The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l
Senate.
AUGUSTA, Mar. s.

f1UGUSIA, Mai. o.
The House amendment to the resolve relat-
ing to the Industrial School for Girls was
adopted and the resolve given passage.
The Senate receded and concurred with the
House in referring the petition for a term of
the S. j. Court at Caribou, Aroostook county.
to the next legislature.
Ought not to pass was reported on the bill
to amend sec. 49, chap 6. r. S., relating to the
assessment of poll taxes.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on Or
der relating to uniformity of ballots.
Order OF inquiry relating to codifying all
constitutional provisions and statutes with
reference to elections, for the use of town Off
GERS, was referred to the next legislature.
Ought not to pass was reported on order of
inquiry relating to reverting rights and proper
ty heretofore invested in the Cumberland and
Oxford Canal corporation and its mortgages
bill was reported relating to increase of
damages in the location of ways which pro-
vides that petitions for increase of damages
may be filed within sixty days after the final
decision.
The bill relating to liquor nuisances was re-
called from the House, rules suspended, and
the vote reconsidered passing the bill to be en-
crossed. The bill was then tabled.
House.
bill was presented to prevent making i'm
pure the waters of Androscoggin river above
the dam at Lewiston and Auburn, which was
read once under suspension of the rules and
passed.
A bill was presented to amend the
charter Of the city of Lewiston SO as to
alter the words "every tenth year commencing
with the present census year, Read once
and assigned.
The petition to incorporate Long Island
plantation in Hancock county was referred to
the next Legislature.
A bill was reported to amend sec. 16, chap.
9 of X. s., relating to the taxation of the cap
ital stock of toll bridges 1t excerpts stock from
taxation as personal property owned by per-
sons residing out of the State, which shall be
taxed in the town or towns where the bridge
is located, and where such bridge is located in
two towns, one half of the tax upon stock
shall be assessed in each town. Printed.
Ought to pass was reported on bill relating
to town and private ways, which provides that
any owner or tenant of land over or across
which town or private way has been or shall
be located, shall have the same right of ap-
peal on petition as is provided in sec. 49, chap.
Is Of R. S. 1t also provides that no such way
shall be opened or used until the expiration of
sixty days from the time it is accepted by the
town, and if within that time notice of such
appeal or petition shall be filed with the town
clerk such way shall not be opened or used I'M
til finally located by the appellate tribunal.
Ordered printed
Ought to pass was reported on bill to author
ize the Denison Paper Manufacturing Compa-
ny to issue bonds not exceeding 100000 and
secure the same by mortgage of its franchise
and property. Read twice and assigned.
Ought to pass was reported on bill relating
to service of process on defendants out of the
state in suits for breach of official duty.
A memorial was presented from a commit
tee of public meeting in the District of Co.
lumbia, relating to local self-government,
rights of suffrage, &C., in that district. Re-
ferred to the committee on legal affairs.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on Or
der relating to the repeal of chap. 1877 of the
public laws of 1879. The report of the COM
mittee pending its acceptance was tabled on
motion of Plaisted of Lincoln.
Order relating to amending the constitution
by abolishing the Council and providing for
the election OF one state auditor was referred
to the next legislature.
Resolve concerning Plaisted &, Appleton's
Digest and Hopkins Digest of Maine Reports,
pending its third reading was tabled on motion
of Mr.. Bradstreet of Bridgton,
The House insisted on its vote giving pas
sage to resolve in favor of road leading from
Fish River Mills to Daigle Mills in tawnship
No. II, Range 6, Aroostook county, and pro-
posed a committee of conference.
The bill incorporating the Dead River Log
Driving Company was taken from the table
and given passage.
The bill additional to Chap. 4 of R. S. on
elections, relating to the duty of municipal
officers, was taken from the table, and pend
ing its passage to be engrosse, Mr.. Strout of
Portland thought the bill was little too re-
we're in its penalties and proposed to amend
SeCtiou l, NY proFlulhS penalty not less IMAM
$40 and not more than 800.
Also that the jury shall determine in their
verdict the amount Of penalty within the linn
its prescribed in section 1.
Also that section 5 of the bill, providing
that no elector shall be disfranchised be strick-
en- out.
On motion of Mr.. Butler of Vassalboro, the
bill, together with the amendments, was
tabled.
Resolve providing for an amendment of the
constitution, changing the term of Office of
senators and representatives was read, and,
pending its passage to be engrossed, Mr.. In
amendment herein proposed, if adopted, tshall
determine the term of office of senators and
representatives to be elected at the annual
meeting in Septembe, 1880, as we'll as the
term of Office of senators and representatives
thereafter to be elected The amendment was
adopted and the resolve given passage.