Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-02-14

SENATE.
The Senate Judiciary Committee re-
ported resolve to purchase 500 copies
of PIaisled and Applelton's Digest of the
Maine Reports which was read and as.
signed.
Senator Stevens presented bill add.
tional. establishing Superior Court in
Kennebec County. 1t gives the Supreme
Court exclusive jurisdiction in Capital
cases and also provides for Clerk.
The bill appropristing the sum of
$40 200 for the Maine State Prison upon
its passage to be engrossed was dis
cussed by several Senators and finally
laid upon the table.
The bin providing for a uniform
scale of logs was taken from the table,
discussed and laid over until tomorrow.
The Senate spent tie afternoon in dis
cussion of the Burlcigh Madigan Elec.
ton case without coming TO any decis-
ion. Senators Haynes and Davis IA
vored the seating of Mr.. Burleigh. and
Senators Martin and Stevens spoke i'm
favor of Madigan.
Passed to be engrossed: Bill relating
to appreuticins boys from the Reform
School; 10 encourage means of extin-
gushing fires: 10 amend the city charter
OF Calais; to amend law relating 10
Jailors fees; for training of teachers
for schools of Madawaskeag; resolve
in favor Of Portland public library.
The bill TO prohibit porgv fishing, was
called up, aud tabled till tomorrow.
The bill to Establish the new Normal
School at Gorham was called up and
put on its passage.
The House passed the bill to provide
for better education of teachers in the
Madawa Dist. in the English language.
II has been found that tin MANY of the
schools that the Roman Catholic Cathc-
cism was the only book used and that in
the French language.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The Executive Council to-day submit
ted the following questions 10 the Su-
pteme Court. Il person found in an un-
incorporated place in need of relief hav-
ing no house, or place Of residence in
such uniucorporated place, but is Their,
for some temporary purpose only, with
III the meaning OF sec. -, chap. "a, re-
yised statutes: Ifsuch person is relieved
BY the oldest adjoining incorporated
town and he has no legal statement in
this State, and has not lived in the town
furnishing relief, is such town entitled
10 be reimbursed by the, State tor the re-
lief furnished under the statute afore-
said, and act OF 1874, chap. 230?
VIM. q. Brown, Treasurer of Mon.
mouth, was arraigned in the Municipal
Court charged with embezzling money
belonging to the town. He was ordered
to find sureies in the sum of $4,000
for appearance at the NJ arch term OF the
Supreme Judicial Court. He found sur
cites. The amount of the funds embez-
zled is variously stated at from 5000 10
$1,000, but Mr.. Brown asserts that he
will be able to SETTLE accounts fully be-
fore the March term OF Court. The
Committee on Finance had under con-
sideration, proposition 10 reduce the
number of Il. II. Commissioners from
three 10 one. They will probably re-
port the measure.
Mrs. Anna c. Garlsu of Providence,
Il. L., addressed the Judiciary Commit
tee this evening on the proposition to
give women the right of suffrage. Rev..
DIR. Quimby, and Hon. Joshua Nye,
appeared on the same side, and II. b.
Cleayes, Esq, of Portland made a few
remarks in opposition.