Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-07
MAINE LEGIsLATURE.


prisoument for debt be wiped out from the
statute books - q relic of barbarism- Re
ferred to the judiciary Committee.
Mr. STRICKLAND from the Committee on
the judiciary, on petition Of Carleton, Nor
wood and others, PRAYING that section 70 OF
chapter ll6 Of the revised statutes, relating
20 decrease Of inspectors Of lime. reported
that the same BE- referred TO the Committee
on Manufacturer Accepted.
Mr.. DfxeLEr. from the Committee on
Legal Affairs. to which vas referred an act 70
Incorporate the Portland Turnverein, report
ed ough. to pass. Accepted and bill read and
assigned.
Same Senator from the same committee.
10 which was referred an order Of the legisla-
ture relating to the repeal or amendment OF
Law concerning interest, reported legislation
incxpedient Accepted.
Same Senator from the same committee,
which was instructed by an order Of the leg
stature to inquire into the cxpediency Of re-
ducing the salary Of the Judge Of Probate for
Cumberland county, reported that the same
be- referred TO the Cumberland County dele
CATION. Accepted. and so referred
Mr.. Duran, from the Committee on Fish
cries, on order for adjustment Of the Office Of
Fish Commissioner, reported legislation in
expedient. Accepted.
Mr.. CoOxss, from the Committee on Com
MERGE reported reference Of act in regard to
throw ing refuse lumber into PresumpscOt
river. 10 Committee on Interior Waters.
Accepted
Mr.. BRApyoRD. from the Committee on
the Judiciary. on bill entitled Ian act to
amend an act for supplying the city Of Ban
gor with water, approved Feb. -, 1875" re-
ported that the same ought to pass. Accept
ed and bill assigned
Mr.. BERRY, from the same committee. on
bill entitled ian act to amend an act to in
corporate the City Of Bangor, approved Feb.
II, 1884, reported that the same ought to
pass. Accepted and assigned.
Mr. BRADFORD presented bill an act addi-
,ional 10 chap. % OF the public laws of 1869,
concerning the Militia. Makes the Frontier
Guard. Of PASSPORT subject to the duties and
privileges of the volunteer companies. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion Of Mr.. SMITH.
Ordered, That. the House concurring, q
joint select committee of three on the part OF
the Senate, with such as the House may join
be appointed to consider the Governor
Message. and report reference Of It's several
subjects to appropriate committees.
The President appointed on that commit
tee. Me.srs. Smith, Hill and Rogers.
/ The resolve for the appointment Of a com
mission Of military officers to revise the
militia laws. coming up on its passage to he
! engrossed was. on motion Of Mr.. HARRIS, re
frrred TO the Committee on Military Affairs.
! The resolves providing for a State valua
ton were taken up.
Mr. DiSGLEY said the matter had been be.
fore the committee for some time. and the re-
solves had been well digestsd. He was sat
is6ed that a small commission would be best
The large committees are more cumber
some. and are not so likely to come to such
satisfactory results. The report of the com
mittec il the most feasible to come at fan
and impartial valuation of the State.
! Mr.. HUI said that five of the committee
were in favor of a large commission, anc
thought that would be the faircst, and woul,
satisfy the people better throughout tn,
State.
Mr.. HARRIS of Washington, said that " her
a committee unanimously reports n measure
the report is entitled to great confederation
but this is not when the committee is near
ly equally divided. They are agreed OF
every other point except this matter of the
size of the commission. IL is an affair OF
great Importance to every town an! ever,
tax payer in the State. and VIC must consider
it with care: but we must also decide il a,
soon as possible. II has been argued here
that a small commission will perform tn,
work better and quicker than large one
! When il was shown him that one man coult
do the same amount of work az two. and d,
il more speedily, he would admit the force o.
that argument In his opinion the sixteer
men taken from every county in the State
would be preferable. lie claimed that men
Of good abilities could be found in ever,
county. Moreover seven men would rcquir.
more clerks. lie did not believe in making
the commission simply judges TO decide or
various points. or in making it a kid-glov.
affair, but he would appoint men Of business
who are able to keep accounts and do theil
own writing. In regard to economy he de
clared he was always in favor Of it. but ther.
is such thing as cheap legislation, and h,
thought the people would prefer to pay few
hundred dollars extra in order to have sat
isfactory commission appointed. Is com
missioner from Cumberland well quail
flied to judge of the value . o.
the wild lands If Aroostook, or on,
| from Aroostook to estimate tn,
worth Of mining property of Hancock? Thi,
work requires men in various experiences
who are judges Of all kinds of property. L
they are suitable, the more men there are ap
pointed :hs better the work will be done Per
haps the argument might be made that large
and rich counties shall be more fully repre-
sented than small and poor ones. II it is. the
reason will be that the rich countie.
are afraid they Will be out -votcd BY the others
Therefore they will try to prevent the poorer
from voting at all but taxes are of more i'm
portance to poor man than to a rich one
and the same rule applies to counties. In
closing he would merely ask Senators te
take the matter home to themselves, and de.
eide whether they would wish poor countie.
to he unrepresented in so important matter
| Mr.. ELLIS spoke in favor of q small com.
mission. because it would not only be the
cheapest. but they could do the work more
ehectually. Were the l6 men appointed sim.
ply because Of their location in the several
counties, they would be more apt to act sci.
, 6shlv than 4 committee Of who would have
at heart the interests Of the entire State.
Mr.. LANsoN Of Sagadahoc. said:
Mr.. Spcaker--There are varied interests to
be considered by this commission. Timber
lands in one section, shipping in another. and
farming lands in another, and so on through
the list. 4 man selected hy his county will
be acquainted with its wants and the changes
which should rightfully be made PROPOSE
tons from different parts of his county would
be made to him. and he would be able to pre-
sent to the commission condensed statcme M,
Of facts which could not be obtained As sp,-e,l-
lily and economically in any other ~av. The
different county delegations, knowing the
men Of talent in their respective localities
Will be able to present persons arceptsh HE 70