Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-27


is exempt from taxation. ~ .
MIR. CORNISH, on order, reported bin an
act to amend sec. SO chap. Is Of the revised
statutes relating to appeal from RECESSION Of
municipal officers. Printed.
Mr.. REED, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported in a new draft, and sought 20
pass" on bill an act for the taxation of insur-
ance companies; also reported same on bill
an actto tax railroads. Printed.
communication was received from Hon.
6. G. Stacy, Secretary of State, laying before
the House the first annual report upon the
Wealth and Industry of Maine"
READ AND ASSIGNED. in favor Of
the Maine General Hospital; resolve appr0-
priating money to be expended in building a
bridge across the Natawamkcag river at
kingman; an act TO incorporate tho town Of
NanceborO' an act to amend sec. II OF chap.
1874 of the revised statutes; an act further to
extend the powers of school districts; an act
additional to chap. 1873 of the laws OF rs re.
lating to the Jail system of the State; an act
to amend sect % chap. p of the revised stat
utes relating to paupers in unincorporated
places; an act 10 define certain duties of
county commissioners; an act explanatory of
and additional to chap. u of the revised stat
utes relating to Intoxicating liquors; an act
to provide for the appointment of q deputy
clerk of courts.
PASSED TO BE ENGRoSsIp-An act to amend
see. 50, of chapter rs of the revised statutes,
relating to damage on bonds all act to amend
sec. y, Of chap. 81 ofshc revised statutes,
relating to the appas~taent, powers and
duties of executors; an act to amend an act
entitled an act to protect the rights of owners
OF islands; an act to amend sec. 81, of chap.
OF the revised statutes, relating to collec-
ton OF taxes; resolve making appropriations
for the Penobscot tribe of Indians; an act to
amend the public laws OF 70 relating to Free
High Schools; an act to annex the town of
Barnard to Sebec; an act to amend Sec 81, OF
chap. of the revised statutes, relating to taxes
| on certain lands III unincorporated places; Al
| act to amend see. 54, chap. Il of the revised
statutes, relating TO the powers and duties OF
supervisors and experimenting school COM
mittees; an act TO amend sec. lGI, of chap.
Is of the revised statutes, relating 10 the col
| lection OF taxes an act to incorporate the
North Haven Hotel Co.; an act granting
charter 20 the Alumni Association of Bates
College; an act to legaliZe the dongs of the
town of Woolwich, to aid the Sagadahoc Fer
ry Co.; an act to incorporate the Portland
! Mutual Fishing Insurance Co.
PASSED TO BE ENACrED.-An act to
amend section "a of chapter 80 of the
revised statutes relating to returns Of for
| eign insurance companies; an act to amend
| sec. 50 of chap. 40 of the revised statutes re-
| lating to foreign insurance companies; an ac.
| to amend sec. 10 of chap. so of the revised
| statutes relating to sherifis, officers, and CON
| stables; an act to authorize the town of Itch
| field to raise money for agricultural purposes
| in said town; an act to incorporate the Ken
| nebec Coal, Hay and Ice Co.. an act TO in
| corporate the Damariscotta Steamboat Co.
an act to increase the tolls of the Nahama-
| kante Dam Co.; an act to incorporate the
| Warren Cheese Factory Co.; an act to au-
| thorize the trustees of the Methodist Episco-
| pal Society in Yarmouth to sell their house
| of worship; an act additional to an act to in
corporate the Norridgewock Savings Bank
| an act to extend the time for the location and
| completion of the Bangor and Calais Shore
| Line Il. r.. an act TO incorporate the St. Al
| bans Cheese Factory Association; an act to
| incorporate the Sandy River Slate Co. OF
| Pennington; an act to incorporate the Cen
trail Cheese and Butter Factory OF Winterport;
an act to make the 30th of May q legal holt
| day; an act to continue in force chap. 80 of
| the public laws of 1873, to provide pensions
| fer disabled soldiers and seamen; an act to
make valid the doings of the commissioner
| appointed to establish the location of certain
| lots; an act to incorporate the Eastern Slate
| Co. an act additional to chap. 81 of the re-
vised statut S relating to railroads; an act to
| incorporate the Lyndon Cheese Co.
FINALLY PAssED-Resolve in favor of Dan
| iel M. Libby; resolve in favor of Michael
| Farral; resolve in favor of Francis Pennell ;
resolve in aid of Township Letter F, r. /,
county Of Aroostook; resolve in favor of
| Thomas Lovely; resolve in favor of building
| bridge over Little Madawaska river, Town
| ship X, Range ., Aroostook county; resolve
in favor of settlers of Township +, Range /,
| Aroostook county; resolve in aid of opening
road in Andover North Surplus, and Graf
ton, Oxford county, resolve authorizing the
Governor to appoint a board of directors on
centennial exhibition; resolve authorizing the
purchase of the right to cut pine and spruce
timber on a township Of land; resolve in IA
vor of bridge across Aroostook river at
Caribou; resolve in favor of the Passama,
! quoddy Indians; resolve in favor of the Joint
Standing Committee On Reform School; re-
solve in aid of building a bridge over Wheel
ock Brook in st. John Plantation; resolve in
favor of the Joint Standing Committee on
State Prison; resolve in favor of Benz. L.
| Higgins; resolve in favor of Geo. Ladner and
another.
Bill an act to amend sec. Is, chap. II oil
| the Revised Statutes relating to decisions in
the Supreme Judicial Court, and bill an &C,
relating to savings banks, on their passage to
| be engrossed, were tabled, on motion of Mr..
| FEssENDES.
"A IuGesdSS Was ISCSlfGu lIOA lne CGiiate,
| requesting the return to that branch, of the
resolve in favor of the Maine General Hospi-
tall The vote whereby tomorrow was as
signed for the second reading of the resolve.
was reconsidered, and it was then returned tc
| the Senate.
| Mr.. SwAsEY moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the report of the Committee on Lega
| Affairs was accepted, referring to the nex
Legislature bill an act amendatory of and adj
ditional to chap. CPS of the laws of II, en-
titled San act to incorporate the town of Deer.
ing" He said the parties interested had
agreed upon bill, and he moved to strike
| from the report, the words preferred to the
next legislature, and insert the words ere
port the accompanying bill" viz: an act re-
| lating to the Union School District Property
in the towns of Westbrook and Deering.
The vote accepting the report was recon
sidered, and the motion to amend the report
prevailed. The bill then had its several read
| ings, under suspension of the rules, on mo-
ton of Mr.. WARREN, and was passed to be
| engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. SNow, bill an act to con-
! firm the articles of agreement by, and be-
tween the European North American Rail-
| w.y IA talyen frnn, tho tahla N mt