The Portland daily press., 1873-02-01
FIFTY-SECOND< LEGISLATURES
Reported for the Press.l
SENATE.

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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 81.
House papers disposed of in concurrence
Read and Assigned - Bill to authorize G.
carleton to build wharf in the town of Cam
den; relating to the use of fire arms; to incor-
porate the Ligonia iron works; resolve in favor
OF ID. ID. Eaton ct ais for reimbursement of
money paid to the State; concerning township
D, range 8, Somerset county.
Several petitions referring to the appronria
tions of the Indian fund were granted leave to
withdraw
Under the resolve concerning the sale of
lands in Washington county, legislation mex
pedient was reported.
Petitions, Bills. &C.. Presented and Referred.
Petition OF c. H. Gilbert ct ais. to incorporate
the Universalist Society of OldtOwn; of l. f.
Storer ct ais. to incorporate the New Sharon
cheese company; of I. H. Merron to build a
wharf in Cathance river; of A Sweeney ct ais.
for an appropriation to the Passamaquoddy In
dians; remonstrance of the town officers of Or
land against improving and navigating Orland
river; of J. J. Parlion ct ais for the charter of
railroad from West Waterville through Sid
ney to Augusta; bill to incorporate the North
ern company.
Orders Passed-That the Committee on Legal
Affairs enquire into the expediency of amend
ing chapter %, section 80, R. S., relating to the
fees Of fence viewers.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley, the vote adopting
the majority report concerning the record of at
tacnments was reconsidered A long discus
sion followed and the matter was finally tabled
On motion of Mr.. Dingley the bill concerning
lands taken for railroads was taken from the
toble and passed to be engrossed.
The bill for changing the location of the p
S. & P. r. r. in Portland was, on its passage
to be engrossed, on motiou of Mr. Dngley,
tabled and assigned for Wednesday next
Passed to be Esacted-Bill to amend the char
ter of the Penobscot and Union River Railroad
Co.; to authorize cities and towns to hold mon
ey in trust for certain useful purposes; concern
ing the preservation of trout and other fish in
Gross pond, Waldoboro; in relation to the
town of Scarboro; amendment to the act incor-
porating the Bangor House Proprietary; to in
crease the salaries of the Register and Judge of
the location of the Boston & Maine railroad
through North Berwick.
|, Adjourned.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
The Senate paper concerning an increase of
pay per diem for school committees created a
lengthy discussion, but was finally amended by
making the pay 50 day with travelling expen-
ses and passed to be engroSsed.
Petitions, Bills, de-, presented and referred
Several circumstances against the removal of
Somerset shiretown; petition of County Com
missioners of Aroostook county to have the
bounds of plantations defined; of r. o. Tinsley
for incorporation of the johnson Home School
for Boys; of E. M. Stilwell ct ais. for change of
law relating to killing moose and deer; of the
Mayor of the city of Hallowell for amendment
of charter; of Nahum Moore ct als of Buck
field, for act to oblige railroads to run their
trains at all times; Of inhabitants of Oxford for
authority to raise money to establish a public
library; bill respecting free ticket passengers
on railroads; an act in addition to the charter
of Northern Aroostook Railroad Co. petition
ter of the Kennebec & Wiscasset Railroad Co..
bill to authorize the city Sff Bangor to loan its
credit in aid of the Northern Aroostook R. r..
OF inhabitants of Van Buren, for aid to build
roads; resolve for the purchase of proprietor's
lands in Aroostook county; bill to incorporate
the Minot Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; to incor-
porate the South Paris Mutual Insurance Co..
petition of j. Bangs ct ais for act to clear chan
mel and navigate Kennebec river between Au-
gusta and Waterville; bill to authorize j. D.
Sturges ct ais. to build wharf at Wiscasset; pc
tition of selectmen of Hebron for reduction of
valuation; bill to incorporate the South New
burg Cheese Co.; bill to amend sec. 8, chap %
public laws of 1869 relating to the militia.
Orders passed-Directing the Committee on
Education to inquire into the expediency of es-
tablishing Board of Trustees for the State
Normal School; directing the Judiciary Com
mittee to inquire into the expediency of amend
ing sec. 1, chap 50 r. S., relating to marriage;
also of providing by law that all life policies of
insurance hereafter Issued in this State shall
not be invalidated by Misrepresentation made
by the insured unless they materially affect the
risks.
Passed to be e11dcted-Bill to confirm the
location of the Boston & Maine r. r. through
North Berwick; to incorporate the West Branch
Mattawamkeag Canal Co.; to incorporate the
town of Benedlcta; to incorporate the town of
Lakeville; to incorporate the Abbott Family
School at Little Blue.
Finally passed-Resolve in favor of c. O. Hig-
gins; in aid of building road in township f.
range 1, in Aroostook county.
Adjourned.