The Portland daily press., 1877-01-20
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE.
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Especial to Pressl
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 1877.
Mr.. Kyes in the chair
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Drew, of Augusta.
House papers disposed of in concurrence.
Annual report of State College received and |
referred.
Orders pdssed.-Directng inquiry into expe
diency of repeating sec. 81, chap. Sc, R. S., re-
lating to disclosures of trustees.
Bills, petitions, etc., presented and REFEREED
Petition of Bridgton for prevention of pool |
selling in certain places; bill an act to amend |
sec. IL, chap 81. r. S., relating to railroads;
also amendment of act providing for loan of
credit OF Bangor in aid of construction of Ban
gor and Piscataquis Railroad Company; bill
act to amend sec. 16, chap. II, RS, relating
to powers of Supreme Judicial Court; petition
for revival of Trustees of Parsonage Funds in
Bucksport, with bill.
The Committee or Financial Affairs reported
the accounts of the Treasurers Office properly
cast, and agreeing with his reports presented to
the Legislature. The amount of cash on hand
Dec. 81, 1876. is 1894, 422 %; of this. S1,O42 is
in bank bills, $500 in specie, and $S5 "a in scrip,
and S248 769 so deposited in National banks in
this State, and $144 225 50 in the Suffolk Ma
tional Bank, Boston, their respective cashiers
certifying to the amounts in each.
The bonds and coupons paid during the past
year. $4,000, being the amount of the public
debt fully due that year, and registered bonds
surrendered to holders, $1,000; like amount
being ressued to other parties; coupon bonds
received in exchange for registered bonds,
$95.OOO; and coupons amounting to $271, 246
| being the amount paid for interest during the
year 1876, exclusive of $S7, 030 paid on regis
| tered bonds we have destroyed by burning and
made the record of the fact.
The committee reported adversely on giving
lot of land to B. B Byron, and favorably on
memorial of city of Portland relating to dan-
| age in consequence of defective highways (bill
reported)
A bill was reported entitled "Act to abolish
Highway Tax"
Laid on the table.-Order referring the ques-
i ton to Supreme Judicial Court as to whether
/ the Legislature has the right to prohibit send
i ing of deer out IF the State, as expressed in
chap. LOG, public laws 1876
Mr.. Cleaves Speaker pro tenn. Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Quinby of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
| currence.
Committees reported favorably on act to
amend Sec. Chap. sc r. S., making foreign
corporations subject to trustee process; act in
relation to executions upon judgment render.
| ed in default of an absent defendant, making
| them valid without deposit of the bond speci
fed in Secs. and Chap. 50 R. s.. act tc
| repeal Chap 146 Public Laws of 1876 relating
| to ways and revive the provisions of Sec. Sc
Chap. IS R. S.; act to amend Sec. 56 Chap. 81
R. S. and additional to Chap 122 Public Laws
of 1876; act to amend Sec. IS Chap. 81 R. s.
relating to service on corporations in civil &C
tions; act additional providing that when any
meeting of stockholders may vote to dissolve 9
corporation, a bill in equity may be filed
against. them for said dissolution by any Officer
or creditor, and giving the Supreme Judicial
Court the power to appoint receiver and issue
injunctious; bill to amend the charter of Penob
scot Log Driving Company; petition of Isaac
| Varney for lot of land; in new draft, amend
ment of Sec. Chap Sc r. S. relating to trustee
processes.
Committees reported adversely on petition of
q. F. Evans for lot of land; order relating to
marriage and its solemnization; petition of the
town of Topsield for reimbursement by the
state of money lost in transition; petition of
w. W. Walker for reimbursement of certain
money; petition of David Newbegin for change
Of law so that counties shall be obliged to build
all bridges costing over $500.
Petitions, Bills etc Presented and Referred
Petition of the citizens of Ellsworth in relation
to close time for trout fishing; of the citizens OF
Franklin in relation to same; of certain cti-
zeus of Lisbon for modification of the trustee
process; bill, an act in relation to the equity
process of Supreme Judicial Court (amends
Chap. 101 Public Laws of 1876 by adding at the
| end land any property or interest conveyed in
fraud of credltors"l
Some petitions for new legislation were pre-
ferred and were assigned over to the next legis-
lature under the rule prohibiting the introduce
ton of such petitions after the 18th inst, the
Speaker ruling that petitions and orders reat.
ing to new business should be excluded, and
only bills and resolves be admitted.
Orders PaSsed-That the use of Representa-
tives Hall be rendered to Hon. Neal Dow of
Portland, on Monday evening next, for the de-
livery of his lecture entitled England and the
English; that all petitions, orders, &c, in re-
lation to the game laws of this state be referred
l to the Committee on Legal Affairs
Read and Assigned for WedneSday-Res
for the purchase OF Maine State Year Book.
Passed to be Eagrossed- to Chap.
263 Special Laws of 1876; act to set off certain
| Inhabitants from Bridgton Centre Village cor
| poraton; act to increase the criminal jurisdic
ton of the Supreme Judicial G urt Of Sagada-
| hoe; act Incorporating the Jersey Stock Associ
| alton.
The act for the projection of certain fish in
Standish, on its passage to be engrossed, was
ordered to lie on the table.
The third reading of the bill relating to the
| revision and consolidation of the laws relating
to savings banks was assigned to Tuesday at II
| a. m.