The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-27
TY-SECOND LEGISLATURES.
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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 25, 1877;


AUGUSTA, Jan. 25, 1873.
Senate papers disposed of Ill concurrence.
Read lnd ASSIGNED Bill to authorize j. H.
Green ct ais. of Bremen, to repair wharf; to
authorize B. Thompson to extend wharf in
Rutherford Gut; resolve to reimburse Jessie
Drew for lot of land, on motion of Mr. Kim
ball this resolve was tabled; bill confirming To-
cation of b. & M. r. R., on motion of Mr..
Butler laid on the table and assigned for next
Monday,-afterwards Mr.. Butler called 1or
reconsideration of this vote and moved 10 az
sign for next Wednesday; to aid tree MS, ntSr
schools; resolve to grant c. O. Higgins ' io' VI
land.
The bill for the relief of Bingham estate was
on ifs MASSAGE to be engrossed, tabled and as
signed for next Monday
The bill to provide for additional safety of
railroads was, on motion of Mr.. Butler, taken
from the table and referred to the Committee
on Railroads.
On the order to amend the statute authoriz-
ing selectmen to act as local land agents it was
reported legislation inexpedient.
n tfet1t'0ns, -BtlS, etc., presented and referred
~ ~ W. +. Lewis ct ais. of Fairfield, relating to
snlre town OF Somerset county; Of N. Woods
et as, Tor same; of w. p Winslow ct ais, for
same; resolve for revision of treaties with PEN
o0scot tribe of Indians; remonstrance of j. S.
Worster ct ais, of Columbia Falls, against wide
Ahmed wheels.
Orders Passed-That the Committee on Judi
cary inquire whether any legislation is neces-
sary in chapter "a section 4, of laws of 1872, to
authorize assessors in cities, towns and planta
tons to tax bank stock to persons pledging such
stock to savings banks as collateral security for
loans.
Passed to be enacted-Bll to provide in part
for the expenditures of government; to incor-
porate Wlnterport and Bucksport ferry; to in
corporate town OF Hersey; to amend act author
izing the inhabitants to build bridge across
Pleasant river; to incorporate the Slate Quarry
Company of Brownville to increase capital
stock of Laconia Company; resolve relative to
ceeding lot of land to United States government
for cemetery purposes; resolve to purchase the
Maine State Year Book. Adjourned.
HOUSE
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
Petitions, Bills, &C., presented and REFERRED
Of A. Lyon ct ais; of E. Boynton ct ais, of
town of Deblois for repeal of the Calais court
laws; of j. w. Hines for reimbursement for
lot of land; of Francis Milliken ct ais. for an
act to incorporate the Bangor Steamboat Co..
repeal of the act changing the shire town of
Somerset county; of the assessors of Unity
plantation for aid to repair bridge; of ID. w.
Campbell ct ais, of Cherrytleld for an act to
establish State Board of Harbor Commission
| ers
Orders passed-That the Committee on Edu-
cation be directed to inquire into the expedien-
| cy of amending chapter of the law of 1872. re-
lating to the powers of cities aud towns to take
land for the location of school houses; that the
COMMITTEE on Judiciary inquire into the ex-
pediency of repeating section 10, chapter 116 OF
the revised statutes, relating to jury fees: that
when the house adjourns it adjourns to Monday
| at Up. m.
Read and assigned Bill to incorporate the
Abbott Family School at Little Blue; to incor.
porate the town of Benedicta; also to incorpor-
ate the town of Lakeville; resolve in favor OF
the town of Lyndon; also in favor of Crystal
| plantation.
Passed to be enacted-Resolve to provide III
part for the expenditures of government; bill tc
amend section 81, chapter IS, R. S., relating *
| appeals from the decisions of County Commits
sioners; to remove gates and bars from the
town of North Haven; to authorize the filling
of channel between Deer Isle and Little Deel
Isle; to amend section 16, chapter 3d. r. s., re
lating to birds.
| Adjourned