The Portland daily press., 1881-02-17
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Especial Dispatch to the Press,

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Especial Dispatch to the Press)
The House bill to amend sec. 45, chan. 81
X. s., relative to the sale of intoxicating
liquors, with the majority and minority re,
ports, was on motion Of Senator Bisbee tabled
and Friday next assigned.
House bill for the speedy detection of
crime was tabled and assigned for Tuesday
next
Senator Buxton presented bill authorizing
the town OF Anson to pay its bonds issued in
aid of the Somerset Railroad Co.. and to issne
bonds for that purpose.
On motion of Senator Emery it was ordered
that the committee on legal affairs be di-
rected to inquire into the expediency of pro-
ylding some process for the establishing of
claims against the state; also of repeating chan.
90, r. s., and chap 88, Laws of 1876, relating
to assignments for benefit of creditors
Bills were reported to provide for minority
representation IN corporations; to amend sec.
lot, chap. 225, Laws of 1880, so that the Cover
nor may establish and prescribe such lies and
regulations as he may deem proper for the nse,
government and instruction of the volunteer
militia, and to carry out the provisions of this
bill he is authorized to draw his warrant on
the treasurer for a sum not exceeding $4,000
annually; apportionment of Councillor dis
tricts; to amend item Sth, sec. "a, chap II of
the school laws. Provides that the superin-
tending school committee may exclude from
the public schools children n-who have not been
vaccinated, and to close any school on account
of.any contagious disease resolve in favor of
Emery Bean; in favor of Industrial School for
Girls. Appropriates $4,000 for two years
LEGISLATION lnexpedient was reported on
order authorizing the County Commissioners
OF Somerset county to assess road taxes upon
townships not lying upon the county road; re-
peaiing chap 1913, Laws of 1874 and chap. 211
additional thereto. relating to clerk of courts.
Of Nl,1v.k .kxxE ~. ...<.--
bee for the establishment of the salary of the
the Municipal Judge of the city of Augusta
was referred to the next legislature with order
of notice.
At the expiration of the morning hour Sena-
tor Mortland called for the special assignment
which was the Rockland division bill, the
question being the adoption in concurrence of
the minority report, which gives the petition
ers leave to withdraw. He proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate at length in favor of the mi
nority.. Senators Walker, Bsbee and Berry
spoke for the majority and Clark and Pattan-
gall the minority.
The Senate voted to substitute the minority
Tor the majority report in concurrence, by Is
yeas to II nays.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Bill relating to Bridgton Telegraph Co.: re-
solve in favor of French spoliation claims; bill
IN relation to the Katahdin Dam Co.; to incor-
porate the Island Cottage Co.. relative to the
Sebois Dam Co.
HOUSE.
OF law in regard to the hiring of school teach
ers: remonstrance against granting a third
term of Supreme Judicial court at Caribou, |
Aroostook county.
religious societies, which provides that the
word person in sections IA, 15, 16 and 18, chap.
IL OF the revised statutes, shall be construed to
mean persons of either sex twenty-one years of |
age and upwards.
Mr.. Talbot presented bill, an act to amend
an act to incorporate the Palmer and Machias-
port railroad corporation.
A bill was presented by Mr.. Bradstreet of |
Bridgton to repeal chap 1S0 of public laws of |
1877.
Mr.. Emery of Biddeford presented bill to
amend an act to establish a municipal court in |
the city of Biddeford.
The committee on state lands reported on De-
titlon relating to the building of bridge |
the same be referred to the next legislature.
ia bill was reported to amend sec 67, chan.
OF revised statutes relating to punishment for
printed.
A bill was reported for the protection of fish
in Burrill's mill pond in the town of York.
Read twice and assigned.
A bill was reported in relation to the salmon
and alewive fishery in the Medomak river in
signed.
bill was reported to authorize j. H. Cow
dy, Chas Haines and others to erect wharf
at Clark's Cove into tide waters at Bristol
Ought to pass was reported on an act to
amend section 13, chap % of revised statutes.
relating to partition fences.
Dill was reported to repeal chap. 100 of
public laws of 1879 relating to costs of travel
and attendance of parties in court. Ordered
printed.
A bill was reported to amend chap 20S of
public laws of 1880, relating to commissioners
of fisheries and wardens
Mr. Hutchinson from the Judiciary commit
tee on order relating to the expediency of re-
ported legislation inexpedient.
ordered, That the judiciary committee de-
nne and report to this House for the informa-
ZION OF the railroad committee the meaning of
sec: IL, art. OF the constitution of the state
OF Maine, and especially the words, Sin cases
when the objects of the corporation cannot be
otherwise obtained" and report forthwith.
Blll to amend chap. of revised statutes re-
latlng to taxes was taken from the table, and
amended on motion of Mr.. Hutchinson OF
Houlton simply to relieve an obscurity in one
OF its provisions. and then given passage
Bill to establish the Eclectic Medical College
of Maine was taken from the table.
Mr.. Eaton of Camden Withdrew his amend.
ment by unanimous consent.
Mr. Sweat OF Brownfield offered the follow
ing amendment to sec of the bill: Strike out
me words full medical in the Sth line; also {
strike i @ out all between the words "study" in s
me 9TH line, and "and" in the 10th line Of sec '
I; insert instead thereof the words "of three I
years under the direction of practitioner of
nedlcine, graduate of an Incorporated medi-
"a college, shall have attended two full courses
u medlcal lectures in some incorporated med {
cal college, the last of which, previous to
,raduatlon, shall have been in this institution:
hall deposit with the faculty satisfactory GER
lncates OF good moral character and shall pass
satisfactory public examination in anatomy, /;
surgery, chemistry and Obstetrics I
The amendment was tabled on motion of Mr.. !
errlll OF Portland; to be printed. 7
Bill an act in addition to chap. of revised
tatutes, relating to elections was taken from
ne 2 taoie, the question being on the adoption
the following amendment: "And in any
ontested election case in this state which shall v
ONE before the Governor and Council or the h
the ballots SO preserved shall be a
sgal evidence of the acts of the voters at such
lection
After brief discussion, participated in by
lr. Verrill of Portland, Wheeler of Etna
'alDot OF East Machias and Shaw of Lisbon c
ne matter was recommitted to the committee +
n legal affairs. 6
The bill to make valid and legal the doings G.
the First Un!versalist Society in Bridgton,
ras taken from the table and passed.
Bill to enable the Boston & Maine railroad
purchase the Orchard Beach railroad was Il
iken from the table, and the pending amend fl
lent providing that the consent Of ali the fl
sockholders of the Orchard Beach Co shall
Q first obtained, offered by Mr.. Fisher of t,
'oothbay, was withdrawn by that gentleman.
he bill was then given passage. T
The following were passed to be engrossed Il
ill to incorporate the Island Cottage Co; to
rect boom across the Little Androscoggin :.
ver in the county of Androscoggin; to au- u
lorize the Bridgton Telegraph Co. to discon- Is
nue. and remove its present line of Telegraph
nd to own, construct, maintain and operate f
ne or lines of telegraph along the lines of 81
ertain railroads if built; resolve in favor of
le French spoliation claims; bill to incorpor- t.
te the Katahdin Dau Co