The Portland daily press., 1881-01-15
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE,
Especial Dispatch to the Press.)
SENATE,
AUGUSTA, Jan. Il

AUGUSTA, Jan. IA.
On motion of Senator Dudley of Aroostook,
Ordered, The House concurring that the
committee on state lands and state roads be
requested to inquire into the rights OF Peter
McKinnce of Maysville to portion of lot of
land in said Maysville, in the county of Aroos-
took, of which by evident mistake either in
the land office or in the Aroostook registry, he
appears to have no valid recorded title thereof
and report by bill or otherwise.
On motion OF Senator Bisbee of Oxford,
Ordered, That there be appointed commit
tee of five consisting of one from each congress
sional district in the state on the part of the
Senate, with such as the House NAV ioin for
the purpose of making new apportionment of
the state into proper districts for members of
Congress If expedient and necessary at this
session, and for the purpose of making a new
apportionment of the state for Senators and
Representatives to the legislature for the next
decade on the basis of our last enumeration of
the inhabitants of the state, and for the pur-
pose OF new arrangement of the coun illor
districts of the state if expedient and necessary
for the next decade, with the proper assign
ments to each county in said councillor dis
trictS.
Senator Dingley moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the order was adopted on the
ground that it had been the uniform practice
heretofore to have three committees instead of
one to make the apportionment in order that
Senator from each county might participate.
Mr.. Walker OF Oxford opposed, and on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Emery the matter was tabled
On motion of Senator Dingley of Andros-
coggin,
Ordered That the committee on education
be directed to inquire into the expedency of
so amending the law relating to common
schools as to make it the duty Of superintend-
ing school committees to employ teachers in
all cases, and to report by bill.
Petitions were presented asking for a bounty
on bears of S5.
the Piscataquis Game and Fish Protective So
ciety.
An act of incorporation is asked for the Mt.
Desert Reading Room in Eden.
Petitions were presented from Auburn Lew
iston, Gardiner and other places, for charter
for the Eclectic Medical College of Maine, to
be located in Lewiston.
A charter is asked for the incorporation of
Calliopean Society, composed of members of
Kent's Hill Seminary.
Senator Wakefield of York presented petit
tion of citizens of Berwick to be set off and
annexed to South Berwick.
The committee on mines and mining was
appointed consisting of Messrs. Jennings of
Penobscot, Emery of Hancock and Lord of
Cumberland.
Senate voted to adjourn until next Tuesday
at II o'clock a. m. in concurrence.
HOUSE.
Orders of inquiry were presented and re-
solvency laws SO that it shall apply to the
property of debtors who have absconded or re-
moved from the State; providing for the abo-
lition of imprisonment for debt; providing for
the election Of selectmen of towns in the same
manner as the experimenting school commit
tee are now chosen; amending the charter of
the Ocean street Railroad Company, that the
par value of the shares shall be $25 instead of
$50, as now provided; what legislation is nec-
essary in relation to the equity practice in the
courts OF this State; amending chap. 474, laws
of 1877. relating to administrations, executions
and trustees by adding guardians.
Mr.. Shaw, of Lisbon, offered the following,
which was tabled:
| Ordered, that joint select committee of six
teen on part of the House, with such as the
| Senate may join, be appointed to consider the
| apportionment of Senators and Representa-
| tives who shall be elected to constitute the
| Legislature Of Maine.
! 1t was ordered that when the House adjourn
| it adjourn to Tuesday at II o'clock q. m.
| A petition with bill was presented and re-