The Portland daily press., 1879-01-29

co,,., .,+o,,., Salaries ssde Reductions p
County Treasurer. ............... 800 $50
Registerof Probate. ............. $40 200
Judge OF Probate. ................ 600 100
Messenger and Superintendent of
buildings ....................... S0U l50
The Clerk Of Courts and the Register of Deeds
will be cut down in the same proportion.
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. %.
The bill an act to extend the time for taking
smelts in the Penobscot river and tributaries was
laid on the table on motion of Mr.. Patten.
The resolve providing for the conveyance of lands
under contract to settlers amended SO as to fur
ther guard the state from any claim for excess of
road labor performed by settlers, and passed to be
engrossed.
Senators Thomas and Barker made remarks ex-
panatory Of the resolve, in which Mr.. Barker advo-
Gated taking measures to request the e. & N. A.
Railway Co. to open its lands received from the state
to settlers in compliance with the act under which
they were granted.
The resolve in favor of Frederick Thurlough reim-
bursting him for stumpage cut by trespassers his
lot and collected by the state, indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. Vinton called up the bill to incorporate the
Maine Ice Co. at Boothbay, removed his objection
and it passed to be engrossed in concurrence.
Senator Ellis from the civil service committee re.
ported resolve that the Secretary of State hereaf
ter furnish but two boxes Of stationery to the
bers of the House and Senate and no other perqus-
ties whatever, also supply committees, clerks, and
the several departments, keeping detailed state
ment of all stationery purchased and distributed by
him. The report was accepted and the resolve Or
dered printed.
A petition of Alonzo Richardson of Skowhegan for
biennial sessions and reduction of the number of rep
resentatives to the Legislature, was presented by
Mr. Parlin,
The committee on legal affairs were directed by an
order presented by Senator Redlon to consider the
propriety of amending chap of r. S., relating to
the opening Of roads in unincorporated places.
The bill authorizing the construction of an aque-
duct in Stenben, recommitted, was reported in
new draft, read and assigned.
HOUSE.
Acts relating to the Union Water Power Co: to
incorporate the Circuit Court law library an act to
repeal an act prohibiting the taking of pickere in
certain waters IN the county of Piscataqus were &C
cepted in concurrence with the Senate, read twice
and tomorrow assigned.
communication was received from the Secretary
Of State, transmitting schedule of the public prop.
erty in his hands. Tabled and ordered printed.
Mr.. Boynton of Bangor presented bill to moor
porate the Me0sehead Lake Telegraph Company
Cline to extend from Bangor to the Mount Kineo
Heuse.)
An order was passed providing that on and after
January 3oth the House shall meet at o'clock a. m.
Mr.. Harrington introduced an order providing that
the House Journals to be printed be bound in paper
and stated that the whole expense OF printing 200
copies would be $3.50, while 400 copies would cost
only $500.
Rrnun In oh fba No.
65 to 81
The following bills were reported from committees
and had two readings: To prevent the taking of
fish in Gay brook in Casco for term of years; act to
make valid the doings of Chapman plantation in the
county Of Aroostook additional relating to trustee
process. minority report9 1t provides that no per-
son or corporation shall be adudged trustee by rea.
son of any amount due from him or them to the
principal defendant for his personal labor Bill in
relation to trespass came up on its third reading
Mr.. Pickard moved to indefinitely postpone. Lost.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
The druggists bill taken from the table and as
signed to Thursday of next week.
Bill relating to Referees was taken from the table,
Mr.. Hutchinson explained the provisions of the
bill.
Mr.. Brown favored it and Messrs. Dickey and Rice
opposed. Mr. Perry spoke in favor of the bill. The
bill provides that where both parties agreed any
case may be taken out of court and referred to re-
fsrees appointed by the judge; the expense of the
referees to be paid by the county, After long dis
cussion the bill was passed to be engressed.
At II 80 the salary bill came up in the House by
special arrangement.
Mr.. Wilson of Thomaston offered the following
amendment: That the salary of the Governor be
$500; Adjutant General $1,000; Clerk $1,000. Also
amendment limiting the number OF justices of the
Supreme Judicial Court to seven, they die resign
or time expires, and making the compensation of
Railroad Commissioners and Insuran Commission
er $1,000.
Mr.. Harrington offered an amendment making the
salary of Deputy Secretary of State $1,000; Bank
Examiner $780, That the Librarian and Superin-
tendent Ct public buildings be one person, and the
salary $500 that the clerk hire of Secretary of State
Office shall be $500.
Mr.. Dickey offered an amendment making the
ealary Of Attorney General $500.
These amendments were ordered printed and the
bill laid upon the table for that purpose.
Adjourned.