Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-29
NO.. 25.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

| Thursday, Jan 2Sth.
Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. HARDING Of
| IIallowell,
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
| Papers from the House disposed OF in concur
renee.
The following order came from the House and
! was read:
Ordered, That the State Superintendent of
schools cause to be printed 5000 copies of the
school laws of Maine, to include the laws Of this
legislature, and to send one copy of the same to
| every city and town in the State.
Pending the passage OF the order in concur
renee, on motion Of Mr.. FOSTER, it was amended
by adding after the word town, the words "clerk,
municipal officers and experimenting school COM
mittee."
| The order as amended was then given pas
sage.
| Report of the Committee on Mercantile Affairs
and Insurance, that an act relating to insurance
and the office of Insurance Commissioner, ought
not to pass was pending its acceptance in concur
renee with the House, laid on the table on motion
of Mr.. ATWOOD.
Mr.. FOSTER, from the Committee on Educa-
ton, on bill an act to secure the education of
youth in the State of Maine, reported the same in
a new draft and that it ought to pass. Printed
! under rule. This bill requires children between
the ages Of and Is years to attend school during
three months of the year.
Mr.. EMERY, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, reported bill an act to incorporate the Wood
bine Cemetery Association. Read and assigned.
An act to incorporate the Bluehil Granite Co.
Read and assigned.
Mr.. PALMER, from the Committee on Railroads,
reported bill an act to authorize the city Of Ban
gor to aid the construction of q railroad into
Aroostook county. Read and assigned. Pro-
vides for aid to Northern Aroostook Railroad
Company to the amount of $1,000 per mile un-
der certain conditions.
Mr.. LORD, from the Committee on Education,
reported bill an act to enable Bates College to
aid the Maine Central Institute. Read and as
signed Provides for donation of S6OOO.]
Mr.. HoLBRoOK, from the Committee on FL
nancia Affairs, to which was referred the official
bond Of Hon. Silas c. Hatch, State Treasurer
elect, reported that having examined said bond,
they find it correctly drawn, that the sureties
proval.
The report was accepted and the bond ap-
proved. Sent down.
Mr.. ATWOOD, from the Committee on Interior
Waters on petition of d. Jillson and others, re-
lating to taking water from Moose pond in Otis
field, reported legislation inexpedient.
An act for the protection of OWNERS of stolen
bonds, and an act to incorporate the Petit Menan
Cranberry Co.. pending their passage to be en-
crossed were tabled.
On motion of Mr.. EMERY, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary
be instructed whether any further legislation be
necessary to protect purchasers from the State Of
lands in unincorporated places sold for non-psy-
ment of taxes.
On motion of Mr.. CoRTHELL, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on Education in
quire what, if any change is needed in the course
of study prescribed for the Normal Schools.
On motion of Mr.. GooLD, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary
be requested to devise some legislation which will
compel better observance of the statute defining
the duties of town officers, relating to recording
Births deaths and marriages as set forth in chap.
80 of the revised statutes, which in most towns is
now virtually dead letter.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Resolve in favor of Bart Hanson; resolve in IA
vor of John Tucker.
PASSED TO BE EN6RossED.
An act to incorporate the Maine State Pure
Blood jersey Cattle Company; an act to incorpor-
ate the town Of Medway an act to incorporate the
Bangor & Ellsworth Steamboat Company resolve
for the purchase Of the Maine State Year Book
and Legislative Manual
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act TO incorporate the Trustees Of the Lin
coin Masonic Fraternity; an act to incorporate
the Centre LiyermOre Cheese Co.; an act addi-
tiona to act to enable the city of Bangor to aid
the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Co.; an act
authorizing Geo. c. Lyman, NewtonC. White ct ais.
to build wharf in tide waters at Suvan act
to incorporate the Waterville Slate Co.; an act to
incorporate the Elliotsve Star Slate Co.; an act
to make valid certain doings of the assessors and
collector Of the town of Naples an act to incor-
Co.; an act authorizing Aug. c. Savage and others
to construct fish weirs between Mt Desert and
Bear Island; an act to revise and amend an act to
incorporate the Maine Episcopal Missionary So
cety, and an act additional thereto.
On motion of Mr.. HoLBRooK
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND RE-
FERRED.
BY Mr.. HINKLEY. Remonstrance of David
Brown against reduction OF agricultural report.
Referred 10 Committee on Finance.
by Mr.. ATWOOD. An act to incorporate the
Wnterport Savings bank. Referred to Commit
tee on Banks and Banking; an act to incorporate
the L nifty Park Association. Referred to Commit
tee on Agriculture.
BY Mr.. STEVENS. Remonstrance of b. NJ.
Hight and 20 others against reduction of sgricul-
tural report Referred to Committee on Finance.
BY Mr.. DoNwoRTH Resolve in favor of Lin
neus and Smyrna. Referred to Committee on
Claims.
BY Mr.. CoRTHELL. Petition Of Thomas
Kennedy for payment OF expense incurred in tax
ing care of a State pauper. Referred to Commit
tee on Claims.
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