The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-13
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

. tIs tr sea. SENATE.
q AUGUSTA, Jan. 12-The usual routine of
business was disposed Of
An order was passed directing the Commit
tees on State Prison, Reform School, Insane
Hospital and College of Agriculture, to visit
those institutions during the present season,
and report thereon ..
Read and assigned-An act to incorporate the
Farwell Mills in Lewiston; to incorporate the
Yarmouth Savings Bank; to incorporate the
Nichols Mills
Passed to be Engrossed- Resolves for the pre-
servatiOn of the Revised Statutes. Ul
The following were appointed ON the part of
the Senate, On the Joint Special Committee on
Temperance: Messrs. Philbrick, of Somerset;
May, of Kennebec; Kimball, of Penobscot;
Irish, of Arostook; Hawes of Franklin; Chase,
of Washington and Chaplin, of Cumberland.
Petitions, Bills &c, presented and referred
Of citizens of Bucksport, for authority for said
town to subscribe for additional stock ON the
Union River Railroad Company; an ace amend
ing the laws relating to the criminal jurisdc-
ton of magistrates; resolve, providing for the
purchase of the Maine State Year Book, 600
copies, was referred to a special committee,
consisting of Foster, of Penobscot, Morris and
Dingley.
The Committee on Immigration was an
nounced as follows: Messrs Smith, Irish and
Dingley.
Passed to be Enacted-An act authorizing the
Little Androscoggin Water Power Company, to
increase its capital stock
A sharp discussion come up on the question
to indefinitely postpone the resolve, relating to
the preservation of copies of the Revised
Statutes. The yeas and nays were taken, and
an indefinite postponement lost-11 to H. The
order passed. Adjourned. -......
Mr.. Stevens order, which is follows, passed !:
That a committee of one from each County,
with such as the Senate may join, be appointed
to which shall be referred so much of the Gov
ernor's address as relates to temperance, and a
petition relating to the same.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Foster, of
Bethel; Farrar, of Lewiston; Knox, of Lyn-
don; Holden, of Portland; Tufts, of New
Sharon; Whitmore, of Verona; Stephens, of
Parkman; Evans, of Cornville; Briggs, of
| Lincoln; Erskine, of Palermo; Moore, of Ma
chiasport; Cooling, of Alfred; Robinson of Bath.
| Petitions. &C., Reierred-Of s. s. Hackett
| and 81 others, of Detroit; of Chandler Baker
| and A others, of Bingham; of L. P. Hodgden
and 81 others, of Brighton; of Max Foster and
| 65 Others of Canana; of j. +. Holman and Al
| others, of Athens; of E. H. Cass and 80 others,
| of Cornville, all asking that Skowhegan be
made the shire town of Somerset County, in
stead of Norridgewock; of America Bartlett,
of Lyndon, asking for deed of lot of land
of A. +. Bradbury and six others, for an act to
incorporate the Dexter Mills; of M. s. Drum
| mund for an act of incorporation of a company
for the improvement of Pleasant river; of j..
| Shepherd, of Camden, for a right to extend a
wharf into tide waters; of II. NJ. Hall and
| others of Ellsworth, for an act to incorporate
the Union River Railroad Company with ac-
| cOmpanying bill; bill, an act additional to the
Revised Statutes, chapter "a, section 80, relat-
| ing to paupers; bill, an act additional to the
Revised Statutes, chapter 49, section IS, relat-
| ing to actions for injuries sustained by defects
| in highways; an act to amend an act, entitled
| an act empowering towns, Cities villages and
| corporations to make bylaws and ordinances in
Passed to be Engrossed-An act authorizing
| James HI. Smith and others, to extend wharfs
| into the tide waters of the PenobScot river; an
| act authorizing Robert Lenchard, to extend a
| wharf; to be built in HOdgdOn's Landing, in
| fremont
The Portland Superior Court bill came up on
its passage to be enacted.
Mr.. Carleton, of Whitefeld, opposed its pass
age, on the ground that it was AN ca post faoto
| tdU. ,.
Mr.. Raymond, of Westbrook, defended the
bill; also Mr.. Humphrey, of Bangor; Mr.. Per
ry, of Oxford and Mr. Fessenden, of Portland
Mr.. Wilson, of Thomaston, moved its refer
ence to the Judiciary Committee
The matter was discussed by Messrs Knight
Of Portland, Walker, Of Newport, who fav.