The Portland daily press., 1885-01-24
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Especially Reported for the Pless.)
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. %.
Gov. Robie transmitted Communication re.
ceived from Commissioner J. B. Ham to the
New Orleans Exposition, with a memorial
signed by the Commissioners of all the States
and Territories. Mr.. Ham asks for sufficient
appropriation by the Legislature to defray the
expense incidental to carrying on and complet.
ing the work undertaken by him, which will
include the proper maintenance of the exhibit
during the Exposition, and the cost of repack-
ing and reshipping the goods at the close OF
the Exposition. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee on financial affairs.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
For charter for Phillips Water Company
For appropriation of $500 for st. Elizabeth
Catholic Orphan Asylum of Portland.
For fertilizer and experiment station
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bill to provide for choice OF Park Commist-
toner's for towns; to provide for allowance of
accounts of joint administrators, executors,
guardians and trustees.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Report of Governor aud Council on petitions
OF various towns relating to reduction and
abatement of taxes in accordance with chap.
128 of resolves of 1883, the committee reported
that the same be accepted and placed on file
AoaNC w WiOuuIdW Was EoDUEloQ Oh p0GlJlOQ
to prohibit perch, pickerel and black bass to be
transported beyond the limits of the State.
PASSED TO BE ENaRossED.
An act to incorporate the city of Brunswick.
An act to supply the people of Norway with
pure water.
The bill to establish an agricultural expert
mental station came up on its passage to be
enRrossed, and WAS tabled on motion OF Sena-
tor Marble.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to reduce the capital stock of the
Lewiston Gas Light Company.
ROUSE.
PETITIONS PRE- sENTED AND REFERRED
For an appropriation for the National En-
campment.
For State aid in building road from Forks
of the Ksnnebec to the town of Shirley.
For increase of salary of county attorney OF
Kennebsc.
For appropriation to build a road through
the town of Ripley known as the swamp road
For increase of salary of county comnis-
eioners of Kenpebec.
Relating to close time for killing moose, deer
and caribou.
In ai0 of Bangor Children's Home.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Ought to pass resolve in favor of appro-
prating 81 900 for Temporary Home for Wo-
men and Children; amending law relating to
ate the Artesian Water Company; iu favor of
removing distractions from Damariscotta
river These bills we're ordered printed.
Bills we're reported changing the penalty for
crime of perjury; amending the law relating to
the fees of trial justices; for superior court in
Aroostook county and restoring the salary of
the Register of Probate OF Androscoggin coun-
ty, were also ordered printed.
Bills to make valid the doiBgs of the town of
Concord from the year 1878 and including the
uaar T. fn to fIa( NarAf fnau ofnr
Company were each read aud assigned.
Adverse reports were read and accepted on
the following: Leave to withdraw on petition
for law 10 protect fish hawks or osprey ;that the
Penobscot tribe OF Indians be exempt from the
provisions of the fish aud game law; changing
name of Electric Medical College of Maine;
for bounty on foxes, owls and hawks
Petition that the law for close time for ale
wives on Damariscotta river be repealed was
referred to the next legislature.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Establishing st to board of health.
Authorizing Haynes & Dewitt Ice Company
to build piers and wharves,
Amending charter Of the Kennebec Log
Driving Company.
To Great lien on wood.
Relating to marriage and its solemnization.
ORDERS ADOPTED.
Orders of inquiry were adopted relating to
amending chap. 80, sections 20, 81 and % of
the Revised Statutes so as to provide for bet
ter registration of births, marriages and
deaths, aud to make it the duty Of the attend
ing physicians to report to the town clerk the
births and deaths, the cause of death and such
other facts as may be necessary; if any planta-
tons bave been taxed with s ate aud county
taxes contrary to the true meaning of the
statutes under which they were organized
merely for political and school purposes.
The House concuIred with the Senate in re-
ferring to the committee on h0aucial affairs
Gov. Robes message with accompanying
papers in relation to an appropri alton for the
Maine exhibit at New Orleans Exposition.
PASSED To BE ENGRoSsED.
An act to authorize the Maine Central Rail-
road Company to form steamboat connections.
An act to change the name of the West
Waterville Savings Bank to the Cascade Saw
ing Bank.
FINALLY PASSED.
An act to reduce the capital stock of the
Lewiston Gas Light Company.