Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-09
NAME LEGISLATURE.
SEyAyE.
MONDAY, March s.


Petition of E. F. Whitehouse and others.
referred in the House TO Committee on Fish
cries. was. OF motion of Mr.. HARRIS. referred
to the next legislature.
The resolve in favor of the Maine Indus
trial School for Girls. passed in Senate. came
back from the House amended. by adding,
..for the use of the Industrial Schools The
amendment was adopted. and the resolve was
again passed TO be engrossed.
The resolve in favor of the Maine State
Prison had its first reading and was assigned.
An act TO provide for sealed ballot was
read once and assigned.
The special reports of the Committees on
Reform School and Insane Hospital were
read. We have already given abstracts OF
these.
Mr. LANsoS moved that a message be sent
TO the House, asking for the return of bill an
act amendatory of chapter II and p Of the
revised statutes. in relation TO common nui-
sances and the sale of intoxicating liquors
The motion was carried, and the Secretary
bore the message to the House, returning
with the bill.
On motion of Mr.. LAMsoS, the vote where
BIZ the Senate passed the bill to be engrossed,
was reconsidered, and the bill lahi upon the
table, for the purpose of making an amend
ment
Mr. STRICKLAND, from the Committee on
the Judiciaay. on order to inquire as to
revesting all rights and property heretofore
invested in the Cumberland and Oxford
Canal Corporation and its mortgages, report
ed bill an act to enable the Cumberland and
Oxford Canal corporation to make sale OF
its property TO be used for railroad purposes.
Accepted. and bill read and assigned.
Same Senator, from same committee, on
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al provisions and statutes with reference to
elections for use of municipal officers, report
ed that the same be referred to the referred
to the next legislature. Accepted.
Same Senator from same committee, to
which was referred bill San act in relation to
increase of damages on location of WAYS,
reported that the same ought to pass. Pro-
vides that petitions for Increase of damages
may be filed within sixty days after final de-
cision. Read and assigned.
MIR. BRADFORD, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, on order relating to providing by stat
ute for the uniformity of ballots in size and
appearance. to be used at elections, reported
legislation inexpedient. Accepted.
Same Senator, from the same committee.
to which was referred bill an act to amend
section 40, chapter 6, of the revised statutes.
relating to the assessment of poll taxes, re-
ported ought not to pass Accepted
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to enable the Cumberland and Ok
ford Canal corporation to make sale of its
property to be used for railroad purposes; an
act in relation to increase of damages on To-
cation of ways; resolve in favor of the State
Prison; an act to provide for a sealed ballot !;
an act to facilitate the consolidation of the
Acton Silver Mining Company, the Portland
Acton Silver Mining Company. the Forest
City Silver Mining Company, and tire Boston
Acton Silver Mining Company.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossEp.
Resolve in favor of the Industrial School
for Girls an act to incorporate the Bar Har-
Dor Bridge Co.; an act to repeal chap. los of
the laws of 1872 relating to shooting seal at
Fort Point in the town of Stockton; an
act to amend chap. III of the public laws of
1879, relating to suits involving tax titles !;
resolve concerning the transportation of
certain books from the State Library; an
act to incorporate the Pond Sheer Boom
Company.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act granting permission to S. F..
Bryant, Anthony Luques. J. \. Wheeler and
others, to locate and construct railroad from
Kennebunk to kennebunkport in York
| county. upon certain conditions; an act
to incorporate the Steam Heating and
Power Company, of Portland; an act
to repeal chap. % of the public laws of 1873,
relating to the mining interests of the State !:
an act concerning the acknowledgement of
deeds; an act to amend an act to abolish the
Calais municipal court and for other pur-
poses; an act to amend sec. l3, chap. l4l, of
the revised statutes relating to the support
of persons sentenced to the House of Correc-
ton for drunkenness an act to enlarge the
powers and duties of the Fish Commissioners
and Wardens an act to amend sec. l6, chap 46,
ofthe revised statutes, relating to corporations
an act to incorporate the National Bell
Telephone Co. an act to set off the home
stead farm of Caleb Fuller from the town of
Woodstock, and annex the same to the town
of Paris.
FINALLY PASSED.
| Resolve providing for fishway over the
kennebec dam; resolve in favor of printing
insurance laws; resolve in favor of the com
| mttee on Reform School
On motion of Mr. Harris