The Portland daily press., 1885-02-27
MAINE LEGISLATURE.

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of Kennebec.
Adverse reports were made on acts to moor.
porate the Provident aid society and to incor-
porate the Maine Benefit Association.
Bill to establish Superior Court in Aroostook
| county came from the House and pending Its
passage to be engrossed in concurrence, Mr..
Parkhurst offered an amendment striking out
OF bill the provision for a Superior Court and
providing for an additional term Of the
Supreme judicial Court to be held at Caribou.
Mr.. Parkhurst spoke in favor of his amend
ment and Mr.. Lumbert opposed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
An act to amend chap. "a, r. S., relating to
paupers.
An act relating to support of paupers who
have lost their settlement by living in unin-
corpoksted places.
A bill was reported to repeal penalties and
| forfeituras in sec. 8, chap. 4S, r. S.
PASSED To BE ENGRossED.
An act to amend chap. 8 of the Revised Statutes
relating to making and printing the reports of
treasureis; act to amend sec. IA, chap. of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the records and in
dexes In the Registries of Deeds; act to amend sec
90, CHAP. 70 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
the payment of fees in insolvency, act creating the
Phillips Village Corporation; act amendatory of
sects II and "a. chap. 70 of the Revised Statutes
fixing the compensation and duties of county COM
missioners; resolve in favor of arbitration and
peace; act regulating the appointment of the mem
bers or the police force of the city Of Portland act
to incorporate the Peoples Ferry Company
PASSED To BE ENACTED
An act to establish State Board of Health; an
act to amend sec. 81 of chap. n of the Revised
Statutes, in relation to the time of the Supreme
Judicial Court Of Somerset county act to incorpor-
ate the Central Washington Agricultural Society at
Machias; act to change the name of Frances Ellen
Hamer; act amendatory Of and additional to chap.
n 0rahC AtnI -
ting TO sinking fund of the Atlantic & St. Lawrence
Railroad; act to set of lots and 2 in the town Of
Weiiingtqn IN Plseataquis county. and annex the
same 70 the town OF Cambridge in Somerset county;
act additional to the charter Of the city of Portland
In relation to Board of Health act additional to
an act to incorporate the SkoWhegan and Athens
Railroad Company; act to regulate the ad mission
OF Foreign Surety Companies to do business in this
State; resolve in favor of the Mattanawcook Nor
Transit Company.
The Senate voted to take recess until after
noon.
Afternoon Session.
The debate on the Aroostook Superior Court
bill was resumed, and it was passed Just as 1t
came from the House by vote of % to 1. The
House amendment was lost by vote Of 20 to
Z, before the bill passed.
An amendment to the Lewiston and Auburn
horse railroad bill, submitting it to the people,
which was defeated in the House, was offered
and ordered printed
The dairying resolve was amended before it
was given passage by appropriating 81 900
year for two yeais to the Eastern State Agri-
cultural Society and the Maine State Agricul-
tural Society.
On motion of Mr.. Young, bill an act to au.
thorize the organization of mutual relief as
g0niotinnr uva fo hnn fro, he 4nfI
ing question being upon the adoption Of the
substitute offered by that gentleman under
title Of an act to regulate the formation OF in
surance companies upon the assessment plan
and the amendment by the gentleman from
Knox (Mr. Simontonl to the same bill.
Mr.. Young explained his substitute and ad-
vocated its adoption. Mr.. Simonton spoke in
favor of the original bill and the adoption of
his amendment.
After prolonged debate Young's substitute
was adopted by vots of II to IL. Mr.. Simon
toms amendment was also adopted.
An abstract OF the bill is printed in another
column
PASSED To BE ENGRossED.
Resolve in favor of dairying muttongrowing and
beef raising INTEREST," resolve authorizing the county
OF franklin to procure a loan.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Case of Rocland moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the bill an act to authorize the
construction of bridge over the tide waters of
the Ogunquit river was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Hale of Portland spoke against the mo-
ton. He believed the House did the fair
thing yesterday in putting the matter in the
hands Of the county commissioners, not leav-
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this bill the rights Of appeal are ample and ex-
plicitiy set forth in the statntes. He believed
the conclusion reached yesterday was right.
Messrs. Littlefeld, ,Cousens, Foss and others
also spoke.
The motion to reconsider was lost by Sc yeas,
76 nays.
The act amendatory of and additional to
chap. co. special laws OF 1881, relating to Cape
Elizabeth Railroad Company wss taken from
the table on motion of Mr.. Staples Of Cape
Elizabeth and report accepted. On motion of
the same gentleman the bill had two readings
and was then tabled,
The act to extend the exemption Of wages for
personal labor from attachment by trustee pro-
cess came up as the first OF special assign
ments, the pending question being to recon-
slider the vote whereby the bill was indefinite
" postponed
Messrs. Moore, Nelson, Walton aad others
spoke. The motion was lost.
The act to amend sec. 75, chap 51, r. s., in
relation to speed of railroads, was taken from
the table, pending its passage to be engrossed
Mr.. Heath offered an amendment.
The bill was indefinitely postponed on mo-
tion Of Mr. Webb of Dsering.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
An act to repeal sec. II, chap 105 of R. S.,
relating to the recovery of lands by the State;
act to amend sec. So, chap. 40 of r.. S., reat-
ing to insurance companies; act to amend sec.
g. chap. 116 of r. s., relating TO fees of jailers
act fixing the compensation of clerks of courts
for attendance upon the cours; resolve in favor
of the city of Auburn; act limiting Sec 88,
chap. 40 of r. s., in relation to the pu blca-
tion of statements of insurance companies.
Adverse reports were made on order relating
to amending chap. 8, r. s., as to making the
amount of poll tax uniform throughout the
State.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Act to amend chap. LOT of the r. S.. and provide
for the taking of dispositions to be used before pro-
bate COURT act to Charter the Merchants Insurance
Company; act to authorize railroads to aid in the
construction or equipment of branch and Connect
ing lines; act to amend sec. 27, chap 18 of the R.
ST. relating to the laying out of ways across rail
roads, act relating to skating rnkS; act to ncorpor
ate the Augusta and HalloWell Water Company;
act to amend 21, chap. 20 of the R. S. relating
to the sale of property under proceedings in insol
vency; act to incorporate the Hancock Agricultural
Society," resolve in favor of Baxter Smith; resolve
in relation to the discharge of insolvent debtors;
resolve in favor of Oak Grove Academy.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED,
An act to incorporate the Rockport Transit Co.;
act additional to an act entitled ian act to ineor
porate the city of Brunswick" act to extend the
time for the location of the Wiseasset and Quebec
Railroad, the MesSalonskee and Kennebec Railroad
and the Somerset Railroad act to revise and amend
"an act to incorporate the Boothbay Railroad Com.
pany; act to provide for the taking of alewves in
the town of Union act additional to chap 81 of the
H. ST. relating to railroads; act to increase the saa
ry OF the county attorney of KeDnebec county;
solve making appropriation for the Passamaquoddy
tribe OF Indians for ths years 1885 and 1856;
solve IN favor Of Reform School, resolve in favor of
samuel II. Blake, Llewellen Powers and Elisha W.
shaw; resolve making appropriations for the Pc
n0oscot tribe of Indians for the years 1885 and
1855; resolve in favor of the PresQue isle Acade-
my; resolve ia favor of the Maine State College of
AgrIculturs and Mechanic Arts; act to authorize
sale OF an interest in the Union Meeting House in
the town of Westport; act providing for the ap-
polntment of park commissioners.
Afternoon Session.
The act to repeal the law restricting the kill
ing OF seal was taken up.
Mr.. Dyer of Baldwin favored the substitu-
ton OF Mr.. Hals's bill which provides that the
main land and islands of Brunswick Freeport