The Portland daily press., 1880-03-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l
Senate.

teachers of Gorham Normal School. for the
payment of deficiency of salary, was referred
to the Governor and Council
The bill to incorporate the Steam Heating
and Power Co. of Portland was passed as
amended by the House.
Bill to incorporate the Gardiner Valley Cop
per Mining Co. was indefinitely postponed in
concurrence.
A bill was reported 10 prevent the taking of
fish in Wilson's Pond, Greenville, Piscataouis
county.
bill was reported on revision of the mill
tia laws and tabled to be printed.
A petition was presented that certain doings
OF the town of North Yarmouth should be le-
galized.
The amendatory liquor law relating to COM
mon nuisances was read and assigned
The amendment to the bill relating to agri-
cultural societies, passed by the House, which
provides that the jurisdiction of managers of
such societies shall extend one-fourth of a
mile around the grounds, was adopted after
discussion, and the bill passed.
The resolve appropriating $4,000 for the In
dustrial School for Girls was amended so as to
appropriate $4,000 after debate, and then given
passage.
House.
The proposition of the Senate for a commit
tee OF conference on the bill to incorporate the
Maine Maine Consolidated Mining Company was ac-
cepted, and committee on its part was Joined
A resolve was reported appropriating $500,
to be paid Arad Thompson, the same being
reimbursement of money which he and others
paid for land which they did not receive.
An order OF inquiry was passed relating to
providing by law that all fees from posting
litigations and monitions in liquor cases in the
Municipal Court of Cumberland county he
paid into the county treasury.
bill was reported to make the Diplomas of
Normal Schools legal certificates to teach in
the public schools of the state. Read twice
and assigned.
A bill was reported to incorporate the Bar
Harbor Bridge Company Read and assigned.
A resolve was reported, laying tax on the
several counties as follows: Androscoggin,
$4,000; Aroostook, $14, 200: Cumberland $50
600; Franklin, $1,000; Hancock, $4,000;
Knox, $4,000; Kennebec, $4,000; Lincoln,
$1,000; Oxford, $1,000; Penobscot, $4,000;
Piscataquis, $1,000; Sagadahoc, S16,5Oo; Som
erset, $1,000; Washington, $4,000: Waldo.
$4,000: York, $4,000. Printed.
Resolves were reported providing for an
amendment to the constitution, changing the
term OF office of Senators and Representatives
SO that their terms will expire the TUESDAY,
preceding the first Wednesday of January.
Printed.
A bill was reported for the protection of
smelts in Pleasant river in the county of
Washington.
bill was reported to vest the purchase and
property of Arrowsic bridge in the inhabitants
of Sagadahoc county
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
that the state bounty may be equalized.
bill (majority repor) was reported to reg
ulate the shore fisheries, which provides that
the taking of herring or porgies or menhaden,
or fishing therefor by the use of purse and
drag selnes is prohibited in all the waters of
the state under penalty of $3OO-with lien
upon vessels, steamers, etc. 1t repeats chap.
OF the laws of 1878, and chap. liz of the laws
OF 1879, together with all other restrictive laws
relative to the taking Of porgies. Ordered
printed.
bill (minority report) was reported amend
ing chapter 66 of the public laws of 1879, re-
latlng to shore fisheries, so that the taking or
fishing of menhaden, which is prohibited
within one metrical mile of the Goa st, shall be
stricken out Ordered printed.
The bill to amend chapter ia of the Revised
Statutes relating to new trials for capital Of
fences, WIS taken from the table and finally
passed.
Bib to set off Caleb Fuller from the town of |
Woodstock to the town of Paris, which was |
Indefinitely postponed in the House, came |
back amended and passed. Jewett of Rich |
nond moved that the House recede and con- |
cur Davis of Woodstock opposed Strout of |
Portland favored the passage of the bill, also |
Marble of Paris. The House voted to recede
Ind concur and the bill was passed.
Majority and minority reports of the COM
nlttee on education were taken up, and
Springer of Yarmouth moved to substitute the
minority report, which reduces the amount
which towns may receive from the State from
$500 to $3.50, for that of the majority, which
eports bill suspending the operation of the
aw for one year, and spoke in favor of his
notion.
Mr.. Bradstreet of Bridgton spoke in favor of
he Free High School law and thought that
was misunderstood in small towns. 1t was
Unjust for complaints to come from towns
which have not taken advantage of the law
lie demonstrated the necessity for such
chools. Fifteen hundred teachers were need
ID yearly. Only $50 teachers came from the
Normal Schools. The remainder must come
rom the common schools or the free high
chools. The towns which have taken advant-
'ge OF the law constitute IS per cent of the
ntire population of the State, with q valua-
ion of 81 per cent of the entire valuation of
he State.
The discussion was continued by Hill of Ex-
ter, Crane of Winthrop and Dickey of Fort
Kent.
The minority report was substituted for the
majority report byia vote of 76 to 4S.
NEW YORK.