The Portland daily press., 1879-03-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURL
SENATE.
Especial to the Press.
BIENNIAL SESSIONS.

BIENNIAL SESSIONS.
Mr.. Cobb Of Androscoggin called up the resolves
relating to biennial elections and sessions Of the
Legislature, and Mr.. Morrison of franklin spoke in
favor Of their passage The yeas and nays were or
dered and the resolves passed to be engrossed
They were amended by the Senate by striking
out all that portion relating to change of time for
holding the state elections The only negative votes
were Messrs. Vinton and Hawes of Cumberland.
Tne Senate having no further business before an
adjournment was had to 81 O'Clock.
Afieroo DON Session.
wEHING COAL.
The bill with regard to weighing coal came from
the House passed to be engrossed. Thej Senate re-
cede1, and concurred in passing the bill.
WHARF IN FRIENDSHIP.
Mr.. Thompson of Knox laid upon the table bill an
act authorizing certain parties to build wharf in
Friendship which was passed under suspension of
the rules.
LAND OFFICE.
The Senate refused to concur with the House in Its
vote to postpone indefinitely the bill with regard to
Land Once, and Land agents bond, and asked q
committee OF conference. The committee on con-
ference reported disagreement. but the House re-
ceded and concurred with the Senate in passing the
bill.
DEFECTIVE HIGHWAYS.
Bill with regard to damages from defective high
ways came from the House passed to be engrossed.
The bill was opposed by Mr.. Prince and favored by
Messrs. Vinton, Thomas, Patten and Cobb, and was
passed with only one dissenting vote.
UNIvERsALIsT CONVENTION.
bill was passed, the rules being suspended, pro-
viding that the Maine Universalist Convention may
hold property in trust, consisting of churches and
parsonages and that property held shall be under
the control Of the convention.
DUTIES OF CLERKS.
An act was passed further defining the duties Of
clerks of towns, cities and plantations, requiring
such clerks to notify the Treasurer of State of the
name of the pesson elected in their respective muni
cpalities and qualified, treasurer. This passed the
House in concurrence.
Evening Session.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
Bill to abolish imprisonment for debt was indef-
nitely postponed.
The appropriation bill was passed.
HOUSE.
SAVINGS BANKS.
The bill to repeal chapter 55 of the Public Laws Of
1878 relating to savings banks. under consideration
at the adjournment last evening csme up and after
discussion the bill was indefinitely postponed.
STATE VALUATION.
Mr.. Young from the committee on conference on
the dsagrseing vote on the State valuation resolve,
Messrs. Pickard Boynton and Brown claimed that
it was not absolutely necessary to have COM
mission the valuation can be made by the next
Legislature.
Messrs. Harrington and and Hawes favored
receding and concurring with the Senate
Mr.. Young favored the House adhering.
INSPECTORS OF PRISON AND JAILs.
The bill to abolish inspectors Of prisons and jails
was indefinitely postponed in concurrence with the
Senate.
FORT KENT.
The House concurred in and indefinitely post
poned the resolve in favor OF Fort Kent in copcur-
renee.
The bill relating to strikes on railroads was iu-
definitely postponed.
The bill relating to jury fee, reported by a
minority of the judiciary committee, was defeated
by accepting the majority report.
DAMAGES ON HIGHWAYS.
The bill to modify and limit the liabilities Of towns
and cities in actions for damages by Of defects
in highways came mp. Mr. Buynton said in bis city
tumbling down on sidewalks was about the most
profitable business in his section
Other gentlemen spoke on the bill, and it passed
to be engrossed.
Bill additional to chapter of the Revised Statutes
concerning mills and mill dams passed to be
engrossed.
Bill to protect creditors against copartnership
firms and business companies, was indefinitely post
poned.
Resolve in favor Of Mrs. Ellebut Micbant passed to
be eDgrossed in ncurrence.
Resolve In aid of road leading from kingfeld to
Eusts was indefinitely postponed in concurrence.
Bill relating to the criminal jurisdiction of the
Superior Court, Cumberland county, was referred to
the next Legislature on motion of Mr.. Fox
Bill to amend chapted 1855 of the laws of 1877.
relating to life insurance, passed to be engrossed
Bill relating to civil actions amendatory of section
ls OF chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes, was in
definitely postponed.
Bill authorizing the building of the bridge across
the St. John river at Van Bruren referred to the
next Legislature,