The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-26
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Press.)
AUGUSTA, Feb. %.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 25.
SENATE.
House papers disposed of in concurrence.
Mr.. harrington moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the Senate concurred with the House
on the bill to promote the temperance reform.
The same gentleman moved that the Senate in
sist and appoint conferees. Adopted. Messrs.
Harrington, Chaplin and Arnold were appoint
ed conferees. D.. .-.-ss
The resolve referring claims to the Adjutant
General was read twice and tabled.
The bill on compulsory vaccination was re-
called by reco nsideration. The bill came up
from the House amended by striking out the
word compulsory and inserting the word
''free." A warm discussion followed. A mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone was lost and the
bill passed to be engrossed.
The resolve to reimburse several towns for
money paid out for the State during the war,
was discussed and tabled
The Joint Standing Committee on Mercantile
Affairs and Insurance made their final report
which was accepted. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON. t.
The bill to improve the Jail system was pass
ed to be engrossed by yeas 10, nays 6.
The Committee of conference on the resolve
to promote temperance reform was accepted
Is to 8.
The bill fixing the salary of the State Treas
urer at $2500 was rerd twice and passed to be
enacted. 'fat
All the bills enacted by the House this fore
noon are the enacted of the Senate in the af-
ternoon.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
The bill to incorporate the Northern Co.,
passed to be enacted by the House, came back
from tine Senate indefinitely postponed. The
House receded and concurred with the Senate.
The clerk was directed to cause one thousand
additional copies of the Fish Commissioners re-
port to be printed for the use of said commits
sioners.
The bill amending chap. 1893. public laws of
1864, relating to the city Of Lewiston, was still
further amended and passed to be engrossed.
The resolve in favor of J. Walton, also re-
solve referring to certain claims to the Adju-
tant General, were passed to be engrossed.
The bill amending chap. 40, R. S., respecting
insurance and insurance companies, came from
the Senate amended and was passed to be en-
crossed as amended in concurrence
The report of the Committee on Towns re-
porting leave to withdraw on petition for the
division of the town of Watervlle was taken
from the table. 1t was moved to amend it by
substituting the minority for the majority re-
port. Adopted. The bill was then read twice
and this afternoon assigned for the third read
ing. na
The bill relating to the P.S.& p Railroad was
taken from the table and passed to third read
ing. Mr.. Fessenden offered amendments. the
substance of which was to prohibit the road
from crossing any public highway without
leave from the city authorities. or to take land
for depot purposes without the consent of the
owners. A warm and lengthy discussion fol-
lowed, participated in by Messrs. Fessenden,
Loring, Trefethen, Bisbee and others. The
amendments were lost
The resolve providing for the treaties with
the Penobscot tribe of Indians, was taken
from the table and indefinitely postponed.
Passed to be enacted-Bill relating to attach
ments in certain cases; relating to the equity
power of the Supreme judicial Court; to incor-
porate the Aroostook River Reiroad Co.; to au-
thorze and instruct the Caunty Commissioners
OF Cumberland county to construct and main
tain public highway into tide waters in the
off, q niversalst meeting house in Oldtown into
parish; to amend charter of the Merchants
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.. to incorporate the
Eastern land and Improvement Co. relating to
reeognizance and testimony; to amend item g.
chap. IL, X. s., relating to school registers; for
the better preservation of horse records; to in
corporate the Wilton Cheese Co.. to incorporate
the Central Hall Co., at Jonesport; to increase
the capital stock of the Newichawanick Co.. to
amend sec. s, chap 4, r. S., relating to interest
on reports of referees.
Finally PaSSed-Resolve in favor of Reform
School; in aid of a road in Kingield; in favor of
H. Harmnn; in favor of Maine State College of
Agriculture; in favor of State Prison; in favor
of opening a road in Castle Hill plantation; in
favor of Chapman plantation; in favor Of GER
tain settlers of Silver Ridge plantation; in favor
of Committee on Reform School. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the bill amending chap. 40, r. S., relat-
ing to Insane Hospital, the House insisted on
Its action to indefinitely postpone.
The House refused to reconsider the vote by
which the bill extending the time for locating
the Maine Central Railroad from Cumberland
10 Portland passed engrossment
Inc resolve In favor of the chapel of the In
sane Hospital, was taken from the table and in
definitely postponed.
Inc general railroad bill was taken from the
'A ,n' anu reierred to the next Legislature.
Ano Committee of Conference on the raso1vo
10 promote the Temperance Reform renorted a
new resolve appropriating $4,000 for this n,,r
pose This came from the Senate passed to he
engrossed and was in the House inde6niteIv
postponed.
1t is stated that the Cleveland, Columbus
Cincinnati and Indiana railroad, Monday nas,'
sed into the hands of the Atlantic & Great
Western, and Erie Railway interests.