The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-06
FIFTY.THIRD LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press,
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 8.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
The following bills and resolves passed to be
engrossed by the House, were read and assign
ed for tomorrow: Bill to provide in part for
the expenditures Of government; resolve in ia
vor of the town of Atkinson; resolve authoriz-
ing the Land Agent to execute deed of the
southwest corner of block No. in township
No. 8, range G, Aroostook county, to confirm
title; in favor of john Bell of Oakdeld Plan
tation; appropriating $500 on road in Indian
township; in favor of road through Indian
township; in favor of George F. Whitney.
An order was passed for correcting an error
in section 1877 of chapter d, REVISED Statutes,
so as TO make the section refer to the proper
previous section of same chapter
Mr. Lothrop introduced an order directing the
Committee on Financial Affairs to inquire into
the necessity of reducing the salaries of all Off
ials, either legislative, judicial civil or militia
ry, and of all employees in whatever depart
ment twenty per cent? or such per cent as
may be equitable in the various offices Pass
ed.
Petitions Presented and Reterred:-Bill to in
corporate the Harrington Slate Company, with
capital stock not to exceed $25O,OO0; petition
of j. Ell. Macomber and others, for act to n-
corporte the Milo Cheese Factory with api-
tai of $1,000.
Reports of Commttees-Leave to Withdraw
on the petitions to compel the Portland. Saco
& Portsmouth and Boston q Maine Railroads
to maintain union depot at North Berwick;
Cd petition of Alfred E. Gould and others, for
incorporation of Lakevlle Plantation into
town; on petition of George S. Goodwin and
others, to be set off from Berwick and annexed
to South Berwick.
|-I---'-a-+:.- ;.-.-rAai-.a4 AIdAr-rAlating to
requiring landmarks of either posts OF trees to
| be maintained, where no fences are maintain
| ed and where snow is liable to drift
| Bills reported-Bill to incorporate the Lock-
wood Cotton Mills of Waterville, with a capt.
tai of So, 600, GOETHE bill was read and assign
ed; bill to establish the measure of milk-the
bill establishes the measure known as wine
measure, and repeats all inconsistent acts OF
parts of acts
The several bills read and assigned yesterday
| came up and passed to be engrossed. Adjourn
| ed.
HOUSE.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
| currence.
Petitions, &C., presented and referred of
| David Smith and others to build a causeway
| from Dix Island to Birch Island; an act to re
duce the capital stock of the Union Insurance
| Company of Ban 3or; an act to prevent the use
| of steam whistles in certain places; an act to
repeal chapter 675 of private and special laws
| OF 1871; au act to amend an act establishing the
| Municipal Court in the City of Lewiston; an
act to amend the act establishing the Cumber-
land & Oxford Canal Company, remonstrance
| of the city of Bangor in ils corporate capacity
and merchants and ship owners against charter
| of bridge across the Fenobscot river at Bucks
port; petition of Nancy Leighton and "A others
of the town of Steuben for change of law in
regard to common schools; an act to amend
sec. IL, chap. 80, R. S., relating to birds; peti
ton of Fraucis G. Arey ct ais, for the estab-
! lishment by charter of a steam ferry company
between Bangor and Brewer; an act to incor.
| dorate the New England Slate Company; an
| act to incorporate the Piscataquis Humane So
ciety; petition of w. II. Vinal and others to
allow cattle and sheep to run on the highway
IN the town of Vinelhaven.
Orders Passed-That the delegation from An.
droscoggu county be instructed to inquire into
the expediency Of increasing the salary of the
| County Attorney Of said county; that notice of
public hearing in regard to an act TO incorpor-
age the Penobscot Central Agricultural Society,
to be held before the Committee on Agritul-
ture of this Legislature, on the 18th inst, at
2 o'clock p. M, be printed five days successive
ly in the Bangor Daily Wing, aud the Bangor
Daily Commercial, and that such publication
be deemed sufficient notice to all parties in
| terested.
Read and Assigned Resolve in payment of
John Smith of Mayesville; resolve in aid of
building bridge over the Little Madawaska
river in Letter X, Range2 Aroostook county
resolve in favor of ssttlers nship Il, raass
1, Aroostook county; resolve in favor of Daniel
M. Libby, of township No. II, range 1 (; resolve
| in favor of James Phair of Limestone plauta
tation. These resolves were assigned for Wed.
| nesday of next week. An act to incorporate
the Llvermore Cheese Factory Association; al
act to incorporats the North Monmouth Cheese
Manufacturing Company; an act to incorpor
| ate the Chebeague Island Wharf Company; an
act to incorporate the New England Rolling
Stock Company; au act to incorporate the
Kennebec Valley Butter and Cheese Company
an act to incorporate the Waldo Dairy Manu-
featuring Association; an act to incorporate the
New Gloucester Cheese Company; an act to
prevent the destruction of white perch in Dam
| arlSc0tta p0nu. IneSe acts were assigned Tor
| tomorrow.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Cornish, opposed an ordel
that the free distribution of cutlery to the mem
bers of the House of Representatives for tn,
year of our Lord 1875, and thereafter, be dis
pensed with, which was tabled.
Reports Of Conan,itteeS-Leave to withdraw
was given the petitioners praying that all
money due Cherrytield high school be paid to
the trustees of Cberryfield Academy; to citi
liens of the town OF Bridgewater appro-
pration on highway. Legislation inexpedient,
on order to allow towns to certain extent tC
enjoytt1e benefit OF the!high school law; on or
der whether anything should be paid to T. W
Baldwin as the administrator of the estate 0
Joseph E. Eaton on account of the fallin!
short of land purchased by them OF the STATE
in 1870; petition of VIM. Percival and 10 9th
ers for the relief of Bickford G. Mathews; pc
ttiop of Isaac Du1ton and others to make val
id the doings of school district No. 4. in Burn
ham, for abe years 1872 and 1873, were referred
to the Committee on Legal AffaiSs. Legisla-
ton inexpedient was reported on petition of S
NJ. Hunt and others, L. Varney, jr', and 9th
ers, Amos Stevens and others, inhabitants Of
town of Trenton, BENZ. Davis, jr., and others,
John A. Buck and others, selectmen of tow
of Friendship, James N. Bartlett and others
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