The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 20.-Senate met at A. NJ.
The following order passed:
Ordered That the Secretary notify w. III.
Mcclellan of his election as Senator from Wal
do county.
The Senate rseeded from its former vote re-
fusing to refer petitions, Sc, on repeal of laws
relating to County Supervisors of Schools from
last years files to Committee on Education, the
House having proposed Committee of Con-
ference and concurred.
The annual report of the Railroad Commits
sioners for 1871, was received from the Secreta-
ry of State.
The Committee on Prohibition and Temper
ance reported bill, an act further defining the
duties of Sheriff's and amendments to the
liquor laws. Printed under the rules.
An order was passed that the Committee on
Legal Reform, inquire into the expediency of
the State refusing to pay unsuccessful contes-
tants for seats in the Legislature
The Committee ON Railroads reported bill, an
act chartering railroad from Lewiston to
Auburn. Read and assigned to Monday.
An act relating to inn-holders and victualers
was laid ON the table to be printed and recon-
W vi ltUlpoIdHCt.
Special Committee on General Railroad Low,
reported an act and asked that it be printed and
recOmmitted.
Petitions, &C., presented and referred-Re
monstrance against granting charter to T. 5. &
+. X. r.. of citizens of Somerset county for
change of shire town to Skowhegan.
Adjourned to 2 P. NJ. Monday.
HOUSE.
Of OF Tha ha,po oh
Hon. j. w. Porter of Burlington, was elected
Speaker pro tenn.
The usual messages were sent to the Cover
nor and Council and Senate.
Papers of the Senate disposed of in concur
renee.
Petitions, Bills &C., presented and referred
Bill, an act to increase the jurisdiction of the
Police Court of Bangor; petition of p. f. Hard
ing and others for an act of incorporation I'M
der the name of the Hallowell Classical and
Scientific Academy, with bill accompanying;
an act authorizing the Kennebec Land and
Lumber Company to construct and maintain
City Government of Bangor against granting
charter for railroad from Dexter to Brown
vile as prayed for by j. G. Mayo and others;
of Judson Knight of Addison, for power to
build fish weirs in said town; of Daniel f.
Norton and others of Kittery, in aid of Port
for charter from some point on its line in the
town of Kittery to some point in Kennebunk,
Kennebunkport or Biddeford; of Phebe A.
Fletcher for change of name.
Passed to be engrosSed. Bill, an act to incor-
porate the Dexter Mills; BILL an act to amend
the charter of Blanchard Maine State Boiler
Company, and to make valid the proceedings
OF said bill; an act to amend section 80, chap
ter l, Revised Statutes. relating to the location
of school houses; bill, an act to authorize w.
T. j. Cummings and others to build and main
tain fish weir in tide waters; bill, an act to
amend an act, empowering towns, cities and
village corporations to make bylaws and ordi-
nances in certain cases; bill, an act to set off
certain real estate from the town of Waltham
and annex the same to the town of Estabrook;
resolve in favor of Hiram Eustis; resolve in
favor of James Withers; resolve in favor of
Americas Bartlett 4
An order was introduced by Mr.. Pike of
Calais, proposing that the House adjourn
without day on the 10th day of February,
caused a discussion of some length and was
not disposed of there being no quorum present.
Adjourned to Monday Jan. %, at 10 A. NJ