The Portland daily press., 1877-01-26
FlFTY.SIXTH LEGISLATURE.
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.


act to amend sec, IA chap. G R. S., relating to
taxing OF personal property; on act authorlz-
ing the employment. of police officers at camp
meetings.
Committee reported adversely on petition for
abatement of shore rents on Penobscot river;
on petition for the repeal of the Calais court
bill.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Wheel
wright that Hon. Hannibal Hamlin and Hon.
James g. Blaine, Senators from this state, in
voting against the compromise bill for Count
lug the electoral vote, now pending in Congress,
receive the hearty approval af this Legislature
1t was tabled pending an opp,rtunity for more
thorough discussion, and for ascertaining the
state of feeling OF the members
Petitions, bills, ETC.. presented and referred--
Act 10 fepeal sec. 81 cnap Sc r. S.. relatlng to
trustee disclosures.
Passed to be engrossed-Act to promote the
efficiency of the police force of Portland; act
additional relating to Portland, limiting It's
power to create debt; act additional to an act
relating TO Orchard Beach r. r Co.; act TO
make valid the doiDgs of Inhabitants of Brsd-
ION Centre Village Corporation; act amenda-
tory to chap 1t9 r. S., relating to offences
against habitat,ons, dwellings,, etc.; also
ameuuatory to chap 100 r. s, relating to lar
ctuy ana sUOieu RUO il, dCt III IelatlOn 10 exc.
cutiops; act to prevent taxing trout in Great
Works stream.
Bill an act to amend sec. 3 chap. 8 r S., re-
latlpg to election returns, was recommtted.
Orders of the ddy-Act to repeal sections Co.
&C and 67 chap. IL f. S.
Pending its passage Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Neatly inI the shair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Newcomb of Hallowel.
Ordered, That the committee on Ways and
means be directed to consider what amount it
will be cessary to raise by state tax to meet
the demand upon the state treasury for the en-
suing year.
Read and dssigned-Bill an act to limit NUM-
cipal indebted ness; resolve for the appointment
OF commission to reconstruct the laws relat-
ing to fisheries and the protection of fish; re
solves in favor of Albion w. Stratteu and of
Benjamin Alexander; act to amend sec. 4,
chap. 125, R. s. relating to gambling
Petitions, bills, ETC., presented and REFEREED
Resolve that no person shall vote at any elec-
ton unless he has paid full poll tax within two
years of such election; resolve authorizing the
removal OF the co!ors presented to the 18th Me
regiment volunteers by merchants of Portland;
act to amend an act entitled an act to extend
the time for locating the route Of the Portland,
Rutland and Oswego and Chicago Railway; re-
solve in favor of town OF ADSOn;. petition of
citizens of Westbrook for increase of salary of
Judge of Probate for Cumberland county; bill
to amend sec. Is, chap. 81, r. S., relating TO
guardians.
The savings bank bill came up again for dis
cussion and after being variously amended was
passed to be engrossed.
Committees reported faAorably on purchase
Of Webb on Railroad Law;on act to incorporate
the Deering Laud and Building Company; or
der relative to costs in trustee rrocesses on Or
der relating to new indexes in the register of
deeds office; on petition for change of the eiec-
ton laws of the Penobscot tribe OF Indians; on
bill relating to the practice of medicine; on act
relating to taxation of personal property of
non-residents; OH inquiry into cost of furnish
ing state with Maine Reports; on amendment
of chap 49, r. S.; on act to incorporate Bath
trotting park: on petition of Penobscot Indians
for aid for old and poor people; on bill provid-
ing for exemption from taxation of property of
all water companies that furnish water free for
the extinguishment of fires; on petition of the
citizeus of Ellsworth to be Incorporated under
the names of fifty associates into an association
for loan and saving purposes; on act to author
ize the town of Lyndon to raise money in aid of
the Aroostook Railroad; on act authorizing the
York Manufacturing Company to reduce CAPT.
tai stock Cd petition of the Portland institute
and Public Library for law against the wanton
destruction of books; on amendment to chap.
30, Public Laws of 1875, relating to the better
protection Of life and property; on resolve to
purchase Maine Reports from vols. Is to 20 in
elusive, 30 volumes each; relating to appeals
from decisions of county commissioners; pro-
vlding for views by juries in all cases at the
discretion of the court; to amend the charter of
the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Maine SO that the trustees as such can hold
property; bill prohibiting the throwing of slabs
and edgings into the Kennebec River and its
tributaries; on act in reference to Eastern Ken
nebec Agricultural and Hort cultural Society;
on resolve in favor of John M. Brown; of AL
eion w. Stratton; of Benjamin Alexander; on
act to amend Sec OF chap. 1885, R. S., relating
to gambling; Cd act limiting municipal indebt-
edness; on act amending acl for better protec-
ton of HOLSTERS; on act setting off f. P. Crowell
from Fairfield Village Corporation; on act re-
peallng chap 70, public laws 1876, relating to
erection of wharves and fish weirs in tide
waters
Committees reported adversely on bill au-
in tide waters; on resolve in favor of Reuben
Burnham on petition of Dunn Edge Tool Co.,
lit is covered by action on bill against throwing
refuse lumber into the kennebec); on petition
for division of town of Alton; on act incorpor.
ating Harper Manufacturing Co.; inexpe.
diency of abolishing free high schools; on petit
OF Penobscot Indians for adjustment of their
election law.
Referred to Neat INSTRUMENTATION of
Thomas Goodall tor authority to build dams in
the towns of Shapleigh and Acton; amendment
of chap. 6, r. S., authorizing exemption from
taxation.
The Committee on Agriculture report that
the amount of money paid by state agricultural
societies for past years-1S74, S5,S53.33; 1875,
So, 1859; 1876, $5,52335.
Passed to be Engrossed-Aau act to amend
chap 313 OF The private and special laws of 1876
to extend the time for the location and couple.
ton OF the Somerset Railroad; an act to author
i've any town in the state to elect its municipal
officers for term OF three years 10 the same
mvnner as the county commissioners are now
elected; and act to abolish the high way tax:
an act to amend chap. 279, of special laws of
1876, in relation to the catching of smelts in
Monsweg river and bay; an act to authorize the
Second Baptist Society of Gorham to sell and
convey all of Its personal and real estate; an
act to incorporate Columbus Pond Ice Co. an
act to authorize the City of Bath to appoint
harbor master and to establish regulations for
anchorage of vessels in port; an act additional
to an act to incorporate the city of Rockland;
an act additional to chap. 298 of the Special
laws of 1876 establishing municipal court in
the city OF Ellsworth.
Adjourned.
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