The Portland daily press., 1871-02-01
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE

loPeciai D.spatcn Dy intern tional Line.1
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, JAM 31.-House papers we're con-
Cured in, except petition for March term of
5. ). Court in Somerset county to be held in
SFowhegan, which was referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Among the petitions were the following: Two
for March term of s. J. Court of Somerset
county to be held at Skowhegan; of East OK
ford Agricultural Society to amend charter of
same; of o. D. Dixie for more pay as County
Commissioner of Cumberland county; to incor-
porate the town of Haynesvile; four petitions
for repaal of Calais court bill; of G. w. Ham
mond and Others to annul the charter of the
Cumberland & Oxford Canal Co.; of the Mayor
OF Augusta for amendment of city charter: of
citizens of Kendall's Mills for savings bank.
oroers-Directlng the Fishery Committee to
inquire INTO the expediency of increasing the
number of fish commissioners and giving them
exclusive jurisdiction in the construction of
fish ways; directing the Railroad Com mittee to
inquire If any legislation is necessary to protect
railroad companies from liability on account of
personal injury sustained by dead heads.
The Interior Waters Committee reported a
Dill to extend the limits of the Bangor Boom
Co., and bill granting Charles B. Sanford and
others leave to extend the wharf at Stockton.
HOUSE.
Tue Senate papers were concurred in.
There were sixty five petitions presented,
mostly asking for private or local legislation
Seven of these were aimed at tie present
method OF employing teachers; several for re-
peal of the law of 1870, relating to the catching
OF smelts; others for repeal of Section IL and
| 10 OF CHI. TO- laws of 1869, relative to fish
Greenbush, Cornth, Whitefield and Rich
mopd ask for reduction of valuation; VIM.
b. Merrill and 13S others of Auburn asks for
| abolition of the State Liquor Agency. Petit
| tons from all the towns from Calais to Castne
| asking for charter for railroad between
these two places; of Joseph Howard and others
for an act concerning railroads; five petitions
numerously signed in aid of petition of the
Boston and Maine Railroad Co. petitions of
General J: q. Duane, 7. Seymour and others,
William Curtis and others, Charles Davis and
others in aid of the petition of the selectmen of
| Cape Elizabeth to lay out a way to the ferry
landing in said town; of the Children's Home
| OF Bangor for aid; two from Calais asking for
repeal OF the law creating the Municipal Court
and establishing Superior Court instead.
Orders PdsSed-Reating to charging the
fees OF town clerks; relative to the expectancy
| o: empowering railroad commissioners to main
tain stations where tie public convenience re-
| quires; relative to the protection of land own
| ers from damage by reason of the location of
| school houses; relative to more clearly defining
the law regarding conditional sales Of personal
| property; OF the expedienoy of requiring cou D.
ties to maintain bridges instead Of towns and
cities; relative to changing the law SO that
neat cattle may run at large: relative to teach
| ing mechanical drawing in town schools: re
latlvc to changing the law so that all the Su-
perintending School Committee shall be ohos.
| en- annually.
Report of Committee on Judiciary on petit
| tition for the Lewiston Medical School was re-
| considered and recommitted.
Committee on Legal Reforms reported bill
| additional to the law enabling State banks to
become banks under the United States laws.
! Ordered printed
The Year Book resolve was finally passed
| also the bill to incorporate the Penobscot and
Meguntic Railroad Company.
| A hi went through both branches relative
| to the Cobb Lime Company.