The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-14
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Especial by International Line.]

| Especial by International Line.l
| ..i-ff SENATE. ftf
AUGUSTA, Feb. 13.-The Senate receded and
concurred with the House in its action on the
bill to punish rape and burglary.
| Petitions presented.-Of the citizens of Bath,
in aid of petition for charter of a railroad
from Bath to Portland; of citizens of Rockland
in aid of same; of c. P. Kimball and others of
Portland asking for restrictions on Savings
| Banks
| Resolve to provide for compiling and printing
the industrial statistics of the State came up on
its passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. Kinks opposed the resolve and moved
to table it. Mr.. Dingley favored the resolve.
The motion to table wasilost.
| Mr.. Kinks moved to indefinitely postpone.
Lost. The resolve was then passed to be en-
| crossed.
The bills and resolves read and assigned Mon
day, were passed to be engrossed
Mr.. Kinks moved that Friday next be assign
ed for the discussion of the majority and mi
| nority report on the petition for railroad
from Bath to Portland. Lost.
Mr.. Kennedy moved to assign tomorrow
Lost. .-77'
MI. Kinks moved to assign Thursday. Carried.
The vote indefinitely postponing the resolve
in favor of ST. Dennis Academy was reconsid-
cred and the same was referred to the Commit
tee on Education, on motion of Mr.. Harrington.
Passed to be enacted.-Bill, act to secure
lien on brick; act in relation to holding meet
ings of corporations out of the State.
The resolve in favor of the Board of Immi-
grafton was assiopad for to.morroyy
The bill establishing State uniformity of text
books was assigned to Wednesday.
The reports ON Savings Banks came up by as
signment.
Mr.. Morris spoke in favor of his, the minority
report and was answered by Mr.. Philbrick in
support of the majority report.
The Senate refused to adopt the minority in
stead of the majority, by a vote of 16 to 8. The
majority report was then adopted. @
The resolve in favor of Oak Grove Seminary,
appropriating $500 annually, came up on its
passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. Kinks opposed all such grants of aid from
the State.
Mr.. Morris understands the friends of the
Seminary do not ask for aid and that it is asked
for by the person in charge. He opposed the
grant.
Messrs. Harrington and May supported the
resolve.
This institution is under the auspices of the
Society of Friends, who have never before ask
ed for aid for any object Upon yea and nay
VOTE the resolve was passed to be engrossed-
IA toS. ,-t.- ..-.
The bill to establish the School mill fund
was assigned to tomorrow
message was sent to the Governor asking
the return of an act relating to cases where de-
murrers are overruled. 1t was received and
tabled
MIR. Weber presented resolve requesting
our delegation in Congress to use their influence
for faithful observance of our treaties with
Indian tribes.
Petitions and bills presented and REFEREED
Bill to amend section 5, chapter SO of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to reviews; additional to
chapter S3 of the Revised Statutes concerning
Justlces actions; to correct an error in the third
section OF chapter lis of the Revised Statutes;
petitlon OF A q. Page and others to be incor-
porated into dry dock and marine railway in
the city of Bath; of VIM. E. Frost and SO others
tor aid to the Norway Liberal Institute
Orders Passed.-That the Secretary of State
under the advice of the Governor. and Council
be instructed to furnish cities and towns that
have lost their books by fire or other casualty
with duplicate copies of such numbers of the
Maine reports and Revised Statutes, and acts
and resolves of the Legislature as have been
lost as aforesaid, providing the same can be
done from copies now in the library, not other
wise appropriated. Referred to the Committee
on Library; that the Committee on Judiciary
be ordered to inqnire whether further legisla-
ton is expedient to secure the rights of pur-
chasers of real estate. Legislation inexpedient
was reported on an order relating to building
road through f, in Aroostook County.
The bills read twice and the resolves read
once yesterday, were passed to be engrossed in
course
Bill an act to change the place of holding
the S. j. Court of Somerset County, specially
assigned, was passed to be engrossed after
debate, by vote of rs to 49, III -tF
Passed to be enacted-Act additional to chap
ter 425 of the special laws of 1868, relating to
holding meetings of corporations out of the
State; act TO prevent the destruction of piekerel
in Lovejoy's Pond in Albion; act to prevent the
use of narrow trimmed wheels in Addison and
Columbia; act to prevent the taking of pickereI
in Unity Pond; act to authorize NJ II. 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 off letter
'.E' Plantation and annex the same to Mad
rid; act to amend the charter of the SacoS Rail-
road Co.; act to incorporate the Gorham Pow
der Mills; act to prevent the casting of sawdust,
&c, into Stevens and Millett's Brook in
Bridgton; resolve in favor of the Passamaquod-
dy tribe of Indians.
The vote passing to be enacted the bill to fix
the salary of Judges of the S. j. Court was re-
considered, and the bill laid on the table and
tomorrow at II o'clock assigned.
Read and assigned Bill, an act to prevent
coasting and sliding on travelled roads; bill re-
lating to showing covered bridges; bill to in
corporate fire department in West Waterville
village; bill to amend chapter 80 of the Revised
Statutes relating to foreclosures on mortgages;
bill to prevent the spawn of the eggs of lob
sters in the waters of Maine; bill relating to in
juries by defective highways, amendatory of
section Is, chapter IS of the Revised Statutes;
bill to amend the act of March 7th, 1870 regu-
lating the number and pay of clerks in the sew
eral departments; resolve for the rebuilding of
Moose river bridge on the Can ida road; resolve
in favor of State road from Dalton to Maple