The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-25
MAINE LEGISLATURES.
Especial dispatch by International Line.l
SENATE

. SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. A.-The House order assign
ing February 18th as the time for final adjourn
ment was tabled. r9
Orders Passed. -Relating to amending or
repeating sec. 81 chap. 5, of Revised Statutes in
reference to establishing board of Fish Com
missioners, etc.
Messrs. May Chaplin and Mcclellan were APP
pointed on the part of the Senate as Joint Com
mittees ON the Jail systems.
The Railroad Committee reported an act to
amend the charter of the Hartland and St. AL
bans railroad; an act to extend the time during
which the Boston and Maine may extend their
time in which to construct and discontinue a
part of their road to August 1872.
The Committee on Fisheries reported an aot
to prevent the destruction of fish in ponds in
the town of Turner, which was read and to-mor-
row assigned. t
The Committee on State Treaaurer's Report
reported that they had found the books and ac-
counts satisfactory and according to the require
ments of law in his department. The amount
of cash on hand is $1s2, 446
Bill an act to authorize the P. S. g. P. r. r.
to extend its road from Kittery to Kennebunk,
was reported from the committee and laid over
to be printed.
An order was presented by Senator Morris
looking to the repeal of chap. 1877 of the laws
of 1871.
The Committee on State Printing were in
structed to inquire why the printing of bills,
etc, is not more promptly done and to take
such measures as they deem necessary in the
premises.
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Passed to be enacted.-An act authorizing R.
j. Cummunings to build wharf; to legalze
the doings of the town of Eustis.
Bills, Petitions &C., presented and referred
Petition of citizens of Woodstock that law
be enacted disqualifying town liquor agents who
have been convicted of liquor selling in viola
ton of the law from holding such Office again;
of citizens of Brownville that the town be au-
thorized to loan its credit in aid of the Bangor
and Piscataquis railroad or Maine Central rail-
road as the town may choose in extending their
railroad to Observation-Disclosures; an act to incor-
porate the New Jerusalem church, an act to
amend chapters GA and 81 of Revised Statutes
relating to administrators and executors; petit
ton D. Strout of Poland for State pension; re-
solve in favor Daniel and Thomas Randall; pc
titions of citizens of Somerset for removal of
county seat.
Orders Passed.-That the Committee on Le-
gal Reform inquire into the expediency of regu-
lating by law the sale of berries that the Com
mittee on Legal Reform be required to inquire
into the expediency of amending exception
third of the 14th section of chap. Goth of Revis-
ed Statutes so that personal property may be
taxed in the town where the owner thereof owns
real estate and where such property is usually
kept, although it may be temporarily removed
ON the first day of April. ~
N Lo A. 70 10
the doings of the Brewer Artillery Co., in aid
of a soldiers monument; an act to incorporate
the Wendell Institute and May schools for
girls.
Bills, Petitions &c, Presented and Referred
Bill an act to amend an act establishing the
Municipal Court of Augusta; Bill an act to re-
peal an act relating to an agency for the sale of
spirituOuS liquors; of citizens of Cornville, ST.
Adams, Somerset Mills, and Carratunk for re-
moval of county seat of Somerset county; re-
monstrance of citizens of Norridgewock against
same; of L. s. Blake and others for act of in
corporation of Bangor Insurance Co.. of Lind
ley H. Folsom of Chesuncook Plantation for
remuneration for loss of lot of land; petition
of inhabitants of Sullivan in aid of Calais and
Castine railroad; Of Fire Insurance Co, Of New
Sharon for act of incorporation ;of q. A. Wilson
and others for aid to the Oxford Normal Insti-
tute; bill an act aid of schools in the Madawas-
ka petitions of the directors of the Gardiner
Public Library for amendment of chap 55 of
Revised Statutes, relating to the amount of
money raised by cities and towns for support of
schools; of r. Goodnow and others for an APP
preparation to fence the grounds of Farming
ton Normal school; bill an act to incorporate
Matheas Grove Camp-meeting Association; pc
tition of selectmen of Falmouth for an act to
make valid the doings of said town; of S. X.
Whiting for repeal of chap. 30, sec. Is of Re-
vised statutes, relating to, the destruction of
water fowls; of d. G. McFarlrnd and others
and Benz. Jordan and others in aid of same;
bill to amend an act to incorporate the Mogal-
loway River Dam Co., approved March 16, 1891 ;
petition j. M. West for authority to build fish
weir in Pigeon Hill Bay Millbridge; of Joseph
I. Stetson for authority to extend his wharf in
Camden harbor; bill an act to incorporate the
Millenocket Dam Co. petition of ID. f. Church
and other for authority to extend wharf into
the waters of Bristol; of j. G. Madigan for re-
duction of State valuation ,of wild land
! Aroostook Co.; of b. n. Fork and j. Hall and
others for act to incorporate town of Midway;
| remOnstrance of VIM. Thompson and others
against same; bill an act respecting railroads;
petition of j. B. Meynell and others for railroad
| from Castine to Calais; resolve in favor of
| Oliver Dow and G. H. Randall; petition of q.
A. Dyer and others for on act to incorporate
| the New Sharon Fire Insurance Co.; of L.
Boyer and others of Boothbay for pension to
| Mrs A Matthews credentials of Socialism Swas-
sin delegate of Penobscot Indians; petitions
of Ida McDougald and Mary Jane McDougald
Tor change OF name; PeutlonS d. II. freeman
and others, of A. r. Z. Lunt and IS others, of
j. A. Freeman and 80 others, of S. A. Holden
and others that the doings of the town of Ire
mont be legalized; remonstrance of e. Fernald
and others against same.
Orders Pdssed.-That the Committee on Jul
dietary inquire whether any amendment is nee
essary chap. 4, sec. of the Revised Statutes
that the Committee on Railroads, Ways and
Bridges inquire into the expediency of requir-
ing all railroads in the State to use self-coup-
ling cars; resolve appropnating $4,000 to the
Normal School at came up in the House on its
passage to be engrossed and was recommitted
to the Committee on Education, with instruc.
tons to consider the propositions of Belfast and
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