The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-25
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press.l
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. "a,
Mr.. Kyes, President pro tenn in the chair
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Fuller of Hallowell.
The Journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
Committees reported adversely on bill to
amend R. S. relating to election returns; on
order relating to legislation to protect citize ns
removing from one town to another.
Committees reported favoraby on bill an act
authorizing the sale of islands belonging to the
state; petition of ASSESSOR of Woodland pray
ing that school money be apportioned to them
in proportion TO the number of scholars (resolye
reported); bill an act to facilitate the detection
and punishment of certain offences (provides
for the investigation Of murder and arson to
discover preparatory; resolve relating to the
partition of lands in township No. IS, Range g.
known as the town of Grand Isle; bill an act in
relation to county treasurers providing that any
neglect on the part of such officials to forward
reports provided bv law shall be breach of Of
ficial bond, subject to a fine of S.
Read and dssigaed-Bill an act additional re-
lating to the city of Portland limiting its power
to create debts; bill an act to promote the eff
cieucy OF the police force of the city of Port
land
Passed TO be enqTossed-Resolve for the an
pointment OF commission to reconstruct the
laws re'ating to fisheries and protection of fish,
amended so as to read that the Governor ap-
point a commission of five persons whose duty
shall be to codfy, amend or add to the laws
relating to game, to fisheries, the protection
and propagation of fish, and to determine what
legislation is necessary to give effect to chap
40, sec: 26, s., in relation to opening fish
ways through dams and other distractions
The House order directing the several Joint
committees to report finally on or before Jan.
18th, was taken from the table and amended
by substituting the following: ''Ordered, that
the several committees of the legislature be d.
rected to report finally on or before Wednes-
day, JAM 81, ;" and was then passed.
Ordered, That the Secretary prepare and pub
Hsh under his supervision and di rection the
usua number of copies of journal of proceed
ings of the present session of the Senate.
Communication was received from Hon E.
II. Banks, State Treasurer elect, accepting his
trust and transmitting his bond. Referred to
the Committee on Financial Affairs
Read and assigned to make valid the
doings OF Btdgton Central Village Corpora
ton IN Bridgton; an act additional to Orchard
Beach Railroad Co. ; an act in relation to eye
cutons; an act to prevent the taxing of trout in
Greatworks Stream and its tributaries in the
town of Amherst, Clifton, Bradley: an ACT
smendatory to chap. 119, R.. s. relating to Of
fences against habltations, dwellings. SC. also
amendatory Of chap. 100, r. S., relating to lar
ceng. and receiving stolen goods.
Adjourned
Mr.. Neatly in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Crane of Hallowell.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
A communication was received from the Sec.
rotary of State transmitting the returns of the
lists OF stockholders and corporations in accord
ance with law.
A Senate order relating to the repeal of Sec.
81 of Chap. S6 of the R. S., relating to trustee
disclosures, referred by the House, under the
rule, to the next legislature came from the
Senate, that branch insisting upon its vote,
passing the same and referring it to commit.
tee OF conference. The House concurred in
the proposition for conference committee and
Joined, on the part of the House, Messrs.
Cleaves, Buck and Chadbourne
On motion of Mr.. Chase of Bridgton it was
Ordered, That the use of Representatives
Hall oe rendered to A. f. Lewis, ESQ of FRYE
burg, on Friday evening of this week, for the
purpose of delivering his lecture entitled salt
Lake City and Mormon Life"
a, Heod ana assigned for I0-nnorr0U-To extend
Tue tine LOT Tue location and com pletIon of the
Somerset Railroad; an act to authorize anv
town IN the state to elect its municnaI off cars
for term OF three years in the same wav
county commissioners are now electeJ. IN Of
to amend Chap. 279 of Special Laws Of 1870 Nv
relation to the catching of smelts in Monswea -
river and bay.
Read and Wednesday neat Assiqaed-Reso,vo
in favor of Jesse Sutherland; resolve in favor oe
Olaf Ljuneren and Magnus Jeppson
Petitions, Bills, etc., Presented and Referred-
Petition of Geo. Burnbam and $40 Others
against any change in game laws; of citizens of
Machias for the repeal of the Calais Court bill:
an act to amend act entitled an act to incorpo.
rate the masonic trustees of LewIsIon petition
against the disc0ntiDuance Of the fish commits.
sl0n; OF William Loverin ct ais. relative to
roads IN Baileyvile; resolve amendatory of
Cnap LOO OF the resolves of 1876 entitled "Re
soive IN favor of John Ryan,
=, referred to Neat INSTRUMENTATION to an
tnorize towns and plantations to form insurance
companies; OF William d. Orr for deed of a lot
of land. ~. 0'0u VI I" io'
Passed to be Engrossed-B.ll, an act to reneal
Cnap. l46 OF the Public Laws of 1876 relating
70 ways. and revive the provisions of Sec SO
Cnap 10 H. an act to amend Sec Sc Chan,
Oh II. . and additional to Chap 122 Public
Laws OF 1876; an act to amend Sec s Chan. Sc
X. s. relating TO trustee process as hereto ore
amended; an act additional relating to corpora
tloa- an act repealing Sees 8, 6, Z, 8, Chsp 80
II. s.. relating to bounty on bears and wolves:
al ACT 10 prevent lettering, without right, with