The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-13
FIFTY SECOND LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press.I
AUGUSTA, Feb. II.


SENATE. ISL
House papers disposed of in concurrence.
The joint committee of conference on the
Jesse Drew matter reportedlnot able to agree,
and were discharged.
Read and assig1aed-Bill to amend chap. 143,
K. s., relating to the Insane Hospital; resolve
in favor of Woodland plantation, Aroostook
county; to amend sec. 2, chap. 81, r. s.. to au-
thorize Giles Loring to extend wharf in Royal
river, Yarmouth resolve in favor of chapel at
Insane Hospital. This resolve appropriates
Co. ito incorporate the Cumberland Royal Arch
Chapter; resolve in favor of State Prison.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley the vote passing
to be engrossed the bill legalizing the doings of
the Selectmen of Wiscasset, was reconsidered,
and the bill tabled.
On motion of the same gentleman, the bill
amending chap. "a, public laws of 1872, relat-
Ing to savings banks, was, on it's passage to be
engrossed, tabled.
Leave to withdraw was reported on the fol-
lowing matters: Petition for one term of the
Supreme Judicial Court to be held at Lyndoni
Aroostook county; prohibiting the throwing of
sawdust and other refuse matter into the st
Croix river; of j. Williams ct als. relating to
the Belfast Water Company; bill to amend
chap. 40, R. S.
Ought not to pass-Bill granting municipal
aid to manufacturing companies.
Orders passed-(By Mr. Farrington.) That
the Legislature define che duties of the Super
intendent of Public Schools, and decide if his
duties embrace a visit to the common schools
This order was, under the rules, referred to the
next Legislature.
Pissed to be e,aacted-Bill to incorporate the
Franklin Land and Lumber Co.; to incorporate
the Paris Mutual Fire ms Co. /; to amend chap.
Is, 6, r. S. relating to the penalty for plac-
ing distractions on railroad tracks; to author
ize the extension of the Kennebec & Wiscesset
railroad, also to change the name of the COM
pany; to set of part of the town of Manches-
ter and annex the same to Winthrop; relating
to the election of directors in the school dis.
tricts in the city of Augusta; to amend charter
Of city of Hallowell; to incorporate the Central
Maine Mutual Fire ms. Co.; to authorize E.
Bicksmore ct ais. to extend wharf in Friend
ship harbor; to amend act incorporating the
town of Kingman; to incorporate Pleasant
River Steamboat Co.. to extend time of locat-
ing and completing the Bridgton Branch R. r.
to incorporate Kennebec & New York Naviga-
ton Co.; to incorporate the Pondicherry Co.
to incorporate the Farrell Manufacturing Co.
to authorize N. L. Thompson to build wharf in
Kennebunk river; relating to the valuation of
No. 3, r. 3,SOmerset county
Finally passed Resolve in aid of road through
Long Swamp in the town of Littleton.
On motion of Mr.. Mvrtin, the bill relating tc
the pay of school committees was taken from
the table, discussed, and by yea and nay vote,
indefinitely postponed.
The general railroad bill came up by assign
ment and was discussed at length by Messrs.
Butler, Harrington and others. Mr.. Butler
took strong grounds against the bill and Mr..
Pending its passage to be engrossed, the bill
was defeated-yeas 10, nays 20. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
The following matters were referred to the
next INSTRUMENTATION of A. r. Phillips;
j. p Stimson; Remonstrance of F. Fl. Moore
ct ais, of Bath, against a geological survey of
the State; of L. P. Totman ct ais, against the
amendment of the charter of Fairfield Bridge;
several petitions relating to the Georges Valley
Railroad; RemOnstrance of Bangor School
COMMITTEES against uniformity of school text
books.
Order passed-That the House meet hereafter
at A. M, excepting Mondays.
Read and assigned-Bill to incorporate the
Greenough Church Edifice Association; to in
corporate Portland Women Christian Associa-
ton; to incorporate the Ellsworth and Deer
Isle Telegraph Company; to make valid the
doinxs of the town of Minot; to incorporate the
Trustees of johnson Home School for Boys;
to incorporate the Eastport Gas Light Com
pany; to authorize the town of Yarmouth to
loan its credit to manufactures; to change the
names of certain persons; to incorporate the
Northport Grove Camp Meeting Association;
to amend Sec 5, chap. 124, r. S., relating to in
decent exposures; to amend sec. 81, chap. IL,
r. S.. relating to Normal Schools; to amend
chap. SO, Public Laws of 1872, relating to insol-
vent estates.
Leave to withdraw was reported on the petit
ton of j. L. Little; D. A. Sewall; J. Wilde;
A. Lombard ct ais; A. Nourse; I. NJ. Weston;
j. w. Timer; w. Luckforth w. H. Rhodes;
A. E. Kicker.
The bill relating to compulsory attendance
was taken from the table and indefinitely post
poned, after long and warm discussion, par
ticipated in by Messrs Mathews, Corthell and
May.
The bill relating to compulsory vaccination
was taken from the table and debated by Mr.
Vinton and others. 1t was then amended and
passed to be engrossed.
A reconsideration was moved on the bill re-
lating to penalty for placing distractions on
railroad tracks, and pending the motion was
tabled and tomorrow assigned.
Passed to be engrosssd-Bill to annex the
Plantation of Hamlin Grant Co., of Oxford, to
the town of Woodstock to authorize j. d.
Sturges to build wharves and booms in the tide
waters of Wiscasset. Adjourned.