The Portland daily press., 1873-02-03
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE,
Reported for the Prcss.)
SENATE.
Augusta, Feb. l, 1875

Augusta, Feb. l, 1873.
House papers disposed of in concurrence. -
Read and Assig,eed-Bll to incorporate
Chestervie Mutual Fire Insurance Co; re-
solve authorizing the Adjutant General to sell
the gun house at Mile; bill, an act in addition
solve appropriating $500 for the establishment
of meridian lines; bill relating to Indian At
fairs; resolve relating to same; bill concerning
Recorder of Police Court, Bangor.
The bill incorporating the Mattanawcook
Dam Co., was amended in the the House and
sent up for concurrence. On motion of Mr..
Kimball it was tabled.
The bill relating to the pay of School Com
mittees, came back from the House amended
and passed to be engrossed. After long dis
cussion the Senate receded and concurred, 10 to
s. in passing the bill to be engrossed.
The bill relating to insurance companies was
tabled en- motion of Mr.. Chaplin, and assigned
for Wednesday next.
Petitions, Bills, &C., presented and TeterTed-
Petition OF j. Wilson ct ais, of Belfast to in
corporate the Belfast Hotel Co.; of Belfast
Water Co., for incorporation; of L. Curtis ct
ais, for bounty for hawks; of selectmen of
Lyndon, for aid to repair roadway across the
river relating to Indian affairs.
Several petitions were presented relative to
: the shire-town of Somerset county.
Orders Ppsse9-That the Secretary of State
order 800 copies of the Senate Journal printed
for distribution; that the Legal Committee in
quire into the expediency of amending chap.
Is, sec Al, Il. S., relating to highway fences.
Passed to be Endcted-To Incorporate Trutsees
of the Abbott Family School; to incorporate the
west branch Matawamkeag Canal Co.; to in
corporate the town of Lakeville; to incorporate
the town of Benedicta.
Finally Pdssed-Resolve in favor of C. o.
Higgins; in aid of building road in township
F.. Range ], AroOstook county.
HOUSE.
Petitions, Rills, etc., presented and referred
OF J. Fl. Waterman in behalf of library of Pro-
bate Court of Cumberland county; of G. w.
Smith ct ais. for incorporation of Central Hall
Co.; remonstrance of Abner Coburn and $40
others; also of various other persons against
change of shiretown of Somerset county; bill
an act to extend the time of locating and COM
pleting the Portland & Oxford Central railroad
petition of L. f. Boothby for charter for rail
road from West Waterville to Augusta; of j.
M: Stone ct ais. for charter for Union Horse
railroad in Biddeford and Saco; of J. j. Perry
ct ais. for charter of Androscoggin s. Oxford
railroad; bill an act to incorporate the Oxford
Mills Co.; of Sullivan Green for act to regulate
the picking cranberries in Deer Isle; resolve re-
lative to State tax of Van Buren,; petition of j.
Mutual Insurance Co.; of E. Spinney ct ais for
reduction of valuation of town of Kittery; of
L. I. Brown ct ais. for appropriation to build a
bridge across Magalloway River in Oxford Co.
Of Henry Kelly for amendment of charter of
Fairfield Bridge Co.; of Catharine S. Brown
for deed of lot of land; of D. +. Adams for
deeds of lot Of land; of Samuel A. Sute for
authority to build a wier in Stockton.
Orders passed-Directing Committee ON State
Lands to consider the expediency of selling GER
tain lands in Island Falls, the proceeds to be
expended on roads in said town; that the House
meet at 2 p. m. Mondays until otherwise or
dered
Read and dssigned-Bill to incorporate Odd
Fellows Hall Association at Portland amend
ing Sec Is, chap.59 r. S., relating to marriage;
to amend sec. l, chap. s, laws of 1870, relating
to letters of administration; resolve in favor of
j. B. Farrell.
Passed to be endcted-Bill an act additional to
chap. 20, laws of 1869, concerning the militia
to change the names of certain persons.
Finally possed-Resolve in favor of Peter
SeDSiS