The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-14
FIFTY.THIRD LEGISLATURE.
(Special to Press.l
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. Is.
The order from the House limiting the time
for receiving matters of private legislation to
Feb. 4th and ordering notice in the Kenuebec
Journal, Wing and Courier, Portland PRESS
and Eastern Argus, was amended so as to in
clude the Lewiston Journal Passed.
The report of the agent of the Penobscot In
dams was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs.
The report of the Trustees of the Reform
School was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Reform School.
Mr.. Lothrop of Somerset introduced an or
der calling upon the Secretary of State to fur
nish detailed statement of the salary or COM
pensation of all officers of the State for the
year 1874, and the sum total paid such officers
for each decade from 1922 to 1872 inclusive.
The order passed.
Messrs. Hall of York, Burgess of Cumber-
land and Webster of Knox were appointed a
committee to contract for State printing and
binding for the current year.
Petitions presented and referred BY Mr..
Craudon, of j. D. Sawyer and others for repeal
of the Washington County Court bill of 1867
by Mr.. Emery, of Daniel Rodick and others for
pany-severally to the Judiciary Committee; of
A. H. Stimson and others for act to incorporate
the Stimson Granite Company-to committee
on Commerce; by Mr.. Whitmore, for John
Whitmore for authority to build a weir ON the
middle grounds below Odom's Ledge in the
Penobscot river-to committee on Fisheries; of
b. +. & G. L. Buchanan, for right to extend a
wharf in Columbia Falls into tide water-tO
committee on Interior Waters; by Mr.. Boyle, a
petition of David Howe and others for charter
r. d.: rtsv
Stone-to committee on Railroads.
Mr. Lothrop presented resolve requiring the
cashiers of all Banks to make returns to the
Secretary of State of the names of all stock
holders, place of residence and amount of
stock owned by each, on or before January %,
1874. The resolve passed to be engrossed.
HOUSE. 5
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Petitions presented and REFEREED Of c. III.
| Philips ct ais, for amendment of law relating to
migration of fishes: of w. Rice ct ais, for an
| act authorizing the Knox & Lincoln Railroad
Company to extend their charter from Bath to
Portland; of the Maine Central Railroad Co m.
pany for authority to change its location and
| construct a new bridge across the Kennebec
| river; for the incorporation of the Katahdin
| for an acqueduct company; of Selectmen OF
| Bristol concerning the town line; to amend
| sec. So, chap. 40, Revised Statutes; of Abel 5.
| Head ct ais. in aid of the petition of r. U.
Jewell ct ais, for charter for a railroad from
RumfOrd Falls to the city of Auburn; of Lewis
Guptill ct ais, of Addison for an act to allow
cattle to roam at large in said town; of A: r
Cook ct ais, of Houlton, for the Incorporate on
of Houlton Draining Company; of G. Colbu RI
| of Pattsn, for amendment of sec. of charter
of Slim Brook Dam Company; of Knicker,-
booker Steam Tonnage Company for amend
ment of charter; of c. j. Hall ct ais, of MT
Desert, for authority to extend wharves to tide
water; of S. d. Carlton ct ais, of Camden, for
repeal of sec, l, of IAN act amendatory o.
chap. AZ, r. S., relating to savings banks Oh
| b. Tucker ct ais, of Waterford; for incorpora
ton of the Waterford Cheese Factory Assocla
ton; of Geo. Dyer for the establishment OF q
ferry between North Haven and VInalhaven;
L. l.. Roberts ct ais, for wharf in tide waters
in Eden; of S. F. Gray ct ais, for an act pro
hibiting the taking of cells in Southern Bay
River; for act amending sec 2, chap. 1876, O.
public laws OF 1871, relating to river fisheries
of j. A. Green ct all, to be set off from tn
town of Bluehill to the town of Surry; of J
StrOut ct ais, for change of town line between
Cherryfield and Millbridge; of citizens o
Bridgewater asking for an appropriation TO
highways; of G f. Caldwell ct ais, for author
ity to widen horse sleds and to set over singh
sleds and sleghs; of citizens of Berwick to b.
set off and annexed to South Berwick; of I
| w. Richardson ct ais, to extend their whar
| into tide water at Bass harbor; of w. Mason e
| ais, of Montville, for incorporation of Elm
Dale cheese factory; of j. B. Trafton for pay
ment of his claim against the State; OF inhaf
| itants of Wahoc plantation for abate of Stat
tax; of s, Colburn ct ais, for aid for roa