The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-13
FIFTY.FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to the Press.l
g-arinSrNATE, sulfasl

" glc1fIsqu bnE ktalip SENATE. tl'l75A = 81 %
90 = AUGUSTA. JAM H. The annual reports of
Boa the Attorney General, Commissioner of Fisher
les, Insurance Commissions and Trustees of the
80 Reform School were received and referred to
10 the proper committees glbrvk ,ilr Fol
y b. Mr.. Cutler of Penobscot introduced bill en-
titled an act to abolish the Death Penalty. 1t
81 was referred to the committee on Judiciary.
.iq The bill was as follows: su'ii2b b. -9.Eo ~
~ BE it enacted blythe Senate and House of Rep
resenatiues In Legislature assembled, as Jot-
5 60 Sec. f4The Death Penalty is hereby abol-
ished.n AlFpersons heretofore punishable by
ri death shall be punished by imprisonment for
30 iSs Sec 24-section eight nine, ten and eleven
and all other acts inconsistent with this bill are
hereby repealed. . trEu3oH 90 q 5f7nI -.
lAd Both branches went into convention for this
purpose of administering The oath of office to
the Councillors elect, and Immediately after re-
turning the Senate adjourned. VI hi'i'
y s'1IsH3 777n" HOUSE. 't-'t.D.
The Senate papers were disposed OF in con-
currence. "a 10 i.,s az .-fsa3s7..f ssl ....
The Speaker joined on the part of the House
Messrs. Snow of Hallowell. Shepherd of Show
hogan, Tefft of Brewer, Pitcher Of Belfast, Vose
of Augusta, Drawn of Oldtown, and Smith of
n Jonesport, to the Senate committee on the Gov
eruor's address; also. Messrs. Walden of Port
land, Purinton of Bowdoin, Allen of Dennysr
vile, Barnard of Calais, HAYES OF Deering,
PilIsbury of Pennington, and Moody OF New
Portland, on the Senate committee on Year
Book; also, Messrs. Denison of Poland, Hub,
bard Of Berwick, Tefft Of Brewer, North Of Au-
pusta, Wheelwright of Bangor, and Mitchell OF
Gardiner, to the Senate Committee on Printing
The reports of the State Treasurer, Attorney
General, Reform School officers, Fish Com
missioners, etc, were received and distributed.
Petitions presented and referred-Ot Jason
Weeks for legislation to protect losers OF stolen
bonds; an act providing for the regulation OF
I'd proceedings in criminal cases; bill additional to
chapter 81, Revised Statutes, concerning mort
cages and liens; petition of Selectmen of Chel-
sea for exemption from support of certain per-
sons living therein lTogus' soldiers families);
= to regulate the salary of the Probate Jadge in
the county Of Sagadah0c; to make free the Liv-
ertpore Falls toll bridge; of certain citizens of
Moutyilie to be set off to the town of Liberty;
. of 255 citizens of Auburn for a division OF the
CITY: of East Hampden village to be set OH TO
> che CITY of Bangor; of Samuel Beas for abate-
ment of the valuation of Arrowsc; IL 3. Zoe
AIS ct ais, of Bangor, for Incorporation OF Sted-
man Slate Company; of Mercantile BANK ON.
0m cers Of Bangor for renewal of charter; of
" Eastern Bank for same; of Hugh Jamison of
Pressure Isle, for title TO lot of land; of inhabi-
tauts of Castle Hill, Aroostook county, for AID
a buiIt county road; bill to authorize the town
q ~ Rreyer 10 establish wharf limits; bill relat-
I'D, inv to the fencing of railroads. 5i4l.1q ao
0rdery--Mr Cleayes of Portland, presented
: ~ an order asking the Fishery Committee to in
anire into the ptopriety OF aboiIshng the once