The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-15

| at Bowdoinham; to incorporate the Maine State
! Temperance Reform Association: to. leoalize
the doings of School District No. s, town of
| Bristol; to make legal the doings of the Union
! Meeting. house Association in the town of Bris-
| toll. ''N
The bill relative to raupers was on motion of
Mr. Butler, tabled to be printed; bill to incor-
porate the Biddeford street railroad was tabled
to be printed
Legislation inexpedient reported ON bill de-
timing river and stream boundaries between cities
and towns, Ton motion of Mr. Dinsley tabled).
The P. S. & P. Railroad bill came up Amend
ment "F'' adopted. Mr.. Burgess moved to
amend by inserting after "City Council in 22d
line, the words "but this provision shall not
apply to any track now authorized by law" p
Adopted The amendment 'E'' proposed by
Mr. Burgess yesterday was then adopted.
Mr.. Chaplin moved to amend so that the
bridge at the foot of Bracket street shall be ac-
/ cepted by the County Commissioners. Adopt-
cd. The bill then passed to be engrossed.
The bill relating to attachments was tabled
The bill concerning railroad tickets was
amended SO that return tickets be valid for
same time as regular tickets. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the absence of the Speaker, Hon S. C..
Hatch of Bangor, was chosen Speaker pro
tenn, -. ft
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Read and assigned-Bill to extend the rights
OF towns and school districts in certain cases;
TO amend chap A, public laws of 1872, entitled
an act additional to chap. 6, r. S., relating to
Incorporated townships; to amend sec. 3,chap
20, r. s.. relating to bowling alleys and billiard
| rooms. relatlDO tn dicturhiuU pblio uantipOS.
to amend chap. 116. sec. s, r. S., relating to
! the service of venires; to incorporate the Pts
cataquis Boom Co.. to authorize /. s. B,ngs,
Jr., to clear the channel and navigate the Ken
! nebec river between Watervlle and Augusta;
authorizing the extension of the charter of the
| Androscoggin Navigation Co.; to incorporate
the State Publishing Co; to ame.id chap, 5S1,
| special laws of 1868, relating to taking trout in
Mo9sehead Lake; to authorize the inhabitants
of the town of Oxford to raise money to estab-
fish and maintain a public library; to authorize
| A. e. Corners ct ais. to extend a wharf at
Frenchman's Bay; resolve in favor of Normal
School at Castine; in favor of Normal School
at Pennington; in favor of G. S. Brown.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
of S. c. Yomans ct ais; of J. H. Gould ct ais.
/ of citizens of Brewer, for authority to estab.
lisn public highway in said town to tide wa
tiers of Penobscot river.
! Legislation inexpedient was reported on the
order relating to pauper- laws in organized
plantations; on order relating to the amend
ment of Sec. s, chap. 4, r. S. @
Ought not to pass was reported on bill to
amend chap. 49, R. s.; on bill to amend chaps
81 and 80, r. s, relating to railroad and steam
navigation.
Passed to be enacted-Bill to incorporate
the Buckfeld Savings Bank; to incorporate the
Canton Manufacturing Co.: to incorporate the
fremont Savings Bank; to incorporate the
New Sharon Cheese Manufacturing Co.; to in
corporate the Island Railroad Co.; to incorpor
ate the Topsham Granite and Manufacturing
Co.; to incorporate the Mexico and East Rum
ford Cheese Manufacturing Co.; to amend act
entitled can act to incorporate the Bangor &
Calais Shore Line Railroad Co.. amendatory tt
| Sec Is, chap. 8, r. S., relating to marriage and
its solemnization.
Finally possed-Resolve in addition to chap
1873, resolves of 1867, relating to Indian affairs
| providing for surveying and making the lin
between Maine and New Hampshire.
! The school mill tax bill came up by assign
| ment.
Mr.. Keegan being entitled to the floor spok'
at length in favor OF an increase.
Mr.. Loring of Portland, replied at length.
The discussion was participated in by Messrs
Alley of Hartford, Mortland of Rockland
Corthell of Calais, and Bandall of Island Falls
The pending question being the substitution
of the minority for the majority report, tn
House refused so to do, yeas Sc, nays rs Th
practically defeats the increase of the mill ia:
in the House. Adjourned.