The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-22
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press.l
SENATE.

House papers disposed of in concurrence.
Read and Assigned-Bill to amend chap A,
public laws of 1872, relating to land in unoccu-
pied townships; to amend chap. So, r. S., re-
| lating to trustee process; to incorporate the
Northern Co.; authorizing Cumberland County
| Commissioners to construct public highway
to the tide waters in the city of Portland; to
amend chap: rs, sec. l, r. s., relating to fires;
to amend the charter of the Peoples Ferry
| Company. q
The bill to amend the charter of the State
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
came from the House indefinitely postponed
The Senate insisted on its former vote whereby.
it passed the bill to be engrossed.
The bill to prevent injury to fences or other
| property of railroads, under suspension of the
rules, passed to be engrossed.
The resolve laying tax on the several coun-
ties in the State was, under suspension of the
rules, passed to be engrossed. r-
The bill to amend sec 81, chap. IS, relating
to ways, came from the House non concurred
in. The Senate adhered and appointed Com
mittee of Conference.
/ The resolve in favor of the Industrial School
for Girls was, on itslpassage to be engrossed,
tabled. IS sr...... -e-...,r. =.
The bill to amend item, ssec. 81, school laws,
was, under suspension of the rules, passed to be
! engrossed. -e
| The bill relating to the European and North
| American Railroad Co. was referred to the next
Legislature t1a 1-frsE IA
| The bill relating to biennial sessions was tax
en- from the table, discussed and lost-yeas r.
| nays 49, .bl
The bill authorizing certain parties to extend
| wharf into the Penobscot river at Bangor was
cpc ncio IF fl,o r,1loc 10 ,o
| crossed. ID
The Committee of Conference on the Coburn
| land bill reported and the bill was passed. lsgl
The bill Incorporating the town of Vanceboro
was called up by Mr.. Shaw and referred to the
next Legislature.
The bill to increase the capital stock of the
| Warren Manufacturing Company was, under
| suspension of the rules, passed to be eugrossed
| The following Committees reported finally;on
Legal Affairs and on Claims.
Mr.. Dingley moved to take from the table the
bill relating to school records, and moved to IN
definite postponement. Ca-ried-yeas 49,,
| nays g. sa5I s..qlb -.
Mr.. Harrington moved to reconsider the vote
passing to be enacted the bill to amend chap.
II, sec. 81, r. S., relating to Normal schools
Adopted. The same Senator offered an amend
ment, which was adopted. The bill then pass
| ed to be engrossed. assn s5 III 81 ~
| The bill amending the charter Of the North
ern Aroostoo% Railroad Co. was taken from the
| table and passed to be engrossed. aspos
| The bill to amend chap. 116, sec. s, relating
to the service of venires was taken from the
table and indefinitely postponed. s---.
Passed to be enacted Bill relating to free text
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eating and building and completing the Port
land & Ogdensburg Railroad; relating to dis
| turbing public meetings: to authorize the in
habitants of the town of Oxford to raise money
| of the charter of the Androscoggin Navigation
Company; to incorporate the Star Slate Com
pany of Monson; to incorporate the Piscataquis
River Boom Company; to incorporate the Seba-
emies to surrender their property to cities aud
| 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 chapter
20, Revised Statutes, relating to bowling alleys
| and billiard rooms; to amend section chapter
| GAG, private laws of 1852, relating to the Mer-
| camille Library Association of Portland; to pro-
vide for the enrolment of the militia; to incor-
| porate the State Publishing Association; to au-
| thorize D. Roberts ct ais, to extend wharf in
Vinalhaven; to amend chapter 581, special laws
of 1885, concerning trout; to provide for the
proper expenditure of school money received
from the State. s,sN u
Finally 1,aSsed-Resolve establishing the val
uation of the several towns of Sag
adahoc county; in favor of appropriatng mon
| ey for bridge across Mattawamkeag river, Plan
| tation of Haynesvile. ISIS,
AFTERNOON SESSION. sss sf-
The bill relating to the Jail system was read,
and under suspension of the rules, passed to be
engrossed in concurrence. Lil
The bill incorpating the Maine Trust Com
pany was read in concurrence and passed to be-
engrossed ....-..
The bill providing for trial by jury in equity
cases was passed to be engrossed in concur.
renee s-i--iha n4
The resolve in behalf of the library of the
Probate Court of Cumberland county was pass
ed to be engrossed FTl
The resolve in favor of bridges in Chaplin
| plantation was read and assigned
! The resolve providing for a temporary loan
| was passed to be engroased. 'fhsi
The Committee of Conference on the bill on
bounties on wild animals reported that the SEN
! ate concur. Mr. Kimball moved the Senate adj
| here. Adopted.
| Mr. Lothrop moved reconsideration of the
| vote whereby the Senate accepted the report of
the Committee on Legal Affairs on the Somerset
| County shiretown matter The same gentle
man moved to amend by substituting the nil
nority report. The vote on substituting the mi
! nority for the majority report stood, yeas 16,
! nays H. The bill was then read and assigned
Mr.. Chaplin called up the minority report
on female suffrage, and moved to substitute it
for the majority. A general discussion fol-
lowed Decided by yea and nay vote-yeas
10, nays 13 The resolve was then read and
lost on its passage to be engrossed, by yeas IA,
nays IA.
On the bill for compulsory vaccination, the
Senate receded and concurred with the House
The Cape Elizabeth Ferry bill was tabled on
| its passage to be engrossed.
| p.aeod To be eaanceed-Rill cancerninn na,,ra,