The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-19
Maine Legislature.
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SENATE.
AUGUSTA March 1S.-Read and assigned
Act additional to chapter 4S, Revised Statutes,
concerning manufactures; resolve directing
the Governor and Council in auditing the bills
for services of commissioners appointed by
them, to allow pay only for each day actually
employed.
Passed to be enqrossed-An act to incorporate
the Georges Valley Railroad Company; act to
increase the pay of the Attorney General; act
TO change the term of Court in the county of
Lincoln; act to amend section l, chapter 81,
Revised Statutes, and to repeal chapter 1856,
laws of 1868, relating to railroads; resolve in
relation to the publication of the Revised Stat
utes; resolve in favor of the proprietors of the
Eastern Argus; resolve providing a commits
sion to inquire into the Jail system of this State
resolve relating to National Military Asylums;
act additional to section 81, cnapter 80, Revis-
ed Statutes; relating to sheriffs; act relating
to insurance AMI insurance companies.
On motion of Mr.. Gray, bill an act to pre-
vent the destruction of roads on ice, was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Mr.. Lang, from the committee of conference
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school teachers, reported that the Senate re-
ceded and concurred with the House, passing
the bill to be engrossed. The report was ac-
cepted by yeas 16, nays II.
Mr.. Talbot, from the joint select committee
on State Valuation, reported resolve adopt
ing the State valuation as reported by the COM
missioners. The report was accepted and the
resolve read twice. Various amendments were
offered and rejected.
Mr.. Lang moved to recommit with instruc-
tons to value all townships and plantations or
ganzed for election purposes only as wild
lands. The amendment was rejected by yeas
8, nays 10. The resolve then passed to be en-
crossed
Mr. Reed moved reconsideration of the
vote whereby bill an act to incorporate the
Union Depot Company Of Portland was pass
ed to be engrossed, and the motion prevailed,
by yeas 16, nays 10.
Same Senator proposed amendments, which
were adopted, and the bill passed. to be engross-
ed, by yeas and nays as follows: Yeas, Messrs
Bolster, Cleaves, French, Fuller, Gibbs, Han
son, Lane, Lang, Minot, Morse, Neatly, Reed,
Role, Talbot-14. Nays, Messrs. Bartlett,
Buffam, Carleton, Carvfll, Cushing, Holland,
Kingsbury, Mayo, Mettalf, Torrey-1O
HOUSE.
Passed to be engrossed An act concerning in
surance and insurance companies; act to in
corporate the Aroostook Railroad Company !;
resolve appropriating the proceeds of the sale
of certain lands to the use of the Granger
Turnpike Company.
Refused passage, an act additional to chap
ter 48, Revised Statutes, concerning manufac-
lures.
The report of Committee on Valuation came
down from the Senate and was accepted. The
resolve accompanying, establishing State Val
uation of Maine was passed to be engrossed in
concurrence, by yeas 70, nays &c.
An order was passed directing the Com nit
tee on Finance to assess State tax for 1870
upon the new valuation in the sum of fourteen
hundred thousand dollars.
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AUGUSTA, March 18.-In the Senate Valua-
ton Committee reported a resolve substantial
ly adopting the report of the Valuation Com
mission. Upon the merits of the report a
lively debate followed, the substance of which
was that it would be accepted as bitter pill
for this year only.
In the House the resolve in favor of the
Maine General Hospital passed finally. 1t ap-
propriates the Arsenal lot and 800 900 condi-
tionally for that purpose.
The bill authorizing manufacturing compa-
MES to take private property the same as rail-
roads, was refused a passage by vote of 30 to
80.
Bill concerning insurance and insurance
companies was amended so that all fees receiv-
ed by the Examiner over $25OO shall go to the
State, and engrossed.
Second Session.-In the Senate the valuation
resolve which adopts the report of the Com
mission was passed; the test vote standing 9 to
IS.
In the House the ArOostOok railroad charter
was considered and a compromise was adopted
so as to fix the southern terminus between
Molunkus and Bancroft, and its central loca-
ton between the east line of Houlton and west
adopted by vote of "a to 35, under suspen-
sion of the rules The Finance Committee were
ordered to assess the State tax on the new val
uatiOn.