The Portland daily press., 1873-01-20
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE,
Reported for the Press.1
SENATE.

/ SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. Is.
| House papers disposed of in concurrence,
"A communication was received from the
| Secretary of State, transmitting the report on
| the State prison. Referred
Petitions, Bills. &C., Presented and Referred.
VI the town of Yarmouth for authority to loan
Its credit in aid of manufactures within the
town; o. II. y. Griffin ct ais, of Belfast, for
charter of railroad from Bath to Portland
Orders passed.-tBy Mr.. Kimballl That the
Committee on Legal Affairs enquire into the
expediency of so amending chapter 8, r. s. as
ia allow cities and towns to raise money to re-
lmburse any citizen who loses his uninsured
property by fire; That 1000 additional copies
| OF the Land Agents report be printed for the
| use of members.
Read and assigned. to build wharf in
Belfast; for the protection of trout in Waldo
boro; to incorporate the Winterport Ferry Co .
resolve granting the government of the United
States jurisdiction over certain cemetery lots in
Augusta; a new draft of the act authorizing
the building of bridge across Pleasant river;
10 increase the capital stock of Laconia Co.; to
incorporate the Williams Slate Quarry Co., of
Brownville; to promote immigration aud facil-
itate the settlement of public lands. The bill
concerning the Laconia Company permits an
increase OF the capital stock not over 100000.
The bill incorporating the Coburn Land Co.,
in its passage to beengrossed was tabled until
Wednesday.
Passed to be enacted-Bill to amend the char
ter of the Madagascar Dam CO.; to amend the
charter of the Bangor Insurance Co.
Adjourned.
The Speaker being absent Mr. C. H. Hatch of
Bangor was chosen Speaker pro tenn.
Petitions, Bills &C., presented aud REFEREED
For charter of Bath and Portland Railroad Co
OF II. M; frentlss ct ais to Incorporate East
Branch Log Driving Co.; of Penobscot Indians
for change of law relating to rents for lease Of
shores; OF r. Lowe against setting off part of
Clinton Gore to the town of Clinton: resolve in
favor of Crystal Plantation.
Orders passed-That the Committee on State
Lands and Roads inquire into the expe liency
of amending sec. %, chap. R. S. relating to
local land agents, so that duties now performed
by them be performed by selectmen of towns;
that the Committee on the Judiciary inquire
into the expediency of amending Sec 4, chap SO
R. s. by striking out sat least five days" in
third line 50 that said section when amended
shall read 'all residents of this State intending
to be Joined in marriage shall cause motifs. .ise 81
their intentions to be recorded in the clerks Of
flee in the town where each party resides be-
fore certificate shall be granted that the
Committee ON Finance inquire Into the expedi-
ency of reducing the valuation of township r.
g. north of Bingham Purchase, county of Som
erset.
Read and assigned in favor of John
Gardiner; Bill to incorporate the town of Her.
sey, relating to free text books; the bill to |
amend chaps. 81 and 81 of R. S. concerning rail- |
roads aud steamboats, (this bill was recolnmit- |
ted); to amend sec. 81, chap. Is R. s. relating
to appeals from county commissioners, and bill |
to promote the efficiency of the public schools |
Of Maine were ordered to be printed under the
rules.
Passed to be enacted-Bill to amend the char
.er of the Bangor Insurance Co.. to authorize
J. w. Manson to clear the channel of the An
lroscoggin river between Lewiston and Lisbon
Falls.
The bill to repeal chap. us of private laws of
ST. relating to the duties of constables in
Nhitefield was taken from the table, amended
md passed to be engrossed.
Adjourned.