Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-12

tect the rights Of all parties, and report to the
next legislature.
The resolve printed under rule.
Mr.. STEVENS. from the Judiciary Committee,
reported ought not 10 pass on bill act relating
to testimony of persons accused of crime. Also,
ought not to pass bill an act to amend sec. 25,
chap 65 of the revised statutes relating to allow
ances to minor children. Also, ought to pass on
bill an act amending chap. IA of the puplic law :
of 1876, relaung TO warehouses; printed under
rule provides that the title to goods etc., when
on the wharves aud premise. ofthe warehouseman
shall pass to a purchaser the same If IN pub
lie warehouse
Mr.. NEALLEY, from the Penohscot Delegat on
reported ought 20 pass on hill an act to estaNlt.h
the salary of the ERIK of courts for The county of
Penob,cnt; printed under rule.
Through Mr.. ROGERS the Committee on Banks
and Banking submitted it, final report.
Mr. DAVIS of Penobscot, from the Judiciary
COMMITTEE reported ought not TO pass on bIll an
act to provide stenographic reporters for tue grand
jury.
A message was received from the House.
through II, clerk, asking that resolves IN v"r of
Mrs. l. leAert Micaald aud f gene MichAud
should he returned TO the House, they were &C
couingl returned.
Bill II pealiug The several acts establishing the
school nil fund for the support Of common
,choos had TAX lis fist reading. MIR. Rogers
moved suspen-iJn OF the rules that it might
take its SECOND rcA' ding.
Mrssr.. BRAGDoN and MORRISON opposed the
motion.
Tue motion did not prevail.
Ga motion of NJ. HAYNES, resolve in favor of
the town of Deeii z, MAS taken non the table,
II adj AMI a signed.
On motion of Mr., DAVIS of Cumberland. til
TO amend sec. 10 of chap. l20 of tle pubc law,
of the year 1876 entitled act II auth lrizs the
formation OF rairotd corporatpn~, amended
- that the pay Of Il Il. commissioners shall he
81 200 year ga, hs 1t was thee read aud assigned
Ga motion Of Mr. PRINCE, pending engros,-
ment, hill for the better protection of the rights
OF towns, laid on the table.
On moIOn If Mr. PRINCE, the Senate recon
-ider,d its vote whereby i passed TO he engross-
ed resolve in favor of compiling and printing
school laws
And, on Mr.. BRAGDoNs mot on, pending the
motion of MIR. PRINCE to ind initely postpone,
the resolve was lid on the liable.
On motion OF Mr.. MARTIN, pending engross-
ment, bill to amend an act to amend an act to reg
ul,e ana pro ct fisheries and propagation Fl Fl n
WAS LAID GU the table and assigned for next We'd
ncsday.
On motion of Mr.. LEARNED, resolve in favor
of the town OF Madawaska was indefinitely post
poued.
On motion OF Mr.. Drake, pending engrossmcnt
hill to amend chap. 200 of the public laws of
1871, relating to mischIevous dogs, was tabled
aud assigned for Wednesday next.
On motion of Mr.. COBB. pending its first read
ing, bill to locate. erect aud carry on a new Hospi-
tai for the insane, was recommitted.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Resolve LAYING a tax on the several counties of
the State The amendment having been adopted
by which h tax Tor Knox county was charged
from $4,000 to Sl6,OOOl; resolve in favor of the
state Prison; resolve 10 favor of st. ELIZABETH
Orphan Asylum of Portland b to rep, al chap
ter IFS Of the pub lie laws Of 1877, in relation to
demurrers resolve 10 aid of building bridge
over Fish river in Eagle Lake plantation; resolve
in favor Of S. w. Straton; resolve authorizing
he location OF land certificate; re olive relating
to PeIham plantation resolve for repairing bridge
over Molunkus stream in Macwahoc plantation;
bill to amend section AZ, chapter Is of the
vlsed statutes, relating TO highway taxes;
hill additional to chap 10 of the pIbc laws Of
the year 1873, relating to the taxation OF rail-
Dad companies; bill to amend sec. 10. of chap.
10 of the pub ic laws of the year 1876, entitled
an act to authorize the formation of rriroad cor
nOratious; I'll to ameGd chap. 20i of the public
Avs of tie year 1874, entitled an act re sting to
ways across raih oads; bill Tor uniform rule 10
the scale of logs aud timber; bill to more fully
carry out the provisO of sec 10 Of the act of con
gIess chap III of the acts of 1868 making com
pensalon fo tue lands assigned by NJ tine to set
uers; bill to prevent the throwing OF cdt-
lugs, saw lust and other fuse into
the waters of the harbor of Wiscasset;
act to authorize Ahih d. Knapp aud Wood
bury $. Knapp to navigate Audru scngGin pond
nd Dead rver in the t,wns OF WAY ne aud Leeds,
WAYNE pond in Wayne, Love joy pond in Wayne,
tea field AMI Fayettr, aud Crochet pond IN
VI
an act to amend chap. 2jS Of the pub
lic laws OF 1874 tiled act relating to taxation
of railroad computes; an act to prevent the
THROWING of refuse lumber iHto Patteus pond
stream, 10 Surry, Hancock county act for the
protection e sturgeon 10 the waters OF the Ken
ueb+c AID its tributaries; an aci for the improve
ment Of Souhedunk stream for log driving;
solve autholl Zing the a puinsment OF uee2ate
Il the International Prison Congress- +, solve su-
ihOI eng the Governor aud Couuc to examine
aud the claims OF P,ter Murphy and lnomas
Kennedy; resolve author zi0g the own of East
port 10 retain in its possession two cannon;
man 10 the county of Pcataquls aud annex the
anne to the town OF GIi ford act to set off
'ertaiu property from Oxford llage Fire En-
que Corpora N act To make v AID the acts of
Lyndon Unon Meeting House As,ocia.
ton of Caribou resolve in favor OF the t,wn of
DeerIng bili pee ling the several acts establish
ny the school mill fluid for the sup, OFT of COM
non schools.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Resolve in favor of the Junt Standing Commit
tee on Agriculture under suspension of the rule
1il To amend the cnarter Of the city OF Augusta
amended SO that 1t should take effect when ap-
proved; resolve in favor OF the Shapt Ugh and
Acton Agricultural Society under suspension of
the rules , bill TO inco porsre the Presumpscot
Water Power Coupiny bill to incorporate the
Machiasuort aud NJ .chias telegraph Company
II II prov ding for a anal at the headwaters Of
Pr, sumpscot river; bill to extend the time for