The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-02-06
Maine Legislature.

In the Senate Wednesday, Doth. the bill
relating to increase of pay of school COM
mittees was recommitted. Orders were
passed that the Committee on Judiciary
consider the eXpediency of amending Art
q, sec. /, chap. "A of the General Laws
OF the State to require eight years resi-
dence to acquire pauper settlement; that
the Judiciary Committee inquire into the
expedency of further LEGISLATION to pro-
tect administrators in the sale of insolvent
estates. Bill to confirm the location of
the Boston and Maine Railroad at North
Berwick was passed to be enacted. In
the House the petition Of c. Black ct ais,
to set off certain portions of Penobscot
county and annex the same to Aroostook
county was referred to the next Legisla-
ture Mr.. Dingley, for the judiciary
Committee, reported in new draft bill an
act to authorize the formation of railroad
corporations general railroad billy which
was ordered printed. The majority re-
port relative to the records OF attachments
OF real estate was adopted.
In the Senate Thursday, bill to authorize
the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Rail-
road Company to change their location in
the city OF Portland was read and assign
ed The following bills and petitions
were presented and referred: H. H. Clark
eft ais, tor railroad charter from Ellsworth
to Fremont of II. Brown ct ais. relative
to shiretown of Somerset county; bill an
act for consolidation of various smaller
roads now run by the Maine Central Rail
road Company into one road. known as
the Maine Central. The bill to increase
the pay OF school committees was indefi-
nitely postponed. In the House an order
passed that the Judiciary Committee in
quire whether further Legislation is need
ed for the protection of married women.
Passed TO be enacted-Bll to amend the
| charter OF the Penobscot and Union River
Railroad Company; to authorize cities
and towns to hold money in trust for
certain useful purposes.
lin the Senate Friday, a petition was
presented for a charter for railroad from
West Waterville to Augusta. The bill
concerning lands taken for railroads was
passed to be engrossed. The bill for
changing the location of the Portland,
S-eco and Portsmouth railroad was assign
| ed for Wednesday next. Passed to be
| enacted-Bill to amend the charter OF the
Penohscot and Union River Railroad Com
pany; to authorize cities and towns to
hold money in trust for certain useful pur-
poses; in relation to the town of Scar
boro'. In the House. the Senate paper
concerning an increase of pay per diem
Tor school committees created lengthy
discussion, but was finally amended bv
making the pay 50 a day with travelling
expenses and passed to be engrossed. A
number OF private petitions were present.
ed and referred.
In the Senate Saturday, the bill relating
to the pay Of School Committees, came
| back from the House amended and passed
to be engrossed. After long discussion
the Senate receded and concurred, 10 to
$, in passing the bill to be engrossed. In
the House a large amount of new bust
| ness was presented. Read and assigned
Bill to incorporate Odd Fellows Hall As
ISOLATION ut Portland; amending sec. Is.
| chap SO R. s.. relating to marriage to
amend sec. /, chap. s. laws of 1870, re-
lating to letters of administration. Passed
to he enacted-Bill an act additional to
chap. %, laws of 1869, concerning the
militia.
In the Senate Monday, a large number
OF bills were read and assigned, mainly
private business. Orders passed that the
Senate hold two sessions on SATURDAYS
and Mondays, beginning next Saturday
that the Judiciary Committee inquire into
the eXpediencv of the appointment of as
slstant county attorneys for Penobscot and
Cumberland counties. Passed to be en-
acted-Bill additional to chapter %, laws
of 1869, concerning the militia: TO amend
the charter of the Bangor Water Com
pany. In the House, passed to be enacted
Bill to amend and extend the charter of
fhe Kan Nata,, Do v,
~ passed-Resolve in favor of the follow
ing persons: CO Durham; c. A. Chase
in favor OF town of Lyndon; in favor of
l.. Harvey; in favor of S. T. Sewall; in
aid of road in Crystal plantation.
In Senate, Tuesday, the bill establish
ing uniform rates of railroad tariff was
tabled.
Under the suspension of rules the fol-
lowing petition was presented: To in
corporate the Camden Manufacturing Co.
The bill Incorporating the Waldoboro'
Village Corporation was, on motion Of
Mr.. Chaplin, tabled.
Orders passed-That all Joint standing
and Joint select committees report to the
Legislature all matters before them on or
before Feb. 10Th, 1873
That the Judiciary Committee inquire
into the eXpediencv of so changing the
law that counties shall be liable tor the
expense of paupers having no residence
in the State
In the House. Passed to be engrossed-
Act to provide for compulsory vaccination
ana revaccination in towns and cities.
Passed to be enacted-Bil an act to in
corporate the town OF Nanceboro' to au-
thorize the building and extension of a
N dan, r., 4 H.
nohscot Brick Co, act relating to pay of
school committees.
The reports of the Committee on Edu-
cation relating to the school mill fund
were taken from the table and assigned
for Tuesday, 18th inst
Blu an act in aid of free high schools
was reported and read a third time. Sev-
erai amendments We're offered when the
bill was laid on the table and amendments
ordered printed Adjourned