The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. IL.

Senate.
Petitions were presented and referred from
G. W. Larrabee and others Of Sagadahoc
county, asking that the salary and number of
judges Of Sthe S. J. Court be restored; of T. c.
Ingraham and 1856 others of Rockand for
sealed ballot.
Remonstrance was presented against making
valid the doings of Reed plantation.
A bill was reported regulating the fees OF in
spectorS of lime and lime casks and their dep
uties. Makes the fee one half mill for each
cask inspected and branded. Printed under
the rule.
A bill was renorted to amend the law estab-
fishing police court in Rockland, 80 as to give
the judge OF that court the fees instead of a
salary. Printed under the rule.
ORDERS PRESENTED.
To inquire into the expenses of the State
with view of Obtaining more money for the
schools.
That the State records in the land Office be
recorded in the registry of deeds in tho coun-
ties where the lands lie.
That the Committee on Agriculture inquire
as to change in the law relating to the Board
OF Agriculture and the bounty to agricultural
societies.
Aaoof-D IL DE fNHhOSStlD.
An act to consolidate the Hampton Silver
Mining Company of Hampden.
An act to authorize the inhabitants of Carl
bou to build and maintain piers and booms for
the protection of bridge over the Aroostook
river in said town.
An act additional to the act of 1868, chapter
453, to establish ferry across the Penobscot
river.
An act to regulate the taking of fish in Dex-
ter pond.
House.
A communication was received from Mr..
Bureigh, Assistant Clerk, rendering his resig-
nation. The vacancy occurring by his resig-
nation was filled by the choice Of Frank l..
Patten of Newport, who received 80 votes out
of IS.
resolve was passed recognizing the faith
fulness with which Mr.. Burleigh had perform
ed his duties and extending to him good
wishes.
The House nonconcurred with the Senate
in referring petitions asking for February
term of court at Caribou in Aroostook county
to the judiciary committee, and on motion of
Mr.. Powers of Houlton, they were tabled
The time for the presentation of petitions
was extended to this day.
fEIIlIONS PhESENTED
In aid of petition for charter of Eliot Bridge
Co.; from Joseph Granger ct ais, Of Calais in
reference to judges of Supreme judicial Court;
from Margaret c. Small ct ais. of Rockand
praying for right of women to vote; from
Arad Thompson of Bangor ct ais, praying to
be reimbursed for overpayment of money to
the state for township of land; from Hollis
Borsman. President Of Penobscot Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., in relation to close of business
OF said Co.: for protection of migrating quail
A remonstrance was presented against repeal
of lobster law.
ORDERS PASSED.
The House ordered that the joint standing
committees report finally upon all matters on
or before the 18th inst.
Orders Of inquiry were passed requiring tho
students Of the State Normal Schools to pay
tuition, SO as to pay in part the salaries of the
teachers of those schools; amending the laws
relating to common schools that more money
may be raised annually for the support of such
schools; whether the law relating to the fees
OF trial justices and other officers, may be SO
amended as to prevent the issuing Of warrants
and other precepts in cases without sufficient
cause.
Adverse reports wero made on resolve in ia.
vor of the St. Croix & Penobscot Railroad Co.;
petition Of Nathan Balett OF Grafton for PEN
sion for year 1875.
A bill was reported to incorporate the St.
Xavier School and Asylum. Read twice and
tabled on motion of Mr.. Cutler of Bangor
A bill was reported changing the name of
1.-THE trustees Of the fund for the support of
the Episcopate of the Protestant Episcopal
church In the diocese of Maine to 1.-THE Trus-
tees of Diocese Of Maine.'' Read and assign
ed.
The bill to amend chap 90 of Public laws OF
1879, by adding "and further excepting, that
nothing herein contained shall authorize any
compensation from the state treasury for coun.
sci for the defense in cases formerly capital
was read twice and tomorrow assigned
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
of the city government of Portland praying for
new line of division between that city and
the town of Cumberland. Pending the accept
ance Of the report it was tabled on motion OF
Mr.. True of Portland.
A bill was reported amending the charter OF
the city of Rockland SO as to elect the Mayor
of that city by plurality of votes. Read
twice and assigned.
Bill relating to the consolidation of schools
was taken from the table on motion of Mr.. In
gals.
Mr.. Hill of Exeter explained the object OF
the bill. By uniting districts it would work
favorably in the transportation of scholars. 1t
was in the interest of the smaller districts in
rural towns.
The bill was read the third time and given a
passage
Subsequently the vote was reconsidered and
the bill tabled.
Mr.. Perry OF Camden (Fusion) rose to a ques-
ton of privilege. The report he said in the
Kennebec Journal of this morning about a
meeting in Camden was partially correct and
was very much garbIed. He denied that he
had insinuated in the talk he had made with
his constituents that $50 had been paid Bap-
fist minister in this city by Mr.. Blaine. He
considered it one of the aims and purposes of
the Republican party to misrepresent when
ever and wherever it can, and it was for
this reason he and others had left that party.
vacancy in the Insane Hospital commit
tee was filled by the appointment of Smith OF
Buxton, and vacancy in the finance COM
mittee was filed by the appointment of Long
of Fairfield.