The Portland daily press., 1881-03-04
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
Especial Despatch to the PREss.]
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, March 3.
Bills were reported to amend sec. 3, chap
y, r. S., relating to probate bonds; relating
to drains and sewers in the city of Auburn; re-
solve in favor of the State Reform School.
Appropriates $4,000 for the nse of the School
for the years 1882; to incorporate the Auburn
Bank; to incorporate the International Bank
of Portland.
Adverse reports were made ON petition of J.
W. Merrill asking that certain taxes paid the
state be refunded; on petition of Otis Hayford
ct ais. for aid in building road from Byron to
Lake Mooselacmaguntic. I'd
Senator Emery presented an order that the
committee on Judiciary have further time, un-
til next Thursday, to report on matters refer
red to said committee. Adopted.
The special assignment, resolve to amend
the constitution SO as to change the time for
holding the state election to November, was
taken up. -
The resolve was favored by Senators Emery
and Pattangall and opposed by Senators Ding
ly and Bisbee.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays and re-
suited in its defeat. 5 to II.
The vote whereby the Senate passed to be
engrossed the bill allowing Benjamin Conant
and others to build booms across Androscoggin
river, was reconsidered and the bill was re-
committed.
Bill relating to bribery and corruption at
elections was reconsidered and amended so
that no person who violates its provisions shall
be imprisoned for more than one wear. 1t was
then again engrossed.
The bill granting bounty on bears came up
as unfinished business. Without discussion it
was passed to be engrossed
Resolve appropriating $1,000 TO build road
from the forks of the Kennebec to Shirly Mills
was called up and considered at length
1t was favored by Senators Flint, Baker and
Bisbee, and opposed by Pattangall, Mortland
and DINGHY.
Senator Emery moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
On this question the yeas and nays were call
ed and the vote stood IA 10 6. So the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
Pending its passage to be engrossed the bill
to incorporate the Junction Railroad of Port
land was amended so that the road shall con-
meet with any wharf, when requested by the
owners to do so, and tabled.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Bill to amend sec. 2, chap. 4S, r. S., con-
corning manufacturing, mining and quarrying
companies; to incorporate the Maine Shore
Line Railway Co., with amendment SO it can
be consolidated with any connecting road; to
incorporate the West End Horse Railroad Co.
of Portland; to allow the Bangor & Piscataquis
railroad to set apart portion of the net earn
ings of the road to extend it to Moosehead lake
(under suspension of the rules.l
HOUSE.
Bill regulating the mackerel Fishery on the
coast of Maine came down from the Senate
The House insisted on its previous vote and
asked for committee of conference, the
Speaker appointing on its part Messrs. Buck of
Orland, Cummings of Jonesport and Mcclellan
of South Thomaston.
Mr.. Thompson, of Brunswick, presented a
bill to supply the towns of Brunswick and
Topsham and the city of Bath with pure
water.
Mr.. Strout presented bill to incorporate
the Shipbullders and Shipowners Association
of Maine.
Mr.. Ford, of Bangor, presented the follow
ing, which was adopted:
Ordered, That authority be granted to the
city of Bangor to make any agreement with
the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Company
or other parties to allow any portion of the net
earnings of said railroad to be set apart for the
purpose of paying the interest on the cost of
constructing he extension of said railroad to
Moosehead Lake, and for sinking fund to paw
the cost of such construction as per bill here
with submitted. Such bill has been recon-
mended by the unanimous vote of the CITY
Council Of Bangor, and, If approved, will be
submitted to the voters OF Bangor at the next
annual meeting.
The same gentleman also presented bill to
authorize the city of Bangor to make an agree
ment that part of the net earnings of the
Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad may be appro-
priated each year to pay the interest on the
cost of extending said road to Moosehead Lake
and for sinking fund to pay the cost of such
extension. Read three time and under sus-
pension II the rules passed to be engrossed..
Mr. Wentworth, of Gardiner, presented bills
to incorporate the Oakland Band and the Cob
bossee Bank of Gardiner.
bill was presented to amend chap. 1872 Of
the laws of 1880 relating to auctioneers.
The Banking Committee reported charters