The Portland daily press., 1872-01-24


port upon the Jail system made to the last leg
isature and by it referred to this, be taken
from the files and referred to a joint committee
of five upon the part of the House with such as
the Senate may join. lMessrs. Smith of Saco,
Webb of Waterville, Prince of Turner, Wilson
of Hallowel and Hunt were appointed ON the
part of the House) that the Judiciary Commit
tee be required to examine into the expediency
of amending sec. IA chap 116 of R. S., relating
to plaintiffs costs in the Supreme Judicial
Court so that the law shall be as it was before
codfication of the statutes; that the Commit
tee ON Judiciary inquire what, if any amend
ments, are desirable to chap. 50 of r. S., relat-
ing to witnesses and evidence; that the same
committee be directed to inquire into the ex-
expediency of enacting general mandatory
law enabling parties to form companies without
restrictions as to the amount of capital or prop
erty held by purchase or gift that the petition
of X. f. Osgood and Others relating to fish
way at Eastern River be taken from the files
and referred to the Committee on Fisheries;
that the Committee on Education be directed to
inquire into the expedency of providing by
law for the admission of women to the College
of Agricultures and Mechanic arts that he
Committee on Education be directed to inquire
into the expediency of an appropriation for
fencing the grounds of the Normal School; that
the Committee on Finance be requested to in
quire into the expediency of providing by law
for State auditor to audit all claims presented
against the State.
Passed to be engrOssed-An act to amend the
charter of the Passadumkeag Railroad Co.; an
act to legalize the proceedings of the stock
holders of the Portland & Rochester Railroad
Co.
An act authorizing the Maine Central Rail-
road Company to make a loan was read three
times, tabled and ordered to be printed, and
Thursday assigned ON motion of Mr.. Holbrook
of Freeport.
The committee on general railroad law re-
ported bill in new draft which was laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
A communication was received from the
Governor, transmitting information in regard
to the Maine Central Institute, stating that the
Institute was sustaining a Normal department
as required by the resolve.
Petitions and Bills presented and REFEREED
Petition of NJ M. Jones for the removal of the
| county seat of Somerset Co.; remonstrances of
the citizens of Smithfeld, Anson, Madison,
| Fairfield and Norridegwalk against the same;
bill an act to make valid the doings of the town
! of Norridgewalk; bill an act to amend sec. 80
chap. 81 r. s.. relating to the adoption of chill
dren; petition of the citizens of Rockland for an
| act to regulate the water rates of the Rockland
| Water Co.. remonstrance of the citizens of
| fremont and Mt. Desert against the extension
| of the Mt Desert and Bar Harbor Telegraph
| Company; petition of S. NJ Pickett and others
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! field; bill an act to establish Board of Water
| Commissioners; circumstances of the citizens
| of Lewiston and Auburn against allowing prl-
| vate parties to take water from Wilson's d;
bill an act to authorize cities, towns and planta-
| tons to loan their credit in public improve
| ments therein and to exempt such from taxa
| ton; bill an act to amend an act creating the
OxfordVillage corporation and to make valid its
doings; bill an act relating to returns of names
| of stockholders in corporations to assessors OF
md tn tha atnrxy Of tata n
Charles f. Peavey and others for an act to in,
corporate the Maine Home Baptist Missionary
Society; of j. r. Norton and others for an ACT
to incorporate the Sandy River Cheese Co.; OF
q. Z. Perkins and others for an act to incorpor
ate the kennebunkpOrt Hotel Association; OF
the selectmen of Presque Isle for an act to le
galize the doings of said town; of Paine Bros
and others of Eastport for an act to allow the
town OF Eastport to exempt from taxation any
manufacturing capital; petition of Joshua N
Kllburn and others for charter for Ferry across
the Penobscot river at Winterport; of the in
habitants of Robinston for an act to legalize
the doings of said town and contract for awhar
with bill accompanying; of j. w. Thomp
son and others for steam Ferry between Stock
ton and Castine; of 7. n. Egney and Others fol-
authority to build dams and improve Sandy
river; of e. A. Little and others for amend
ment of the charter of the Auburn Aquedut
Company with bill accompanying; of ., +
Briggs and others in aid of same; OF Z,
puSh oohols VI LII uci VI ooihs'
River Railroad Co.; of Jos. G. Hanson ant
Others of Phillips, of George w. Mills and 9th
ers of Salem in aid of some of the New forl
Granite Co, for authority to construct railwa.
with bill accompanying; OF John A. Hope
and others praying that the Boston & Main
Railroad Company may be restrained iron
taking up its track in South Berwick; of Geo
Hopkins and others of Millbridge for charter o
railroad from Castine to Calais: of citizens o
Stuben, Franklin and Jonesboro in aid of same
of j. p. Morse and others for a ferry between
Bath and Woolwioh remonstrance of Leonar
Colcord and others against the dscontlnuanc
of any portion of the P. s. & p, railroad in So
Berwick; petition of H. Jeckwith and other
for the extension of the Wiscasset and Kenne
bee railroad; remonstrance of G. s. Dupnin
and others against charter for bridge iron
Bailey's to Orrs Island; of Edward Taw an
Others for an appropriation to aid the opening
of road in Mapleton; of A. P. Morse and 9th
others for aid to repair road in Dyer Brool
plantation; resolve to amend resolve of 1856