The Portland daily press., 1881-02-08
AUGUSTA.
Act for the Protection of Life in
Buildings.
REPORT IN FAVOR OF THE DIVISION
OF ROCKLAND.

AUGUSTA, FoD, &.
In the House to-day Mr.. Wyman of Augusta
presented bill for the better protection of life
in buildings, and for public purposes. This
bill provides that any church or building in
tended to be used temporarily or permanently
for public purposes shall have all inner doors
intended for egress therefrom open outwards,
and that all outer doors shall be kept open
when such buildings are used by the public,
unless such doors open outwards, and except
that fly-doors, opening both ways, may be kept
closed. Violators of this act shall forfeit $50,
and further sum of IS per day for every days
continuance thereof. Thirty days are to be al
lowed parties notified in which to make the re-
quired changes
The committee on education reported bill
allowing the Maine Central Institute to change
its present name to the surname of any party
who will give it $4,000, and also allows the
institution to change its location to any other
town giving it buildings and grounds suitable
and equal in value to its present buildings at
Pittsfeld.
Senator Emery's bill relating to the Euro
pean and North American Railway Co.. pro-
vides that it shall take and hold, for the pur-
pose of maintaining and operating its road, all
rights of way, lands and structures and inter-
ests in all rights of way, lands and structures,
owned by the mortgages or bondholders of
the Penobscot Railroad Co., if any there be,
upon the payment of the same. If any of such
rights are not within the limits of any loca
tions heretofore filed by the E. s, N A. Rail-
way Co., they may locate over the same. DANA
rag tn ho h,<,, Al.
ing shall be required of any such lands, ways,
ETC., which are within the limits of such loca-
tions, except the bill in equity which the bill
provides for.
The bill relating to levy Of execution on real
estate provides that any interest in real estate
may be seized and sold on execution in the
same manner as the rights of redemption are
now Sold
The bill relating to conveyances in mortgage
and conveyances in trust provides that sec. 13,
chap. 73, R. S., shall be amended by striking
out the word "and" in the first line of said
section and inserting in place thereof the word
"or"
Senator Emery introduced a bill which pro-
vides that married woman of any age may
sell and convey, Tithout the ioinder or assent
of her husband, any of her real or personal es-
tate however acquired.
Charles H. Getchell, Messenger of the
House, left this morning fer Minot, the place
of Swans residence, armed with summons
for Swan to appear before the special investi-
eating committee on his case, on Wednerday.
Among the corporators of the Oxford g.
Androscoggin Telegraph Company for which
charter is asked are 5. G. Andrews and Israel
Washburn, Jr. The line is to run from Buck
field to Lewiston.
Speaker Hutchinson has returned The rail
road committee will report ON tho Lake Me-
gantic petition tomorrow. A delegation is
here from Bangor and a hot fight will be made
in the House.
The Irish resolutions are assigned for Wed.
nesday Mr.. Keegan will speak on them.
The subcommittee of the committee on an
portionment of Senators and Representatives
has agreed upon an apportionment of Repre-
sentatives for each county. Their action is not
final, but will be submitted to the full commit
tee tomorrow night for consideration
The committee on towns voted to might. 9 to
1. in favor of dividing the city of Rockadd.