The Portland daily press., 1871-02-25

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AUGUSTA, Feb. 24-Tbe Senate met at 9
O'Clock A. NJ. An order fixing the time of
final adjournment at Tuesday mex t at Door was
tabled. .a
Passed to be engrossed-Resove in aid Of the
military road; resolve reducing valuation of
Perkins Plantation; resolve in favor of Spracue,
owen & Nash; an act relating to certifying
teachers; an act relating to assessment of taxes;
resolve in aid of Molunkus river; bill and act
regulating railroad corporations, which makes
tickets good for thirty days, was amended SO
as tol read SIX wears, on motion of Mr.. Perley,
was passed to be engrossed.
committees OF conference were appointed on
OIL and act relating to sale of milk; relating to
| ald Tor bridge over Moose river; an act addi-
nonal to an act to establish the college of agri-
culture; an act relating to throwing edeipos
&c, INTO Damariscotta river; bill and act ie.
iatlng to assessment and collection of taxes
was indefinitely postponed; the printing con-
tract with Sprague, Owen & Nash was oc
cepted; the committee of conference on
branches to be Taught in schools reported nm
able to agree; adhered also on milk BILL ouobt
to pass.
Passed to be enacted-An act to change the
names OF certain persons; an act authorizing
the county COR missiOners of Kennebec county
to appropriate money to rebuild or repair a
bridge over the Sebasticook river in Clinton
Gore; bill and act to incorporate the Poland
and MinOt Mutual Insurance Company: an
act to authorize Thos. Tay lor to employ and
use steam power in the TRANSPORTATION of
1Ielgnt and passengers upon highways in
harrington and other towns in Franklin
county; an act to promote immigration into |
ms state; an act to incorporate the Somerset
Boom company; an act relating to the transfer
DrlS0nprS .osIx
an act authorizing thelconstruction of a weir AZ |
cranberry Isle; an act to authorize Henry Nc.
Siilvery to extend his wharf into tide waters in |
beifast; an act relating to costs; an act to fix
the liabilities of stockholders in corporations:
an act to amend Sec 80 and SO of CHI 40 of the |
revised statutes, relating to the taking of |
smelts; au act to change .the pane of Cane
Elizabeth Steam Ferry Company aud Increase /
the capital stock thereof; an act to authorize |
the construction of a fish weir in Eastern Har- |
Dor; an act to amend chap. 48 of the revised |
statutes, relating to manufacturers, mining and |
CLARIFYING companies; an act giving additional |
powers 10 the railroad commissioners: an act |
to amend an act to amend an act to ipcorn0r- |
poraie the East Oxford Agricultural Society. |
Flnally pass d-ResOye in favor of the town |
OF DeerlDg; resolve relating to the preseuta- |
resolve in favor OF reduction of State valuation
OF the town OF Buckfe!d; resolve in favor of
the town OF Princeton; resolve authorizing The
Adjurant General TO sell gun house in Milo;
IeSuiNO IOiatuS " WRONGS pract1ced uDOp the |
11dians; resolve in favor of the State COLLEGE
of Agriculture and Mechanic ARTS; resolve in |
favor of John Eveetb; resolve in favor of the
system of storm warnings in the State of |
Name; resolve 10 favor of the State library. an
act to incorporate the town of Grafton; an act
relating to the Insane Hospital; an act ex-
empting certain property in Norway from tax
alton; an act relating 10 the inspection of her
ring; an act to amend an act relating to form
OF actions; an act to suthorize the extension of |
the Somerset railroad; an act additional to an
act to incorporate the saltwater Canal Co.
The Northern Aroostook railroad bill was
taken up, amendments E and X rejected and /
passed to be eDgrossed after considerable dis
cussion. l-4 .s - ; in4a lAs
Hon. Henry Carvil, Senator from Cumher-
land, was excused from further attendance
Resolve relating to establishing valuation of
towns Ut Westbrook and peering was amend
ed and passed to be engrossed. tr
gs AFTERNOON SESSION. s ~. 4
The Northern Aroostook railroad bill passed |
to be engrossed. Also passed to be epgrossed
Resolve apportionibg State Senators; resolve
apportloning State Representatives; resolve in
reference to distributing the Revised Statutes;
an act defining the duties of the constable OF |
Whitetield; report oftbe Senatorial Apportion-
ment Committee was discussed. |
On motion of Mr.. Foster the Kepnebec dis
trict was amended by striking out six towns |
and adding them to the Androscoggin district.
An act to authorize the formation Of railroad
corporations, otherwise the general railroad |
law, was taken up. A motion to refer TO the
next Legislature was lost, 13 to IA, and the
bill was refused passage, IA to IA. A resolve
passed reimbursing the land agent for mouey
twelve thousand dollars) paid out for Swedish
colonlsts. The Conference Committee, an act
relating to employing teachers reported an
amendmen1ed bill which was passed, % tod
Bill an act relating to fencing railroads
came. from the Conference COMMITTEE |
Amended and passed to be engrossed.
r.
ford, was excused from further attendance.
An act legalizing the doings of.the town of JAY
IN loaning its credit to aid manufacturers pass
ed to be engrossed under suspension of rules
an ace legallzlng the doings OF the city of Hal
lowell also passed to be eDgrossed Bill an
act abollshing the Office of county supervisors |
came from the House was indefinitely postpon-
ed, "a 9tt1l- ~. -5l - |
EVENING SESSION
Passed to be engrossed-An act to furnish a 1
chaplain to the State prison; an act relating |
to the schools on Madawaska district The |
Committee of Conferences IN regard 10 throw
ing edgings into the Damariscotte river re- |
ported inability to agree. |
An order was introduced authorizing the |
Secretary of State to furnish the selectmen of |
towns with copies Of the new school law reIat-
ing to the employment of teachers. |
raised to be engrOssed-Resolve appropriate
ing $4,000 for the Children's Home 10 Bangor;
also resolve to authorize the county of York 10
raise money to build Jail at Alfred; resolve |
appropriating $500 for bridge in Phillips; re-
solve 1xlng the nu nber of copies of certain re- |
Ports 70 oe printed by the State; an act relat-
Hon. j. G. Roberts was txensed from FIR.
tb6r attendance. raA r- u n - r
The Bangor Branch railroa biz which came
from the House and referred to the next legis-
lature was tabled.
COMMITTEE of conference was apnointed. II
AN act to amend sec. IA, chap. 116, revised
statute on an act to amend an act relating to |
divorces 2 = |
Resolve relating to an Industrial school for
girls; an act to amend an act relating to the
State Prison were engrossed.
The act Incorporating the Cobb Lime Co. of
Rockland came mp from the House repealed
and after considerable discussion it was repeal
ed, 20 TO 6. .-ras .lr esf sl-F
A resolve appropriating $4,000 for the Nor
ma. sch9o' atCastlne, was passed to be engrossed
Bll an act establishing State uniformity of
text books was referred to the next legislature.
GUS daytord, Senator from Oxford, as ex-
cused from further attendance. Adiour ned at
10 ten minutes past midnight. -a-F
''~- HOUSE. si-
The Senate non-concurred with the action of
the House, on the bill relative to the hiring of
teachers and a conference asked, to which the
House agreed. There was similar action on
the bill relative to the appointment of trustees
OF the Agricultural College. Il
"A conference was agreed to on the bill re1a-
tive to fencing railroads; bill relative to OBJ
tai icing statistics from certain schools. ( 1
l. The House adhered to its vote indefinitely
postpOnl0g the resolve in aid of letter E Frank
lin county, which ends that latter. fT |
A conference Was agreed to on bill to prevent |
the throwing of edeings, &C., into Damariscot.
ia river, which failed to agree. sr-.+--.s 5.-r7 |
Mr.. Wilson presented an order requesting
the Governor and Councif to take such action |
on the report of the Laud Agent on their order
of Nov. %. 1869. as will best secure the inter-
ests Of the State. Several bills were passed to |
be enacted.
The Printing Committee submitted the sew
eral proposals for printing, and the contract
which was made with Sprague, Owen and
Nash was approved in concurrence
Resolve to apportion Senators was taken up.
Mr.. johnson movedto amend by taking sew
al towns from Kennebec. and adding them to
AndrOscoggin, which was lost, yeas 81 nays
104. The apportionment of representatives was
next considered. e w = = .seta fSsI
Mr.. Gannett made motion to take from
Knox county one Representative and add to
Sagadahoc. Registered, yeas 80 nays 49, A
motion was also made to restore Limerick and
Limipgton to one district and LYMAN and
WATERFORD to representative districts Lost
Ths resolve then passed. A resolve passed
giving each member copy OF the revised edi-
ton of the statutes