The Portland daily press., 1874-01-31
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.
Especial to the Press.1
SENATE.

House papers were disposed of in concur
renee.
Petitions, &C., presented and referred-Of mu-
nicipal officers of VIM, for act to incorporat e
the county of Appleton; bill to facilitate the
decision of issues of facts in civil cases,
providing that when the presiding judge is sat
isfed the jury cannot agree, he may receive a
verdict from nine or more jurors, provided IN
his opinion justice would be done by such YER
dict; of Joseph Ellis and Others for incornora-
ton of the Waldo Dairy Company, of q A.
Smith, w. B. Lapham and A. s. Perham, for
change in the pension laws, with bill to relieve
children of the age Of fourteen years, also dis
continuing the Board of Guard ans aad placing
the pension department under the control Of
the Adjutant General; continuing the pensions
granted in 1873, upon certificate of applicant,
and of municipal officers that the condition of
the pensioner has not improved, and providing
that all soldiers who served by enlistmen. in
the war of 1861, ard who became dependent
upon public charity by reason of injury sus-
talned in the service shall not be considered as
paupers, or be subject to disfranchisement; Of
Albert Pickering ct ais, for pension for minor
child of Chas w. Cobb; of A. York and others
for the annexation of the plantations of Patta-
gumpus and Midway; bill to amend chapter
awidow who has not waived the provision
made for he'll in will of her husband, or deprv-
ed of the benefit of that provision by reason of
the insolvency Of the estate, the Judge of Pro-
bate may make her such an allowance from
the personal estate as he would have been au-
thorized to make if she had waived the pro-
visions of the will.
Reports of ommttees-Legislation mex pc
dent was reported on an order relating to
amending the statutes in regard to killing and
selling calves for veal lese than four weeks old
and On an order to amend chapters 80 and 40, r
S relating to birds.
Leave to withdraw was reported by the Com
mittee on Towns, on the petitions of Henry
Marshall and Others to be set off from Gushing
and Friendship and to set up housekeeping. as
an independent plantation.
The Financial Affairs Committee send the
application of the town of Watervile for an
abatement of three-tsnths of its State tax, to
the Committee ON Ways and Means.
Bills and resolUes reported-Bill TO incorporate
the Bowdoin Alumni Memorial Hall Associa-
ton; to incorporate the Central Wharf Steam
Tow Boat Company of Portland; resolve pro-
viding for the purchase of the Maine State
Year Book. The resolve authorizes the Secre
sary of State to contract for 1900 copies of the
Year Book, at an expense not exceeding 81 1-3
cents per copy. The resolve provides further
for the distribution of the copies purchased to
the Legislature, heads of depa tments, &c,
These bills and resolves were read and as
Slgucu IOT to-IuOrrOW.
The bill relating to the close time of Holsters
came up on its passage to be engrossed, and
was recommitted to the Fisheries Committee.
Passed to be enacted and finally passed and
sent to the GoUern0r-An act granting further
time to the Penobscot & Lake Meguntic Rail-
road Company to locate and construct its road
to increase the capital stock. of the Barnard
Slate Quarry Company; resolve in favor of
Peter Salmore. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions Presented and Referred:-for an Act
relating to railroad connections; for an Act ad
ditional to and anendatOry of chap. "a public
laws of 1872 relating to Savings Banks; of H
Bailey ct ais of Columbia Falls, in aid of pet.
ton of Bangor & Calais Shore Line Railroad
Co; for bridge over the Penobscot river; for
an Act relating to the filing of attachments;
| for an Act additional to chap. 81, r. s; OF the
Auburn Aquednct Company for amendment of
charter; of j. CalderwoOd ct ais of Vinalhavan,
for an Act le9alizing the doings of said town;
of the selectmen of Woolwch, for an Act lie
galiziug the doings of said town; of j. H
Stevens ct ais, asking for legislation to remove
the existing political disabilities of women; of
G. L. Buckmore ct ais tor Act changing the
time and place of holding the term of the s. j.
Court Washington county,, approved March
18th, 1869; of j. H. Stllings ct ais of Berwick,
for the right of suffrage to women; for an Act
to increase the salary of the County Attorney
repeal of the High school law; of E. S. Pike ct
ais of Sebagc, for the establishment of a State
Normal School at Bridgton; of I. s. Somes,
FOR amendment Of present school laws for the
support of Common Schools; of the citizens of
Casco, for State Normal School at Bridgton
OF W. Small ct ais of Raymond, for same; of
j. NJ Church ct ais of Naples, for same; Tor an
Act amending chap. 80 r. s.. relating to lime
and lime casks; remOnStrance OF Z. HOlyoke ct
ais, against an Act Incorporating steam ferry
company between Bangor and Brewer; of D.
WATSON ct ais of BrOOksville, for surrender of
the charter of the toll bridge in s id town; of
citizens of Lincoln, for incorporation of the
County of Appleton; for incorporation OF the
Searsport Swings Bank; of A. Packard ct ais,
to be set off from the town of Peru and annex
ed to Canton; of j. p. White ct ais of Belfast,
for incorporation of the Marine Insurance Co.,
with capital stock of 100000; remonst, ance of
s. Green ct ais of Deer Isle, against petition of
the inhabitants of Gouldsborough, in reference
to close of time of taking. Holsters; for an Act
relating to attachments of real estate; of Jas.
P. Russell ct ais of Temple. for pension for
d. w. Brooks Of same town; Of G. A. Libby of
Limestone, that the Land Agent may convey a
lot of land to j. Phair; remonstrauce of the
citizens of Sherman against building new
road in said town.
Orders Passed:-that the Committee on Ju-
dietary inquire into the expedency of 20 amend
ing chap. 3, sec. 10, r. S., as to compel towns
to choose Auditors of Accounts where minor
ity of the legal voters request it; that the Com
mttee on Judiciary inquire whether any furth-
er legislation Is necessary to enable municipal
corporations to set off the amount due them for
taxes against such amount as may be found due
by them to any person and attach by trustee
process; that the Committee ON Agriculture in
quire into the expedency of amending chap
%, r. S., relating 20 pounds and impounding
BEASTS that the Committee on Legal Affairs
inquire into the expedency of amending the
law SO that County Commissioners may have
authority to change the books of index of the
records in the Regstries of Deeds, to the form
known as ledger Index; that the Treasurer
of the Stat for the current year be directed in
his next annual report to show in tabular form
the names of the salaried officers with the sal
airy of each, their travelling and incidental ex-
penses, and the amount received by each in ag-
greeate; that the Committee On Ways and
Mems consider what amount it will be necessa-
ry to raise by State tax to meet the demands
upon the treasury for the ensuing year.
Read and Assigned:-bill to amend sec. B.
chap 80, RS. relating to bounties on wolves
and bears; an Act additional to chap. 105 R.
S., relating to gambling on railroad cars. The
above bills were printed. To incorporate
the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Passed to be engrossed:-to incorporate the
the doings of the town of Weston; authorizin 8
T. W. Richards ct ais to extend a wharf al
fremont; to incorporate the sagadahoc &