Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-26
On motion If Mr.. powrns II was

further settling duties; also that the same COM
mittee inquire into the expediency of authorizing
the Land Agent TO convey lot No. 5S in Township
No. IL Il. to Rufus F. Stone, waving further
settling duties; also that the Committee on the
Judiciary be directed to inquire into the expedien-
CIV OF amending sec. as chap. of the revised stat
utes in reference to organizing plantations by
striking out the word fifty in the 9th line.
| On motion of Mr.. TALBOT, it was
| Ordered, That the Committee on Insane llospi-
| tal be directed 10 inquire and report whether any
fund has accumulated IN the hands of the officers
of said institution, and If so what amount and how
the same is invested; also TO inquire whether the
price now charged for care and board OF patients
in said institution may not be reduced without IN
jury to the interests of the state.
| On motion of Mr. NowLAND, it was
Ordered, That the Judiciary Committee be IN
structed to inquire into the eXpedency OF repeal
| Inc the amendment to sec. %, chap. "a of the
revised statutes in relation to paupers IN unncorpo-
| rated places, enacted March Sd, 1874; and of re-
enactng that part of the aforesaid section then
stricken out.
On motion of Mr.. STRATToS, it was
| Ordered, That the Committee on Judiciary be
| instructed to inquire into the expedlency OF
amending sec. "a of chap. % of the revised stat
utes, relating to paupers in unncorporated places
| On motion of Mr.. PHILLIPS, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on Education he
| instructed to inquire into the expectancy OF SO
| amending any existing law, as to provide by law
| for giving the Experimenting School Committee
| of any town where Free High school IS estab-
| lished, the power to transfer scholars from the
| District schools TO said Free High school.
| ON motion of Mr.. WIGGIN, it
| Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary
| be directed to inquire into the expediency OF SO
| amending chap. of the revised statutes that the
lien on lands of residents for taxes may be per-
fected by suit in action of debt, by adding to the
third line of sec. 49, the words but may perfect
| the lien by action OF debt.
| On motion of Mr.. FLOYD, it was
| Ordered, That the Committee on Claims be d.
rected to inquire into the expediency of repeating
SO much of chap. 80 of the revised statutes as re-
lates TO paying bounties on bears.
On motion of Mr.. CHASE of Btdgton, it was
Ordered. That the Committee on Legal Affairs
be directed to inquire into the expedlency OF
amending sec. 40 Of chap ll3 of the revised stat
utes by adding to said section the words and II
arrested on an execution issued on either OF such
judgments, the debtor shall not be discharged
from arrest on giving bond
On motion of Mr. BASS, it was
Ordered. That the Committee on Legal Affairs
INQUIRE into the expediency of amending sec. 10 OF
chap of the revised statutes relating to the cor
recting of voting lists.
Mr.. SHEPHERD, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, presented bill an act to provide in
part for the expenditures of government, amount
ing to 1881 ,S3304, which was laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. LYNCH, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, on order. reported bill an act to amend
to liens on logs and Lumber, ives cooks and
teamsters with their teams lien Printed under
rule.
Mr.. HussEY from the Committee on Education,
reported reference to the Committee on Finance,
on the report of the American Asylum Tor the
Deaf and Dumb.
Mr. REED, from the Committee on Fisheries, on
petition reported bill act to authorize Geo. Il.
Five to build fish weir in tide waters of BluehI
Read and assigned
Mr.. NEALLEY from the Committee on Education
reported ought to pass on bill an act to amend an
act relating to the city schools of Bangor, approv-
ed Feb 18th, 1875. Read aud assigned
Mr.. GoLDTHwAIT from the Committee on Com
merce on petition, reported bill act to author
ize the Laconia Company and the Pepperell Man
utacturing Company to connect two piers OF their
wharyes in Saco river. Read and assigned
Mr.. TRCssELL from the Committee on Fisher
les, reported leave to withdraw on petition of r.
NJ Lufkin ct als to continue in force chap. 4lj
of the laws of 1874 relating to the fishing interest
in Lufkin Pond, in the town of Phillips.
Mr.. FARRAR from the same committee. on petit
ton, reported bill an act authorizing Gilbert H.
Manchester ct ais. to build and maintain fish wers
in Somes Sound. Read and assigned
Mr.. HASKELL from the same committee, on petit
ton reported bill an act to protect black bass and
salmon in Moose Pond and its tributaries and Sc
basticook river, in the town Of Hartland. Read
assigned.
An act to authorize Nelson W. Gam
age to extend wharf into tide waters in
the town of Bristol; an act authorizing Abra-
ham c. Fernald and others to build and main
tain fish weir in tide waters between Bear Island
and Mount Desert; an act for the protection of
fish in Pushaw pond, in the county Of Penobscot,
and the streams flowing into and out of said pond ;
an act to incorporate the Southgate Dyking Co.;
an act to prohibit the taking of fish OF any kind
from the adams pond, so called, and its main
tributary in the town of Newield; an act amend
atorv of and additional to chap. 80 of the revised
statutes in relation to deer and caribou an act
authorizing Charles w. Howard to dredge bars
and navigate Rangley Lake by steam.
Bill an act rel ating to administrators, executors
and trustees was amended on motion of Mr.. PoR-
TER by striking out the provision which required
that the bill should go into effect as soon as APP
proved. The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
Resolve in favor of the Insane Hospital was re-
committed to the committee for statement of
facts on motion of Mr. TALBOT
A Communication was received from the Senate
throu oh its Secretary, S. w. Lane, Esq, propos-
mo Joint convention of the two branches of the
LEGISLATURE in Representatives Hall tomorrow at
10 As A, NJ. for the purpose of electng State
Treasurer for the current fiscal year, and asking
The concurrence of the House in the proposition
| n,,saro uos convaved to the Senate sipniry