The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-13
Fifty-Seventh Legislature.
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SENATE,

Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. IL.
Senate met at the usual hour, and Rev. Mr..
Upiohn of Augusta, oficiated as Chaplain.
House papers were passed in concurrence.
House resolve fixing Friday next as the day
for final adjournment was tabled on motion of
Mr.. Bailey.
The bill relating to corrupt agreements by at
torneys and others, which was recommitted BY
the House, was recommitted in concurrence.
Senator Sumner presented a resolve to appro-
pirate the sum of $4,000 for the use of the Or
phsn Asylum at Bath.
Mr.. Cobb from the Committee on the Insane
Hospital, reported in new draft the bill pro-
which was tabled.
Tbs Senate indefinitely postponed bill grant
ing the use of two cannon to Eastport; also to
amend sec. 4S, chap. IS, R. s., relating to high
way taxes.
The resolve 10 favor of st. Elzabeth's Or
phau Asylum of Portland, was tabled.
The Judiciary Committee reported resolve
to purchase 500 copies of Plaisted and Apple
toms Digest of the Maine Reports, which was
read and assigned.
Senator Stevens presented bill additional es-
tablishing Superior Court in Kennebec couu-
ty. 1t gives the Supreme Court exclusive ia.
risdcton in capital cases, and also provides for
clerk.
Final reports were made by the Committe,
on Agriculture and the Library.
The hill 6v;pr fba solorr &c A.
Commissioners at $1,000 each was taken from
the table and an amendment offered making it
$1,000. Pending the adoption of the amend
ment it was laid on the table.
The bill providing for uniform scale of logs
was taken from the table, discussed and laid
over until tomorrow.
Passed to be Engrossed-Bill to prevent the
throwing of refuse lumber into Patterns pond
stream IN Surry. Hancock county; bill to pro-
vide for the Improvement of Souedehunk stream
for log driving; bill to authorize Abial ID.
Knapp q Co. to navigate Androscoggin pond
and Dead river. Wings pond in Wayne, Love.
Joys pond in Wayne, Readfield and Fayette,
Orotchet pond in Readield, Fayette and Mt
Vernon BY steam; bill for the protection of
sturgeon in the waters of the Kennebec river
and its tributaries; bill to amend chap 25S of
the Public Laws of 1874, entitled San act relat-
ing to taxation Of railroad companes"; bill to
make valid the acts of the Lyndon Union Meet
ing house Association of Caribou; bill to set off
part OF the town of Parkman and annex the
same to the town of Gulford; bill to set off GER
tain property from Oxford Village Fire Engine
corporation; resolve relsting to the claim of
Peter Murphy and Thomas Kennedy; resolve
laying tax on the several counties of the state;
resolve authorizing the appointment of a dele
gate to the International Prison Congress; in
FAVOR OF D. W. Stratton; in favor of town of
Deering: relating to Perham plantation; for
repairing bridge over Molunkus stream in Mac.
wahoc plantation; bill additional to chan 10 of
the Public Laws of 1875. relating to the taxa
ton of railroad companies; bill to amend chap.
2O4 public laws 1874, entitled an act relating to
ways across railroads; bill to more fully carry
out the proviso of section 10 of the act of Com
gress, chapter III of the acts of 1868, making
compensation for the lands assigned by Maine
to settlers.
The Senate next took from the calendar the
special assignment which was the report of the
Committee on the Senatorial vote for the Six
teenth District
Senator Martin moved to substitute the mi.
nority for the majority report, and upon this
question proceeded to address the Senate. sneak.
ing mainly upon the ineligibility of Mr.. Bur
leigh.
MIR. Haynes replied, but had not finished his
remarks at the hour of adjournment.
The Senate spent the afternoon in the discus.
sion OF the Burleigh-Madigan election case.
without coming to any decision. Senators
Haynes and Davis favored the seating of Mr.
Burleigh, and Senators Martin and Stevens
spoke in favor of Madigan.
HOUSE.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Adam, of
Augusta.
Papers from the Senate were disposed of In
concurrence.
bill to legalize the doings of o. B. Trott as
aJustice of the Peace in Gorham was referred.
The Committee on Legal Affairs reported a
bill for the protection of birds and game.
The Committee on Judiciary reported bill
relating to free high schools; bill relating to
mortgages of corporations ought to be passed;
bill relating to tax titles.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported
ought to pass on resolve for a commission of
three to revise the militia laws of the state.
The Committee on Financial Affairs report
ed resolve in favor of the Maine General
Hospital. [Appropriates $5OO0.]
Inc Committee on Railroads reported bill
70 authorize the Maine Central railroad to dis
continue the use of part of its track.
Passed to be Engrossed-Bill to incornor,to
Eairneid Boom Corporation; bill to epconraoe
the means OF extinguishing fires; bill relatins
TO apprenticing boys from the Reform School.
to amend the city charter of Calais: to amend
the law relating to jailOrs fees; TO prevent
throwing refuse in Wilson pond or tribntarias.
for training OF teachers for the schools of Mad.
awaska; resolve in favor of Portland Pnhlic
Library.
The bill to prohibit porgy fishing was called
up and tabled till tomorrow.
The bill to establish the new Normal School
at Gorham was called up and put on its pas
sage.
MIR. Pillsbury made an able argument in favor
of the proposed school.
Mr. Robe made on effective argument in fav-
or oil the bill, and presented the claims of the
western section of the state and hoped the bill
would pass.
MIR. Mayo of Eden made an earnest arou
ment in favor of Normal Schools and tho hon.
efts to the state. He hoped the bill vopld
pass.
Mr.. Austin of Milford favored the bill.
Mr.. Pierce of Portland spoke of the neces-
sity of this school for the benefit of the schools
IN that section of the state.
Mr.. Hill of Exeter supported the bill.
The bill passed-101 to 81 Adjourned.
Gldeon Welles' funeral will take place Thurs