The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-11
FIFTY.SiXTH LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press.l
SENATE.

OelaL6 LQel db ~, oCSoiuibe W ouJouihlhOhe'
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Drew of
Augusta.
The President announced the standing COM
mittees as follows:
On Bills in the Second Reading-Messrs. Lennox
of Lincoln, Irish of Oxford, Nash Of Washington.
Thompson of York, Shepherd Of Somerset, Peaks OF
Penobscot, Brown of Piscataquis, Bailey OF Cum
berland, Boardman of Waldo, Burleg e Of Apoos-
took. Bragdon of Hancock, Woodbury. OF kennebec
On EngroSsed BiHs-Messrs Learned OF Waldo,
Sumner Of Washington, Hobson of York, Bartlett of
Somerset, Phillips of Penobscot, Nutter OF Cumber-
land, White of Hancock, Stevens of Kennebec,
Watts of Knox, Tolman of Cumberland, Webb of
Penobscot, Wadsworth of Oxford.
Messrs. White of Bucksport, aud Woodbury.
of Kennebec were qualified as Senators.
The annual report CT the Trustees and resi-
dent officers of the Insane Hospital was re-
ceived and referred to the Committee on Insane
Hospital.
Orders PasSed-That inquiry be made into
the expedepcy of so changing section "a of
chapter 81 r. S as to include cord wood; au-
thorzing committees to visit the various state
institutions, but not authorizing them to invite
others to accompany them at the expense of
the state; that a committee of three be ap-
pointed to act with the House Committee on
Temperance, and Messrs. WheelwIight, Jor-
dan and Nutter were appointed.
Petitions, Bills, etc., Decentralization OF
Sprague Keen to be set off from Bridgton and
annexed to Harrison; bill an act to amend sec.
81, chap 81, r. S., relating to brakemen on
railroad trains bill an act further extending
the time within which to file location and COM
plete the North AroostOok railroad.
HOUSE.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Drew of Au-
gusta.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
The annual reports of the Insurance Com
missioner, Fish Commissioners, Visiting Com
mittee of the Insane Hospital, and agents of
the Penobscot and Passammaquoddy tribes of
Indians were received and referred to appro-
pirate committees, in concurrence with the
| Senate.
The House joined to the Senate committee to
contract with some responsible parties to do the
state printing and binding, Messrs Ballad of
Augusta, Osgood of Hartford, Pillsbury of Un-
| ion, Kimball of Rockland, ROBBIE of Gorham,
| Berry of Smyrna, Standish of Eustis.
To the committee on Maine State Year Book,
Messrs. Farrar of Turner, Newbert of China,
Fellows of Windham, Stackpole of Durham,
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| York of Cumberland.
| To the committee on Governors message,
| Messrs. Haynes of Augusta, Shepherd of
Camden, Pierce of Hudson, Hurd of Porter,
| Briggs of Auburn, Hobson of Wiscasset,
Hinckley of Georgetown.
Orders Passed-That the committee on agri-
| culture be directed to inquire what legislation
is necessary, if any, for the better protection of
sheep owners from the ravages of dogs; furnish
| ing a copy of the Acts and Resolves of 1876 to
each member of the House; that inquiry be
made into the expedency of amending a re.
solve, approved Feb 16. 1875, in favor of Crys-
tai Plantation, Aroostook county, SO that its
condition shall require the construction of a
turn-piked road; that the committee on the
| judiciary be instructed to enquire into the ex-
pediency of enacting law SO that men who
are engaged in peehng or hauliLg bark may
have lien; that the committee on financial
affairs be directed to enquire into the expedien-
/ cy of providing for some investment of the
funis of The state SO that the large balance ly-
ing in the treasury without interest, may be
reduced; that the committee on education en-
quire into the expediency of so amending Sec.
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unite to maintain graded school for a specific
time, at the expiration of which, each district
shall resume its district organizations; that the
committees on education, state prison, Insane
Hospital, Reform School, agricu lture and mill
| tary affairs, be authorized to visit the various
institutions they represent.
Bill act to amend Sec. 2 of Chap. 26 of the
public laws of 1872, relating to corporations and
| owners of real estate improved by laying out,
altering or widening streets, was laid on the
table to be printed.
Ordered, That the mayors of cities and select
| men of towns be required to forward to the
| Secretary of State at once a statement of the
| amounts of indebtness of said towns and cities,
| distinguishing what part of it is for municipal
| and what for other purposes and stating the
| amount of absolute and of collateral indebted
| ness. They shall also state the amount of In
debtedness in 1866; and the Secretary of State
| is hereby instructed to send circular instruc-
| tionS to said officers for the purpose of obtain
| ing said information.
Petitions, bills. etc., presented and REFEREED
| Act to confer upon S. j. Court of Sagadahoc at
| the December term jurisdiction of criminal
cases; petition of B. T. Larrabee ct. ais, of
Bridgton, to be set off from Bridgton Centre
Village corporation; of j. B. Mitchell and Go
| others of Casco and Naples, to prohibit the
| taking of land locked salmon IN certain months,
presented by Mr.. Chase of Bridgton; petition
of Robert Jordan ct. ais of Brunswick, for
amendment of sections So and SO Of chapter 40
| of the r. S., presented by Mr.. jordan of Bruns-
wick; petition of Frank E. Sleeper ct. al. for a
| tract of land in Greene to be set off and annex
ed to Lewiston; remonstrance of inhabitants
of Oakfeld Plantation ct ais. against an act of
Incorporation; petition of inhabitants of Plan
tation No. g., Hancock county, for an act of in
| corporation for election purposes; Of members
of First Parish, Wells. to sell parish property
OF Y. Lovejoy ct. ais, for division of the town
of Alton; of Theodore q. Woodman for reim-
bursement of tax paid Oh account of Bucksport
Savings Bank: of f. A. Reed Of Springfield for
relief on note given the state; by Mr.. Locke of
Portland, bill an act additional relating to cor
| porations.
| Committee on County Estimates-Messrs. Pillsbury
OF And oscoggln, Alexander of Aroostook, Chase (of
Bridgton, Cumberland, Phinney of rankin. Hinck-
ley of Hancock, Meader OF Kenaebec, Hyler of knox,
Hobson of Lincoln, Abbott of Oxford, Copeland of
Penobscot, Buck of Piscataquis, Hinckley OF Saga
dahOc, - of Somerset, Grant OF Waldo, Coffin
| of Washington, Bowers of York.