The Portland daily press., 1873-01-28
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE.
Reported for the Press.]
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. q.
House papers disposed of in concurrence.
The bill to amend an act providing for the
appointment and duties of recorder of the
police court of Bangor, approved March 18th,
1856, was, on motion of Mr.. Kimball, laid on
the table.
Petitions, Bills. DC, Presented and Referred.
Bill to legalze the doinys of the East Kennebec
Agricultural and Horticultural Society.
The bill granting relief to the heirs of the
Bingham estate was taken from the table and
passed to be engrossed. -
orders Pdssed-That the Committee on Ways
ana Means inquire into the expediency of ap-
propriating money to cover the bridge across
the ArOoStOOk river at Caribou.
Passed to be enGcted-Bill authorizing the
filling of the channel between Deer Isle and
Little Deer Isle; to remove gates and bars
from the highways in North Haven; to amend
section 16, chapter 3d. r. S., relating to birds;
to amend chapter 1S, section 81, relating to APP
peals from the decisions of County Commits
sioners.
Adjourned
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
Bills, Petitions, etc., presented and referred
A communication relative to the power of Trial
Justices in criminal cases; of inhabitants of
Machasport that the term of court now held in
Calais may hereafter be held in Machias; rela-
tive to attachments in certain cases; to incor-
oorate the Northport Wesleyan Grove Camp
Meeting Association; of j. G. Nash ct ais, that
his acts as a Justice oil the Peace may be made
valid; for act additional to sec. 50, c1ap 81, R.
S.. of j. Doyle for lot of land; of I. Getchell ct
ais, of the town of Palmyra for repeal of act
county; of inhabitants of Mapleton and Castle
Hill for aid in opening road; of inhabitants
of Hamlin for aid in rebuilding bridges; of citi-
zens OF Benton for amendment of acts relating
to the Ke"nebec and Wiscasset Railroad; bill
for the extension of the Georges Valley Rail-
road; to prevent loss of life and injury to prop
erty by railroad accidents; petition of j. B.
Trafton ct ais, for charter for railroad resolve
authorizing the Land Agent to deed lot of
land to j. B. Farrell without further settling
duties; petition of P. I. Nickerson ct ais, in
aid of the petition of j. B. Traftop ct ais. for
charter for railroad; of j. Hacker ct ais, for
same; of inhabitants of Greenville for repeal of
acts relating to the Kennebec and Wiscasset
Railroad; of ID. Bunker that his island be set
off from the town of Benton and annexed to
the town of Fairfield of s. s. Brown ct ais. for
same; OF j. A. Thompson ct ais, for same: of
8. Allen, that portion of his farm be set off
from bowdoln, Sagadahoc county, and annex
ed to Litchfield, Kennebec county; remon- |
STRANGE of S. E. Benjamin ct ais. of Patten
against said town being set off to Aroostook |
county.
Read and Assigred.-Bill additional to chap. |
~ Jaws OF Ioe9, concerning the militia relating
poses; to secure the education of youths.
Orders Passed-That the Judiciary Commit
tee inquire into the expediency of so amending
the law respecting the calling of the annual
and other meetings of parishes or other relig-
ious societies, so that they may be called by the
clerks in the mode prescribed by law.
Passed to be enacted-Bill to incorporate the |
Portland, Bath and Sea Shore Railroad Co. An \