The Portland daily press., 1875-02-01
FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to the Press, I
SENATE,

AUGUSTA, Jan. 80.
In the absence of the President, Mr. Emery
of Hancock was called to the chair.
Senator Stevens presented a petition signed
by number of ladies, asking for bounty on
bears. So the gentle DANES of his constitu
ency propose to take the war path against the
gentle bruin.
An act to incorporate Talmage as town
was tabled, pending its second reading.
Hall of York presented a bill to regulate
rates of interest. Section 1 provides that the
only legal rate shall be six per cent. by the
year. Section provides that if any interest
above six per cent. shall have been paid, the
defendant may recover all above that amount.
1t was referred to the Committee on Financial
Affairs.
A bill to incorporate Burleigh Mfg Co., and
a petition of Masons, in Washington county,
for incorporation as Masonic Relief Associa-
ton, were severally referred.
The bill relating to fencing railroads was
tabled on its second reading ON motion of SEN
ator Campbell.
An order was passed that the Committee on
Fisheries inquire into the expectancy of amend
Ing Sec. =, Chap. I57 of the private and special
laws of 1876; that the same Committee on
Fisheries inquire into the expediency of
amending Chap. 24S of the public laws of 1874;
that the Committee on Ways and Bridges in
qu1re into the expediency of amending the
law imposing on towns the expense of building
and maintaining bridges and county roads, hat
the Committee ON State Lands and State Roads
inquire into the necessity of legislation to ena-
BILE the Land Agent to complete the sale of all
state lands. Adjourned till Monday at 2 p. m.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
Petitions, ETC., presented and referred Mrs.
Helen NJ. Merrill for change of name; of ira
D. Sturgis ct ais, for drawer in bridge at Ar
rowsc Island; of Nelson Mullen of North
Haven, for authority to build wharf; of A. j..
-Osgood ct ais, to be incorporated into the Cum
berland Central Agricultural Society; for act to
Incorporate the Maysville Slate Company; of
j. w. Hilton and "a of Norrdge vock from
L. Nj. Partridge of Stockton, as Justice of the
Peace; to incorporate the Maine Boot and Shoe
Manufacturing Company of Augusta; petition
of N. j. Vanter Weyde and 173 others, of Hur-
ricane Island, for right to vote on that island;
of Henry Ward of Lewiston, for divorce.
Orders pdssed-That the Legal Affairs Com
mittee inquire into the expediency of giving
farm laborers lien on productions thereof; that
the Education Committee inquire into the ex-
pediency of repeating free high school law;
that the Committee on Indian Affairs consider
the propriety of repeating chapter 30l, resolves
of 1874; that the Legal Reform Committee re-
port on the expediency of amending section 30
chapter so Revised Statutes, relative to court
reporters; that the Committee on State Lands
report the expediency of resolve in aid of
letter + and Hamlin plantations; that same
committee inquire into the necessity for aid to
build bridge over Ovellett stream in st. Fran
Al,aA tfna Nto1 in
Guire into the claim of Eustis plantation for
money for soldiers in 1863; that same commit
tee inquire into similar claims of Deer Isle; that
Land Committee inquire into the claims of GER
tain parties in Madawaska for land.
Read and dssigned-The following bills and
resolves having been reported by committees
were read and assigned, the bills for Monday
and the resolves (appropriating money! for
Wednesday: Bill to incorporate the Carmel,
ETC., Cheese Company; to make valid dolngs OF
Sprague; appropriating $500 for New England
road in Piscataquis county; in favor Of Sarah
j. Vance; resolve approprating $1,000 for road
IN Crystal plantation.
The Ways and Means Committee presented a
bill to provide in part for the expenditures of
the government. The bill approprates 81, 122,
46303. Among the items are, interest 1926, 244;
sinking fund of 1865 $123,775 do of 1868
$40, 1921; balance due on school funds $780,.
1896; mill tax No. 3. $217,O68.41.
Mr. Reed of Bath, presented bill allowing
the P0rtlend and Bangor asylums IS per month
for taking care of the orphan children under
16 years of age, of soldiers and sailors of the
late war.
The bills read and assigned yesterday were
passed to be engrossed except one entitled 'Ar
act to prevent fraud in certain cases" relating
to patents, and another authorizing the Cont
mental Mills Company of Lewiston to reduc,
capital stock, both of which were tabled.
At1O.15 the House adjourned to Monday at
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