The Portland daily press., 1877-02-01
FIFTY.SIXTH LEGISLATURE.
(Special to the Press.l
SENATE.

AOGuSIA, Jan. ol.
The committee on the report of the Governor
and Council In relation to the claims of certain
towns, which was referred by the last Legisla-
ture to the Governor and Council, the action of
that body being adverse to the claims, reported
legislation unnecessary.
Adverse reports were made on the order re-
lating to appeals from trial justices the bill for
the better protection of life against fire in
buildings; and the bill to amend chapter 223 of
the public laws of 1871, relating to railroad
companies.
All orders petitions, &C., relating to the fish
and game laws were reported by the committee,
with the recommendation that they be referred
to the commission on game and fish laws, to be
appointed by the Governor.
A bill to amend the Revised Statutes relating
to the support of prisoners in jail; resolve ap-
propriating $4,000 for the annual encampment
of the state militia: bill amending the laws of
1872 relating to railroad crossings; resolve ap-
propriating $500 for the Bath Military and
Naval Orphan Asylum; bill to provide for
the organization and management of a loan
and building association; bill to encourage
the manufacture of beet sugar. a bill relating
| to witnesses and evidence: bill to amend the
statutes relating to election returns, so that all
returns may be opened on or before December
| 18th, and providing for corrections; bill re-
lating to the taxation of property of religious
societies.; a resolve for compiling school laws,
| and a bill relating to trustees and disclosures,
were reported by the committees.
Passed to be engrossed-An act amending an
act entitled 'an act for the better protection of
| lobsters' act amendatory to chapter 35S of the
special laws of the year 1873 to prevent the
throwing of ballast into the Kennebec river;
| act additional to chap 127 of the public laws
of 1876, entitled "an act in relation to appeals
| from county commissioners act to prevent
destruction of books, pictures, statues and
paintings in public libraries act to ameDd the
charter of the Camden Village Corporation;
| act to amend an act to establish Municipal
| Court in the city of Biddeford; act to prohibit
the taking of fish from the Davis brook, some
| times called Whales-Back brook in the town of
Limington; act to make legal and valid certain
| acts and doings of the proprietors of the Meth
| odist meeting house of Mechanic Falls in the
town of Mnot; act to extent the powers of the
| North Anson and Skowhegan Telegraph Com
| papy; act to incorporate the Harrington and
| Jonesport Telegraph Company; act for the pro-
| lection Of cranberres in the towns of MachiaS
| and East Machias
Passed to be enacted-An act TO amend section
| chapter Sc, Revised Statutes, relating to trus-
| tee process, as heretofore amended; act addi-
tional relating to railroad corporations.
Act to amend section 6 chapter 120, public
| laws 1876, to authorize formation Of railroad
| corporations was non-concurred in.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill to amend chapter q of the Revised
Statutes relating to drinking houses and tip.
pling shops, was taken from the table and an
amendment adopted providing for action to be
brought in behalf of the state by Attorney
General. An amendment subjecting the Attor-
ney to fine for neglect or refusal to perform his
duty was tabled pending vote passing 1t to be
engrossed.
Bill to repeal sections 65, &c and 67 chapter
IS, Revised Statutes, was reconsidered. An
amendment providing it shall not apply to
pending actions was adopted and the bill was
laid on the table.
Bill to abolish highway taxes was taken from
the table and was indefinitely postponed in con-
currence with the House.
The Senate reconsidered its action ordering
two sessions per day, ordering only one.
HOUSE.
The Judiciary Committee reported a pro-
posed amendment to the constitution relating
to municipal Indebtedness and biennial cleo
| tions and sessions of the legislature.
Committee reported the bill relating to trus-
tee processes; minority reported bill to es tab
lish board of health; bill relating to the i'm
prisonment of criminals; bill relating to the
harbor commissioners of Portland; bill relat-
ing to the appointment and duties of post ward
ems; bill relating to cemeteries bill addi-
tional to chapter 40 of the Revised Statutes,
relating to life insurance; bill to prevent it,
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uniform returns from railroad corporations;
bill to enable the city of Bangor to aid the Ban
gor & Piscataquis railroad.
An appropriation bill was reported amount
ing to ST., ,199,95. Some of the principal items