Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-18

, debtors and poor prisoners was indefinitely
/ postponed while on its passage to be enacted.
Same Senator moved to reconsider the vote
accepting the report of the CoHlmittee on
| Claims, in regard to claims against the town
of Houlton. The report was laid on the Ia
f BILE.
PASSED TO ENGRossEp-Resolye in favor
Of Prentiss NJ. Fogler; bill an act to amend
chap. 230, of the laws of 1854, entitled an act
to prevent Instructions on the Narraguagus
river; resolves in relation to the military
stores at Portland.
READ AND AssIGSED-An act additional 10
an act to provide for more free navigation oi
the Penobscot river; am act TO amend chap
40, of the Revised Statutes of 1871, relating
10 fish and fisheries; an act TO incorporate
the Penobscot Central Agricultural Society
an act 10 amend sec. 4, chap. l2t, Of the Re
vised Statutes, relating TO polygamy IAN act
to smeud chap. As, of the Revised Statutes.
relating to manufacturing. mining, and guar
rving companies resolve in favor u the
widow of the late General II, Berry ~
Rocklsnd.
PAssEp TO BE ESAcgEp--Aa ait ~ prVscn,
the destruction Vt a>a in renmAQaia RlNsr
an act 20 amend she laws Of lS6>. SGthey,s-
ing Alternately Grovev Saj ogheyS, IL imgvavc
Sandy river; Sa Sct ~ sUthNvise Matthias
! u0ussNu 10 Nal.3 " aStt luga ;,.Se waters ST
/ Belfast; an act xSVs5S the consent ~ tho lex
( lsls1are of Maine - the pEN;hASe by ihe
/ | a;foNS SsS;>s, of lana wls&a the SAFE i'r
yEA.se Purposes; At ST - Ss1Sgi All ari 80
/ sGthovsse fars'soy extension 81 the Andres
I cocS5a railroad al at - Incorporate the
( >CSankc8uok " SteE Power Manufacturing
/ Company Al Set authorizing the Franklin
I WhSrE CS.aa&ay u Portland. 10 extend lis
g.4 t'Opper
Brook Dam Company; an act relating 10 in
aastriS,. or mechanical drawing; an act TO in
! CORPORATE the town OF EuStis an act 10 intor-
/ porate the Cherryfeli Savings Bank; an act
| 10 incorporate the Portland Rozzini Club; an
act to amend the charter of the Wiscasset
| Bridge Company; an act TO change the name
of plantation No. r. ?, west Of kcnnehcc
river TO Highland; an act for the reliuquish-
ment 10 the [ nited States, in certain cases. OF
| title TO lands for sites for light stations.
| FINALLY PAssEp-Resolve authorizing the
Land Agent to sell lot No. 1919 Township No.
., L. 3, in Aroostook county; resolve laying
tax on the several counties in the State; ;
resolve authorizing the Land Agent to sell lot
| No. l43, in plantation, Castle Hill, Aroostook
county; resolve in favor of Zephaniah Is.
Starbird and others; resolve in favor of Lewis
| Scott and others; resolve in favor of Salmon
Jones.
On motion OF Mr.. CARyILL.
Adjourned.
House.
FRIDAY, Feb. Il.
Prayer by Rev Mr.. PAINE of Gardiner.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
READ AND AssIGNEp--Resolve in favor of
/ the inhabitants of Riley plantation in Oxford
county; resolve in favor of ID. r. Stockwell
and George 5. Chalmers; an act to incorpo-
rate the York Brick Company; resolve in
favor of the Reform School; an act to make
valid the doings of the town of Burlington;
an act to amend sec. 46 of chap. 33S of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the sale of milk !;
an act fixing the salary of State Superinten-
| dent of schools; an act relating to costs; an
act giving additional powers to railroad COM
| missoners an act fixing the liability of
stockholders in corporations; resolve in re-
lation TO the valuation of certain towns,
plantations and townships in Aroostook coun-
ty, and for abatement of taxes thereon.
Mr.. BRAGDoN asked and obtained leave to
have his name recorded in favor of the bill
authorizing the extension of the Boston &
Maine Railroad to Portland.
A message was received from the Senate
informing the House that in the absence Of
the President Hon. NJ. d. L. Lane had been
chosen President pro TEN.
Van Buren, to Grant Isle, came from the
Senate passed to be engrossed. On motion
of Mr.. CARLETON the House adhered to its
former vote indefinitely postponing the same.
Bill an act to exempt railroad corporations
from liabilities in certain cases, indefinite
ly postponed by the House, came from the
Senate, passed to be engrossed. On motion
of Mr.. BURGESS the House adhered to its
former vote.
Bill an act to exempt females from arrest
for debt, passed to be engrossed by the House,
came from the Senate indefinitely postponed,
tabled on motion of Mr.. WILSON.
Bill an act to amend an act to procure the
enforcement of an act to prevent the throw
ing of slabs and other refuse, into the Penob-
scot river, passed by the House, came from
the Senate indefinitely postponed. Mr.. RAW
SON spoke in favor of t6e bill, and Mr.. AT
WELL in favor of concurring in the action of
the Senate Tabled.
| Bill an act to amend an act to incorporate
the Penobscot Bay and River Railroad Co
was read twice, laid on the table, and ordered
| to be printed on motion of Mr. PIKE.
Mr.. BLISS presented the petition of Asa A.
Keen, and 6S others, tor repeal of school
laws of 1870.
Same member, presented several petitions
for the repeal of the Cobb Lime Company act,
which were laid on the table.
Mr. BISHOP presented resolve authorizing
the Adjutant General to sell the gun house in
the town of Milo.
A communication was received from the
State Treasurer, transmitting sundry claims
for allowances for bounty on wild animals.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion of Mr.. CARLETON,
ORDERED, That the Governor is respect
fully requested to transmit to this House for
its information the whole amount expended
under the ''act for the promotion of Scandi-
navan Immigration into this State" approx
March 49, 1870; also the whole amount ap-
proprated for that purpose by the terms of
said act.
The rules were suspended on motion of Mr.
JOHNSON, and bill an act to exempt the dam
at Augusta for three years, from the provi-
sions of an act which requires tishways in
dams, was taken up.
Mr.. JOHNSON submitted remarks in favor of
its passage, and Mr.. Heath against; they
were followed by Messrs. Snow, Knapp,
Rodick and Perkins of Pennington, in favor OF
the bill.
Mr.. SEwALL moved and theAIiousa ordered,
that the uupstinD hp fakou hy voas aDd nave