Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-27

SENATE.
AUGUSTA. Feb. IS.

AUGUSTA. Feb. IS.
The Senate accepted in concurrence
with the House, the report of the Com
mittee, that the Bill providing for the
appraisal aud taxation of railroads
ought not to pass. The resolve in fav
or of hhe Industrial School for girls
came back from the house, that body re-
fusing to accept the Senate amendment.
The Senate insisted and asked for a
Committee of conference. The resolve
for clothing the Volunteer Militia OF
the State came up and Mr.. Andrews of
York, spoke in favor of the resolve.
Mr.. Roberts was in favor OF suspending
Military operations for one year. The
resolve was refused a passage to 6.
The resolve In favor of +. d. wiggin re-
fused passage In the House was tabled In
the Senate. The Bill regulating fees for
admitting to bail was indefinitely postpon-
ei In the Senate ia concurrence with The
House. The Bill fixing the salaries OF GER
tain State and County ofiicers was taken
from the tsble on motion of Mr.. Ellis OF
Waldo. The amendments made by the
House were read by the Chair.
The first was that increasingthe salary
OF the Judge OF Probate of Cumberland
County from $1,000 to $1,000.
The Senste refused TO concur with the
House In the adoption of this amendment,
l4to9.
In the afternoon the Senate further con-
sidered the salary bill and decided TO adopt
the House amendment paying County At
torneys by the different Counties instead OF
by the State. Non-concurred In. making
the salary Of Judge OF Probate of York
County $500 and adhering TO $3.50; nom
concurred in, making the salary OF County
Attorney OF Franklin, s225, and leaving II
a. ESQ.
An amendment was adopted that County
Commissioners shall receive mileage but
one way, also that the Clerk OF Lincoln
County retsin out OF the fees Of his office
$500 per aunum and one half the fees over
that the whole not 10 exceed $1,000 per an
mum. The Hospital clerks salary was
fixed ST $500. and the Bill WAS then passed
70 be eugrossed. The Agricultural Bill
was amended so that sl00 should be for
the entire service OF the Secretary OF the
Board, besides necessary expenses. The
resolve providing for amendment OF the
constitution TO abolish the executive Coun-
Gil wss taken from the table. and to-mor-
row at half past two O'Clock. was assigned
for consideration.
HOUSE,.
The native wine and cider bill was
called up and Mr. Fox proceeded to speak
In fas or OF the bill. Mr.. Thomas OF Var
mouth opposed the bill and claimed that
ii would do great damage in country
towns. The minority report was defeated,
yeas IL, nays lo6, and the majority report,
ought not TO pass was adopted Tho bib
to reduce the per capita tax for support of
schools from 50 10 co cents. was Indefinite
ly postponed.
The House by seven majority refused to
lcCSut iIOuI lle Iufucf vote giving the
State printing TO Pillsbury Co. aud
appointed conferees.
order was passed ins,ruc,lng the Com
mittee on ways and means TO assess a state
tax Of four mills on the dollar.
Fire i'm SaeO.
SACo, Feb. %.
The taIlow factory belonging 10 James
Foss in this city was destroyed by fire last
night. Insured.
LEWISTON, Feb. %.
Tuesday morning a building on Lincoln
street owned by \. Lafonte was burned.
II was occupied by Lafont's stable, DR..
Martel's drug store, Brunei, baker, Covet,
carpenter shop aud MORGAN. barber. La
fonts loss on building and two horses is
$1,000, partially Insured. Martels stock
was iosured. The other losses are small.