Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-02-05
The Legislature.

AUGUSTA. Jan IS. In the s.,., e..
committee on the Judiciary MAS ard..s.',
l" inquire ~ Ia amending the Coust,tnuia,,
:" Tue State BY ahoifshinp the Conro,,
providing Tor the Election of mn aud;,,r
Ao' constituting the heads uf Departments
au''sers OF the Governor: also a, T..
s"e"aih2 ehap'er q, section 10, Revise,
S'a'ht's' 50 That the poll tax shall not .x
e'cu - $3.50 - to amending the lax in
'e'at'on 10 promissory notes that the INN,
cent party be better protected when s.id
notes are procured by fraud
Ire Senate refused To paw tia. pe.s.n-
ger OF tue Fusion Senate The S.er,t.,y
OF STATE scot In "A communication IL, Ih,.
House Transmitting a sehedu,, %, iba 80
~" ati"s, t"~os aud plantations, shosir,,
Nh't assessors have made vsluatInn r.
iutn and those who have not
both BREACHES ordered the printing ot
'"e 'H'' opinion OF the court Ordered,
."'' 'he nance Committee inquire A. tu
TIE smehdnent Of the law thAt h.r.,f,.-
m''i"rr- 81 the Legislature receive Tor
hi'hEr only their actual expenses In com.
M "a aud going FROM the riruoI. rrt,,.l
that tf" Committee on Edur4,inu inquire
Tat" The eNpcdieucy ni abuli>hinu AIN
a"d Greek ia all high schools la TIL. Stat.
outside OF cities and towns able to tsro,id,.
separate departments aud suitable. tpa,lt-
ers tor these studies.
OIL was presented -xteuhiug TIL ii,n.
Tor Tue completion OF the Banytr and I,i.
chtaqni- Railroad an act was repnrt.d 4,
amend section .. chapter -. Revised sat;
htcs, relating TO DAYS 1T grace. that when
The day of grace falls on Sunday. tour
days shall be allowed A resolution was
introduced providing Tor the appointmen,
OF commission to revise and consolidate
the militia laws. Mrssrs. IIili Of Corip,h
aud Mt'iisen Of Burnham. Fusiouls.s, ar
peared aud took their seats.
Jan. 20. Ia the Senate the following
Fusion members appeared were cordially
receised and took seats NJ the Senatorial
board; Ncssrs. Strickland of Arno>,ook.
Barker, Rogers. PAtten and Aiwell OF
Fenoo-cot. RankIt:s OF Oxford aud Linn OF
Somerset
In the House twenty-five Fusoui.ts ap-
pearcd, among them the following :
Mcssrs. Haskell OF Turner. Wilson OF
orouo, Leslie of Hartford. Record Of New
hiouces'cr. Hills OF Union. Hastings OF
sidney. BHdseham of No. II plantation.
Mclaughlin OF Carmel. knowh. Of Brad.
ford. Whipp'e OF Bingham. Long of Fort
Fairfield. Ingalls, OF Wiscas.et. WaShburn
OF Greene. Farrell OF Van Buren,, nlckry
OF toH h"rt, Iushcc OF Appleton. smith
OF Buxton
IL the Scnate-Nr Atwcll OF P.uobscnt
snd Mr.. Potter oi the same county al
dressed the Senate, saying that the inter-
cst' OF ihcir constituency required their
prcs"Tce al the board, AMI however much
might be said IN regard TO the position oi
afsirs their duty was plsiu
The Committee on Fisheries vas direct
Ell TO Inquire into the expcdiency OF abol-
isblus The ol!cc OF Commi..lonrr of Fish
cries
The tonmii;ec OF Education W., direct
90 10 inquire inlo the pfppricty al adopt
ing uniformity OF text book, ihfoushuut
all ihs schools OF the state 4 bill vas
rfr'rnt'd I.i referred lroyliiu. ilr ihr
r'I"al oi = portion 81 sec. -. chap 4.
Revised S'a'utes. - that toll .ist, OF TIE
votes ADD voter. in the Plantation madc up
tn open town meeting be returned to the
Office ~ Secretary OF State.
H. the House the Committee on I.cya!
Ad'irs Ny" directed to- Inquire lp,u tie
cNpcsiicncJ OF anrud,ug section 80. chap.
>, 81 The Revised statutes - that i4crr
NAV b" further penalty tor the neglect Of
taxpayer 10 make sod bring Ia tho H.. %
polls aud amount OF estates "a the asses
sor.
The Finance Committee va, directed 10
Inquire into the cNpcdIcucy OF abol.shlus
the Office of rcn.lon Agent aud transfer
Fins b.. dg,ics to The Ajiu'ant Generals
Office
Mr. Hatch 81 BANGOR presented the iol.
lowing. which Wa passed:
HhsreIs-li : OF iar highe.i importance III
r~iao.ishiug the state valuation for the next
decade n the ha.l- uf taxation % all The pru,r-
rftf OF the state AMI 20 prepare such ,a,4-
atloH, more time and thought should be given
to the subject than Il B. po..iblc for the Legi.-
iaiNr Committee - give during Ia. session ~
TIE i"-l,!2iuTe, therefore, ordered thai The
Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the
~ OF iAkiu. o.. basis II the Slate Ia e.
aiiou Tor the coming year The valuation ~ thc
>i'ie A. now established SID committee ar-
iuHher Requested 20 examine the act and
receives u ls7y r. aiiug 70 the state valuation
And report What chEnsc- or additions u any,
arr Necessary should the present. STATE yalua-
lion L. taken - The ba,is OF taxation Tor IS>j.
\ blu va. presented 10 lncurposs'r Sic
Leboors Log Driving Company TO operate 10
the fcnobscOi region; act additional TO chapter
l5i. public laws Of 1871 relating to corpora
lions providing the manner In which cor!1r-
a'ions mas dissolve, giving courts power 10
dissolve the same; All act was pre-rnt,i al
ditional 10 chapter - Revised s,Aiu,., en-
larsiug the dtaies OF Judge, Of Probate - Tia,
wherever the executor or administrator NJ
iu.c- 10 pay dcbi or claim the Judlo my
appoint 4 commission 10 examine such deb, or
claim, pro, lin. tbs, = bond b.. III "a ~ tie
prr-on- bringing such ci.im \ bill! W. re-
ported tor committee 10 amend chapter 70 II
public laws OF l>11 relating % the election Of
ouperiu,cndents II School. by these word, .
The municipal oihoer. shall i'll all yacanc!e.
aFi-Ins In the office Of Supervisor until the
next annual election. The petition wa. pre-
-ented Of }. +. Brown snd others, member. Of
the fenobscoi Valley Gorscih OF Bard. ami
{. I. D"re and others, members Of the United
and Ancient Order Of Druids, that Daniel II
owen OF sherman and other, may b. incor-
poraied into n body polite and corporate BY
the name Of "Penobscot Valley Gor,aIh Of
Bards and State of Maine Branch u the
Druids, University Of America" Passed 10
be ACKNOWLEDGMENT for the appointment Of
a commission 10 revise the militia laws; act
Amendatory Of and additional 10 the act 10 In
corporate the Rumiord Falls and Buc kdeld
Railroad Company.
jan. ~ III tbt Studtc Ulil was re-
ported - allow Charles W. Howard 10
dredge and navigate the Ranyeley Lakes
for ten years. Read and assigned An act
10 amend section lG. chapter {, OF Re
vised Statutes, relating TO the removal OF
voters from one ward TO another, was
passed TO be engrossed In concurrence
with the House and enacted IL also pro-
vides that In cities having more than 1000
legal voters no qualified elector who has
removed his residence from one ward 10
another within co days next proceeding
any election shall vote ar such election in
the ward to which he has removed, but
shall vote in the ward from which he re-
moved. The law now provides that 30
DAYS residence shall be sufficient
In the House the Committee on Flee
tons were ordered 10 ascertain whether
the seats of the representatives from Minot
and kennebunk Districts have become
vacant. and order q new election II neces-
sary. The Judiciary Committee were dl-
rected to enquire as 10 the adjustment of
the Calais Municipal Court. The Educa-
ton Committee were directed to inquire as
to ammending the law TO authorize grad
yates OF Normal Schools TO teach In any
school below the High School, without
certificate Of the experimenting School
Committee. The same committee was