The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-15
Maine Legislature
Especial DISPATCH to Daily Press.I
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Fec. 14.--Messages wers sent to
the House, Informing that body that the re-
port OF the commission on paper credits, with
appendix, is now in the printers hands Two
thousand copies were ordered to be printed.
and it will not be ready for distribution until
May 1st
Also, by order of Mr.. Cleaves, message was
sent asking the House to transmit resolutions
relating to the war between France and Pus-
STA.
Resolve authorizing the Attorney General TO
initiate certain legal proceedings in regard to
chartered institutions in the State (Cumber-
land & Oxford canal> was tabled
On motion of Mr. Lane, Mr.. Hobson was ex-
cused and Mr.. Nealley appointed TO serve on
the Councillor Apportonmert Committee
The report of the commissioner on Jail sys-
tenn was referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
The Committee OF Incorporation of Towns
reported finally and were discharged.
Reference to next Legislature was reported
on petition for extension of Androscosgn rail-
road from Brunswick to Bath.
The committee on claims OF settlers in Aroos-
took county for titles to their farms, reported
legislation inexpedient.
The Committee on Agriculture reported a
D.,
also a resolve appriatiDg $1SS to paw the ex-
pense of the committee visiting said college
The former was laid over to be printed aud the
latter passed to be engrossed.
Read and assi9ned-An act to incorporate
The Somerset Boom Co.; to extend the Boston
u Maine railroad; to incorporate the Bangor
Masonic fraternity.
Bill &c repeal the porge law was tabled.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
of Z. G. Mathews OF Liberty for compensation
Bill an act concerning the location of school
houses was taken up and debated by several
members. Amendments were proposed, and
pending their adoption the bill was tabled.
Olly one remonstrance against railroad con
soidatlon was presented.
Ought not to pass was reported from the
| Committee on Legal Reform on bill an act ad j.
ditiona to chap. 81, revised statutes, relating
to flowing lands.
Orders misunderstanding the Judiciary
| Committee to inquire into the expedeDcy of
| amending the law relating to divorces; for
| amending chap. 49, revised statutes SO as to
| allow corporations to add to their capital stock
| and to change the number of their directors
for amending sec. 4, chap. 124, rev sed statutes,
| relating to offences.
| The clerk sent message to the Senate re-
| specttully asking for the report of the Paper
| Credit Commission with accompanying docu-
| ments. Subsequently the Senate returned an
| answer that the Senate had ordered the print
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| would not be ready to be transmitted to the
| House until the 1st of May. This was accom-
| panied by request that the House transmit
| the Franco -Prussar resolves presented by a
F.! member some weeks since and printed The
| House appointed Messrs. Pike, Wilson, Lord
| Haskell and Cram a special committee on the
| matter, and returned the message relative to
| the resolve by the clerk.
| Several petitions and bills were presented
| and referred, of private character excent a
| hill amend the Statufa uaf ico tha ~
| milk.
| The following is the subject matter of the
| orders passed: To increase the salary of the
County Attorney of Penobscot; that the Print
ing Committee report the proposals received
| up to Jan. q; thai the Finance Committee be
authorized TO lay State tax of 81 125O 900.
Adverse reports were made on petition to
| prevent cutting OF ice 10 ponds; on various pc
titions against the law to prevent the throwing
OF slabs in Penobscot river; on order relative
| to the destruction of forests by fire; on order
relating to expenses OF arrest of bank robbers
| in Oxford county; on bill relative to divorce
| on memorial of George NJ. Weston for repeal
OF resolve preventing his payment.
Mr.. Stckney, from the Aroostopk delega-
| ton, reported Q 1eso've relative to the valua-
| tion of towns in Aroostook county, which takes
| a large sum from the towns and transfers it tC
| wild lands
Mr.. Hartman reported a bill to incorporate
the Bangor & Brooks branch railroad. Both
matters were ordered printed.
The following bills were reported, read twice
| and assigned: Additional to an act to prevent
INSTRUCTIONS in the Narraguagus river; to au-
thorize fish wier in Hancock bay; 10 prevent
Instructions in Union river.
Printed blls-To incorporate the Northern
Aroostook Railroad Co. TO authorize Thomas
| Taylor 10 run steam engines on common roads
Bills relating to fish and fisheries, amending
| chap. 40, revised statutes; repeating the office
OF Liquor Commissioner; relative to the in
spection of herring; pending the passage to be
be en2rossed were tabled. The other bills re-
ported by the Committee on bills on third read
| ing passed to be engrossed.
Ofders OF the day-Bill to incorporate the
| Pemaquid Ice Co. was amended and passed tC
| be engrOssed.
Pill to provide for the formation Of railroad
corporations was taken up. Several amend
| ments were offered, and discussed at length by
| Mr.. Pike, who advocated the bill, dwelling up
on the bad practices of the present legislator
with its wealthy interests and parties. He al
so noticed our present system Of commission
ers, and dwelt upon the rapidness of their re
ports and the little power they have or exer
else for the benefit of the people.
The opinions Of the Judges of the Supreme
Court on the questions OF municipal aid TO pri
yate manufacturing enterprises was read and
ordered printed. As the questions were pu
the court decides negatively.