The Portland daily press., 1871-01-31
Maine Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, JAN 30-House papers disposed
of in concurrence. The following orders pass
ed: Directing the Committee on Legal Re-
form to inquire into the e1pediency of estab-
fishing January term of the Supreme Judi.
cial Court in Lincoln county and to change the
time Of holding the April term; directing the
Committee on the judiciary to inquire if fur.
ther legislation is required to protect free
bridges from injury by droves of cattle.
Bills and Petitions.-Bill to authorize the
Somerset and Kennebec railroad to connect
with the Maine Central at Waterville. Three
petitions from ladies of Portland for an Indus
trial School for Girls; for an appropriation for
the Canada road and to tax wild lands in Som.
erset county for road purposes; of several set
tiers VI AroostOok for adjustment of land titles
with the E. & N. A. r. r. Co.; the petition
against the repeal Of the school laws Of 1870;
Of various towns in Somerset county for .
March term of the Supreme Judicial Court:
resolve in favor of Fort Kent.
HOUSE.
Senate papers concurred in and the Senate
bills read and assigned except bill to incorpor-
ate the Young Mems Mutual Life Insurance
Company OF Bucksport, which was tabled.
lIhe Governor transmitted the accounts of the
Trustees OF the Bath Military Asy lum, as re-
9~SosSN W suC AOusc Lie uumDeT OF peLl-
tons was utterly appalling 10 the clerks.
Among them are these: OF the city govern
ment OF Bangor for restoration of the old law
relating to sewers; of the town of Eastport to
enlarge the powers of constables; of Greenleaf
Emery and twenty four others to abolish the
Superior Court and change the term of the
Supreme Court, and petition of Isaac Fuller
aud fourteen others for same; OF L. Dennis0p
and thirty three others for Superior Court in
SoSs 0Sford county OF Mrs HarrietL. Little and
dIAn NE D4uk L. FL al
School for G.rls; for repeal of porgie law; for
amendment of the law relative to fish ways; of
Cadyville plantation for incorporation into
town; Tor charter for a railroad from some
point ON the p. & N. A. r. R., near Malta
wamkeag, to MedWay; OF Geo. Goodwin and
4a others for Incorporation OF a railroad from
some point on the p. S. & P. railroad to some
point on Z. y r. railroad in Alfred; remon-
STRANGE OF commissioners OF York county
against a loan.
Comnittee to inquire into the expediency of
rea4iling foreign insurance companies in
places where they have place of business to
contribute small percentage of the premiums
there COLLECTED to be paid to the organized fire
companies of such towns; directing the Com
mittee on Legal Reform to inquire into the ex-
pedency OF enlareiDg the powers Of constables
IN the service of civil process.
Mr.. Bonney, from the Judiciary Committee
reported a bill to legaiize the doings of the
Gray Free Baptist Society.
The Committee on Fisheries reported three
bills TO build fish weiIs, a printed bill to au-
thorize towns aud cities to hold trust funds for
useful purposes, with the above, was read and
assigned. Bill an act additional to and amen
datory Of an act Incorporating the Portland
and Og1ensburg Railroad Company was ta-
bled. Among the many bills passed to be
| enacted 10 this branch was an act to incOrpor-
ate the Maine Medical Infirmary; TO ipQorpor:
ate Old Orchard Railroad Go. to make svalid
the transfer Of the 0ldtown railroad to the y.
& N. A. Railway Company; to incorporate the
Little River DykiDg Co.; Incorporate Penob-