The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-31

! question was on filling the blank for per diem
pay. Mr.. Coffin, of Waldo, moved to amend
by striking out $1.50 per day and inserting 81,
with necessary travelling expenses A discus
sion arose participated in by Messrs kimball
of Penobscot, harrington of Oxford, and Chap
| lin of Cumberland Mr.. Collins amendment
was on vote, lost. A renewed discussion arose
in which the same gentleman, also Messrs.
Dingley and Davis, of Androscoggin, partici-
mated. Mr. Harrington moved to amend by
striking out S1.5O per day and inserting 80. 75 a
day, without expenses. A fresh discussion arose
on this proposition which was lost-yeas II
nays A. The question required on filling tbe
blank with 500. Voted on and lost Mr..
Dingley, OF Androscoggin, moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill, which was carried
Passed to be enacted-Bil authorizing S. c.
heene to extend wharf in Rutherford Gut; au-
tnorlZlng b. Thompson to extend and maintain
wharf in Medomac River
AdjourRed
Senate papers disposed Of in concurrence.
Read and Assigned in favor of Sam
uel c. Niles; authorizing the Adjutant Gener-
al to sell the gun house at Milo; bill for an act
additional to an act to incorporate the Northern
Aroostook r. r. Co.; to authorize the Clark
Island Granite Co. to build causeway; bill to
incorporate the Chestervile Insurance Com
pany.
Bills, Petitions, ETC., presented and referred
OF s. G. Andrews ct ais. for an act to compel
railroad companies to operate and run roads at
all times; of j. r. Ames ct ais. for repeal of
the Calais Court BILL of the city of Lewiston
for an act giving additional remedies for the
collection of taxes; bill to incorporate the York
Steam Navigation Co.. relating to the election
of officers in the village and school district in
Augusta; of j. H. Drummond ct ais. for the
Incorporation of the Odd Fellows Hall Associa-
tou of Portland
Numerous petitions were presented relative
to the Somerset shire town matter; of M. Ma
deau for lot of land; of S. Blake for pension; of
f. b. Low for reimbursement for money paid
the State; of the county commissioners of
Aroostook county for reimbursement of money
expended on State roads in said county; of y.
F. Adam ct ais. for charter for the Aroostook
river railroad; bill to protect fish in Chase pond
town of York; of I. Clark ct ais. for the protec-
ton of fish in Alfred and Lyman; of the inhab
itants of Weld for same in Webbs pond, in
Weld; to authorize any railroad company to
construct branches; petitiion of S. A. Todd ct
ais for amendment to the charter of the Ken
nebec and Wiscasset Railroad Co; of S. Golf
ct ais to incorporate the Mexico and Rumford
Cheese Co.; of III. G. Powers ct ais for the re-
peal of section 3, chapter 1862, private laws of
1867; bill to incorporate the Piscataqus branch
river boom company; of L. L. Coombs ct ais.
for the incorporation of the Lisbon savings bank;
OF w. W. Morton for an act to set off part of
Minot to Auburn; of j. Atkins ct ais. of
Hollowell for the appointment of harbor COM
missioners; of j. H. Smaller ct ais. for aid to
road in Oakfield
On the petition relating to the catching of
eels in Bagaduce river, leave to Withdraw was
granted.
Orders pdSSed-That the Committee on State
Lands and Roads Inquire into the expedency
okaiding in the construction of road in town.
ship II, range 8; also Of reappropriating money
as per chapter 61 resolves of 1872; also into the
necessity of making an appropriation for the
repair of road in Kingsbury, Piscataquis Co.;
that the Committee ON Indian Affairs inquire
what legislation is necessary to provide a bell
for the Indian chapel at Peter Dennis Point at
Princeton. That 1000 additional copies of the
Railroad Commissioners report be printed for
the use of the legislature. That the Judiciary
Committee inquire whether further legislation
is necessary for the protection of married wo-
men.
The petitioners concerning narrow trimmed
wheels in Columbia had leave to Withdraw.
Passed to be enacted-Bill to increase the sal
aries of the Judge and Register of Probate in
Androscoggin county; to continue in force the
act for the preservation of the fish in Gross
pJrd, Wa!doboro act additional to an act to
incorporate the Bangor House Proprietary; to
amend the charter of the Penobscot and Union
River Railroad Co.; relative to the town of
Scarboro; to authorize cities and towns to hold
money in trnst for certain useful purposes
Finally Passed-Resove in favor of the city
of Hallowell.
Adjourned.