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SENATE.
FRIDAY, . p. VI.

FRIDAY. > p. VI.
Bills introduced andntired. BY Mr.. Bates,
relating to the distribution Of the acts Of the
legislature every Notary Public and Master
in Chanccry Shall receive one copy each, un-
less Otherwise entitled to one to the Judiciary
committee.
BY Mr., Howe, in addition to the act author
ling the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad
Company, to build Branch Railroad to Lake
BombaZne to the COMMITTEES on Roads.
reports Of Committees. BY MIR. Miller. from
Select committee, in favor Of bill providing for
the registration Of marriages, births, and deaths,
with proposal to amend so that district Clerks
shall provide themselves with blanks; the
amendment was ordered and the bill was re-
fused its Sd reading.
By Mr.. Royce, from thc committee on the
Judiciary, in favor Of bill relating to the rights
and competency of witnesses; ordered to lie
on motion of Mr.. Whttemore, for considera-
ton.
By Mr. Marvin, from committee on Educa-
ton, in favor Of bill relating to the ministerial
Lands in Elmore, approprlalng the rents to the
support of schools, passed to a third reading.
Mr.. Goodhue called up the bill Incorporating
the Dorset Railroad and Marble Manufacturing
Co and on his motion it was amended so that
the company is prohibited from incurring debts
to Il greater amount than the property owned
by the company, and if the debts do exceed the
property held, the Directors assonting thereto
Shall be pcrson,lly liable for tine excess, and
passed to 3d reading.
Mr.. WEittemore called up the bill to incor-
porate the Mechanics bank, and it was amen.
ded as recommended by the committee, rcdu-
cling the capital stock to Sl1O,OOO, making 1t
sub Get to any general law hereafter enacted
relating to banks, and fixing the rate Of interest
on loans to this State, and passed to third
reading. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Reports of CommiHces. BY the select COM
mttee on the listing law, in favor of the bill
relating to the collection Of taxes; 81 reading
ordered. By the committee of WAYS and
Means, to whom was referred the petition OF
l.. Dcminr with in.tructlons to report bill
providing ior the purchase Of 300 copies Of his
catalogue, TO be distributed, one copy to each
town, the reminder Of the State; I'D reading
ordered. BY the Judiciary committee, to whom
was referred the resolution lnstructing them to
inquire into the eXpcdlency of repeating SO
much of section Of chapter 90 Of G. s. and
an act cf 1919, as requires deeds to be ac-
knowedgcd by the wife apart from the husband,
in favor of the same, with a bill repeating all
acts that require this acknowledgment 3d
reading ordered. BY the same, against the bill
relating to salaries and fees, allowing the sher-
if 81 for summonlng each grand and pctlt lu-
rnrs. including travel and service; dismissed.
BY tho same, against the bill fixing fees oftown
clerks for recording mortgages and discharges
of mortgages dismissed by the same, IN IA
vor of Senate hill rplatinp to the cQual dIStrl
button of estates Of deceased persons equally
among residents and non-rcsidenis of this State
passed. BY the same, against the bill proyidn-
against the spreading Of the small poy; dis
missed. BY the same, against bill relating t'