The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-09
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8.
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
Committees About Through
With Their Work.
THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS AT
TER SAWYER.
Ex-Gov. Garcelon Going to Georgia
Ex-Gov. Garcelon Going to Georgia
Especial Despatch to Press

loPecldi despatch W TTess.J
AUGUSTA, March s.
There was full attendance of the law-mak-
ers at the session this afternoon. In the House
no important measure was passed Mr..
Knowles of Bradford was seized with another
attack of vertigo while in his seat (the second
time during the SESSION. and was borne to the
cloak room between the two chambers.
In the Senate the resolve appropriating
$51 900 to meet the liabilities of the State
Prison was read twice and assigned, together
with the bill providing for sealed ballot
Among the measures finally passed today were
bills to enlarge the powers and duties of the
fish commissioners, to incorporate the Steam
Heating and Power Co. of Portland, to inoor-
porate the National Bell Telephone Co., and
charter granting the building of a railroad
from Kennebunk to Kennebunkport A re-
solve also finally passed to print the insurance
laws.
The committees have nearly all cleared their
dockets. There are but two matters remain
ing undisposed of by the judiciary committee,
one of which is the adaptation of the election
laws to biennial sessions, while the other re-
fers to the passage of a law to relieve Wis
obligations.
The finance committee are still considering
the taxation of railroad and telephone COM
panes. 1t is thought they will fix tie state
tax at four mills.
Tomorrow Senator Bradford of the Judi
ciary committee will report that the order of
inquiry relating to amending the Constitution
so that the certificates of election of Represen-
tatives to the House shall issue directly from
the municipal officers of representative dis
tricts be referred to the next legislature. The
committee were of the opinion that certif-
Gates shall come from such source as the
order calls for, as they did previous to 1864,
and were also eff the opinion that consttu-
tional convention should be holden in the win
ter of 1882 for the revision of the organic law,
as it would be an off year in consequence of no
legislative session being holden that winter
Adverse reports will be made on the bill to
abolish the use of private seals upon certain
instruments in writing, and on order of in
quiry relating to amending the laws so the ex-
animation for admission to the bar may be
made inform throughout the state.
1t is expected that the Fusion ex-Deputy
cecrottry VI otato sawyer Will pc Dr0u CHI
here tomorrow in case he was taken into Gus.
tody today by Sergeant-at-Arms Haynes, who
left this forenoon for Phillips to arrest Saw
yer. 1t is reported that he is acting under the
advice of Bion Bradbury of Portland. 1t is
believed that if Sawyer can be compelled to
testify he would disclose many startling and
damaging facts relating to the fraudulent
count.
Col. Spaulding of Richmond, who has been
appointed Reporter of Decisions. had two
competitors. one being Augustus N. Walker Of
Lowell, Judge of Probate of Oxford county
and j. D. Pulsifer of Auburn, who was remov.
ed from the position year ago under Fusion
rule.
1t is reported that Gov. Garcelon will
shortly take up his resd ence in Georgia.