The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-20
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.
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SENATE.

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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 10.
House papers disposed of in concurrence.
Resolve to furnish certain books to the town
of Brooks was laid on the table.
Mr.. Lothrop presented an order looking to
regulating the compensation of the officers and
employees of the State Prison. Passed.
The bill to authorize the Maine Central Rail-
road Company to change its location and con-
struct new bridge across the Kennebec, was
taken up and passed as amended by the House.
Reports of ommittees-Ought not to pass,
on bill concerning railroad connections.
Leave to withdraw on petition to legalize the
doings of school district No, 1, in Hartland; on
petition of inhabitants of Cyr Plantation for
survey of lots; Oh petition to change line be-
tween Cherry6eld and Millbridge
Legislation inexpedent, on order relating to
fine for change of names without due process
of law; an order relating to damages, costs and
interest in actions of review
Next EXPERIMENTATION to be set off from
Berwick and annexed to North Berwick; ac-
COUNTS Oh 1EallrOdu COMMISSIONERS.
Bills reported-Bili to change the territory of
the North Kennebec & Kennebec Agricultural
Societies; bill additional to charter of the Ellis
worth & Deer Isle Telegraph Company; to re
peal section 36 of chapter 124, Revised Stat.
utes; to incorpate the Sebec Cheese Company
to incorporate the West New Portland Dairy
Association; to incorporate the Lyndon Cheese
Company; resolve relating to Centennial Exhi-
bition; bill to authorize the purchase of the
right to cut pine and spruce timber on a town.
ship of land; to incorporate the town of Isle
au Haut; resolve in favor of bridge across
Aroostook river at Caribou. These bills were
read and assigned for tomorrow.
Bill relating to decisions in the Supreme
Court and bill to amend section q of chapter
g. Revised Statutes, relating to executors were
reported and ordered to be printed.
Bill to make May 3Oth legal holiday, on its
passage to be engrossed, was laid on the table.
Passed to be Enacted-Bill to amend sec. 8.
chap. SO, r. S.. concerning writs issued by trial
justice and police and Municipal Courts; to in
corporate the Williston chuch in Portland; to
legalize the doipgs of district No. 4 town of
Durham; repeating sects. 5, 6, and 8, chap.
80, r. S., relating to bounty on bears and
wolves. Adjourned
The bill providing for State pensions to dis
abled soldiers and seamen was tabled; an
amendment providing that pensions shall be
paid only in cases of total disability, was or.
dered printed.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
A communication was received from the Sec
rotary of State transmitting the report of the
Attorney General.
Petitions &c, Presented and Referred.-Mr
Pullen of Portland, presented bill for the in
corporation of the Portland Marginal Railway
Company and moved that it lie on the table to
be printed.
An act granting charter to the Alumni As
ISOLATION of Bates College; petition of r. d.
Cummings ct ais for the protection of trout in
certain streams in Prospect and Stockton; au-
thorizing the Land Agent to convey lot &C in
Sherman to B. Hanson; of inhabitants of
Township No. 4, 9Th Range, Crystal Plantation
for annexation to Sherman; of L. & w. F.
Ball for exemption of settling Dues The above
were referred to the next Legislature.
Read and Assigned-Resolve in favor Of
bridge in Bancroft Plantation; bill to confirm
the articles of agreement of the European &
North American Railway Company, resolve il
aid of D, w. Brooks; bill to inco rporate the
Oakland Ice Company (under suspension o.
the rules this bill passed to be engrossed); re
solve IN favor of the minor children of G. A.
Hayden; in favor of d. Filing ct ais; resolv,
in favor of the town of Mapleten; bill to in
corporate the Penobscot Central Agriculture
Society," to incorporate the Harmony Dairyin,
Association; to incorporate the St. Alhan
Cheese Company; resolve in aid of bridge a
Fort Fairfield; bill authorizing J. G, Nash e
ais to build wharf at Addison Point; to in
corporate the Sandy River Slate Company o
Pennington.
The bill to amend chap. So. R. S., was re
ported ought not to pass.
Reports of Conmittees-The bill authorizing
the Brooksville Toll Bridge Corporation to SUI
render its charter was tabled.
Leave to Withdrap-On petition of w. Pei
ciyal ct ais of China, for relief of B. C
Mathews; for an act to repeal the charter O
the Portland and Cape Elizabeth Steam Ferr,
Company; petition of D. w. Kincaid ct ais.
for same; for change in laws relative to schoo
money; of j. w. CLARK ct ais, of Oxford, t,
have single sleighs set over; of J. p Snow a
ais, for aid for bridge at Milford
Reference to merit Legistature-Petition of j
+. Twitchel ct. ais, for aid for a bridge at Med
way; of I. l.. Roberts for wharf in tide water
| of Eden; order relative to the standard q
weights and measures; petition of s. Colbor
ct ais, for aid for road in Patten; order pro
viding for the construction of bridges.
| Legislation inexpedient ON order relating Z
| the rights of n arried women; relating to pau
| per suits; relating to the amendment of of Sc,
| 3, chap. IL, II, s., concerning education; relal
ing to the power and duties of district schoo
committees of graded schools; amending chap
LA, sec. 9, lave of 1879, 10 provide for tho m
annual payments Of money from the State fC
the support of the free high schools.
Ought not to pass, bill an act additional I
chap. SO. r. s., relating to Probate Courts, PR
vidng for duty on ice; resolve in favor o
bridges over Debois stream
Passed to be Enacted - Bill to authorize th
| Dix Island Granite Company to erect bridg
| Oh causeway across bar from Dix Island I
Birch Island; authorizing the Somerset Rail
| road Company to build a branch to the Dodli
Granite Quarry; to incorporate the PIscataqu
Humane Society; to confer power upon til
city OF Portland; to authorize the Dix IsaL
Granite company to build wharves in tide wa
tiers OF Dix Island; relating to the reports Q
the agents of the Penobscot and Passamaquod
dy tribes of Indians; to incorporate the s
| Croix & Mattawamkeag Railroad Company; t
incorporate the Dexter Cheese Company; t
incorporate the Oakland Park Association; t.
mend sec. 16.chap. n, r. S, relating to the nov
er OF the 5 j. Court; to amend sec. 8, chap
| III, K. s., relating to recording conditions
notice; authorizing the town of Kittery t
build free bridge over tide water of Spruc
creek in said town; to incorporate the Main
Dairymen's Association; to incorporate th
Exeter Cheese Company; additional to chal
u, h. s., relating to proceedings in courts; ad
ditional to an act to incorporate the proprietor
of the Bangor Bridge; to amerd chap 1888, pr
yate laws 1873 relating to rights of the Portlan
Saco q Portsmouth Railroad Company; to il
crease the capital stock of the Belfast Foundr
Company; to incorporate the Bethel Chees
Company; to legaize the do.ngs of the town {
North Haven; to incorpate the Sidney Chees
Company; to amend the act incorporating tn
Passadumkeag Railroad Company; to IDeo
| porate the Norridgewock Granite Company;
incorporate the Waldo county Dairymen's Al
ISOLATION; to incorporate the Calais Railroa
Company.
Resolves authorizing the county of Kennebe
to assist in rebuilding the Learned bridge ov'
the Sebasticook river; establishing the valu'
ton of the town of Kingman; in favor of fri
common schools in New Sweden; to furnis
certain books to the library of Colby Uniyers