The Portland daily press., 1872-01-18
MAINE LEGISLATURES.
Especial dispatch to the Press.l
SENATE.


AUGUSTA, Jan. 17.--Messrs. Philbrick and
Chase were excused from serving ON the Com
mttee on Temperance and Prohibitory Law, and
Messrs. Kinks and Dunning appointed to fill
! the vacancies.
An order was passed directing the Committee
on Agriculture to inquire into the expediency
of changing the standard weights of oats and
beans so as to conform to the standard in adj
joining States.
An act relating to the qualifications of prac-
titioners in medicine and surgery, was taken
from the files of last year and indefcitely post
poned. 80 ~ ~ p
The Committee on Agriculture were ordered
to see if any change in the laws is necessary in
regard to regulating the measure of milk.
Resolve relating to appropriation for Eastern
Normal School came up by assignment, on the
motion to recommit to the Committee ON Edu-
cation. An offer from Belfast Offering lot for
the school building was presented. The Senate
refused to recommit
Mr.. Weber moved to amend by inserting
$4,000 instead of $4,000. a
Mr.. Harrington moved to insert $4,000 in
stead, which was carried 10 to s, and the resolve
PesSSSu W oc CHSIosoSu.
Passed to be enacted-An act to authorize r.
Lenchas to build wharf at fremont; also
same to j. H. Smith of Brewer.
An order was passed in relation to regulating
the toll for grinding ears of corn
Bals, petitions &C., presented AID referred
Petition of citizens of Chesterville to set off a
part OF that town to Fayette; of +. f. Shaw
and others of Oxford county, to allow the Com
mlssloners to ae-assess certain taxes; remon-
STRANGE of citizens of Fryeburg against any part
OF that town being set off to Lowell; petition of
citizens of Somerset county for removal of
county seat to Skowhegan; of A. L. Grant of
Hermon for pension; bill an act authorizing the
Boston q Maine railroad to connect its road
with other roads, and to discontinue certain
lines of road. "a ~a ~ EkA.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Orders passad-That a committee of seven on
the part of the House, with such as the Senate
may join, be appointed to consider the e1pedi-
ency of general railroad law, and submit
draft as early as possible for the consideration
of the House. The following were appointed
on the part of the House: Pike of Calais, Knight
of Portland, Wilson of Thomaston, Brown of
Bangor, Briggs of Brownville, Burleigh Of So
Berwick, and Clark of New Vineyard that the
Committee on Judiciary be instructed to inquire
whether any further legislation is necessary in
relation to the right of married women to make
contracts; that the several petitions submitted
to the last Legislature, asking the repeal of the
laws relating to County Supervisors be taken
from the table and referred to the Committee
on Education.
Petitions presented and decentralization of
Z. ). Ford and Others, for the repeal of the law
Co. kI.a e.
Turner pond; of Selectmen of Houlton, to have
certain moneys refunded paid into the State
Treasury i'll 1864 without authority of law; of
+. o. Sands and others, for an act to supply the
people OF Auburn and Lewiston witt pure wa
ter; of E. S. T. Roberts, for authority to extend
wharf in Bar Harbor, Mt Desert; iemonstrance
of Isaac w. Bridges and Others against petition
of Isaac Bruce and others, to be set off from
Meddybempts to Barring; of G. w. Meservey
and Others of Limerick, against an annexation
to Limington; petition of Alonzo E. Kicker for
remuneration for timber cut on his land in Oak
fed; of John HI. Sprague for remuneration of
land in property decided to others; of Finnier
Cyr and others of Van Buren,, for appropriation
on road in said plantation; of Peter Moulton
and others, for aid to build grist mill; of citi-
zens of Houlton, for aid to build road in Oak
field Plantation; of Joseph Martin, for deed of
lot of land; of David Spooner and others, for
act to incorporate the Sangervlle Cheese Man
afactory; bill an act relating to the duties of
amend sec. 20 chap. y of Revised Statutes, re-
lating to the sale of intoxicating liquors; bill
an act concerning railroads.; petition of the
Portland q Rochester Railroad Co. for author
ity to extend its road from Portland to Bath; of
Hugh Leavitt and others, for authority to build
bridge from Orr's to Bailey's Island; of J. H.
Macomber and others, that authority be grant
ed to Bangor & Piscataquis railroad to extend
its road to Brownyille; of the Passamaquoddy
Railroad Co., for amendment of charter; bill
an act to authorize the formation and regula-
ton of railroad corporations; petition of L.
Maddocks and others, for Incorporation of the
Boothbay Savings Banks; bill to repeal an act
relating to, County Supervisors of Schools; bill
an act additional in relation to savings banks;
bill an act concerning the Trustees of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Churches; petition of
inhabitants of Oxford for correction of errors
in State valuations of G. B. Glover and others
of Holden, for repeal of sec. Is chap 80 of Re-
vised Statutes relating to the protection of wild
game;. of Charles Holbrook and Alkaline Z.
Gle, for change of name.
Mr.. Pike of Calais, presented bill an act for
formation of railroad companies, which was or
dered printed.
Bill an act to repeal an act relating to County
Supervisors of Schools was presented by Mr.
Millay of Bowdoinham, who moved its refer
ence to the Committee ON Legal Reform, which |
caused sharp discussion by Messrs. Porter,
Millay, Carleton, Stevens, Keegan, Webb, Le-
broke, Phillips and others, and was referred to
Committee on Education.