The Portland daily press., 1879-02-28
MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE.

MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE
This bill came from the Senate passed to be en-
crossed The House receded and coneurred, and
Passed the bill to be engrossed.
TOW BOATS.
The bill to regulate and define the liabilities OF
masters ar owners of tow boats was taken from the
table and indefinitely postponed-5i to 2i.
LIME ROCK AND SLATE.
An act relating to lime rock and slate-to amend
chap 81 soc. g. of the public laws of 1s7S-was TAX
en- from the table and passed to be engrossed.
STATE ENGROssING.
An Older was passed directing the Secretary OF
State to employ other parties to assist in engrossing
if the parties caunot complete it so as to adjourn
Friday evening
Bill reducing the maximum of poll tax from So to
$2 reported by minority Of the Judiciary Commit
tee was taken from tie table, ,cussed and the mi
nority report was acceped-63 yeas, 60 nays. Laid
aside for special assignment.
| SHERIFF ENFORCEMENT ACT.
The bill to repeal chap 81 of the Jaws Of 1872, en-
titled an act relating to the duties of sherfs and
county attorneys. was taken up,
Mr.. Andrews favored the bill in the interests of
temperance.
MIR. Dana gave the expense CT sheriffs in Cumber-
land county.
MI. ferry Ia70red repeal,
Mr. Rice said the law would be be better enforced
without this act.
Mr.. 1ngraham gave the figures Of expense iii Cum.
berland county for fees of shertfs as $769l.
Mr.. Boynton said the sherifs enforcement act was
an insult to the people of Maine.
Mr.. Jones of Lewiston said the law worked we'll
except in Cumberland and Penobscot and more
money was collected by it. He advised these coun-
| ties to elect honest men.
Mr.. Harrington said it was troublesome law, but
it troubled rumseers more than any other class.
Mr.. Perry thought the law was in the interest OF
| officers and not of temperance.
MIR. Brown said he was a Temperance man, e:c.
Was in favor of repeal of the law. He spoke of
| the abuse of the act.
Mr.. Wilson said the law was enacted not in the in
! terest of law but of politics.
MIR. Pickard said the bill was blind thing any
| way, and he wanted the act it proposed to repeal
read
MIR. Woodbury. said the law worked admirably in
his county; they had no use for it.
A motion TO indefinitely postpone was lost-6l
yeas, 6S nays.
Mr.. Harrington moved that il be referred to the
| next Legislature.
Mr.. Hutchinson said he hoped the bill would be
referred. He spoke of the beneficial effects of the
! law in his county.
Mr. Pickard said he was elected as tax payer and
came here to reduce taxation and not to trouble the
temperance laws.
Mr.. Taylor said he was elected by Democrats,
Greenbackers and Republicans, and was in favor Of
| repeating the act.
Mr. Spaulding said the law worked well in his
| county.
Mr., Thomas of Yarmouth thought the members Of
this House not ready to attact the temperance
| legislation of the state.
Mr. Hall of Alfred thought this thing had been
| sprung upon the members and that the matter
| should go over.
The motion resulted 65 yeas. Ga nays, and the bill
was referred to the next Legislature.
Afternoon Session.
POLL TAX.
The bill to reduce the maximum of poll tax 10 50
was again taken up, debated and motion to inde-
fnitely postpone was lost-65 to 66. A motion to
refer to the next Legislature prevailed-eS to g.
ENGRossED.
The bill to incorporate the Crumple Club with
Warren Noyes, Joseph N. Martin, Allen H. Moul-
ton, Cyrus M. Wormell, John c. Dennis, George C.
Cobb, Fred. w Noyes, A. j. Church and w. w,
Thomas, DR., as corporators, came from the Senate
passed to be engrossed, and was passed to be en-.
| crossed in concurrence.
/ AiS oAh w piofluc part expenses OF the
government was passed to be engrossed.
The bill providing for commission on porgy fish
ing indefinitely postponed in the House, came from
the Senate passed to be engrossed The House in
sisted and appointed conerees
The bill to incorporate the Moosehead Lake Tele-
graph Company, in new draft was passed to be en-
crossed in concurrence with the Senate.
FREE HIGH SCHOOL.
bill came from the Senate providing that any
town may establish not exceeding two high schools
and raise money for their support and was passed
to be engrossed in concurrence.
The normal school resolve came from the Senate
with an amendment making the snm $40 900 instead
of $15,O00 MIR. Ives thought reasonableyreduction
from last year might be made Mr.. Guptil said re-
form schools should have $22,5O0 Mr.. Boynton
would go for the full amount, and would if it were
$4,000 more, it came out of the school fund and
would be squandered if not used in normal schools.
Mr. Wilson was opposed the Senate amendment.
Other gentlemen spoke on the question. An amend
ment was proposed making the amount $4,000 The
amendment was adopted, and the bill passed to be
engrossed, 101 yeas, 20 nays.
Evening Session.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
l. Bill to abolish Imprisonment for debt of 4h July
next was presented.
COUNTY ESTIMATES.
The committee on county estimates reported as
sessng tax on the counties of the State as follows
and the same passed: Androscoggin $50 900; Aroos-
took, $1200O Cumberland, $35 900; Franklin, $1,000;
Hancock, $4,000; Knox, $4,000; Kennebec, $780,
600; Lincoln, $4,000; Oxford, $11 900; Penobscot,
$i2,5O0; Pscataqus, $4,000; Sagadadoc, Sl6,50O;
Somerset, 0.5Oo Washington, $16,OoO Waldo, ,S14,-
500; York, $26,0OO.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
The Legislature will adjourn finally on SATURDAY,