Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-19
NAME LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
SATURDAY, Feb. IL

DCuotCs
SATURDAY, Feb. II.
Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer was offered by REV. Mr.. PARK of
Gardiner.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed Of in con-
currenee.
The following bills came from the House
referred to the Judiciary committee. The
Senate non-concurred and referred to the
next Legislature: an act to amend section
10 chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to railroads; an act relating to the lar
ceny of State of Maine bonds and other
bonds; an act to incorporate the SacO Hotel
company; an act to establish the fees of the
Municipal Court of the city of Saco; an act
relating to demurrers in criminal cases.
An act to authorize the town of Brownville
to loan its credit in aid of the Bangor & Pts
cataquis Railroad and Piscataquis Central
Railroad Company, which came from the |
House passed to be engrossed, was tabled on
motion of Mr.. Kinks.
On motion of Mr.. KENNEDY. the Senate |
reconsidered the vote accepting the report OF
the committee on Legal Reform, relating to
resolve providing for an amendment to the
Constitution, so as to authorize the Legisla-
ture to call Constitutional Convention, and
recommitted the same.
Final reports were made from the commit
tees on Railroads, Ways and Bridges, Banks
and Banking, and State Lands and State Roads,
and asking leave to be discharged without
day. Reports accepted
Mr.. MORRIS, from the committee on
Claims, submitted report and accompanying
resolve relating to the petition of Neal Dow
and J. B. Cummings; also supplementary
statement and resolve. Tabled, and ordered
to be printed.
The resolve is as follows:
RESOLVED, That the Governor and Council
be directed to grant to Neal Dow and J. B.
Cummings full discharge from their liabili,
ties as sureties on the bond of B. ID. Peck,
for the proper performance of his official du-
ties as State Treasurer for the year 1858, on
the payment by them severally into the State
Treasury of five thousand twenty-six and
11-100 dollars.
An act to incorporate the South Paris &
Norway Railroad Company, and to authorize
the Norway Village Corporation TO aid the
same, was amended by striking out Soutl
Paris & Norway Railroad Company, where
ever it occurs in the title of the bill, and in
serting Norway Branch Railroad Company
and under a suspension of the rules passe
to be engrossed
Mr.. Kinks, from the committee on Rail
roads, reported bill to amend section IL chap
ter 81 of the Revised Statutes, relating t
railroad crossings. Printed under rule.
An act to incorporate the Peoples Ferr.
Company, was tabled on motion of Mr.. KEN
NEEDY.
Mr.. PHILBRIck, from the committee o
Banks and Banking, reported in new draft
bill an act additional TO and amendatory G
chapter AZ of the Revised Statutes, relating
to Savings banks. Printed under rule.
An act to amend chapter 81 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to actions by or agains
executors or administrators, on motion o
Mr.. SPAULDING of Sagadahoc was amended
by adding to the 18th section the following
The sureties upon the bond of an execute
or administrator shall reside in the State, an
in case any executor or administrator, VIII
has removed from the State, neglects or n
fuses to appoint an agent or attorney i, tn
State, demand or service may be made upo
one of the sureties with the same effect
law as if made upon each executor or admir-
istrator. The bill then passed to be engrOsset
Mr.. WEBER, from the Committee on Raj
roads, reported bill an act to incorporate tn
Riverside Railroad Company (from Skowh'
gan to Norridgewock). Tabled.
Mr.. Kinks, from the same committee, r,
ported bill to authorize the selectmen of tn
town of Harpswell to lay out way aero.
tide waters, and the inhabitants of said tow
to build bridge over the same. Read ar
assigned.
Adjourned.
READ AND AssIGNED-Resolve relating
the fishing interests of Maine; resolve in Fl
vor of the Maine State College of AgricultuI
and Mechanic Arts; an act for the encOurag,
ment of the growth Of forest trees; an act
establish State uniformity of text books.
PASSED TO DE ENGRossED-An act relatin
to the showing of covered bridges an act to il
corporate the proprietors of the Universalis
Westinghouse in Kittery into a parish RI
solve in favor Of Byron Dean ct ais, from
forfeiture; resolve in favor of Samuel n
Kimball; resolve establishing the valuatio
of Clinton Gore Plantation in Kennebe
county; resolve to provide for the paymen
of the salary of the late Register of Probat
for Kennebec county; an act to amend sec
tions %, 81 and 36 Of chapter 40 of the Re
vised Statutes; an act to amend chap. 81 @
the Revised Statutes, relating to actions b.
or against executors or administrators; an &C
to reduce the capital stock of the Ne Plu
Ultra Collar Company an act to incOrporat
the Home Savings Institution resolve in ia
vor of Arethusa Littlefeld; resolve in favo
of the town of Columbia Falls resolve in ia
vor of the town of Houlton; resolve in favo
of Deodat Brastow in relation to certain land
in the town of Lincoln.
PASSED TO BE ENAcTED-An act relating t.
the service of precepts by deputy sheriffs al
act to authorize the New York Granite Com
pany to construct a railway an act to ncor
PoIatc thc Adpe ElLdDetil CT
ry Company; an act to incorporate the Yorl
County Central Railroad Company an act t,
amend an act entitled an act to enlarge thu
powers of constables of the town of PASSPORT
an act to change punishment for burglary an,
rape; an act to incorporate the East Brancl
of Pleasant River Dam Company an act t
incorporate the Dixfeld Manufacturing Com
pany; an act to incorporate the Penobsco
Central Railroad Company; an act to author
ize the extension of the Kennebec and Wis
casset Railroad and amend their charter.
FINALLY PAssED-Resolve in favor of Oil
yer Cook resolve relating to the State valu
alton Of Washington plantation in Franklin
county; resolve in favor of Oak Grove Semi
nary; resolve providing for the payment o
the expenses of the Committee on Military
Affairs; resolve in favor of John III. Spragut
and others; resolve in favor of Sockbesn
Swasin.
House.
SATURDAY, Feb. II.
Prayer by the Rev. Ma. PARK of Gardiner.
Panara frOm tha