The Portland daily press., 1870-02-03
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Maine Legislature.
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SENATE.
AucUsTA. FEB 2-Redd and Assumed An
act to authorize the county of Penobscot to
procure loan.
Passed to be EnqroSsed-An act authorizing
Albert Il. Ames to place q dolphin on spar
buoy at the head of his wharf in Rockland: an
act to prohibit the taking of pickerel in Swan
pond, in the town of Hartford an act to amend
an act Incorporating the Cumberland Bone Co;
an act to incorporate the Whidden Carriage
Manufacturing Co. of Bangor; an act to set off
part OF the town of Trenton and incorporate
the same into town by the name of Lamoyne;
an act additional to an act to incorporate the
Bangor Water Power Co.
:. Passed to be endcted-An act to amend Sec
ton IA OF chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes,
relating to trepass on adjoining land; an act
to incorporate the Merchants Marine Insur-
ance Co.; an act additional to chapter a of the
Revised Statutes, relating to inn-holders and
victualers.j
Finally passed Reso,ve in favor of Sarah !
Caldwell.
Papers preSented-By Mr. Buffum, an act to
amend chapter II of the Revised Statutes. re-
lating to parish and meeting houses, ministe-
rial and school lands and funds arising there
from; by MIR. Lang, petition from citizens of
Somerset county TOR an appropriation to repair
the Canada road-referred to the Committee
on State Lands, SC. by Mr. Talbot, petition
OF n. 5. Allen Tor division of the town of Ed
munds-referred to the Committee on Dvs-
ion OF Towns; by Mr.. Kingsbury, remonstrance
OF Penobscot Indians against division of shore
rents-relerred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs; by Mr. Hammond petition of l.. O.
Strickland and others for charter for rail-
road from Lewiston to Rumford-referred to
the Committee on Railroads, sc. by Mr.. Full
er, petition of Mr.. B. Pinkham for an act of
Incorporation as the Lincoln Wooden and Cot
ton Manufacturing Co.-referred to the Com
mittee on Manufacturers; by Mr.. Lang, order
that the Committee on State Lands, &c, in
quire into the prOpriety of repeating chapter
142, laws of 1862 relating to the sale of swamp
and meadow lands; bill an act authorizing the
formation and regulation of railroad corpora
tions-read twice and laid ON the table; an act
establishing the terms of the Supreme Judicial
Court in Oxford county-read twice and laii
on the table.
The communication Of the Secretary of State
showing the number of days session of the Su-
preme Judicial Court in each county for 1868.
9-referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Adjourned.
Read and dSSigned-AD act to provide for the
restoration OF the records of the Court of Pro-
bate for the county of Cumberland: an act 10
incorporate the Russell Stream Dam Co. an
act to prevent the throwing of edgings, &c,
into the waters of Pleasant river; an act to
incorporate the Ship Pond Stream Navigation
Co.
Passed to be Engossed-An act for the preser-
vatien OF fish in Webb's pond in Franklin
county; an act to incorporate the OQuOssoc
Angling Association; an act to repeal chapter
% of 1858 and sections 80, SO and "a, chapter
81 of the Revised Statutes, relating to levy of
execution against towns; resolve in favor of
Louis Bennett; resolve in favor of Paul Ia
Dor.
Passed to be Endcted-An act authorizing
William McGilvery to extend his railway
wharf in Brewer and to build a marine rail-
way; an act authorizing Samuel e. Smuller
and Sylvanus q. Prince to extend wharf into
tide waters at Harpswell; an act authorizing
John q. Condor to extend his wharf in Bel
fast; an act to amend an act to incorporate
Barring bridge; an act to make valid the doings
of the pewholders of the Freewill Baptist
meeting house in Richmond; an act to set off
certain land from Silver Bridge plantation and
annex the same to the town of Sherman; an
act to incorporate the Riverside Echo Publish
ing Association; an act to incorporate the
Blanchard Maine State Boiler Co.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary and Female College, specially as
signed for to-day were taken from the table
and passed to be engrossed by yeas 20, nays
SO.
Papers preSented-Bill an act authorizing the
town of Stetson to aid the Stetson Manufac-
turing Co.. ; bill an act to incorporate the Sebec
Lake Co.; petition of Walter G. Morrill, for an
dct Vi incorporation as Lne f1lgnlanQ Slate Co.
an act to incorporate the Howard Slate Co.
referred to the Committee ON the Judiciary;
petition of selectmen and others of Yarmouth
in aid of the petition of Joseph L. Bailey to
have certain land set off from North Yarmouth
to Yarmouth referred to the Committee on
Division of Towns.
Orders PasSed-By Mr.. Vose, directing the
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into
the expediency of giving Overseers of the
Poor more power over the personal and real
estate of paupers; also relating to writs of exc
cutiOn where the creditor has been secured;
by Mr.. Bearce, of Lewiston, to same commit
tee, inquirng what further legislation is nee
essary in regard to roads in unincorporated
townships; ty Mr.. Halves, to the Committee
on Legal Reforms, relating to the expediency
of abolishing capital punishment; by Mr..
Branning, to same committee, relating to the
safe enginemen for their services; by Mr.. Dag
gett, directing that the tabular report of the
State College of Agriculture and Mechanics
Arts be printed; by Mr.. Baker, that the use
of the Representatives Hall be granted to the
Maine Historical Society on Thursday eve
ming, Feb. 10th; by Mr.. Barker that a Joint
convention be held in the Hall of the House
tomorrow morning, at o'clock, to witness an
exhibition of the benefciaries of this State at
tending the American Asylum of Deaf and
Dumb at Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. Holman, from the Committee on Claims
on petition of David w. Dinsmore for COM
pensation for false Imprisonment, reported
leave to withdraw. Accepted
Mr. White, from Committee on Military At
fairs, reported bill an act to amend an act aid
read twice and Wednesday next assigned.