The Portland daily press., 1881-02-09

parents may follow the residence of such pau
per parents; TO amending chap. 1856, laws of
1877, SO that reasonable limit within which
an action to enforce the liens therein shall be
commenced; to a change in the law SO that
the salary of the Register of Probate of Cum
befland county may be increased
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED
Act authorizing the County Commissioners
OF Piscataquls county to re-assess certain tax
es; to incorporate the Van Buren, Lumber Co.;
in relation to accident insurance policies; to
incorporate the Sullivan Steam Ferry Co.; re-
lating to the appointment of administrators
with the will annexed; authorizing Chas Far
rar to navigate Richardson's Lake; to exempt
Shirley and Blanchard from damages in GER
tain cases.
Bill to prevent railroad accidents by prevent
ing persons from getting on and off the cars
while in motion, was taken from the table and
discussed at length, and finally indefinitely
postponed.
Bill for the navigation of Winnecook Lake
in Washington county was taken up and pass
ed to be engrossed. The vote was subsequent
ly reconsidered and the bill amended by lim-
iting the time for accepting the charter to one
year, and then engrossed.
The vote whereby the bill exempting the
towns of Shirley and Blanchard from damages
in certain cases, was recoDsidered and on mo-
tion of Senator Mortland was indefinitely post
poned.
dOuSEs
Remonstrances were presented against any
change In the lobster law; against removal of
battle flags from the State House; against any
change in the law relating to taking OF mack
erel within the Jurisdiction of TIE state;
against the taking of smelts in the Kennebec
river except by shook and line; petitions for
removal of the privileges granted in the acts
OF incorporation of the Saco and Biddeford
Gas Light Co.; for woman suffrage for schools;
OF inhabitants OF Ashland for reimbursement
for support OF state paupers; remonstrance of
James W. Bolton against diverting the waters
OF Long lake in Aroostook county; petition for
bridge from Orr's Island to Bayleys Island;
of Moses r. SWEET and others, trustees of Par
sonsheld Seminary, asking a donation Of 5000
to aid in repairing buildings for act to equal
iZe soldiers bounties.
Bills were presented to revise and amend
the charter of the Bangor & Calais railroad;
relative to claims against insolvent estates
and appeals from the decision of Judges of pro-
pate; !evylng taxes on corporate franchises; to
amend chap. 215, Public Laws of 1880, relat-
ing TO Justices OF the peace; to incorporate the
Saco Water Co.
Ordered, That the report of the committee
on fisheries and game, reporting leave to with
draw In the matter of Barrill's Mill Pond, be
taken from the files and recommitted.
ordered. That the committee on education
inquire into the expediency of SO amending
the school law that when public school is
suspended by proper authority, by reason of
the prevalence OF contagious disease, the
teacher may be discharged.
Ordered that the time for the reception of
petitions. bills and resolves, requiring refer
18th.
Ought to pass was reported on bill authoriz-
ing the erection OF wharf or wharves in tide
water town of Hampden.
On motion of Mr.. Wheeler of Etna the bill
relating to preservation of ballots at elections
was taken from the table and amended by add
ing to the last section: "And in any contest
ed election case in this state, which shall come
before the Governor and Council or the Leg
lslature, the ballots so preserved shall be legal
tion.''
On motion of Mr.. verrill the amendment
was laid on the table to be printed.
Mr.. Sargent from the committee on towns,
on petition praying that the 9TH Ward be set
OIL from the town of Roceland and incorporat
ed into separate town, reported bill to incor-
porate the town of West Rockland.
Mr.. McAllister from the same committee,
made minority report giving leave to petit
On motion of Mr.. McAllister the reports
were ordered printed and Friday next assigned
for their consideration.
The time for the reception of petitions was
extended to the 18th inst.
On molten of Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent.
Ordered, That the committee on education
be directed to inquire into the necessity of
passing special law allowing or obliging the
experimenting school committee Of Eagle
Lake plantation to take the number of the
scholars in township 49, range 6, and returning
the same, and establishing schools, and draw
ing the school money and managing the same
in the same way as the schools in their planta-
ton. Also the same as to the plantation of
st. Francis and township 1S, range 10.
Bill relating to travel of trial justices and
justices of the peace and quorum, pending its
passage to be engrossed, was tabled on motion
of Mr.. Fisher of Boothbay.
The bill relating to sale of merchandise by
express companies and other parties was taken
from the table and passed to be engrossed.