The Portland daily press., 1871-01-24
Maine Legislature.
Especial Despatch by International Line.
SENATE


SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 23.-The House papers of
Saturday, including several railroad bills and
other private bills were read and assigned. The
bill authorizing the city OF Hallowell to aid TO
build steam mill coming from the House
indefinitely postponed was tabled. The order
inquiring if legislation was not necessary to
fix lien upon wood and bark, previously re-
ported legislation inexpedient, was now re-
committed to the Judiciary Committee. The
report OF the committee on the revision of the
statues, with bill was reported, read twice,
the rules being suspended, and passed to be
engrossed. 1t makes the printed copy of the
statutes, with numerous verbal amendments,
the revised statutes. The following bills were
also passed to be engrossed: To authorize rail-
roads to fix the number of their directors; to
change the name of Dickeyvile to Frenchville
resolve in favor of a system of storm warnings;
petition of certain parties in Bucksport for
change in the smelt law.
HOUSE.
Among the petitions were the following: =
Trustees of Presqae Isle Academy for aid; to
authorize the town of Cherryfield to loan its
aid to manufacturing; bill to incorporate the
Home of Poor and INDECENT Women of Angus
ia was presented.
The orders are as follows: That the Interior
Waters Committee report if it is expedient to
SO amend the law that manufacturing cOmpa-
niAs hA allawed to flaw salt fats and marshes
and refer land damages to county commission
ers.
RESOLVED, That the judiciary see if it is not
expedient to require the same Judge to hold at
least two continuous terms in the same county
directing the same committee to inquire into
the expediency of providing by law that no
person shall receive damages ON account of de-
fectS in the highway who has q residence in a
place where 10 such liability exists This is for
the Bluenoses); directing the same committee
10 re port If 1t is not expedient to authorize
clerks of courts to furnish trial justices with
blanks; that the Committee on Insurance in
quire il it is expedient to exempt town insur-
ance companies from taxation.
Mr.. Pike presented an order asking the
justices of the Supreme Court the following
| questions: Has the legislature pow6r under
the constitution to authorize municipalities to
aid manufactures therein if so can major vote
of those voting confer the authority, or a larger
number; second. if such vote is passed by a
| town does it hold in case the money goes to
build up rival factory to one ia operation
| compelling the owners OF the other to aid thai
| to their detriment? Has town right to run
| such factory by their oW elected agents? II
| such power exists is there any limit to the
| proportion of the valuation of the town that
| may be so devoted? Bill to provide pensions
for disabled soldiers, &C., was read twice and
| assigned.
| Bills reported from committees TO incorpor-
| ate the Little River Diking Co. ; to INCORPORATE
the Kennebec and Moose Head Lake Ice Co.
| to authorize VIM. n. Dauforth of Bristol ia
| extend his wharf; to authorize the town OF
| Wells to locate way across Webhannet river
TO make valid the doings of the plantation Of
| Castle Hill; to incorporate the Maine Electri-
| cal Infrmary-all OF which were read twice and
| assigned for to morrow.