The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-01-19
FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
Special to Press.1
SENATE.

| SENATE.
| AUGUSTA, Jan. Is.
The Senate met according to adjournment at
| 10 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Upjohn of Au-
gusta.
Papers from the House passed in concur.
renee save the order relating to submitting the
| capital punishment question to the people,
which was on motion of Stevens, laid upon the
table.
| On motion of Senator Jordan, it was order red
that the Committee on Banks and Banking be
directed in their consideration of the bill abol-
ishing the charters of such Savings Banks as
have rot complied with the provisions of the
same to except the Lisbon Savings Bank.
| The bill authorizing the consoli dation of the
| Portland Athenaum and Portland Public Lii
brary passed to be enacted.
Senator Sturgis of Androscoggin presented a
bill additional to Chap 4S of r. s., relating to
Manufacturing, Mining and Quarrying corpo.
| rations
| A petition for a highway in the town of We'll
| lington was referred to the Committee on State
| Lands Adjourned
The House was called to order by the Speak
| er, and Rev. DR.. Penny conducted the devo-
| tonal exercises.
| The Senate papers were disposed of in con-
| currence.
| A communication was received from the Sec
| rotary of State giving detailed account of the
| expenditures of the Fish Commissioners, called
| for by Mr.. Porters order. 1t appears that the
salaries CT the Commissioners since 1869 have
been S., 652; the expense Of those officials for
the same period has been $9,O32.O3; amount
paid fish wardens 50, 1852. 48; amount paid for the
propagation of fish SO, 663. 80; total $21. 04050.
Mr.. Grant of Ellsworth was appointed on the
Committee on County Estimates in place of
Mr.. Sargent of Sedgwick.
Petitions, etc., Presented and Decentralization
i of John Dudley ct ais for the incorporation of
Waite Plantation; of assessors of Lakevile for
@ f4 Sats aid DC paid CUT OF Horae
the st. Croix waters; of Salmere Francis ct ais. Of
the Passamaquoddy Indians for an appropriation for
certain purposes; Of inhabitants Of Madawaska rea-
tive to the claims of settlers in Madawaska territory
act authorizing insurance companies to divide di.
recters into classes; act to incorporate the Equity
| Insurance Co. of Portland; act to encourage the
breeding of trout and land locked salmon in Sunday
Pond in Oxford county act to incorporate the Hiber
MAN Society of Biddeford; to amend the charter Of
Squirrel Island Associations bill act relating to
estates in dover; petition OF VIM. Haley ct ais. to
| allow the killing OF deer.
BIuehill, directing the Judiciary Committee to in
quire into the expedency of increasing the mileage
of sheriffs from six to ten cents mile; by Mr.. Pow
of Houlton, directing the Legal Affairs Commit
tee to inquire into the expediency of so amending
| the homestead act that house and homestead
erected on the land of another may be exempt from
attachment by Mr.. Rolfe, directing the printing Of
$500 copies of House Register; by Mr. Blasdell Of
Franklin directing the Judiciary to inquire into the
for support OF tramps having no legal settlement
n the state shall be charged to the state; by
Mr.. Cleaves of Portland, directing the Judiciary
Committee to report the expediency Of amending the
law relative to criminal to give the prison
erthe closing arguments by Mr.. Robinson of Lincoln
directing the Legal Affairs Committee to inquire into
the expedency of amending Chap 81, R. S., relative
to liens to include in its provisions lien for
cutting and hauling spool wood; by Mr. White Of
Bucksport, directing the Railroad Committee to re-
port the expedency of so amending the law that
Railroad Commissioners be paid by the state instead
| Of the corporations.
Reports of Connaittees.-T Fishery Com
| mittee reported bill to protect pickerel in
Lovejoy Pond. The same committee reported
Legislation inexpedieht" on order relative to
the expediency of a law to protect the planting
of oysters.
The above bill with bill relating to the ex-
penses of partition of real estate amending sec.
| IS, chap. SS, R. S., Ito which reference has
been made) was read twice and assigned for a
third reading tomorrow.