Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-13

with steam; an act relating to repairs Of high
ways; an act relative TO Penny Saving
Banks; an act to incorporate the Vassalb0rC
/ Wooden Company; an act to incorporate tn
Oldtown Water Power and Manufacturing
Company; an act concerning bills in equity.
Resolve in favor of Committee on State Pri
son was passed to be engrossed under sus
pension of the rules.
/ Bill an act to repeal sections IS to So in
elusive, of chap. A. of the Revised Statutes
relating to bank returns, was read twice, an
tabled on motion of Mr.. BURGESS.
On motion of Mr.. MARTIN,
| ORDERED, That the Committee on Pa.
Roll make up the pay of Gideon A. Tasting
of Bethel, contestant for the seat OF Nose
c. Foster, at the rate of two dollars per dien
from the first day of the session TO the 18th O
the present month, inclusive, and the usua
: mileage.
} On motion of Mr.. BURGESS,
ORDERED, That the Secretary of State b.
! directed to inform this House why the repor
of the Commissioner on Insurance has no
been received by them according to the pro
visions of section 10, chap. l56 of the public
laws of 1870.
On motion of Mr.. HoBARr.
I ORDERED, That n committee OF one iron
each county, with such as the Senate may
join, be appointed by the Speaker OF the
House to inquire if any legislation is necessa-
nv for the arrangement of councillor districts,
and if so, to arrange and report to the Legs
lature councillor districts for the next decade
and also the assignment to each county IN
said districts.
The Speaker joined to the committee on
the part of House, Messrs. Hobart, Wagg
Ray. Green of Temple, Berry of Damariscot-
| ta, Foster, Jones of Springfield, Bishop, Mi
not, Andrews, of Palmyra, White OF Win
terport, Bradbury, Whiting, Clark of China,
Emery and Woodbury..
On motion of Mr.. ATwELL,
ORDERED, That the judiciary Committee
inquire into the expediency of providing by
law that inhabitants of towns at their annual
meetings for choice of town officers, be au-
thorized to elect one or more officers like
police officers in cities, with power to main
tain order and keep the peace, arrest and
prosecute to conviction and sentence offend
ers against the laws and habitual truants from
school during session thereof; also that au-
thority be given to such Inhabitants to assess
and collect taxes for the payment of such Of
ficers, and for the erection and maintenance
of watch houses.
On motion of Mr. WnsoN,
ORDERED, That the Secretary of State
furnish the Clerk of the House with two
COPIES of the Revised Statutes for the use of
the House
Mr. HASKELL OF Portland, offered the fol-
lowing
ORDERED, That a message be sent to the
Senate by the Clerk of the House, requesting
that body to transmit to the House the report
of the Commissioners on Paper Credits, with
accompanying documents.
Mr.. HASKELL advocated the passage of his
order at some length. Messrs. Wilson, Pike.
II GtinLnau Pnhia on,l
Rawson also engaged in the debate. The
order received passage.
Mr.. Bliss, from the Judiciary Committee,
on order relating to changing the law con-
corning poor debtors, reported legislation in
expedient
Same member, from the Committee on In
terror waters, on petition of George II. Ham
mond, reported resolve authorizing the At
torney General to institute certain legal pro-
ceedings.
Mr.. ATwEIL, from the same Committee, re-
ported ought to pass on bill an act 10 incor-
porate the Cooper Brook Dam Company.
Read and assigned.
Mr.. TALBOT, from the same Committee.
reported ought to pass on bill an act to lncor-
porate the Jay Boom Company Read and
assigned
Mr.. WHIrMoRE, from the Committee on
Fisheries, reported leave to withdraw on pc
tition of g. l.. Hall for a loan for the better
protection of the alewive fisheries at Damar-
iscotta mills.
Dir. Minor, from the same Committee, on
petition, reported bill an act additional to
chap. 40 of the Revised Statutes OF 1871, re-
ating TO river fisheries. Printed under the
rule.
Mr.. ANDERSON, from the same Committee,
on petition, reported bill an act to prevent
the destruction of fish in Penmaquan liver
in Pembroke. Read and assigned.
Mr.. THOMPSON, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported resolve relating to
the military stores at Portland. Read and
assigned.
Mr.. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rail-
roads, Ways, and Bridges, reported legisla-
ton inexpedient on an act to prevent CONSOLE
dation of parallel railroad lines.
Mr. BIRD, from the same Committee, re-
ported reference to the next Legislature on
petition of citizens of Gorham for a railroad
from Danville junction to intersect with the
Portland and Rochester at Gorham.
Mr.. HARTMAN, from the same Committee,
reported reference to the next Legislature on
resolve in favor of Post road and National
highway from Portland to Chicago.
Same member from same Committee, on
order, reported bill an act authorizing rail-
road corporations to take lands for burrows
and gravel pits. Read twice and ordered
printed.
Mr.. CoMISs from the Committee on Claims
reported ought not to pass on resolve in favor
of the city OF Bangor.
Mr.. MARTIN from the Committee on State
Lands and State Roads, reported leave to
withdraw on petition of the inhabitants OF
Dickeyville for aid to repair highway in said
town.
Same member from the same committee on
petition, reported resolve in relation to the
lands in the towns of Madawaska and French
vile and the plantations of St. John, and St.
Francis and Wallagrass. Read and assigned.
Mr.. WILSON from the Committee of Con-
ference, reported unable to agree on bills ex-
tending the time to the LIST of May when the
Revised Statutes shall go into effect.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON the House adj
hered to its former vote giving the bills pas
sage.
Bill authorizing Holden & Richardson to
construct fish weir was recommitted on
motion of Mr.. CARLETON.
Bill an act to authorize Franklin Wharf
Company of Portland to extend its wharf was
read the third time and tabled on motion of
Mr.. CLEAvEs.
Bill an act to incorporate the Poland and