The Portland daily press., 1875-01-23
FIFTY.FOURTH LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
Especial to Press

.,-. AUGUSTA, Jan. %, 1875.
The statement of receipts and expenditures
of the Insurance Department was laid before
the Senate by the Secretary of State The hist
includes Office stationery, postage, $1S5, foul
daily papers. $S2, the salary of Commissioner
and clerk hire and Office rent at $2500, the
whole expenses of the office being $2757.56
The cash received from license fees was $41S1.
The expense of printing was $19l4.62. The ex
pense of binding was $220.70. The account
was read in detail, and ordered to be printed.
Petitions, Acts, Resolves, &c e, were presented
and referred to the appropriate committees.
An act to authorize Charles W. Howard to nav
igate Rangely lake by ste am petition of James
Brown for bounty on bears. He lives in Ok
ford, and it is supposed to mean Oxford bears.
The Committee on Agriculture reported that
it is nexpedient to establish standard OF
weights and measures to conform to the U. 5
standard; the Committee on Judiciary reported
legislation inexpedent in relation to the me-
mortal of the National Board of Trade in re-
gard to corporations.
Senator Hyde presented a bill to incorporate
the Peoples Loan and Building Company, OF
Richmond, with a capital stock of $500 shares.
An order was presented by Senator Emery,
directing the Committee on Legal Atfairs to
inquire into the expediency of increasing the
powers of port wardens in relation to the posi-
ton of vessels in port.
The Committee on Agriculture reported leave
to withdraw on the petition of Frank ingalls,
ct ais, for cattle and sheep to roam at large in
the town of Passadumk Gag; also bill to in
corporate the Morrill, Cheese and Butter Facto-
ok n m ta tho Wintarnart
Cheese and Butter Factory; the Committee on
Judiciary reported that legislation is inexpedi-
ent in relation to the appointment of admins
traitors de bonis non. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Petitions, bills, etc presented and referred
Petitions relative to the change of time and
place of holding the Supreme Judicial Court in
Washington county; for the incorporation of
the town of Woodvllle, Penobscot county; OF
Thomas Lorely, Castle Hill Pin, Aroostook
county, to correct resolve giving title of land A;
of the County Commissioners of Penobscot
county for authority to raise loan OF $1,000;
bill an act to incorporate the Topsham an d
Brunswick twenty-five cent savings bank; two
petitions for normal school in Northeastern,
Name.
Orders passed-Directing the Legal Affairs
Committee to inquire if any additional legisla-
of the contested election cases; directing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expe-
diency of striking out the words ''and all nee
essary travelling expenses in section 50 chap.
IL r. s., relating to the compensation of school
committees.
Reports Of ConnaitteeS-The Committee on
Ways and Bridges reported leave to withdraw
on petition of w. B. Hayford ct ais. for aid to
bridge the Penobscot at Midway. The Ju-
dietary reported ought not to pass on bill to
promote the efficiency of the Portland police
which was referred to this Legislature by the
last 1t provides that the policemen shall not
be removed except for personal inefficiency or
other good cause,
s The following bills were reported by commit
tees and read and assigned: Bill to incorporate
the Hubbard & Blake Mfg Co.of West Water
vile; to incorporate the Steadman Slate Co.
Mr. Reed of Bath from the Banking Com
mittee, presented bill concerning savings
banks which was printed under the rules. The
bill provides that the amount upon which tax
is to be paid shall be the average of gross de-
posts Of the bank every Saturday for the six
months preceding the date of return; the
time for payment of the tax is reduced to 40
instead of rs days; assistant treasurers cannot
be cashiers of other banks; forbids bond or
stock brokers holding offices in savings banks;
prohibits trustees from being securities on
loans or obtaining loans of savings; provides a
penalty of not less than 500 nor more than
$500 for such officers as shall violate any pro-
visions of the savings bank act.