The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-13
Maine Legislature.



Augusta. Jan. 11.-Housc papers disposed
of ia concurrence.
The bill 10 change the name OF Emma f.
Butterfeld was read and assigned; also to au-
thorize Francis Cobb ct. ais. to extend a break
water and wharf into tide waters of Seal har-
Dor in Thomaston.
The following petitions were referred 10 their
appropriate committees: OF Commissioners of
Androscoggin County for amendment OF
sec. G, chap. IS of Revised Statutes, SO as to
authorize such officers to revise their decision
Where excessive damages are assessed; OF d.
reotors of Watervlle Bank for extension OF
charter. ~ A - .Irt +-7at
ia Mr.. Stetson from the Committee on Treas
urer's Accounts, reported that the committee
had carefully attended to that duty, and had
found the accounts correctly kept, correctly
cast and properly, vouched, and that they agree
with the exhibits made in the Treasurer's re-
port. The committee had destroyed, by burn
ing, all bonds and coupons paid the last year,
b the amount of bonds being $37 ,Ooe, and of cou-
pons S31i,S65. Adjourned
HOUSE.
Tho House bill to repeal the State Police
law came back from the Senate with the ref
3D. erence to the judiciary without instructions,
and the House receded and concurred.4 Other
Senate papers passed in concurrence. se
The following orders were passed: Directing
the Judiciary to give their earliest attention j.,
all matters relating to the report of the Police
act, which was discussed by Messrs. Brickett
Billings and others. DR.. Brickett hoped that
when this act should be repealed every real
christian temperance man would consider him
self special policeman to advance total alb
stinence by moral means, not wholly by law !;
also directing Committee ON Education to in
quire into the expedieney of town officers pro-
viding text books for scholars; granting use Of
hall to temperance convention next Wednes-
day afternoon and evening; directing the Ag-
ricultural Committee to inquire into the expe-
diency of Offering bounty on wheat and other
productions. rsrg siiaelfA yuiyasI
g Petitions referred: Authoring Commission
-ers of Penobscot county to lay out road from
Martins Point to McRay's Point; several for
change in laws relative to building roads in
nnincorporated townships; also against the
modification of these laws. aau-u-a-a-as.zs 4
communication was received from the
Governor transmitting the report of Agricul-
tural College, and that of the State Constable,
to be printed.
The judiciary Committee reported the fol-
lowing bills, which were twicerea and as
signed: TO authorize, the Commissioners of
franklin county to reassess certain taxes to
authorize Drew Plantation to raise money for
roads; providing, for the removal of persons
imprisoned, from one county to another when
different offences are charged in the two coun-
ties. Fta
The Committee on Division of Towns re-
ported bill establishing tho line between
Burnham and Unity Plantations, and reported
that the bill relating to the line between King
field and - be referred to the next Leg
islature. Adjourned. II ri t-- &c.,. --r
The expense of the State Police from April
I'D, 1917, to end of Last year was $16,641.74
for Constables during that period; 66S searches
have been made, of which 279 were successful;
1870 gallons of liquors have been seized, val
ued at s., 1923, and 1888 collected as fines Z