The Portland daily press., 1870-01-18
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Maine Legislature.

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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 16-Prayer by Rev. Mr..
Upham of Augusta.
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
A communication was received from Edward
r. Spear of Rockland, Councillor elect, signi-
flying his acceptance.
On motion of Mr.. Lang, motion was con-
veyed to the House, and concurred in by that
branch, proposing a convention for the pur-
pose of qualifying MIR. Spear at 1 o'clock.
Orders Passed-By Mr.. Roberts, that the
Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the
expedieney of amending the laws so as to allow
the service of writs by constables wherein the
damage does not exceed $500; by M. Buck,
that the State Treasurer inform the Senate if
the sum of $155, claimed to be due the State
from certain towns in Hancock County, ap-
pears among the assets in his Office, and if not
why the same does not appear; by Mr. Lang,
that joint committee of three on the part of
the Senate, with such as the House may Join,
be appointed to consider such part of the Gov
errors Message as referred to the subject of
temperance, and report what changes if any
are desirable in the present law-and Messrs.
Lang of Kennebec, Cleaves of Oxford and Webb
of Somerset were appointed on the part of the
Senate; by Mr.. Collins, petition of David Lee
ofLyndon, for lot of land; petition of Parks
and others for exchange Of certain lots of land !;
petition of citizens of Woodland Plantation for
authority to control the public lands therein
referred; by Mr. Minot, petition of the pew
holders of the Baptist meeting house in Bel
grade for act of ncOrporation-referred to the
Committee on Education; by Mr.. Kingsbury,
petition of Warren M. True and others, for an
act of Incorporation as the Penobscot Central
Agricultural Society-referred to the Commit
tee on Agriculture; by Mr.. Lane, bill an act to
incorporate the Merchants Warehouse Com
pany-referred to the Committee on Mercan-
tile Affairs and Insurance.
IN CONVENTION.
The oaths of Office were administered to Ed
ward R. Spear, Councillor elect, and the Gov
ernor was duly notified thereof.
The Senate heving retired to their Hall, adj
journed.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Penny of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
The report of the joint select committee to
consider what action should be taken to testify
the respect of the State for the memory of the
late George Peabody, came from the Senate
approved, and on motion of Mr.. Bliss was laid
on the table.
Petition of inhabitants of Dalton for an act
legalizing the doings of said town. petition of
Jeremiah Mason and others for the repeal of
the charter of the city of Saco-referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary; petition of the
Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Co. for
an act to ratify the lease of said road-referred
to the Committee on Railways and Bridges;
petition of citizens of Brooksvlle and Sedg-
wick for amendment of the laws regulating
s1,o -;.-e- a,,d ;s+e-;a- eshA-g; of NAmAll Pow
ell and others for repeal of the law regulating
the taking of porgies-referred to the Commit
tee on Fisheries; of Joshua Lane aud others
for repeal of the law regulating the sale of milk
-referre d to the Committee on Agriculture;
bill an act concerning the rate of interest-re-
ferred to Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance
Orders P0ssed-By Mr.. VOse, that the Com
mittee on the judiciary inquire into the expe
dency of repeating section 50 of the laws of
1858, relating to levy of executions against
towns; by Mr. Baker, that the Committee on
Railroads and Bridges enquire what changes
are expedent in chapter 81 of the Revised
Statutes, concerning railroads; by Mr.. Phil
lips, that the Committee on Education inquire
into the expediency of requiring towns to raise
the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents for
each inhabitant for the support of schools; by
Mr. Farwell, that the House proceed to vote
for United States Senator at 2 o'clock P. M. on
Tuesday next
Passed to be Engrossed in Concurrence-Bill
an act to amend an act to incorporate the city
of Gardiner.