Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-01-21

NO. Is.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.

! MAINE LEGISLATUR
Senate.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. Goth.
Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer was offered by Rev. JOHN ALLEN of
Pennington.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
g. Stacy, transmitting the reports of the trustees
| and resident officers of the Maine Insane Hospital
Referred to the Committee on Insane Hospital.
On motion of Mr.. CoRTHELL, the Senate non
concurred with the House in referring to the Com
mittee on Legal Affairs the petition of VIM. B.
Elwell ct ais. Of Whtneyville for change of time
and place Of holding Supreme Judicial Court
for Washington county; of John II. Gray ct ais.
of Wesley and of John A. French ct ais. in aid Of
same. And the same were referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. HYDE from the Committee on Commerce
| reported An act authorizing the Cumberland Bone
Company to build and maintain wharf at Booth
bay. Read and assigned. Also an act authorizing
f. l.. Roberts to build wharf into the tide waters
in town Of Eden, which was tabled on motion Of
Mr.. HASKELL.
Mr.. CROSS, from the Committee ON Towns, on
petition of John A. Green and others, praying to
be set off from the town of Bluehill and annexed
to the town of Surry, reported leave to withdraw.
Same report was made on petition Of inhabitants
of Crystal plantation to be set Oft and annexed to
Sherman.
Mr. HoLBRooK, from the Committee ON Finan-
cial Affairs, submitted the following report
The Committee on Financial fairs, to which was
referred the report of the State Treasurer report
That they have examined the books in the
Treasurer's Office and find the accounts correctly
cast, properly vouched and agreeing with his re-
port presented to the Legislature;
That they find the amount of cash on hand
Dec, 3lst, 1874, S322. 1854; OF the amount
| 81, ,5S333 in bank bills in the treasurer's
office, $l9s, ,6S7 0l deposited in National banks of
this State and Sc, 1878 in the Suffolk National
Bank, Boston, their respective cashiers certifying
| to the amount IN each agreeable to the accom-
panying schedule.
The bonds and coupons paid during the past
year, coupon bonds received in exchange for reg
istered bonds, and registered bonds surrendered
by holders, like amount being re-issued to other
parties, we have destroyed by burning and made
due record of the fact.
(Siened) S. A. Holbrook,
j. w. Palmer,
Edmund RUSSELL
Edwin Reed,
J. N. L. Cobb,
Andrew Hawes,
r. B. Shepherd,
Ambrose White
VIM. G. Davis.
Jan. 20, 1875.
The report was accepted. Sent down.
The hour of II o'clock having arrived, when
the two branches, by order, were to assemble
in joint convention, for the purpose Of comparing
the journals of the two houses and performing all
the acts necessary and proper, in joint convention,
to be performed, in relation to the election of
person TO represent the State in the Senate OF the
United States for the term commencing on the
fourth of March, 1875, in accordance with the act
Of congress to regulate the times and manner of
holding elections for Senators in Congress, the
Senate proceeded to the Representatives Hall.
See House report
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to revive the charter Of the Tconic bank
of Wateryille for certain purposes; an act to IN
corporate the Stedman Railroad Company.
On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL,
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &c, PRESENTED AND RE-
FERRED.
By Mr.. FOSTER, Petition of Mary l.. Webb for
pension for minor child. Referred to Committee
on Pensions.
BY Mr. PALMER, Petition of ]. c. Towle and
others for an act of incorporation to improve the
| navigation of the Olamon stream. referred to
Committee on Interior Waters.
BY Mr.. CUSHING, An act to inc orporate the
Peoples Savings bank of Camden. Referred to
Committee on Banks and Banking.
BY Mr. DoNwoRTH, An act to amend chap. 64
ef the revised statutes Referred IN Committee
| on Legal Affairs also petition Of Jeanne NJ:
Strickland for lot of land to be selected by IaAd
Agent. Referred to Committee on State Lands
and State Roads.
House.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. goth.
PRAYER by REV. MIR. CRANE of Hallowell.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur
renee.
Bill an act additional to the several acts esab-
fishing the county of Piscataquis, came from the
Senate amended. The amendment was adopted,
and the bill re-committed to the Committee on
Legal Affairs, on motion Of MIR. WILSON.
| \ communication was received from Hon. &.
4 NT tatn ttnn n
nual report OF the Trustees and Officers Of the
Maine Insane Hospital for the year "a. Referred
10 the Committee on Insane Hospital, on motion
OF Mr.. PORTER.
| The report of the subcommittee of the Com
mittee on Agriculture for the year 1874, appoint
ell to visit the College of Agriculture and Mechan
ic Arts by the last leg islaure was received, and
| laid on the table Oh motion of Mr.. ROGERS, and
the usual number of copies ordered to be printed
| On motion of Mr.. CLARK of Lincoln, it was
| Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary
| be directed to inquire into the expediency OF SO
amending sec. 3, chap. l9S of the public laws of
a. that the provisions OF said act shall not apply
to any island in this State which is connected
with the mainland by q bridge or bridges.
| ON motion of Mr.. PARK, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on Legal Affairs
inquire into the expediency Of changing the laws
relating to the sale of nonresident propretoTs
land for unpaid taxes, so that under possible con-
tngencies, other than the town treasurer may
complete the sale.
ON motion of Mr.. FROST, it was
| Ordered, That the Committee on Legal Affairs
inquire into the expedency of further legislation
in relation to damages TO land holders on the To-
cation of town roads.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, it was
Ordered That the Secretary Of the State in
form the Legislature whether any corporations
chartered by the laws of this State, have failed to
make the returns of stock, together with the
names of stock holders, to bis office, as now re-
quired by law and TO report their names, II any
such there be. Also that the Committee on inte-
rior Waters inquire what if any legislation is nee
essaiy, for the protection of the lives and proper
ty of persons residing below the artificial reser-
yoirs which have been created in this State for
manufacturing purposes.
Mr.. ALLEN, from the Committee on Commerce
on petition, reported bill authorizing Augustus
C.. Savage ct ais. TO construct wiers between Mt
Desert and Bear Island also reported on petition,
hill authorizing Alexander Martin & Sons to
build and maintain wharf in tide water Of Rock
port IIafbor. Read and assigned
Mr.. CLEAvKs, from the Committee on the ~
dietary reported sought to pass, on BIZ an ct 70
revise and amend an act to incorporate ne Mane