The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-13
The following order was referred to the

The following order was referred to the
committee on leave of absence.
Ordered, That the clerk of the House in
making up the pay roll of members of this
House, be and is hereby instructed to omit
from the pay roll the names of all members
who have not reported to the clerk their
names and the usual data required for the
making up of said pay roll
The bill to amend an amendment to chap
&C of the public laws of 1875 relating to porgy
fisheries was amended by adding thereto:
SEC. q All of chap sc of the public laws of
1873. excepting section l as amended, is hereby re-
pealed.
SEC 3. All penalties named in section 1 may be
recovered by indictment or action of debt; and one
fourth part of the penalty recovered or imposed
shall be for the benefit of the complainant or party
prosecuting, and the remaining three-fourths to the
county in which the proceedings commenced.
The bill as amended was then passed.
A bill was reported to amend chap. "a of the
public laws of 1878, entitled an act in relation
to the insolvent laws of Maine. Ordered
printed
The House voted to hold a session this eve
nlng to consider the bill to remodel the State
Board of Agriculture.
Senate amendments TO the bill incorporating
the .Penobscot Valley Gorsedth of Bards,
which prohibit the granting of degrees or in
terfering with the rights of existing organiza-
tions, and that members shall not practice any
of the professions except in compliance with
the laws of the state, were adopted after
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others; and the bill given passage in concur
renee.
Perry of Camden offered the following
which was passed.
Ordered, That the Treasurer of State be re-
ouested to report to this House the names of
all members of the last Legislature who have
not returned their double mileage, and also
any statement that he may be pleased to make
in regard to the rights of the state to recover
| the same.
dow \ IA. A.
| ency of memoralizing the General Assembly
| of the State OF New York to so amend the He'll
| Gate pilot laws as to remove compulsory
| pilotage.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
| Committee on disagreeing vote of both
| branches on bill an act to incorporate the State
| of Maine Consolidated Mining Co., reported
| that they cannot agree and recommend that
| the House adhere to its former vote. Report
! accepted.
The House, without transacting any further
| business adjourned to half-past seven o'clock
this evening, in order that the investigating
committee on election returns might use the
hall in the examination of Gov. Garcelon.
EVENING SESSION.
Bill relating to the Reform School was read
and assigned.
Senate amendment to the resolve in favor of
the State Prison, reducing the appropriation
| from SOL 900 to $25 900, after being discussed
by Messrs. Gushee, Jewett, ingalls,, Cook,
Hatch and Perry, was rejected, and the re-
solve was given passage.
A petition for bounty on foxes was present.
ed and referred to the next legislature.
1t was voted to hold evening sessions on and
after March Is, commencing at 7 80 o'clock.
Ought to pass was reported on bill an act APP
proved March 8, 1880, and to restore chap. 20
of the laws of 1873 relating to the development
| of the mining interests of the State. Printed
under the rules.
Bill to remodel the Board of Agriculture
was taken up and assigned.
Bill relating to common nuisances and the
sale of Intoxicating liquors was taken up and
read three times. 1t was amended on motion
of Perry OF Camden so that sherffs as we'll as
county attorneys can be removed by the Gov
ernor and Council for failure to enforce the
| law. 1t was then passed to be engrossed
The militia bill was taken up and discussed
by Messrs. Strout and Goulding in favor and
Perry opposed. Strout moved to amend by
striking out the five days encampment Adopt
ed.
Pending any further action the House adj
journed.