The Portland daily press., 1874-01-22
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press.l
SENATE,

SENATE
AUGUSTA, Jim. q.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
The report of the Trustees of the Agricul-
tural College ives received and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture.
A message was sent to the Cove rnor request
ing the return of sResove requiring returns
from banks" The resolve was returned to the
Senate and laid on the table.
Orders Passed.-Drecting the Committee on
Printing to inquire into the expediency of
change in the law relating to printing, the de-
sign being to make general overhaung and
reduce the number of certain documents in.
crease Others and entirely dispense with other
printed matter; by Mr.. Cutler, inquiring into
the expediency of separating the manufacture
ing business in the State Prison into a depart
ment of manufacturing, and a department. of
sales, the department of sales to be under the
supervision Of Commissioner to be appointed
by the Governor and Council, to whom he is
to be directly responsible for the discharge of
his duty.
Petitions &C. Presented and Referred Of B.
Nutter and others for an at to incorporate the
Masonic Hall Association of Brooklin; bill
abolishing the penalty of death as punish
ment for crime, and imposing the penalty Of
imprisonment. for life, and in solitary confne
ment until otherwise ordered by the Governor
and Council upon the recommendation of the
Warden of the State Prison; bill to incorporate
Central wharf Steam towboat Co. of Portland,
with Charles Sawyer, John T. Winslow Henry
B Cleaves, David Tory, Jonathan Fogg and
Edward Newman as corporators and capital
stock of $50, 900, with rhe right to increase the
same to $4,000; of Abel Prescott and others,
to incorporate the Canaan Cheese Manufactur
ing Co.; of PasSadumkeag Raroa1 i Co. for ex-
tension of time to locate its road and the right
to extend it to connect with the Bangor & Pis-
cataqnis railroad or any other railroad Of j.
7. Davis and others of Ellsworth, for rail-
road bridge at Verona on the Penobscot river;
of John Gray and others for an act authorizing
the construction of Union depot at North
Berwick, but protesting against any force leg
islatiou in the premises.
The resolve requiring returns from banks,
having been returned from the Governor, be-
cause of certain inconsistencies between the re-
solve and existing conditions of the banks,
there being no such officer as cashier of savlugs
banks.
Mr.. Martin of Oxford, introduced 'sresolve
requiring returns from savings banks" and
moved suspension of the rules that it might
receive its general readings at the present time
, Mr.. Burgess of Cumberland, objected on the
ground that the subject was of too much i'm
portance to be rushed through without proper
examination by committee.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules, and
referred the resolve to the Committee on Ranks
and Banking. @ 1s4r
The resolve provides that Treasurers of saw
ings banks, within thirty days, and annually
thereafter on the first of April, make returns
to the Secretary of State of the names and res
licences of all depositors whose deposits exceed
$10O, and the Secretary of State is required to
publish the same for the use of the Legislature
and send copy to each town in the State.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of Ia concurrence.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
Committee on County Estimates:-Hamilton
of Biddeford, Small of Lisbon. Libby of Lime
stone, Carville of Brunswick, Croswell of Far
mngton, Wasson of Surry, Williams of Au-
gusta, Bryant of Rockland, Yates of Bristol,
Moultan of Porter, Morrow of Bangor, Bursley
of Sangerville, Reed of Bath, Pierce of Emb-
den, Talbot of East Machias.
Petitions Presented and Referred-Of citizens
of Steuben and Deblois, for the repeal of an act
to change the time and place OF holding the
terms of the Supreme. Judicial Court in the
county of Washington; for an act in relation to
costs in log lein cases; for bill authorizing the
city of Calais to buildI bridge across the st.
Cr0;x river at Calais; for act to amend an act
approved February oath, 1873, relating to re-
scripts of the SD; Court decisions: of Charles
H. Treat ct ais, for the incorporation of the
Bath Manufacturing Co.; of Nathan Carver ct
ais, for the Incorporation of the Dixfield Cen
tire Cheese Co !; of j. II. Varney ct ais, of Fort
Fairfield, for the Incorporation of the Fort
Fairfield Dairying Association; of BENZ. B.
Busy, Jr., for pay for services in attending
small pox patents in Crooked Brook Planta-
ton; for an act to increase the tolls of the
Nahmahauta Dam Co.; of the Bucksport and
Bangor Railroad Company, for authority to ex-
tend wharves into tide waters; of II. G. Hall ct
ais, Of Jonesboro, in aid Of the petition Of the
Bangor and Calais Shore Line Railroad Go. for
bridge; of the Trustees of the Childrens'
Home at Bangor, for an appropriation by the
State; of VIM. Shaw ct ais, tor aid to build a
bridge across the Matwamkeag River at King
man; of VIM. Keen of Bren en,to extend wharf
for incorporation of the Sandy River Telegraph
Co.; of the selectmen and supervisor OF Atkin-
son, for correction of return of scholars and pay
ment of money due said town on account of
such mistake; of S. H. Talbot of East Machias,
for authority to build wharf in tide waters at
Aroostook county, in aid of petition Of Lyman
s. Strickland ct als.; remonstrance of Geo.
Warren ct ais. against the passage of the act
asked for by G. D. Warren & Co. petition OF
G. D. Warren ct ais, for act to prevent the
throwing of bark. edgings and sawdust into the
PresumpscOt river.
Orders Passed-That the Committee on
Military Affuirs Inquire into the expediency Of
amending sect. 86. schap. 3O7, Public Laws,
so that the State shall defray tho expense OF
furnishing an armory for the volunteer militia
| instead of the towns where such militia is 10
Gated; that the Committee ON judiciary inquire
into the expediency of repeating sec. l, chap
1913 of Public Laws of 1873, relating to the tees
of Jurors; that the Commit;eelon Agriculture
inquire into the expediency of providing for thu
sale of apples by weight.
Reports o. Committees; of the Judiciary
Committee, that the bill relating to division O.
fences ought not to pass; of the Committee on
Legal Affairs, that Legislation is expedient'
on the order relating to the duties Of sheriff
and Jailors; of the same committee that the pc
tion for aid to the children of Granville u. Hay
den be referred to the Aroostook delegation;
the Judiciary Committee, that the order relat
ing to taxation on houses of religious worshi
be referred to the Ways and Means Committee
Bills Reported-The Judiciary Committee re
ported bill to incorporate the Devine Waite
Co. of Augusta, which was tabled; also bill
legalize the doings of the town of Van Buren,
which was read and assigned.
The National Health Board organized a
Washington yesterday.
Adyices from the mining regions of Pennsy
| yania say that it is generally conceded tina