The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-26
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Especial dispatch to the Press.l
SENATE.

road Commissioners referred by the Senate to
the Committee ON Railroads came from the
House, that body refusing to concur and refer
ring it to the Committee on General Law.
The Senate insisted on its former vote. .
Resolve relating to che Eastern Normal
School came from the House recommitted to
the Committee on Education. The question
being on receding and concurring.
Mr.. Kinks opposed, and on motion of Mr..
Weber the resolve was tabled.
In Convention of both branches at III A.
M, Hon. VIM. Caldwell was duly elected
Treasurer of the State, for the ensuing year.
Read and dssigned.-An act to authorize the
citizens of Robinston to erect wharf; an act to
incorporate the Bangor Insurance Co.. an act
to authorize the Camden Wharf Co., to extend
their wharf
Passed to be endcted-An act to incorporate
the Richmond Manufacturing Association; act
make valid the doings of the Brewer artillery
company; act to incorporate the Wendell In
stitute and May School for Girls
The bill, an act to incorporate the Lewiston
and Auburn Railroad Company came up on its
passage to be engrossed. Senator Dingley sup
ported the bill in lengthy speech.
Senator Morris offered an amendment coz
filming it to broad gauge which was lost; also
to strike out section lost % to 20.
1.-THE section relates to connecting with other
roads and the right to lease to other companies ]
Mr.. Kinks moved to refer to the next Legis-
lslature. Lost-18 to 10.
The bill was passed to be engrossed-16 to -,
Bills, Petitions, etc., presented and reterred-
An act to incorporate the Rockland Marine In
surance Co.; petition of w. o. Poor and others
of Belfast, for charter of railroad from the
Belfast and Moosehead Railroad to the Maine
Central Railroad in Hampden; of w. H. Hem
menway, w. III. Pope and others to build a
wharf, all in Machias river; remonstrance
against changing the shire town of Somerset
county
The Committee on Education reported bill,
an act to secure the education of youths in the
State of Maine. Laid over to be printed.
The Committee ON Interior Waters reported
ought not be pass on bill an act to prevent the
throwing of slabs, &C., into the Damariscotta
river.
Papers of the Senate, disposed of in concur
rence:-
Petitions and bills reterred--Bill, an act to
amend chapter of the Revised Statutes relat-
Ing to taxes; of E. Foster and others of Bethel,
asking for an amendment to the law relating to
Town Liquor Agents; of the Mayor of Bangor,
that money paid to the Insane Hospital may be
refunded to said city; bill, an act to incorpor-
ate the Deering Gas Light Company; petition
of VIM. Percival an others in aid of claims; of
B. Q. Mathews of the Bangor City Govern
ment for authority to extend York street into
Kenduskeag street; of A. Wiswell and others
for increase of the salary of County Attorney
OF Hancock county; an act to incorporate the
Ticonic Company; an act to legalize the dongs
of the town of Robinston; of the inhabitants
of Hamlin, Cyr and the Buren, Plantation for
aid in rebuilding bridges; of NJ. A. Phillips
and others of Weld, asking aid to repair road
through Perkins and Washington Plantation.
Orders Passed. That the Secretary of State
be requested to furnish for the information of
the House, the number of days spent by each
County Supervisor in the discharge of the du-
ties of his Office and the amount each has
been paid per diem pay, and the amount of ex-
penses paid each for the year 1871.
Leave to withdraw was reported ON petitions
of Jas. Gray, VIM. Skillin and of Clearance F.
Door for pensions; also legislation inexpedient
on petition of Heath Post G. A. r. that PEN
sioners be exempt from taxation.
Passed to be engrossedNBill to amend section
3S, chapter 4S Revised Statutes relating to the
yearly close time of certain fish; bill, an act to
fix the compensation of the Judges of the S.
j. Court.
Passed to be enacted.-Bill an act to incorpor-
ate the Dexter Mills; an act to amend an act
entitled an act empowering towns, cities, vii
lagos and corporations to make bylaws and
ordinances in certain cases. an act to amend the
charter of the Blanchard Maine Boiler Com
pany; an act to set off certain territory from
the town of Waltham and annex to the town
of Etsabrook; resolve in favor of Hiram Morse
resolve in favor of James Withee; resolve in
favor of Americas Bartlett.
The bill authorizing the Maine Central Rail
road Company to make a loan, specially assign
ed for to-day, was taken from the table.
Mr.. Knight of Portland, opposed the bill and
moved its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Holbrook also favored postponement.
Messrs. Perry of Oxford, Burleigh of South
Berwick and Webb of Waterville opposed the
postponement.
Mr.. Preble of Cranberry Isle, moved and the
House ordered that the question be taken by
yeas and nays, and being SO taken was decided
in the negative by yeas 80, nays 95.
The bill was then laid on the table and the
House adjourned.