The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
Fifty Seventh Legislature.
Especial to PIess,l
SENATE.

at 10 a. M, and Rev. DR.. Allen of Ha!lowell
officiated as Chaplain.
The insolvency bill came from the House
passed to be engrossed, and Mr.. Nealley moved
10 suspend the rules, which was carried, and
the bill was engrossed in concurrence.
Bill giving County Commissioners jurisdic-
ion over repairs of highways, which was pass
ed to be engrossed 10 the Senate, was returned
from the House Indefinitely postponed The
Senate insisted aud appointed Messrs Haynes,
Phillips aud Prince committee of conference.
Bill relating to suits for malpractice, which
the Senate engrossed, came from the House re-
fused a passage. The Senate voted to insist
and conference committee was appointed
On the dog law the Senate adopted the MI
nority report, which kept the law in force, and
amended the bill making it optional with towns
to license. The bill came back from the House,
that branch having adopted the majority re-
port The Senate coneurred with the House
and passed the bill to be engrossed. The bill
repeats the present dog law and allows towns
to use for any purpose the fund which has ac-
crued under the present law
The bill additional to an act ia aid of free
high schools-appropriatiug $4,000 from the
school fund-came up by assignment, the ques
ton being on the motion of Mr. Ferguson to re-
consider the motion whereby the Senate passed
the bill to be engrossed.
Senators Bragdon, Morrison and Davis spoke
in favor of reconsideration, AID Measrs Bailey
Nealley and Phillips opposed, and the motion
was lost by vote of II to Is.
Senator Prince presented the following re-
solve:
rIok III
shall appoint three commissioners, repre- senti1g
both political parties in the State, whose duty
1t shall be to take all necessary and suitable
means to ascertain how many and what aliens
and other persons not entitled to vote, were
borne upon the voting lists and were actually
present and voted at the last September cleo
ton in the towns and plantations Of Grand
Isle, Madawaska, Frenchville, Fort Kent,
Presq1e Isle, Fort Fairfield, Hamlip, Conner,
Van Buren,, Cyr. Eagle Lake, Wallagrass, st
John. st. Francis, and Pleasant Ridge in
Aroostook County, and who for this purpose,
shall have the authority to compel the attend
ance OF witnesses. Said commissioners TO re-
port the results of such investigation to the
Governor and Council before Aug. l, 1878.
The Legal Affairs Committee reported mex
pedient on resolve to regulate the survey of logs
on the Penobscot River and for the preserva-
ton of the records of the surveys. The COM
mittee made their final report and were dis
charged.
Passed to be Engrosse1-Rssolge relating to
Passamaquoddy Indians; bill to extend the ju-
risdiction of county commissioners; to authorize
the citizens OF Isle au Haut to allow their cat
tie to run at Large on the island; to amend chap
6 sec. % of the Revised Statutes relating 10 the
assessment and collection of taxes; to amend
chap. 232 Laws of 1874. relating to the collie
tion of taxes.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bill relating to juries,was indefinitely post
poned.
Passed to be Engrossed-Act defniniog quail
locations of town officers requiring selectmeD,
assessors, school committees TO he able to read
and write a legibie hand; act authorizing the
town of Brunswick to fund its debts; act au-
thorizing Gorham to transfer buildings and
raise money for normal schools; act to renew
justices executions; act to provide additional
act laying State tax; act requiring town author
tiles to see that suitable means be provided for
egress from public buildings.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Allen of Hallowel.
Papers from the Senate were passed IN con-
currence.
Mr.. Mclaughlin of Portland presented an
order that the Ways and Means Committee
lay tax of Al mills Instead of 4 mills. IL was
refused passage and the tax will remain at
mills.
Several members we're excused from further
attendance on the House.
The Committee on Finance reported ought
to pass on bill relating to Insurance Com mis-
sioners salary.
Mr.. Robbie of Gorham presented bill an act to
authorize citizens of Gorham to raise $4,000
or less for buildings for new Normal Schoo'.
Also bill to authorize the trustees of tie Cor
ham Seminary to transfer the property of said
school to the new Normal School, which were
passed to be engTossed under suspension of the
rules.
Mr.. Young of Brunswick presented bill to
authorize the town of Brunswick to fund its
debt and issue bonds therefor to the exten. of
$4,000. 1t was passed to be eugrossed under
suspension of the rules
The House concurred wi b the Senate amend
ments to the porgy bill and 1t was engrossed as
amended.
MIR. Hill of Exeter called for reconsdera
ton of TIE Thomaston bridge bill vote indefi-
nitely postponing tie same and spoke in sup.
port of his motion.
Mr. Moore of Thomaston spoke ably in oppo-
si.ion to the motion.
Mr.. White of Levant made strong speech in
favor of the motion.
The House voted to reconsider.
Mr.. Phinney of Jay moved its reference to
the next legislature with order of notice
Mr.. White objected and thought it pioperly
before the House.
Mr.. OrH OF Cushing supported the bill.
Mr.. Austin of Milford favored the bill.
Mr. Rowland of Ashland supported the bill.
Mr. Hill supported the bill.
Mr. Phinney's motion was LOST.
Mr.. Moore entered into an elaborate argu.
ment against the bill ana had The floor at al
journment 'sttss 'ttt-r.+t
AFTERNOON SESSION. -
The House refused to concur with the Senate
in passing the bill giving county commissioners
jurisdiction over the repair of ways
An act for the assessment of state tax for
1878 amounting to $S997l2 70, being mills on
the dollar of valuation, was passed to be en-
crossed.
Passed to be Engrossed The act repeating
the dog law; act requiring the town of Thomas.
ton to make free the bridge over Georges river
at that place; resolve appropriating $4,000 to
the Maine General Hospital; act additional to
amend city charter of Bath.
House adhered to its vote to indef nitoly post
pone the bill relating to suits for malpractice.
Resolve Tor commission to revise the militia /
laws was indefinitely postponed
The Judiciary Committee have reported fin
ally.
IN JOINT CONVENTION
In convention of both branches Rev. Ma
thaniel Butler, d. D., of Bangor, addressed |
the committee of the whole on the necessity of |
enlarged accommodations for the insane at |
the close of which resolution was passed rec |
ommending the subject matter to the most
favorable attention of the Legislature.
Tiiden Opposed 10 the Electoral B;ll.
New YORK, Feb 19-The louisville Con. |
ner-J ournsl says: &" In the end the complete |
history OF the Encouragement of the Demo |
cratic campaign after the election of Mr. Til. |
Den VIII unfold itself. 1t will then be found |
Inat MT Ilden himself was opposed to the /
electoral bill and made his opposition sufficient
~ distinct to Mr.. Hewitt; that Mr. Hewitt sup
pressed MT. Tiden's telegram and went ahead
in spite of his master, and that but what if was
unsafe to swap horses in the middle of the