The Portland daily press., 1875-02-04

Senate document No. 1, an act to protect
owners of stolen bonds was taken from the
table, and Senator Foster offered an amend
ment striking out all after the enacting clause
and inserting "All actions to recover bonds, OBJ
LEGATIONS or coupons of the same, issued by any
city or town in this state and heretofore stolen
or obtained by robbery from the owner thereof,
and which are now overdue or payable, shall
be commenced within one year FROM the first
day of March, A. D., 1875, and not afterwards,
and if not now overdue or payable, within
eighteen months from the time they became
due or payable, and not afterwards. But this
act shall not apply TO any action commenced
by the person from whom such bonds, obliga-
lions or coupons were stolen or obtained by
robbery The bill as amended was LAID on the
table and ordered to be printed.
The Committee on Agriculture reported,
ought to pass, on bill to incorporate the Pitts
field and Burnham Cheese Factory.
The Committee on Pensions reported resolve
that pension of eight dollars month De pald
to Charles w. Owen, minor child OF Eden f.
Owen, deceased, late a private in Co. X, OF 9Th
Regiment Maine Volunteers.
The bill allowing Capt. Deering to extend his
wharf at Bar Harbor was passed to ee enacted.
HOUSE.
Senate papers were disposed of in concur
renee, except the bill providing for the estab-
lishment of the rate of interest, on which the
House insisted on its former vote sending it to
the Financial Committee,
In spite of the rule limiting the time of re-
ceiving petitions, etc.. and its extension for
nearly week, quite a number of petitions
were presented this morning, as follows:
Remonstrance of citizens of Belfast against
the petition of the Penobscot Bay a. River
Railroad Co. for bridge at that point; remon-
STRANGE of Penobscot Indians against change
of election law; of Washington Carleton for
a state pension for injuries received in the
Aroostook war; of Chas. Hewins and others
against capital punishment bill to prevent the
throwing of edgings into Medomak river IN the
town of Washington; petition for the incorpor-
alton of Cumberland Centre Farmers Club;
remonstrance of the inhabitants of Livermore
against making the Androscoggin in that town
free bridge; petition of the town OF ROXbury
for reduction of valuation; to legalize the do
ings of school districts and OF Appleton;
bill to amend chapter 50, r. s., relating to
marriage.
Orders passed-That the Judiciary Commit
tee inquire if it is eXpedient to SO amend SET
ton 6, chapter 63, X. S., SO that administration
may be granted on the estates of persons whose
long absence from the state affords presump-
ton of their death; that the same committee
inquire into the expediency OF allowing actions
of trespass qNare ctdusunl to be brought III the
same manner as is provided for personal and
transtory actions; that the Insurance Commit
tee inquire into the expediency OF amending
chapter 40, r. S., relating to insurance, that
no change of title, lien or incumbrance upon
the property shall prevent a partys recovering
to the extent of his interest; that the Com
mittee ON Claims inquire into the claim OF the
town of Linneus for reimbursement of money
paid for soldiers under the call of October II,
1864.
Reports of Legislation mex.
pedient' was reported on the order relative to
evidence in equity cases; same on order rela-
tive to expression of opinion of judges of
coxrts same on order relative to misconduct
of jurors
'Leave TO withdraw" was reported on Pc
tition of G. w. Aver of West Watervlle for
state aid; on petition of John Smith. Jr., and
others, for the taxation of national bonds;
same on petition of N. T. Talbot ct ais. for act
incorporating the Rockport Ice Co., same on
petition of John Allen for land claim against
the state; same on petition oe ,Arrowsic for
abatement Of town valuation; same on petit
ton of NJ E. Rice ct. ais, for bill to incorpor-
ate the Bridgewater Cheese Co. (already organ
ized); same on petition of M. Mishaud ct. ais,
for stumpage. s.
The following bills having been reported by
committees, were read twice and assigned for
tomorrow. -.
To extend wharf into tide water of Mill
bridge; to incorporate the Odd Fellows Mutual
Relief Association of Portland; to legalize do
ings of j. I'll. Lamb Justice of the peace; to
authorize A. j. Whitney to extend wharf into
tide waters of Mt. Desert; amending the law
authorizing George Dyer to maintain ferry,
in Vlnalhaven; to increase the capital stock OF
the Portland Stone Ware Co.; to incorporate
the Calais Publishing Co.; to incorporate the
York Brick Co.; to make valid the doings OF
Louis NJ. Partridge justice of the peace; to in
corporate the Calais Red Granite Co.; resolve
relative to the apportionment of state tax be-
tween Deer Isle and Isle au Haut; resolve in
favor of A. P. Cook for reimbursement of
property sold him without title.
The following bills, reported by committees,
were ordered printed under the rules: Bill re-
lating to the distribution of school money Eau
thorizes school officers to distribute 20 per cent
of school money to smaller districts in towns
instead of 10 per cent as now provded); to
amend chapter As, section l, R. S., relating to
interest, lit substitutes the words per annum'
ZOE ny Inc year III 1uO oSSlioH, Pio'iuihS oh"o
where no rate of interest is named it shall be
per cent. per annum); bill relative to persons
connected with the Togus Soldiers Home, (pro-
vides that such soldiers as marry and live near
the Home, drawing rations therefrom, shall be
deemed to be citizens of the town from which
they camel; bill to regulate the cost of steno.
graphic reports of cases; bill to amend chapter
1913 of the laws of 1874 relating to disclosures
of poor debtors. -....r.n sd
The contested election cases were taken up,
and in the case of Reed contestant against
Montgomery, was decided in favor of the con-
testant, thereby sustaining the majority report,
by a,vote of 129 to 4. On the Pittsfied case,
the committee were unanimous in favor of
Vickery, the sitting member a.
Passed to be enacted Act to incorporate the
Bluehill Granite Co.; to incorporate the Petit
Menan Cranberry Co.; resolve to authorize the
county of Penobscot to procure loan; act to
repeal chapter 297 OF the private laws OF 1873,
relative to cattle running at large III Gouds-
boro; to authorize A. S. Ellis to extend wharf
in Bucksport harboa; resolve relative to reports
of the Insurance Commissioner; act to incor-
porate the Woodbine Cemetery of Ellsworth;
to authorize Henry B. Cleaves to extend
wharf in Portland harbor; act relative to
Maine Central Institute.
The bill to punish frauds in certain cases,
designed to protect farmers against vendors of
patent agricultural implements, was Indefinite
ly postponed by large majority.