The Portland daily press., 1881-02-24
Tuesdays Proceedings.

AUGUSTA, Feb. %.
A communication (see third page) was re-
ceived from the Valuation Commission and
ordered printed.
A bill was presented authorizing the Cobb
Lime Co. to subscribe for stock in the corpora
ton known as Cobb Lime CO.. Portland Ce-
ment to the amount of 100000.
Ordered, That the committee on business of
the House be requested ON Tuesday next and
each alternate day afterwards to prepare and
have printed a calendar, which shall give a
statement of all matters before the House and
the status of each question.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House cause
to be printed for the use of the House, 1900
copies of the valuation commissioners sof $780,
Ordered, That the Senate ooncurring, the
several committees be required to report final
ly on or before Saturday, the 26th inst.
Ought to pass was reported on bill an
act to amend chap. 613 of private and special
laws of the year 1852. Read twice and assign
ed.
Ought to pass was reported on bill an act to
amend an act to establish Municipal ECourt
in the city of Biddeford. Read twice and as
signed.
A bill was presented and referred to incor-
porate Camp of Patriotic Order Sons of Ameri-
Ca of Bar Harbor.
Bill an act to incorporate the Skowhegan &
Athens Railroad Co. was reported in a new
draft and ordered printed.
A resolve was reported in aid of the con-
struction of a road between the town of Brown
vile and the Katahdin Iron Works. Appro-
PIRATES $1,000 under certain conditions.
bill was reported authorizing Levi w.
Weston ct ais. to erect and maintain a boom in
the Kennebec river at Skowhegan.
bill was reported to amend the charter of
the Lake Megantic Railroad Co., which was
read once and recommitted, ON the motion of
Mr. Hatch of Bangor, to the railroad commit
tee.
A bill was reported to incorporate Pleasant
Cove Ice and Water Co. Read twice and as
signed.
The Swan investigating committee reported
the charges against Swan fully suhstantiated
and recommended his expulsion. Mr.. Keegan
concurred in the findings but was not prepared
to recommend expulsion until personal notice
had been given the member
Bill an act in relate to the times of holding
sessions of the county commissioners of the
county of Washington was amended by strik-
ing ont in the title the last five words, ''of the
county of Washington" and then given pas
sage.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on or
der relating to charging building, and support
of bridget within the several counties to said
counties.
Bill regulating the mackerel fishery on the
coast of Maine, (majority report was assigned
for Thursday.
Bill relating 10 clerks of judicial courts was
taken from the table and given passage.
Minority report from the committee on
claims, re porting resolve appropriating $840.
70. for payment of A. j. Cameron's claim for
binding and stitching abstracts of agricultural
report in 1878, was taken from the table,
dered printed, with statement of facts and as
signed for Friday next.
Mr.. Eaton OF Camden, offered the following,
which was passed:
Ordered That the steward and treasurer of
tn Maine Insane Hospital furnish to this
House list of all medicines purchased for the
use of said hospital for the year 1880, together
with the price of each medicine.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to amend Sec. l. Chap. 1913, of the
Revised Statutes relating to unwholesome pro-
visions and drink an act to incorporate the
Boothbay Telegraph Company.
Wednesdays Proceedings.
AUGUSTA, FEB. 23d.
House order relating to the investigation Of
the Military Home at Bath which Came from
tha Senate indefinitely postponed was tabled
pending motion to recede and concur.
Petitioners for an appropriation in favor OF
the widow and children of the late Asa Per-
kins were given leave to withdraw. Pending
concurrence recommItted.