The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-11
FIFTY.FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to the Press.]
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Feb 10.
In the absence of the president, Hon. Enoch
Foster, jr., of Oxford, was elected president
pro tenn. The House papers were passed in
concurrence.
The Compulsory Education bill was tabled to
be printed also the bill giving laborers lieu
ON pressed hay was tabled.
Committee Rep0rts-The Committee on Com
merce reported bill giving VIM. Canary per
mission to build wharf at Blue Hill. The
Committee on Agriculture reported ought TO
pass on bill to incorporate the North Livermore
Cheese Factory, which was read and assigned.
The same committee reported the following
resolve, which was tabled to be printed:
Resolued That the sum of 1924, 900 be and the
same is hereby appropriated for the purpose Of
paying the existing debts of the Maine State
College of Agriculture and Mechanics Arts,
erecting new buildings, purchasing new appar-
atus farm expenses, experiments ana improve
ments and instruction, provided, however, tn at
the trustees of said college shall pay from this
appropriation the debts now against SAID COL
iege and shall not under any circumstance
contract any further debts in behalf OF said
college.
'Leave to withdraw" was granted on petition
to divide the town of Peru, and reference to the
next Legislature on the petition to divide
Gouldsboro into two districts for election pur-
poses.
On motion of Senator Haskell, the bill relat-
ing to P. g. R. road was taken from the table.
The amendment relating to taxation was
adopted, and another amendment that the road
cannot take any of the Marginal Way tor their
own purposes without the consent of the City
Of Portland was adopted, and the bill passed to
be engrossed.
Bills to amend the Revised Statutes, relating
to auctions and auctioneers, relating to foreign
insurance companies and incorporating the
Maine Mining Co. of Portland, were received
under the suspension of the rules, and referred
The corporators of the Maine Mining Co. are
Lorenzo Taylor and Albert +. jackson, and
their capital stock is $15O,0OO.
The act relating to foreign insurance compa-
MES provides that no insurance company shall
be admitted to do business in the State unless
it has bona Jide paid up unimpaired capital II
q stock company, of at least 100000 well and
safely invested, or if a mutual Company, cash
assets to the amount aforesaid, and the courts
of this state may have jurisdiction over them,
and actions may be commenced at any time.
A bill was introduced amending the law re-
lating to disabled soldiers.
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance reported that legislation was inexpe-
dent on the petition relating to Insurance
Commissioner.
The Committee on Banks and Banking re-
ported bill, and that it ought to pass, to in
corporate the Peoples Loan and Building As
ISOLATION of Richmond
The bill to repeal the law of 1874 relating to
che taking of idiotic patients from the Insane
Hospital and sending home came back from the
House, passed to be engrossed. The Senate
had long discussion and voted to adhere to its
former motion TO indefinitely postpone.
The bill incorporating the Cumberland Fish
Co. was taken from the table and passed to be
engrossed.