The Republican journal., 1870-02-10
LEGISLATURE.

copies OF the Report OF the commissioners on
Equalization of the Municipal War Debts, be print
ed for the use of the Legislature.
Read and assigned. An act authorizing the for
nation and regulation of railroad corporations
bill an act authorizing A. +. Ames to place dol
phn spar buoy at the head of his wharf in Rock
land
Passed to lie engros sedan act authorizing John
{. Condor to extend and maintain his wharf in the
city Of Belfast.
TUESDAY. Feb. l.
House. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. King of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur
renee.
Read and assigned-an act to repeal chap. SO OF
the acts of 1898 and sections 80, 49, and "a of chap
81 of the Revised Statutes, and to amend sec. 81 OF
the same chapter relating to levy OF executions
against towns.
The contract for the State Printing with Messrs.
Sprague Owen Nash came from the Senate. and
was approved in concurrence.
Bill an act concerning Insurance and Insurance
Companies read and recOmmitted to the Com
mttee on Mercantile Affairs and Insurance, on
motion of Mr.. Gannett.
PETITIONS. BILLS &C., PRESENTED AND RE
FERRED.
Bv Mr. Davs-Petition of Robert Crosby ct ais,
of Albion. for authority to sell the meeting house
of the Christian society in that place.
BY Mr.. decentralization of Edmund Benner
ct "a, ais, for authority to locate bridge in the
tide water at Belfast; of J. R. Grant ct 50 ais OF
Monroe in aid of same of Jonathan Durham ct Is
ais, in aid of same.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. ..
IN SENATE. Passed to be engrossed. An act
to set off a part of the town of fremont i'll Han
cock County, and incorporate the same into town
by the nome of Lamoine.
HOUSE. Mr.. Kinks, from the Committee on
Railroads, Ways and Bridges, on petition of B. F
Buxton ct ais, reported bill an act to incorporate
the Georges River Railroad company, and the
same be printed and recommitted.
Resolve for the purpose of carrying into effect
chap. $50 of the resolves of 1864, in favor of the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female College
came up by special assignment, the question being
on its passage to be engrossed. After a lengthy
discussion, in which the passage of the resolve
was strenuously opposed, it passed by vote of &c
yeas to 80 nays.
PETITIONS, BILLS, SC, PRESENTED AND RE
IERRED.
BY Mr.. Wasson. Petition of VIM. Hopkins and
20 ct ais. of Buehill, asking that the law regulat
ing the taking of porgies be made more effectnal
of John Stevens and 80 ct ais, of same town il
aid Of same; of George w. Hardy and 80 ct ais, o
Deer Isle, in aid of same; of VIM. I. Joy and ];
ct ais, in aid of same.
BY Mr.. WATSON. Petition of H. j. Milliken an(
% ct ais, of Surry for authority to loan the credi
Of said town in aid Of the construction Of rail
road from Bangor via Bucksport and Ellsworth.
BY Mr.. Hartman. "Reminiscences of Cakes An
ges and 10 others, Of Belfast against taxing for
egn insurance companies Renaissance of th'
Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the city o
Belfast, against the petition of Edmund Benner e
Belfast
Thursday, Feb. 8.
SENATE. Read and assgned-Bill an act TO in
corporate the sherman Steel Company.
EoUsE Read and assigned-An act authorizin:
A. f. Ames to place buoy at the end of his whar
in Rockland an act additional to an act to incor
porate the Bangor Water Company; an act tG Sc
off a part of the town Of Trenton in Rancoc
county, and incorporate the same into a town b.
The name of Lamoine.
on motion of Mr. Gannett.
Ordered That the Committee on the Judiciar
inquire into the expectancy of so amending articl
. of sec. of the Constitution of the State per
therein designated paupers shall not for tn
reason that they are paupers be denied the right t
vote.
Presented by Mr.. Vose-An act to Incorporate
the SearSport Manufacturing Company. Referee
To the Committee Manufactures.
FRIDAY. Feb 4
SENATE. ON motion of Mr.. Reed,
Ordered That the Committee OH the Judiciary
be instructed to inquire into the expediency o
amending the law relating to foreclosure of mOrtga
geS so as to lessen the time allowed for redemp
lion.
The resolve in favor of the Maine Wesleyan
seminary came up by assignment on its passage t.
he engrossed.
ON motion Of Mr.. Cleaves the vote was taken b,
yeas and nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bolster, Buffum, Carvill, French
Gray, Hanson, Holland, Lane. Lang, Lindsey
Minot, Nealley, Rolfe, Talbot, Ia.
Gibbs, kingsbury Roberts, Torrcy.-S.
SO the resolved passed TO be engrossed.
Bills. PETITIONS, Nc, PRESENTED. AND RE
FFRRED.
BY Mr.. INSTRUMENTATION of citizens Of Green
bush, in favor of uniformity of text books. Re
ttrred to the Committee on Education
BY Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of j. +. Moor
ct ais, of Thomaston, Friendship, Gushing. Rock
land, and South Thomaston, against uniformity 0
text books. Referred TO the Committee on Educa
tion.
HOUSE. Mr. Green, from the Committee OF
Agriculture. reported leave to withdraw peti
lion for the incorporation of the Penobscot Contra
Agricultural Society
Mr. Davis from the Committee on Fisheries OF
petition reported bill an act to authorize Geo
Mcclellan to construct and maintain fish wierS
wharyes in the tide waters of Herring Cove in tn
town of Prescott. Read and assigned.
Mr. MearS, from the same Committee, on peti
ton reported bill! an act for the preservation 0
Wadoboro.' Read and assigned.
PETITIONS, BILLS &C., PRESENTED, AND RE
FERRED.
BY Mfr. I.ewis-petition of Ezekiel Prescott AM
ais, for an act to prevent the throwing of slab
nr other refuse into Georges river in MOntvillc.
BY Mr.. Stover-Petition of E. c. Simpson ct ais
of J1arpswel. for authority to extend their whal
into tide waters of West Harpswell.
BY Mr.. Sherman. OF INSTRUMENTATION of A. l.
Frohoek ct ais, of Lncolnyille for leave to extern
4 steamboat wharf into tide waters of Penobsco
BAY.
BY Mr.. M[ills--Fetition of Jesse Brakeman and %
ais, OF Brooksville against the repeal of the Law
regulating the taking of porgies. Referred to tn
Committee on Fisheries.
BY Mr. Bird-Petiton of f. C. Spaulding and .
ais in favor of setting off portion of South Thorn
aston and anneXing the same to the city of Rock
land. Referred to the Committee on Division q
Towns.
Saturday, Feb. 5.
SENATE. Read and assigncd-An act to prevel
the Of narrow trimmed wheels in the town
Cherryield an act authorizing the Union Schot
District of Cherryfeld to raise money
House Mr.. Bcarce, reported bin act
authorize Edward Swazey ct ais. to extend the
wharf in the the town of Bucksport. Read an
assigned
AUGUSTA, Feb. /.
In the Senate Mr. Lane introduced bill to pr
vent the manufacture and sale of poisonous an
adulterated liquors. 1t is in effect the same bill
lust failed passage last year known as the Blu
zell bill.
The resolves relating to the claims of MAR
against the United States for advances made j
Massachusetts in the war of 1S12-15, were pasSe
in concurrence.
The bills to authorize Assessors to appoint hgl
way Surveyors, to amend the law relative to tt
inspection of lime, and to continue the State PEI
sion law, were read and assigned.
1t looks now as though keegan might GUST Die
cv IN the Madawaska District.
An amusing incident occurred at Portlan
on the occasion Of the reception of the Pc
body funeral fleet. Snow and sleet had fal
en- the day before, followed by rain durin
The night. In the morning the double-turre