The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-18
Maine Legislature.
Especial Despatch by International Lihs.


AUGUSTA, Feb. 17.-Mr Lane of Cumber-
land, in the chair.
Read aud assigned-Acts to authorize Ban
also to aid the Bangor & Pscataquis railroad !;
resolve in favor of David Dudley; in aid of
road in letter F, Ar0OstoOk county; for the
preservation of the colOrs and battle flags in
the State House; relating to the State tax in
township No. Revised Statutes, Aroostook
county; to amend the law relating to taking
smelts; to amend the Law relating to the sale
OF mix an act 10 legalze the acts of the town
OF OF Gratton; for aid to build a road in Castle
nil Plantation; resolves requesting our Sena-
Tors IN Congress to make efforts for laws to re-
neve wrongs practiced upon the Indians, were
reterred to the next legislature; also petition
ol .ne citizens of Cherryfeld for right to aid in
n; Resolve in favor of transfer
rug rug tne CABINETS Of minerOlogy and geology
rom the State House to the Agricultural
COiege was laid over to be printed Order re-
iating to repeating all acts and resolves pledo-
ing the faith of the State to pay sums of money
Tor the support of sectarian schools was refar
red to the next legislature. Petition of Josiah
Morrison and others of BowdOinham for chanoa
IN the law relating to the smelt fishing was re-
ferred to the next legislature. Resolves in ia.
Of Capt. Lewey; of the towns OF Buckfield and
Oxford; in favor of Colegelof Agriculture; and
acts Incorporating the Damariscotta Water
Company, and to incorporate the Somerset
Broom Company were severally passed to be
engrossed. Resolve in favor Of College Of Az
riculture, appropriatiug $4,000 was discussed.
amended IS as to read SIG 900 and passed to be
engrossed. Bill to increase fees of town clerks
ana constables was indefinitely postponed
Bin an act to increase the numbe of fish COM
mlss'oners was tabled; also bill an act to in
co, the Jay Boom Company. Adorned
till 3 p. m.
An order was passed authorizing the print
i ipg OF the report of the committee to examine
". .ne documents connected and accompanying
tne report of the paper credit commission. The
majority report of the Committee on Educa-
t0n, Dill an act to amend the school laws of
lou. was passed to be engrossed. This pro-
vldes for towns to decide at their annual meet
Ing whether agents shall employ teachers. The
contract for SGate printing made with Messrs.
Srrague, Owen and Nash of Augusta was
taken from the table and approved.
The Senate adhered to its former vote bass.
ing to be eDgrossed, bill an act concerning The
liabilities of railroads to dead heads. which
came frolA the House indefinitely postpoped.-
The teacher law bill and the order in regard to
printing the report of the committee to exam
inc documents accompanying the report of the
discussion.
Read and ssigned-ResoIve in aid of the |
road from M0usOn to Grnenville in Piscatauuis |
Co.; an act additional to an act to Iprovide for |
a. more Tree navigation Of the Penobscot river;
lating to fish and fisheries; an act to incornor |
ate the PenObscot Central Agricultural Socie |
ty; an act to amend section chap 1N revised |
statute relating to polygamv; an act to amend |
chap. 48, revised statutes relating to manufac-
turing, mining and quarrying companies. Bill |
an act relating to location of school houses.
was indefinitely postponed. Bill an act to an
thCrize iailors to administer oaths to poor debt
ors, &c, was indefinitely postponed.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
except the bill to exempt women from arrest, |
which was then u indefn itely postponed and |
was tabled. The House also insisted on its |
former vote on the appropriation resolve. |
which was indefinitely postponed; same on |
bill to exempt railroads from injuries sustained |
by dead. heads" Bill to procure the enforce
meht OF tne law to prevent the throwing of |
slabs, etc into the Penobscot River, which was
indefinitely postponed in the Senate was |
tabled. Report Of the committee on Reform |
School with resolves was received, accepted |
and read once.
Committee reported favorably on bills to |
amend act incorporating the Penobscot Bay |
and river r. r. Co. tabled and ordered to b. |
printed. Resolve authorizing the sale of Milo |
Gun House was read once and assigned. An
order was introduced, requesting the Governor
to transmit to the House the amount expend-
ed by the Scandinavian immigration and the |
amount appropriated last year. The following
bills were reported, read and assigned ITO in
the north branch of PIscataquis riv-
navigate pond in Penobscot county. Inex-
pedient was reported on an order TO change
the Jaw relative to hearings given to parties on
town town ways: Bin relating to evidence was re
was reported on bill to amend law relative to
the election of town officers A bill was pre-.
sented to increase the salary of County Attor-
ney OF Lincoln Co., which was tabled Bill to
authorize the Governor and council to appoint
trustees of the Agricultural College. Bill to
increase the stock and change the name of the
Cape Elizabeth Steam Ferry; fixing the liabil-
lty OF corporations; an act relating to COSTS
giving the r. r. committee authority to estab.
lish depots; to amend law relative to the sale
OF milk; to increase the salary of the superin-
tendent OF common schools; to reduce the val
uation OF certain towns in ArOostook; to es-
tablish the Saltwater Canal Corporation; bill
relating to sawdust, &C.. in Medomak river.
all of which were read twice and assigned
Resolve appropriatiDg money to build a road
in Monson was indefinitely postponed. Re-
solve to provide for the freer navigation of the
Bangor Masonic Fraternity were endrossed.-
Tabled-Bills to incorporate the Warren
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.. to incor-
porate the Phillips Savings Bank; bill to ex-
empt the Augusta Dam Co. from the proyis-
ions of the fish way law for three years, passed |
to be engrOssed liz to 90 Bill an act to auth |
orize the E. &. N. A. Railway Co. to build
branch tracks to mills, &C., amended SO as to
make the bill apply to all railroads and passed |
to be engrossed. Bill to incorporate the Pc |
nobscot Central Agricultural Society was en-
crossed. Forty five bills and resolves passed |
to De enacted. The afternoon was largely oc-
cupied in discussing the Brooks and Bangor
branch R. r. charter. The bill passed. 81 to |