The Portland daily press., 1878-01-18
BY TELEGRAPH,
Fifty-Seventh Legislature.
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.

Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. IL.
The Senate came to order at 10 g. M, and
Rev. q. +. Penney offered prayer.
House papers were concurred In except in
the reference of two or three important mat
tiers.
Senator Bailey moved to amend the House
order instructing the committee on financial
affairs to visit the Maine General Hospital at
Portland and report what money has been ap-
propriated by the state and what number of
patients the hospital can accommodate if its
whole room vera made available, by adding
sand inquire into any other matters relating
Thereto
John and Edward 81. Leach and others, pray
to be exempt from building fishway on Gold
Stream, Enfield.
The inhabitants of Merchants Island, town of
Isle an Haut, want to be annexed to Deer
Isle.
james Battlefield of Springfield, and 55 9TH
ers pray for a labor lieu on Hemlock Brook.
Edward s. Stevens and 40 others of UNITY.
say in petition that they think the law relat-
ing to dogs is blot on our statutes and ask its
repeal
e. A. Thompson and 20 other citizens of
Dover and Foxcroft, petition to have the
apothecary bill passed; also G. H. Hussy of
Norridgewock and 81 others for same; W. Fl.
Simmons and SO others of Bangor for same.
The judiciary committee were ordered BY
Senator Davis of Penobscot to INQUIRE what
amendments are necessary, if any, to chap. 6,
of the Revised Statutes relating to assessment
and collection of taxes.
Senator Moody presented an order instruct.
ing the judiciary committee to see if chap. 8.
sec. 10 of the Revised Statutes ought not to be
amended so that no municipal officer or SUPER
intending school committee shall be eligible
who cannot read and write.
The judiciary committee are required by or
der to see If the public laws of 1877 relating to
judgments. cannot be advantageously amend
ed
Senator Hobson offered an order that the le-
gal affairs committee inquire into the expe-
diency Of passing law providing for uni
form scale of logs.
The committee on Reform School were
instructed by order to visit the Industrial
School for Girls at Hallowell, and report what
appropriation is needed.
The Senate chamber was rendered to the
Maine Press Association for their meeting TO-
night and tomorrow, by order of Senator Stew
ems The Agricultural College report was pre-
scented and referred.
Committee on judiciary reported leave to
withdraw on petition of Isaac Wiley and 9th
ers for repeal of the present law and restoration
OF former law regulating sheriffs fees
AT 1870 the Messenger made tour round
the senatorial segments with a big basket of
beautiful apples, and in just three minutes af-
terward, the thirty-one stters, not having spy
Maine law to fear, commenced with their re-
spective dental cider mills to make pomace of
said big, beautiful apples. The quality seemed |
appreciated equally by the white-h haired senior
In the east corner and the bald-headed Junior ON
the opposite quarter. The busy clerks and re /
porters were obliged, with water months to
wait till after the adjournment, and bstter late
than never, say encore.
HOUSE.
Papers from the Senate disposed of In con-
currence
Bals, petitions, &c., presented and REFERRED
Bill for protection of railroad travel. (obliges
railroads to put Miller platforms on ali passen-
ger and baggage cars for an amendment of
chap. 50, sec. 56, r. s., ESQ that the weight of a
bushel of beans shall be 81 pounds as inMass y
for protection of birds and game; to give coro.
ners the same authority to summon witnesses |
as probate courts; to prevent frauds in COM
mercial fertilizers; to annex Merchant Island |
to Deer Isle; remonstrancs against same: bin
to amend chap. 1872, laws of 1877, Ito oblige |
railroads to put guards on all bridges over |
their track; petitions for removal of shire
town OF Oxford county from Paris to Nor way;
an act to encourage the planting of shade trees |
on highways, lit abates 81 from highway tax |
for every four trees set out) remonstrance
against annexlng part of Crystal Plantation to |
Sherman; petition for state board of health. tn |
reduce the valuation of Princeton: numerons !
petitions in aid of the druggists bill; num-
Der or petltlons pro and con on the slab and |
sawdust question, an Numerous petitions for |
lots of state land and in aid of roads br;doas
ETC.
An order was presented instructing the COM
mttee on elections to examine the merits of
The case presented on remonstrance of Nehe-
niah Poland against Hiram Bliss, Jr., occupy
ng seat in this House, but as it had no father
he gentleman who presented it knowing moth i
ng about 1t, it was indefinitely postponed.
MI Robe of Gorham presented an order
falling on the State Superintendent of Schools i
or a report of his examinat alton, as directed nv
he last Legislature, in regard to another Nor
nal School for the western portion of the state 2
Mr.. Bliss of Washington offered an order =
ooking to an amendment of chap 2O7 of the O
avs of 1874 relating to railroad crossings.
Mr.. Woodcock of Princeton presented an Or =
Ter looking to common schools supported by a
Individuals in unorganized townships, receiy-
ng share of the school fund same as towns Z
low do. y
Mr. Drinkwater of Ellsworth presented the
GLOWING order:
Ordered, That the committee on financial
fairs inquire into the expediency of discon- 4
inulng the State College Of Agricultural and
he Mechanic Arts, and Of dividing its perma-
tent fund equally between Bowdoin Colby and
sates Colleges on condition that said colleges
stablish and maintain department of agri-
ulture ana forever give free tuition therein to
IL students resident in Maine who NAV apply "
heretor, and also give free instruction in ali Ii
ranches taught 10 above named colleges tn D
tudents now in the State College. for the re-.
lainder of their college course.
The order on motion of Mr. Parkhurst of
1arysville was laid on the table and ordered to
@ printed. Fl
Committee on legal affairs reported ought | Il
OF to pass on House bill No. relating to L
auper settlements, aad leave to withdraw on II
clifton to oblige landowners to build and y
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