The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-12
Fifty-Seventh Legislature.
SENATE.
Especial to the Press.1

Especial to the Press.J
AUGUSTA, Jan IL.
The Senate was opened at 10 q. m with pray
er by Rev. H. w. Tilden of the Baptist Church
of Augusta.
The House papers were passed in CONCUR
renee excepting the apothecary's bill, so called,
which come from the House referred to the
committee on the judiciary, was referred in
non-concurrence to that on temperance.
Petitions, bills. sc, presented and referred:
VI the citizens OF Augusta to amend city char
ter so as to abolish the Common Council; to
amend chap. 124, sec. is of the revised statutes
relating to camp meetings; of Joseph G. Deer
Ing and 100 other citizens of Saco for amend
ment of city charter tit abolishes the Common
Council), and of J. A. Berry and 10 others in
aid OF the same; of M. G. Walker and others to
abolish the organization of No. 6 Plantation ;
of the citizens of Saco that the liquor traffic
may be declared felony; of j. G. Mayo and
others for the renewal of the charter of the
Piscatsquis Central Railroad, which was grant
ed in 1872; bill to increase the capital stock of
the Augusta Water Power Co. $25,00O making
it $50, 900.
An order was introduced to prevent the
throwing of slabs and other refuse lumber into
the Kennebec river.
The secretary was ordered to prepare the
usual journal of Senate proceedings.
The report of the board of visitors of the
Maine General Hospital was taken from the ia.
BILE on motion of Mr.. Nealley and referred to
the committee on financial affairs.
The annual report of the bank examiner was
presented and referred to the committee on
banks and banking; also the report of the Pas
samaquody Indians, which went to the commit
tee on Indian affairs
Gen. Cilley informed the Senate that he &C.
cepted the office of Acknowledgement.
Senator Bailey of Cumberland presented the
following resolve, which was laid on the table
and ordered printed:
Whereas the people of the State Of Maine believe
IN a sound currency, and that no CURRENCY is sound
unless 1T be upon gold basis that any attempt to
displace gold and substitute silver anything else
in lieu thereof, is fraught with every conceivable
evil, dangerous to puolc and private credit disas-
tr0us to business, injurious to ali classes and eapec-
tally to the laboring classes; therefore
ReSotUed, That our Senators and Representatives
In Congress in their well directed efforts to defeat
the passage OF any and all bills the tendency OF which
is thus to demoralze the currency are but piyino
voice to the well settled convictions Of the people Of
this State.
The bill to establish ferry between Sedge
wick and Deer Isle was referred to the Hancock
delegation by the House, but the Senate non
eoncurred and,referred it to committee on com.
merce
Adjourned to Monday next at D. NJ
HOUSE.
prayer by Rev. Mr. Curtis of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
Bills, petitions, &C., presented and REFERRED
That the liquor traffic be declared felony; to
ROY and Oh e
cooperating the Norway Branch r. r. Co. Tex
tends time OF locality to '79); of John j. Perry
relating to Imprisonment of poor debtors; re-
lating to the new Law for division line fences;
to set off that part of the town of Berwick
lying south east of the B. & M. extension and
annex it to South Berwick; to incorporate the
plantation of Castle Hill; to protect shore
fisheries from porgy fishes; to organize the
Fairfield Boom Co. !; resolve in favor OF Frank
lin Simmons (grants $4,000 due on statue OF
Gov. King, be made for State); bills and petit
tions vesting the franchise of Merry Meeting
bridge in Sagadahoc county; to prohibit porgy
fishing; to authorize sale Of Union Meeting
House 10 Vassalboro; to prohibit the throwing
OF edglngs, etc into the waters of Kennebsc
river, also Wiscasset herbor; for Superior
Court in kennebec county; for Mineral sur
!. S. Ames, s.. j. Higgins, N. Turner, L. E.
Sprague, Z. /. Daniels and J. Allen; of town
Oh Mapleton for appropriation of $500 10 aid in
building bridge over Presqne Isle stream; of
Hannah Sampson and H. S. G rompk us for
lumber seized and sold by land agent; for
bridge over Fish river; for bridge on Possynal
stream at Frenchville; for extension OF steam
boat charter on Aroostook river; act to smend
act incorporating Evans Rife Co for bounty
on bears.
Orders were passed looking to the removal of
double taxation; to allow parties to civil suits
testify in all cases. relative to board Of persons
in county jail; relating to disclosures: to the
suppression of the tramp nuisance, and to an
nual elections.
Adjourned to Monday at D. m.