The Portland daily press., 1878-01-31
ifty-Seventh Legislature.
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.

SENATE
AUGUSTA, Jan. 3d.
The Senate came to order at 10 a. NJ, Sena-
tor Board man in the chair.
Rev. Mr.. Park officiated as chaplain.
House papers were concurred in, including
sixty remonstrances containing a large num-
| ber of names against the druggists bill.
The Senate sent back to the committee on
legal affairs, House bill relating to damages on
highways, on which that committee reported
legislation inexpedient
Two remonstrances were presented against
druggists BILL
The Educational Committee reported bill to
amend Sec 8, chap. II, of revised statutes, so as
| to require each city, town and plantation to
raise so cents for each inhabtant for school pur-
| poses.
The Committee on Railroads reported bill
extending the time three years for locating the
| Piscataquis Central railroad.
| The State Lands Committee reported a re-
| solve conveying to Elbridge D. Grouse, certain
| lots of land.
Senator Bragdon took from the table petition
of the town of Gouldsboro, for reimbursement of
school money, and moved that it be recommit-
| ted, which was done.
| The Senate engrossed the bill authorizing
| the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Company
to issue preferred stock.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Lefflngwell of Gardiner.
| Papers from the Senate disposed of in con.
| currence.
| Bills, petitions, &C., presented and REFERRED
| Petition for law providing county boards of ex-
aminers of teachers; bill relating to taking of
| fish 10 Warren; remonstrances against the
| druggists bills; resolve in favor of Ida Brown;
bill an act relating to collection of taxes.
Committee on State Lands and Roads report
ed leave to withdraw on petitions of L. w.
Stratton and A. W. Stratton; resolve in favor
| of j. e. Holmes, jeremiah House, L. D. & H.
p. Todd, John S. Arnold, G. T. Daniels, E.
Hayden.
Committee on Judiciary reported leave to
withdraw on petition of Overseers of Poor in
| Poland ought not to pass on bill relating to
power Of constables; ought to pass on bill for
organization of business corporations; and bill
for reduction of capital stock of corporations.
Committee on Agriculture reported ought to
pass on bill to prevent fraud in fertilizers.
Committee on Claims reported leave to with
| draw on petition Of John Sterliog
Committee on Financial Affairs reported
ought to pass on resolve in favor of town OF
Maysville, and leave to Withdraw on petition of
| parties from Barnard.
Committee on Education reported bill for
printing school laws of Maize; leave to with
draw on petition for further power to school
| districts.
Committee on Ways and Bridges reported in
favor of town of Mayfield.
Committee on Change of Names reported
leave to withdraw on petition to change Carl
bou to Lyndon; an act to change name of Ru.
fus Edwin Bubier.
/ Committee on Legal Affairs reported leave to
withdraw on petition of j. W. Porter; of citi-
zens of Caribou; ought to pass on bill to regu-
late sale of ice; on bill relating to trespass.
Committee on RAILROADS reported ought not
to pass on bill to oblige use of Miller platform
ought to pass on bill to extend time of locating
Wiscasset & Quebec Railroad and Messalonskee
& Kennebec Railroad.
Committee on Ways and Bridges reported a
bill to vest the franchise of Merrymeetiug bridge
in the county of Sagadahoc.
Committee on Interior Waters reported bill
to incorporate the square Pond Reservoir Com
pany, and minority on the same matter was
| presented.
Bills passed to be engrossed- Resolve for pur-
| chase OF year book bill relating to Portland &
| Deering Railroad; bill relating to town of Bar
| nard; bill relating to South Paris Village cor
| poratlon; to legalize dongs of school district
| in Carthage, Wilton and Dixfeld; bill to in
crease capital stock of Atlantic & st. Law
| renee Railroad; resolve in favor of William
| Conary.
The Hurricane Island bill was taken from the
table, and Mr.. Clay of South Thomaston, NOV
| ed its indefinite postponement-lost, 62 to So
The bill was put on its passage and under
suspension of the rules passed to be engrosaed.
The bill to establish Superior Courtin Ken
| nebec county was amended and passed co be
1 engrossed
On motion of Mr., Clay the vote to pass the
| Hurricane Island bill to be engrossed was re-
| considered, 86 to SO.
Mr.. Moore of Thonnastop, spoke strongly in
| opposition to the bill. Mr.. Bliss favored the
passage of the bill. Mr.. Austin of Milford
wanted the facts in the case brought out that
| he and other members might form a correct
| judgment of the matter Mr.. Strickland of
Bangor, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Cur
ran of Calais, gave the facts in the case as he
| understands them, and was strongly in favor of
| the passage of the bill. Pending action the