The Portland daily press., 1881-02-26
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Special Dispatch to the Press.)

AUGUSTA, Feb. %.
Bills were reported to incorporate the Bear
Riqer Improvement Co.; to incorporate Great
Pond and Big Dam Co.: to extend the Bucks
port & Bangor Railroad to Ellsworth; to au-
thorize the town of Anson to paw its bonds is
sued in aid of the Somerset Railroad and to
issue new bonds at lower rate of interest
bill relating to granting new trials: final re-
port of the Committee on Commerce; to incor-
porate the Mexico & Byron Railroad Co.; re-
lating to levy of executions on real estate: au-
thoriZing the fish committees of Nobleboro
and Newcastle to protect alewives in Damaris.
Gotta; relating to suits on administrators and
executors bonds; to amend sect. 10, chap 70,
r. s., relating to mortgages and conveyances
in trust; concerning sales of real estate by IL
cense of Court; resolve in favor of Maine
State Agricultural College, which was tabled
pending its first reading.
Adverse reports were made on petition for
the enlargement of the fish commissioners
powers; on order relating to weirs for the TAX
ing of alewives in Damariscotta pond allow
ing Fort Kent to draw the school money of
township II, range 6.
Resolve fixing the valuation as made by the
commission was tabled pending its first read
ing. on motion OF Senator Hill
Bill abating the State tax for 1880 on the st.
CroiX Railroad was taken from the table and
engrossed. Subsequently the vote was recon-
Sieered and the bill tabled. Resolve in favor
of town of Fort Kent; in favor of the county
OF Franklin.
Bill to prohibit the sale of veal under four
weeks old was indefinitely postponed.
Resolves making an appropriation for the st.
Elizabeth Orphans Asylum of Portland the
Bangor Children's Home, the Female Orphan
Asylum of Portland and the Oak Grove Semi
nary were tabled pending their passage to be
engrossed, on motion of Senator Mortland.
A resolve was passed excusing Hon. Joseph
l.. Smith, Senator from Penobscot from fur
ther service.
PASSED TO BE ENGRoSSED.
Bill relating to the transportation of passen-
gers and freight by railroads; permitting l.. l..
Croker to raise his dam in Naples; to amend
an act to establish municipal court in Bidde-
ford; to amend chap Glib, laws of 1852; au-
thoriZing l.. W. Weston to build a boom in the
Kennebec river in Skowhegan; resolves in IA
vor of the town of Kingsbury in favor of ex-
Warden Rice; providing for the compilation,
printing and distribution of the school laws.
Bill granting bounty on bears was tabled
pending its passage to be engrossed.
HOUSE.
The bill providing for an annual appropria-
ton of $4,000 for military purposes came
down from the Senate, and pending its second
reading was made special assignment for
Tuesday next.
Resolve expressive of sympathy with the
people of Ireland came down from the Senate
that branch insisting on its former action. The
House, on motion of Mr.. Keegan of Van
former vote. So the resolve is killed.
Mr.. Verrill presented bill an act to incor-
porate the CaSco Bank in Portland.
Majority report relating to the catching of
smelts in the Kennebec river, pending its &C
ceptance was tabled and assigned for Tuesday
next.
Bill to incorporate the Twin Lead and
ecla Mining and Smelling Company of
Bluehill was reported in new draft, and read
and accepted.
orfs
ing minors and remedies upon their contracts
and for an act of incorporation granting GER
tain powers to sell a certain building East
Newport, known as Union Hall.
A bill was reported to amend sec. 2. chap.
48 of the r. S., concerning manufacturing,
mining and quairying corporations Ordered
printed
Majority report was made on petition for
repeal of law of last winter relating to sale of
cider, removal of county attorneys and appoint
ment OF special constables, giving leave to with
draw. Minority report on the same matter
reports bill for repeal which is signed by Mr..
Taber of the Senate and Mr.. Fisher of the
House.
The minority report is also signed as follows:
I concur in repeal of sections and3 G. c.
GoSS.
Bills were reported to incorporate the Jen-
ming Brook and Scagg Rock Company; amend
ing charter of Hallowell Academy; amending
charter of Mattawaukeag Log Driving Com
York county to locate and establish highway
across Spinney's Greek; to incorporate the
junction Railroad Company of Portland; for
horse railroad in Portland; amending charter
of Bangor & Calais Railroad Company; to per-
NIT the Bridgton & Presumpscot r. r. Com
pany to lease its road; for the punishment of
convicts under sentence of Imprisonment tor
life who shall kill any person within this State;
in relation to compensation of jailers for sup
port of prisoners; taking of fish from No Name
and in pif of fctr 70 spno
the Boothbay Railroad Company.
Adverse reports were made on order relating
to suits for taxes; selection and supply of text
books; for protection of trout in CupSuptic and
Kennebago streams; concerning connecting
railroads; for charter for steam Jerry from Kit
terry to Portsmouth, N H.; for railroad from
Bridgton to some point of Portland & Ogdens-
bnrg Railroad; for a charter from Harrison to
Portland; for authority to erect a monument
in Oak Grove cemetery in Bath; relating to
descent OF property; equalizing soldiers
bounties; to incorporate West Branch Improve
ment Company.
Resolves were reported appropriating $4,000
each for 1881 and 1882 for propagation of fish;
and proposing an amendment to the constitu-
ton changing the time OF elections.
Minority report ON divorce law was ordered
printed.
Resolve establishing general valuation of
the State as reported by the Valuation Com
mission was adopted and sent to the Senate.
tended to March 3d.
Order for two sessions day after Tuesday
next was laid on the table and assigned for
Tuesday next.
Bill fixing the salary of the deputy clerk for
Cumberland county at $3.50 was advocated
by Messrs. Strout and Verrill and opposed by
Messrs. Staples and Folsom. 1t was defeated
by a vote of 81 in favor of indefinite postpone
ment to SO against.
PASSED TO BE ENGROsSED.
Bill to amend sec. 62, chap. 81, of the Re-
vised Statutes, relating to the powers of au-
ditors.
Bill to incorporate the Skowhegan and
Athens railroad company.
Bill to amend chap. 40 of the public laws of
1879 relating to Normal schools.
Bill to amend sec. IS, chap. 1S9 of the public
laws of 1874 relating to railroad crossings.
Bill to incorporate the Kennebec Contra l
railroad company.
A bill regulating the mackerel fishery on
the coast of Maine.