Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-01-31
The Work of the Committees.


The Educational committee gave hearing
yesterday. on order to abolish the Free High
school act Samuel I.ibbey, Esq. of Orono
and Supt. of Schools Luce made arguments in
favor of the maintenance of the schools.
The committee voted, & to 4, to report legis-
lation inexpedient--a triumph for the Free
High schools. minority report will be
made, we understand. The same report on
uniformity of text books. Voted, that indi-
gent deaf and dumb be sent to the Portland
School, on same terms as at Hartford school.
An informal discussion was had on the re-
duction of the per capita school tax from 80
cents to 30 cents. and the sense of the com
mittec was decidedly against it. 4 hearing
will be had on Thursday of next week, on
the matter of establishing county board of
examiners for teachers. The committee
will make an official visit to the Normal
School. Castine, a week from next Tuesday
The Judiciary Committee gave a hearing
on act additional to chapter % of the revised
statutes concerning mills and mill dams, that
when the owners of mills carried by the water
of stream find that they cannot obtain a
sufficient head of water without overfowing
some highway or town way, they may petition
to the County Commissioners for permission
to raise the road and enlarge the water vent
The County Commissioners shall determine
what proportion of the cost shall be borne by
the petitioners and the town. Hon. Joseph
Baker. Major Richards and Mr. Maxcy ap-
pearcd for the bill. The committee voted to
report the bill. The bill of DIR. Sanger, re-
quiring persons bringing suits against sur
geons for malpractice To give bonds to pay
taxable costs if he fails to maintain his ac-
tion was considered. DIR. Eugene +. Sanger
of Bangor, and DIR. George +. Brickett of
Ana inf ,f tb. hi ,nli itu
able arguments. The committee decided to
report that the bill ought not to pass.
The Committee on Interior Waters voted to
| report bill to allow Horace Cole to lredge
| and navigate Pennessawassee pond also bill
to change the charter of the Wessatquoick
Dam Co.. charging rates of toll. Mr.. Paine
of Bangor represented parties in the case. Bill
| to prevent the throwing ofrcfusc into the waters
of the Presumpscot river. will be referred to
next legislature with order of notice. The
petition of the Androscoggin Water Power
Co., will be heard Tuesday afternoon, Feb.
t. Voted to grant the petition of Charles ii.
Donworth, of Machias, and II others, pray
ing for an act giving him the right to extend
his wharf beyond low water mark in Machias.
The committee on Towns voted 6 in favor
to four against, Incorporating Ward Z, Rock
land, into new town. There will be a mi
nority report. The committee heard the
parties in favor of annexng Perkins Panta-
ton to the town of Weld, and Washington
Plantation to the town of Wilton. $. Cliff
ford Belcher appeared for the petitioners,
and f. +. Pillsbury for the remonstrants.
The committee unanimously voted leave
to withdraw.
The committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance, gave a hearing on an important
bill before them, relating to life insurance
Messrs. Drummond and Prince of Portland
appeared against the bill, and Mr.. Fox OF
| Portland in favor. The bill provides tha,