The Portland daily press., 1870-02-17

| to Incorporate he Calais Railway Co.. ali act
TO authoriz. the town of Milton to aid 'he
Stetson Ma ufaeturing Co.. an act for the in
corporation Of public cemeteries; an act to IN
corporate the Dresden Ice Co.; an act author
ize A. L. Frohock ct ais to extend wharf IN
to tide waters in Penobscot Bay in the town OF
Lincolnville.
Passed to be Enacted-An act to incorporate
the Goose Pond Dam Co.; ian act to lncorpo-
rate the Annebescook Steamboat Co.. an act
to authorize the town of Wayne to appropriate
money to increase manufactures: an act to in
corporate the Searsport Manufacturing Co ;
an act to regulate the gathering of cranberries
in the town of Lubec; an act to incorporate the
Lincoln Wooden and Cotton Manufacturing
Co.; ant to authorize VIM. Godfrey to construct
fish weirs in the tide waters of Pigeon Hill
Bay, in Steuben; also one in the tide waters of
Deer Bay, in the same town; an act to amend
an act to incorporate the Maine General Hos
pital; an act to change the name of the Gardi-
ner District Camp Meeting Association; an act
to establish the salary of the Register of Pro-
bate for Waldo County; an act to make valid
the acts of the parish of the High st. Church
in the city of Portland; an act to make valid
the organization of the Somerset Hall Co.; an
act additional to chap. 175, private and special
laws of 1868, comforting certain powers on the
city of Portland; an act to authorize Rufus
Pickett to construct weir in tide waters on
Pinkham's Island, in Millbridge.
Finally passed-Resolve directing the Land
Agent to designate and set apart certain lots
Of land in aid of mills in Moro Plantation in
Aroostook county.
Papers presented-By Mr.. Kingsbury, petit
tition of Dexter & Newport Railroad Co., to
have the location of said road over certain high
ways in said Newport legalized By Mr.. Lind
sey, remonstrance on consolidation OF rail
roads, By Mr.. Holland, petition of w. 5.
Robinson ct ais. in aid of railroad from Lew.
lston to Rumford; referred to Committee on
Railroads; report on petition of inhabitants of
Veazle to be annexed to Bangor, that the same
be referred to next Legislature.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of bill an act to authorize the consolidation
and Regulation Of railroad COMPANIES. The
Yeas-Buffum, Bartlett, Carvill, Collins, Full
Ter, Garcelon, Holland, Kiugsbury, Lindsey,
Metcalf. Neatly, Roberts, Rolfe Talbot, Tor
rey. Webb-16
Nays--Cushing, French, Gibbs, Gray Han
son, Lane, Lang, Mayo, Morse, Reed-10.
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Redd and assigned An act to authorize the
city of Rockland to aid the construction of the
Lime Rock Railroad; an act in relation to the
supreme Court; an act to amend sec. 3, chap.
IL, Revised Statutes, relating to jurisdiction of
justices of the Peace; an act to repeal an act
providing for reviews in criminal cases.
Pdssed to be Enarossed-An act to author
15e Richmond s. Williams to navigate Moose
fond an act to amend an act to supply the
people of Bangor with pure water; an act to
amend sec. 10 and IL, chap. 3, Revised Stat
utes, relating to choice of highway surveyors
resolve in favor of John G. Kelsoe; resolve in
favor of John Hanscom resolve in favor of In
sane Hospital, appropriatipg $25 OOO
Papers presented-By Mr. Farwell, to Com
mittee on the judiciary, to inquire what
amendment is necessary to section 6 chapter
225, laws of 1868, in order to enable municipal
OH GERS to equally distribute the surplus
ponds and money mentioned in said section.
BY Mr.. Hartman, to same committee, to in
quIre into the eXpediency of repeating or
amending chapter 2, Revised Statutes, and
substitute acts relating to- the militia bill; an
act to amend section 2 chapter 81 Revised
Statutes, relating to executors and administra-
tors; an act in relation to assessment of taxes
in Phipsburg for 1S69-referred to Committee
on Judiciary; an act additional to repeal Re-
vlsed Statutes concerning mortgages of real
eState-refcrred to Committee on Legal Re-
" pOCieloH VI TeslutuI Vi ~. ~ II. III.
Co. for amendment of charter SO as to connect
by ferry with X. & P R. r., and also for lease
to issue second mortgage bonds-referred to
Committee ON Railroads.
Mr. Twitchell, of Portland, was excused
from further service on Committee on Banks
and Banking, aud Mr.. May, of Winthrop, was
appointed to fill the vacancy
Resolve in favor of Wilton Academy, ap-
proprlating $4,000, was read second time and
passed to be epgrossed by yeas 62 nays 25; re-
consideration moved and tomorrow assigned
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