The Portland daily press., 1881-02-16
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


AUGUSTA, Feb. 10.
Especial Dispatch to the Press)
Senator Dudley presented the petition of the
citizens of Ashland for a change in the school
laws.
Bills were reported, giving B. g. F, B, Con.
ant OF Auburn the right to erect boom across
Little Androscoggin river, in the county OF
| Androscoggln. They may collect for holding
logs, at the request of the owners, % cents per
thousand; to amend the act incorporating the
| Katahdin Dam Co.
Adverse reports was made on petition of
Ihomas N. Egery on amendment of charter
| OF the Pleasant River Dam and Improvement
| Co.
Senator Somers offered an order looking to
the equalization of taxes of insurance COM
| panies.
House bills, an act to incorporate the Jim
mey Brook and Scrag Rock Co., and to amend
Sec 8, chap. y R. S.. relating to probate bonds,
also petition of L. S. Dennison ct ais, askin
Tor change in the law in regard to DOVER were
tabled as being new business.
Blu authorizing r. A. Benner ct ais, to build
| Wharyes in the town of Bremen was taken m
| discussed and again tabled without final ac,
| tion.
Bills tabled when on their passage to be en-
crossed: to incorporate the Eastern Telegraph
Co.; relating to the school officers of the city
| OF Biddetord; increasing the amount allowed
for clerk hire in tho office of Secretary of State
relating to civil actions in behalf of the State
relating to the report of the Secretary of the
board OF agriculture; relating to damages for
land taken for highways.
Passed to be engrossed: An act to incornor
ate the village school district OF Rockport: to
incorporate the town of Howard; declaring
women eligible to certain school offices; estab.
fishing true meridian lines in the several coun-
ties; relating to fish in Luf kin's pond: to in
corporate the Island Cottage Co.
Bill comforting the elective franchise on wo-
men came up by assignment, and Senator Dud-
ley OF Aroostook addressed the Senate at length
IN favor OF its passage. At the conclusion of
ms remarks vote was taken, the question be-
ing on the motion to reconsider the vote bv
which the Senate accepted the adverse report
OF the committee, and the Senate refused to
reconsider. AT p m. the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
A petition for the incorporation of the Booth
bay Telegraph Company was presented and
referred under suspension of the rules: also
petition to amend chap. IS, r. S., relating to
ways.
Mr.. Hatch of Bangor presented resolve re-
lating to bond held in trust by the State for
the State College of Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts, which Was read and assigned
for tomorrow.
The bill increasing the salary of the deputy
clerk for Cumberland county to 81 .25O was
read once and tabled on motion of Mr.. Folsom
of Oldtown.
Bill an act to change the location of part of
the harbor commissioners line in Portland
harbor was read twice and assigned for to-
morrow.
The bill to incorporate the Cape Elizabeth
Railroad Company was taken up and the
amendment offered by Mr.. Bradstreet of
Bridgton providing that if the road is not
built on or before Jan. 1, 1885, the act shall be
null and void was adopted, and the bill was
then passed to be engrossed.
Leave to withdraw.was reported on petition
of Benz. Smith praying that remuneration be
granted him; on petition of Henry E. Merrill
for an unpaid balance due him for 1866, under
laws providing for State aid.
;. Bill to incorporate the Kennebec and Frank
lin Railroad Company, pending its third read
ing, was tabled on motion of Mr. Bradstreet of
brldgton, and afterwards recommitted
Bill to incorporate the Skowhegan & Athens
Railroad Company, pending its third reading,
was tabled on motion of Mr.. Bradstreet OF
Bridgton, and afterwards recommitted.