The Portland daily press., 1876-01-13

The petition for the Incorporation of the
town of Lakeville was referred to the Commit
tee on Towns.
Senator Wheelwright presented an order
that the Committee on Banks and Banking be
requested to inquire and report on expediency
of repeating all charters heretofore granted to
savings banks and banking institutions which
have not at this date organized and commenced
business. Senator Haskell moved to amend
by excepting the Cumberland Savings Bank
and the order as amended was passed.
Senator Swasey presented an order that the
Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the
expedency of changing the provisions of chap.
10Y, r. S., relating to real actions and better
Tnents.
The Governor transmitted to the Senate
communication from Hamilton Fish. Secretary
of State of the United States. enclosing COPY
OF communication from Sir Edward Thorn
ton, Minister of Great Britain at Washington,
relative to legislation for the protection and
increase of the fish frequenting in common
the frontier waters of the Unitel States and
Canada This was referred to the Committee
on Federal Relations.
HOUSE.
Rev. Mr.. Curtis offered prayer. The papers
of the Senate were disposed of in concurrence.
Petitions presented and reterred-Of Uranus
Chandler ct ais. for appropriation for repairing
bridge across the Aroostook river; Of County Com
missioners of Aroostook for same: of G. b. Five et
ais to build fish wers in tide waters Of Blueh Bay
of H. r. Downs ct ais of Presque Isle in refere nee
to s. O. Greenlaws claim for lot of land; of Wins
Bates ct ais. asking that the Jurisdiction of munich
pal courts and trial justices be enlarged SO as to pun.
ish persons violating school laws by fine imprison-
ment; of j. B; Holt of Addison to amend the law
relative to the killing of deer and caribou; of Thomas
S. Davis ct ais of Mt Desert for authority to build
fish weir between Bear Isle and Mt Desert of Fes-
sender Chase ct ais. of Edgecomb for amendment Of
the R. s. relating to fence viewers bill to amend the
act OF last year relative to the schools of Bangor
several petitions to set off part of Montve to Lib
erty; OF Thos. Cleveland of R0binston to build fish
weirs; of F. A. Flint for aid to build bridge across
the Magalloway river; Of citizens Of Hermou fol
the protection of fish in Pushaw Pond near Bangor
of Penobscot Indians for appropriation for agri
cultural purposes and for schools; of G. w. Kaloch
for deed of lot of land in Daton of John Ryan fol
same of citizens of Albion relative to pickere kill
ing in Lovejoys Pond; to legalize doings of First
u nv "a Society Of BddefOrd Of Libby
zens OF Cherryfed tor abolition of death penalty
bill an act to enable nonresident guardians to obtain
other states; bill act additional to chap. 49, r. S.
authorizing County Commissioners to lay out widen
discontinue or alter private ways any tract of land
not in any town or plantation required by law to
raise money for highways in the same manner as
municipal officers are empowered to do; petition OF
Rebecca Aver of Lisbon to have the statutes SO
amended that mothers may have the same right as
fathers Crowded they wdows) to the property
unmarried deceased children; of A. A Bureigh that
section 49, chap. So r. S. be amended that in
of partition lands, all of the shall pay their
proportonate part of the expense of such partition.
Orders Passed-oftered BY Mr. Porter Of Bur
take into consideration the duties imposed upon the
Legislature by the recent amendments to the Consti
tuition; 10y Mr. Floyd of winthrop directing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expectancy
of further legislation for the arrest OF bank and other
robbers by authorizing the Attorney General to offer
rewards for their detection; by same any
der directing same committee to report bill to pro-
tect the people against tramps.
Mr. Pike of Calais presented resolve pro-
viding for the payment Of $2674.17 to Joseph
Granger of Calais as damages and costs against
the state, recovered of Peter Avery, Indian
Agent, and other Indian agents on ac-
count of the use Of islands in ST. Crolx river.
Referred to the Claims Committee.
The Speaker announced the following special
committees called for by orders:
On Year Book-Allan of Dennysville Cleaves of
Portland. Woodsum of Peru, Hamilton of Dexter,
Drisko of Centreville Trickey of Cape Elizabeth,
and Maxwell of Webster.
On Constitutional Amendn,enls-Pike of Calais,
Talbot of East Machas, Porter of Burlington Shep-
herd of Skowhegan, Rogers of Bath Eastman of
Saco, Chase of Bridgton.
On Printing and Bindimg-Shepherd of Skowhe-
gan True of Portland, Rerry- e.ardinar--Hobsen
of Wiscasset. Fellows of Windham Sargent of Sedg-
wick, Goldthwalte of Biddeford.
On Governors Addrsss-Allan of Dennysville
Grant Of Ellsworth, Seward of Kittery, Robertson
of Weld, Sargent of Sedgwick, Aldrich of Freeport,
Robinson Of Holden.
Mr.. Powers of Houlton, from the Committee
on Elections, reported that after careful ex-
animation of the facts in the Bridgton election
case, ths Committee find that at the Septem.
Der election, Benjamin 7. Chase had 314 votes,
Joseph j. Walker 314 B. T. Chase 1. Jos. L.
Wales l. The controversy to be decided is:
''Shall the vote given for B. T. Chase be count
ed for Benz T. Chase?" From the evidence
beforeithe committee it appears that that vote
was intended for Benz. T. Chase. The Com
mittee, therefore, unanimously reported a re-.
solve declaring Benz. T. Chase duly elected
representative from the town of Bridgton. The
House passed the resolve unanimously, and
Mr.. Chase was sworn and took his seat.