Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-30
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. PENNEY of Augusta.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Oxford, from the Com
mittee on Education, reported bill an act to
incorporate st. Dennis Academy. Read and
assigned.
Bill an act to extend the time for the loca-
ton of the Boston and Maine Railroad, which
passed to be engrossed in the Senate, and
came back amended in the House and passed
TO be engrossed on motion of Mr.. SpAuLpISG
of Sagadahoc was laid on the table.
Adjourned.
READ AND ASSIGNED. Resolves providing
for an amendment of the constitution, relating
TO the raising of money for the support sf
common schools an act to incorporate the
Winthrop Savings Bank an act to authorize
Tobias Roberts to extend his wharf at Bar
narbor in Mount Desert; an act to authorize
lothian Shepherd ct ais. to erect and maintain
wharf in the waters of Rockport harbor; an
act to incorporate the Godfrey Falls Dam
Company; an act to continue in force chap
l79 of the public laws of 1871, entitled an act
granting pensions to disabled soldiers and
seamen; an act to authorize Daniel T. Church
ct ais to extend their wharf into tide waters
at Bristol; an act to authorize j. +. Stetson
TO build and maintain a wharf into the tide
= waters at Camden; an act to incorporate the
Millinocket Dam Company; an act to legalize
the purchase of the Arrowsic Bridge and
franchises; resolve in favor of Oliver S. Dow
and Thomas II. Randall resolve to amend a
resolve authorizing the Land Agent to con-
vey lot of land to the town OF Amity.
PASSED TO DE ENGRossED.-An act to
repeal chap. $50 of the private and special
laws of 1869, and sec, of chap. COS of the
private and special laws of 1871, establishing
and relating to the Police court of Auburn !;
bill an act TO amend sec, of chap. 1924 of
special laws Of 1870, entitled an act to pre-
vent the use of narrow trimmed wheels for
the hauling of lumber over the streets of
Cherrytield an act to incorporate the Frye
burg Savings Bank; an act to secure the ed
ucation OF the youth in the State of Maine;
resolve in favor of Judge Main for ventilst-
ing apparatus.
PASSED TO BE ENAcrEp-An act to amend
sec, So of chap. p of the Revised Statutes,
relating 10 the yearly close-time on land
locked salmon. trout and togue; an act to in
corporate the Farwell Mills in Lisbon an act
TO legalize the proceedings OF the stockhold-
ers of The Portland 4 Rochester Railroad Com
pany; an act concerning the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church; an act to amend an
&C. to incorporate the Passamadumkeag Rail-
road Company; an act to amend the Revised
Statutes relating TO the location OF school
houses; an act TO amend an act entitled ian
act empowering towns, cities and village cor
porations to make bylaws and ordinances in
certain cases, approved Feb. Sd, 1871.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &c, Presented AND RE-
FERRED.
by Mr.. NIcKELs of Penobscot petition of
Ii. Ball and others for q railroad from Ban.
gor to the Piscataqnis river. Referred TO
Committee on Railroads.
by Mr.. HARRINGTON of Oxford Petition
OF M. Z. Iowle and others of Fryeburg ask
ing that cities and towns may be authorized IN
AID IN the building OF the Maine State Hospi
tai at Portland Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
MONDAY, Jan. 20.
Ia the absence of the Speaker the uousa
was called to order by the Clerk.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. BARBOUR of Bangor.
On motion of Mr.. ANDERSON,
ORDERED, That in the absence of the Speak
er, Joseph w. Porter be Speaker pro ten
Mr.. Porter was conducted to the chair by
Mr.. Anderson, and briefly returned thanks TO
the House for the honor conferred upon him
Mr.. hEEGAs was charged with a message to
the Senate informing that branch IN the alb
sence of the Speaker, that Hon j. w. Porter
has been chosen Speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. CARLETON was charged with similar
message TO the Governor and Council.
Papers from the Senate disposed Of in con.
currence.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of State in response to an order
inquiring the expense of. County Supervisors
for the year 1871. Laid on The table ard
ordered printed on motion Of Mr. PERRY Of
Oxford.
On motion Of Mr.. PERRY of Oxford.