Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-20
The l.eHislalure.

v ednesday IN the Senate committees on
mercantile affair. and insurance. on towns
and on Indian Affairs made their final re-
ports. tramp la similar To that OF New
Hampshire was reported fayorably. The
.alsTy bill was passed tn the same form IL
came IRON the House with the exception
OF an amendment making the salary of
railroad commissioners payable by the
railroad companies. The House voted "a
TO Il In favor OF setting OF Ward from
Rocklapd. The Cosncil confirmed the
nomination OF Messrs. Titcomb and Phil
brick for Bank Examiner and Insurance
Commissioner respectively. and the Civil
Service committee made supplementary
report fixing salaries OF county officers.
Thursday the Senate voted 10 adjourn on
the 2lst. Committee on Insane Hospiia al
reported a resolve providing for the cree
ton of new building in connection with
the present hospital, and the better CLASH
iicaiion OF patients. The cider bill was de-
feared In the House n resolution in favor
OF abrogating the fishery clause OF the
Washington treaty was presented Bills
relating 10 the Improvement OF the Jail sy-.
TEN aud In relation TO the treatment of fr-
male prisoners were presented. A minor
ity report in favor OF biennial sessions was
presented. The supplementary bill va.
cussed at length.
Friday In the Senate a resolve was pre-
sented and referred instructiny our sena-
tors aud Representatives In Congress TO
favor cutting down the Presidents salary
| TO s25 900 and members OF Congress 10
5000. A resolution was presented appro-
priating $4,000 TO liquidate the indebted
ness OF the State Prison. A report was
msde In favor Of transferring the money
received from the mill tax TO the State
Treasury TO pay the State debt. Resolves
were presented in favor of appropriations
| to various orphan asylums. In the House
| the porgy bill amending the law OF last
winter passed to be engrossed. The Free
| High School law WAS suspended for Que
year.
Saturday in the Senate. ought not to pas
| WAS reported on bill to relieve the mort
gage on real estate from double taxstion.
| The judiciary committee reported finally.
Passed TO be engrossed: Act Ia relation
to liens on vessels; TO amend the charter OF
the city Of Calais; resolve fixing annual
election OF PenobscOt Indians. Adjourned
TO 4.l5 Monday.
la the House, ought not to pass wa. re-
ported on the bill to amend section 3 OF
chapter So Of the revised statutes, relating
TO trial justices.
Reference to the next Legislature was
reported on the petition agsins, the employ.
ment Of convict labor.
bill WAS presented TO provide school.
for the training of teachers in Mzdawaska
Passed to be epgrOssed:
Act to amend chapter 81, se..iion 50 ol
the revised statutes relating Ia towns voi.
ing on loans.
Act to amend chapter 70 of the puLlic
laws Of 1878. relating TO fisheries aud ID,
propagation Of fish.
An amendment to the Rock and division
bill was offered assigned to Monday.
Adjourned To Monday forenoon at Il
O'Clock.
Monday la the Senate amendments were
offered To the act relating TO the Mill tai
50 that il should be discontinued for on,
yesr. also that IL should be applied to til,
liabilities Of the State instead OF the STATE
/ debt. also that only one-half OF the tax bs
diverted. In the House q resolve to pa,
Detective wisgiD was presented. Tn,
bill to set of ward from Rockland wal
passed 70 be engrossed. The printing con
tracts were discussed but without action