The Portland daily press., 1870-01-14
Maine Legislature.
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SENATE.
AUGUSTA Jan. 13-Prayer by Rev. Mr..
French of the Senate.
Petitions from the House for change of time
and terms of holding the Supreme Judicial
Court in Washington and Aroostook Counties
were laid on the table.
A communication was read from the State
treasurer in response to an order, informing
the Legislature that the Commissioners Oh
State Valuation had been unable to complete
their report on the 1st day of January, and
they ask for further time.
Mr.. Buffum announced the attendance of
Hon. John G. Mayo, Senator elect from Pts
cataquis. Mr.. Mayo was conducted to the
Council Chamber, duly qualified and took his
seat at the Senate board
Orders Passed BY Mr.. Bnffum, that the
committee on Education inquire into the ex-
pediency of establishing by law the number of
days that shall constitute school week, and
number of weeks that shall constitute school
term; by Mr. Minot that the same Committee
inquire into the expediency of providing for
uniformity of text books in the schools of the
State.
Petitions, &c presented-By Mr.. Morse, bill
an act to authorize the organization of railroad
corporation-laid on the table and ordered to
printed; by Mr.. Lang, petition of - Milliken
and 500 others, for authority to the County
Commissioners of Kennebec County to lay out
highway across the Kennebec river near T.
comic Falls-referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary; by Mr.. Kingsbury, petition of c. P.
Church and Others for an act of incorporation
as the PenobscOt Central Agricultural Socie-
ty-referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Passed to be engrossed in concurrence An act
to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate
the Europa Milling Co.; resolve in favor of
clerks to the Valuation Commissioners.
The order providing for Committee on
State Valuation, consisting OF one on the part
of the Senate and two on the part of the
House, from each Councillor district, was
passed in concurrence
Adjourned.
No chaplain present
The order providing for Legislative Manual
was referred to the Committee on State Print
ing and Binding.
Petition of Franklin Muzzy and others of
Bangor, for aid to the Maine General Hospital
was referred to the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
Petition of Jonathan Blake and others to be
set of from the Norway village corporation,
was referred to the Committee on Division of
Towns.
Various other petitions OF a trivial character
were presented and referred.
Orders Passed-By Mr.. Warren, that the
Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the
expediency Of amending section 81 of chapter
% of the Revised. Statutes, so that the VIOLA
ton thereof be made criminal offense; by Mr..
Barton, that the same Committee inquire into
the expediency of amending chapter 10, laws
1869, relating to conditional sales of personal
property; by Mr.. Barker, that the same Com
mittee inquire into the expediency of so
amending the la VS. that disabilities incident to
pauperism shall attach to persons supported
as paupers in the Insane Hospital; by MI.
Vose, that the same Committee inquire into
the expediency of amending the laws of 1868
relative to liens of mechanics, &c. also laws
of 1868 relating to enforcement of liens ON YES
sells.
Mr.. Hall, from the Committee on Manufac-
lures, reported bill an act to increase and easl&
tai stock of the Portland Glass Co. ReporI
accepted. Bill read three times and passed Co
be engrossed.
Remonstrances of H. X. Bradbury and Peter
C. Keegan were taken from the table and re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections.
Adjourned.