The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-02
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 2.
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

| 0Ia4NA
AUGUSTA, Feb. /.
Debate took place on the House bill to re
store the salary or the judge of the superior
court of Cumberland county. The bill wal
| passed to be engrossed.
| A bill was reported from committee, to pro
vide for annual examination of the accounts
OF the State treasurer, providing that the
Governor shall appoint three persons to make
an annual examination.
A bill was reported from committee
| to establish a fertilizer and agrcnl
tural experiment station. The station
| is to be under control of a board Of
| five members consisting of the secretary of the
Board of Agriculture as president, the professor
of agriculture at the State College and three
members to be appointed by the Governor
These managers have power so decide where
the station shall be located.
A bill was reported from committee addi.
tional to chapter Gil of the laws of 1874, en-.
titled an act incorporating the Sandy River
Telegraph Company.
The following were passed to be engrossed II
A bill to amend. the charter of the Ocean
street railroad company.
To amend section is, chapter 5, Of the re-
vised statutes, relating 10 lands received for
public uses.
To amend chapter 30, section 1, of the re-
vised statutes, in relation to libraries, charit-
able societies and public cemeteries.
To amend section /, chapter 20, of the re-
vised statutes, relating to pauper settlements.
To amend section 81, chapter %, of the
revised statutes relating to division fences
To condense and amend section ], chapter
90, of the public laws OF 1878.
10 authorize the M0uaon Hotel Garnnanv IN
navigate Lake Hebron in the town OF Monson.
Te extend and amend the charters of the
Penobscot Boom Company and of the Penob-
scot numbering Association.
Resolve in favor OF the Maine General
Hospital for the years 1883 and 1884.
Bill to incorporate the Merchants Marine
Railway.
HOUSE.
Ought to pass was reported on the amend
ment to the law relating TO taxes.
The same report was made on the bill to in
corporate the Mechanic Falls, Poland and
Gray Railroad Company.
The same on the bill TO incorporate the
Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument AS
sociation.
The same on the bill to incorporate the Port
land Trusu Company.
The same on the bill to enable cities aud
towns to hold money for cemetery purposes.
The same ON the bill to incorporate the
Aroostook Improvement Company
The same on the bill to amend the charter
of the Kenduskeag Manufacturing Company.
The same on the bill to incorporate the
Rsnge,ey Telephone and Telegraph Company.
The same on the bill to amend chapter PA,
section 8, of the public laws OF 1880
Leave to withdraw was reported on the
order relating to graduation of punishment on
conviction of criminal offences
The following bills were presented:
To establish the manner of calling meetings
OF village corporations.
To repeal section 2. chapter 5S, of the pub
lie laws to 1881, relating to the bounty on
bears,
The following were passed TO be engrossed:
Bill to prevent fraudulent removal or con-
cealment OF mortgaged personal properly.
Resolve in favor of the town of Mattamie-
couiis.
Bill to authorize the erection OF piers and
booms in Aroostook river.
To prevent the throwing of coal tar &c. in.
to the Saco river.
Amending the charter of the Maine Wes-
leyan Seminary.
The prohhitory constitutional amendment
came up by assignment.
under the ban, but it was defeated to IS.
Another amendment was defeated providing
for a secret ballot when the matter was sub
mitted to the people.
The resolve was debated at length and the
House adjourned without coming to vote.