Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-13

The Legislssare.
"Wednesday the Committee on Rail.
| roads voted to report The bills recon-
mended by the Railroad Commissioners
oue Furnishing those obstructing rail-
roads BY strikes. &c. and the her re /.
curing uniform retnrns OF railroad cor
! porsiions.
The Finance Committee voted 10 ap-
| popfiaie the sum OF 5000 tor The Maine
General Hospital.
In the Senate the salary bill came from
the House and was laid on the table to
be printed with the amendments of the
| House.
An order was also introduced thai the
committee on civil service be instructed
In inquire into the expediency OF reduc.
ing the salary of Senators aud Reprcsen.
| tativcs.
In the House the following bills were
| passed 10 be engrossed:
The bill limiting the allowance for
travel and attendance to parties recover.
| ing costs in the Courts in the State re-
ported by tho minority from the Com
mittee OF the Judiciary. limiting the
amount OF recovery of coats tn two terms
OF court except the Judge allow add.
tonai Tor good aud sufficient reasons.
The bill regulating the freight tariff
on railroads in the Stale.
The resolve In favor of the Passama-
quoddv Indians.
On Thursday in the Senate. the COM
mitiee On Agricultural reported a resolve
OF - 500 Tor the State College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Art. viz: 400
for repairs, 900 for apparatus. aud
$500 for general use.
The act TO revoke the charter of the
city Of iislloweli passed to be enac,e..
The salary bill AS il came from the
House received its first reading aud un
der suspension oil the rules !, was passed
TO the second reading
he amendment making the Cover
nors salary $500 was adopted without
debate, the second amendment, of the
House making the time TO take effect
| March lst. 1879.
In the House the joint committee on
| Maine State Year Book reported tha,
the publishers have agreed TO furnish
COO copies. bound in cloth. and 100
copies, octave size. for 900. The re-
por, was read and accepted.
Passed 10 BE- eagrossed:
| Act To prevent the adulterAtion of
sugar and molasscs; act So to amend
chapter $50. section II, OF the Revised
statutes. so that persons committed in
default OF fines may be placed a, labor.
The bill for The protection of HOLSTERS,
was passed TO be engrosscd as 1t came
from the commmittee though several
amendments wee offered by members
from the coast counties
The druggist bill came up by special
assignment for the third reading, the
question being on its passage 10 be en-
crossed, ant on motion was indeii.itely
postponed by vote of 1925 yeas TO II
( navs.
friday IN the Senate adverse reports
We're made on bill for 5 ste Board OF TX.
aminers oil Teachers for Public Schools
The order relating TO cutting down the
pay OF member. of the legislature VA.
Indefinitely postponed. The Salary bill
WAS taken up aud The salary OF the war
dan of tina State Prison yves a~.i a,
$3.50. Bill OF detectives for invest iga
ing the Barron murder case. amount.
ing 10 some $500. come from the Gov.
erhor aud Council. \ feeling of dissat
isiactlon was expressed at the operation.
"i the detectives ard the amount of thell
bill. aud the same was referred TO tbs
Committee on Claims
In the House the Temperance Com
mlttee reported legislation in.xpedient
on petitions for more stringent penHltie,
against persons engaged in Illegal tran.
portation OF liquors and referenc, TO ID,
next Legislature on petition to prevent
the waste OF pure liquors seized by off
GERS. a minority report was prescnte,
by Mr.. lngrahaIn OF Portland. with bill
legalizirg the sale of cider, ale, lagel
beer, &c, and on motion TO substitut,
TINS Tor The majority report. Legislation
inexpedient, the bill was ordered print
ed.
The Free High School majority an.
minority reports caUe up as nnfnishe,
business. and after considerable discus
sion the matter was laid over till Wed
nesday (to-day)
Saturday in the Senate the foilowln,
were passed TO be engrossed: Act t,
regulate the taking and shooting of pig
cons; act Tor the protection of HOLSTERS
act to extend the time for locating AMI
completing the Northern AroostoOk II
Il. Adjourned to Monday afternoon a
AIS.
The House resolves were presente,
appropriating 4 600 for the Industrial
School tor Girls. a bill was presented
TO amend the liqoor law OF 1871, SO sale
oil cider, ale. ETC., shall be deemed 70
, tppling purposes. whether drunk OF
the premises or elsewhere. This is I,
meet recent decision OF the Suprem,
, Court. Passed to be engrossed, an &C
to incorporate the Pleasant River Dan
, and improvement Co.: an act TO incor
porate The Presque isle 4 Maysvill,
Railroad Co; act to Incorporate th,
; Aoosehead Lake Telegraph Co; bill /,
revive an act relating to navigation o
. st. Croix River. Adjourned to Monda,
at LIS +. NJ.
Monday in consequence of the lat,
, hour at which the two branches met
little was done. Tho Committee OIL
,, Temperance made their final report an.
were discharged. The resolve appro
priating S2500 far the State Coliep
passed in the Senate.
In the House, legislation inc xpedien
. was reported on order providing by Law
! that towns shall decide change OF schoo
books by vote. 4
The following matters were passed Z,
: be engrossed: Act relating to agent
! aud warehouse men; act relating to pau
pers; amending chap. "a X. s.; act 4
allow the sending Of deaf mutes TO eithe
the Hartford School or at Portland, a
parents or guardians may designate.