The Portland daily press., 1875-02-15
FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 10.
There was no chaplain present this morning.
The House papers were passed in concurrence.
Resolves in favor of Richard d. Porter; to
incorporate the Peoples Loan and Building
Association. and to aid in completing the road
leading from Limestone to Hamln were read
and assigned to Monday.
The resolvs in favor of the Maine State
College of Agriculture was read and Tuesday
assigned for It's further consideration.
The Committee on Interior Waters reported
an amended charter of the Megalloway Dam
Company The same Committee reported
bill to incorporate the Burleigh Manufacturing
Company.
A resolve appropriating $222.S0 in payment
of the expenses of the Committee on Agricul-
ture on their recent visit to the State College
was read twice and passed to be engrossed.
The vote of the Senate indefinitely postpon-
ing the bill relating to paupers was reconsdered
and Wednesday assigned for the further con-
sideraton.
The resolve relating to the Office OF Land
Agent was taken from the table and passed TO
be engrossed. Adjourned till Monday at p. m.
HOUSE.
Senate papers were disposed of in concur
renee. Among these were the final reports OF
the Comrittee on Indian Affairs, Fisheries
Commerce, Banks and Banking, Legal Affairs,
Pensions, Ways and Bridges.
The House receded and concurred with the
Senate in the indefinite postponement OF bill
relative to lien on pressed hay for personal SER
vices.
uCt-. %..rI tha oh rfQ n q.
worth & Castine Railroad Company was tabled
and assigned for Tuesday.
On motion of Mr.. Lyman of Machias, an
order was adopted that all members who leave
before the day of adjournment, by permission
or otherwise, be paid at the rate of $3.50 per
day.
The House suspended the rules to allow Mr.
Hoyt of Fort Fairfield, to present resolve re-
latng to an appropriation for bridges in his dis
trict last year and not expended, which was
referred to the Financial Committee.
Reports of Committees-Leave to withdraw
was reported by majority of the Committee
on Ways and Bridges, on petition OF 3. u.
Greenieaf, that counties may sustain bridges IN
towns where the cost is more than $500; the
Judiciary Committee to which was referred
the majority report on the Bethel toll bridge
making it free bridge, reported that there
were legal objections to such taking OF the
bridge; legislation inexpedient was reported by
the WAYS and Means Committee on order OF
last Legislature, for taxation OF church proper
ty; ought not to pass was reported on bill to
amend Sec q chap 46, Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to taxation of corporations.
Read and assigned-Resolve to correct clerl-
cal error in chapter 257 of resolves of 1874.
Bills and resolves reported by committees and
printed under the rules-Bills relating to
pledges; relating to proceedings in court lab
stract in Saturdays issue); concerning judicial
proceedings; authorizing the S. j. Court or any
Justice thereof in petitions for review to direct
what notice shall be given of tendency OF same;
to amend act authorizing the transfer of pris-
oners from one Jail to another; resolve in favor
of grant of land to Aroostook River Railroad
Company; granting land to Hugh Jameson;
for appropriation for Mattawamkeag bridge.
The minority of the Committee on Roads
and Bridges reported bill to require bridges
in towns which cost more than $500 to be built
and maintained at the expense of the county.
Tabled aad bill ordered printed.
Passed to be e1aocted-Act amending lobster
law of 1874; to incorporate the Monmoth Sll.
yer Mining Company; for the protection OF
moose; to incorporate the Washington county
Masonic Relief Association; to incorporate
Portland and Harpswell Steamboat Company;
to increase capitalastock of Dirigo Slate Com
paDy; amending act authorizing Bangor 10 aid
Northern Aroostook Railroad.
Finally passed-Resolve in favor OF Sarah j.
Vance.
Adjourned to D. m. Monday.