The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-09
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. s


SENATE.
An order was passed to establish county lines
between Somerset and Piscataquis.
The Committee on Railroads reported bill
to authorize the Knox & Lincoln Railroad to
change and extend its location.
The same committee also reported bill to
incorporate the North Franklin Telephone &
Telegraph Company; also bill to ratify the con-
tract between the Eastern and Portland, ,Saeo s.
Tor rtsmouth railroad Companies, dated May 4,
1871, and all contracts additional and supple
mentary thereto
bill to abolish the Common Council of Bel
fast was referred to the next Legislature.
A bill was reported from the committee to
amend section 2, chapter 5S, of the Revised
Statutes, in relation to election of members of
the Board of Agriculture.
A resolve was reported in new draft in aid of
the Agricultural College.
The following bills were passed to be en-
crossed:
To establish the manner of calling meetings
of village corporations
To establish Municipal Court in the town
of Westbrook.
Amendatory to and additional to chapter 159
of the private and special laws of 1884, entitled
Company of Portland, approved March 10,
1881.
To define the width of wharf authorized
by chapter 24S of the special laws of 1873.
Relating to the taking of herring.
AmeDdatory of section 1853, chapter 6, OF the
Revised Statutes.
To repeal section 2, chapter IS. Of the public
laws of 1881, in relation to the bounty on bears.
To amend chapter 267 of the public laws of
1880.
To provide for greater security against fire in
buildings used for public buildings.
To extend the time for the completion of the
Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad.
To incorporate the Mechanic Falls, Poland &
Gray Railroad Company.
10 Incorporate the Madawaska Agricultural
and Fl Horticultural Society.
Relating to fines and penalties recovered for
violation of the fish and game laws.
To incorporate the Maine Trust Company,
HOUSE.
Legislation inexpedent was reported on the
valued policy insurance bill.
A bill was reported to amend section 8,
chapter 244, of the laws of 1880, entitled an
act to tax express corporations, companies or
persons carrying on express business in this
State.
A bill was presented relative to the use of
profile paper.
a bill was presented to tax telephone COM
panies.
The following bills were passed to be en-
crossed.
Regulating the compensation of the clerk of
judicial courts for the county of Piscataquis
Providing for the annual examination Of the
accounts of the State treasurer.
To set off q portion of the town Of Belgrade
from the North Kennebec Agricultural society
and annex the same to the Kennebec Agri-
cultural society.
To regulate the taking of fish in Monson,
! Elliotville and Howard.
To facilitate the preparation and issuing the
annual report of the State superintendent of
| common schools.
To amend chapter 6S of the revised statutes
relating to actions by or against executors or
administrators
To incorporate the Maine Electric Light and
Power company.
To incorporate the Carribasset Land and
Lumber company,
| To amend section 4, chapter 235 of the laws
of 1880, relating to the State board of agricul-
| ture.
! The constitutional prohibitory amendment
was taken up, the question being on adopting
the amendment striking the word "cider" from
the first section.
| 1t was defeated, Sc TO 80
The yeas and nays were taken on the pass
| ing of the resolve to be engrossad. 1t resulted
154 yeas to 81 nays.
This is more than two-thirds, while only q
majority was necessary to pass tob be engrossed
The friends of theg measure regard this as a
test vote and that the passage of the resolve is
assured. The following is the vote in detail
Yeas-Messrs. Allen of Chesterville Ambrose
| Ames, Ayers. Barrows, Bearce, Bloss ,m Bslton
Burland, Carleton, Case, Chamberlain, Chapman
| Chase of Litchfeld, Chase of sebec, Chick, Cook
| Copeland, Crimmon, Cushman, Cyr, Daring Dob
son, Donnell, Doyen, Drew, Dunn H. Eaton Emery
Fal Files. Fisher, Fogg Foster, Freeman, Gilman,
| Gilmore. Geodnow, Goodwin of st. Albans, Hale
| Hall of Rockland, Hall of Alfred, Ham, Heath,
| Hill OF Auburn, Hill of Newburg Hinkley. His
| cock, Hobart, Holbr ok, Horr, Houston of Belfast
Houston of Bradford, Hubbard Ives, John.
son, Jepson, johnson, Kendall Kimball,
Leighton, Luce, Mattocks McIntire, Newell, Dyes,
Nye, Phair, Philbrook, Prescott, Rand, Reed, Rob
| inson Rodick, Sanborn, Shaw. Shapleigh Small
| Smith of Stockton, Smith of Robbinston, Smith OF
| Jonesboro, Simpson of Milford Speare of Hallow-
ell, Spear of Bowdoinham, Spofford of Bucksport
! Ste son, Stone, Stretton Strout Tasker Thatcher,
| Thomas Tracy, Webster, Wentworth Of No Ber-
| wick, White Of Lewiston, White of Windham,
White of Richmond, Wilson and Young.
Nays-Allen of Dresden, Bartlett, Bracket
Briggs, Brown, Bucklin, Densmore, Donovan, Fox,
| '5ood in OF So. Berwick; Hamlin. Harm IN, Has
kell, Hatch Hathorne Le4vitt of Deering. Lins
| PHILLIPS Pierce, Piper. Powers, Rogers, smith OF
oldtown; Smith o. Vinalhaven; Simpson Of Hsmp.
den; Spoford of Deer Isle; Stevens, Talbot Of East
| MachiaS; Talbot or Falmouth: Thompson, Trufant