The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-17
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 16-The following bills, etc,
were reported from the Committees Bill to
incorporate the Peoples Ferry Co., of Bath; re-
solve in favor of Deodat Brastow; resolve in
favor-of town ofColumbia Falls;resolve in favor
of town of Houlton; resolve in favor of A. Lit
tlefield; bill incorporating the Home Savings
Institution of Richmond; bill amending laws re-
lating to administrators and executors.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition OF
Geo. w. Ayers for State aid; of G. W. Smith,
for repayment of moneys; of G. w. Newcomb
for an act of incorporation.
Ought not to be passed was reported on bill
relating to deeds of real estate sold for taxes ION
bill calling constitutional convention.
The following committees reported finally
and have adjourned sine die: Joint Standing
Committees on Interior Waters, Manufactures,
Fisheries, Divisions of Counties, State Reform
School, Frontier Defences, Incorporation of
Towns, State Lands and Roads.
The bills and resolves read and as
signed yesterday were passed to be engrossed in
course.
The bill incorporating the Portland, Bath
and Sea Shore r. r. Co., came up ON its pas
sage to be engrossed.
Mr.. Kinks moved reference to the next Leg
islature and spoke to some length in favor of his
motion.
Mr.. Humphrey opposed the motion. He
said we have no right to say this large number
of petitioners do not intend to build road. He
believed in competition. Let us all have a
cbap 10 rata Twin rba &c fora
occupations in the State. There are opposition
raiifoad lines in Yarmouth and they benefit
the people by making cheap fares and freight
VI. Dipgiey opposed reference.
M, Kennedy said this is Maine Central
,,,ovomons to delay matters for another year
and he hoped the Senate would not refer
Messrs. Chase and Mel, llan spoke in favor of
the motion The question was then taken by
yeas and nays, which resulted in refusing 10
refer, Is to IA.
Mr.. Kinks moved an amendment 10 serlhe
out five from Sec H. line six, AMI insert +, also
in line eight strike out 80 and insert 10. Adopt
ed This gives them only four years instead OF
eight in which to build the road. The bill was
then passed to be engrossed, q to IL, AZ 1oi-
lows: Yeas: Chaplin, Davis, Ding'ey fletcher'
Foster of Penobseot, Hobbs, Howes, Humphrey
Irish, Kennedy, Kimball; Nickels, Peanell,
Sawyer, Smith, Spaulding of Knox, Spaulding
of Sagadahoc-17. Nays: Chase, Cole, Deer
ing, Hadlock, Hayford, Kinks, May, Mcclellan,
Morris, O'Brion, Philbrick, Weber.
Mr.. Fletcher moved to reconsider and assign
to Tuesday next. Withdrawn
On motion of Mr. Dingley message was
sent to the Governor for the bill relating to de-
murrers Obtained and tabled.
Passed to be enacted-Bill to incorporate the
Augusta Trotting Park Association; bill to
change the place of holding the S. J. Court of
Somerset County; bill to incorporate the Ray
mond Mutual Fire Ins. Co.; bill to incorporate
the Home for aged women in Bangor; bill adj
ditional to chapter of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to trespass ON public lands bill addition
al to an act to incorporate the city of Lewiston
relating to the election of assessors and over
seers of the poor; bill to incorporate the Calais
and Eastport Railroad Co. bill additional to
the charter of the HalloweD Academy; bill to
incorporate the Castine and Ellsworth Railroad
Co.; bill in addition to normal schools and nor
NAL departments; bill to make valid the doings
of the village school, district No. Is, in the
town of Pittsfeld; bill additional to an act en-
titled an act incorporating the Waldo Agricul-
tnral Society; bill to prohibit the killing of seal
at Fort Point; bill to authorize the town Of
Porter to accept trust in accordance with the
will of Randall Libby; bill to. incorporate the
New Sharon Fire Ins. Co.. bill to amend sec
ton and to repeal section II and II of chapter
9 of the Revised Statutes relating to salary of
Indian agents bill authorizing the city of Card
ner to raise money for the maintenance of the
public library; bill to incorporate the Bangor
Manufacturing Co.; bill to incorporate the
Board of Trade OF Bath; bill to provide in part
for the expenditures of the government; bill to
repeal section 81 chapter so of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the deeds given to settlers upon
the public lands.
HOUSE.
Bills etc., presented and referred.-Bill relat-
ing to the larceny of State of Maine and other
bonds; bill to incorporate the Saco Hotel Co.;
bill to amend section IA chapter 81 Revised
Statutes relating to railroads bill relating to de-
murrers in criminal cases; bill to establish the
fees in Municipal Court in city of Saco.
Orders Pdssed.-That the Governor lay be-
from the insurance companies as settled by the
Governor and Council; that the Committee on
the Judiciary be requested to enquire whether
any further legislation is expedient in relation
the taxation of property used for educational
purposes; that the same be instructed to en-
quire into the expediency of amending section
90 chapter Revised Statutes relating to cleo
tions in plantations
Finally Passed-Resolve in favor of j.
eroy; resolve provdiding for the payment of the
expenses of the Committee on Military Affairs
resovle reducing the State valuation Of Wash
ington plantations in Franklin county; resolve
in favor of SAGA basin Swassin; resolve in favor
of Oak Grove Seminary
The report of the Committee on Education
| reporting ought not to pass on act to abolish
Co. Supervisors, under consideration yesterday
at the hour of adjournment, came up at twelve
o'clock, MIR. Hunt having the floor The de
bate was participated in by Messrs. Hunt
Stevens, Philips, Holden, Lebroke, and earle
| ten.
The House refused to accept the report by
vote of Y to Sc. The bill was read twice ant
tomorrow assigned
WASHINGTON.
CUSTOM RECEIPTS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The receipts of Gus
toms from New York for the week ending Feb
10th reached $4,757, 1888.
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
The Agricultural Convention to-day adopte'
resolution that boards of agricultural be ei