The Portland daily press., 1877-02-01


city of Portland to sell its interest in any rail
road corporation whose bonds it holds, and to
reOrganlze the Portland & Ogdensburg Rail-
road Co., and Portland & Rochester Railroad
Co. SO as to make available the city's interest
in their stocks.
Referred to Neat Legislature of
Lewis Mcdonald for privilege to extend wharf
into tide waters of Fox Island thoroughfare
Order authorizing the Finance Committee
to visit the Maine General Hospital was passed
l in concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Robe of Gorham, it was
Ordered, That an afternoon session be here
after held beginning at half past two.
Committee reported favorably on the act to
make free Merrymeeting bridge.
Mr. Cleaves introduced bill relating to
bridge guards on railroads
On the bill relating to municipal indebted
ness the House insisted and appointed Pike of
Calais, Stone of Biddeford, and Robie of Cor
ham, conference committee.
House insisted on the bill relating to the
election of municipal officers (passed to b. en-
crossed in the House and indefinitely postponed
IN the Senate), and Kimball Of Rockland,
White of Orono, aud Hinckley of Georgetown
were appointed conference committee.
bill was introduced to incorporate the
Bangor Board Of Trade.
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance made their report, the majority ad-
verse to legislation and the minority advocat-
ing the allowing of the Insurance Commission.
er only the fees of his office, and in case these
exceed $1,000 per annum all over that amount
shall be paid into the state treasury Mr.
Haynes, who heads the minority report. made
a speech in support of his views
Mr.. Haynes also presented a minority report
of the Judiciary Committee fagoring the estab.
lishment of State Board of Health
Read and Thursday assigned-Act to amend
sec. 16 chap. II R. s., relating to the powers of
the S. j. Court; act to amend sec IA chap. 6
Il. s., relating to taxation of personal proper
ty; act in relation to municipal and police
courts; act to confirm the doings of school dis
trlct No. 10 IN Berwick; resolve in favor of the
joint standing committee on education; resolve
appropriating $1,000 for the propagation of fish;
act to amend sec. So chap II r. S., relating to
the election OF experimenting school commit
tees; act to amend sec. chap. 26. public laws
OF 1872, relating to the altering and widening
of streets; act to amend chap. go, public laws
of 1876. relating to administrators, executors
and trustees; resolve providing for seal of
the state.
Passed to be engrossed-Act authorizing the
ooiO Va ioinhioc OCiuuStuS W StdLS, aCG re-
lating to county attorneys; act in relation to
county treasurers; act to facilitate the detection
and punishment of certain offences; act addi-
tional to the acts which constitute the charter
OF the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Co.; an
act to prevent the throwing of refuse wood.
timber or fibrous material into the Piscataquis
river; an act further extending the time within
which to file the location and also to complete
the Northern Aroostook railroad; an act
amendatory of the acts providing for the loan
OF the credit of the city of Bangor in aid of
the construction Of the Bangor & Piscataquis
railroad; resolve in relation to the binding of
the acts and resolves of the state; act relating
to the police force of the city of Bath; resolve
relating to the colurs Of the 18th Maine regi-
ment; act to set off a tract of land from the
town of Greene and annex the same to the
city OF Lewiston; act to amend sec. 40 chap. so
r. s., relating to Pleasant river; act to author
ize the town of Woolwich to elect a represen-
tative in the Peoples Ferry Co.
Committee reported adversely on law
against placing temporary deposits in savings
banks to avoid taxation; on order proposing
further security from fire; on order relating to
state detective; on state uniformity Of text
survey of the state
=, f0SSeG 10 Oe eeacted-Act authorizing the
Second BAPTIST society Of Gorham to sell and
convey all It's personal and real estate: act ad-
dltlonal to act relating to the city of Portland,
limiting its power to create debt: act in rela-
ton to Ellsworth municipal court; act for the
protection of fish in certain ponds in Standish:
act TO authorize the city of Bath to appoint a
harbor master for the port of Bath, and estab-
lsh regulations for the anchoring of vessels in
that port; resolve for the appointment of
commission to reconstruct the laws relating to
fisheries and the protection of fish; act repeal
ing the bounty on bears and wolves: act to re-
strict the killing Of seals in Casco Bay; act ad-
ditional to act Incorporating the city of Rock
land; act to promote the efficiency Of the police
force of the city OF Portland; act to amend act
incorporating the trustees of the Sailors Homo
in Portland.
House adjourned till 2,30 p. N.