The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-21

/ Mr.. moved for reconsideration c
the vote passing to be engrossed the bill amend
ing the charter of the Penobseot Bay and Rive
Railroad Co. Without action the Senate ad
| burned.
A HOUSE. Z haa EI6
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
A communication was received from the Sec
rotary of State transmitting the Bank Examin
er's report 3-a
The petition of G. E. Brickett ct ais, for al
appropriation to carry on the work of State Re
form was referred to the Committee on Tenn
perance.
Z Memorials of Wilson and johnson ct ais, Of
Gardiner, for an act to give effect to the stat
utes in relation to railroad connections in re
gard to freights was referred to Committee on
Railroads
Read and Assigned-Bll to incorporate the
Maine Trust Company. respecting tickets on
railroads; to improve the jail system OF the
State; for the consolidation of certain railroads;
providing for the trial of issues of fact by jury
in equity cases; resolve in favor of building
bridges in Chapman Plantation; in aid of IL
brary of Probate Court in Cumberland county:
. in favor of j. W. Hines.
Legislation inexpedient was reported. on or
der relating to liabilities of towns for damages
on highways; same on order relating to insur-
ance and life policies; same on order in relation
to amending section l, chapter SO, Revised Stat
utes, concerning marriage.
Leave to withdraw was reported on nettion
OF I. Pumadore, for State bounty s4
Ought not to pass was reported on bill to
amend section l chapter g. Revised Statutes,
relating to the running at large of dogs; same
on resolve relative to State tax of Van Buren,
Plantation. b.
Reference to the next Legislature was report
ed on bill to amend the act incorporating the
Georges Valley Railroad Company.
The bill to amend chapter "a of public laws
Of 1872, relating to savings banks was tabled.
Passed to be enacted-Bill relating to free text
books in public schools; to extend time for To-
eating and building and completing the Port
land q OgdensDurg Railroad; relating to DIS
turbing public meetings: to authorize the IN
habitants of the town of Oxford to raise money
for public library; to authorize the extension
of the charter of the Androscoggin Navigation
Company; to incorporate the Star Slate Com
pany of Monsoon; to Incorporate the Piscataquis
River Boom Company; to incorporate the Seba-
emies to surrender their property to cities and
towns for the benefit of free high schools; to
authorize the city of Bangor to loan its credit
in aid of the construction of the Northern
Aroostook Railroad to amend section 3chapter
20, Revised Statutes, relating to bowling alleys
and billiard rooms; to amend section l chapter
546, private laws of 1852, relating to the Mer-
camille Library Association of Portland; to pro-
vide for the enrolment of the militia; to lncor-
porate the State Publishing Association; to au-
thorize J. Roberts ct ais, to extend wharf in
Vinalhaven; to amend chapter ISL, special laws
of 1868, concerning trout; to provide for the
proper expenditure of school money received
from the State. @v[-,-.
Finally aassed-Resolve establishing the val
uation of the estate of the several towns of Sag
adahoc county; in favor of appropriatng mon
ey for bridge across Mattawamkeag river, Plan
tation of Haynesville.
Bill relating to State College o.. Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts; amending section q chap
ter 49, Revised Statutes, relating to ways; these
bills, passed to be engrossed in the House, were
returned from the Senate indefinitely postpon-
ed. The House insisted on its former vote and
appointed conferees. M
The bill to amend the charter Of the Lime
Rock Company of Rockland was tabled
The Somerset shire town case came up by
special assignment, the question being upon
amending the report of the committee, by sub
shutting the minority for the majority report
The question was discussed by Messrs. Knowl-
ton, Jones, Adams, Manson and Bisbee. The
reports were tabled and assigned for to-mor-
row.
The bill Incorporating the Drum Mannfac-
turing Company was passed to be engrosed un-
der suspension of the rules Adjourned.