The Portland daily press., 1881-01-29
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
special Dispatch to the Press.)
SENATE

AUGUSTA, Jan. 49, 1881
Petitions were presented and referred: OF d.
ID. Stewsrt and others of st. Albans to repeal
sec. 5, chap. $50, laws of 1879, which reduced
the salary of the Clerk of Courts of Somerset
county; also of A. j. Hight to increase the
salary of the Register of Probate of Somerset
county; of j. H. Gould and II others of Ban
gor, to repeal chap. 247, laws of 1880, or as
much as relates to the appointment of county
constables, the removal of county ATTORNEYS
and restricts the sale OF cider; of w. r. Hun
newell and 10 others of Martawamkeag, for the
same purpose; of w. p. Kellogg and "a others
. of Bangor for the same purpose; of " Il. El-
bridge and 80 others of Brewer, for same pur-
pose; OF W. y. Amazeen to be set off from the
town of Garland and annexed to Exeter.
Orders were introduced looking to the repeal
OF as much of sec. l, chap. 20S, laws of 1880, as
confers and extends to the Commissioners of
fisheries the power and duty over all matters
pertaining to game; to the regulation and re-
duction of tolls for grinding,grain; to so amend
ing the law that women may hold the position
OF Deputy Town Clerk.
Senator Sahborn presented bill to amend
sec. Z, chap. 49, revised statutes, and chap. 14S
laws OF 1873, relating to insurance companies
defines in what securities insurance COMPANIES
shall invest their surplus funds, and prohibits
them from loaning money on names alone.
Bills were reported to authorize franklin
county to reassess certain taxes on unincorpor-
ated townships; to amend sec. %, chap. 81, re-
vised statutes, relating to liens on buildings
and lots; to increase the capital stock of the
Auburn Acgueduct Co.; to amend sec. s, chap
~: revised statutes, prohibiting fast driving on
bridges.
Passed to be engrossed To allow the Little
Androscoggin Water Power Co. to increase its
Manufacturing Co. of Lewiston; to facilitate
the consolidation of the Maine Turning Co. un-
der the title of the American Turning Co,
The joint select committee on the state of
the Commonwealth were announced on the
part of the Senate, as follows: Senators Mort
land of Knox, Emery of Hancock, Taber of
Waldo.
Adjourned till a. m. tomorrow.
Petitions were presented and referred relat-
ing to divorce law; to set off certain lands in
Waterville and annex to West Wateryile: for
constitutional amendment prohibiting the man
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors: for
repeal of the law relating'to the appointing of
constables, removal of county attorneys and
ker plantations to lOdivided; of M. G. Palmer
and others for railroad from Cape Elizabeth
to Prout's Neck in Scarboro; of inhabitants of
Monticello for aid to build a bridge; remon-
STRANGE against the amendment of the law
from citizens OF Parkman giving to trial justices
and sher1ffs OF Penobscot county jurisdiction
In Plscataquis county; for repeal of chap. ITO
of private and special laws of 1866 relating to
preservation of pickerel in Winthrop pond; of
VIM. Marston and others, to set off certain
land in Waterville to West Waterville; of
Francis Albert of Houlton, for increase of
State pension; for charter for railroad from
Bridgton to some point on the line of the Port
land & Odgensburg r. R.; for repeal of He'll
Gate pilotage laws, N. Y; for an appropriation
for road from Brownville to Katahdin Iron
Works to amount of $1,000.
Bills were presented to amend sec. 12 chan.
43, K. s., relating to meridian lines, which pro
vldes for the extension of time for their estab-
iishment in counties; to incorporate Tibbets
Manufacturing Co.; to amend chaps 40 of r.
.: relating to insurance; to prevent cruelty to
Dirds; to amend chap. Sc, sec. 13, r. S., relat-
to trustee COSTS
A bill was reported to amend sec. 15, chap.
"a, OF the public laws of 1878, as amended by
chap. 154 of the public laws of 1S79 relating to
the finsolvent laws of Maine, which provides
that lnsolvent process may be instituted by
one or more creditors whose claims amount to
one quarter of all the insolyent's unsecured
liabilities. Ordered printed.
A bill was reported relating to licenses to
keep bowling alleys and billiard rooms, which
provides that licenses shall expire on the first
day OF April next after they are granted unless
sooner revoked Ordered printed.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on peti-
ton for legislation to prevent the great de-
struction of pigeons.
The House non-concurred with the Senate in
in its proposition to elect State Treasurer to-
day, and designated Wednesday of next week
for that purpose.
Ordered, That the State valu alton commits
sion be and they are hereby requested to make
to the Legislature, at their earliest convent
ence, such recommendations and suggestions
in relation to the future valuation of this State
as they may deem necessary and important
Ordered, That the Secretary of State have
printed for the use of the State 1000 copies of
The official census of 1880.
nrdo of i,,z, \
amending the law for election of town officers;
what is necessary to equalize the salaries paid
20 county attorneys in the several coun-
.les IN the State; regarding the claim of Henry
Z. Merrill for unpaid balance due him for wear
1867, under the laws of the State providing
State aid for the families of volunteers while
n the service; relating to amending Gree
High School act' so as to authorize the State |
Treasurer to deduct from the school fund be- |
ore its apportionment the sum annually ex-
,ended by the State for free high schools; for |
amendment of game laws, SO that the open |
lime for mooSes, deer and caribou shall be from |
he 1st of September to the 1st of the following |
December.
Ought TO pass was reported on act authoriZ- |
ng Roscoe X. Brewer and others to build and |
maintain wharf in the tide waters of Mus
;ongus bay or harbor in the town of Bremen; |
'ct to incorporate the Maine Sportsman Asso- |
iation; act relating to forcble entry and de-
amer and truancies; act to prevent railroad |
ccidents; act to incorporate the Norombega |
'portsmen's Club; act to amend the charter of |
he Godfrey Falls Dam Company; act to amend |
&c. 4, chap. 5, of the Revised Statutes, relat- |
ng to libraries, charitable societies and public |
cemeteries.
Legislation inexpedient was reported relating |
o statutes concerning interest.
Committee on Mercantile Affairs reported |
ct repeating sec. 81, chap. 239, acts of 1880,
nd to amend sec. Sc, chap. 40, Revised Stat
ties, relating to report of Insurance Commits
ioner, providing for annual report to Govern
r and Council
Committee on Fisheries reported bill prohib-
ting catching of fish in Sabbath Day Pond for