The Portland daily press., 1877-01-31
FIFTY.SIXTH LEGISLATURE.
[Special to the Press.l
SENATE.

SENAlH'
AUGUSTA Jan. 80.
President in the chair
House papers were disposed of iD concur
renee
Laid on the Table to be Prtnted-Act to con-
tinue in force Chap. 9S, Public Laws, 1872, and
Chap. 203, Public Laws, 1874, relating to PEN
sions for disabled soldiers and seamen.
Read and tomorrow osSigned-Bill to extend
the powers of the North Anson and Skowhegan
Telegraph Co.; act to incorporate the Harring-
ton and Jonesport Telegraph Co.; act Tor pro-
lection of cranberries in Machas and East Ma
chias.
Ordered Pr?nted-Resolve appropriating $15,
2l8 for the Agricultural College (this covers all
to be appropriated for this purpose during the
ensuing year,; act to amend Sec. 3, Chap Z, II.
s., relating to elections; act to amend Sec. %,
Chap. 49, r. S.. relating to ways; resolve in
favor of Swedish settlers.
Passed to be Engr0ssed-An act TO set off tie
farm of f. p. Crowell from the Fairfield Viii
lage Corporation: an act to amend the charter
of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Co.; an
act to make valid the doings of John G. Ad-
ans a trial justice; an act to authorize Jas.
f. Grindel to take ice from Meadow poud iu
the town of Ilesboro'; an act to change the
name of the Main Street Methodist Episcopal
Free Church Society of Lewiston; an act in re-
lation to proceedings in criminal cases; an act
| to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate
| the Masonic Trustees of Lewiston: an act addi-
tional to an act to supply the people of Augusta
| with pure water, approved March II, 1870; an
act additional to act entitled IAN act to in
| corporate the city of Bath; an act additional
| ing to the equity powers of the Supreme Judi
cial Court.
Iabled-an act 10 authorize the town of Lyn-
| don to appropriate money in aid of Aroostook
| River Railroad Co; an act TO authorize the
| York Manufacturing Co. to reduce its capita
| stock; act to authorize the appointment ol
police officers at camp-meetings; an act in IT
| laton to municipal and police courts; an act
| additional to Chap 67 OF the r. s., relating to
the Appointment of guardians; an act to amend
| Sec IA ef Chap of the II. S. relating to the
| taxation of personal property; an act to amend
Sec 16 of Chap. II of the r. s., relating to the
powers of the Supreme Judicial Court; an aci
to revive the organization of the Trustees of the
| Parsonage Fund at Bucksport; resolve in fay
| or of Benz. r. Walker and Joseph G. Walker
! resolve in favor of John P Webber; resolve
authorizing the Governor and Council to adjus
1 with Francis A Reed, note held by the State
| against him; resolve in favor of Township No
| 1, North Division, county of Penobscot.
| Indefinitely POStponed-An act to limit muni
| cipal indebtedness: an act to amend Sec. oi
Chap. l25 of the r. s., relating to gambling
an act to incorporate the Fifty Associates Of
Ellsworth; an act authorizing Alton Aye
| to dredge bars remove boulders and navigate
East pond; an act to amend Sec. of Chap. 81
Il
ing to legalizing the doings of the East Kenne
bee Agricultural and Horticultural Society; ar
act to authorize the town of Yarmouth to buil(
foot bridge over tide waters; an act to ament
Sec 8 of Chap IS of the r. s., relating to tht
! adjournment of the session of the County Com
| mlssioners' Court; resolve amendatory o
| Chap. 156 of the resolves of 1876 entitled "fe
solve in favor of John Ryan; an act to con
firm the doings of school district No. Is in Ber
| wick.
Passed to be Enacted-An act to amend Chap
| BIB of the Private and Special Laws of 1876, t,
| extend the time for the location and compile
tion OF the Somerset Railroad; an act to set of
certain real estate from the town of Bridgtol
and anuex the same to the town Of Harrison
an act to amend Sec. &c. Chap. 81 of the r. s.
and additional to Chap. 100 of the Public Law
Of 1876; an act to amend Sec. IS of Chap 81 o
the r. s., relating to service OF corporations il
civil actions; an act to make valid certain dc
ings of the inhabitants of Bridgton Centre Vii
lage Corporation. in the town of Bridgton; al
act additional relative to the Orchard Beacl
Railroad Company; an act to prevent the tax
ing of trout in Great Works stream and it
tributaries in the towns of Amherst, Cliftol
and Bradley; an act amendatory to Chap. III
OF the Il. s., relating to offences against habi
tations, dwellings, ETC.; also amendatory t
Chap. 120 of the r. s., relating to larceny AM
receiving stolen goods; an act to make vali'
the doi1gs of the town of Weld: an act to pre-
vent lettering, without right, within the station
houses, or about the premises of railroad COZ
porations; resolve in favor Of Theodore
Woodman, receiver of Bucksport Saving
Bank; resolve ameEdatory to Chap 20 of re
solves of 1876 entitled resolve in favor of Crys
tai plantation, in county of Aroostook resolv
for the purchase of the Maine State Year Boo
and Legislative Manual.
| HOUSE.
Mr.. Neatly in the chair
The Senate papers were disposed of in concur
renee.
The estimates of the several counties of tn,
state were received and reported to the com
/ mittea ON county estimates as follows: