional to chapter 80, Revised Statutes,
relating to proceedings in court; act to author
| ize towns to provide books for use of pupils in
the public schools; act to change location of
| Granger turnpike; act concerning corpora
| tions.
The following were indefinitely postponed
Act relating to State supervision of common
schools act relating to habitual truants
The House insisted upon its vote indefinite
ly postponing bill an act to increase the COM
pensation of members of the Legislature and
proposed conference.
On motion of Mr.. Barker, ordered, that all
matters offered after this day be referred to the
next Legislature. Adjourned.
ITO the Associated Press.l
AUGUSTA, March 15.-ln the Senate the re-
ports of the Committee on Railroads on the
Portland Union Depot was assigned for to-
morrow Bill to authorize Portland to loan
its credit to the Portland & Rutland Railroad
Company was indefinitely postponed. The bill
to regulate liquor agencies was taken up. The
section relative to the establishment of a State
agency at Bangor was struck out The bill as
passed provides that any person selling liquors
or taking orders as a runDer shall be liable to
fine of from $50 to 500; and further, that
the State Liquor Agent shall publish quarter
ly the amount, kind, price and parties purcbas-
ing liquor. Several committees reported fin
ally
In the House the resolves relative to the pre-
servation of the harbors of Maine and recon-
mending Mt. Desert for naval and military
station were passed. The House refused to
concur in the action of the Senate in increas
ing the pay of members, and asked confer
ence. Bills authorizing towns to purchase
school books and purchase school property be-
| longing to districts so that towns may control
| the schools were engrossed. Bill appropriate
| ing $1400 to schools in Madawaska was amend
ed so that it should be devoted to such schools
as comply in raising equal amounts, and pass
| ed. Bill relative to habitual truants was in
| definitely postponed.
Tomorrow there will be two sessions