The Portland daily press., 1879-02-27
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FIFTY.EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
SENATE.

Company, The bill was brought to the Senate and
Mr. Viuton moved that the votes passing the same to
be enacted and engrossed be reconsidered and that
the bill lie upon the table, and the Senate so voted.
STATE VALUATION.
The matter of commissions to take the State yalu-
alton came from the House, the minority report
b,v;n been substituted in that branch. for the
;oritv Senators Madigan and Morrison opposed
concurrence with the House, and Senators Halves
and Ellis favored. The matter was laid aside to take
nm the special assignment Of the hour. The matter
of state valuation again up, and the Senate
fused to concur with the House, and subsequently
adopted the majority report and the resolve was
passed to be engrossed.
CUMBERLAND JUDGE OF PROBATE.
The salary bill matter, laid upon the table yester
day, came up by special assignment the question
being non ,concurring with the House with regard
to the salary Of the Judge of Probate of Cumberland
county.
Mr. Thomas of Cumberland, made strong speech
in favor of concurring with the House.
MIR. Parker of Penobscot, opposed on the ground
that the salary would be dsproportionately high
when compared with other similar officers.
Mr.. yinton spoke in reply to Mr.. Thomas, and de-
Tended bis position.
MIR. Prince, of Androsccggin, opposed concurrence
with the House, and showed by comparison with
salaries in other counties of similar officers, that to
concur would be unequal and unjust.
The Senate voted to reconsider. The ques ton
then was on reconsdering the vote whereby the
Senate non-concurred with the House in fixing the
salary of the Judge of Probate Of Cumberland coun
ty aud the Senate voted to reconsider, 10 to 49, The
Senate then voted to with the House, 16 to H.
RECON SHERATON.
Mr. Rogers, of Sa gadahoc, moved reconsideration
of the vote passing to be engrossed resolve relating
to State valuation, in order that he might
amendment. He then offered an amendment that
the per diem of commissioners shall be $3.50 per day
/ instead OF $500. The amendment was adopted.
CLERK FOR LIBRARY.
/ Mr.. Redlon moved to reconsider the vote on the
salary bill to which an amendment had been made
by the House, giving the Librarian 500 for clerk
| hire and in which the Senate had pon-concurred.
On motion reconsider the yeas and nays were
ordered and the Senate refused to reconsider, 16 to
ENGRossED.
The following were passed to be engrossed:
Act die Getting certain persons to build bridge
l tide water in the town of North Haven; act to
/ amend chap 1851 Of Revised Statutes relating to
insane criminals; act in relation to suits for
taxes.
An act to amend the public laws of 1873, relating
to the improvement OF the Jail system of the state.
INSOLVENCY LAW.
l An act to amend chapter "A of the laws of 1875
relating to insolvency, from the House amend
| ed. The Senate concurred in the several House
amendments and passed the bill to be engressed.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
Resolves for amendment of the Constitution pro-
vdiDg tor biennial sessions and elections passed
/ in concurrence in the Senate without division.
| APPROPRIATION BILLS.
An act to provide in part for the expenditures of
| the government (approprates $,7607s.3W was laid
upon the table by Mr.. Rogers, Of the finance COM
! mittee, and tomorrow assigned.
| STALE BINDING.
The matter OF state binding came up, the question
being the substitution of the minority for the
jority report. Mr.. Mayhem moved to substitute and
| spoke in its favor. Messrs. Thompson and vinton
opposed. The Senate refused to substitute and the
majority report was accepted and approved. MIR.
Alexander j. Cameron is the tate binder for the en-
| suing year.
PoRGy COMMISSION.
The resolve providing for q commission of three
persons, to be appointed by the Governor and serve
without pay, to investigate the porgy fishery in its
relation to the shore fisheries, up in the Senate
and its passage was advocated by Messrs. Smith,
Thompson and Madigan, and opposed by Messrs.
/ Coombs and Rogers of Sagadahoc. The resolve was
passed under suspension of the rules
PIGEON BILL.
| The bill relating to the shooting of pigeons came
back from the Senate that body adhering to its vote
in Indefinitely postponng the bill. Mr.. Linn of
Somerset proposed an amendment, that the bill shall
/ apply only to the towns of Hartland and Harmony,
and as amended the bill was passed to be engrossed
wIGGIN's CLAIM.
The Senate took up the resolve in favor of Oetec-
tive Wiggin which tine douse had indefinitely post
poned. Messrs. Bradford, Bogers OF Sagadahoc.
| and Madigan spoke in favor of passing the resolve,
l and Mr.. Vinton opposed.
i 1t was under consideration at adjournment.
A VICTORY Fer SENATOR THOMAS.
The action CT the Senate in reversing its decision Of
I yesterday, with regard to the compensation Of the
| Judge of Probate for Cumbera nd county, is SUBJ
stant al victory for Senator Thomas. In the absence
of that Senator. Tuesday, the matter up, and,
after long discussion, the Senate by decisive VOTE
refused to concur with the action of the House in
fixing the salary of the officer in question at $780,
motion to reconsider entertained as favor to
Senator Thomas, that he might address the Senate
| upon the subject, which he proceeded to do in an
able and effective manner and with the result al
| ready announced.
HOUSE.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
The report of the committee of conference report
ing in draft resolve appropriating $3.50 in IA
of the Industrial School for Girls, to be paid
when the school shall be placed under female man
agement, accepted and the resolve passed to be
l engrossed.
FISHERY TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
Resolves relating to the termination Of articles IS
and 81 of the treaty of 1871 with Great Br itan we're
| passed to be engrossed.
l PRINTING OF JOURNALS.
Mr.. Pickard presented an order that the printing
/ of the House Journals be dispensed with.
Mr.. Harrington raised point of order that the
matter had already been acted upon, and the rules
require three days notice in order to be considered
The Chair decided the point well taken.
Mr.. Pickard moved suspension of the rules, but
failed to get this action taken and notice was given
that the order would be presented three days hence
STATE LIBRARY.
Resolve appropriating $3.50 TOR fitting up room in
| the State Library, passed to be eDgrossed.
| CHURCH IN GoRHAM.
The bill allowing the sale of church property at
/ North Gorham passed to be engrossed.
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN BERWICK,
| The committee on legal affairs reported in a new
draft bill giving special powers to Sullivan school
district in the town of Berwick. The bill was passed
1 to be engrossed under suspension of the rules.
MILEAGE.
Bill relating to mileage of members of tie House
/ and Senate and Councillors was called up by Mr..
Brown.
1 Mr.. Poor moved that that the House non-concur
| and indefinitely postpone the bill.
Mr. Rice charged that Mr.. Brown brought up this
matter in order to get up little cheap notoriety in
1 the state.
Mr.. Brown said if the gentleman (Rice) wanted to
| put himself on record as robber he Brown was
willing.
Mr.. Rice subsequently stated that the bill did not
affect the mileage of members of this Legislature and
the gentleman would not get even the little cheap no.
oriety be expected out Of the section providing
that it take effect when approved was stricken out
Mr.. Wilson said after mature consideration he had
| come to the conclusion that House has right to
fix its mileage to and from the homes of members
and this bill was in his judgment, in violation of the
constitution, and he should have to vote against the
| bill.
The bill was indefinitely postponed yeas "a, nays
/ 81.
FREE HIGH SCHOOLS.
/ This bill came up on its passage to be enacted.
Mr. Harrington moved to indefinitely postpone and
u aaid his NOS cad