The Portland daily press., 1871-02-04
Maine Legislature.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 3.-Papers concurred in and
the accompanying bills read and assigned.
Leave to Withdraw was reported on the fol.
lowing: Of selectmen Of Newport, Corinth
and Greenbush for reduction on valuation; of
county commissions of Washington county for
more pay; of the trustees of Springfield High
School; of John Ware and others for aid on
Brighton and Greenvile road; for charter of
railroad from Wells to the Portland and Roch-
ester railroad; for charter for a railroad from
some poiut on the P. S. & P. railroad to Al
fred.
1nexpedient was reported on an ord=r relat
ing to exempting town insurance companies
from taxation.
Bills reported and printed bill consenting
to the purchase Of certain lands for lght-hous-
es, &C., to the United States; bill prohibiting
private bankers from advertising themselves
as savings banks.
The Senate voted to receive the House petit
lions of Wednesday. The report OF the COM
missioners OF the Jail System was received and
1000 copies ordered printed. The petition of
d. Il. Stockwell for reimbursement was refer
red to the Committee on Claims. Resolve ap-
proprating Sal for expenses of State Prison
Committee was passed
Passed to be enacted-an act to authorize
the Wesleyan Methodist Society of Augusta to
borrow money; an act to Incorporate the st.
MATHS dOmO AScuUduu luulSeut w Omeus
an act authorizing NJ. e. Pierce & Co., to
maintain their wharf in the town of BOothby;
an act authorizing A. L. French and others to
extend their wharf in the the tide waters OF
PenObscOt Bay in the town OF Linc0lnville; an
act extending the time in which Pushaw Dam
Company may complete their works as per
charter granted by the Legis ature of 1862; an
act to authorize the inhabitants of Norway to
exempt certain property from taxation; an act
authorizing the selectmen of the town of
n 70 md hrtl Az L
hannet River in said town; bilan act to in
corporate the Phillips Mutual Life Insurance
Company; biil-an act to amend an act entitled
an act to extend the charter of the Rockland
Fire and Marine Insurance Company; an act
to change the name of the Portland Tenement
House Company, and to grant further powers
to the same; an act to Incorporate the Eastern
Marble Company; an act to make valid the acts
and proceedings of the town of Kingsbury; an
act authorizing II. A. Friend to extend
wharf into tide waters at certain harbr; an act
to repeal an act to revise and consolidate the
public laws of the State; an act to authorize
towns, cities and village corporations to make
by laws and ordinances in certain cases; an act
to authorize pension for disabled soldiers and
seamen an act to incorporate the Bar Harbor
and Mount Desert Telegraph Company.
Finally paSSed-resOlve to authorize the
county of Penobscot to procure loan; recita-
tiOn of the revised statutes.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed Of 10 concurrence.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Hacker, Bon
pey, Reed of WaldobOrO, Moore, Ray, Cous-
ems aud Chaplin on the immigration Report
Committee. --
The Governor in reply to an order of the
House informed it that the revised statutes of
1870 cannot be printed and pound ready for
distribution before the first of July. A bill
was passed to-day to make further corrections.
A bill was presented TO authorize the city Of
Belfast to purchase the first mortgage bonds Of
| the b. & M. L. r. r.
The following orders were pIesented-di-
recting Committee on Legal Reform to con.
slider what legislation is needed giving part
owners or joint or common tenants in any es-
tate more speedy remedies than now exist.
Reports of committees-leave to withdraw
| on petition for charter of the Cape
Elizabeth Railroad Company, On order
for change of law violations to Portland fenc-
| es; an order relative to change of law for pro.
| lection of fences; on petition of u. w. Ham,
mond to prevent The throwing of edgings into
the PresumpscOt River; on petition for the
union of Presque Isle and Maysville; on petit
| ton for Superior Court in Oxford county
which was recommitted
Legislation inexpedient was reported on pc
titon Tor change OF the term OF s. S. CONT
| tee; on the order relating to taxing foreign In.
surance Companies in the towns where they
do business, to support fire department; OF
| order relative to providing that persons living
| where there are no taxes for highways shall
| nave no remedy against the tOWu Where they
may be injured; on order TO empower over
seers of the Poor to prevent drunkards from
wasting wages ought not to pass was reported
in bill; regulating the transfer of actions from
the State to United States Court.
Bills reported and printed-Bill concerning
the liability of railroads for defective crossings
to increase the fees OF town clerks.
The following bills were reported aud reat
twice: To enlarge the power of constabies il
PASSPORT; to amend the act Incorporating thu
Camden Village Corporation; bill additional
to the charter of the National Insurance Co. 0
Bangor; to incorporate the trustees of Liner
lex Academy; to authorize Dewitt aud Hayne
to extend a wharf at Richmond; bill to amen
the charter Of the city Of Auburn.
Resolve in favor of David Dudley was tabled
Bill to incorporate the Alfred and Sout
Berwick railroad, after two readings. was OF
dered printed by Mr.. Cousens.
Bill granting the E. & N. A Railroad Co !
build branch railroad was ordered printed
Mr. Pike
Bill amendatory to the Portland u Osdens
burg railroad charter was taken from the tap'
and passed to be engrossed.
The House insists on its vote passing 6l
to extend the time of the statutes going int
operation, and appointed Messrs. Wilson, Boz
new and Cleaves Committee OF Conference