Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-17

\ took Railroad, and bill an act to extend the
thine for the locating, building and completion
of the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.
Read and assigned.
Mr.. KICKER from the York county delega-
ton, reported leave to withdraw, on petition
of E. c. Spinney, for reduction of the ya!ua-
ton of Kittery.
| Mr.. ADAMS from the Committee on Legal
| Affairs, reported leave to withdraw on petit
ton, for an act to prohibit the attorney gen.
eral aud county attorney from being director
of, or acting as attorney for any railroad COM
pany.
Mr.. STEVENS, from the committee on Ways
and Bridges, on petition, reported resolve
In aid of building q bridge over Moluncus
stream. Read and assigned. $500
Mr. RICHARDSON, from the committee on
State Lands and State Roads, on petition, re-
ported a resolve in aid of building road
u from Oakfeld to Eustis in Franklin county.
Read and assigned.
Mr.. TREFETHEN from the committee on
Fisheries, on Fish Commissioners Report, re-
, ported a resolve appropriating $500 for the
propagation of fish and appointment OF addi-
: tional fish wardens. Read and assigned.
} Mr.. KNIGHT from the committee on AgIi-
culture. reported resolve in favor OF the
f Maine State College of Agriculture and Me-
: chanic Arts. Read and assigned (Ths ap-
s propriates $24,000.)
4 Bill an act to amend chap. "A of the public
h laws of 70, entitled an act additional to chap
r OF the revised statutes relating to lands IN
e unincorporated townships, was read the third
i time, and laid On the table, and Wednesday
+ next assigned, on motion of Mr.. FEssENpEN
O Bill an act to incorporate the officers and
Il members of Cumberland Royal Arch Chapter,
was read the third time, and laid on the table,
on motion Of Mr.. MATHEW.
s Bill an act TO extend the right Of towns and
l. school districts in certain cases, was read the
o third time, and laid on the table, and Tues
/; da, assigned, on motion Of Mr.. CoRrHELL.
e Bill an act authorizing Isaac s. Bangs ct ais.
Z to navigate the kennebec between Augusta
= and Wateryille, was taken up and ordered to
1t be printed, on motion of Mr.. NASH.
e Mr.. HATCH presented the remonstrance of
!. L. II. Folsom ct ais. against changing the law
If in relation 10 catching trout, salmon, and
d other fish, which was referred to the Com
l. mittee on Fisheries.
PASSED TO BE ESGRossEp.-Ana act to incor-
o porate the Waterford Hotel Co.; an act to
g amend section 9 of chap. o. ofthe revised stat
= utes, relating to authority of deputy sheriffs ;
e an act to authorize Giles Loring to extend his
wharf into tide waters of Royals river; an
act to amend sec. 8, chap. 20 of the revised
statutes relating to bowling alleys and billiard
rooms an act relating to disturbing public
meetings; an act to amend chap. l6o Of the
r. revised statutes relating to the service of
Il. venires; an act to authorize the extension Of
n. the charter of the Androscoggin Navigation
Co. an act to authorize Alfred E. Corners
ct ais to extend wharf in Frenchman's Bay
-, ~ an act to incorporate the Piscataquis River
y, " Boom Co. an act to incorporate the State
= Publishing Association; an act to authorize
e the inhabitants of Oxford to raise money for
"a public use.
~ PASSED TO BE ENAcTED-An act to legalize
s. the acts Of the selectmen of Wiscasset and
w voters Of the town; an act to incorporate the
- Maine State Pathological Society; an act to
80 incorporate the Androscoggn and Oxford
~ Railroad Co. an act to incorporate the Lis
n, bon Savings Bank; an act to incorporate the
- Moose Branch Steamboat Co.; an act to
;. aYend sec. g. chap. 80 of the revised statutes
- relating to moose, deer, and caribou; an act
- to incorporate the Hancock County Savings
, Bank.
= FINALLY PAssKp.- Resolves in favor of the
. joint Standing Committees on Military Affairs
, and State Prison in favor of John Gabriel ;
!. in favor of Joseph Gerry; relating to newspa-
o per postage; in favor OF Henry r. Eaton Ell
e ais.
On motion of Mr.. HINcKLEY, resolve es-
tablishing the valuation of the estates in Sag
adahoc was taken from the table and passed
,t to be engrossed.
- On motion of Mr.. WEEKS, the bill provid-
: ing penalty for persons convicted Of OBJ
structing railroads was taken from the table,
"A and the vote reconsidered whereby the bill
- was passed to be engrossed.
,s Mr.. MoFFITT moved to amend by striking
~ out in the 2lst line the words ''less than,
a. and insert the word ''exceeding." Adopted.
n. The bill was then passed to be engrossed, as
3 amended.
q. Bill an act to amend chap. $50 of the spec
=. ial laws of 1868 was taken up and passed to
i be engrossed.
- On motion of Mr.. DISGLEy bill an act re-
a lating to the preservation of free text books
- was taken from the table, amended by strik-
a ing out the word double" and passed to be
engrossed.
h On motion Of Mr. ROUNDS, bill an act to
;. incorporate the Minot Insurance Co., was
taken from the table, Senate amendment
J.. adopted, and passed to be ergrossed.
,. On motion of Mr.. HINcn, resolve in aid Of
repairing the bridge over the Mattawamkeag
> river at Haynesville, was taken from the ia
BILE and passed to be engrossed.
!. Mr.. WEED moved to reconsider the vote
a whereby the House accepted the majority re-
port on increasing the school mill tax, and
that his motion lay upon the table and Tues.
, day next be assigned.
The vote of the House stood 81 to 20, and
no quorum voting, the House was declared
! adjourned by the Speaker.