The Portland daily press., 1873-02-05
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE,
Especial to the Press.1
SERATE.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 4, 1873.
House papers disposed of in concurrence
The bill establishing uniform rates Of rail-
road tariff was tabled
Petitions, Bills, &C., presented a I'd referred
Under the suspension of rules the following
petitions were presented: OF W. Small ct ais
to incorporate the Topsham Granite and Man
ufacturing- Company; to incorporate the Cam
den Manufacturing Company.
Read and aSsigned-Bill amending section /
chapter 3, relating to administration; amend
ing section Is, chapter SO R. S., relating to the
solemnizatiOn of marriage; to incorporate the
Odd Fellows Hall Association of Portland
The bill to continue in force chapter of the
public laws of 1872 relating to disabled soldiers
was tabled and ordered printed
The bill Incorporating the Mattanawcook
Dam Company was taken from the table and
passed to be engrossed.
The bill incorporating the Farwell Manufac-
turing Company on its passage to be engrossed,
was, on motion Of Mr.. Dingley, tabled.
The bill incorporating the Waldoboro Village
Corporation was, on motion of Mr.. Chaplin,
tabled
Orders Pdssed-(By Mr., Humphrey That all
joint standing and joint select committees re.
port to the Legislature all matters before them
on or before Feb. Is, 1873. This order created
some discussion but finally passed. (By Mr.
Farrngtoa.) That the Judiciary Committee in
quire into the expediency of SO changing the
| law that counties shall be liable for the ex
| pense of paupers having no residence in the
| State
| Passed to be Enacted-Bill to authorize the
building OF dyke in town Of Harrington; tt
q Nnrfh -Tou
| to incorporate the Madrid & West Phillip.
| Cheese Company; additional to an act to es
tablish the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railroad
| Company.
| Finally Passed-Resolve in favor of G. o
| Donald; of c. A. Chase; of j. Gabriel.
The resolve in aid Of Crystal Plantation was
on motion of Mr. Hallock, tabled.
The resolve in favor of the town of Lyndor
was on motion of Mr.. Smith, tabled; also OF
motion OF same gentleman the resolve in favo
of S. I. Sewall was tabled. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Petitions, Bills. &C., Presented and Referred
| Petition of q. III. Honghton ct ais of Wood
stock, for act to annex the Plantation of Ham
lin Grant to that town; several remonstrances
against the same; bill amending chap. TT spec
ial laws of 1871, relating to drains and sewers
to amend chap 80, public laws Of 1872, relatin,
10 land in incorporated townships; to amen'
Sec 81, chap. R. s., relating to evidence; t.
amend sec 9, chap. 50, R. S., relating to pro
ceedings in court; petition of i. w. Porter TO
change OF law relating to killing of deer; sew
eral petitions concerning Somerset county shir
town; also remonstrances against the same; O
L. M. Kennedy for act to incorporate the Eas
jefferson Cheese Co.; bill to incorporate tn
West Hampden Cheese Co.. to amend Sec "a
chap 81, r. S., relating to mutual accounts
| ,,ot;fio, of TT Kicker for charter tn nax,;c.ot,
the Androscoggn river; Of J. Patten ct ais fo
amendment Of charter of the Peoples Ferr,
Co.; of H. Kicker ct ais. for repeal of act fo
] the preservation Of fish in certain ponds in Pc