The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-18
Maine Legislature.
Especial Despatch by International Line.
SENATE.


SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 17.-In the Senate Mr.. French
Of Franklin presented the bill known as the
general railroad bill of last year. with few
minor amendments, which was tabled and or
dered printed
Bill relative to the disturbance of religious
meetings, amending sect II, chap ~ of the
Revised Statutes, was presented and referred
to the Legal Reform Com mittee.
Petitions were presented as follows: OF f.
E. Shaw, for an act to authorize the County
Commissioners of Oxford county to reassess
certain taxes; of A. K p. Lord for charter tor
railroad from the Portland & Rochester rail-
road to Benny Eagle Falls The former went
to the Legal Reforms, the latter to Railroad
Committee. The petition regarding the legal
izing of the vote OF the town OF Clinton was
sent to the Committee on Manufactures instead
of Legal Reforms. The petition for the union
Of Pressure Isle ard Maysvile was also chang
ed as to reference and sent to the Aroostook
county delegation.
The House was opened with prayer by Mr..
Osgood (dem.) of Lewiston.
Among the numerous petitions the following
may be of interest: or Piscataqnis Railroad
Company for extension of time tor locating the
road between FOxcroft and Monsehead Lake;
of parties in Burnham to authorize the Coun-
~ OOU mlsslOuerS OF w aIQO TO repair q Drl0Ro
in that town; of George Pickett and others of
Cape Elizabeth, for authority to construct a
railroad from Simonton's Cove to railroad lines
approaching Portland harbor; OF N. B. Mutt
and others, tor repeal of an act changing the
time and place of holding the court in Wash
ington county; of several parties for the break
ing up of the town Of Svmrevie, "h:storic Pat
rlcktOwn," and giving it to three towns in
three counties; of Francis Millken to set off
Wood and Taper Islands from Biddeford ard
IN ippo 70 tho MAJ Eo1. Md;
1ntirmary. These, with many others of local
character, some begging ,or appropriations,
others asking to extend wharves aid build
dams, &c, &c, were referred to the appropri-
ate committees.
Bills relative to reviews and new trials and
to confirm the doings of and Incorporate the
Maine Missionary Society, were both referred
to the Judiciary.
At II 80 a. M the vote for o. s. Senator was
for Hon. Lot M. Morrill,:
Messrs. Andrews Of Otisfeld, Andrews of
Palmyra, Anderson, Atweli, Bartlett, Bean,
Bird, Bishop, Blossom, Bliss, Bonney, Brag-
Carver, Chase, Chapin, Clark Of China, Clark
OF Lincoln, Colburn, C0miDgs, Crehore, Deer
ing. Dingley, Drisco, Dustin, Ellis, Emery,
Erwin, Fish, Fitz, Foster, Gannett, Goud win,
Googp, Green Of Wilton, Hacker, Hammond,
Hartman, Basket of Garland, Hathaway,
Hayden. Heal, Hobart, Hodsdon, Holt, Hop
1HE~RHt, v,
Morse, Moore Of BuckfirId, NOrcross, Nutter,
Ossood of Durham, Palmer, Parsons, Patten,
Perkins of Poland, Perkins OF Pennington,
Pike, Potter, Ray, Reed of No. II, Robinson,
Roderick. Sanborn OF Kittery, Sayward, Sew
erauce, Simonton, Simpson, Skillin, Smith of
Ssco, Smith of Parsonsfield, Stow, Sherman,
Stackpole, Sickney, Stewart. Taber, Taylor,
Tebbetts, Thompson Of Dover, Thompson of
Trenton, Wagg, Wall, White Of Greenfield,
Whitmore, Willard Winter, Woodbury., Wy
mango. Those who voted for Hon. Abram
Sanborn We're Messrs. Adams, Berry of DAM
ariscOtia, Berry OF Buxton, Blanchard, Brad
bury, Brown, Burnham, Clock, Gushing, Gray
Greene of Temple, Hastings. Huxley. Moore
OF Machiasport, o good of Lewiston, Rawson,
Rayner, Reed of Wsldoboro, Reynolds, Sewall,
s,orer, Strickland, Talbot. Wass, Weed, White
Of Winterport, Wilson-N. For Gen. Joshua
L. Chamberlain, Messrs. Cleaves, Haskell Of
Portland, Hill, Jones of Spriuefeld, Keegan,
Lance. For Hon. r. D. Rice, Sanborn of
Bangor. Total vote 1873; absentees Is. Gen.
Chamberlain's vote was given by four Demo.
| Gratis, one Republican and one IDdepe ndent.
! In the report of yesterday the fact of the
election of Percival Benny, Esq, OF Portland,
| as Speaker pro tenn was omitted.
| The vote for U. 8. Senator in the Senate
| was taken at II 80 a. In. Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,
had 26, and Hon. Abram Sanborn l. Mr.. Tor
| rev of Knox. The absentees were Hayford Of
| Oxford Hobson of York. Snith OF Knox, and
Smith of Lincoln: two Republicans and two
| Democrats