The Portland daily press., 1872-02-03
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Especial Dispatch.1

Especial Dispatch.]
The following gentlemen were appointed on
part OF the Senate as conferees on the bill an
act authorizing the extension of Boston & Maine
r. R., Messrs. Morris, Philbrck and Cole
Bills Reported and assigned-An act to incor.
porate the East Saugerville Cheese Factory As.
ISOLATION; act to incorporate the Association Of
New Jerusalem Church in the State of Maine
act to regulate sinking fund of Portland & Ro-
chester Railroad Co.; an act to change the shire
town of Somerset County to Skowhegan las.
signed to next Wednesday,; an act to incorpo
rate the Casco Manufacturing Co.; an act to in.
corporate the Tconic Co.; an act to repeal sec
81, chap. 5, laid over to be printed; an act re.
lating to victuallers and innholders, assigned
to next Tuesday,; an act to change the name OF
the town of Great Isle to Grand Isle.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on orde,
relating to change in the manner of appointing
auctloneers; same on order regulating toll on
grinding ears of corn; on change in salary of
county attorneys; relating to change of law re-
lating to method of electing senators, &c.
The bill to incorporate the Calais & Eastport
Railroad Company was laid over to be printed.
The committee reported contract with Hart.
ford & Smith of Augusta, to do the State bind
ing, which was approved.
Petition of S. E. Spring and others of Po,t-
land that loans of deposits in Savings Banks be
regulated by law was referred.
A large number of bills and resolves that were
read and assigned yesterday, were passed to be
engrossed.
The resolAe in favor of the Oak Grove Semi
nary was tabled and the bill admitting girls to
the course of study in the Agricultural College
was ordered printed, pending engrossment
Passed to be eaacted.-Act incorporating God
frey Falls Dam Co.; Millihocket Dam Co.; au-
thorizing Tobias Roberts to extend wharf; Dan
iel +. Church to extend wharf; j. f. Ste
of Camden, to build wharf; legalzing the DUR
chasing of the Arrowsic Bridge; incorporating
the Winthrop Savings Bank; finally passed
resolves amending resolve authorizing land
agent to convey lot of land in Amity: in favor
of Oliver S. Dow and Thomas H. Randall: in
favor of Judge Main.
In yesterdays report it was stated that the
contract for the printing was opposed. 1t should
have been was accepted
Bills, Petitions &C., Presented and Referred
Petition of ID. Allen and 81 others for such
changes in the law for the suppression of drink
ing houses and tippling shops as shall make it
more effectual; of Assessors of Drew Plantation
for an act making valid the doings of said Plan
tation; of Oliver Cook asking for lot of land
waving part of settling duties; of G.. w. Ladd
and Others in aid of the Petition of W. s. Will
ton for aid to build road through the town of
Kingsbury.
Orders passed.-That the committee on legal
reform is required to inquire into the expedien-
cy of enacting law to secure lien upon bark
fer cutting, pealing and hauling the same; thet
the same inquire what, if any legislation, is ne
cessary in relation to persons carrying concealed
weapons; that the committee on Judiciary in
quire into the expediency of amending the law
as to actions on mortgages; that the same COM
mittee be requested to inquire what, if any leg
islation is necessary in relation to judges COM
menting on the testimony in their charges to
the jury, and also as to the propriety of author-
zing the the judge presiding at trial in civil
case to set aside the verdict; that the committee
on education inquire into the expedency of re-
quiring teachers of of Normal Schools and teach
ers in Normal School departments in academies
to keep school register containing the names
of all the scholars who enter the school, their
ages, the date of each entering and leaving, the
number of days each attended, the length of
school and list of text books and make return
to the superintendent of schools on or before the
LIST day of January annually, to be laid before
the legislature.
Reference to the next legislature was reported
on act to authorize the Kennebec Land and
Lumber Company to construct and maintain
booms in Kennebec river
Leave to withdraw reported on petitions of
B. N. Fisk and John Hall for incorporation of
Nicolton and Midway plantations; on petitions
of selectmen of Newcastle that the doings of
said town be legalized; same ON petition of G
81. Cushman for repeal of law relating to i'm
prisonment for debt.
LEGISLATION inexpedent was reported on an
order relative to amendment of sec. g. chap 81,
relating to the endorsement of writs; also an
order relating to protection of the rights of own.
ers where land is taken for location of school
houses.
Read and assigned-An act to incorporate
the Castine & Ellsworth Railroad Co.; an act
to change the punishmentof burglary and rape
an act relating ito cases where demurrers are
overruled; an act to amend Sec IA, chap lie
r. S., relating to taxation of costs; resolve in
aid of road in Island Falls; resolve in favor OF
Lebanon Academy; an act to incorporate the
Hebron Pond Slate Co.; an act additional tc
the charter of Hallowell Academy; resolve in
favor of Spaulding Robinson and Arthur Rob.
inson; resolve in favor of F. R. Dinsmore
The bill to authorize the formation of Railroad
corporations specially assigned for to-day, was
taken from the table. The Question being on
the adoption of amendment. Mr. A. r. Reed
offered amendment 3D. Mr.. Porter offered
amendment "E'' as amendment to amendment
3D." pending which the bill was laid on the
table and Wednesday next assigned. Amend
ment sd" offered by Reed, of Waldoboro, pro,
vides that no city or town shall take stock in OF
loan its credit in behalf of any railroad company
so organized until the amount of capital stock
required in the LIST section of the bill has &C.
tually been subscribed and paid in. Amend
ment "E'' inserts one-half after word until
Mr.. Reed, of Waldoboro, spoke in favor of the
amendment; Mr. Walker, of Newport, and Mr.
Carleton opposed it. Mr., Pike followed in
lengthy argument in favor of the bill.