The Republican journal., 1879-02-27
Maine Legislature.

ing unless TINS Is done the State will be
bankrupt in five years. Senator Rogers
OF Sagadahoc denied this, asserting that
tne debt OF the State was only twentv-one
and half per cent. on the valuation. A
large number of bills were passed to be
eHgrossed. In the House the Salary bill
was taken up, and an amendment was
adopted that the salary of county attor-
neys be paid by their respective counties
instead of by the State. An attempt to
cut down the salary of the Judge of the
Superior Court for Cumberland county
was defeated. \ few changes was made
IN the bill, which was then passed.
lhe act relating to the game law was
amended to make the close time of plo-
Yer between the first day of Nav and the
hrst day OF August, and passed to be en-
crossed. \ resolve in favor of the Pc
nooscot tribe of Indians was amended,
reducing the appropriations for annuites
from $500 to Sl400, and passed. An at
tempt was made to cut down the appro-
prlatlon of $1,000 to the Maine General
Hospital, but it was defeated. and the
original resolve passed. The first Salary
OIL reported was passed to he engrossed.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 20. In the Senate the
Civil Service Committee reported bill
abohshlng the Office of State Prison and
JAN inspectors; also reported that no
more money should be paid from the
State Treasury for agricultural purposes
reducing the mileage of members of the
Legislature and Executive to twenty cents
per mile; also fixing the salary Of Land
Agent at $500, and messenger of Gov
ernor and Council at $500 The bill to
incorporate Ward Seven Of the town of
kockland into town. to be named West
Rockland, was refused a passage by
vote of 10 to l3, The bill passed by the
House, suspending for one year the High
school act, was not cOncurred n The
Senate voted. - to 10, to non-concur
with the House in referring the State
Printing to the Governor and Council,
and approved the contract with Sprague.
owen a Nash. The vote on the Free
High school bill was reconsi dered. and
the matter was debated until the adjourn
ment. In the house the resolve giving
the Agricultural College $1,000 was de
teated. lO4 to a The mileage of mem
berS was retained at the usual rate, TWEEN
y cents a mile each way \ majority re-
port from the Committee on State \ alu-
alton was presented, providing for a Com
mttee OF sixteen, one from each county
also a minority report providing for
committee OF seven. A resolve was pass
ed making an appropriation for the In
sane Hospital.
AUGUSTA, teo, 81. In the Senate the
action of the House was concurred in, IN
definitely postponlng the resolve in favor
ot the State Agricultural College. \ bill
was reported to incorporate the Farmers
Bank at Bangor, with a capital stock of
$4,000, with authority to increase the
same to SlOO,OWO. The resolve in favor
OF the Maine Industrial School for Girls
was cut down to $500, and the Superin-
tendent dispensed with, and the resolve
engroSsed. The Senate refused hv a
vote of ID 10 -, to pass to be engrossed
the bill suspendng the Free High school
act Tor one wear. In the House the West
ROckland division case was laid on the
table; the House refused to cut down the
resolve for the Bath Orphans Home from
$1,000 to 10000. The resolve was then
passed TO be engrossed. Resolves in favor
Of the Orphans Home in Portland and
Bangor We're Indefinitely postponed The
conditional resolve appropratin- 5000
III aid OF bridge over the ST. Johns riN-
tr at Y an Buren, was refused a passage
The resolve III favor of the Maine Central
institute was referred 10 the next Legls-
iature The resolve approprlating $500
lor the propagation OF fish was indefinite
" postponed. The resolve appropriate
Ing $500 to lqudate the Indebtedness
OF the State Prison was passed.
AUGUSTA, Feb, Do The Senate reced-
ed and concurred with the action Of the
House on the resolve in favor OF the or
phans homes at Portland and Bangor.
and the 81. Elizabeth Home in Portland.
y resolve was presented that the Govern
OF be instructed to appoint committee.
consisting OF three persons whose duty it
snaI he 10 fullY investigate the manner Of
taxing pOrgleS on the coast of Maine and
lis effect upon the shore fisheries OF the
state and report to the next Legislature
he Senate refused to reconsider its vote
passing the act TO establish the Police
Court OF the city OF Belfast, and to abol-
lsh the Belfast Municipal Court An act
was passed that no money be drawn from
the treasury OF the state for printing az
rcultural reports or documents. or for
any purpose connected with agricultural
societies, for the board Of agriculture or
compensation Of any officers connected
herewith. The vote Of yesterday oh the
free high school was reconsidered. and
the act suspending the operating OF free
high schools one year was passed ID be
engrossed by vote Of II to H.
The committee OF conference on the |
Rochland division case reported that they
We're unable to agree. 50 that the town
remains undivided. \ bill was present
ed providing that the saving banks tax
be used for ordinary expenses Of the GOV |
eminent instead Of one half going to the |
schools. Passed to be engrossed Act to |
amend chap -, Public Laws Of l-77. re- !
lating to the protection Of fisheries and |
the propagation of fish act to extend the |
time for taking smelts in the Penobscot |
river and its tributaries
In the House the bill relating to voting |
upon shares Of railroad stock was referred |
70 the next Legislature. \ resolve WAS |
presented in relation to the abrogaton of |
the treaty between the United States and |
the Chinese empire. The resolve con
demns the recent action of Congress in |
passing the Chinese bill, and asks the |
President to veto it. A petition was |
presented for an amendment to the law
relating to labor in manufactures, max |
ing the employment Of operatives more |
than ten hours day punishable bv a |
penalty Of $500. Resolves were present
ed in relation to the abolition of bank is
sues, unlimited coinage of gold and silver
and the utilization of coin in the United |
States Treasury in payment Of the inter
est OF the debt A resolve was reported |
approprlating $50 for enlargement of the |
state library. The act allowing assessors
Of cities and towns to make attachments
IN certain cases to persons living in the |
outskirts Of cities and towns was defeat
ed by a large vote. The resolve appro- !
priating $1,000 for Edmund d. Wiggin |
detective in the Barron case, was indeti-
nitely postponed.
AUGUSTA, Feb. "a The Senate indef
initely postponed the bill abolishng the
office of Prison Inspector by vote of IL
to-. The resolve in favor of the Maine