Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-06

appointed on its part, Messrs. Bowers, Lord of
Bangor and Mutt.
Resolve in favor of the Maine State College of
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, was read and
aiterernoon assigned, motion of Mr.. Robe.
Bill an act to repeal chap. lij of the public
laws of 1876 relating to ways and to revive the
provisions of sec 80 chap Is of the revised stat
utes passed to be engrossed by the House, came
from the Senate amended.
The Senate amendment was adopted and
The bill was further amended.
Mr.!NADEAU moved the indefinite postponement
OF the BILL pending which II was laid on the table.
Bill an act to protect crauberries in Machias
and East Machias was indefinitely postponed in
concurrence with the Senate.
Blll an act TO prevent Illegal voting was read
twice. Mr.. STONE moved its indefinite postpone
ment, pending which 1t was laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. HoBsON.
Bill an act to amend chap. AZ of the laws of
| 1873 relating to the appointment and duties of
port wardens was amended motion of Mr..
LORD OF Bangor and passed to be engrossed.
READ AND AFTERNOON ASSIGNED.
An act additional to chap % of tue public laws
OF 1869, concerning the militia; an act TO amend
| Sec 10 OF chap of the revised Statutes relating
to damages on ways, as amended by chap. 2l5 Of
the public laws OF 1874 and chap. 81 of the public
laws OF 1876.
| READ AND TUESDAY ASSIGNED
An act to amend sec. 5 chap 76 of the revised
statutes as amended by chap. g of the public laws
OF 1876 relating to election returns; resolve reat
ing to claims OF settlers on propretors' lands
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED UNDER a SUSPEN-
| SION or THE RULES.
An act relating to witnesses and evidence; an
act to amend sec 81 of chap. of the revised stat
utes relating to elections; act to amend sec
10, chap. 40 of the public laws of 1872, relating to
| railroad crossings; an act to provide for the more
| careful expenditure of school money; an act to
| amend an act to incorporate the East oxford Ag-
rlcuHural Society, approved Feb. 2S 1861 an act
| TO incorporate the Bangor Board of Trade; an act
to amend sec. s. chap. 2il of the public laws of
1914 relating TO cemeteries; resolve for the APP
polntmeut OF commission to revise the In litia;
an act to amend chap. Ia of the public laws OF
| 1873, relating to the appointment and duties of
port Whdens, resolve IN favor of Charles w.
Porter; an act providing for bridge guards on
railroads; an act req IiTing accounts and claims
against t0was, cities, etc, to be verified by oath
| an act to amend chap. - Of the revised statutes
relating to the equity power of the Supreme Jul
diclary Court; an act to amend sec. 81, chap. IL
OF the revised statutes of 1871 relating school
Districts.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to change the name of the town of Lyn-
don TO CarboI; resolve in favor of the JOINT
Standing Committee on Financial Affairs.
PASSED To BE ENACTED.
An act TO authorize the town of Lyndon to ap-
| propratc money in aid of the AroOsfook River
Railroad Company; an act granting further time
to the Penobscot and Lake Megantic Railroad
! Company to locate aud complete its railroad; an
act to amend sec. 3, chap of the revised stat
utes relating to election returns; an act to amend
see. s. chap 26 of the public laws of 1872 relating
! to the altering aud widening OF streets;
an act to amend an act entitled IAN
act to extend the time for locating the route
! OF the Portland, Rutland, Osweso Il Chicago
Railway; ian act to amend sec. l6 chap - OF the
revised statutes relating to the powers of the SUI
preme Judicial Court; act to incorporate the
! - nh
an act 10 amend an act to incorporate the Peoples
Ferry Company, 10 repeal an act TO establish the
Sagadahoc Ferry Company, and an act to incor-
porate the Union Ferry Company; an act to incor-
porate the Bryants Pond and Andover Telegraph
Company; an act additional to chap 81 of the re-
Nlsed statutes, relating to the appointment of
guardians; an act additional to an act restricting
the killing of seal in Casco bay act relating 10
the police force of the city of Bath an act amend
atory of the acts providing for loans of credit of
the city OF Bangor, in aid OF the construction of
tue Bangor and Plscataquls Railroad; an act to
amend an act TO incorporate the Linco nvle
! railroad Company an act TO authorize the town
| oil o0~lch TO elect director to represent stock
owned by said town in the People Ferry Compa-
ny; an act to confirm the dongs Of school district
NO. 10 IN Berwick; an act to repeal an act to in
corporate the town OF Barnard; an act to amend
chap. 0JI OF the private and special laws of 1874
entitled act to establish the compens alton of
the county commissioners OF Knox county; an
act to extend charter of the Aroostook Steamboat
company an act TO revive the organization of the
Trustees of the Parsonage fund of Bucksport: an
act to amend chap. of the revised statutes relat-
| ing to the powers of town treasurers; an act to
/ amend sec. II chap revised statutes relating 10
the taxation OF personal property an act to amend
chap. 90 public laws Of 1876 relative to Adm ins-
traitors, Executors and Trustees; an act to amend
chap, 10, sec. 80, revised statutes, relative to
Pleasant river.
IABLED PENDING THEIR PASSAGE To BE ENACT
ID.
An act in relation to municipal and police
courts; an act to extend the powers of the North
Arson and Skowhegan Telegraph Company an
act to amend an act to incorporate the Franklin
Land and Lumber Company.
Resolve relative to the purchase by the State of
certain Maine reports, on its final passage was in
definitely postponed on motion of Mr. PIKE.
FINALLY PASSED.
! Resolve in favor of Olof Ljungren and Magnus
Jeppson; in favor of Aroostook County; in favor
of David Dudley; in favor of Jesse Sutherland in
favor of Benjamin Il. Walker and Joseph c.
Walker; authorizing the land agent to convey by
deed to John Estes lot of land in favor of John
=. Weber; in favor of the town of Baileyvle; in
favor of Chas. &. Perry in favor of St. Francis
Plantation; IN favor Of ;. w. Stratton in favor of
the plantation of Wallagrass; in favor of Albion
| w. Strston; making appropriation for the Penob-
scot tribe of Indians in favor of Swedish settlers;
providing for clothing for the Portland Montgom-
| cry GUARDS; IN favor oil JOINT standing Committee
on State Prison; in favor of John NJ Brown; au-
thorzing the removal OF the coors presented to
the 18th Regiment of Maine Volenteers by the
merchants OF Portland; in favor Of roads passing
through Indian Township IN Washington county
10 favor of Nj. l.. Stewart; making appropriation
for the propagation of fish; in favor of +. w.
Stmson; providing for seal of the State; in
favor Of Isaac Narney; authorizing the Governor
and Council to adjust with Francis A. Reed a note
held by the State against him, in relation to the
binding OF the acts and resolves of this State in
favor Of Township No. l, north division, county
of Pcnobscot; in favor of Benjamin A lexander.
The following communication was laid before
the House by the Speaker
Brunswick, Feb. 8, 1877.
To tie Hon. E. b. NeaHey, Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives Of Maine:
SIR: am sensible of the honor done me in the
order communicated by your inviting me to de-
liver before the Senate and IIoase of Representa-
tives, the address on Maine given in Phiadel-
phia in November last.
As the service was rendered in behalf of the
State, and the matter presented pertains to her
interests, | acknowledge the proprietv of submit
the work to the Honorable Legislature, and shall
take pleasure in complying with the request.
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