The Portland daily press., 1871-01-27
Maine Legislature.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Especial Dispatch by International Liue.]
AUGUSTA, Jan. 26.-House papers passed in
concurrence.
Petitions presented and referred-Two petit
tons from Saco against the repeal of the law
relative to hiring teachers; for incorporation
Of Phillips Savings Bank.
An order passed instructing county delega-
tiens not to change the total valuation of coun-
ties in all matters referred to them.
Mr.. Weber reported from the Land Com
mittee that petitions for reduction of valuation
would be referred to the county delegations.
The following bills passed to be enacted -
Act to set off John Walker from South Paris
Village corporation; to authorize railroad COM
panies to fix the number of their directors; to
change the name of the town of Dickeyviile to
Frenchville. De-
Senate papers eoncurred in.
The Carleton order for the Legislative Man
ual came back indefinitely postponed and with
a resolve in favor of 900 copies of the Year
Book at cost of $3.50. After a long discussion.
in which Messrs. Smith of Parsons field, Bon.
ney and Patten favored the Senate proposition
aud Messrs. Carleton, Sewall and others op-
posed 1t, the House receded and concurred in
the Senate action and passed the Year Book
resolve by Sc to SO.
The House, much to the evident displeasure
Of the Clerk, covered the Speakers table with
orders, some of which treat of the following
subiects:-That the judiciary Committee in
| quire into the expediency of tinkering the Re-
vised Statutes of 1871 SO as to authorize the
sale on mesne process of logs and other lumber
attached under Sect. "a, Chap. 81; that the
| same committee inquire il it is not expedient
to have orders for ways recorded, ito prevent
too many; that the same committee report if
| it is expedient to repeal the law allowing towns
| to aid railroads; that the same committee in
| quire if further legislation is necessary to the
process for partition of real estate; that the
same committee inquire if legislation is neces-
sary to make the Revised Statutes conform to
the law OF 1870 relative to rates of interest
that the same committee report if any legisla-
ton is required to prevent spendthrifts from
tquanderiDg their estates; that the came COM
mittee inquire into the propriety of fixing the
time that lot of jurymen who won't agree
and so inform the Judge may be Imprisoned
after giving notice of their want of harmony
that the Committee on Legal Reforms inquire
into the expediency Of providing that parties
receiving verdict at nisi prius and carrying
the case to the Law Court, and the Court set
ting aside the verdict shall recover no costs
after verdict; but the party prevailing in the
Law Conrt should recover COTS after verdict al
nisi prius; that the Committee on Banks in
quirc into the expediency of allowing trustees
OF savings banks to borrow sums OF money moi
exceeding $500; that the Railroad Committed
inquire if legislation is necessary to authorize
railroads to purchase gravel banks; that thu
Military Committee visit Bath Asylum during
the session.
Reports Of Committees-By Railroad Com
mittse bill to authorize the County Commits
sioners OF Kennebec county to appropriate
money to rebuild and repair the bridge ove
the Sebasticook in Clinton; to locate a bridg
to Butterfelds Island in Bristol; by Banl
Committee, bill to continue the Alfred Bank
to Incorporate the Richmond Savings Bank
from Land Committee, resolve in favor Of Sal
mon Jones; resolve Ia favor of Abigail Davis
conveying land in both cases.
The Committee on Division of Towns report
Cd leave to withdraw on petition to set OF
Wood Island from Blddeford. The Commute
on Education reported the same on petition Q
, Paris Hill Academy for aid.
asa5y ooAnttss reported esslsa
erar Office