Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-09
WINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


PRAYER BY Rev DIR. RIcKER of Augusta.
Records read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed Of in con-
currence.
On motion of Mr.. LANE,
Ordered, That message be sent to the
Governor, requesting him to return to the
Senate, all act entitled an act additional to
chap SO of the Revised Statutes, relating to
proceedings in court.
The Secretary subsequently reported that
he had delivered the message with which he
was charged, and the Governor returned the
act as requested. .......... ...a
Mr.. CUSHING, presented bill an act amend
atory of an act to incorporate the Winterport
railroad, and on motion OF same senator 1t
was referred to the Committeeon Railroads.
Ways and Bridges.
Mr. LANE moved a reconsideration of the
vote whereby bill an act additional to chap.
SO of the Revised Statutes was passed and on
his motion it was laid on the table, and sub
scquently indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs, an act to amend
sec. I57 of chap. of the Revised Statutes,
in relation to land sold for taxes, was amended
and passed to be engrossed. On motion of
same Senator, an act to amend chap. 6 of sec.
JAG of the Revised Statutes, was indefinitely
postponed the sane having been Incorporated
in the foregoing act by the adoption of the
amendments.
Mr. REED presented the following resolve,
which was referred to the Committee on Fod-
eral Relations:
Whereas. The rates for the transmission of
correspondence by telegraph are so high as to
confne its use to a few, and whereas suita-
bic reduction of rates would bring it within
the reach of many who cannot now afford to
use it. and whereas. bill is now pending in
the Senate of the United States to establish a
postal telegraph system, with uniform charges
for equal distances. and at greatly reduced
rates, therefore,
Rssolred, That our Senators and Reprcsen-
tativcs in Congress be requested to use their
influence to secure the passage of such bill.
Rcsoiced, That copies of these resolutions
be sent to each of our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, to the President of the
Senate of the United States, and to the Speak
or of the House of Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. CUSHING,
Ordeyed That the Commissioners on Val
uation are hereby directed to furnish for
distribution to the Legislature, 700 printed
copies of their report on the valuation lists OF
the State of Maine, submitted by them in pur
suancc of an order of the Legislature, Feb.
81, 1870.
On motion of Mr.. REED, the vote whereby
bill an act additional to chap. 33 of the laws
of 1858, in relation to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, which was passed to be enacted, was
reconsidered, and on motion Of same Senator
it was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. LANG, the bill was taken
from the table and passed to be enacted with
out a dissenting vote.
On motion of Mr.. METcALf, bill an act to
authorize J. c. Hartman ct ais, to erect a
fish weir in Sheepscot river was taken from
the table, amended, and passed to be en-
crossed.
Read and assigned-An act additional to
chapter Al of the r.. s.. relating to banks !;
resolve laying tax on the several counties
in the State; an act to supply the people Of
Augusta with pure water; an act to incorp0r-
ate the Knickcrbocker Steam Towage Com
pany; an act to prevent the destruction Of
trout and pickerel in the town of Turner; an
act TO authorize the town of Minot to create
sinking fund; an act to repeal sec. ., chap.
264 of the laws of 1863 entitled an act to incor-
porate the city of Belfast; an act to amend
chap. "a of the Revised Statutes, relating to
paupers; an act to confirm the organization
of certain plantations; an act to amend chap.
230 of the public laws of 1864, relating to ac-
tons against executors and administrators.
Passed to be engrossed-An act to amend
sec. 20 of chap l43 of the Revised Statutes
an act to change the name of the associa-
ton for the relief of aged and INDECENT |
women; resolve authorizing the Land Agent
to sell certain lots of land in Mapleton
in Aroostook county; an act to amend
sec. l57 of chap. of the Revised Statutes, |
relating to land sold for taxes; an act to
amend section 10 of chapter 81 Of the Re-
vised Statutes, relating to survival of actions
an act to amend see. 81 of chap. II of the Re
vsed Statutes, relating to exceptions in the |
Supreme Judicial Court; an act to amend
chap. IL of the Revised Statutes, relating to
parish meeting houses, ministerial and school |
lands and funds arising therefrom; an act to |
amend sec. % of chap. ii of the Revised |
Statutes, relating to allowing school houses
to be used for meetings Of religious worship,
lectures SC; an act to amend sec. II of chap.
65 of the Revised Statutes; an act additional
to an act incorporating the Portland and Ok
ford Central Railroad Company; bill an act
authorizing J. c. Hartman ct ais, to erect
fish weir in Sheepscot river.
Passed to be ehacted-An act to incorpor-
ate the Sebec Railroad Company an act
to incorporate the Masonic Trustees of Lew
iston; an act to amend sec. Go of chap 4 of
Revised Statutes, relating to penalty for lille
gal voting; an act to amend the city charter
of Bangor; an act to amend sec. of chapter |
Is of the special laws of 1861, relating to the |
Sebec Lake Steamboat Company; an act ad- |
ditional to an act to incorporate the Winter
port Railroad Company; an act additional to |
chap. SO of the laws 1858, relating to the sale |
of intoxicating liquors.
Finally passed-Resolve to refund money |
to VIM. Brown paid the State for stumpage |
resolve in aid of constructing road through |
township r. 3, in Aroostook county re-
solve in favor of the children of W. J. Dean.
On motion of Mr.. NEALLEY,
Adjourned.