The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-06
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY.SIXTH LEGISLATURE.
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE,

AUGUSIA, ECU.
Senate met at $50 p. m.
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
Act against pool selling aud lotteries as
amended By the Senate came from the House,
that branch adhering to its vote passing the bill
without amendment The Senate receded and
conquered with the House and then passed the
bill to be enacted.
A proposition came from the House asking
for another committee of conference on the bill
authorizing any town in The state to elect its
municipal officers for the term of three years.
The Senate accepted the proposition and joined
Messrs. Stevens, Webb and White.
Bill to make free Merrymeetiug bridge came
from the House referred to the next Legisla-
ture. 1t was voted to non-concur and the bill
was then given passage to be engrossed.
Bill an act to make free Arrowsic bridge came
from the House referred to the next Legsla-
ture. Senate non-concurred and the bill was
amended and passed to be eng rossed.
Committee on Reform School submitted re.
solve in favor of the State Reform School, ap
propriating $4,000. Ordered printed.
Act to amend section chapter ZIG of the Re-
vised Statutes, relating to the support of pris-
oners in jals, was passed to be engrossel.
Report of Committee on State Prison with
resolve in favor of State Prison accompanying
it, was passed to bs engrossed.
Act changing the time of the municipal cleo
ton in the city of Ellsworth was amended and
passed to be epgrossed.
Passed TO be enacted-Act authorizing the sale
of islands belonging to the state; act further
EXPANDING the TINA within which to flo ha To-
cation and also to complete the Northern ARGOS
took Railroad; act authorizing views by juries
in all cases; act in relation to county treasur-
ers; act to amend chap. 279 of the special laws
of 1876 relating to catching smelts in Mon
sWeag river and bay; act to amend the charter
OF the Northern Waldo Agricultural Society;
act relative to proceedings in court; act to
amend sec. oh. 49, public laws 1876, relating
to erection OF fish weirs and wharves in tide
waters; act to facilitate the detection and pun
ishment of certain offences; act ameEdatory to
chapter 80 of public laws 1875, relating to the
better protection of life and property; act to
prevent the throwing of refuse wood by the saw
ing of lumber into the Piscataquis river; act to
amend sec. 1853 Oh. 6, Il. S., relating to powers
OF town treasurers; act against pool selling and
lotteries.
Finally passed-Resolve in favor of the town
of Woodland.
Committee on Fisheries gave hearing on
the subject of porgy fishing. The committee
will make report and submit it tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Chase of Bridgton, Speaker pro tenn.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hutchins of Gardiner.
Papers from the Senate were disposed Of in
concurrence.
Act establishing standard of qualification for
practice of medicine was read and assigned for
Tuesday.
vol To JoG, AL,
poned.
Bill an act to reduce the salary Of the Insur-
ance Commissioner came up on its passage to
be eDgrossed, and was tabled.
Bill an act to prevent the throwing of slabs
and other refuse into the Kennebec river and
its tributaries, referred to the next legislature
by the House, came from the Senate passed to
be engrossed. House insisted and voted to ask
committee of conference, and appointed on
its part Messrs. Powers, Lord Of Bangor, and
Mutt.
Passed to be engrossed under SUSPENSION of
rules Act relating to witnesses and evidence;
act to amend sec 81 chap. r. s., relating to
elections; act to amend sec. 16 chap &C, public
laws of 1872, relating to railroad crossings: act
to provide for the more careful expenditure of
school money; act to amend sec. chap. al,
public laws of 1874, relating to cemeteries; re-
solve for the appointment of a commission to
revise the militia; resolve in favor of Charley
w. Porter; act to amend sec. 81 chan ii of the
Revised Statutes of 1871, relating to school
districts; act to amend chap hap. N Of the public
laws OF 1873, relating to the appointment and
uuties o. noEEEt wardens; an act to incorporate
i t6s Bangor Board of Trade; act TO amend an
act entitled IAN act to incorporate the East
Oxford Agricultural Society,"" approved Feb
%, A. D. 1861; act providing for bridge guards
on railroads; act to amend chap. " r. s., re-
lative to the equity powers of the S. j. Court;
act requiring accounts and claims against
towns, Cities etc., to be verified by oath; act to
establish compression of chairman of County
Commissioners of Cumberland county; act es-
tablishing the salary of the Judge OF Probate
of Cumberland county.
Passed to be engr0sSed -Act to change the
name of the town of Lyndon to Caribou; re-
solve in favor of the joint standing committee
on financial affairs
Passed to be enacted-Act to authorize town
OF Lyndon to appropriate money in aid of the
Aroostook River Railroad Co.; act granting
further time to the Penobscot & Lake Megan-
tic Railroad 20. to locate and complete its rail-
road; act to amend sec. chap. r. S., relat-
ing to election returns; act to amend sec. 3
| chap: 26. public laws Of 1872, relating to the
altering and widening of streets; an act to
amend an act entitled san act to extend the
time for locating the route of the Portland,
| Rutland, Oswego and Chicago railway; acs to
amend sec 16 chap " r. S., relating to the
pUWOi VI tuo ~ SUuIt3 al dCJ bO luCOrpOTdue
| the Harrington and Jonesport Telegraph Co..
an act to amend an act to incorporate the Peo-
Pies Ferry Co., and to repeal an act to estab-
lish the Sagadahoc Ferry Co., and an act to
incorporate the Union Ferry Co; an act to in
| corporate the Bryant's Pond & Andover Tel.
Co.; an act additional to chap. 81 r. S., relat--
| ing to the appointment of guardians; an act
additional to an act restricting the killing of
seal IN Casco Bay; an act relating to the police
force of the city of Bath; 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; an act to
amend an act to incorporate the Lincolnville
Railroad Co.; act to authorize the town of
Woolwich to elect director to represent stock
owned by said town in the Peoples Ferry Co.;
act to confirm the doings of school district
number Is in Berwick: act to repeal act entitl-
ed an act to incorporate the town of Barnard;
act to amend chap. 557 of the private and spec
ial laws of 1874, entitled an act to establish the
compensation of the County Commissioners of
Anox county; act to extend the charter of the
Aroostook Steamboar Co. act to revise the Or
ganization OF the trustees of the parsonage
fund OF Bucksport; act to amend sec, IA chap.
6 Z. s., relating to the taxation of personal
property; act to amend chap. go, public laws of
1876, relative to administrators, executors, and
trustees; act to amend chap. 40 sec so r. s.,
relative to Pleasant river.
Act in relation to Municipal Courts; act to ex-
tend the powers of the North Arson & Show
hogan Telegraph Co.; act to incorporate the
Franklin Land and Lumber Co.
Indefinitely postponed-Resolve relative to the
purchase by the state of certain Maine Re-
ports.
ReSolUes finally paSsed-Resolve in favor of
Olef Ljungren and Magnus Jeppsou; in favor
of Aroostook county; in favor of David Dud-
ley; in favor Jesse Sutherland; in favor of
Benjamin R. Walker, and Joseph G. Walker;
authorizing the Land Agent to convey by deed
to John Estes lot of land; in favor of John
Z. Weber: of the town of Baileyville; of
Charles G. Berry; of st. Francis plantation; Of
s. W. Stratton; of Albert w. StTatton; of the
plantation of Wallagrass; making appropria.
ton for the Penebscot tribe of Indians; in fav-
Of Swedish settlers; providing clothing for the
Portland Montgomery Guards; in favor of
joint standing committee on state prison; Of
John M. Brown; authorizing the removal of
the colors presented to the 18th Reg't Me. Vol.
by the inhabitants of Portland; in favor OF
roads passing through Indian township in
Washington county; of M. L. Stewart; maxi
ing appropriation for the propagation of fish;
in favor of f. w. Stimson; providing for
seal of the state; in favor of Isaac Varney;
authorizing the Governor and Council to adjust
with Francis A. Reed note held by the state
against him; in relation to the binding of the
acts and resolves of the state; in favor of town.
ship No l. north division comfy of Penoh-