The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-07

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/ PROPOSED INCREASE OF SALARY. 49,
/ The House Committee ON Finance have voted
to report bill to increase the salary of the
State Treasurer to $25,OOO. .-
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Especial to the Press.]
| M .sr. .G. - SENATE
AUGUSTA Feb. 6.-Orders paSsed-Relatng to
increasing the salary of the County Attorney
| of Somerset county
Bills Notwithstanding the extension of
wharf into Wheelers Bay, at ST. George.
Mr.. Spaulding of Sagadahoc referred to the
action of the Senate in referring all petitions,
&C., for private legislation after Feb. LIST to the
next Legislature, and hoped the Senate would
decide to adhere to its vote or else open the door
to all. a' t~ al.t. ,..-z
Passed to be enacted-Act to incorporate Deer
ing Gas Light Company; act to incorporate the
Lubec Savings BanF; act to incorporate the
Foxcroft Manufacturing Company; act to in
corporate the Kennebunkport Seashore Compa-
ny; act to incorporate the Kennebunkport Ho-
tel Association; act to incorporate the New
Portland Camp Meeting Association; act to
the city of Augusta; an act to incorporate the
Free Baptist Maine Home Missionary Society;
act to incorporate the Sandy River Valley Rail
road Company; act authorizing York county to
make a loan to build a Jail and house of correc-
ton; act authorizing the Bangor s. Piscataquis
| R. r. Company to construct a branch line to
Brownville; act to incorporate the Union River
Railroad Company; act to amend an act to in
corporate the Madawaska River Dam Compa-
ny; act for the preservation of fish in Twenty
| five Mile Pond; act to incorporate the st. Den
mis- Academy. ' a11 a.uHa
Finally passed-Resolve in favor of Solomon
Jones ct ais resolve in favor of Daniel Ran
dali and Thomas Fl. Randall; in favor of Phebe
w. Hayden; in favor of David A. Sewall and
Oliver S. Dow; establishing the valuation of
| Westbrook and Deering
Bill an act relating to inn-holders selling in
toxicating liquors, &C.. was tabled
| Bill relating to insurance and insurance COM
| panies was tabled. 'n
Bill an act authorizing the Maine Central to
make loan came up by assignment. Mr.. May
| moved an amendment to the effect that moth
ing in the bill shall be so construed as to operate
upon any suits now pending in court, or to le-
| galize in any the leases of roads now operated
under the name of Maine Central Company, or
4 convert it's bonds into stock. Messrs. May,
harrington and Chaplin spoke in opposition to
the bill, and Messrs. Mcclellan, Chase, Foster,
Kinks and Hadlock in favor President Foster
made speech in favor of the bill, and was fol-
lowed by Senator Morris in a long speech in OPP
| position.
Several motions to adjourn were lost. Five
amendments were proposed and voted down,
and the bill passed to be engrossed by vote of
| 10 to 8. Adjourned at 9. 30 p. m.
Petitions, bills &C., presented and REFERRED
Petition of w. Brown and others of Bangor,
for act to incorporate Gas Company; of T. FL.
| Brown and Others relating to the trapping of
| wild ducks; of Abner Stetson and 49others of
Damariscotta, in aid of petition of John Hay
den and others, for a railroad from Bath, to
Portland; of Albert Glidden and 20 others, for
same; of Moses Chase and "a others, in aid of
same; bill relating to the service of precepts
upon deputy sheriffs.
Orders pdssed-That the Committee on Edu-
cation be instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of the repeal of the County Supervisors
law, and substituting in it's stead the distrbu-
ton of $32, 900 to the several cities, towns and
plantations in the State as follows, viz: Cities
and towns to share equally, and giving to each
plantation one-haf of the sum given to a city
| or town to aid in the advancement of primary
schools; that the Committee on Legal Reform
be requested to inquire whether any amend
ment of Sec 81 chap. Is of the Revised Statutes
relating to appeals from the decisions of Coun-
ty Commissioners, are necessary; that the Com
mittee on Legal Reform be directed to inquire
and report whether any, and what alterations
are necessary in the statutes relating to the en-
bezzlement of the property of deceased per-
sons; that the same committee inquire whether
any change is necessary in the law authorizing
the appointment of deputy town clerks, passed
to be engrossed; bill to regulate the sinking
fund established by the Portland & Rochester
Railroad Company; an act to incorporate the
East Sangerville Cheese Factory Association
to incorporate the Ticonic Company; to incor
porate the New Jerusalem Church in the State
of Maine; to change the name of the town Of
Grant Isle; incorporate the Casco Manufactur
ing Company; to change the punishment fol
burglary and rape; to incorporate the Castine
s, Ellsworth Railroad Company; incorporating
the Aroostook Steamboat Company; to make
valid the doings of Hadley Fairfield, Justice
of the Peace and Quorum; relating to cases
where demurrers are overruled authorizing P
S. & P. Railroad to construct line from Kit
terry to Biddeford. 1896. ~-a5.---
Passed to be eaacted-Acts authorizing the
construction of private railway in Biddeford
limiting the provisions of chapter 535, specia
laws of 1872, entitled an act to regulate private
booms in the Kennebec river; to amend an &C
creating the Oxford Village Corporation ap
proved Feb. IA, 1867, and to make valid the do
ings of same
The act to incorporate the Lewiston & Au
burn Railroad came up by special assignment
Amendments of the Senate were adopted am
laid on the table, after long and exciting de
bate.
MAINE.
Especial dispatch by International Linel
.r FIRE IN RICHMOND
a RICHMOND, Feb 6.-The building owned b
I Charles White, corner of Main and Pleasan
streets, was totally destroyed by fire this morn
ing. 1t originated about o'clock in the secon
: story, occupied by Rideout & Dale as cabine
h shop The upper story was used as hall b
: the Good Templars. The basement was occr
: pied by Robert White as grocery store. TIL
y building was insured in the Union Insuranc
Co. of Bangor for $1,000; valued at $4,000. n
insurance on the stock, the most of which wa
saved.
[By Associated Press.l
$ EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 6.-There will be speci
r hearing before the Committee on Education t.
morrow evening to consider the matter of coul
Is ty boards of education.