The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-06

breeding of trout in Perkins brook, in North
Berwick Wells and Sanford in the county of
York; for further protection and propagation of
cells 10 Damariscotta river and pond; resolve in
favor of Barring and Ho9iton road across Indian
township apd Grand Lake stream road, Wash
ington county; bill for the protection of smelts
in Bagaduce river and its tributaries, in Han
cock county; authorizing the location Of a high
way over the tide waters of Georges river in
Thomaston; to create q lien on hemock bark:
to amend chap. ia public acts of 1876, relating
to the settlement of public lands; to encourage
the development of the mining interests of the
state.
All bills and resolves passed to be engrossed
previous TO this date have been enacted.
HOUSE.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Sargent of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con.
currence.
Bills, Petitions, &C., Presented-A large num-
Der of remonstrances were presented against
the druggist bill, and against the kennebec
slab and edging bill; also memorial from the
Industrial School for GIRLS at Hallowell.
The committee on agriculture reported ought
to pass on bill to promote planting of forest
trees.
The committee on interior waters reported
leave to withdraw on petition to control the wa
tiers of Swift river.
Passed to be Engrossed-Blll relating to pow
er of coroners; bill relating to duties of county
attorneys; bill relating to corrupt agreements
by attorneys; bill to incorporate the st. Crolx
Lake Dam Company; bill relating to right Of
plantations to receive state school money; bill
to protect fish in Wither's pond, Dover; bill to
amend the law of roads; bill relating to actions
of tort; bill relating to Kennebec dam at Au-
gusta: bill to abolish organization of Planta-
ton No. 6, Franklin county; bill relating to
limerick or slate.
Mr.. Bird of Rockland called the bill incor-
poratlng Ward as town from the table and
moved its indefinite postpon ement.
Mr.. Bliss moved it lay on the table to Thurs
day. Lost.
Mr.. Birds motion prevailed and the bill was
| indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Browne of Bowdoinham
the Merrsmeeting bridge bill was taken from
the table and put on its passage.
Mr.. Lancaster of Wiscasset opposed the bill
as not just to the small towns.
| Mr.. Browne supported the bill as matter oil
importance to the county and Community.
| Mr.. Partridge of Whitefield moved to amend
by making two-thirds vote of the county nee
essary instead of majority as the bill propos-
| es
Mr.. Browne opposed the amendment ss
without precedent or reason.
| Mr.. Yonng of Brunswick favored the amend
ment.
Mr. Pillsbury of Lewiston thought tbs
amendment improper. l. gives one man ovel
| third control of one less than two-thirds.
Mr.. Parlin of Arson spoke strongly 10 op
position to the bill aud in favor of the amend
| ment.
Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent, member of the
committee, favored the bill and hoped the
amendment which is designed to kill the bill
will not pass.
Mr.. Moor of Thomaston thought that The
amendment should be defeated as majority
of the votes in this case oath and Bowdoin
ham) pay three-fourths or more of the taxes.
Mr.. Pailin supported the amendment.
MI. Strickland of Bangor opposed the amend
ment and supported the bill.
Mr.. Kimball of Bath gave statistics in sup
port of the bill showing that Bath and Bow
doinham will have to pay four-ffths of The
cost. The amendment will kill the bill prac.
tically,
Mr.. Bliss of Washington favored the bill and
opposed the amendment.
The amendment was lost-57 to AZ. A mo
ton to indefinitely postpone was lost
The bill was passed to be engrossed.
The bill making a bounty on bears was in
definitely postponed on motion of Mr.. Winslov
| of Portland.
Several resolves appropriating money fo
roads in Aroostook were assigned to Friday.
An order looking to abolishing the Office oil
Insurance Commissioner and transferring the
duties of said Office to the Secretary of State
and Treasurer,was passed. Adjourned.