The Portland daily press., 1880-02-06
THE LEGISLATURE,
Senate.

| In the Senate on motion of Mr.. Emery of
| York, it was ordered that the military COM
| pany known as the Biddeford Cadets be made
| subject to all the duties and granted all the
| privileges of the volunteer companies of the
| State
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
for the passage of a law for the settlement of
certain cases by abstraction.
| Legislation inexpedient was reported on Or
der of inquiry relating to limiting costs to
| three terms of court
| The resolve for the appointment of COM
mission to revise the militia laws was taken
| from the table, read once and assigned for to-
| morrow
| The act to compel certain officers whose
terms have expired to deliver money and other
property to their successors was passed to be
| engrossed.
| A resolution was presented from citizens of
Machias against permitting Indians or any one
killing deer in this State contrary to law.
A brief discussion took place on report of
the committee increaring the State pension of
Francis. Albert $50. The report was accepted.
| The Senate voted to print 1000 copies of the
/ Governors message.
| House.
| A petition was presented to decrease the
capital stock of the Lewiston Gas Light Com
pany from 1900 to 1000 shares. Referred to
the Judiciary committee.
| A petition was presented to increase the
| capital stock of the Hill Manufacturing Com
| pany Of Lewiston $500, 900, so that its entire
capital stock will be 81 100000. Referred to
the Judiciary committee
| A petition was received from the members
Of Androscoggin bar asking for the restoration
| of the salary and number of Justices of the
committee.
A petition was presented asking for repeal
of chap. 96, public laws of 1879, and for an act
1 to prohibit tho selling Or canning of Holsters
between July 10Th and September 18TH Re
ferred to the committee ON fisheries.
The bond Of the State Treasurer was ap-
proved.
A bill was reported from the committee on
legal affairs incorporating the York county
Game and Fish Society which was read and
assigned.
The committee elections, to which was re-
ferred the cases of Kennebunk and Minot dis
trcts, reported that the seats of those districts
are not vacant, the Representatives having
| taken them.
Report of the committee on State printing
and binding came down from the Senate.
Mr.. Miliken (Fusion) of Burnham offered a
minority report as a substitute, which gives
the contract for printing to Thomas f. Murphy
and for binding to Alexander j. Cameron.
On motion of Mr.. Dickey (Fusion) of Fort
Kent the whole matter was tabled. Sub
sequently the matter was assigned for to-mor-
row on motion Of Mr.. howell of Hallowell.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of State, transmitting such returns
of votes for Representatives as he received
from the hands of P. A. Sawyer former Deputy
Secretary of State, on tho 31st day of January
last
On motion of Mr.. Hale Of Ellsworth, it was
Ordered, The Senate concurring that COM
mittee consisting of seven members of the
| House Of Representatives to be selected by
| the Speaker, and three members of the Senate
be appointed whose duty it shall be to examine
into the condition of the ELECTION returns
| lately given up to the Secretary,of State; the
warrant and appropriation books, and all other
books and papers of the Governor and Council
for the year 1879 and extending to the first
| Wednesday of January, 1880; and to report to
this legislature what suppression or alterations
if any, have been, made in said returns and
what means have been resorted to for such
purposes; and also in what cases, and in what
manner, the will of the people, as shown in
| the last annual election has been disregorded
| and attempted to be defeated either by illegal
construction of said returns, or changing or
tampering with them, and by whom the same
| has been done, or attempted TO be done.
| Said committee shall further report to this
legislature upon all undue or illegal expendi-
ture of the money of the State by or under the
direction of the Governor and Council for the
period before mentioned or by any officer of
the State, or any employe of or contractor
| with the State during said time.
And for such purposes said committee shall
have power to send for persons and papers and
may employ such clerical and stenographic
| force as may be necessary.
The Secretary of State transmitted the