The Portland daily press., 1872-01-20
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. 19.-The Committee on Maine
Year Book reported resolve and that it ought
to pass This authorizes the Secretary of Seate
to purchase 600 copies at $1.25 per copy.
Acts relating to the Trustees of African
church; also incorporating Farwell Mills at
Lisbon, were read and assigned.
An order was passed proposing the repeal of
the laws paying bounties for the destruction of
BEARS
The reports on the Waldo Senatorial vacancy
came up by assignment, the question being the
substitution of the minority (Mr. Hinks) report
for the majority. Mr.. Kinks occupied an hour
and quarter in the support of his proposition
Mr.. Chaplin of Cumberland, replied in favor
of he majority, and the debate was continued
by several Senators resulting in the adoption of
majority the report, 20 to 6. Adjourned at two
p. m. until Saturday 8 a. M.
Passed to be enacted-Bill an act to incorpor-
ate the Yarmouth Savings Bank; to incorporate
the Nichols Mills; to incorporate the Pemaquid
Monumental Association
Petitions, Bills &C., presented and REFEREED
Remonstrance of citizens of Chesterville against
part of that town being set off to Fayette; re-
mOnstrance of d. Cram and other; G. o. Gtch-
ell and others against charter to the P. s. &
P. R. r.
HOUSE
Orders Passed-That the Committee on Rail-
roads inquire to the expediency of passing
law authorizing railroads to take land for bor-
row and gravel pits under the general railroad
laws of the State; that the Judiciary Committee
be directed to inquire into the expediency of re-
pealing section 81, chap. g. of the Revised
Statutes, relating to elections in plantations
that the Committee on Legal Reform be re-
quested to inquire into the expediency of so
amending the statutes that officers serving pre-
cepts shall be allowed mileage only for the
distance necessarily travelled in the perfor-
nance of their duties; that the Committee on
Railroads, Ways and Bridges be discharged
from further consideration of bills for general
railroad law heretofore referred to them and
that the same be referred to the Special Com
mite ON general railroad law; that the Cover
nor be requested to inform this House if the
Maine Central Institute has complied with the
condition of resolve in its favor, approved
March 18th, 1870, providing that said Institute
shall within one year after the passage of the
resolve establish and maintain normal depart
ment for the preparation of teachers
Passed to be e1earossed-An act to legalize the
doings of Brewer Artillery Co. an act to incor-
porate the Richmond Factory Association.
After long discussion the Madawaska
contested election case, an order was passed di-
recting the Committee on Pay Roll to make up
the pay of Phillip Gagner to date, and he was
given leave to withdraw. .-.
Petitions and Bills Referred Petition of
John 5. Aver and others for extension of the
Kennebec and Wiscasset railroad ;remonstrance
of William Hill and other against the extern
sion of the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth
railroad from Kittery to Biddeford; petition of
c. s; Baker and fifteen hundred others, w. L.
Berry and others and of city councils of Auburn
and Lewiston for railroad from Lewiston
through Auburn to Grand Trunk railroad; of
Melville c. Kingsbury and others of Bethel for
incorporation of Savings Bank; of Solomon
Jones of Lyndon for deed of lot of land; of
Governor Susup Soccalexis and others for an
appropriation for the Penebscot Indians; of j.
L. Wilson and others9 for the ncorpation of
New Portland Camp Meeting Association; re-
monstrance of Edward Coolidge and others of
Scion againt the removal of county seat of SOM
erset county; remonstrance of Elijah Pnkham
and others of Phipsburg againt a charter for
bridge from Baileys to Orr's Island.