The Portland daily press., 1870-03-14
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Maine Legislature.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March 12.-Read and ASHAMED
Act additional to an act entitled "An act to in
corporate the Winterport Railroad Co.. re-
solve relating to revision of statutes; act to in
corporate the Andover Railroad Co.. act addi-
tional to an act to amend the act incorporating
the Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co. resolve in
favor of Mt Desert as military station of the
of the State of Maine.
Passed to be Engrossed-Act to incorporate
the Waldoboro Wooden and Cotton Manufac-
turing Co.; act additional to an act to incor-
porate the Portland & Rutland Railroad Co.. !;
resolve authorizing the conveyance of the ar
mory at Auburn; act to authorize towns to
provide books for the use of pupils in the pub
lie schools; act to amend sec. l and 8, chap IL,
Revised Statutes; act additional to an act to
establish schools in Madawaska district; re-
solve in favor of the st. John Agricultural So.
ciety; act to renew the charters of certain
banks; resolve in favor of Maine General Hos
pital: act concerning habitual truants; act to
increase the pay of members of the Legisla-
ture; act to incorporate the Bangor Bank.
Passsd to be Enacted-Act to amend an act
to amend sec. 20, chap. II, Revised Statutes,
relating to exceptions in the Supreme Judi
cal Court; act to amend chap. 10 of Revised
Statutes, relating to parish meeting houses,
ministerial, school lands and funds arising
therefrom; act to prohibit the destruction of
water fowls by traps, Sc; act additional to
chap. 126 Of Revised Statutes, concerning
frauds; act to amend sec. 40 of chap. 4, sec. II
of chap. 8, sec. "a of chap 18, Revised Statutes,
and chap. 40 of the public laws of 1866, relating
to elections, public lands and ways; act to
amend sec. So, chap. 6, Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to collection of taxes; act to repeal chap.
81 of public laws of 1862. relating to appeals
from decisions of Comfy Commissioners; act
to amend chap. so of Revised Statutes, relating
to killing moose, deer and caribou.
A communication was received from the
Governor announcing that he had signed the
liquor bill, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Lang, Senator Garcelon
of Waldo was excused from further attend
auce.
Read and ASSianed-Act to amend section 81
chapter 18, Revised Statutes, relating to dam
ages from defective highways; resolve in favor
Of the Maine General Hospital.
Passed to be Enqrossed-An act to authorize
the city of Portland to aid the construction of
the Portland s. Rutland Railroad; act to in
corporate the Arctic Ice Company; act addi-
tional relating to proceedings in Court; act adj
ditional concerning mortgages.
Passed to be Endcted-An act to incorporate
the Ship Pond Railroad Company; act to
amend section chapter "a, Revised Statutes,
relating to licensing auctioneers.
Orders were passed excusing E. Adams
Davis, of Lubec, from further attendance and
granting the use of the Representatives Hall
on Tuesday next to the Trustees of the Bath
Military and Naval Orphan Asylum and chill
dren of that institution.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on the
order relating to returns of certificates of mar
rage.
The House concurred in the proposition for
a committee of conference on the bill to abol-
ish capital punishment and joined Messrs.
Vose, Stone and Pike.
Bill au act to amend chapter II, Revised
Statutes, relating to employment of school
teachers came from the Senate indefinitely
postponed and the House proposed committee
of conference, and Messrs. Spaulding, Dag
gett and Bonney were appointed.
Bill au act to repeal chapter 45, Revised
Statutes, relating to interest," on its passage to
be engrossed was committed to Committee on
the Judiciary.
Resolve providing for a commission to in
quire into the Jail system of this State: and
act for the preservation of certain birds were
laid on the table.
Resolve relating to the postal telegraph sys-
TEN was recommitted to Committee on Fede-
raj Relations.
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In the Senate, resolves relative to the pres
ervation of the harbors of Maine and recon-
mending Mt. Desert for naval and military
station, were read and assigned.
The resolve appropriating $4,000 in INSTALL
ments of $1,000 as the incorporators fulfill
certain conditions, passed to be engrossed.
The vote to Indefinitely postpone the bill to
increase the pay OF members was recopsi1ered
and amended, so as TO make the pay 500, and
| passed to be engrossed.
The bill to renew the charters of certain
banks was passed.
| The House insisted on its vote refusing a
| passage to the bill abolishing capital punish
ment and agreed to a conference. Quite a
| number favor a reference of the question to
| the people.
| The Governor sent in the following commu-
| nioation;
| STATE OF MAINE, EXECUTIVE DEPT, :.
AUGUSTA, March II, 1870.
| To the Senate and House of Representatives
The bill entitled "An act additional to chap
ter SO OF the public laws of 1858, relating to the
sale of intoxicating liquors" has been laid be-
| fore me for approval. Some of its provisions
appear to be of so extraordinary character as
| to suggest grave doubts of their propriety or
| good effect but considering the remarkable
| circumstance that the bill has passed both
| Houses without opposition, have given 1t % y
| official signature. lSgnedl
| JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN.
A bill to repeal that part of the Revised
| Statutes relative to nsury, in consequence Of
an act TO allow parties to contract any rate OF
interest, caused lengthy discussion, in which
| Mr.. Pike of Calais took occasion to oppose the
| nripciple of raising the rates of interest when
| Congress vas attempting to reduce the same.
| Messrs, Baker, Barker, and Wilson of Thorn
aston advocated the policy of letting the par
| ties take care Of themselves in this matter, az
| in other business transactions.
MISSISSIPPI.
! ESCAPE OF YERGER.