The Portland daily press., 1878-01-10
Fifty-Seyenth Legislature.

Special to the Press.]
AUGUSTA, Jan. g.
SENATE.
President Vinton called the Senate to order
at 10 o'clock, and the Divine blessing was in
voked by Rev. Mr.. Sargent of Augusta.
House papers were passed in concurrence.
The annual report of the Insurance Com.
missioner was presented and referred.
The Standing Committees of the Senate were
appointed as follows:
On E,grossed BulS-Maltin OF Knox, Nash of
Washington, Bragdon of Hancock, Hassell Of Plscat
Davis of Cumberland, Hobson of York. Boardman
of Waldo, Bartlett of Somerset, Morrison of Frank
lin, Phillips of Penobscot.
On Bills an the Second Reading -Moody of York.
Moulton of Oxford, sumner of Washington, Totman
Of Somerset, Drake of Penobscot, Tolman of Cum
berand, Cobb of Androscoggin, Learned of Waldo
Grindle of Hancock, Wood ward of Lincoln Ferguson
of York, Rogers OF Sagadahoc.
Senator Phillips of Penobscot, presented
the petition of Rawson Lufkin and 46 others.
to prohibit fishing in Brewer and Fields ponds
in Orrington, for certain time
Mr.. Phillips of franklin, introduced bill to
establish Municipal Court in the town of
Pennington.
Senator Bailey offered a bill repeating chap.
1872 of the Public Laws of 1877, relating to the
taIaton of personal estate
An order was presented by Senator Neatly
that the Committee on the Judiciary inquire
into the expediency of SO amending chap %
of the Public Laws of 1877, Gan act to amend
sec. 80 chap 4, of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to elections" as to define more clearly the
duties of the Governor and Council in counting
the returns of votes cast for Senators and Rep.
resentatves in the Legislature, and prevent any
infringement of the constitutional right of each
House to determine as to the election and quail
ifcations of its members.
HOUSE.
Met as per adjournment. Prayer by Rev.
Mr. Drew of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con.
currence
Messrs. Phinney of Jay, Smith of Litchfield,
Webb of Deer Isle, Shapleigh of Kittery, and
Flynn of South Berwick, were joined to the
Senate Committee on Year Book.
Bills, petitions, &C., presented and REFEREED
To repeal chap. 1877 of the laws of 1877 relating
| to tax on personal property; to prevent throw
| ing refuse into Pattens' pond stream; to
| build bridge over Isaac Martins stream; that
| Hurricane Island be set off from Vinalhaven;
L tudb L. W. IOrtbF u6 T6imDurS6Q I0F money
| paid for subsistence of men, for deeds of lots of
| state land to John ST. John. to Geo. Wall, to
| j. E. Weston, to Reed, to Scott to Merriam, to
Haines; for appropriation to build road through
l Nos. 3 and in Somerset county; for amend.
ment OF law relating to ways; for aid of Child
| ren's Home in Bangor; for aid of Maine Gen
| eral Hospital 10 Portland; for appointment of
| Thos. Merchant as ferryman between Hancock
| and Sullivan; for reduction of rate of D assage
| between Hancock and Sullivan, etc.; for an
| amendment of the city charter of Ellsworth
to prohibit the throwing of slabs, sawdust aud
other refuse into the Kennebec river; to extend
the close time of trout fishing; to annex the
| town of Roxbury to Mexico and Andover; to
abate the state tax of Hawesville; bill entitled
"rhe iusolvent laws of Maine; 10 repeal the
| act of Feb. a. 1875, relating to sheriff's fees
for the protection of shore fisheries; to grant
| certain privileges on Square pond to Thomas
| Goodale; for appropriation for road in King.
| field, etc.
Messrs. Pillsbury of Lewiston, Murray Of
| Pembroke, Buck of Orland, Strickland Of
Bangor, Blunt of Skowhegan. Dickey of Fort
Kent, and Hall of Oxford, were made com.
mittee on the part of the House. with such as
| the Senate may join, on temperance and the
prohbtory law.
By Mr.. Adams of Deering:
Ordered, That the Committee on Judiciary
inquire into the expediency and justice of SO
amending the law relating to the arrest of
debtors that the poverty of the honest debto
may not subject him to punishment as tho ugh
he wers criminal, and report by bill or other
wise.
After the passage of unimportant routine Or
ders the House adjourned