The Portland daily press., 1874-02-21
FIFTY.THIRD LEGISLATURE
Especial to the Press.1
SENATE.
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AUGUSTA, Feb. 20

AUGUSTA, Feb. 20.
House papers disposed of in concurrence.
The following bills were recalled from the
Governor by message:
Gan act relating to costs in log lien cases; an
act to amend Section II, Chapter 80, R. s., re-
lating to birds; an act to establish the measure
of milk; an act to amend Section 8, of Chapter
SO, R. S., relating to writs issued by trial JUS
| tices and police and municipal courts The
bills were each amended by striking out the
section providing that the act shall take effect
| when approved and passed.
Bill respecting the liability of railroads for
paupers; bill to establish the Maine Industrial
School for girls, and resolve in favor of the
Maine Industrial School for girls were each as
signed for next Tuesday.
Bill to incorporate the town of Vanceboro' on
| its passage to be engrossed was tabled.
Bill to abolish the death penalty, passed to
be engrossed on call of the yeas and nays, IA
to 70, four absent and the President not voting
Report of the Committee on Towns on the
petition to set off part of Cape Elizabeth and
annex the same to Portland, was laid on the
| table.
| Mr.. Boyle presented bill relating to the dis
charge of mortgages. Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
| Resolve to pay the expenses of the Commit
| tee on Reform School was introduced and pas
| sed to be engrossed.
Reports of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES inexpedi-
| ent On order relating to placing the manage
ment of the State Prison under two depart
ments that of manufacture aud of sales; an
order relating to the compensation of County
and Municipal Officers
| Bills Reported-To amend the charter of the
East Branch Mattawamkeag Dam Company;
| additional to the charter of the UniCn River
Boom Company; to incorporate the Norridge-
wock Savings Bank, The bills were read and
assigned.
Bill to amend Section 81, Chapter 6. r. s.,
relating to taxes; to protect the rights Of own
ers of Islands; to amend Sections SO and g.
Chapter 40, R, s., relating to foreign insurance
companies, were reported and ordered printed.
Passed to be Enacted - Bill to authorize the
Dix Island Granite Company to erect bridge
or causeway across bar from Dix Island to
Birch Island; authorizing the Somerset Rail-
road Company to build branch to the Dodin
Granite Quarry; to incorporate the PIscataquis
Humane Society; to confer power upon the
city of Portland; to authorize the Dix Island
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tiers of Dix Island relating to the reports of
| the agents of the Penobscot and Passamaquod-
dy tribes of Indians; to incorporate the st.
Croix & Mattawamkeag Railroad Company; to
incorporate the Dexter Cheese Company; to
Incorporate the Oakland Park Association; to
mend sec. 16.chap. Il, r. S., relating to the now
er of the S j. Court; to amend sec. 5, chap
Ill, r. S.. relating to recording conditional
| notice. authorizing the town of Kittery to
| build free bridge over tide water of Spruce
creek in said town; to incorporate the Maine
| Darymen's Association; to incorporate the
| Dexter Cheese Company; additional to chap
49, r. s., relating to proceedings in courts; ad
dtional to an act to incorporate the proprietors
| of the Bangor Bridge; to ameEd chap 38S, pri
vate laws 1873 relating to rights OF the Portland
Saco & Portsmouth Railroad Company; to in
| crease the capital stock of the Belfast Foundry
| Company, to incorporate the Bethel Cheese
Company; to legalize the do.ngs OF the town
| North Haven; to incorpate the Sidney Chees
Company: to amend the act incorporating III
| Passadumkeag Railroad Company; to lneor
porate the Norrdgewock Granite Company; t.
| incorporate the Waldo county Dairymen,s AS
sociatIon to incorporate the Calais Rallroa'
Company.
FinaLy Passed - Resolves authorizing tn
county of Kennebec to assist in rebuilding tn
Learned bridge over the Sebasticook river; es
tablshing the valuation of the town OF King
A.. | man; in favor of free common schools in Ne,
/: Sweden; to furnish certain books to the librar
of Colby University.
Adjourned.
HOUSE,
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Petitions etc., presented and referred-Of D
| CARROLL ct ais against the petition of Harrso