Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-02-01
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
House.
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II a message was received from the Senate, in
forming the House that in the absence of the
President, that branch had made choice of Hon.
i L. A. Emery as President pro temport.
Senate order directing the Secretary of State to
furnish the legislature with detailed statement
of all appropriations of money by the State for
the past FIVE years, read and laid on the table,
on motion Of Mr.. Snow.
On motion of Mr.. ToLMAN, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on Claims be di
rected to investigate the claim Of the town Of
Deer Isle against the State, for money paid the
State under the call for soldiers of Oct, 63.
| On motion of Mr.. GILMAN, it was
| Ordered, That the Committee on Legal Affairs
inquire into the expediency of giving a person
who labors on a farm lien on the productions Of
said farm.
On motion of Mr.. NosE, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on Legal Affairs
be directed to inquire into the expediency Of
| amending sec. 49, of chap. 50 of the revised stat
and 9th lines of said section, the words, cor the
official reporter of the court
| On motion of Mr.. kEEGAN, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on State Lands
| and State Roads inquire into the expediency of
reporting a resolve in aid of road through town
| ship Letter f and liamlin Plantation; also that
the same committee inquire into the claims Of
Desire Niolette, John Parent, VIM. Hartt, Joseph
Dubay and Jeremiah Dubay, for lots OF land and
report thereon.
| On motion of Mr.. NADEAU. it was
Ordered That the Committee on State Lands
and State Roads inquire into the expediency OF
reporting resolve in aid of building bridge
over Ouellet stream, in the plantation Of Saint
Francis.
| On motion of Mr. MERRILL of West Gardiner
| Ordered That the Committee on Education be
directed to inquire into the expediency Of recon-
mending the repeal of the public laws Of 1873
| relating to free high schools.
On motion Of Mr.. CLARK of Lincoln, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on Indian Affairs
he directed to inquire fnto the expediency Of re-
pealing chap. 30l Of the resolves Of lS74.
| On motion of Mr.. FERNALD, it was
| Ordered, That the Committee on Claims be di-
rected to investigate the claims of Eustis panta
ton against the State, for money paid the State
| under the call for soldiers of Oct, 1863
| Mr.. RANDALL, from the Committee ON State
Lands, on petitions for deeds of land, reported a
resolve in favor of f. w. Sprague and resolve
| in favor of Sarah j. Vance; also reported on pc
| tition for an appropriation on road, resolve in
favor of Castle Hill plantation, in the county of
Aroostook. Read and assigned.
Mr.. WHITNEY. from the Committee on Agri-
culture, on petition, reported bill act to ncor
porate the Carmel Hebron, Hampden and North
Newburg Cheese Factory. Read and assigned.
Mr.. MILLIKEN, from the Committee on State
Lands, on petition for an appropriation on road
| reported resolve in favor OF the town of Kings
| bury. Read and assigned
Mr.. NosE, from the Committee on Legal AZ
| fairs, on petition, reported bill an act TO make
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and assigned.
Mr.. REED, from the Committee on Ways and
Means presented bill an act to provide in part for
the expenditures of government, amounting to
| 81, ,l22 303, which was laid the table and
ordered to be printed, on motion of the same gen.
tleman.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.
| An act to authorize the city of Bangor to aid
| in the construction of railroad into Aroostook
county an act to incorporate the Bluehill Granite
Co.; an act to incorporate the W Woodbine Cemetery
Association; an act relating to the Maine Central
Institute; an act to incorporate the Petit Menan
Cranberry Co.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
| An act to incorporate the National Temperance
Camp Meeting Association an act to incorporate
| the Aurundel Mutual Relief Society," an act to
legalize the doings of School District No. in the
town OF Lamoine an act to protect the rights Of
the owners Of Petit Menan Point, in the town of
Steuben; an act to authorize Mellen Gilmore and
Luther Gilmore to build wharves and piers on
their own land in the towns of Eddington and
Brewer, along the bands of the Penobscot river !;
An act to incorporate the Saccarappa Savings
Bank; an act to incorporate the Portland Safe
Deposit Co.; an act to incorporate the Mattagam-
keag Boat Co, an act to amend an act to incor-
porate the Martha's Grove Camp Meeting Associ.
alton, approved Feb. 6, 1872; an act authorizing
the town Of EastpOrt to loan its credit in aid Of
building railroad from the tide water within said
act to make valid the dongs Of school district No.
2, in the town of Monroe, in raising money to
build school-house; an act to renew the charters
of the Eastern Bank and Mercantile Bank, both
Of Bangor, and the Northern Bank of Roekland
an act additional to an act, approved March lst,
1869, as amended by chap. All of the special laws
of 70, entitled an act to supply the city of Bangor
with pure water; an act to regulate the inspection
OF fish; an act to incorporate the Edgecomb and
Newcastle Farmers and Mechanics Club.
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read the third time and laid on the table, on mo-
ton of Mr.. TEFFT.
Bill act to authorize the Continental Mills to
reduce the par value Of its stock and to issue new
shares, was read the third time, and laid on the
table, on motion of Mr.. SNOW.
A communication was received from Mr.. Morse,
, member of the House, from the city of Bangor,
asking to be excused from longer serving on the
!. Committee on Railroads. The request was grant
ed and Mr.. Barron of Topsham was appointed
by the Speaker to fill the vacancy.
On motion Of Mr.. MARTIN,
Adjourned.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C., PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
BY Mr. MCGILvERY. Bill an act to legalizc the
doings of Louis NJ. Partridge of Stockton as JUS
tce of the Peace and Quorum. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr. NORTH. Petition of John w. Hilton and
"a others of NoTidgewock in aid of petition for a
railroad from Lewiston to Augusta. Referred to
Comnlttce on hallroaus; Ieuu0n Oh Ira H. Stur-
gs ct ais. that the draw in the bridge between Ar
rowsc Island and Woolwich may be widened.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
BY Mr.. ANDERSON. Petition of c. H. Dough-
ty ct ais for an act Of Incorporation as the Mays
vile Slate Co.. Petition of Amos J. Osgood ct ais.
to be incorporated as the Cumberland Centre Ag-
ricultural Society. Referred to the Committee on
Legal Affairs.
By Mir. Petition of Benjamin Smith Of
Appleton for pension or State aid. Referred to
Committee on Pensions.
BY Mr.. HARMON. Petition of selectmen of
Thorndike for Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Re-
ferred to Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance.
BY Mr.. HoYT. Petition of David Doe for decd
Of land. Referred to Committee on State Lands.
BY Mr.. MARTIN Petition of A. Wren for
lot of land. Referred to Committee on State
Lands
BY PAYNE. An act to incorporate the York
Brick Co. Referred to the Committee on Manu-
factures.
BY Mr. BARRON. Bill an act to incorporate the
Maine Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Co. Refer
red to the Committee on Manufactures.
BY Mr.. KIFF. Petition of N. j. Vamter Weyde
and l73 others for right to vote on Hurricane Is
land. Referred to Committee on Towns; petition
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