The Portland daily press., 1870-01-24
Maine Legislature .
Special dispatch by international Line.l

Special dispatch by international Line.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 22.-Read and assigned-An
act to amend sect. 1 chap. 157 of the public
laws of 1868; an act to incorporate the Stetson
Manufacturing Company; an act to incorpor-
ate the Baptist Meeting House Society in Bel
grade; an act to incorporate the East Liver
more Camp Meeting Association.
Passed to be engroSsed-An act to authorize
the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Com
psny to lease its road and for other purposes;
an act to repeal chap 213, private and special
laws of 1869.
On motion of Mr. French,
Ordered, That this Legislature, on receiving
notice of the arrival of the fleet at Portland,
conveying to our shores the remains OF the late
George Peabody, and their Decentralization ana
obsequies, adjourn over that day that we may
thereby in our official capacity and as indivld-
uals testify to the exalted character and DIS
tinguished services of one go truly noble.
Subsequently the foregoing order came from
the House amended by providing that the Leg
islature attend the funeral ceremonies in
body. On the question of adopting the amend
ment, on motion of Mr.. Cleaves the yeas and
nays were ordered and taken. The amendment
Was lcDCClcu Wy tuC ioliOWluS NotC. L ASoS-Soi-
Inns, Lane, Minot, Talbot; 4. Nays-Bartlett,
Bolster, Buck, Buffam, Carleton, Cleaves,
French Garcelon, Kingsbury, Lang, Mayo,
Palfer; 12.
On motion of Mr.. Lang the report of the
commission on revision of the statutes was tax
en- from the table and referred to Committee
on Legal Reform.
Mr.. Buck presented petition of citizens of
Orland for authority to said town to take stock
in railroad from Bangor to Ellsworth via
Bucksport.
Mr.. Mayo presented the petition of w. H.
Smith for charter for railroad from Milo to
Sebec. Referred to the Committee on Rail-
roads, &c. By Mr. Carleton, petition of E. K.
O'Brion and others for an act OF Incorporation
as Savings Bank at Thomaston.
Mr. Minot, from the Committee on Educa-
ton, on petition of Sececlmen of Corinna and
Dexter for the establishment of school dis
trict, reported leave to withdraw. Accepted
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Read and assigned-An act additional to an
ance Company; an act to authorize the extern
sion of the Androscoggin railroad in Farming
ton; an act to authorize Robert Crockett to
extend his wharf to tide waters of Rockland
harbor: an act to authorize John A. Buck to
extend his wharf in Bucksport; an act addi-
tional to an act for the extension of the char
ter of the Bangor Boom Company; an act to
incorporate the Solon Village Cemetery. 4
Passed to be engrossed-An act additional
comforting certain powers on the city of Port
land; an act to authorize Dyer p Jordan to
extend his wharf in the city of Ellsworth; an
act to increase the salary of the Judge of Pro-
bate for the County of Waldo: an act to au-
thorize Pennington Village Corporation to aid
in the extension of the Androscoggin railroad.
Passed to be eoacted-an act to incorporate
the Algae Fertilizer Company.
A communication was received from the Sec
retary of State transmitting the resignation of
Pierce Bunker, Representative elect from Bar
nard. The Speaker was directed to inform the
Selectmen of the towns in said District of the
vacancy 1854
Bill an act to incorporate the Riverside Echo
Publishing Company-referred to Committee
on Judiciary. Petition of George M. Weston
for railroad charter from Sebec Lake to Eli
otis Mills Petition of Samuel Gardner for
railroad charter from Cherryfield to Ellsworth;
referred to Committee on Railroads, SC. Peti-
ton of Bangor Water Power Company for ex-
tension of franchise; referred to Committee on
Interior Waters. Remopstrance of William
81. Shailer and others, of Portland, against
State uniformity of School Books; referred to
Committee on Education. Adjourned.