The Portland daily press., 1885-02-13
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
reported for the Press.)
SENATE.

AUGUSTA Feb. 10.
The majority report on the Megantic rail-
road was accepted and the bill and amendment
read once and assigned for tomorrow.
Pending its second reading Mr.. Simonton Of
Knox offered an amendment to the soldier de-
pendent bill by striking out the words sin
consequence Of injury sustained in said ser
vice." and inserting instead. "has received an
honorable discharge from said service and
who,' so that section 8, chap. "a of r. s., of
1888 shall read: ''No soldier, who served by
enlistment in the army or navy of the United
States in the war OF 1861 and has received an
honorable discharge from said service, and who
has or may become dependent upon any town
shall be considered pauper, or be subject to
Acknowledgement fer that cause; but the time
during which said soldier is so dependent shall
not be included in the period OF residence
necessary to change his settlement"
The resolve appropriating 5000 for the Port.
land school for the deaf came up on its passage
to be engrossed.
Mr. Marble moved to Indefinitely postpone,
which was lost by vots of "A to g. The re-
Solve was then given passage.
Pending the passage to be engrossed of the
act to amend sec. 8, chap. "a of r. S. of 1888,
relating to psupers, it was tabled The same
action was taken on act to amend chap. 40 of
the R. s., relating to fish and fisheries.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
An act to amend sec. 100, chap. AZ, r. S.,
relating to banks and banking; an act to in
corporate the Peoples Trust Company; an act
for the protection of trout and land-locked sal
mon in Misery and Secation or Soraton rivers;
resolve in favor of State Reform School; re-
solve IN favor of Maine Industrial School for
Girls.
Mr.. Wescott from the committee on public
buildings reported a recommendation to build
fire proof vault in the State House at an
estimated cost of $4,000. Also reported ad-
versey on enlargement of the State House.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to amend sec. 49, chap. 116 of the Revised
Statutes relating to witness fees in probate court;
Statutes relating to schools for the deaf an act to
confirm and make valid the organization of the
Monson Railroad, and to authorize the extension
of the same; act to authorize the town of Dres-
den to rebuild the lower bridge, socalled on
Eastern river; an act authorizing the Haynes s.
Dewitt Ice Co. TO build piers and wharves; act to
amend sec. 2, chap. 203 of the private ana special
laws of 1888, entitled an act to incorporate the
Portland Trust Co.; an act additional to an act to
authorize Lewis Leadbetter DR. and Elisha c,
Cooper to build bridge over tide waters in the
town of North Haven; an act for the protection of
to amend charter of the Kennebec Log Driving
Company.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to change the name of Charles Dudley; an
act to provide for notice of special legislation for
the protection of fish.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolved in favor Of o. M. Conlin; resolve in
favor OF the temporary home for women and chill
dren; resolve in favor of the joint standing commit.
tee on Reform School; resolve in favor of g. ri Por
ter. agent of the PaSsama a0uOddv TndianG.
in favor of the joint standing COMMITTEES of State
Agricultural College and Mechanic Arts.
HOUSE.
Senate order providing for joint committee
to consider the question Of salaries of all the
county officers was briefly discussed.
On motion of Mr.. Goodnow OF Calais, it was
indefinitely postponed by vote of SO to 4S.
PETITIONS AND REMoNsTRANeEs PRESENTED.
Remonstrance against giving tho Lewis
ton ana Auburn Horse Railroad Company
powero1 operating their road by electricity
For adjustment of railroad tariffs.
Against further legislation relating to
throwing saWdust and refuse into the Kenne-
bee river.
BILLS INTRODUCED
An act to prevent double taxing.
An act to appropriate $3.50 to remove a GER
Frenchville.
An act to cede to the United States the ju-
risdictlon OF certain land in Augusta.
An act to Incorporate the Bingham and
Moose River Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Favorable reports were made on an act au-
tnorlzing the extension of the Bangor and
| Katahdln Iron Works Railway; an act provid.
| ing Tor the taxation of life insurance COM
| panies; resolve in favor Of HamIin plantation
and act TO repeal sections 6, and 8, chap, so
| OF II. s., relating to bounty on bears and
| wolves; an act to prevent the taking of fish
from the tributaries OF Wilson's pond in Au'
pnfn Ior SIX years; an act to Incorporate the
Ellis hlver improvement Company.
Adverse reports were made on the act to
regulaVe the practice u eterinary smedicine
ana turgery; order relating to rendering State
| ald ier the purpose of educating the blind oi
our State at the South Boston Institute for the
| Blind. ava
| PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to establish standard weight for a bar
! Tel OF potatoes; an act to authorize the town Of
Brownylle to remove the bodies of deceased persons
dIoln r lne old DuryiDg ground to the new burying
gaouo IA SAD town. and to convey the interest Of
SAD town In said burying gourd lot
| An acG Ior the protection of fish in Canaan pond
anu ponds Immediately connected Herewith in the
| towns OF Hope. Camden and Lincolnyille; an act
Ior tne protection of fish in Pickerel or Warren
pono, Holland or Philpot pond and Chadburn brook
| IN Limerick, and Berry or Sand pond in Lmington;
an act TO amend an act to incorporate the Harrison