The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-31
BY TELEGRAPH,
AT THE CAPITAL.
Report Of Cumberland County
Delegation.
A General Reduction of Salaries
of County Officers.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Jan. 80.
The Cumberland county delegation in the Lesisla
ture tonight have agreed report in favor of trans,
ferrng the criminal business of the Superior Court
Cumberland county to the Supreme Judicial Court,
and In case this is done to reduce the salary of the
Justice Of this court to $4,000 Other reductions will
be reported as follows: Clerk of Courts to $lsoo
Deputy Clerk to sooo other clerk hire to $780, Re-
corder of Municipal Court to $500 Iuiii, annn
0ornmls.l0ners' salaries to be 5000 for
cbairman $500 for each of the other two the salary
OF the County Attorney is 10 remain as at present
but he assistant to be cut off, the Judge of Probate's
salary is to remain as at present without fees; the
Registers $500, with clerk at $525; the COUNTY
TreA- urers salary to remain at $1,000. The board OF
prisoners in Jail be $500 per week instead of So So
The matter of compensation of liquor deputies is not
yet determined.
The Educational Committee voted, to 4, not to
abolish the free bgh school act and to send INDECENT
deaf and dumb persons to the Portland school in
stead of to Hartford.
Legislation was declared inexpedient on bill estab-
fishing Uniformity of textbooks. The committee
are adverse to changing the per capita school tax
from so to 50 cents.
The Judiciary Committee will report ought not to
pass on bill requiring persons bringing suits tor MAJ
practice to give bonds to pay taxable costs he fails
to maintain his action.
The Committee on Towns voted, 6 to A. to set off
ward Z, ia Rockapd, and create it into new town.
There will be minority report.
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs and Insur-
ance gave hearing on an important bill before them
relating to life insurance The bill provides that all
insurers statements representations declarations
made, or applying for, obtaining Of or procuring a
policy of Insurance on the life of any person or
persons, shall be deemed and held to be
representations only, and not warrants. Amy such
representations so made, unless the same is knowing
false and made with view TO deceive the CON-
any. shall not be deemed material, or affect the
intact or lender the policy void unless the matter
represented shall have actually contributed 10
contingency or event on which the policy is to
ome due and payable and whether it is SO con.
,uted 10 aoy case shall be question tor the jury.
premiums and policies should be made payaol
he stale. AL policies contracts for life lnsur-
hereafter affected shall be subject to the terms
conditions Of the act. The committee voted 10
bill.
,gt AUGUSTA, Jan. 3d.
e were presented several petitions relating to
uggist bill and the bill relating to wine, cider,
d and they were laid on the table, as the Com
I'm Temperance have already taken con slusive
both Of these matters.
II Mayhem presented petition of Elias Mil
nA(ls for the incorporation of log-driving
eonon Moose river.
live to reimburse Frederick Thunburg for
collected of trespassers on his lot held un-
oer ate OF land agent, indefinitely postponed
yeS'ewas reconsiiered and passed to be en-
CROSSE ppearing. after further inquiry, that the
tlmoe. tut when the lot was in possession of
Thumb
hgh inexpedient was reported on order re-
iauhs Vof set ler's lots on the Indian Town
sup III Unity of Washington.
I'll mof Senator Cobb, the act authorizing
the coun' ndroscoggil to procure loan to func
Hs noa'ins was recalled from the Governor, al
ne dechn approve On account of a supposed
connict WI sstituional or statutatory provisions
Alter tue rthe votes passing the bill to be enact
90 ana en- ID were reconsidered, and it wa
feco""i''eI ne ADdroscoggn county delegation
anu sent " puse for concurrence,
vi moion iator Morrison an order passed
proVldlng Una ommittees report finally on Oh
before Feb 10
Inc preValOl Union is that committees can
compete all ous by that date, aud the Legisla
lure CAP adJour the goth.
PUBIC Dearl to be given on the insolvenc
law, passed. last ,r, on Friday of next week, b.
special COMM appointed from the Judiciar,
Committee
Fdsseo 10 De nsed-Bill to repeal chap. 232 {
puoiic laws OF lS14tung to taxes; bill to amt
enap' 81 sec' 80, Rel Statutes, relating to lie
,o- '"Nu .en'' OIL rug 20 tres lass; bull to repes
law providing for EN- 80 :. dotec,;vas Inv II
' s'o'e iesu'al the matter of Distribute
of stationery to memL o,,a So .t,aor.. reso,x
reimbursing the town, .or,ds,oro Co. sohooI fnr
withheld in 1875.
'''o-o i an ac' trevent the taking of ifs
III o'pey ronu Ill somerS county.
Inc oii 10 amend cnap.i public laws of 1871, T
lating to river fisheries. wa aid on the table. {
motion OF Senator Halves.
The bill relating to refereeoassed t. be eugros.
in the House was laid on the be on nuion Of N
'ln1on, who subsequently calk the mattel up a.
opposed the bill Said it was uraled for an won
be an additional expense to comics. Mr.satt
advocated the bill. Mr.. Morrtoi opposed. I
Senate adjourned while the bill was pending
The And'oscoggiu county delegation reported a
solve reducing the salaries of the county officers
tina county, County Commi, sioiers to So per d
Judge of Probate $500 per year Register of Prol
- $3.50; County Attorney $500.
HOUSE.
Sn an act to repeal chapter 40 Of the laws OF
''-'s eamc from the committee with
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