Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-23
.Auoustc Correspondence.

ferred to the next legislature. There arc
no very important matters to be acted
upon this winter. and the session will
probably be shorter than usual. IL is
thought now that an adjournment can be
reached the second week 10 February.
give here the places OF the Oxford
County delegation upon the various com
mittees. Mr.. Wadsworth, Of the Senate,
is chairman of the committee on towns
and on the committee on Legal Affairs,
Ways and Bridges. on Revising the joint
Rules, and on sngrossed Bills; Mr.. Irish
is chairman OF the committee on The IT,
sane Hospital. and on the committee on
Bills in The Second Reading, on State
Lands and State Roads, on Fisheries. aud &c
inform the Governor of his election Mr.
Abbott of Andover is on the committee on
Indian Affairs Bolster of Norway is on the
State Prison committee; Greenwood, Of
Hebron on Counties; Hurd of Porter on
the committee On Temperance and on
Governors Message. and Leave of Ab-
seuce; Osgood of Hartford on Manulac-
lures. aud on Printing and Binding
Rand OF Greenwood is chairman Of COM
mittee on Towns; Warren of Denmark on
Towns. and Wait of DixGeld on County
Estimates and on Fisheries.
The Capital Punishment question was
agitated in the Senate Tuesday but
quickly received its qaietus. An order,
enQuiring into the expediency OF restor.
ing the strangling law was voted down
lto9. 1t is understood that the move
ment was made through the influence Of
Judge Goddard of Portland, who has
been here for several days.
An order to give young Randall OF
Island Falls. a defeated candidate for
page OF the House, pay and mileage
amounting TO sos, was passed quietly
through the House. but was called up
again and defeated 129 to 5.
Speaker Neatly was called home last
week on account of the severe illness OF
his wife which terminated fatally. Mrs.
Neatly was s great lsvorite at the Augusta
House last winter. and was very much
beloved for her amiab!e qualities
Speaker Neatly will resume the chair next
week, and during his absence it has been
ably filled by Henry B. Cleayes of Port
land.
The following reports have either been
made or will be made by some Of the
committees. The committee on Temper
ance will repor, in favor of prohibiting
the sale, by the glass, Of cider and native
wine. Under the guise OF these bever'
ages il is well known that almost every
variety OF intoxicating liquors have been
sold in this STATE. The Judiciary com
mittee will probably report in favor OF q
State Board OF Health, but it is doubtful
if tse matter will be tsvoraoly considered
by The Legislature. There will be some
hesitation about making such new de-
parture.
There is = uniform movement among
manufacturers Tor modification Of The
trustee law so as absolutely 10 exempt
one months pay from the trustee process
1t is already exempt except in certain
cases. and it is claimed that the present
law causes much litigation.
The large number OF petitions for The
preservation of fish and game show that
the people of the State are fully alive tc
the great importance of this subject. II the
same interest could have been awakened
a few years ago the State would have
been far better OF; but it is not too late
now to regain bY united effort, much Of
the lost ground.
At the annual meeting OF the Maine
State Agricultural Society on Tuesday
neither the President nor Secretary were
present. Without transacting any im-
portant business the meeting was adj
journed to Jan'y Sls.. 1t is claimed
that the present officers were not legally
chosen aud an effort is to be made Tor a
new election. The Society is badly in
debt and its prospects for the future are
not al all promising.
Mr.. Blaine was elected to the United
States Senate both for the long and short
term on Thursday, the llth. He received
ll2 votes in the House to 81 for w. p.
Harris. and 20 in the Senate to for the
opposition. Several members were ab-
sent. Mr.. Blaine gave brilliant recep-
ton 10 the members of the Legislature
and State Government and to the citizens
OF Augusta on the night following, The
old fashioned family mansion was filed
and the reception was one OF the most
notable events of the winter. Mr.. Blaine
left for Washington on Tuesday.
The amendmen. 10 the Consti ution,
doing away with special legislation, is
recognized as an important advance
movement. reducing as it does, half The
labor OF the session. Another Ieeded
step is biennial elections and sessions o.
the Legislature. This the people should
insist on. Il will save Us the labor and
cost of an election every alternate year
and the expense of the Legislature
Altogether, the saving would be more
than 100000 every other year. The