The Portland daily press., 1872-01-31
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Especial dispatch to the Press.
SENATE

Especial dispatch to the Press.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA Jan. 3O.-Mr. Morris of Portland,
made personal explanation in regard to his
action on the question of granting charter for
a railroad from Lewiston to Auburn, brought
out by structures in the Lewiston Journal.
An act repeating laws giving bounties on
wolves and bears was read, tomorrow assigned
Legislation inexpedient was reported on an
order relating to the State refusing to pay ex-
| penses of unsuccessful candidates for seats in
the Legislature. .,<
An act creating lien on brick was laid over
to be printed.
An order passed looking to compelling rail-
roads to keep crossings, &C., in better repair.
An act relating to the salaries of Supreme
Judges was taken from the table and discussed.
Senator Chaplin made a speech in opposition
| to adding to their salaries and moved to indefi-
nitely postpone ....l.r. ID.
Mr.. May moved to strike out 600 and in
! sert So, 900 as the salary.
Mr.. Kinks moved to substitute 900.
On motion of Mr.. Foster, Thursday next was
assigned for further discussion. syt .g.f.IT,
The educational bill which provides foI sub
mitting part of the constitution to vote of
| the people was tabled on motion of Mr.. Morris.
| Passed to be eraacted.-An act to incorporate
the Salt Pond Agricultural Society; an act to
incorporate the David Knowlton Company.
Passed finally. Resolve in favor of Salmon
| Francis.
Bills Petitions de-, presented and REFEREED
Petition of VIM. Higgins and others and X.
| Dunn and others in aid of petition for charter
| for railroad from Bangor to Piscataquis; to in
| corporate Home Savings Institution; to regu-
| late freight and passenger tariffs; an act es-
| tablIshlng County Boards of Education; petit
| ton of citizens of Bucksport Dedham, Vero-
| ma, Sedgwick and Bluehill for Incorporation of
| Western Agricultural Society; petition for an
| act to regulate the sinking fund of Portland &
Rochester Railroad Company. Il
Adjourned. ..-.e..a
Orders passed. the Committee on Le-
gal Reform inquire into the expediency of
amending section 6, chapter IS of the Revised
Statutes in relation to the time in which persons
receiving injuries caused by defects in highways
shall commence an action; that same committee
inquire, what if any amendments, are neces-
sary to section IS, chapter 80 of the Revised
Statutes relating to the trapping of wild ducks.
Petitions, bills and resolves referred. Resolve
in favor of Hiram Rowland; petition of the
inhabitants of town of Milford for repeal of
act of 1866 inoorating Rich Steam Dam Com
pany; act to amend section IS, chapter 81 of the
Revised Statutes relating to railroads; resolve
in favor of Spaulding Robinson and Arthur f.
Robinson appropriating lot of land; petition
of @. W. Holden & Co., for right to extend
wharf at fremont; of Abraham Richardson
and others for act of incorporation to erect and
maintain Maine Railway at Bar Harbor, Tre-
mont and Wm I. Pearson and others; of b.
Ball and others for railroad from Bangor to
the Piscataquis river; of VIM. @. Towle, Thos.
G. Shirley, S. c. Hobbs in behalf the town of
Fryeburg, asking that cities and towns may be
authorized to aid in building the Maine State
Hospital at Portland; act to incorporate the
Portland and Cape Elizabeth Ferry Company;
OF Geo. Chadbourne and Others of Bridgewater
for an act to prevent throwing edgings into
streams in said town; remonstrance of III. G.
Robinson and others of Sidney against the
Kennebec Land and Lumber Company; petit
tion of Hiram Peavey and others for authority
to build dam across Passadumkeag stream; of
w i. Ludden and others for a law requiring
the State to assume expense of the support of
foreign paupers; of G. A. Spofford, County At
torney of Hancock County for increase of
salary; bill, an act additional to chapter 113 of
the Revised Statutes relating to poor debtors;
of Joshua Moore and others for change of city
charter of Biddeford; bill, an act to give mi
norities their right in town affairs; an act to
change the law in cases when demurrers are
overruled; an act to incorporate the North
Wayne Water Power Company; petition of the
Municipal officers of Newcastle for an act to
slegalize the doings of said town; of j. M. Hop
kins and Others of Lmington for an act to set
off part of Limerick to said town; of J.--
and others in aid of same; of c. B. Cox of Lis
bon, for an act to set off his estate to the town
of Bowdon; bill, an act to incorporate the
East Sangerville Cheese Factory Association
bill, an act to incorporate the Casco Manufac-
turing Company; an act to incorporate the
North Wayne Water Company; petition of w.
T. Carter and others of Shirley, for books to
supply those destroyed by fire; Of Selectmen of
Newport for reduction of valuation; of inhabi-
tants OF Isle au Haut for an act to allow cattle
to run at large on said island; of James III.
Dodge an others of Burnham for an act to pre-
vent the taking of fish in twenty-five mile
pond; of O. c. Hamilton and others for change
of the law to regulate the taking of fish in
ponds in Albion; bill, an act to incorporate the
Calais Steamboat Company; petition of Geo
L. Byington and others for law to regulate
the scale of logs; of N. 'Fessenden and others
for aid to the Fort. Fairfield High School; of
Selectmen of Addison for act to prevent the
use of narrow trimmed wheels in the roads of
said town; of j. G. Nash and others in aid of
same; of Susan Libby for pension; of VIM.
Small and others; g. Blake and others; Otis c.
Nelson and others of New Gloucester for a
charter for railroad from Auburn to Gorham; of
Directors of Saco River Railroad Company for
amendment of charter; of Albert Dougherty
of Shirley, for an appropriation to aid in keep
ing in repair the road from Monson to Shirley:
bill, an act to amend chapter 81 of the Revised
Statutes relating to railroads.
Mr.. Foster from Committee on Prohibitory
Law reported fought to pass" ON biN an act
relating to the duties of Sheriffs and County
Attorneys. Ordered to be printed
Read and dssigned.-Bill an act to incorpor-
ate the Union Railroad Company; bill, an act
to incorporate the Sandy River Valley Railroad
Company; bill, an act establishing the Munich
pal Court of the City Of Augusta; bill, an act
to incorporate the Portland Camp Meeting As
sociation; bill an act additional to chapter of
the Revised Statutes relating to trespass on
State Lands
Leave to withdraw was reported by the Com
mittee on State Lands and State Roads on Pc
tition of J. S. Arnold and others; of Dwinal
and others for aid to build mills; by the Com
mittee on Judiciary, on petition to legalize the
doings of the town of fremont; by the Commit
ID. Bunker to set off from Benton to the town
of Fairfield.
Passed to be engrossed.-Resolve relating to
the Normal School at Castine-this appropriates
$4,000; bill, an act authorizing the Maine
Central Railroad Company to make loan was
! taken up. .
Mr.. Perry moved, and the House ordered the
yeas and nays which resulted in 96 yeas and 35
nays, 50 the bill passed and without discussion
An order calling upon the Maine Central
Railroad Company for full exhibit of its finan-
cial condition, called oat an exciting discussion
in the House and was indefinitely postponed
Adjourned