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SENATE.
| Augusta. Feb 4.-Redd and ASsig.,ed-Ar
act to authorize George w. Mcclellan to con.
struct and maintain fish wiers and wharyes in
Herring Cove in the town of Trescott; an act
for the preservation of trout and other fish in
Goose Pond Waldoboro.
| Passed to be Engrossed-Au act to amend
section 1, chapter 40, special laws of 1869: an
act to prevent the use of narrow trimmed
wheels in the town of Cherryfield; an act fur
Their defining the powers of the Ocean Insur-
ance Co. of Portland: an act authorizing the
Union school district of Cherryfield to raise
money; an act to prevent the throwing oil
slabs, &C., into Penobscot river; an act for the
preservation of fish in Ossipee Lake and trib-
utaries in WATERFORD
Passed to be EnGcted-An act to set off a
part of the town of Trenton and incorpo-
rate the same into the town of Lamoipe: an
act to repeal chapter 50 of the acts of 1858, and
sections 80, 80 and "a of the Revised Statutes
| and to amend section 81 of the same chapter
relating to levy of executions against towns
an act to authorize Albert F. Ames to place a
dolphin or spar buoy near the head of his
wharf
Finally Passed Resolve to authorize the
County of Penobscot to procure loan.
Papers PreSented-By Mr.. Lane, an act to
prevent the manufacture or sale of poisonous
or adulteratsd liquors-referred to the joint
select committee on temperance; by Mr. Car
will, remonstrance of c. G. Humphrey and
others of Brunswick against taxation of foreign
insurance ompanies-referred to Committee
on Mercantile Affairs, Sc. A.; by Mr.. Cleaves
petition of John ]. Perry and others, for an act
establishing a Superior Court for the counties
of York, Androscoggin and Franklin-referred
to Committee on the Judiciary; by Mr.. Lang
to repair the Cauada road-referred to Com
mttee ON State Lands, SC.
Resolve in favor of substituting the Political
Manual and Annual Register for the Legisla-
tive Manual was read and assigned and laid
on the table. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Read and Assiqned-An act to amend an
an act to incorporate the city of Rockland; an
act to incorporate the Howard Slate Co. f.; re-
solve relating to claims of Maine against the
United States for interest on advances made
by Massachusetts, in the war of 1925; an act
to authorize the city of Rockland to raise
money for certain purposes; an act 10 author
ize Charles B. Hayford to build wharf in
WinterpOrt; an act to amend section l, chap
ter 80, Revised Statutes, relating to the inspec-
ton of lime; an act to amend sections 10 and
IL, chapter 8, Revised Statutes, relating to
choice of highway surveyors; an act to con-
tinue in force the provisions of chapter 40,
laws of 1868, authorizing pensions for disabled
soldiers and seamen; an act to establish the
salary of the Register of Probate in Sagadahoc
county.
Passed to be Enqrossed-An act to amend Sec
ton chapter 191, public laws of 1868; an act
to incorporate the Sherman Steel Company;
resolve providing for the purchase and distri-
button of supplemental digest of the Maine
Reports; an act to authorize Edware Swasey
and others to extend their wharves in Bucks
port an act to authorize Leonard McCobb to
extend his wharf in Boothbay harbor; act to
authorize Nath'l Perkins to build wharf in
Kennebec river at Pittston; an act to provide
for the pay ment of counsel assigned to persons
charged with capital offences.
Passed to be endcted-An act to prevent the
throwing of edgngs into Pleasant river; an
act additional to an act to provide for the res
toration of records of the Court of Probate or
Cumberland county: an act establishing the
school week and month; an act additional to
an act to incorporate the Bangor Water Power
Company; an act to incorporate the Russell
Steam Mill Company.
Finally Passed Resolve in favor of Joseph
NJ. Soccalexs.
Petition for ascharter for railroad from
Lewiston to Rumford-referred to Committee
on Railroads; an act to authorize the city of
Bangor to extend certain streets to low water
mark; act to amend section q, chapter II, Re-
vised Statutes, relating to exceptions in the
Supreme Judicial Court-referred to Commit
tee on the judiciary; bill an act additional to
chapter "a, Revised Statutes, relating to auc-
tioneers; remonstrance of B. Nash and others
eompanies-referred to Committee on Mercan-
tile Affairs, sc. By Mr.. Vose, the Senate
coucurring. that tie following be appended as
rule IS of the joint rules: When the rights of
other persons or corporations may be affected
no hearing shall be given by any committee
without the consent of both parties, unless the
notice prescribed in chapter 127, acts Of 1860,
shall have been given. By Mr.. Baker, that
Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the
expediency of finishing the general business of
the session as soon as practical and then TAX
ing a recess of some one or two weeks while
the Committee on Valuation are examining
the value returns and the Commissioners on
Revision of Statutes are Incorporating the
public laws of the session with the revision
The foregoing orders were laid on the taae.
By Mr.. Baker, that the Committee on the Ju-
dietary inquire into the expediency of amend
ing the order concerning the distribution of
lists of Justices of the Peace SO as to include
Registers of Probate. By the same, that the
same committee inquire into the expediency
of giving City Marshals the power of cons:a-
bles in civil cases as we'll as criminal By Mr..
Palmer, that the Committee on InteriorW aters
inquire what legislation is necessary to secure
and protect the public by reason of the removal
of ice from the rivers of this State. By Mr..
Toby, that the Committee on the Judiciary in
qure into the expediency of requiring asses
sors where they find any property in the coun-
ty liable to taxation in any town, to notify the
overseers thereof.
Mr. Baker, from the Committee on Legal
Reform, on report Of Commissioners on Revis-
ion of Statutes, reported that chapter 81 as re-
vsed be printed.
Leave to withdraw was reported on the fol-
lowing petitions: Petition of VIM. M. Peters
for repeal of the charter of Birch Stream Dam
Co.. petition of Ann Ramsdell for authority to
construct fish weirs; on petition of Register of
Probate for Washington County.
Adjourned.
XLIst OONGRESS---Secopd Session.