The Portland daily press., 1874-02-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY.THIRD LEGISLATURE.
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.

Especial to the Press.l
| SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 49,
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
Bill to repeal the law giving bGunties on
bears and wolves, on its passage to be engross-
ed was laid on the table
Orders Passed-Relating to legislation for
the protection of the rivers and harbors of the
State.
Reports of Comnaittees-Leave to withdraw,
on petition for the repeal of the free high
school law. Legislation inexpedient. On an Or
der relating to life insurance companies doing
business on the note plan. lit would puzzle a
Philadelphia lawyer or any other man to de-
termine what the author of the order was drv-
ing att Ought not to pass, on act to amend the
charter of the Bangor Bridge Co.
Bills Reported-To incorporate the Searsport
Savings Bank; to incorporate the Bangor and
Brewer Steam Ferry Co., in new draft and
limiting the corporation to life of 20 years; to
amend the charter of the Piscataquis county
| Savings Bank, the amendment authorizes the
location Of the bank in Dover or Foxcroft.
| These bills were read and assigned for to-mor-
| row.
A large number of bills and resolves, mostly
of private character, passed to be engrossed.
Among them was the following: An act to
exempt farm products from taxation.
Passed to be Enacted an act to incor-
/ porate the Palermo Cheese Company; the
| North Monmouth Cheese Company; the
New Gloucester Cheese Company; the Corinth
Cheese Company; the Livermore Cheese Com
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| Company; the Waldo Dairy Manufacturing
| Company; the Winthrop Cheese Company;
| the Chebeague Land Wharf Company; the
! New England Rolling Stock Company; author
| izing the building of wharf at BOwdOinham;
| to increase the capital stock of the Earl Slate
| Company; in relation to the assessment of
| School District taxes; to amend Section g.
| Chapter 1856, r. s., relating to fines and costs
/ in criminal cases; authorizing b. T. q G. L.
Buchanan to build wharf in Pleasant river;
to amend Section 81, Chapter 2, r S., for the
| further security of the sinking funds; an act
| additional to Chapter 80, r. s., in relation to
| the discharge of mortgages.
On motion of Mr. Emery Of Hancock, the
bill to amend the Statutes relating to the liabil
| ity of innholders for goods and wearing apparel
| of guests was taken up. The bill provides in
case of loss by fire or any overwhelming force,
| innholders shall be answerable for ordinary
| care, SC. The bill was amended by striking
out the words cor any overwhelming force"
| and passed as ameuded.
The session to-day has been fine for private
corporations, especially cheese factories. but in
other respects uncsmmoniy dull.
An attempt was made to get up little fuss
on the report of bounty on wolves and bears
but it was a dead failure, and relief came with
adjournment.
HOUSE.
Papers.from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
The Till to incorporate the Lincolnville Rail-
road Co., came back from the Senate amended
and was tabled
The bill to repeal secs. 50, IS and "a, chap.
Sc, r. S., passed to be enacted by the House
came back from the Senate indefinitely post
poned The House insisted and appointed a
committee CT conference consisting of Messrs.
| Crowell of Benton. Pierce of Emblem and Fos-
ter of Newry
A communication was received from the
! Secretary of State transmitting the report of
the Bank Examiner
Petitions ETC., Presented and Refered:-Of
T. F. Houghton ct ais, for change of school
an: and y pauPer laws; tor act T. to incorporate
providing for State Board of Centennial
Managers; of D. E. Parsons ct ais. of Bingham
for railroad from West Waterville to Au-
gusta; remonstrance of d. s. Harrington ct
ais, to bill protecting trout in Wilson pond;
of citizens of Eastport for protection of State
| property in said town; for bill to incorporate
the West New Portland Dairy Association.
Orders Passd-That the Committee on Legal
Affairs inquire into the expediency of amend
ing sec. 40. chap. 80, R. S., SO that service made
| in fact, and that by reason of death, or other
| cause, the officers has not made return
upon said process, that a return may be made
upon the same by a sheriff under the direction
of the presiding judge at the next term Of
court holden in the county where such services
has been made; that the Committee on the In
sane Hospital be, and is hereby authorized to
visit in Gorham the proposed location for new
| hospital buildings; that the Committee on Edu
cation inquire into the expediency of amend
ing chap. LIS, public laws of 1873. The point
| of order is to enable trustees of academies to
| turn over the academy funds to the town where
the academy is located; that notice shall be
served upon the town clerks of Peru and Can
ton of petition AID hearing of certain parties
for separation from Peru and annexation to
| Canton.
Read and Assigned-Bill to authorize S. P.
Hall ct ais, to extend their wharves into tide
waters; to incorporate the Bucksport Water
| Co. an act additional to an act incorporating
the property of the Bangor bridge, approved
Feb 16, 1923; legalizng the doings of town of
Woolwich: legalzing the doings of the town of
South Thomaston; to ameOd the charter of the
city of Bath; to incorporate the Ragged Lake
Stream Log Driving Co.; authorizing D. Knowl
| ton to extend a wharf into tide waters at Cam
| den.
Ought not to pass-Bll additional to chap.
| g. r. S., relating to lien on horses for stab
ling; additional to chap Is, R. S., relating to
juries: to revise sec. 2, chap. So, laws of 1861.
| Inexpedient-Bill regulating the place and
manner of burning slabs and edgings; tc re
sessed poll or personal tax requisite to voting
privilege.
Reference to ne1t Legislatuye-Bill incorpor-
ating the Aliegash Dam Co.
Under suspension of the rules, the resolve
providing for a statute Of Gen. Knox, to be
placed in the National Statuary Hall at Wash
ington was passed to be engvossed.
The bill authorizing the Maine Central Rail
road Co., to build bridge across the Kennebec
river was amended by a vote of ~ yeas to q
nays, after discussion, participated in by
Messrs Conner of Fairfield, Knowlton Of
Skowhegan, Swasey of Canton, Morrow OF
Bangor, Snow of HallowelI, Leavitt of East
port and Corthell of Calais. The amendment
provides that the railroad com pany cause to be
paid to the Kennebec Log Driving Co., the cost
of keeping the piers and abutments clear of
logs; and be liable for all damage caused by the
bridge.
Passed to be e7dcted-Bill to extend the time
for the Aroostook Steamboat Co., to begin run
ming steamboats, on Aroostook river; to incor-
porate the China Cheese Co. ito incorporate the
| North Auburn Boot and Shoe Co. to incorpor.
ate the Maine Sportsmen Association; to ncor-
ate the Imperial Slate Co.; an act for the
extension Of the Someset Railroad Co.; 10
amend sec. AZ. chap. 81, r. s., relating to the
stopping Of railroad trains at crossings; to
amend sec. A, chap. II, R. S., relating to the
school district taxes; to make valid the doings
of the Inhabitants of No 3, R. 8, Somerset
county; to amend chap. II, sec. T. r.. s., relat-
ing to the apportionment of school money; to
incorporate the North Wayne Cheese Co.; for
an act additional to chap. 124, R. S, relating to
morality and decency;, authorizing the Bangor
and Piscataquis Railroad Co., to locate and
construct branches; to make legal the doings Of