The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
Especial Despatch to Press.l

AUGUSTA, March -.
Majority and minority reports on the porgie
law were tabled.
Resolve in favor of the State Prison came
from the House which non-concurred in the
Senate amendment making the appropriation
$50, 900, 1t was voted to insist and leave the
matter to a committee of conference.
bill was introduced under suspension OF
the rules, to prevent the taking of land-locked
salmon and black bass in Moose pond in Nor
way and Hartland. Bill read and passed.
Bill relating to taxation of capital stock OF
toll bridges, with House amendments, was ta-
bled.
Resolve in favor of Dexter Savings Bank
was given passage.
Bradford from the committee on conference
on bill relating to State ofMaine Consolidated
Mining Co. reported unable to agree. Ac-
cepted.
The Senate voted to insist and ask another
committee.
Bill to prote the efficiency of the police force
OF Lewiston was passed.
Bill to restore the salary and number of Judges
was discussed by Harris, Bradford, Barker,
Locke, Patten and others, the pending ques-
tlon being an amendment to restore the COM
pensation, not the numbers. Amendment was
lost by IA to 3. The bill was then given a pas
sage II tot.
Resolve appropriating $4,000 for the propa-
CATION OF fish was taken up
Parker moved to amend cutting down the
amount to $500.
PENDING adoption the resolve was tabled.
AFTERNOON SESSION. *s
The Senate met and adjourned till Monday
next at II a, m.
The following were passed to be engrossed
Bills relating to amending Sec 8, chap. 7S. Il.
s., as amended by chap. 90 of Public Laws OF
1876, as amended by chap. DO of Public Laws
of 1877 relating to election returns; relating to
service of process on defendants out of the
state in suits for breach of official duty.
House.
The vote whereby the bill an act amendatory
Of chaps. II and q of the R. S., relating to
common nuisances and the sale of intoxicating
sidered.
Perry of Camden moved to strike out sec. 5
relating to the removal of sheriffs and county
attorneys as amended.
Hale of Ellsworth favored the motion.
Young of Brunswick believed that the bill
was unconstitutional, and he had voted against
it.
Butler of Vassalboro said he was one of the
organizers of the first cold water army in the
state and was a staunch friend of temperance:
but this section of the bill did not commendit-
self to his good Judgment. He was prepared
to go any length in the advancement of the
cause of temperance, but as one of its best and
Oldest friends, he protested against any legis-
| latiod that was not founded on the principles
| of moral justice and truth.
Perry withdrew his amendment, and the
| House reconsdered it's vote whereby sec :
| was amended SO that sheriffs and county
| attorneys may be removed by the Governor.
Dickey of Fort Kent moved to amend sec,
| l, twelfth line by adding the word "bad' be.
| fore wine.
Also in thirteenth line by striking out the
| words land CIDER
| Rowell of Hallowell favored the passage OF
the bill. He had a perfect hatred for the
in in into dpir, hall ",
enacting such laws as will protect us from
| the curse of intemperance. He hoped the bill
would not be emasculated.
Hale Of Ellsworth believed that prohibition
was the settled policy of the state and had
| been for thirty years. 1t had done immeas-
ureable good. Under the operations of the
law liquor selling had been banished from the
| state. Whoever undertakes to break up the
law will meet with an ignoble failure. There
We're several features of the bill, however
that did not meet with his approval. He did
not believe in legislation that went too far
He did not like the principle of simplifying
the power for the removal of a public officer
elected by the people. He did not like the
cider clause, nor the provision fora constabula.
~. He truly and sincerely feared danger and
harm from excessive legislation.
The debate was continued by Dickey, Whit.
ten, Staples, Goss of Bath, Hutchinson OF
Lewiston, Butler, Ingalls,, Strout and Verrill
| of Portland.
| OlcK6yS amendments were Rejected.
Senate amendment was adopted and the
bill was given passage on yea and nay vote
| -65 to 28.
The law as it passed is precisely the same as
| it came from the committee and appeared in
the PRESS of March 9TH, excepting that in sec
| 25 all after the words delivered and taken
| away at one time is stricken out
Committee on leave of absence reported a
recommendation that the Clerk make up the
usual pay roll with the exception of the fol
| lowing members who have not reported to the
| House or given a reason for the absence: John
G. Talbot of East Machias, John g. Robinson
of Thomaston, Francis H. Whitman of Harri
son, and Major w. Knight of Naples.
| The militia bill was taken up.
| Sec. 104 was amended so that the Adjutani
| Generals salary will be the same as now pro-
| vided by law, and not fixed from time to time
| by the legislature, that he receive compensa
ton for his services as Paymaster General and
| Quartermaster Gener al as the Governor and
Coun Gil may direct.
Sec. exempting Quakers and Shakers from
being enrolled was stricken out.
Goulding of West Waterville spoke in sup.
| port of the bill. Dickey opposed
| Perry moved that it be referred to the mex
| legislature.
The previous question was ordered, and or
the passage of the bill to be engrossed the yea
and nays being taken resulted 55 in the af
frmative and - in the negative.
There being no quorum voting the HOUSE
was declared adjourned until Monday at 10 a
m.