The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-06
SENATE.

towns voting on loans.
Hon. Joseph L. Smith, late Greenba,k candidate
Tor Governor, is in the city.
SENATE.
Especial to the Press.]
AUGUSTA, Feb. 5.
President Haynes being absent Hon. W. W. Thorn
a., Jr., was unanimously elected President. The
Senator filled the chair with his usual grace and well
known ability for the dispatch of business
The salary bill came from the House and was laid
on the table to be printed with the amendments OF
the House.
on motion OF MIR. Mayhem of Kennebec it was
ordered that the committee on civil service be in
structed to inquire into the expedency of reducing
Tho salary of Senators and Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson the Secretary Of the
Senate was instructed to enquire whether the State
printers were doing the engrossng of bills under the
contract OF last year.
An adverse report was made on the bill concerning
the settlement Of persons connected with the Ma
tonai Asylum at Togus
A bill was presented to repeal chapter 240 of the
special laws of 1876 which was referred to the
mittee on fisheries.
bill was reported from the committee on interior
waters to supply the citizens of Fryeburg with pure
water; also bill to incorporate the Pleasant River
Ddih anu improvement Co.
Resolves were reported to build road In Perkins
and Washington plantations also ought not to pass
on the recommitted resolve in favor of Frederick
Thurlough.
The committee on fisheries reported in new draf,
Dill an act relating to the taking of fish in Cumber-
land county, and adversely relating to the protection
OF eels in Bagaduce Iiver
Finally passed-Resove in favor of the town of
Glenburn,
Passed to be enacted-An act to amend chap. IA Of
the public laws of 1872 in relation to the services of
precept on deputy sheriff. act to repeal the act re-
latng to the employment of detectives by the state
an act relating to lien for land rents an act to au-
thorize the erection of dams and booms at Canton.
HOUSE
The Senate amendment of the Lewiston q Auburn
Telegraph Company adding several names to the list
OF corporators was adopted and the bill passed to be
enGrossed in concurrence.
Presented and Referred to Comn,ttees-Petition of
the citizens Of Bowdoin for incorporation of town
insurance company. Remonstrances against re-
heving the Sprague Manufacturing Company from
maintaining the lock in the Kennebec dam. Several
circumstances against the Druggist bill Bill to
amend an act relating to recording deyises of real
estate In registries of deeds
The Commi tee on Mercantile Affairs reported in
the new draft bill to protect the rights of creditors
against coparnership firms and panies, providing
ior registering of names of partners and changes In
firms.
The majority Of the Committee on Towns reported
bill to incorporate the town of West Rockland and
1t was laid on the table as minority report is to be
made.
The Oxford County delegation report the scaling
down OF salaries Of county officers OF Oxford county.
Committees Reported Bill to protect the front in
Aliens pond in Greene; bill to protect trout in
Branch river in York county; bill to amend chapter
20 OF the Public Laws of 1873 relating to protection
o. Fisheries and propagation of fish bill to protect
nsh In Wilson's pond in Auburn bill relating to
ways in unincorporated places: bill relating ad-
oinonal to chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes,
relating to warehouse men and agents, providing
snat where grain and other property is stored pro-
pretors shall be entitled to receive the identical
grain stored; bill reducing the interest on overdue
taxes to 10 per cent.
Among the adverse reports of the Committee were
On the bill to amend chapter go of the Public Laws
OF 1875, go that guardians can make oath to their
accounts before a justice of the peace; on order
Relating to clearing highways of snow, on an order
relating to further punishment for felony; on
petition for the repeal of section 65 of chapter 49,
relating to damage on ways.
The report of committee leave to withdraw on
the petition of school district in Kittery was recon-
mitted.
The first appropriation of the session was made to-
Gay In the House in shape OF resolve to build
bridge in the town of Byron, Oxford county.
Messrs. Harrington, Dickey, Weeks, Locke and
Lovejoy favored the resolve, and Messrs. Pickard,
Brown, Dingley and Hurd opposed.
The resolve passed by very decisive vote, it ap-
pearing to be an exceptional case.
MT. Brown OF Bangor presented bill relating to
choice Of directors Of insurance companies provides
shat stockholders shall choose the directors from
stockholders who were not directors the preceding
year, and that where directors are divided into
CLASSES, directors whose term expires shall not be
eligible to reelection until the expiration of one
year. This not to apply to the director who acts
as president Of the company.
This bill goes to the Judiciary Committee,
The bill limiting the allowance for travel and at
tendance 10 parties recovering costs in the Courts in
the State reported by the minority from the Com
mIttee of the Judiciary, limiting the amount of
recovery Of costs to two terms of court except the
Judge allow additional for good and sufficient
reasons.
Mr.. Spaudiug favored the II as in the interest of
people having business in the Courts.
AHAs V1inVu sdiu ~ was blDply eudCUlDR Tue l0LQ
rule of the Courts.
MT. Andrews favored the bill.
The minority report was adopted
Mr.. Brown proposed an amendment.
Messrs. Lock, Hutchinson, Wilson, Weeks, Perry
and others discussed the amendment, and the bill
passed to be eDgrossed under suspension of the rules
rs it was reported. Mr.. Brown having withdrawn
his amendment.
Line Dill regulating the freight tariff on railroads in
the State was taken from the table and passed to be
engrossed.
The resolve in favor of the Passamaouoady
Indians was called from the table by Mr.. Pickard
who opposed the resolve.
Mr.. Chesley favored doing justice to the Indians
and encouraging their engaging in agriculture.
br. FArriBgton then explained that this money be-
longed to the Indians. 1t was interest the fund
In part.
Mr.. Woodcock explained the matter OF appropria-
ton.
MT. Pickard criticised the items of the appropria-
lion, and 1T passed to be engrossed.
The bill to extend the time of the location of the
Northern Aroostook Railroad Company was taken
from the table-the question being on the amend
nsnt of Mr.. Lewis, and was under consideration at
the hour of adjournment.
The South Carolina State Grange is in session at
Charleston. considering resolutions against an adj