Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-02
NEW IlAMr SHIRE.

Concord, l. In the House the judiciary
committee reported leave 70 withdraw, to
certain ladies who petitoned TO exempt the
property Of women from taxation.
Also reported to indefinitely postpone a
bill relating to inventions.
Also reported legislation inexpedient on
bills referring to the better protection of inn
holders.
The reports were adopted.
Same committee reported favorably Oh
Senate bill incorporating the Portsmouth
Trustee Guarantee Co.
Also a bill to sever the town of Danbury
from Grafton and annex it to Merrimac coun-
ty,
The first was ordered to a third reading
and the last to be printed.
A bill relating to apothecaries was also re-
ported and ordered TO be printed.
The bills relating to dams were indefinitely
postponed.
Inexpedent to legislate was reported on
bill relating to the settlement of paupers.
The committee on railroads reported en-
bill restricting the issue of passes, the fellow
ing resolution, which was passed:
Resolved, That the House, in its opposi-
ton to passes, refuse to pass this bill.
Bills to annex portion of Hill to Danbury
and incorporating the Wizards Pond Water
NO', WSlc luueuHiteiy PoetpOhSu.
The committee on National affairs reported
favorably on the resolution relating to specie
payments, and bill relating to the interfer-
| ence of office holders in elections.
The committee on State library reported
resolutions to furnish certain books for the
library of the Canadian parliament, and APP
propriating $500 for the State library.
Bills were also reported relating to the
| Somersworth savings bank; to convict labor
| in the state prison; for the better protection
of the Dustin monument; fixing the salaries
| of certain officers inexpedient 10 legislate,
on certain bills relating to fisheries in certain
ponds; and bill relating to county comUIs-
| sioners.
| The bill making an appropriation To sur
vey the boundary line between N. IL. and
Me. was indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. Goodenow OF Littleton, offered reso-
| luton that the pay roll of members be made
up to Saturday, July 4th, and that the same
| shall be in full compensation for their attend
ance.
Tabled, on motion of Mr. Kent of Ports
mouth.
Another resolution, requiring the clerk,
who has sometimes called the yeas and nays
in minutes, to be at least Is minutes il do
ing so, was tabled.
The special order, being the fixing the bill
with the Lowell & Boston railroad, was taken
up at IL. - o'clock.
| An amendment was adopted, on motion of
Mr.. Sinclair, limiting the capital stock of the
| united roads to their present. capital stock,
without including the existing debt, as is done
| in the bill. Mr.. Sinclair said he moved with
the assent of the friends of the bill.
A lively debate then eusued, in which
members range the charges on "consoiiia-
ton and anti consolidation.
Those who favored the bill were Kent of
Portsmouth, Corning and Jackson OF Man
chester ard ROLES of Ossipee.
Those who opposed were Hoyt of Durham,
Mellows of Newmarket and Briggs of Man
chester.
| Without taking the question on the passage
of the bill to third reading. at 1855 the
House adjourned.
! AFTERNOON.
Bills were read third time and passed
providing for the enumeration of children;
relating to the bonds of judges of probate
and suits thereon; authorizing towns to REIN
burse their citizens for war expenditures; au
thorzing the Manchester & Lowell railroad
to build branch in Manchester; relating to
the Portsmouth Trust and Guarantee Co.; a
joint resolution authorizing the Gov. to reg
ulate contract labor in the State prison; a
bill Furnishing the fraudulent return of repre-
sentatives, when towns have not sufficient
votes; providing $4,000 for the State tax;
relating to tenure and other Office in certain
cases; Furnishing bribery at electious.
The bill re-uniting and regulating judicial
districts in Coos Co. was postponed.
The consideration of the bill authorizing a
union of the Nashua & Lowell with the Low
ell & Boston Il. II. was resumed and long
debate ensued.
Those who spoke for the bill were Sanborn
of Franklin, Emory of Portymouth, Sinclair
of Litteton and Morrill, of Warren.
Those against were Briggs of Manchester,
Hall of Dover, Hoyt of Durham, Melows of
New Market and Bingham of Littleton.
The bill was ordered to a third reading, the
yeas and nays being called.
The House adjourned at 6. 80 Z. NJ, until
o'clock tomorrow.
AT meeting of the Gov. and Council, this
morning, Chas. II. Chase, VIM. II. Sise and
Nathan f. Mathes were removed from the
Office of Pilotage Commissioners of Ports
mouth harbor, and Ebenezer G. Adams, j.
Gilman Moses and Richard Waldron were
appointed in their places.
Mrs. Haskell of Brrdford committed sui
eide at the poor farm on Monday, June ed
by strangling herself with cord. Her age
was GO years.