Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-10

ac. o. or" pin,;on of Mr.. TALBOT ofEast Machias'
Tho Hopse voted to Law on the table All peu-
tions or bills relating to private iegisia.ion
excent sueh as were already before the co"
mittees. =, s.,n, tho
60 rac,as,ing the return of bill an act 10
nrevent railroad accidents. The bill was r.
turned.
M FerrxAS from the Committee on Lee
cal Affairs reported ought to pass on oiii an
act TO incorporate the Lewiston steam iiea.
inc Co. read and assigned: also reporteo
ought TO pass on recommitfed PHI, al, NC a-o ~
amend chap ll6 of the public laws Oh io'''
relating to hawkcrs and peddlers; printeu un,
der rule: also reported ought to pass on Oil
an act to amend sec. II. CHAP TO on inc &c
vised statutes relating to the ESTABLISHMENTS
If true meridian lines: printed under RUE
M TEACHER from the Committee on
Fisheries and Game reported leave to with
draw on petition of Samuel L. Davis ct ais
for legislation as to what shall constitute
barrel of herring; also reported, on Petition;
bill an act to repeal chap. 10 Of the speclai
laws of 1866, relating to the preservation ot
pickerel in Winthrop ponds: read ana as
signed.
Mr.. SpKAGrE from the Committee on lie
cal Affairs reported ought not to pass on bill
an act to amend see. 1853. chap. 6 of the re-
yised statutes. as amended by the laws OF
1877. chap. l65, relating to the powers OF
town trcasurers: also reported Legislation IN
expedient on order relating To amending
chan. Al of the public laws of 1878 regarding
the rights of towns.
Mr.. EMERY from the Committee on Legal
Affairs reported leave tO withdraw on petltiot
of Al Warehouse ct. ais, that copies OF
bonds deposited in the registry of deeds shall
he conclusive evidence of the original.
Mr.. BERRY from the Committee on State
Lands and State Roads reported legislation
inexpeaient on order relating to defending
the titles of settlers in AroostoOk county al
the expense of the State.
Mr.. BRIpGIIAM from the Committee on
Legal Affairs reported ought not to pass on
bill an act to amend chap 6 of the revised
statutes exempting private libraries from
taxation also reported ought to pass on bill
an act to authorize the Bridgton Telegraph
Co., to discontinue and remove its present
line of telegraph and to own, construct,
maintain and operate line or lines of tele-
graph along the line of certain railroads If
built: printed under rule.
Mr.. EMERY from the same committee re-
ported ought to pass on bill an act for the
better protection Of life in buildings used for
public purposes; printed under rule.
Mr.. PurntOn from the COMMITTEE on Edu-
cation, on petition. reported bill an act to IN
corporate the Rockport Village Corporation /;
printed under rule.
Mr.. BRADsrREET from the Committee on
railroads reported ought to pass on bill an
act to incorporate the SkOwhegan Athens
Railroad Co., and bill an act to incorporate
the Kennebec 4 Franklin Railroad Co. :
printed under rule.
Mr. MCKUsICK from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported ought to pass on bill an act
to incorporate the Eastern Telegraph Co.
printed under rule.
Mr.. McALIsTER from the Committee on
Towns, on petition, reported bill an act to
incorporate the town of Howard; printed
under rule.
Mr.. BURNHAM, from the Committee on
State Lands and State Roads, reported ought
to pass on resolve in favor of Eugene Mi
chaui printed under rule.
Mr.. VEKRILL. from the Committee on Lee
gal Affairs, reported ought to pass on bill.
an act 10 amend chap. 6 of the revised stat
utes, relating to taxes; also reported on pc
tition, bill an act to amend an act to estab-
lish municipal court for the city of Auburn
also reported on petition, bill an act to EN-
power the county commissioners of PenObscot
county to purchase, take and appropriate
land for ferry landing in Brewer; printed
under rule.
Mr.. TRUE, from the Committee on Fl
nancial Affairs. on petition, reported resolve
making an appropriation for the support OF
soldiers orphans at the st. Elizabeth Orphan
Asylum at Portland; resolve making an ap-
preparation in favor of the Maine General
Hospital. and resolve making an appropria-
ton for the support of soldiers orphans at
the Female Orphan Asylum at Portland
printed under rule.
Mr.. HATCH from the same committee on
petition reported resolve making an appro-
priation for the support of soldiers orphans
at the Bangor Childrens' Home; printed
under rule.
Mr.. STROUT from the judiciary Committee
reported ought to pass on bill an act to ena.
BILE the bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of Maine to remove
rebuild or repair st. James Parish Church
of Oldtown; also reported in a new draft
and ought to pass on bill an act to amend ar
act to incorporate the Square Pond Reservoir
| Co.; read and assigned; also on order re-
ported in new draft, bill an act to regulate
the practice of equity proceedings.
On motion of Mr.. LIBBY of Carthage,
Oruereu, lhat the COmmlttee on Legal AT
| fairs be directed to inquire into the expedien
| cy of providing by enactment for the divis
| len of line or partition fences in unorgan
| lied places.
| Mr.. Goss of Bath, under suspension o
the rules introduced bill an act to amend
chap. 11S of the acts and resolves of 1879
relating to the city of Bath, which was reat
twice under suspension of the rules, ant
to- morrow assigned for its third reading.
| Mr.. STRour of Portland presented resolve
authorizing the State Librarian to delive
| certain documents to the Maine Historical
| Society," which was passed to be engrOsset
under a suspension of the rules, on motion o
the same gentleman.
| Bill an act to repeal chap. AS of the pub
lie laws of 1879. relating to insurance, cam
up on its passage to be engrOssed, and wa
| laid on the table on motion of Mr. REpLoN o
| Portland.
| Mr.. EAroN Of Camden called for the spe
cial order, which was the majority and minor
ity reports of the Committee on Federal Re
lations on the resolves expressing sympath,
for Ireland. The majority report is as fol
lows:
WHEREAS, ireland has given to the world
many of her greatest statesmen and heroes
and her sons to-day are toiling on every
field: and whereas, by reason of Ian,
monopoly. which sinks the laborer to tn,
serf. Ireland presents now population O
millions in the anguish of oppression. starva
| tion misery and woe; therefore