The Portland daily press., 1875-01-29
FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to Press.l
SENATE.


AUGUSTA, Jan. %, 1875.
The Committee on Education reported fought
to pass the act to secure the education Of
youth in the State of Maine, better known as
the compulsory education BILL"
| The Committee on Judiciary reported 'ought
| to pass On bill to incorporate the Bluehill
| Granite Co.; and also bill to incorporate the
Ellsworth Woodbine Cemetery Association.
The Committee on Railroads reported the
same on bill to authorize the city of Bangor
| to aid the construction of the Northern Aroos-
| took Railroad.
The Committee on Education reported the
same on bill to enable Bates College to aid
the Maine Central Institute.
The Committee on Financial Affairs reported
that they had found the bond of State Treas
urer Hatch correct"
A bill to incorporate the Unity Park Associ-
alton was referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture, and bill to incorporate the Winter
port Savings Bank to the Committee on Banks
and Banking.
Several circumstances to the cutting down of
the agricultural reports were received.
An order was passed directing the Committee
on Judiciary to devise some legislation which
will compel better observance of the. statute
relating to recording deaths, births and mar
riages; also resolve directing the Committee
on Education to inquire what, If any, change
is needed in the course of study prescribed for
the normal schools; also an order directing the
Judi ciary to inquire whether any further leg
islation is necessary to protect purchasers from
the state of lands in unincorporated places,
sold for npayment of taxes.
A resolve that there be paid from the state
treasury to the town of Linneus $240, and to
the town of Smyrna 5000, being amounts paid
by them into the state treasury for deficiencies
of men under the call of 1868 and not expend
ed by the state for the purpose named, was
presented by Mr.. Longworth and referred to
the Committee on Claims.
The Secretary of State laid before the Senate
the 18th annual report of the Soldiers Orphans
Home at Bath The report shows the Home
to be in good condition.
An act of Incorporation was submitted with
the above to incorporate the Bath Military and
Naval Orphan Asylum, both of which were
referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
and ordered to be printed
The Committee on Interior Waters reported
that legislation is inexpedient in relation to
taking water from Moose Pond in Otisfield.
Passed to be enacted-Au act authorizing
G. @. Lyman ct ais, to extend a wharf into
tide waters of Sullivan; to incorporate Centre
Livermore Cheese Factory Company: to incor-
porate the Ellsworth Slate Company; an act
TO revise and amend an act to incorporate the
Maine Episcopal Society; an act to incorporate
the trustees of the Lincoln Masonic Fraternity;
an act additional to an act to enable the city of
Bangor to aid the Bangor & Piscataquis Rail
road an act to make valid certain doings of
the assessors and collector of the town of Ma
pies; an act to incorporate the Sullivan & Han
cock Steam Ferry Co.. an act authorizing A.
G. Savage and others to construct weirs at Mt.
Desert and Bear Islands. Adjourned.
HOUSE
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence
Mr.. North of Augusta offered an order sus-
pending the order of the House relative to pc
titons for private legislation for the balance of
the week. Passed by a two-thirds vote.
Petitions. &C., presented and referred-Re-
monstrance of the inhabitants of Hampden
against certain parties to be set off to Bangor;
of the Selectmen of Montvlle and 1870 others
against division af said town; petition to incor
porate Calais Publishing Co.. an act to incor-
porate the Calais Red Granite Co petition of
Reuben L. Jones and others of the Society of
Friends, for the incorporation of the religious
Yearly Meeting of Friends for New England
REPORTS of Cononlittees.-The Committee on |
Internal Waters reported legislation inexpedi- |
ent on order relating to the age laws so that
owners of small water powers can only be al |
lowed the right of tlowage while the power is |
actually in use. The Judiciary Committee re
ported leave to withdraw on several petitions |
for liens on wood and bark same on the petit |
ton of John McIntire ct ais. for change in the |
laws relative to meeting houses; same Commit |
tod NOT to on aOta ODD
to chapter o. r. s., concerning mortgages and |
liens; the Committee on Towns reported leave |
to withdraw on petition to incorporate the town
of Moro. Favorable reports were made on the
bills: To extend the charter of the |
Cumberland Central r. R. to build toll dam
at foot of Wylepitloc lake; to incorporate the /
Prospect and Stockton Cheese Co.: to incorpor-
ate the town of Talmage; to authorize D. G.
Webster to build wharf in Eastport; to incor-
porate the trustees of the st. Augustine school |
at Topsham; to incorporate the Menhaden Fire
and Marine ms Co. of Boothbay; to incorpor-
ate the North Wales Slate Co.. The above bills
were read twice, and to morrow assigned for a
third reading.
Printed bill entitled can act relating to the
schools of Portland was read twice and as
signed for tomorrow.
The petitioners for the incorporation OF the
State of Maine Mineral and Stone Co. were
given leave to withdraw.
Passed to be endcted.-Act to incorporate the
Hubbard and Blake Mfg Co.; act additional
o act approved March "a, 1868, entitled San
lct to confer certain powers on the city of Port
and; to incorporate the Steadman Slate Co.
@ incorporate the Morrill, Cheese and Butter
Factory Co.. to incorporate the Winterport
Cheese and Butter Factory.
The bill to authorize Tobias Roberts to build
\ wharf at Bar Harbor, Eden, came up by as
ignment. Mr.. Cleaves of Portland moved the
Indefinite postponement of the BILL and ad-
iressed the House at length in opposition to
,he measure Mr., Wheewright of Bangor OPP
posed indefinite postponement. Mr., Cleaves
said that Mr.. Roberts had no title to the land;
hat the steamboat company owning and build
ng the wharf at Bar Harbor had expended
arge sums of money in establishing the line,
and had done great deal to build up the vii