Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-08
Legislative Proceedings.


lature, on petition for An appropriation 10 build
bridge across the St. John river at Little Falls.
Mr.. NEALLEY. from the Committee on State
Lands aud state Roads, TO which was referred the
rep'lt of the Attorney General up,n claims of
settlers undeislhe treaty # Washington, reported
bill an act to more fully carry out the provisions
OF Congress, making compens alton for the land.
assigned by Maine to settlers; printed under rule.
MIR. FERGUSON, from Committee on Library,
reported ought TO pass, on resolve Tor furnishing
the town Of Deerng volumes OF the Maine re-
ports; printed under rule.
MI MoULToN, from the Committee on WAYS
and Bridges, reported bil an act to amend sec. AS
chap Is of tue revised statutes; printed uudcr
rule. Provides that uncollected taxes, when
paid are to be held By the treasurer of the town,
subject to theorder of the Scectmen. 10 be ap-
piled by them for repairs of roads aud bridges.
MIR. PHILLIPS, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs on order reported bill an act in reference
to uniform scale Of logs 10 the State /;
printed under rule.
Mr. NASH from the Committee on Railroads,
reported bill an act to amend chap. pa OF the
public laws of 1874, entitled IAN act elatng to
ways across railroad,"; printed urder rule.
Mr. IRISH, from the { mmittee on Fisheries,
on petition, reported bill an act TO prevent the TAX
ing OF fish IN Dexter pond; read and assigned.
Mr.. NEALLEY from the Committee on Railroads,
IN petition, reported bill an act to amend chapter
10 Of the special laws OF 1872 entitled an act to
incorp the PenObscot Central Railroad Co. /;
read ana signed.
On.motons of Nj. HAYNES, bill to incorporate
the Hallowe Boom Company was taken from the
table, and referred TO the Committee on Interior
Waters.
On motion Of Mr. CobS, bill to amend sec. of
chap. IS ithe public laws OF lS16 relatiug to
tioneers, was taken from the table and passed to
be engrosscd
On motion of Mr.. BoARDMAN, pending its en-
grossment, bill in relation TO the duties Of county
attorneys, and addlt onal to chap 20 of the re-
vised statutes, was laid on the table.
On motion Of MIR. MORRISON, pending its en-
grossment bill to abolish tue organization of plan
tation No. IN Franklin county, was laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr. DAVIS of Pcuobscot, the
vote was reconsidered whereby the act to amend
66 chap. 81 OF the revised statutes, relating to
jnries, was passed to be enacted; and on the same
Senator's notion it was recommtted
On motion Of Mr.. BAILEY, pending its second
reading, the resolve in favor Of compiling ADD
printing school laws, was laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. BURLEIGH. the Senate re-
considered the vote whereby the resolve in favor
of Geo. Cary, Theodore Cary and Jefferson Cary
was iadefni' ely postponed; and, on the same SEN
ator's motion, the matter was laid on tbs table.
On motion Of Mr.. HAYNES the vote was recon-
sidered whereby the Senate pas ed to be engross-
ed bill in relation to building and maintaining the
lock in the dam across the kennebec river at Au
gusta, and the bill was tabled.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Co.. resolve in favor Of Eugene Mlchaud
resolve 10 favor Of El.ebelt Michaud; resolve in
favor OF Charles T.. Libby; resolve IN favor of
Shepherd |. Higgins; resolve IN favor of Free
man Hayden; resolve IN favor of providing tor
payment of additional expenses incurred by the
Bank Examiner by the savings bank act Of 1877
resolve ia favor of Hem, g. Spo ,ner; resolve IN
favor Of James L. Holmes; resolve in favor of
Jeremiah Grouse resolve 10 favor of the town of
Mayfield; resolve IN favor OF William Reed ;
N va i'm nT .Inbn Arnnl1. al IN
carry into eff ct the provisions of chap. 40 Of the
resolves OF 1869; resolve III favor of l.. ID and III.
Z. Todd; resolve in favor OF l., dIa H. Daniels
resolve making Appropriation. fJr the Penobscot
tribe of Indians; resolve in favor of Ezekiel Lev
a,seur: resolve in favor of Fred Barker; resolve
authorizing the conveyance of lot of land in
Crystal plantation; resolve IN faver of the town
o. yyIlle; resolve IN favor of Charles +.
Collins; bill to prevent the throwing of s.shs and
other refuse into the kenuehcc river and It's tibu-
tsries resolve IN favor of Cyrus Daniels.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Bill to amend section 26 OF chap. 90 Of the pub
lie laws of 1876 10 relation to lime rock and slate
bill to amend ), chap 60 OF the revised stat
utes relating to actions of divorce bill to pro-
hibit the stalking of fish from Withee's pond and
tributaries in the town of Dover bill to
smeud chap. 49, sec. 10, OF the revised statutes,
rel iting to the law OF roads; bill to amend sec.
OF chap 267 of the publ: laws of 1879 relating
rents of island shores bill to establish municipal
court 10 the town of Farm gton bill to facilitate
the transfer to the United States of the tnle to
| the Anueism National Cemetery, in the State of
MaIyl md; resolve in relation to the Docu-
menLary History of the Stale of Ma ne; re-
solve in favor of the State Reform school /;
bill to amend sec. | chap. IS Of the public laws
of 1876 relating to auctioneers; bill for The pres
ervation Of bass 10 Winnegance creek; bill to
vest the franchise aud property of the projectors
of Merry meeting bridge in the in the inhab tants
of the county Of Sagadahoc House amendments
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bill TO amend sec IL, of chap. IL of the Revised
Statutes, relating to corrupt agreements by at
torneys aud others.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Bill an act to extend the time for locating and
constructing the Piscataquis Central Railroad; an