Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-30
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. 20.

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Met according to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Quinby of Augusta.
Papers from the House disposed of in
concurrence.
A message was received from the House
by its Clerk, asking for the return to that
branch of House document No. l6, entitled
IAN act to amend chap. IS. sec, l of the re-
vised statutes in relation TO libraries, charita-
Bile societies and public cemeteries"
The bill having been read and assigned, the
Senate reconsiderei its vote, and the docu-
ment was returned to the House.
On motion of Mr.. McAllster of Hancock,
bill an act to restore the salary of the Judge
of the Superior Court of Cumberland coun-
ty. coming up on its first reading. was
laid the table, and Thursday assigned
for its consideration.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to legalize the doings of the town
of Bethel; an act To authorize Converse Pur-
rington to erect wharf in tide waters of the
town of Bowdoinham: an act to incorporate
the Bar flarbor and Ellsworth Telegraph Co.:
an act additional to and amendatorv of chap.
2l6 of the private and special laws of 1868 en-
titled an act to incorporate the Rockland and
Thomaston Gas Light Co. An act in relation
to corporations an act in addition to sec. 4,
chap. 81. of the revised statutes, relating
to railroads; an act to permit the Kennebunk
and kennebunkport Railroad Co. to lease its
road an act to restore the salary of the Judge
of the superior court in kennebec county an
act to authorize the Green Mountain Railway
Co. to change its gauge; an act to change the
name of the town of Howard in Piscataquis
county to Willamantic; an act to set of 7.
b. Rowell and Walter ID. Butterfeld from
llartland Village CorporatiCn resolve in
favor of school district No. in the town of
Madison; an act to prevent the fraudulent
removal or conceament of mortgaged prop
erty an act to amend an act entitled IAN act
to incorporate the National Bell Telephone
Co. of the State of Maine
PASSED TO RE ENGRossEp.
An act to fix the time when amendments
to the Constitution shall take effect; an act to
amend chap. l24 of the private and special
laws of 1881 entitled ian act to incorporate
the Biddeford and Saco Water Co..; an act to
enable the receiver of the American Bank of
fIalowell to close its concerns; an act to
make valid and legal the doings of certain
officers of the town of Chestervile: an act to
legalze the doings of the town of North
Haven: an act additional to chap. IA of the
public laws of 1873 relating to free high
schools; resolve in favor of Dresser & Co.;
an act to amend chap. 73. sec. 26 of the re-
vised statutes, in relation to the Registry Of
Deeds.
On motion of Mr.. Weymouth of Penobscot,
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, BILLS, ETC, PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Stearns of Oxford-Petition of T..
c. Harrington and others relating to duties of
highway surveyors; referred to Committee
on Legal Affairs.
BY MIR. Hume of Washington-Petition of
A. Is. Getchell and - others of Barring in
favor OF a constitutional prohibitory amend
ment: referred to Committee on Temperance.
Also petition of VIM. II. Cain and 81 others
of Codyville for same; same committee.
BY Mr.. Heath of Kennebec-Bill an act to
incorporate the city of Waterville; referred
to Committee on Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. Parkhurst of Aroostook-- Petition
of II. A. Bement and others for fertilizer
station referred to Committee on Agriculture.
Also petition of J.. X. King and others asking
for reduction of the toll on buckwheat; re-
ferred to Committee on Agriculture. Also
petition of c. p. Ferguson and l20 others
praying that the expense of building and
maintaining large bridges be assumed by
on Ways and Bridges.
BY Mr.. Bragdon of IIancock-Bill an act to
establish branch pilotage at Parker's Bay and
Channel, near the mouth of the Kennebec
River; referred to Committee on Commerce.
Petition of ID. w. Sawyer and others for
act to incorporate tho Boothbav Village
Corporation, with bill accompanying. came
up from the House and was referred to Com
mttee on Legal Affairs.
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