The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-09

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and Council. The building is to be of sufficient
capacity for 400 patients and. $125,0O is appro-
priated for land and building purposes.
Committee reports: Ought to pass bill to
amend city charter of Augusta-abolishes
common council; bill on petition of Ellis Golf
and others for a canal from Sebago Lake to
Grants Falls; bill to allow the Presumpscot
Water Power Co. to build dam at the outlet
of Sebago pond; resolve in favor of st. Eliza
beth orphan asylum, Portland-sppropriate
$4,000; bill to incorporate the Machias Tele-
graph Co; ought Lot to pass resolve on petition
of Chas. Savage iustruc.ing our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to favor recp-
rocity treaty with the Dominion of Canada.
Bill to amend an act Incorporating the An
droscoggin Water Power Company was re-
ferred to the next legislature; also claim of w.
N. Quinn.
BENZ. Smith was granted leave to withdraw
on petition for pension.
Final reports were made by the committee
on interior waters; claims; pensions; federal
relations; Reform School, prison; Indians; ed
ucation and counties.
The bill repeating the dog law was taken up,
the minority report adopted, and Monday next
assigned.
Bill to prevent throwing slabs into Kennebec
river was assigned for Monday.
Passed to be Engrossed-Bil to abolish the
organization OF plantation No. 6, in the county
OF FRANKLIN; resolve requesting the attorney
general to inquire into the management of the
Maine Industrial School for Girls; in favor Of
the town of Maysvlle; making appropriations
for the Penobscot tribe of Indians; in favor of
freeman Hayden; in favor of Fred Barker;
authorizing the conveyance of a lot of land in
Crystal plantation; in favor of Shepard 1. Hig-
gins; in favor of VIM. Reed; in favor of Ezekiel
Levasseur; in favor of John S. Arnold; in favor
of Cyrus 7. Daniels; IN favor of Chas. G. Lib
by; in favor of Lydia A. Daniels; in favor of
l. d. and I'll. 2. Todd; in favor of James E,
Holmes: in favor of Jeremiah Grouse; in favor
OF Henry 9. Spooner; in favor of Charles f.
Collins; bill to incorporate the Square Pond
Reservoir Co: to prevent the taking of fish
from Dexter pond for the term of three years;
to amend chap. 120 of the special laws of 1872,
entitled an act to incorporate the Penobscot
Central Railroad Co; to incorporate the Bangor
Board of Trade.
Adjourned to Monday at p. m.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Curtis of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currencs except the Committee on Education's
report and the per capita tax, which was not
accepted.
Mr.. Adams of Deering presented an order
excusing George W. Coffin from further atten-
dance on the House on account of sickness.
Committee on Fisheries reported leave to
withdraw on petition of parties to prohibit por-
gy fishing with seines and minority report
was presented with the bill, which was ordered
printed; bill to protect sturgeon IN Kennebec
river
Committee on Military Affairs reported re-
solve to allow cannon to remain at PASSPORT;
resolve in favor of Female Orphan Asylum of
Portland ($40O), and resolve in favor of Ban
gor Children's Home (S1OOO).
Interior Waters Committee reported bill to
authorize parties to navigate BY steam waters
in Fayette, Mount Vernon and Wayne; leave
to withdraw on petition for ferry between Ban
gor aud Veazie: to prevent throwing mill re-
fuse in Patten Pond Stream; to prevent throw
ing refuse in tributaries of Wilson Pond, Au-
burn; bill to improve Soudehunk stream for
logging.
Committee on Education reported bill for
training of teachers for Madawaska schools;
bill establishing Normal School at Gorham
bill relating to schools in Madawaska.
Committee on State Prison reported resolve
authorizing appointment of delegate to the
International Prison Congress.
Committee on Judiciary reported bill to
amend city charter Of Calais; bill relating to
taxation of mining and smelling works; bill
relating to punishment of insurance agents for
embezzlement; legislation inexpsdient on Or
der making labor and supply lien on vessels;
bill to encourage means of extinguishing fires
(exempts part of water power company's prop
erty from taxaton)
Committee on Legal Aft airs reported ought
not to pass on bill relating to action between
husband and wife; also minority report with
bill was presented and ordered printed.
Committee on Claims reported resolve in fa-
vor of Peter Murphy, ct. ais.
Committee on Temperance reported ought
not to pass on druggists bill, tabled; minori-
ty of one reported in favor of bill and it was
ordered printed.
Bill to set off part of Parkman and annex to
Guilford, bill to set off part of Oxford Village
Corporation, resolve in favor of joint standing
committee on agriculture, were passed to be en-
crossed.
The resolve in favor of town of Ashland was
taken from the table and put on its passage to
be engrossed. After little discussion it was
lost on a vote of 105 to 20.
The Committee on County Estimates amend
ed their report by raising the Knox county esti-
mate to $4,000, and it was passed to bs en-
crossed.
Mr.. Dana Of Portland, moved to reconsider
the vote whereby resolve in favor of French
vile was refused a passage to be engrosssd.
Lost.
Mr.. Weeks Of Augusta, called the resolve ia
favor of road from Kingfeld to Eustis, from
the table. After little discussion the resolve
was lost-69 to 40.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Honlton, called his order
from the table discontinuing the off of In
surauce Commissioner, which the Senate iudefi.
nitely postponed, and moved the House insist
on It's former vote.
Mr.. Briggs of Auburn, moved the House re-
cede and concur.
Mr.. Woodbury. supported his motion.
Mr.. Bliss of Washington, spoke in support of
the order as reasonable one, and that the peo-
Pile would expect the House to consider it.
Mr.. Pillsbury spoke in favor of concurrence
with the Senate, as this matter has been inves-
tigated every year for three years with the same
result. The motion to recede and concur was
lost.
The House insisted on its former vote, and |
appointed Messrs. Woodbury., Young and Smith |
Of Waterville. Adjourned.
MINOR TELEGRAMS.
On the 1st Of March the color of the Hyannis |