The Portland daily press., 1878-02-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
Fifty-Seventh Legislature.

Fifty-Seventh Legislature.
Especial to the Press
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. Is
President Vinton called the Senate to order
at 10 a. M, and Rev. G. F. Penney of Angus.
ia invoked the Divine blessing.
House papers were read and assigned.
Resolve in favor of Peter Selmo, agent of the
Passamaquoddy Indians, was, under suspen-
sion of the rules, passed to bs engrossed.
Resolve in favor of the Gary brothers, which
was indefinitely postponed in the Sc nate, came
from the House, that branch adhering to its
former vote in passing the same to be engross-
ed. and the Senate coucurred and engrossed
the resolve.
The Governor, in a Communication, present.
ed the resolve of Congress thanking the people
OF Maine for the statue of VIM. King The
resolve was accepted and spread uopn the rec
ords.
Eenator Bragdon called up the bill locating
highway over the tide waters of the Georges
river at Thomaston. This bill came from the
House indefinitely postponed, and the question
was upon concurrence.
Senator Martin moved an amendment re-
quiring the town of Thomaston to bsar all the
expenses in locating, constructing and main
tanning the proposed way. Adopted.
The bill was tabled for the special assign
meut.
The Senate next considered the special as.
signment, which was the bill appropriating
QS(l00 for fba o1 fo~ III.
lowell.
Senator Boardman moved to take the
amount asked for from the school fund of the
state. Lost.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
Bill for highway over the Georges river at
Thomaston was again taken up.
The Senate refused to concur with the House
in indefinitely postponing, and passed the bill,
as amended, to be engrossed,
Senator Bragdon took from the table the re-
solve in favor of compiling and printing the
school laws of the state, and it was passed to
be euerossed. -Four hundred dollars is appro-
pria.ed for this purpose
Senator Sumner moved to take up the bill to
regulate and protect the shore fisheries, the
question being upon the amendment offered by
Senator Martin yesterday that the bill take
effect one year from its approval
Senator Woodward favored the amendment
but opposed the bill as it passed the House.
Ths menhaden fisheries of the state are very
large and he could not vote to cripple them.
Senator Hobson opposed the bill This 10.
durtry is of great value to Maine and we can.
not afford to deal this death blow to it,
Senator Sumner said he represents 80 miles
of sea coast and he knows the effect of these
porgy steamers upon the small fishing interests
of his section. The poor men who carry on
fishing in this small way should have the littls
protection asked for in this bill.
Mr.. Grinde favored the amendment.
Mr.. Cobb opposed the bill.
Mr. Morrison favored the bill. He thought
1t was not too much to ask that these steamers
be kept out of the bays and inlets, and give the
small fishermen chance.
The bill was further discussed by Messrs.
Stevens, Phillips, Rogers aud Davis of Penob-
scot.
The amendment was adopted-13 to IL.
Senrtor Davis of Cumberland submitted an
amendment making the penalty for fishing in
the bays and inlets the entrance to which is
not more than one mile wide, not lass than
500 or more than $500.
The amendment was adopted, and the bill as
amended was engrossed.
Senator Bailey called up the bill additional
relative to the Boston & Maine railroad. The
Senate concurred with the House in referring
to the next legislature.
Senator Phillips took from the table the bill
to prohibit the taking of fish from Field's
pond and Brewers, and passed it to bs en-
crossed.
Senator Rogers called up the bill providing
forthe payment of expenses incurred by the
Bank Examiner in the performance of his
official duties, and passed it to be engrossed.
The Senate engrossed the bill to establish the
salary of the clerk of courts for Penobscot Co. !;
also the resolve 10 favor of the Portland Pablic
Library.
All bills and resolves which have been en-
crossed previous to this date have been finally
passed, except those noted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met at p. m.
The proposition I'd suspend operations of the
school mill tax for one year was defeated and
the bill to repeal the tax indefinitely postponed
by a vote of "a to5.
a bill was presented to appropriate S36.0O0
annually for free high schools, the sum to be-
deducted from the common school fund.
Ought not to pas, was reported on the bill to
provide additional indexes for the registry of
deeds.
Passed to be Engrossed-Act to amend sec.
z, chap. ~, Ii s., relating to rivers; act to
smend chap. 234, public laws of 1874, concern
ing tax titles; act to amend sec 2, chap. 124,
laws OF 1873, to prevent the misappropriation
Sn a money % voted for free high schools act relat
propriatop of s,9ns sIneti faT resolve making ap
act to incorporate Sandy River Railroad O. :.
act additional to chap 81, r. S., relatipe to
mortgages by corporations; act liking the SAL
ares OF the Railroad Commissioners at $1,000:
act to prohibit the throwing of slabs and other
refuse into the Kennebec river; act to reonlate
and protect fisheries and the propaoation Of
hsh las amended, providing for close time in
land locked salmon); act additional to chap. 5,
X. s., relating to public roads; act to preyenr
the throwing of edgings etc., into the harbor
Oh Wlscasset; act to amend chap. 1863 of the
special laws of 1877, relating to the THROWING
OF refuse into the Penobscot river.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Payer was offered by Rev. Mr.. FoIler of
Hallowell.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in
concurrence.
Mr. Fierce of Portland, presented an order
iayips mill tax of mills instead of mills,
rs per order passed the other day, and spoke at
length In support of the order The order was
laid on the table till after the morning hour
The Committee on Judiciary reported a hill
Tor suppression of the tramp nuisance; not to
pass on bill relating evidence; inexpedient on
IN - Al
appoint court stenographers as justices of the
peace throughout the State; ought to pass bill
ior relief of poor debtors; bill to repeal chap 26l
Oh private acts of 1869; bill relating to corrupt