The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-17
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Especial dispatch to the Press. I.
SENATE

AUGUSTA, Jan. Ex-senator O'Brion an
nounced the attendance of Hon. Ishabod Cole,
Senator elect from York county, who was con-
Quoted to the Governor and Council, subscribed
to the necessary oaths and took his seat
Petitions presented and referred-Of M. T.
Ladd and others for establishing a Superior
Court in Androscoggn county; of H. w. Wood
ard and Others for Savings Bank in Winthrop;
OF Mayor of Auburn of repeal of act establish
ing Police Court in Auburn; in aid of petit
tons of P. S. & P. r. r. Co. for charter; of S.
ton.
Passed to be e1aacted-An act to incorporate
the Orono Wooden Manufacturing Co.
Orders pdSsed-In relation to disposition of
property of deceased minors; in regard to COM
pulsory attendance of pupils at school; to see if
any amendments are necessary to CHAPTER 40 of
Revised Statutes relating to insurance: that all
papers, &c, referring to railroad from Calais to
Castine, presented last winter be taken from
the table and referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
The Committee on Senatorial votes in the
Waldo vacancy case report Mcclellan (Dem. }
elected over Smart (Rep.) They give the fol-
lowing aggregate in the District. Whole num-
Der thrown, 6199; w. H. Mcclellan 31O3; Smart
5000.
Mr.. Kinks presented a minority report and
moved that both reports be laid on the table
and printed. The question was taken by yeas
and nays and it was unanimously ordered to be
printed.
An act to incorporate the Pemaquid Monu-
mental Association, passed to be engrossed
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Petitions presented and rete,red-Of Portland
0nd ID - G.
the proceedings of a special meeting of the
stockholders with accompanying bill; of Dan
lei r. Marston and W. II. Newcomb for grant
of land in aid of building a saw mill in f town
ship, Aroostook Co.; of the seleetmen of the
town of Limington praying for a remuneration
OF territory and persons set off and annexed to
Limerick by an act of the Legislature of 1870;
OF James Gray of Benton, for pension of Mel
lie Alfredo Knight for change of name; of the
selectmen OF the town of Deering to equalize
the valuation; OF j. N. Palmer to legalize the
doings OF the Brewer Artillery Co.; of Henry
Rolfe of Maysville, for remuneration for lot of
land; of John G. May and others for a charter
for railroad from Dexter to Brownville; of s.
n. Hall and others of Foxcroft, W. Brown and
others of Brownville, j. S. Hayes and Others of
Dover, and VIM. 7. Lamson and others, in aid
of same; remOnstrance of David Tanning and
others against the petition of A w. Lamson
for authority to build fish weir in Quoddy BAY;
bill an act to amend the charter of the Maine
State Boiler Co.; bill an act to amend an act
entitled an act to incorporate the Northern
Aroostook R. r. Co.
Orders passed-That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of SO amending section 3d. chapter IA
of the Revised Statutes that the health Off
GERS of towns shall have power to compel vac
cination when the public health shall demand
Passed to be e1egrossed-BiH an act to incor-
porate the Nichols Mills; bill an act to incor-
porate the Yarmouth Savings Bank.
Passed to be eadcted-An act authorizing j.
III. Smith and others to erect and extend a
wharf IN Brewer into the tide waters of Penob-
scot River; bill to authorize Robert Manchester
to extend wharf at Hodgdon's Landing in
Fremont.
The Speaker announced the Committee on
Leave of Absence as follows: Foster of Bethel,
Briggs of Brownvile, Bragdon of Franklin,
Haynes of Biddeford, Tufts of New Sharon,
Folsom of Oldtown, Thing of Shapleigh Ad-
journed. -... .. r,r..-