The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-05
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
Especial to the Press. |

AUGUSTA, March f.
Orders were presented that the Senate hold
two sessions day on and after Thursday next
also that when the Senate adjourn, the House
concurring, it be to Monday at p. m.
Bills were reported to amend sec. 5, chap.
107, r. s., relating to dispositions; relating to
fees for travel and attendance in the Superior
Court for Kennebec county; to amend chap.
la, laws of 1874, relating TO insurance COM
panies, lit requires all insurance companies in
corporated under the laws of this State to have
their principal offices located here, and also
that the meetings of the companies shall be
held in this State), to amend the charter of
the Ocean Park Association; to increase the
tolls of the Nahmakanta Dam Co.; 10 incor-
porate the Biddeford and Saco Water Com
pany, (engroSssd under a suspension of the
rules); to protect the property of numbering
companies.
statutes were given their several readings and
engrossed under suspension of the rules.
A conference committee on bill relating to
taking OF mackerel was appointed.
Bill to provide in part for the expenses of
the government was recomm'tted
Bill abolishing continuance fees of causes in
the Supreme Courts of the State where the
clerks are salaried officers, was passed to be en-
crossed
Resolve appropriating $500 for a road from
Kingfeld to Eustis in Franklin county was
called up and passed to be engrossed.
Senator Mortland called up the bill fixing
the salary of the Insurance Commissioner at
$500, and moved that the sum be placed at
$500. The amendment was adopted and the
bill, which also requires the commissioner to
give bonds, was passed to be engrossed.
HOUSE.
Resolve in aid of road from the forks of
the Kenuebec river, in Somerset county, to
Shirley Mills, in Piscataquis county, came
from the Senate indefinitely postponed, and
pending concurrence was tabled ON motion of
Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent.
Resolve relating to a bounty on bears came
from the Senate amended and pending con-
currence was tabled on motion of Mr.. Freeman
of Cherryfeld.
Bills were presented to incorporate the fol-
lowing banks: Bath bank of Bath; Peoples
bank of Waterville; City bank of Biddeford ;
Canal bank of Portland; Gardiner bank of
Gardiner; Cumberland bank of Portland.
Mr.. Bradstreet Of Bridgton presented bill an
act in addition to chap. 81, R. s., in relation to
railroads.
Mr.. Hall of Rockland presented resolve pro-
posing an amendment of the constitution to
restore annual sessions of the Legislature.
On motion of Mr.. Strout the vote was recon-
sidered whereby an act amendatory to the act
relating TO schools in the city of Portland, APP
proved Feb 10, 1875, was passed and the bill
was tabled.
The use of the hall was granted to Rev. John
Allen on next Monday evening, to deliver
lecture on his S6th birthday
5. G. Eaton of Easton, was excused from
further attendance.
Committee to investigate State binding in
1851 was authorized to employ stenogIap her.
A resolve was reported to pay back to Stock
ton 81 ,993.97 of State tax paid in 1880. Order
ed printed.
Adverse reports were made on petition of
Thomas w. Porter for pay for enlisting men
for the l4ta Maine regiment; repeating sec. 2
of chap. 76 of public laws of 1877; bill relating
to commissioners of fisheries and wardens.
Wara bod IN. and OH of
the kennebec, Dead River, and Moose River
Log Driving Co.; to amend chap POI of the
public laws of 1880 in relation to registry of
deeds from the State; to amend chap. 81, r.. S.
relating to auctioneers; relating to Reform
School; relating to the Municipal court for the
town of Brunswick; in relation to soldiers and
sailors who receive aid from towns and cities
Mr.. Strout presented resolve authorizing the
county commissioners of Somerset county to
audit the bill OF III. s. Nickerson
MIR. Goss OF Bath presented bill to incor-
p0rate the Dexter, Katabdin and Houlton
Railroad Company.
Act relating to insurance companies was
read twice and pending its third reading was
tabled.
The majority of the committee on claims on
petition of Edward O'Brien ct ais. for an APP
preparation in favor of the widow and children
of Asa Perkins, late of Thomaston, reported
leave to Withdraw. A minority report was
made reporting resolve. Tabled, pending
acceptance, and motion to substitute the
minority for the majority report
Mr.. morrill, OF Augusta presented petit ion of
Watson f. Hallett and others of Augusta for
Act TO incorporate the Freeman's bank.
Ordered, That the judiciary committee in
quire into the expediency of so amending
chap. % of the public laws of 1872, that
sheriffs aud their deputies shall be paid for all
services by ices only.
Senate order adjournipg the legislature over
till Monday afternoon next was passed in con-
currence.
Mr.. Strout of Portland gave notice that be
should introduce an order at the proper time
providing for two sessions day on and after
Tuesday next
Bill relating to smelt fishing in the Kenne-
Dec river. pending the adoption of amend
ment offered by Mr.. Sprague, was tabled to be
printed.
Bill to set off a portion of the town of