Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-24
On motion Of the same member.

! fNtHSs W lOEm HADuIaCtuElnK CUHtpd
MES, without restrictions rs to the amount o
capital or property held by purchase or gift
On motion of the same member,
ORDERED, That the Report of the Commits.
sioners upon the Jail system made to the last
Legislature, and by them referred to this, be
| taken from the table and referred to a joint
select committee of five on the part OF the
House, with such as the Senate may join.
Mr.. Webb, in presenting the foregoing, re-
marked that Mr.. Smith of Saco, had charge
of the matter last year, but was not present
to-day. He deemed it proper that Mr.. Smith
should be appointed chairman of that commit
tee.
The Speaker appointed the committee on
the part of the House, as follows
Messrs. Smith of Saco, Webb, Prince,
Wilson of Thonaston, and Estes of Lincoln.
Mr.. WILSON, at his request, was excused
from serving upon the committee, and Mr..
Hunt was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. PIKE from the Special Committee on
General Railroad Law, on bill for the forma-
ton of railroad companies, reported the
same in a new draft, which was laid on the
table and ordered to be printed, on motion of
Mr.. PIKE.
Mr.. WYMAN from the Committee on Manu-
features, reported ought to pass on bill an act
to incorporate the David Knowlton Company
Read and assigned.
Mr.. ATwELL, from the Committee on In
terror Waters, reported ought to pass on bill
an act to incorporate the proprietors of the
South Pond Agricultural Society. Read and
assigned.
Mr. PERRY, from the Committee on Edu-
cation, reported resolve granting aid to the
Oak Grove Seminary. Read once and laid on
table to print, and Wednesday, of next week,
assigned for its consideration
Bill an act authorizing the Maine Central
Railroad Company to make loan being on
its passage to be engrOssed, the same was
laid on the table, ordered to be printed, and
Thursday next assigned for its further. con-
sideration, on motion of Mr.. Holbrook CT
Freeport.
READ AND AssIGNED-Resolve providing
for the purchase of Maine State Year Book
and Legislative Manual; an act concerning
the trustees of African Methodist Episcopal
Church; an act to incorporate the Farwel
Mills in Lisbon.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED-An act to amend
an act to incorporate the Passadumkeag Rail.
road Comply; an act to make valid the doings
of the stockholders Of the Portland and Ro-
chester Railroad Company.
FINALLY PAssED-An act to legalize the
dongs of the town of Eustis; an act enabling
W. =. j. Cummings ct ais. to build anc
maintain a fish weir in tide waters.
On motion of Mr.. PIKE, the order relating
to the final Adjournment was taken from the
table, and amended by striking out 'slOth Of
February" and inserting instead, "l5th of Feb
ruary."
The order was then passed.
Onsmotion Of Mr.. PERKINS of Portland,
Adjourned.
NorE.-The name of Mr.. Tibbetts OF
Brooklin, inadvertently appeared in the lis,
of absentees in the report of Mondays House
proceedings. REPoRTER.
PETITIONS, Bills. &C., PRESENTED AND RE
FERRED.
By Mr.. FEssESDES-A bill to establish
Board Of Harbor Commissioners. Referred
| to the Committee on Interior Waters; peti
ton of the New York Granite Company 70
leave to build a Railroad; an act relating T.
the returns of names of stockholders in cor
porations to assessors of towns and to tn
Secretary of State. Referred to the Commit
tee on Legal Reform.
By Mr.. TITCoMB-Pettion OF Charles +
Penney for Incorporation of the Maine HON
Baptist Missionary Society, with bill. Re
ferred to the Committee on Legal Reform.
By Mr.. PERRY of Oxford-A bill to amen
an act relating to the Oxford Village Corpo
alton and make valid the doings OF the SAM
Referred to the Committee on Legal Reform
? BY Mr.. observation-disclosures of ORR
n Woodman and ls5 others, of Fairfield, again
0 change Of the shire town of Somerset count
from Norridgewock to Skowhegan. Referrc
to the Judiciary Committee.
n BY Mr.. GRAY-Remonstranceo of WIN.
E Flint and 20 others, of Arson, against chang
of shire town of Somerset county, of Henr
/ :. Tilton and 81 others, of South Smithtielt
T against same; of Allen Wade and 30 Others
Of Smithfield, against same; of Lotion Simon
and lG others, of Madison, against same; G
Alvin Piperand9 others, of Smithtield again
same; of Edward NJ. Robinsonand 81 Others
OF Anson, against same of Hanson High
and forty-two others, of Norridgewock
against same; of. w. Gould and thirty min
others, of Smithfeld, against same; of M
than Wood and Sc others, of Madison, again.
same. Also an act to make valid the doing
of the town of Norridgcwock. Referred t
the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. STANDARDIZATION of Alp citizen
of ROckland for regulation of the rates of tn
Rockland Water Company. Referred to til
Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. HoLBRooK of INSTRUMENTATION q
l52 inhabitants of Madison, for the removs
of county seat to Skowhegan. Referred I
the Judiciary Committee.
! by MT. IREBLE-kem0nstrance Of a. j
Whiting and 63 others, of Mt. Desert, agains
the extension of the Bar Harbor Telegram
line; of Henry Ii. Clark and 10 others, G
fremont, against same. Referred to III
Committee on Mercantile Affairs and Insur
ance.
BY MIR. UUMPHREY-A bill to amend Sec
ton 20, of Chapter 81 Of the Revised Statute
relating to the adoption of children. Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. BAiLEY-Pettion of Edward A. Lit
tie, President of the Auburn Aqueduct Com
pany, for amendment of charter; of b. +
Briggs and so others in aid of same. Re.
fcrred to the Committee on Interior Waters
by MIR. HuNr-A bill to authorize the in.
habltants OF the town OF Robbinston to huilG
wharf into tide waters OF inhabitants o.
Robbinston to legalize contract to repair s
wharf and maintain the same. Referred Il
the Committee on Interior Waters. An act Il
authorized cities, towns and plantations I,
loan their credit for public improve mcnt
therein and exempt such improvements from
taxation for term of years. Referred to thu
Committee on Legal Reform.
| BY Mr.. PALMER-Petition Of +. n. Eyer,
| ct ais, for u charter to build dam and max,
improvements on Sandy River. Referred t,
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