The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-02
MAINE LEGISLATURE.


MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-Orders passed. -Relating
to the expedency of further legislation respect
ing paupers; to expedience of prohibiting the
Legislature from making grant or endowment
for sectarian literary institutions; in regard to
damages by location of Railroads; relative to
what amount ought to be appropriated for re-
pair of Roads in Indian Township; In regard to
building bridge across Moose River, Somerset
Co.; as to propriety of requesting our Represen-
tatives and Senators in Congress to use their in
fuence to provide relief and idemnity to our
fishing interests for losses, caused by the late
Treaty of Washington. A Resolve relating to
industrial Statistics of Maine was presented and
referred.
Bills, Petitions, &C., presented and reterred-
Petitions to set off part of Chesterville to Fay
cite; petition for charter for Railroad from
Dexter to Brownville; of citizens of Penobscot
to incorporate the Western Hancock Agricultu-
raj Society. l<f
An act establishing salary of Judges of S. J.
Court came up by assignment and was passed
to be engrossed 1t allows each Judge $4,000
per annum. Leave to withdraw was reported
on petition to build dam across Passadumkeag
Stream. The act relative to insurance and in
surance companies was laid over to be printed.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on order
relating to changing the weight of oats and
beans to conform to other States. Bill an act
relating to Savings Banks was presented, also
minority report-both laid over to be printed.
An act authorizing Bucksport to subscribe ad.
ditional stock in the Union R. r. was report
ed, and assigned for tomorrow. Also acts to
authorize w. c. Holway and W. H. Hemmen-
way to extend wharf into Machias River. The
committee on education reported bill 10 au-
thorize the town of Porter to accept trust in
accordance with the will of Randall Libbey;
also, ought not to pass bill an act to repeal
an act relating to County Supervisors of Schools,
which was assigned; also an act to incorporate
the Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy;
also bill an act allowing women to enter the
College of Agriculture as students.
VIM. Kinks presented an order that the Com
mittee on Railroads visit Portland for the pur
pose of becoming acquainted with the certain
matters pertaining to the general railroad inter-
ests of the State.
to prevent the destruction of trout and pickerel
in the town of Turner; an act to authorize the
Camden Wharf Co. to erect and maintain a
wharf in Camden; an act to incorporate the
Bangor Insurance Company; an act to author
ize the town of Robbinston to erect and maintain
a wharf in tide waters; an act to amend the
charter of the Pittsfeld, Hartland & ST. AL
bans r. r. Co. The Maine Central loan bill
came from the House on its passage to be en-
crossed. Mr.. Foster moved to postpone and
assign to Tuesday next-motion carried and it
was assigned to II A. M. Tuesday An act re-
ferring to change in laws relating to common
schools was recommittcd. The committee ON
State Printing reported contract with Sprague
Owen s. Fash, of Augusta which was opposed.
HOUSE.
Petitions, bills and resolUeS prosecuted and re-
ferred.-Petition of Maxine Daucette and others
of Great Isle, for deeds of their farms; resolve
in aid of the road across Indian Township in
Washington Co.; resolve abating State taxes of
Van Buren, Plantation; petition of A. Wiswell
and others asking to be incorporated under the
name of the Hancock Fire and Marine ms. Co. /;
remOnstrance of Shaw & Kipgman and others
against incorporation of Independence Planta-
tion petition of V. A. Sprague and 222 others
of Dexter in aid of petition of j. 6. Mayo and
others for the Dexter & Brownville Railroad; ;
act relating to the purchase of land by the
United States for forts and batteries; petition
of the inhabitants of the town of Perry for
charter of Penobscot Shore Line R. r. an act
enabling the Knox & Lincoln r. r. Co., and
the PenObseot River q Bay R. r. Co. to con-
tract by lease; petition of Isaac p. Fall and
others of South Berwick praying that they may
be protected from the contemplated acts of the
b. & NJ. r. r. Co.; of Thos. n. Egery for au-
thority for city of Bangor to loan its credit in
aid of Northern Arrostook II. r. Co.; of Sarah
Sabine, president of the Children's Home at
Bangor, for aid for support of soldiers orphans;
of inhabitants of Robbinston for charter of ST.
Croix and aPenobscst r. r. Co.; remonstrance
of e. D. Prescott and others against petition of
A. NJ. Egery and others; petition of L. B.
Bodges for lot of land; act to incorporate the
Dixfeld Manufacturing Co.; petition of H.
Nelson praying to be set off from Lee to Winn
for school purposes; of John f. Kenard and
Others trustees of the Elliot Academy for aid
for that institution; an act to ameud an act to
enlarge the powers of constables of the town of
Eastport; of selectmen of Columbia Falls to
have ceatain moneys refunded paid into the
State treasury in 1864 without authority of law
an act to incorporate Unversalist Church at
Kittery.
Orders passed.-That the committee on Legal
reform be instructed to inquire whether any
farther legislation is necessary to protect the
rights of purchasers of real estate in unincorpo-
rated townships at tax sales of the same by the
State Treasurer and the owners of lands sold at
such sales; that same committee enquire what
further legislation is necessary to enable debt
ors to pay up and discharge levies or executions
on their real estate, where the creditors reside
out of the State or in parts unknown; that the
committee on the Judiciary inquire whether fur
Their legislation is expedient respecting the Ii
ability of partners in certain cases; that same
pediency of amending Chap. 2O5 of the laws o.
1871 relating to limitation of the time for com
mencing actions; that the same committee in
quire into the expediency of law that all yes
sells carrying passengers, propelled in whole o.
in part by steam, navigating the interior water
of this State be subject to all laws relative Il
steamboats, in the United States; that the com
mittee ON fisheries inquire into the expedienc.
of changing sect. 20, chap. 40 of Revised Stat
utes, by adding Holsters after the word
fish in the second line, tn
words ''and also Holsters in the fourth line
that the same committee inquire into the expe
diency of enacting law prohibiting the catch
ing or taking Holsters between the LIST day o
July and the LIST day of September also that n
egg or spawn be taken at any time; that tn
committee on public buildings be directed t
report some plan for the proper ventilation O
the rooms occupied by the Land Agent, Super
intendent of Schools, and State Treasurer, an
rooms adjoining; that the committee on educa
cation be authorized to investigate whether til
M. c. Institute has compiled with the cond
tions set forth in the resolve of 1870, grantin
aid to said Institute; that the annual report c
the Liquor Commissioners of the State of Main
for 1871. be referred to the committee ON Pro
hibitory Law; that the committee on Stat
Lands and State Roads inquire into the exped
ency of appropriating sum sufficient for til
completion of the road from Houlton to Fol
Fairfield, in Aroostook County.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petitio
of Tobias Roberts for the incorporation of tt
Bar Harbor and Mt Desert Telegraph Con
pany.
Reference to next Legislature was reporte
on the petition of w. Duren and others for a
act to prevent the throwing of sawdust into tt
St. Croix River.
Read and assigned.-Printed bill relating
duties of sherffs and county attorneys; an a
to incorporate the Millbridge and Cherryfe
Telegraph Co.; an act to amend the Aroostoc
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