The Portland daily press., 1880-03-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
Especial Dispatch to the Press
Senate


AUGUSTA, March 2.
The report Of the judiciary committee re-
porting legislation inexpedient on the petition
| for sealed ballot was recommitted OH motion
| of Mr.. Strickland.
| The resolve appropriating $1,000 to pay the
| expenses of the investigating committee on
| election returns was taken up. An amend
ment was offered to reduce the appropriation
| to $1,000. Lost. The resolve was passed
| The vote indefinitely postponing the State
Reform School bill, authorizing the trustees to
sell certain property, was reconsidered and the
| bill tabled.
The bill to repeal sec. %, chap Q, of r. S.
relating to the organization of the legislature,
which reads that "no person shall be allowed
to vote Or take part in the organization of
either branch of the legislature as member,
unless his name appears on the certified roll of
| that branch" was discussed at length by Ellis,
| Thompson, Patten and other fusion members
who opposed repeal, and. Bradford, Harris,
Locke, Coombs and Dingley who favored re-
peal.
The bill was passed to be engrossed.
House.
| Petitions were presented from VIM. P. Win
| gate and others of Bangor for restoration of
salary of the Judges of the Supreme Judicial
| Court.
| A bill was presented to repeal chap. 1O8 of
the public laws of 1872, relating to the killing
| of SEAL
A bill was presented to amend sec. Sc, chap
| 81, and sec. 16, chap. Z, R. S., concerning the
attachment and seizure of real estate.
A bill was reported to amend sec. 16, chap.
| 48, OF r. S., relating to the employment of
children in cotton and wooden manufactures.
1t increases the penalty to 500. Ordered
| printed.
| A bill was reported to incorporate the Beech
Hill Brook Dam Company. Read once and
tabled to be printed on motion of Mr. vsrrill
of Portland.
Resolve relating to the transportation of
certain books from the state library was amend
ed and then tabled.
Resolve in favor Of an act of Congress grant
ing pensions to veterans of the Mexican war;
Read once and amendment proposed by Mr.
Dickey of Fort Kent to include the veterans of
the Aroosrook war, pending the adoption of
which the bill was assigned for tomorrow.
Bill to incorporate the consolidated Maine
Mining Co., pending its final passage was,
after being discussed by Verrill and Strout of
Portland, and Young of Brunswick, Indefinite
| ly postponed.
Bill to amend an act to abolish the Calais
Municipal Court was passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act involving the rights of parties to
hold offices came up by special assignment.
Senate amendments were adopted in concur
renee.
Perry of Camden moved to amend SO that
the bill should not apply to any state office.
Adopted.
| Verrill of Portland moved to amend so that
| Judgment in favor of petitioner shall be rem
| dered if it is found upon hearing that he is en-
titled thereto. Adopted.
The bill was passed to be engrossed as
amended.
Bill relating to agricultural societies, which
was indefinitely postponed by the Senate, was
taken up. Rafter of Damariscotta favored its
passage and moved to amend so that no re-
freshments shall be sold or any show exhibited
within one-fourth of a mile of any fair ground
of any agricultural society where any fair is
being holden, instead of one mile.
| The amendment was adopted, the bill read
twice and assigned for tomorrow.
| Bill to enlarge the powers and duties of the
| fish commissioners and wardens was passed to
be engrossed.
Bill to incorporate the Steam Heating and
Power Co. of Portland was taken up, and
pending the adoption of certain amendments
was tabled.
| Wales of Biddeford offered an order provid-
ing for joint committee to visit the public
schools of Quincy, Mass, and examine the sys-
tenn Of instruction there in use, and to invite
F. G. Parker, the Superintendent Of Schools
of Quincy, to come here and address the legis-
iature. Tabled after discussion.
Bill to incorporate the Canton Bridge Co.
came up and was tabled for further investiga-
| ton.