The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-31

report Sought not to pass" in which the Senate oon-
Cured The House laid the report upon the table.
Leave to withdraw was reports on large number
of petitions thai paupers may be supported by the
State.
Remembrance Of Franklin Reed and 203 Others Of
Bath, of W. S. Marshall and SO others of North An
sou, of John NJ. Hubbard and 14O others of West
Waterve, all against the petition of z. Chaffee to
be relieved from building lock on the Kennebec
dam.
An act to provide weekly close time for salmon
and shad and some other fish. was referred to COM
mitee on fisheries. provides close time from Sat-
urday to Tuesday, weekly, from April 1, to July IS
Act relating to the duties of clerks, registers, &c.
of the State provides that they shall not act as
counsel in any case coming before their court.
Order by Mr. Pickard that the committee on edu-
cation inquire into the expedeDcy OF providing by
law that school districts may fix the salaries teach
ers and may vote respecting change of school text
books in their district.
The following reports from committees were made:
Resolve in favor of ST. Croix railway was referred
to the next legislature.
Bill act to equaize the tariff of freights and
passengers on railways; provides that any shipper
may select his route between Portland and Boston,
and that there shall be no discrimination in the
freight over the line transporting such freight to
Portland.
Passed to be e'agrossed: Act with regard to SER
vice OF preeepts upon deputy sherits act for build
booms. &c in the Andrascoggn river at Canton; act
exempting the Lewiston and Auburn railway from
State taxation act to incorporate the Abbott Bridge
Company: resolve to facilitate the settlement of the
public lands; bills and resolves passed be engross
ed yesterday, passed to be enacted, and naly;
bill authorizing any treasurer of State to amend his
record; bill to allow Rodney Brooks to navigate
Mattawamkeag lake by steam or horse power.
Bill relating to line fences was laid on the table
The unfinished business of yesterday SALARY billy
up in order. the question being on the amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Harrington of Fryeburg fix
ing the time when the bill shall take effect at March
1st The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Harrington from FryebuIg withdrew his
amendment of $1,000 for assistant secretary State,
and accepted the am ndment offered by the member
from Standish-S160O for clerk hire.
Mr.. Andrews of Cornish criticised the report Of
the committee very severely, and presented figures
to show the inconsistency Of their report.
Mr.. Dickey advocated his amendment leaving the
amount of clerk hire in the Office of secretary of state
and treasurer be left TO the Governor and Council
MIR. Brown Of Bangor defended the report of the
committee the amendment fixing the sum at s. 1900
for clerk hire in the secretary of states office instead
of $1,000 as reported by the committee was lost IL
to 81.
Mr.. Dickey's amendment that the number and
salaries of clerks be fixed by the Governor and Coun
Gil, Mr.. Harrington novel to amend by inserting.
"not to exceed $500"
MIR. Oingley of Auburn believed $1,000 was sufi-
Gent and believed in fixing it at that sum.
Mr.. Hinkley of Bluehil had lost confidence in
committees when four out of seven voted against
their own report.
Mr. IN,
would only quote from the language of Scion Chase
that, linen sometimes change their minds, mules
never.
The amendment of Mr.. Dickey, as amended by
Mr.. Harrington, was voted down-72 to IS.
DIR. Hutchinson Of Lewiston moved to reconsider
the vote fixing the salary of the Governor at $500
and on his motion that motion was laid upon the
table aud tomorrow at II o'clock assigned for its
further consideration. Adjourned.