The Portland daily press., 1871-02-11
Maine Legislature.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb toulouse papers DISPOSED
of in concurrence. The following bills were
reported, read and assigned To Incorporate
Saco Water Supply Co.; to incorporate the
fire department of West Waterville; to auth
orize the AndroscOggin R. r. Co. to extend its
road to Danville; TO exempt Railroad Compa-
uies from liabilities in certain cases of dead
heads; to authorize the city of Belfast to buv
the first mortgage of the b. & M. r. r. Co.:
resolves in aid OF No. II for building a road:
in favor of road in Indian township; to aid to
build bridge over Moose River Leave to
withdraw was reported on petition of town of
Clinton to legalize its doings on loaning its
credit; of selecumen of Naples for reduction of
valuation; of W. W. Quimby and VIM. Jor-
dan for pensions; bill to increase the fees of
constables was recommitted, laid over to be
printed, being reported by committees; bill to
secure a lien on brick. The minority report
Of the Education Committee recommending
the selection of a supervisor by S. S. Commit
tee to hire teachers; to extend the Boston &
Maine Railroad; to amend sect 10, chap 26,
relating to form of action. The Committee on
Conference on the time of statutes going into
effect reported inability to agree. Petitions
were presented against consolidation.
HOUSE. .-4.,.a.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
Several petitions for a law to prevent the con-
SOiOaJlOn OF ralirOduS were TeitrTeu. An Or
der passed inquiriDg into the expediency of
| fixing by law the number of times questions
of loaning credit may be submitted to towns
| when defeated.
Leave TO withdraw was reported on petition
| for Superior Court in Oxford county Ion peli-
ton for repeal of Calais court law; on petition
| for aid to build mile, &c,;.On petition of coun-
| ty commissioner o. D. Dyke of Cumberland
| county for Incorporation of sluice of Great
Works; on potion for a railway from Spring
| Ia FOL an for r;rh%
struct artificial fish ponds in Weld and Phil
| lips. Legislation inexpedient was reported on
| order relative to the amendment of sect 5,
chop. 6, Il. s.; same on order to protect insur-
ance companies against endorsement of SUBJ
| agents; same on order relative to allowing
Savings Banks to loan to its trustees; to next
Legislature on petition to incorporate Hay pes
vile; same on petition OF Benedicta planta-
ton for Incorporation; same on petition for
fish way at Eastern river dams; same on act
tictioners (the quackery billy Order relative
to taxing Savings Banks deposits was referred
to the Banking Committee. Ought not to
pass was reported on bill to amend sect. Is Of
chap. IS. r. s.
Bills &C., reported and printed-defning the
notice on petitions for assessments OF damages
for land takenlby railroads; amendatory Of
chap 81, Revised Statutes, relating to rail-
roads; to repeal the State Liquor Agency; to
amend chap 49, Revised Statutes, relating to
fisheries; to incorporate the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company; to authorize Thomas lay
| Tor to employ and use steam power on public
roads in Pennington. Reported aud read
twice-to abolish the inspection of herring and
Tuesday assigned. Several resolves to aid
roads, &C., were assigned for Wednesday next
Bill to allow the E. & N. A. Railway Company
to build branches to mills-pending amend
ment tabled.
Read ard assigned--Bill to incorporate Ros.
SIM Club of Portland was passed to be en-
engrossed under suspension of the rules; bill tC
authorize A. Grover to improve Sandy River
TO incorporate Cumberland County Savings
Bank; to incorporate the Cherryfeld savings
Bank; to incorporate Penobscot Central Ag.
ricultural Society; to incorporate st. Johns
Agricultural Society; to incorporate the Eure
ka State Company; to incorporate the Cum
berland Air Power Company; to incorporate
Company; to incorporate the Warren Far
mers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
to incorporate the North Penobscot Mutua
Fire ms. Co.; to authorize John Locke and
others to maintain dam and sluice across
Ballard Brook in Fryeburg; to authorize N
of Belfast; to authorize E. L. Whit
man to do the same; to authorize Bel
fast & Moosehead Railroad Company
to do the same; to change the name of No. 2, r
D, west of Kennebec river, to Highland; addi
tional to incorporate Portland & Rutland Rail
road Co !; bill relative to conveyances; bill rel
alive to pOrgies; relative to taking eligible
sites for soldiers monuments.
The general railroad bill of Mr.. Pike pending
engrOssment was tabled.
The bills read yesterday were passed to be
engrossed, except the above.
After considerable discussion the resolve in
troduced bv Mr.. Carleton declaring that g. A
Hastings, Democrat, is entitled to the seat oc
copied by Mr.. Foster of Bethel was lost, yeas
80, nays 68.