Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-16
House.
MONDAY. Eehrua

PRAYER by Rev. AlT. fCRRINTON OF the house.
Papers from the Senate disposed Of in concur
renee.
Resolve in favor of the joint standing Commit
tee on Agriculture was passed to be engrossed
under suspension of the rules, in concurrence
, Mr. NORTH presented resolve giving to the
Maine Historical Society the annual legislative
documents, which was passed to be engrossed
) under q suspension of the rules
Resolve laying taN on the several counties in
the State, and resolves authorizing temporary
loan, passed to be engrossed under a suspen-
sion of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. SNOW it was
Ordered, That and after tomorrow, the
House hold two sessions each day, commencing
until otherwise ordered, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. and
$50 O'Clock P. NJ
Mr.. STONE, from the Committee on Education
on petition reported bill an act to establish and
t maintain a State Normal School in the town of
Bridgton in the county of Cumberland. Read
and assigned
Mr.. POWERS, from the Committee on Legal AZ
fairs, reported in a new draft and ought to pass
on bill an act to make valid the dongs of the Sc
lectmen Of the town Of Lyndon. Read and as
) signed.
: Same gentleman, from the Aroostook county
delegation, petition, reported bill an act in
creasins the compensation of the county commits
soners of Aroostook county. Read and ass gned.
Il Mr.. RANDALL. from the Committee Towns
on petition, reported bill an act to authorize the
county commissioner, of Aroostook county 10 Or
ganize Alagash Plantation. Read and assigned.
Mr.. BARKER, from the Committee on State
Lsnds, on petition, reported resolve in favor of
Bowdoin Il. Blackstone. Road and Wednesday
assigned. Also reported ought not to pass on re-
solve in favor of settlers on proprietors lands
} der the treaty Of Washington, in the county of
Aroostook.
Mr.. kEEGAN, from the Committee ON the Ju-
dietary, reported ought to pass on bill an act to
amend chap. 46 of the revised statutes relating 70
taxation of corporations. Printed under rule.
Provides that stock in banks shall te taxed at its
actual value.
Mr.. RANDALL, from the Committee en- State
Lands and State Roads, on petition, reported re
solve in favor Of Silver Ridge Plantation. Printed
under rule also reported ought to pass, resolve
in favor Of Joseph L. Young. Also reported on
petition, resolve in favor Of Sabine F. Berry, and
Thaddcus S. Berry. Read and Wednesday as
signed.
Mr.. SHEPH ERD, from the Committee Finsn-
cial Affairs, on petition, reported resolve IN IA
vor of the Maine General Hospital Printed under
rule. [Appropriates $4,000.
Mr. WHEELwRIGHT presented an amendment
to the resolve in favor Of the Maine General Hos
pital, which was lsd on the table to be printed.
1t provides that any patient that NAV wish, shall
: be allowed to employ Homco, q. i. Physician.
Mr.. BURNHAM, from the Committee IN STATE
Lands, reported leave to withdraw, petition OF
Thomas L. Wallace ct ais. torconveyance OF land
Also reported on petition, resolve 10 favor Of An
drew r. Higgins. Read and Wednesday assigned.
Mr. MACOMBER, from the same co -lmitee, re
ported reference to the next legislature, on peti-
ton of G. P. Smith ct ais fer relief Of expensc in
opening and making road in Township Range 1,
W. Z. l.. S.
Mr. SMITH, from the sane committee reported
| leave to withdraw, p,ti!lon OF james TimoDy
ct ais. for aid to build bridge across The esst
! branch of Mattawamkeag riyer,.ot {. {. < q: F.
Sampson for conveyance Of land, Of J. Ryan FOX
deed OF land, and of Geo. W. Kellock for deed Of
land
Mr.. REED, by order OF the Committee on Ways
and Means presented bill act to provide for de-
fcency in appropriations for the expenditures of
government for the year "a. Laid upon the table
and ordered to be printed. The deficiency is
S5oo0.l
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act relating to mutual fire ms uIance com
panies an act to incorporate the Maine Mining
t Co. of Portland; an act to make valid the organ
ization of the Brown Slate Quarryipg Co. and to
change the number of shares and par value there
of in the stock of said company; an act to ncor-
porate the Limerick Savings Bank; an act to
amend sec. 4, of chap. 203 of the public laws of
) a. providing pensions for disabled soldiers and
= seamen; an act to repeal chap. 3l4 of the re.
: solves of "A and to revive all acts and parts of
acts repealed by said chapter. and to amend sec.
4, Of chap. of the revised statutes an act in re-
laton to the execution of sentence in capital
cases; an act relating to savings banks; an act
q giving the municipal and police courts jurisdc-
ton in matters of liens upon personal property in
e certain cases; an act fixing the compensation of
councillors act in relation to paupers; resolve
in favor of George II. Freeman of Pressure Isle;
resolve in favor Of the South Haystack road in
Castle Hill, Aroostook county, resolve in favor Of
Otis j. Wtham resolve in favor of the Western
4 State Normal School at Pennington; resolve in
E favor Of the Eastern State Normal School at Cas-
tine; resolve in favor of A. +. Owens; resolve in
favor of Andrew Wren of Woodland plantation
resolve in favor of Moose river bridge; resolve in
favor of compiling and printing school laws.
PASSED TO BE ESGRossED.
An act to enable William Conway to extend and
maintain wharf into tide waters at Blue Hill an
act to incorporate the Andover Dairy Association
an act to incorporate the Canton & Dxfeld cheese
i factory; an act to incorporate the North Liver
more Cheese Company; an act to incorporate the
a Wayne Cheese Factory Association; an act TO en-
force the collection Of taxes upon railroads; an
act authorizing Judson G. Archer to drain and
flow B.unts pond in Lamoine, and to stock the
same with trout; ON act to authorize the town Of
Kttery to build free bridge over tide waters in
f said town; an act to allow the town of Milo to
c regulate the width of wheel rims; an act to incor-
porate the Cumberland Central Farmers Club; an
act in relation to the elections in the PenObscot
Tribe of Indians; act to incorporate the Cornth
Savings Bank; an act to legalize the doings Of
: the town of Appleton in the county of Knox; re-
; solve in favor of Thomas Lovely of Napoleon
Plantation.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
f An act to amend Sec of chap. II of the revised
statutes relating to the abolshing of school dis
trcts an act to amend sec. OF chap. 59 OF the re-
vised statutes relating to marriage and its solemn
t ization an act comforting additional powers upon
the supreme judicial court relating to railroads !;
an act to amend chapt. l2i sec. % of the revised
statutes, relating to cruelty to animals; an act
explanatory of and additional to sec. 65 of chap.
81 of the revised statutes relating to civil actions
t an act to incorporate the Cumberland Fish Co. !;
e an act to extend the time for the location and
completion of the Penobscot Bay & River Rail-
road; an act additional to act to establish the
0 Portland & Rochester Railroad Co.
Resolve in favor Of the Passamaquoddy Tribe Of
Indians came up its final passage. The vote
e was reconsidered whereby the resolve was passed
e to be engrossed, on motion of Mr. LAwLER. 1t
was then amended, on motion of the same gentle
man by adding 500 for dressing and again pas
sed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. RANDALL, the House
Adjourned.
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