The Portland daily press., 1879-02-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
The School Mill Tax.

AUGUSTA, Feb. II.
The Committee on Legal Affairs reported reference
to the next Legislature bill relating to practice
of medicine.
The Committee on Fisheries reported bill relating
to propagation of fish.
The bill relating to pigeon shooting came from the
House indefinitely postponed and was tabled.
The bill for the diversion of the mill tax from the
schools came up.
Mr.. Rogers presented an amendment that the tax
should be diverted but one year.
Mr.. Thomas presented an amendment providing
that one-half the amount of the mill tax, shall be
taken from the schools.
The porgy bill was assigned to Wednesday next.
HOUSE.
Ward Set of from R0ckIand-A Lively
Discussion ON the State Printing
In the absence Of Speaker Frank Hon. E. G. Far
rngton was chosen Speaker pro TEN.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Bill to amend chapter r. s. concerning laws:
bill to amend chap. IL of R. S. reducing Der
capital tax on schools; resolve for the i'm
provement of condition of female prisoners; bill re-
latng to recording liens real estate In registry sof
deeds; bill incorporating the Moose River Log Driy-
ing Company; bill to establish police court in the
city of Belfast and to repeal the municipal court; bill
fixing salaries of certain State officers; bill re-
relating to costs; bill allowing the charge Of tuition
in the Agricultural College; bill relating to hawkers
and pedders; bill to amend the insoivent law OF 1873
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The majority and minority reports on biennial ses-
sions, printed came up on tie first reading.
MI. Brown moved that the minority report be sub
sttuted for the majority, and that Thursday next az
9oclock be assigned for consideration.
Mr.. Wallace submitted minority with resolve
to abrogate the Executive Council and it was laid on
the table and ordered printed.
ENGRossED.
Bill to amend the law relating to crimipa,
prosecutions; bill additional to chapter 6 of the
B. R., relating to suits for lands sold for non paw
ment Of taxes; bill relating to auctions and auc-
tioneers.
WEST RocKLAND.
This matter came up as pending on adjournment
Saturday, Mr.. Rice's amendment to make new d.
vision line being the question under consideration.
Mr.. Rice explained the object OF his amendment was
to secure part of the quarries to the city.
MIR. Wiloughby spoke in favor of the amendment
Mr.. Weeks favored the ame ndment.
Mr.. Perry opposed the amendment and favored a
compromise amendment.
Mr.. Rice reflected severely on the means used bv
the opponents OF Lis amendment, and characterized
the proposed compromise as a cheat and fraud,
MIR. Smart favored the amendment.
The yeas and nays were ordered and the amend
ment was defeated yeays 80, naysS2.
MIR. Andrews offered an amendment, which was
defeated. .
An amendment relating to adjudication of oues
lions relating to division laws was adopted and the
bill passed to be eDgrossed.
SALARIES.
The bill relating to salaries was laid on the table
md az O n, oSe;op
sideration.
The bill relating to insurance was laid on the table
The bill to amend the act of 1873, relating to the
protection of fisheries, called up by Mr. Kimball
who explained the amendments proposed by him to
make the law more effective and to allow Inhabitants
of the State an opportunity to fish through the ice for
their own use but not for sale. The question was
debated by Messrs. Kmbal Pickard, Smith of Hodg-
den Colder. Vickery, Trueworthy, Laughton, Doug
lass Smart, Fennelly, Perkins and others, and the
bill was laid upon the table.
MT. Fox, from the Committee on Claims. reported
on the bill Of E. D. Wiggin, and reported resolve
appropriating $1,000. The report was laid on the
table and ordered printed.
An order was passed providing for two sessions
each day, commencing at O'Clock a. NJ. and @ 30
Pm
An order relating to the mileage of members was
laid over temporarily.
Afternoon Session.
OUR INSURANCE.
The bill to prevent our insurance, reported by
minority Of the committee on mercantile affairs was
taken from the table.
Mr.. Locke proposed an amendment providing that
no policy shall be invaiidated by not having the
clause provided by the bill written in or attached BY
slip. She bill committed to the judiciary COM
mittee.
The bill to repeal the act for the protection of pick
erel in Little Sebago Lake was called up, the title
amended and passed to be engressed.
The bill giving county commissioners jurisdiction
over ways was taken from the table and passed to be
engrossed. l
The fishery bill was taken from the table and
THURSDAY next assigned for further consideration.
Bill to prevent the use of language which If print
ed or written would be crimnally libelous was In.
definitely postponed. |
STATE PRINTING.
The majority and minority reports of the commit
tee on printing came up, the question being upon
substituting the minority for the majority report
Mr.. Perry spoke of the custom OF giving the con-
tract to the party organ. He said the bills had been
made and audited in loose manner. He criticized
several OF the items Of the business done heretofore
especially the eDgrossipg. He said the contracts
were virtually even. The principal points were that
py changing the contract wording, es to allow the
secretary OF State to contract for the printing of en-
crossed Dils, they saved $500, and in other ways
would save $500, and these were the principal reas
ons.
Mr.. Locke favored the minority report and was /
authorized to change the contract 60 that the word
ing shall be exactly like the other contract by SUBJ
stituting laws for the words Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Simpson said the contract with Sprague,
Owen & Nash included the engrossing, with E, F. |
Pillsbury & Co., did not.