The Portland daily press., 1877-02-02

ing to the appointment of guardians; resolve
in favor of township No. 1, north division,
county of PenobScot; act to amend sec. 16 ch
", r S., relating to the powers OF the 5. j.
Court; act to amend sec. ID Oh. 8, r. g., relat1
ing to the taxation OF personal property; act
in relation to Municipal and Police Courts act
to confirm the doings of school district No. Is,
in Berwick; act to revive the organization of
the trustees of the Parsonage Fund in Bucks
port; resolve in favor of John p Weber; re-
solve in favor OF the joint standing Committee
on Educatl0n; resolve in favor of Benjamin Il.
Walker and Joseph G. Walker, resolve making
an appropriation for the propagation of fish,
act to amend sec. SO CHI. IL, r. s., relating to
the election of experimenting school commit
tees; resolve in favor of P Plantation of Walla-
grass; resolve in favor of st. Francis Planta-
ton; act to amend Sec ch. 26 public laws of
1872, relating to the altering or widening of the
streets; act to amend chap. 63, public laws of
1876, relating to administrators, executors and
trustees; resolve providing for seal of the
state; resolve making an appropriation for the
Penobscot tribe of Indians; resolve relating to
the purchase by the state of certain Maine Re-
ports: resolve providing clothing for the Port
land Montgomery Guards; resolve in favor of
roads passing through Indian township, WASH
ington county; resolve in favor of the county
of Aroostook; act to incorporate Franklin Land
and Lumber Co.; act to amend act to incorpor-
ate the Peoples Ferry Co., and repeal act to
establish charter of Sagadahoc Ferry Co. /; act
to extend charter of Aroostook Steamboat Co. !;
act to amend chap. 557, private laws 1874, enti-
tied act to establish the compensation of the
County Commissioners of Knox county; act to
extend the time for locating the Portland, Rut-
land, Oswego and Chicago Railroad; act to in
corporate the Lincolnville Railroad; act to in
corporate the Andover and Bryant Pond Tele-
graph Company: act to grant further time for
the Penobscot and Lake Megantic Railroad Co.,
to locate and build its railroad; resolve in favor
of the joint standing Committee on Militar
Affairs; act restricting killing seal in Casco
Bay; bill changing time of Ellsworth munich
pal election; for printing Maine Reports; re-
solve in favor of town of Lyndon, amended.
Passed to be endcted-An act to amend act in
cooperating Masonic Trustees of Lewiston; act
to amend charter of Union Mutual Life H.
surance Co.; act to set off f. p. Crowell from
Fairfield; act against pool selling and lotteries
act to incorporate the so associates of Els
worth; act to authorize Yarmouth to build a
foot bridge over tide water; act additional to
chap. 101, public laws 1876, relating to equity
powers of Supreme Judicial Court; act addl-
tional to act Incorporating city of Bath; act to
make valid the doings Of John G. Adams as
Trial Justice; resolve amendatory of chap. 1856,
resolves of 1876, entitled resolve In favor of
John Ryan; act authorizing Alton E. Ware to
| dredge bars and remove boulders and navigate
East pond by steam; an act additional to ac1
| entitled "Act to supply people of Augusta with
pure water; act to amend section 8 chapter 49,
| Revised Statutes, relating to adjournment OF
the sessions OF the Caunty Commissioners
| Court; act to authorize the York Manufacture
| ing Company to reduce its capital stock; act to
| amend sec. CHI. 314, private and special laws
| 1873 relating to legalizng doipgs of East Ken.
nebec Horticultural Society; act to change
| name of Main street Methodist Episcopal Free
| Church Society Ct Lewiston; act to authorize j
| f. Grindle to take ice from Meadow pond in
| Islesboro act to amend sec. Oh. 125, r. S.. re-
lating to gambling.
Mr.. Wadsworth of Manchester, brought up
the question of a reduction of the salary of the
Insurance Commissioner, and moved to recon
slider the vote of yesterday on the adoption Of
the minority report of the Committee gu Mer
camille Affairs. There was much discussion or
the question of reconsideration, and Messrs
Cleaves and Pike, who led the opposition, sue
ceeded in staving off the vote (Which had
majority in its favor) until the appetite of thu
members, artfully increased by iudicous ap
peal from Mr.. Pike, grew so stroug that thu
motion to lay it on the table was adopted, and
! the members went to dinner.
House then adjourned till afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reconsidered the vote accepting
the majority report of the committee relating
to the salary of Insurance Commissioner, 81 tt
GA. The minority report, which fixes the sala
| ry at $1,000, was accepted, and the bill was OF
| dered printed with amendment fixing salary a
$1,000