The Portland daily press., 1872-02-12
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MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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CENATE

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 10.-Both branches have pass
ed an order which will require state reports to
be printed and distributed to the Legislature
! by the middle of January. Neither the report
of Superintendent of Schools or Board of Ag
riculture have yet been distributed, and the
Legislature is within ten days of adjournment
One hundred additional copies of the Senate
register were ordered printed.
Mr.. Dunning presented petitions of Mary
Ethorne and Hannah Waite of Oxford county,
for law making rumsellers liable for damages
resulting from such traffic
| Bills Teported-Act amending Sec 20 chap. 40
Revised Statutes, relating to porgies, &c. act
to enlarge the powers of Constables of East
port; act relating to salary of County Attorney
of Somerset county
Ledre to WITHDRAW was reported on petition re-
lating to setting lobster traps at Cranberry Isle
on petition for change in law relating to record
ing wills.
ought not to pass was reported on a bill re-
pealing an act creating State Liquor Agent;
same on bill to authorize the Boston s. Maine
Railroad to connect with other roads; OH bill
relating to warrants in bastardy process.
Legislation ine9pedient: On order to exempt
innocent employees ON railroads; bill creating
lien on brick.
Read and aSsigned-Bill creating the Mill
School fund; relating to injuries by reason of
defective highways.
Bill relating to trespass on public lands was
tabled
Bill to amend section chap. II Revised Stat
utes, relating to equity jurisdiction of Supreme
Judicial Court came up. The Senate non-con-
CURED with the House in adopting the amend
ment and passed the bill to be engrossed.
A number of unimportant bills were passed
to be engrossed. Bill in relation to Normal
Schools and normal departments.
Bill to raise the salary of Superintendent of
Schools was tabled.
A resolve was reported appropriating $1,000
to Brownville to aid in teaching Swedish chill
dren there the English language. These are
children of workmen in the State quarries and
a portion OF these came over under the au-
spices of the Commissioner of immigration.
The resolve was lost, 8 s.
MIR. Kinks offered the majority and minority
report on petitions for charter for railroad from
Bath to Portland, which were tabled to be print
ed.
Passed to be enacted-Bill an act to authorize
>. W. Andrews and c. M. Holden to build
wharves; bill an act to incorporate the Lewis
ton & Auburn Railroad Co.
The Committee on Indian Affairs reported
the usual appropriations for the Penobscot In
dians including 800 to pay Socobasn Swassion,
delegate to the Legislature
HOUSE.
Petitions, bills, &c :, presented and REFEREED
Petition of Mary A. Weldon and 367 other wo-
men OF Cape Elizabeth, that liquor sellers be
made responsible in damages resulting from
their traffic; of owners northeast part of No.
Range, Washington county, for abatement of
taxes; of H. X. Baker and others, relative to
the salary of the late Register of Probate for
Kennebec county; of Portland Army and Navy
Union in aid of Bath military and naval Or
phan Asylum; of Henry Baton and others that
mistake in conveyance of land be rectified;
resolve in aid of the st. Croix and Penobscot
Railroad Company; resolve in favor of ST. Den
mis- Academy.
The vote accepting the report of the Commit
tee on Railroads and Bridges reporting refer
ence to the next Legislature on petition for char
ter from Portland to Bath, was reconsdered
and petition recommitted
The bill relating to compensation of County
Commissioners was taken from the table, read
twice and ordered printed.
Ought not to pass was reported ON bill to in
corporate fire department in West Water
vile.
Legislation inexpedient: On order relating to
license to carry into effect contracts of deceased
persons; an order relating to the sale of logs at
tached on mesne process.
-ASsignments-The bill act to change the shire
town of Somerset county wasassigned for Tues
day next; bill to amend sec. 10 chap. 50 Revis-
ed Statutes, relating to promissory notes as
signed for Wednesday next.
Read and dssigned-Bill to incorporate the
Portland and Cape Elizabeth Ferry Company;
relating to trapping of wild animals; relating
to liens on animals for pasturage feeding; re-
lating to service of process on deputy sheriffs;
to amend sec. chap. 80 Revised Statutes, re-
lating to actions on mortgages concerning rail-
roads; act to change the law relating to Divorces
to incorporate the York County Central Rail-
road Company; to authorize the New York
Granite Company to construct railway; to in
corporate the st. Croix Shore Line Railroad
Company. e.s
The bills and resolves read twice Friday were
passed to be engrossed
Passed to be e1adcted-Resolve in favor of
Hiram Howard; bill an act additional to chap.
81 Revised Statutes, relating to executors and
administrators; relating to cases where demur-
rers are overruled; TO make valid the doings of
Hadley Fairfield as Justice of Peace and
Quorum; to incorporate the Aroostook Steam
boat Company.
The bill to provide in part for expenditures of
the government, by assignment, came up, was
amended on motion of Mr. Carleton, so as to
strike off the contingent fund of the Governor
and Council and passed to be engrossed as
amended. The total estimate is about 5000, 600
An order introduced by Mr.. Atwell of Orono,
that all committees report finally on or before
Friday of next week, caused much excitement
and discussion, during which call of the House
was ordered, and pending the call the Speaker
pro tenn, Mr. Porter, decided no quorum present
and adjourned to Monday. The order was thus
laid on the table and the HOuse adiournad amid