Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-18
Letter from Augusta.

INV N'Ni Az iC'-.
Nix. EprToR.-The 5l.t session OF the
legislature OF Maine may now be said To be
fafly In working order. The machinery
hs been In operation ten days; the mem-
BIS have got the hang of thing. and are
stt.in. down TO work Ia earnest. Petitions
ae coming In by the score, asAlli; Tor This.
tht and The ether all Tie way from per.
Mission To build fish weir to authority to
ca.truct railroad. The committees are
amorA. several hIll- have been reported
ad few have already been enacted ana
hrc become laws.
The members certainly expires, a laudablc
dsirc 90 become posted in the laws that
ar and have been Tor they have voted
tiln>el'es each copy of the newly printed
I3i,ed Statutes and OF the Acts and Re
sfes Of ISL. AZ The retail price, the
Stutea would an.oant 20 about 81 900.
\ .---'". is also EN- ro"'4 .. - e.
a,o,har aqIrul,nes them 600 copies of the
,..., .., Rook which makes about
i''e'iiocF WIN ~ furnish ,ach
was voted down.
The ventilation question which ihreu,
ened I" cause a. row. has boon disposed al
for the time being, by the insertion Of win.
dow vcntllators into those rooms In the
state House which needed them nj a cosr
OF about $50. Considerable ga, ba, Al.
ready been generated into the Rep's Han
The question Of the greatest juter.., i, :,
week was the so called Cumberland .Su.
Eerior Court BIZ. Il seems that Their, va.
reason to believe that the Superior Cam,
at Portland had during the pat wear. been
exercising powers In criminal case, with.
out authority, and this legislature WAS alb
pealed to for healing act. The ou,.tin,
Called Out sharp discus>o q, many
members thought such an ait would ,mact
100 strongly OF an er post h,cto law, but the
matter was decided by the passage Of tb,
act desired
Inc railroad question /, moss fairly be-
lore the legislature. The railroad commit
Tee "ill meet regularly each Tuesday and
FRIDAY afternoon. At their first meeting
which was held last Friday. they made = !
.lSnments of hearing. on such petition. a.
IL have been received Amouo other,
jan 18Th, in which 10 hear the Maine Cen
'rai winch asks for authority to make 4
loan, and which means really asking the
legislature to legalize consolidation. Jan.
~ was assigned for hearing petitions FIR
charter ior road from Bath to Portland.
five other hearings for charters in yarious
parts OF the State. were assigned.
On Friday }. NJ. Whitcomb of Ellsworth
presented petition of f. l.. Strickland and
others OF Bangor, foe charter for railroad
from Bangor 10 Calais. through the Conn
Ties OF Hancock and Washington: also Hill
TO incorporate the Union River Railroad
Co., with petition Of ii. NJ. Hall and other.
In aid OF same. Mr.. Kinks presented De
luton OF Sewall b. Swazey and Others Of
bucksport. for authority for that town tn
subscribe for additional stock in the Pc.
nohscot Union River railroad CO Roth
"e.e ieiefreu 10 the committee oil railroads.
me educational q uestion is already no.
Ing asitated. In the Senate an order 40,
passed dir Getting the committee on Fduoa-
'ioi 10 inquire into the expediency OF re-
peaiiiiS me law relating to county super-
vlsors OF schools. SO YOU see those onnos
Ell 10 that system have already taLan tho
Dull by the horns. 1t is quite likely tbs
committee will report legislation inerned;
eht' ana then the House can have a f,ino at
the matter. The committee have reported
aresoiVe reeomm ending an appropriation
OF s2o,oOO for erecting buildings for ,b.
Eastern Normal Scho o. By the way RAJ
fast puts IN a claim for the location. Tba,
city offers to furnish a fine lot and the
Academy building thereon. free forever
for the use of Norma School. Tho 10,
is valuable one and the location rorr
Pheasant anu acce ssible at all seasons Of
the year,
fhe time for the Reception Of pet;t,or.
&C., have been limited to Febnorr j.,
or which those presented will be ref.rrad
TO the next Legislature. The follou,;n,,
petitions &c. have been received from -
section Petition of WP.J. Cum,n,n
and others for authority to btild and No,
tain fish weir in the town Of Addison.
petition of W. W. Quimby for .emov.r :,
pension; petition Of Greenville p. CIann
and 20 others for right to erect a,d -
tain dam across Salt Pond in Baebir.
petition of Tobias Roberts and other. to no
incorporated under the name of tn, 81.
Harbor and Mt. Desert Telegraph Co: III
tition of VIM. Duren and % others .o.;,
shingie say dust being thrown into the 3
Croix river at Princeton. These were A."