Daily Kennebec journal., 1873-01-17
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

THURSDAY, Jan. l6.
Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. COUSINS
of Hallowel.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of In con-
currence.
Mr.. SMITH from the Committee on Swedish
Immigration reported a bill to promote immi.
grafton and facilitate the settlement OF the
public lands. Tabled to be printed
This bill provides for board of immigra-
tion to consist Of the Governor, Secretary OF
State and Land Agent. The duty of this
board is to appoint a commissioner of immi-
grafton, an agent resident in New Sweden
and to exercise a general supervision over
the expenditure of all moneys appropriated
under the act. The duty Of the commission
er is to exercise general care and oversight
over all immigrants coming to Maine, to give
them all needful information to assist them in
settling upon the public lands of the State, or
obtaining employment within its borders, and
to have special charge of the colony Of New
Sweden. The compensation Of the Commis-
sioner is to be $1,000 year. The sum of
$1,000 Is appropriated for provisions, tools,
&C., to be repaid in labor on the roads, public
buildings &C., 5000, Of which sum is to 60 for
schools. Immigrants arriving over twenty
dred acres ofland, provided settler will build
comfortable house, and clear up not less
than fifteen acres of land. Said persons are
to be exempt from State taxation nntil Jan. l.
1876.
| On motion Of Mr.. DINoLEr of Androscoa.
/ gin
ORDERED, That the Committee on the Ju.
dietary inquire into the expediency of enact.
ing law defining the true lines between cit.
les and towns, where said lines are bounded
| on rivers or streams.
Mr.. DAVIS from the Committee ON Finan.
eial Affairs submitted the following:
That the Treasurer has assisted said Com.
inittee in the production of records. papers
and vouchers, aud has by himself and his
clerks, given all necessary information in or
der TO enable your committee to arrive ct a
! Just and correct confusion.
And would report that from all the evi-
deuce produced and shown, that they have
not been able to detect any errors in the ex.
hibt made by the Treasurer in his said re.
port, and all agree that the said report is cor
rect.
Your Committee, agreeably to the require
ments of law, have destroyed, by burning, all
bonds and coupons paid by the Treasurer the
past year. The amount of the former being
100000 and of the latter, $348, Cos 90, cou-
pons, and interest on registered bonds Ss4,-
sol SO total S432, ,999 50.
And your committee would further report
that they have destroyed by burning bonds
surrendered and cancelled, 1854, 900 90 sfor
which registered bonds have been issued.
A record of the same has been made upon
the books of of the Treasurer. The cash on
hand, 1919, 1C2.0S, is deposited in banks, en-
tirely satisfactory to your Committee.
The report was accepted and sent down.
On motion of Mr. DAVIS,
ORDERED, That message be sent to the
House OF Representatives, proposing a con-
vention of both branches of the legislature, in
the Representatives Hall, this day at lll5
o'clock, A. NJ, for the purpose of electing a
State Treasurer for the current fiscal year,
and asking the concurrence of the House.
The message was conveyed by the Secreta-
ry, and subsequently message was received
from the House, informing the Senate of the
concurrence of that branch in its proposition.
AT the hour assigned for the convention the
Senate proceeded to the Representatives Hail.
(See House report)
On motion of Mr.. ABBOT of Kennebec,
ORDERED, That each member of the Board
of Agriculture be supplied with the Daily
kennebec Journal during the session of the
legislature.
Mr.. DINGLEY introduced bill to amend
sections 50 and Sc of chap. ! l3 of the Revised
Statutes. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
/ This bill provides that one weeks board OF
poor debtors must be paid in advance at the
time of commitment, and unless it is paid the
jailer cannot receive the debtors into custody.
The board is increased to SO. 90 week
PASSED TO BE ESGRossED-Bill an act to
amend an act authorizing the inhabitants of
the town of Addison to build bridge across
Pleasant river. Chapter %, Special law OF
1912
On motion of Mr.. Honns of York,
Adjourned.
PETITIoNs, BILLS, &C., Presented AND Rh-
FERRED.
BY MIR. O'BRIoN: Petition of Joseph Har,
ding eft ais, to prevent the destruction of fish
in Harding's pond in town of Baldwin. Re.
ferred to Committee on Fisheries.
BY Mr.. DlNGLEy: Petition of James Ding
ley and others for an act to incorporate the
Auburn Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Referred to Committee on Mercantile Affairs
and Insurance.
House.
! THURSDAY, Jan. l6,
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. CRANE of Hallowell.
| Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
/ on IotlOu OF MT. MORTLASDy
ORDERED, That the Committee OH the iu.
dietary be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of repeating section ,, chapter 80 OF
the public laws of 1872 relating to nsclvent
estates.
On motion of Mr.. HISCn,
ORDERED, That the Committee ON State
Lands and State Roads, be directed to inquire
into the necessity of making an appropriation
for the repair of the bridge across the Malta
wamkeag river at Haynesville, in the county
of Aroostook.
On motion of Mr.. REED,
ORDERED, That the Committee on the Ju.
dietary be instructed to inquire if any legisla-
ton is expedient to define the duties of judges
of the Supreme Judicial Court and Superior
Court in relation to charging juries.
Mr. HoDsoN, from the Committee on Com
merce, on petition, reported bill an act to
authorize William z. Hartman to extend
wharf into the tide waters Of the city of Bel
fast Read and assigned.
Mr.. CoRTHELL, from the Committee on Ed
ucation, reported reference to the Committee
on the Judiciary, on petition of L. A. Wads-
worth, for a. law to better preserve the health
of the public, more especially school children.
Mr.. WOOD from the Cnmmirfea ON Mer-