The Portland daily press., 1873-02-08

On motion of MI. Brooks, the bill on com
pulsory vaccination was called up by reconsid-
Grafton, amended, so that vaccination shall be
once in nine years, adopted and the bill passed
to be eng-ossed.
On the following bill and resolves, legislation
inexpedient was reported: revising the State
valuation; bill for an amendment relating to
lobster spawn; bill relating to town insurance;
resolve of D. Knox for reimbursement for land.
The Report of the Committee on Military
Affairs was tabled
The report of the Committee on State Prison
was also tabled.
The general railroad bill was called up and
assigned for next Tuesday.
Passed to be enacted Bill to incorporate the
Saco Steamboat Co.. East Dover Cheese Co. !;
Phillips Building Co.; Earl Slate Co.; Weld
Corner Cheese Co.; relating to the VIII OF Nan
CIV Hanson; relating to the fees of the Judge
OF the Municipal Court at Biddetord; to author
ize w. A. Wells ct ais. to build wharf in
Co. to build causeway from the island to the
main land; additional, relating to the building
loan of Portland; to incorporate the Mattanaw-
cook Dam Co.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Petitions, Bills. &C., Presented and Referred:
Petition of Selectmen of Milford for reim-
bursement; of &. w. Pickering, ct. ais in favor
of bill establishing board of Harbor Commission
ers; OF E. T. Burnham, ct ais. of Saco for same; /;
Bill to incorporate the Diamond Slate Co Pc
tltion OF a. Z. Connors ct ais. for right to ex-
tend wharf in Frenchman's Bay; of city of Bath
In aid OF former petitions relating to the Peo-
PIES Ferry at Bath; of J. w. Ulmer for arrears
of bounty under Act of 1863 Chap. 21S, Sec 1;
OF W. E. Shurkforth for same; Bill to facilitate
the redemption of mortgages of real estate in
certain cases.
Orders Pdssed-Requesting the committee on
Railroads to inquire into the expediency of re-
quiring the E. & n A. R. R. Co., to carry pas
sengers and freights at rates corresponding to
those of other railroads; Instructing the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs to inquire into the pro-
priety of establishing by law to pay salaries to
white person or persons not belonging to the
Penobscot Tribe of Indians without the consent
in due form OF said tribe; directing the COM
mittee on legal affairs to inquire whether any
further legislation is necessary with regard to
assignment of wages.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
of the town of Danforth, to legalize the doings
killing of Moose and Deer; same on petition OF
Millard Carver, ct. ais for amendment of city
charter of Bangor, relating to election of Street
Commissioners; same on petition relating to
picking of cranberries in Deer Isle.
Read and Assigned-Bill to incorporate the
Northern Co.; the Maine State Temperance
Association; to legalize the acts of the Select
men of Wiscasset, and vote of the same; to lie.
galize the doings of school district in town Of
Br'stol To make valid the doings of j. c. Nash
as justice of the Peace; to make valid the
in town of Bristol; to toincorporate the State Pc
mological Society; bill to amend the act to es
tablish the State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, special law of 1867; to author
ize the town of Gouldsboro to regulate the run
ming at large of cattle in said town; to iucor
porate the Hancock County Savings Bank;
amendatory to chap 81 and 50, relating to rail
road and steam navigation; to amend chap II;
r. s., relating to compensation of members Of
the government; resolve relating to setting
apart of national domain as pub
lie school fund; bill making valid the acts oi
the warden of State Prison in making sale Of
certain land; resolve in favor of Aroostook
county; in aid of road in Island Falls.
The bill to incorporate the South Paris Saw
ings Bank, was, on motion of Mr.. Hatch, re
committed.
The bill OF. compulsory attendance at schoo
was amended and passed to be engrossed
Subsequently motion to reconsider it was
tabled and Tuesday next assigned.
Passed to be e1,acted-Bll to amend an act
providing for the appointment and duties of 8
Recorder of the Police Court at Bangor; to in
corporate the Odd Fellows Association at Port
land; relating to damages for land taken fol
railroad purposes
Finally passed-Resolve in favor of the Ban.
gor Children's Home; in favor of c. s. Page.
Adjourned.