The Portland daily press., 1872-02-15
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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CATION in Congress to use their endeavors TO Sc
cure drawback equal to the duties upon all
articles used in shipbuilding, to the end that
shipbuilding in Maine may be revived.
The following order was passed:
Ordered That SO much of the State Superin-
tendent of Schools report of 1868 as relates to
uniformity of text books, be printed for the use
| of the Senate.
The report of the Committee on State Prison
received and adopted Also, a resolve appro-
priating $4,000 for said institution, was as
signed.
The resolve relating to treaties with the In
dams, and also relating to preservation of col
ors, &c, in the rotunda of the capitol were
each ordered to be printed
The resolve authorizing the Governor and
Council to repair the monument to Gov. King
of Bath, was assigned for tomorrow.
Leave to withdraw on petition of town of
Brewer to aid in repair of Bangor water works.
Reference to next Legislature was reported
| on petition of w. Brown and others, for an act
! of incorporation.
Bills reported-A bill to incorporate the Strong
Cheese Factory; resolve abating State taxes in
township No. 7, Range 2, Washington county,
| uoScu W Oe eltuCteu-ACG duulllOHdi W ShoP-
ter 425 of the special laws of 1868, relating to
holding meetings of corporations out of the
State; act to prevent the destruction of pickerel
in Lovejoys Pond in Albion; act to prevent the
use of narrow trimmed wheels in Addison and
Columbia; act to prevent the taking of pickerel
in Unity Pond; act to authorize M. FL. ST. John
and others to maintain and extend wharf in
to the town of st. George; act to incorporate
| the Deering Gas Light Co.; act to set of letter
SEP Plantation and annex the same to Madrid;
| act to amend the charter of the Saco Railroad
| Co.; act to incorporate the Gorham Powder
Mills; act to prevent the casting of sawdust,
&C., into Stevens and Millett's Brook in Bridg-
ton; resolve in favor of the Passamaquoddy
| tribe of Indians.
| Mr. Philbrick presented petition of j. w.
Hathaway and others for charter for rail-
road from Skowhegan to Norridgewock in
| county of Somerset.
Resolve appropriating $3.50 for expenses of
Committee on Agriculture in visiting the col
lege at Orono was passed to be engrossed.
| An act relating to actions ON mortgages was
tabled.
An act fixing the salary of State Treasurer
| came from the House amended so as to fix it at
$4,000. Mr.. Foster of Penobscot thinks the
sum too little. On motion of Mr. Weber the
Senate refused to concur in the House amend
ment and passed the bill to be engrossed as orig
inally reported.
The bills and resolves read and assigned yes
terday were passed to be engrossed in course,
among which were bills relating to State uni
formity of text books and an act to promote
immigration and facilitate the settlement of
the public lands.
The annual report of the Superintendent of
| Common Schools was received from the Gov
ernor and referred to the Committee on Educa-
ton.
Mr.. Foster moved to suspend the rules so as
to reconsider the vote passing to be enacted a
bill relating to cases where demurrers are over
ruled. -- tsf
Messrs. Weber and Spaulding of Sagadahoc,
| opposed suspension.
Mr.. Foster of Penobscot, believed the act has
been reported especially for the purpose of af-
fecting case now under consideration. He
asked to be allowed to add an amendment pro-
tecting cases now pending The motion to sus-
pend was lost, IA to g.
Resolve appropriating $14462 for expenses OF
Committee to visit State Prison passed to be
engrossed.
Mr. Kinks informed the Senate that there
will not be one cent of expense to the State on
account of visit of Railroad Committee to Port
land
Bill establishing State uniformity of text
books came up by assignment. Mr. Earring
ton offered amendment A The bill was tabled
| nd tha
The bill establishing school mill tax came up
by assignment. Mr.. Harrington offered amend
ment A, which makes the supplementary bill
conform to the principal act, so that they both
go into effect at the same time. The amend
ment was adopted and the bills passed to be
engrossed.
The bill relating to savings banks was taken
up. Mr.. Philbrick moved amendments A, B, c
and d. .....,.-
Mr.. Dingley opposed the amendments. He
favored the restricting the investment of de-
posits to New England. -
Mr.. Spaulding of Sagadahoc, moved amend
ment e as a substitute for D; carried and amend.
ments A, B, G and E were adopted
Mr.. May said there is law now obliging as.
SCISSORS to tax savings banks, and if this tax OF
] of per cent. is added it will kill the smaller
banks. He moved amendment F; lost
Mr.. Chaplin offered amendment G, which re-
quires earnings of the banks to be divided
among depositors semi-annually.
Mr.. Humphrey doubted if the law proposed
with all its amendments is any better than the
law as it is now. Amendment G was adopted
Mr.. Dingley moved amendment HI, which is
to strike out everything in the bill except sec
tions l. 2 and 4. Mr. Farrington's motion te
table and reeommit was carried.
On motion of Mr. Foster of Penobscot, Or
dered: That the Judiciary Committee inquire
into the expediency of modifying or repeating
law passed at the present session relating tc
cases where demurrers are overruled.
HOUSE.
Petitions and bills presented and REFEREED
Bill to amend the charter of city Of Saco; tc
provide for the removal of the venue of civil
actions in certain cases; bill to amend chap. 81
Revised Statutes, relating to auctioneers; bill
relating to deeds in sales of real estate for taxes
petition of S. H. Gould and others of Kenne
bunkport, for an act to prevent delinquent tax
payers from voting; of Mrs. A. j. w. Stevens
and others, in aid of Mrs. bennett and others
City Shooting Club; of Selectmen of Hiram tc
legalize the doings of said town; of c. P Kim
ball and Others, in relation to Savings Banks.
Orders passed-That the Committee on Legal
Reform be requested to inquire into the expe
diency of amending chap. q sect 26 Revised
Statutes, relating to town liquor agents; that
the-Committee on Mercantile Affairs and In
surance, to which was referred SO much of the
Governors message as relates to ship building
and commerce, be requested to draft and sub
NIT a memorial to Congress asking such redress
as in their Judgment shall be necessary in order
that we may retain, build, equip, repair and
sail our merchant marine shipping; that the
Committee on Judiciary inquire into the expe
diency of so amending sec. IS chap. Is Revised
Statutes, that railroad station agents be includ
ed in said section; that the same committee BIZ
instructed to inquire into the expediency Of
amending sects. II and Is chap. &c Revised
Statutes, relating to bringing actions against
administrators; that the Committee ON Lega
Reform be instructed to inquire into the expe
diency of amending chap. q sect 26 Revised
Statutes, by changing the word 'shall, in the
second and fifth lines, and inserting the WORD
may relating to town liquor agents; that the
Committee on Judiciary be directed to inquire
into the propriety of an act to prevent railroad
companies from taking up their tracks, witt
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