The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-11
Maine Legis1at ure.
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. 10th.-The Senate refused
10 concur in the House order referring all Pc
titions and orders of amendments of the val
m Gatlon and 1870 to joint special committee.
| Inc otner House papers were cOncurred in.
Hon. ,Ebenezer Choate, End Councillor from
tne oth district changed his mind about the
matter and rendered his resignation and Hon.
George weeks of Jefferson was elected to fill
.ne vacancy, receiving lob votes of 129 in con-
A.. An order passed raising joint committee
| uureport to the Legislature some measure to
| oDtain valid titles for settlers on lands be-
W1Onging formerly to the State but now to the
european and North American Railway Co.
The settlers have performed all settling duties
ana nave deeds from the land agent. Dudley
Vi Aroostook, Foster of Kennebec, and Lane
". cumberland, were appointed on the COM
Mttee. The annual reports CT Attorney Gen
srai ana Insane Hospital Officers for 1870 were
iald before the Senate and referred to the Ju-
oiclary and Insane Hospital Comm ittees res
pectively. rlf-r -,
a, me following members were appointed in
H 1ne part OF the House on the Special Joint
COMMITTEE ordered in the Senate yesterday
IN the new Revised Statutes Hartman of
DeIast, Bonney and Ceaves of Portland.
hHGtchlnson OF Brewer and Lord of Alfred
senate Committee-Vose Spaulding and
The Joint Special Commsttees on Printing
auo binding as completed by the House stands
snus :IFrench' of Franklin, Cleayes and
SSp!auldlng Of Senate, and Cram of Brunswick,
C theSney Of Presque Isle, Sanborn Of Bangor,
Hnase OF Augusta, Pike of Calais, Ganpett of
Bath and Smith OF Parsonsfield.
Ahe committee on Governors Address az
com Pieted by the House stands, Fuller, Smart
a1u Smlth OF Senate, Dingley of Auburn,
s MG;odpury OF Houlton, Wilson of Thomaston,
Hodsdon of West Gardiner, Hobart of Dennys.
vile, Of the House.
Mr. Bonney presented the remonstrance of
.. u. Tryon (Rep) against the right OF the
setting member. Isaac Brown (Dem for the
class towns of Falmouth and Pownal was re.
feEred to the Committee on Elections.
reunions began to pour in vigorously; the
enemies OF the present school laws particularly.
sne nlring o. teachers and county supervisors
are promptly on hand; there was several petit
tons against the former; also petitions to
change law relative to choice OF Clerks of
Courts. -
The porgies are again in trouble and eastern
maine protests in sections against the present
law. The coast OF Maine is net yet entirely
fenced by fish weirs and that interest asks fol
the right. t. m ~,
Among the petitions is that of John Walker
to set Oft from Paris Village corporation; Of
ty due of their Aroostook plantations for fair
valuation.
Three large petitions for charter to build
railroad from some point on the p s. & P.
rallroad IN Wells, TO the Portland and RocheS-
ter in Alfred; to incorporate the Old Orchard
r. r. Co.; to allow the town of Clinton to loan
its credit to manufacturing company to incor.
perate Peaks Island Steamboat Co. Mr.. Bon
ney presented an order stating tn At new ap-
portionment of the State for Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES to the Legislature is expe.
dent and proposing to joint select committee
Of one from each county on the part Of the
House. iia
Mr.. Hobart presented an order for a COM
mittee on congressional appointments on the
census of 1870
The Speaker appointed Bonney Of Portland,
Moore of Buckfeld, Wilson Of Thomaston,
Hacker Of Fort Fairfield. Pike of Calais Sim.
onton of Rockland and Cousins.of Kennebunk-
port, on the part of the House.
The Resolve for Hoyt, Fogg and Breeds
year book, after second reading was tabled.
Mr.. johnson of Augusta, was excused from
acting on the Committee on Federal Relations
and Mr.. Hagar Of Richmend, substituted.