The Portland daily press., 1874-03-03
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY.THIRD LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press.l
SENATE.
AucrrsTA March Q.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March, 2.
EVENING SESSION.
The House reports of the forenoon were read
and assigned this evening; also bill to amend
relating to military armories
The bill to change the location of the Somer
set & Kenne bee Railroad was tabled.
The bill concerning capital cases was refused
a passage in concurrence.
The resolve to abolish the office of land
agent was tabled.
The resolve providing for the sale of State
lands and timber was tabled
HOUSE.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
The Senate bill to increase the salary of the
Attorney General came back from that body
amended and on motion of Mr. Pullen of
Portland was tabled and assigned for to-mor
row.
The bill authorizing the Governor and Coun-
Gil to teke testimony in certain cases came back
from the Senate indefinitely postponed. The
House receeded and concurred.
The resolve in favor of B, Smith came back
from the Senate indefinitely postponed and was
tabled
The bill to amend Section 1872, Chapter 80,
relating to court stenographers came down in
definitely postponed. The House insisted.
The House bill establishing public watering
places came down from the Senate indefinitely
postponed and the House insisted.
The resolve in flavor of the Reform School
came down from the Senate amended and
was tabled.
The bill an act additional to Chapter "a, r.
S., relating to liabilities of railroads in pauper
cases came down from the Senate, that branch
insisting on its former vote and appointing con-
ferees. The House receeded and appointed
Messrs. Wilson of Bangor, Boardman of Bel
fast, and North of Augusta
A bill in new draft concerning proceedings
in capital cases was reported from the Ju-
dietary Committee and sent to the Senate.
The petition of H. d. Coombs ct ais OF
Godldsboro for bill to allow cattle to run at
large in said town was indefinitely postponed
and sent up for concurrence.
bill to continue in force Chapter 1879 of the
public laws of 1871, relating to fish and fish
cries was presented and passed to be engrossed
A resolve was reported from the Financial
Committee making additional provision for the
care of the State Sinking Fund.
The resolve relating to an inter-tax Associa-
ton was passed to be engrossed.
Passed to be Enacted-Bill to incorporate the
Mill Dam Mutual Fire Insurance Compapy; to
amend Section So and GA, Chapter 40. r. S., re-
lating to foreign insurance companies; to
amend the public laws of 1873. relating to Free
High Schools; in relation to Chapter so, r. s.,
relating to discharge of mortgages; additional
to Chapter 6, r. s., relating to taxes; to amend
Chapter 6, Il: s., relating to taxes; to amend
an act amendatory of Section Is, Chapter 7, r.
s., relating to decisions of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court; to incorporate the Rumford Falls
and Buckfeld Railroad Company: to amend
Section 4, Chapter 1874, r. S., relating to COM
| pensatiOn OF counsel in capital cases: author
izing assignees of chooses in action to bring ac-
ton in their own name; to confirm articles OF
| agreement between the European and North
| American Railway Company; to increase the
salary of the County Attorney of York County;
further to extend the powers of school districts;
| to define certain duties of County Commits
sloners; to incorporate the North Haven Hotel
| Company; amending Section 20, Chapter 8, r.
| S.. to amend Section %, Chapter "a, R. S., re
| latng to paupers in unincorpOrated places; to
| amend an act to incorporate the Sandy River
Telegraph Company; additional tc Chapter n,
T. 5, relating to intoxicating liquors; to incor.
the act incorporating the East Branch Malta
wamkeag Dam Company; to legalize the 40,
| ms of the trustees and committee of the Old
North Church in Palermo; to incorporate the
Penobscot Central Agricultural Society; to
amend Chapter 6, R. S., concerning taxes
Finally Passed - Resolve in favor of )
Bachelor; in favor of Cyr Plantation; prov,d.
mnls; in favor of D. Fling of Easton; in favor
of F. f. Webb; in aid of Mattawamkeag
bridge in Bancroft Plantation; in aid of road
| from the Forks to the Canada line; providing
| for the payment of the expense of the Military
| Committee in favor of d. w. Brooks; in favor
J of Fort Fairfield; in aid of bridge at Kingman;