The Portland daily press., 1874-01-29
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.
Especial to the Press.1

Especial to the PreSs.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 2S.-House papers disposed
of ia concurrence.
The Senate joined to the SpecialCommittee on
the part of the House to investigate the man
agement of the State prison, Messrs, Shaw Of
Penobscot and Russell of Androscoggin. These
gentlemen are also on the Standing Committee
on State prison.
Several petitions for female suffrage were
presented and referred.
Reports of C0naneittees-The Committee on
Financial Affairs reported, recommending the
approval of the official bond of Hon. Silas G.
Hatch, State Treasurer elect, and the same
was approved, and the Governor informed of
the fact by message
LedUe to Withdraw was reported on the petit
ton OF citizens of Bangor for the suppression
OF masquerad balls and parties.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on an
order relating te allowing interest on accounts
after six mouths.
Bills to protect and facilitate the alewive
fishery in Damariscotta river, prohibiting the
throwing of sawdust, edgings and slabs therein
in the day time; and to incorporate the Brook
lin Masonic Hall Association, were reported,
and read and assigned.
The resolve appropriatfng $1250O for the In
dustriat School for Girls, was passed to be en-
crossed.
The bill to provide further protection to the
inmates of the Insane Hospital came up on it's
passage to be engrossed.
Mr. Foster of Oxford moved to amend by
substituting the original bill referred to the
Committee on Insane Hospital, known as Mrs.
Packard's bill. This differs from the bill re
ported Senate printed bill No. 81 but little
1t confers more power upon the inspectors,
and disqualifes them for Office on failure to
do their duty under the act. The bill was
tabled and ordered printed
Read and Asssgeed-An act to amend an act
additional to an act, to incorporate the Calais
Railway Company and the several acts addi-
tional thereto.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Petitions Presented and Rete7ed:-of F. r.
Haines ct ais of East Livermore, for incorpora-
ton of the East Lvermore Cheese Factory: of
inhabitants OF Sidney, for incorporation of the
Maine Dairymen's Association; for an Act in
cooperating the New Gloucester Cheese Facto-
~; of e. A. Thompson ct ais, for increase of
capital stock of the Earl Slate Company; of j.
A. Greene ct ais of Waterford and other towns
in the vicinity, in support of the petition of
Trustees of Bridgton Academy for the estab-
lishment of State Normal School, of j. H.
Bracket ct ais, that the money raised for the
support of common schools, be assessed as
tax on all property in the State liable to taxa
ton for other purposes; Of 1. Dunton ct ais, to
make valid the doings of school district No. 4
in BurnhaIn for 1872 and 1873; for an Act adj
ditional to and amending of chap. "a public
laws OF 1872 relating to Savings Banks, Order
ed printed; of IL. Fogg ct ais, for charter for
Horse Railroad from Fairfield Village to
Watervile Bay; of inhabitants of the town of
Prentiss, for aid to build bridge across the
Matawamkeag river at Kingman; of w. B.
Hayford, for bridge across the Penobscot at
Midway; of M. S. Drummond ct ais, for the
Incorporation of the Allegash Dam Company;
OF M Giddings ct ais, for Incorporation of the
Log Driving Company; of R. r. Bond ct ais,
OF East jefferson, for incorporation of the
Damarscotta Steamboat Company; of d.
knowlton ct ais, to extend wharf into tide wa
ter at Camden; OF w. NJ. Nash ct ais, in aid of
the petition of the Bangor & Calais r. r. Co.
for bridge across the Penobscot river; of
Benz. klngsbury ct ais of Portland for the
right of suffrage for women; sixteen other
similar petitions were presented by other par
ties; for aA Act to amend chap 1876 private and
special laws of 1864 entitled an Act to amend
an Ac5 to establish police court in the Citv of
Rockland; for aid in building bridge across
the Magalloway river, Oxford county: of III
Winslow, for exclusive right to breed and catch
trout and salmon in B Pond in Upton: of q.
III. McKechnie ct ais of Alton, that portion of
the State tax for 1873 be allotted, and that the
State Valuation of said towu be reduced. re-
monstrance of R. Geyer ct ais against the net-
ton of III. Marshall ct ais, that certain islands
OF Gushing and Friendship be set off and made
plantation; for the incorporation of the Lew
lston Benevolent Association with q capital of
$4,000.
Orders PdSsed:-That the Committee on Jul
dietary, inquire into the expediency of amend
ing Sec Is, chap. 30, r. S., in relation to the
time Of killing and selling carcasses and hides
of Moose, Deer and Carbon; that the same
committee inquire into the expediency of so
amending sec. 8, chap. SO, r. S., as to provide
that original writs issued by police and num-
cipal courts may be made returnable before any
other police or municipal court; that the same
committee inquire into the expediency of SO
amending sec. 6, chap. LIS, R. s., that it may
read, lone dollar for every ten miles travel to
and from his place of abode once in each ses-
sion; that the same committee inquire into the
expectancy of enactng law authorizing towns
to take land upon which to build soldiers mon
uments in the same manner as is provided for
pxblic highways; that the same committee in
quire into the expediency of amending the pau.
per laws so as to leave an innocent town harm
less; that the Committee on Legal Affairs in
quire into the expediency of SO amending sec.
IS, chap. 81, r. S., that railroad companies
shall be required to erect and maintain gates
across highways, instead of railroads as now
provided; that the same committee inquire IN
to the expedency of so amending the r. s., as
to require the several counties of the State 10
build all roads laid out by their county commas
sioners; that the Committee on Education III
quire into the expedency of amending chap
124, Sec 8, laws of 1873 so as to provide 1or
semi-annual payments of money from the
State for the support of Free High Schools.
Reed and dssigned-Bill to exempt cemetery
| lots from attachment; to amend Sec 1, chap.
| 67, r. S., relating to the appointment of guard
ians; to provide in part for the expenditures Oh
government; to make valid the dongs OF the
| town of Wakefield; to incorporate the Han
] cock Co; to incorporate the Rockland DISTRICT
| Campmeetihg Association; to incorporate the
| Newport Cheese Manufacturing Association.
| These bills were ordered to be printed
| Legislation Laerpedient:-or relating to
| election of selectmen; order relating to inter-
| est on taxes not collected in six months after
| assessment.
The bill to amend charter of Shin Brook
| Dam Company was referred to Committee Oh
Interior Waters.
Leave to Withdraw was granted on bill te
change the pauper law; also bill to change
law relating to fencing railroads.
Passed to be endcted:-Bill authorizing G. j
Hatch to erect wharves in tide water at Mount
Desert; to incorporate the Hancock Stone Co