The Portland daily press., 1870-02-04
HOUSE.

fe0d dad dSSigaed-AD act e. authorize At
pert +. Anes 10 pace a dolphin or spar bGny
near the head of his wharf; an act additIohai
10 an act to incorporate the Bangor water
lower Co.. an act to set on part Oh .ie tomn 81
Trenton and incorporate the town OF Lamoine }
an act to prevent the use OF narrow rlmmed
wheels for hauling lumber over the streets oil
Cherryfield; an act to amend sectlon L, chap-
ter 10, laws of 1869; authorizing the Union
School District in Cherryfield to raise money !;
an act further defining the powers of the Ocean
Insurance Company OF Portland.
Passed to be EngoSsed-An act additional to
on acr 10 provide for the restoration of the re-
cordS of the Court of Probate for the county of
Cumberland; an act 20 incorporate the Russell
Stream Dam Co. an act to prevent the throw
inc of edgings, &C., into the waters of Pleas
ant river; an act to incorporate the Ship Pond
Stream Navigation Co.
Passed to be Enacted-An act to incorporate
the Rocky Pond Dam and Sluice Co.; an act
to prohibit the taking of pickerel in Swan
Fond IN Hartford; an ACT to amend the act to
incorporate the Cumberland Bone Co.; an act
to set off certain Inhabitants and estates from
Norway village corporation; an act to incorpo-
the Whiten Carriage Manufacturing Co.
PdpefS Decentralization of Zilda Burrili
for amendment of the law relating to throwing
of slabs into Penobscot river; petition of w.
d. Hemenway for authority to extend his
wharf in Machias river; petition of Chas. HI.
Bartlett for authority to build a wharf in Pts
Interior Waters; petition of Charles Emerson
for aid to schools in Dickeyville; petition of
trustees of Paris Hill Academy for aid remon-
STRANGE of f. N. Dow and others against uni
formity of text books-referred to the Commit
tee on Education; petition of 1. b. Kim5all for
act incorporating Auburn and Lewiston Ice
Co; an act to incorporate the Searsport Man
ufacturing CO.-referred to the Committee on
Manufactures; remOnstrance of Rufus E.
Wood against division of town of Westbrook-
referred to Committee on Division of Towns;
ordered that the Committee on judiciary in
quire into the expediency of so amending the
constitution that persons therein designated as
paupers shall not be deprived of their right to
vote; ordered that same committee inquire
into the expediency of establishing the num-
Der of pounds of coal that shall constitute
ton; that the Clerk notify the Governor of va
cancies occurring in the House by the resg-
nation of Perez Bunker and VIM III. Page.
Mr.. Hume, from Committee on Legal Re-
form, on order relating to measuring wood and
bark, reported legislation expedient.
Mr.. Meldram, from same committee, On Or
der relating to reduction of poll taxes, report
ed reference to Judiciary Committee. Reports
accepted.
Mr.. Barton, from the same committee, re-
ported bill an act to amend sects. 10 and II,
chap. 3, Revised Statutes, relating to choice of
highway surveyors. Report accepted and bill
ordered printed.
The report of the committee on the election
in Madawaska District were taken from the
table. Mr.. Baker moved to substitute the mi
nOrity report, which declares Peter Charles
Keegan elected, for the majority report, which
declares William Dckey elected. Pending
this question, after lengthy debate, the House
adjourned.