Daily Kennebec journal., 1874-01-14
House..

TUESDAY, Jan. Is.
Prayer by Rev. JomN ALLEN of Farming
ton. = n"
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con
currence. t ~
The SPEAKER Joined to the Senate Com.
miftee on GovernoFs Address, on the part Of
| the House, Messrs. Corthell, North, Foster
McGilvery, Powers, Lord, and Kimball.
On the Senate order, calling for commit.
tee to negotiate for the purchase of the Maine
State Year Book, the Speaker appointed on
the part of the House, Messrs. Welden, IIurd
Parker, Nittum, Robbins, Mccartney, aud
Moulton Of Scarboro'
! On Senate order calling for q committee to
contract with some parties to do the State
printing, the Speaker appointed on the part
! of the House, Messrs. Pullen, North, VII
son, Bradbury of Odtown, Stone, Richards
and Pressey.
| Resolve relating to a tax commission, was
read twice under n suspension of the rules,
and passed to be engsossed. --..-.....
communication was received from Hon.
George q. Stacy, Secretary of State, trans
mittng the reports o: the Trustees of the
State Reform School and Agent of The Pc
nobscog Tribe OF indians, for 1878.
On motion Of Mr.. CoRruELl.,
Ordered That the Committees on State
Prison, Insane Hospital Agriculture, Educa-
ton, and Military Affairs, be authorized to
visit the various institutions which they rep
resent.
On motion Of Mr.. CRowELL,
Ordered, That ths Committee on Legal
Affairs report what amendments OF chapter
ll3, section 50 of the Revised Statutes are
necessary, to more CLEARLY define the duties
of sherits and jailers.
On motion OF Mr.. POWERS, the House
Adjourned.
Bills, PETITIONS, &c, PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
Bv Mr.. RlcuARDs--Pettion of S. d. CaIle.
ton and l1S others, of Camden, for repeal of
section of an act amendatory of chapter H.
of the Revised Statutes + eiating to Savings
Banks Referre j to tie Committee on Banks
and Banking.
By Mr.. WAssoN-Petition of Cyrus II.
Phipps and 295 others, TO repeal chapter 3I9
of the laws of 46, relating 10 migration OF
fish. Also petition OF Joseph T. Gray and
ll2 Others prohibiting the taking of eels in
Southey Bay River. Referred to the Com
mit,ee on Fisheries. Also petition of j. \.
Green ct sas., to be set off from the town OF
Blue HAk and annexed to the town Of Surry.
Referred to the Committee on Towns. Also
petition Of Ward Mason ct ais, for Cheese
Factory. Referred to the Committee on
Manufactures.
By Mr.. KIMBALL--Petition of Benjamin
Tucker, Jr., ct ais, of Waterford, to be in
corporated into 4 company known as the
Waterford Cheese Association. Referred to
the Committee on Manufactures.
By Mr.. REED-Petition Of VIM. Rice, the
Mayor of Bath, for an act authorizing the
Knox & Lincoln II. Il. Co, to extend their
road to Portland. Referred to the committee
on Railroads.
BY Mr.. LBnY-Pettion of John &. Tru-
fant for the payment of his claim against the
State. Referred to the Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. YATEs-Petltion ofthe selectmen of
Bristol in relation to the town line between
that town and the town Of Bremen. Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. CALDwELL-Petition of the inhab
tants of Letter a, Range 4, Aroostook county,
for abatement of State tax. Referred to the
Committee on. Claims.
BY Mr.. WILLIAMs-An act authorizing the
Maine Central r. R. Co., to change its loca-
ton, and construct a new bridge across the
Kennebec river at Wateryille. Referred to
the Committee on Railroads. Also petition Of
the knickerboclser Steam owage Co., for
amendment of charter, with bill. Referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr.. TABBUT-Petition of Louis Guptill
and So others of Addison for an act allowing
cattle to run at large in said town. Referred
to the Committee on Agriculture.
BY Mr.. JUDD-Petition OF the citizens of
Bridgewater for an appropriation for a high
way. Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Bridges. Also petition of Alice McPhail
for deed of State land. Referred to the Com
mittee on State Land.
By Mr.. CLARk-Petition of Cyrus J. Hall,
Jr., ct ais, of Mt. Desert, TO extend a wharf
do in eai1 tow leo
of T. l.. Roberts for wharf into tide water sof
Eden; petition of Perry w. Richardson ct
ais, to extend a wharf into Bass Harbor.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
BY Mr.. PowERs-Petiton of Gardiner Co.
burn of Patten to amend sec. 3D. of the charter
of the Shin Brook Dam Co. Referred to the
Committee on Legal Affairs. Also petition
of Amos p. Cook ct ais, of Honlton for an
act to incorporate the Houlton Dairy ing Co.
Referred to the Committee on Manufacturers
Also petition of Silas Coburn etials., for aid
upon road leading from Patten to Golden
Ridge road in Sherman. Referred to the
Committee. on State Lands.
By Mr.. CAMPBELL Petition of James Strout
ct ais, to change the town line between Cher
rytield and Mlbridge. Referred to the Com
mittee on Towns.
BY Mr.. DENIsoS-Bill an act to incorpor-
ate the Katahdin Slate Co. Referred to the
Committee on Railroads.
By Mr. WooDBURY-Biil an act to amend
section SO of chapter 40, of the Revised Stat
utes. Also bill an act additional to chapter
22 of the Revised Statutes, relating to diyis-
ion fences. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
BY Mr.. NATURALIZATION of James Devine
for a charter for an aqueduct. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. CoRTnELL-Bill an act to amend
sec. 2 of chap. 1876 of the public laws of II
relating to river fisheries. Referred to the
Committee on Fisheries.
BY Mr.. HURD-Petition of inhabitants and
legal voters of Berwick relating to division of
Berwick, and annexation to South Berwick
Referred to the Committee on Division of
Towns.
BY Mr.. Pierce-Petition of Chas. H. Cald-
we'll and SO others to widen horse sleds and
to set over single sleds and sleighs. Referred
to the Committee on Ways and Bridges.
By Mr.. SwAsEY-Petition of Abel S. Heald
and 70 others in favor of the petition for char
ter for a railroad from Rumford Falls to Au-
burn. Referred to the Committee on Rail-
roads 1.a
BY Mr.. MULLEN of North Haven-Petition
of Geo DYER for the establishment of a ferry