The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATU RE
SENATE.
SENATE.
The Superior Court Bill Passed TO be
Engrossed-The Agric uItural College
Appropriation.

SENATE.
The Superior Court Bill Passed to be
Engrossed-The Agric uIturaI College
Appropriation.
Especial to the Press
AUGUSTA, Feb 10.
bill was presented to amend the chatter of the
Kennebec Log Driving Co., to allow them to assess
toll at booms instead of at mill.
Reports Of committees-In new draft, an act to
incorporate the UIion Accident Insurance Company
with the same corporation as the Union Mutual
Life Insurance Company. The CO nmit 90 on tenn
perance submitted their final report and were dis
charged. Bill to regulate the terms of jury trial In
the Superior Conrt of Cumberland county.
Read and assigned-Bi relating to throwing re-
fuse in the ST. Crox river at Burning or Calas bill
relating to bastard children; to incorporate the
Moosehead Lake Telegraph Company; to legalize
the doings OF the town Of Marlborough in issuing
bonds to fund its floating debt; bill relating to
wharves and landings; bill relating to lien for labor
on lime, rock or slate for 80 days .bll relating to
life insurance.
Passed to be engrossed: Bill an act to regulate
the terms for jury trials in the Superior Court for
the county of Cumberland and to transfer the crmi-
nal jurisdiction Of said court to the S. Court re-
solve in favor of the Maine State College gricu
ture and Mechanic Arts act for the navigation of
Madison pond in the county of Somerset; an act to
change the name Of Henry A. Allen of Deering, and
Alice Clifford Tobey of Portland; an act relating to
Monmouth Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Mr., Patten Of Penobscot, moved reconsideration
Of the vote passing to be engrossed the resolve ap-
propriarng $500 for the State Agricultural College,
Senator Atwell opposed reconsideration. Senators
Ellis, Patlen and Madgan favored reconsideration
and opposed resolve.
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consider BY vote of 70 to IL. Two Penobscot Sena-
alors-AtweIl and Rogers-votod against reconsid-
eIation. The other two voted in favor
HOUSE.
An Unimportaut Session Changes of
Text Standardization of the Deaf and
Dumb.
In the absence of the Speaker. who was delayed on
account of the lateness of the traiD Mir. Dickey of
Fort Kent Was chosen speaker pro tenn. He was
conduc cd to the chair by Mr. Weeks
Papers from the Senate were disposed of in con-
currence.
Petition of VIM Gray and 1913 others in relation
to changing the law relating to mill dams, was
referred to the committee on Judiciary.
Resolve in relation to settling lands in Perham
plantation. was referred to the committee on State
lana and State roads
Read and Assigned-Act to prevent the use Of
language which If printed would be belous; act to
obtain uniform re nrns from railroad companies act
authorizing Androscoggin county to procure law,
in new daft; act to provide i'd part for the ex-
pendtion Of government; act exempting domestic
fowl Of $50 in value from attachment resolve relating
to sale of land in Indian township; resolve in favor
of the town of Grafton in Oxterd county, resolve in
aid OF the Maine General Hospital, Cabed); resolve
in favor of Fort Kent.
Passed to be Engrossed-Act relating to agents
and warehouse men act relating to paupers (amends
chapter "a Of the Revised Statutes); resolve in
relation to Washington and Perkins plantations;
act relating to white perch in Dabsis stream; act
additional to chapter "a Of the Revised Statutes
relating to the support of paupers in unncor porated
places; (Mr. Harrington proposed an amendment to
the latter, and the matter was tabledJ
Mr.. Guptill from the committee on cdr cation, re-
ported legislation inexpedient order that school
districts shall decide the text books TO be used
and decide on the wages of teachers. 1t was tabled
on motion Of Mr.. Pickard who presented the order.
The bill in relation to patronzing the school for
deaf mutes in Portland, was taken from the table,
verbal amendment adopted, and passed to be en-
crossed.