The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-10
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
ACTS AND RESOLVES SIGNED
BY THHGovERNoR.
P. A. Sawyer Refuses to Testify

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their attention. Up to the present time the
Governor has approved 81 acts and q resolves
which have been passed. Those Of public in
terest which have been approved the past
week are substantially as follows;
The Judge of the Lewiston Municipal Court
is also allowed salary of $1,000 year from
that CITY,
The town of Lincolnville in Waldo county
has been included within the limits of the
Knox Agricultural Society.
The Ocean Street Railroad Company has
been incorporated with capital stock of $S,-
900 which may be increased by stockholders
holding two,thirds of such capital stock not
are John Read, Charles Goodridge, John j.
Frye, Jason Carlton, S. III. Tewksbury, j. Por-
ter Tyler and David Moulton. The enter
prise is a horse railroad to run from Wood
ford's Corner in Deering to point about 500
feet easterly from Read street.
The municipal officers of Deering h ave been
allowed today out a public drain or common
sewer in tn at town.
The city of Bangor has been authorized to
sell and convey its interest in the Bangor &
PiscataquiS railroad.
A law has passed forbidding the taking of
land-locked salmon in Nickerson lake in New
Limerick and Linneus and Deep Lake in
Aroostook for five years under penalty of $40
for each fish taken.
A law has passed that no defenses in actions
involving contracts made on Sunday can be
made ON the ground that such contract was
made and entered into on Sunday.
The Orchard Beach Wharf and Steamboat
Company has been incorporated with capital
stock OF 100000 The corporators are Harri-
son j. Libby, James B. Libby, John B. Coyle,
and Moses G. Palmer of Portland; Eliphalet
Clark of Deering; Thomas Goodal of Sanford /;
B. G. Jordan of Alfred; and John M. Robbins
of Lewiston.
law has passed preventing the putting of
rocks into Swett's pond in Orrington, under a
penalty of $40 for each offense.
A law has passed which provides that sure
ties upon official bonds may appear and defend,
in suits against their principal, whenever
such sureties may ultimately be liable upon
such bonds
The county commissioners of Knox county
have been authorized to establish highway
across the Georges river from Thomaston to
South Warren
The town of Mapleton in Aroostook county
has been Incorporated.
The law relating to the taking of fish in
Webbs pond in Franklin county has been re-
pealed.
Railroad corporations under penalty of
500 for every offense are obliged to maintain
danger signals, such as tagging by day and
lanterns by night, when cars are disconnected
from train and left standing on the main
track. The law does not apply to horse rail
roads.
The Lake Auburn Mineral Spring Co. has
been given the exclusive right to navigate
Wilson pond in Auburn by steam.
The South Buxton Cemetery Association
has been incorporated.
A law has been passed providing for the
trial OF cases involving the rights of parties to
hold public offices, under which any person
who shall claim to be lawfully elected to any
county office, or to the Office of county attor-
ney, may commence suit in the nature of a
proceeding in equity against the person hold.
ing or claiming to hold such office, or who
holds certificate of his election to such office
from the Governor and Council, or who has
been declared elected thereto by the Governor
and Council, or who has been notified of such
election by the Secretary of State, to be COM
menced by petition returnable before any Jus.
tice OF the Supreme Judicial Court in term
time or vacation, in the county whe either OF
the parties reside, or where the duties of such
| office are to be performed.
An appropriation of $4,000 has passed to
| uniform the volunteer militia.
S2OOO has been appropriated to pay the ex-
| penses attendant upon the investigation of the
election returns and expenditure of public
| moneys, and $500 for paying the expenses OF
the bribery investigating committee.
During the session of the Senate to-day most
OF the time was spent in discussing the bill
providing for a sealed ballot which was op.
| posed by the Republican members and favor
| ed by the Fusionists. AS the result it was in.
definitely postponed by strict party vote in
| which action the House subsequently concur
| red without debate. Tomorrow the Senate
will commence holding two sessions day. In
the House the bill authorizing the Dennison
Paper Manufacturing Company to issue bonds
not exceeding 100000 and secure the same by
mortgage of its property was passed to be
engrossed The bills authorizing school dis
trict No. ID in the town of Gorham in the
erection of new school house to provide
| therein hall for the use of the Gorham
| Farmers Club, and legalizing the doings Of
| the inhabitants of North Yarmouth were also
| passed. The bill prescribing penalty for the
| neglect or refusal of town officers in Their
duties in respect to election returns was de.
bated and then indefinitely postponed. On
| motion of Mr.. Hale of Ellsworth, the bill
| relating to the compensation and number of
judges OF the Supreme Court was specially
assigned for tomorrow. In the Senate to.
morrow the .Rockland division case comes up
by special assignment
Sergeant-at-Arms Haynes reached here this
afternoon with Prince A. Sawyer, the recus.
ant Fusion witness. who refused to appear be.
fore the investigating committee on the loss Of
| the state seal and other public property.
Mr.. Sawyer was arrested last night at his
home in Phillips. He offered no resistance
but said that he had expected to be taken into
custody and was prepared to come here On
their way here while stopping at Brunswick,
Sawyer telegraphed Bion Bradbury of Port
land, his legal adviser, to come here.
AS soon as Sawyer reached here this after
noon he was taken at once to the State House.
The House was in session at the time, and the
members of the investigating committee who
are members of that branch being engaged in
the duties of legislation, could not leave to
have a meeting of the committee until the
House adjourned.
In the meantime Sawyer remained in the
custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and occupied
one of the committee rooms, where he was in
consultation with John H. Webster of Nor
ridgewock.
After the House adjourned the committee
were called together in room 16, when the
Sergeant-at Arms appeared with his prisoner
and addressed Senator Halves, chairman of the
committee, as follows:
Mr.. Chairman:--I was authorized by the
Speaker of the House to find Mr.. Sawyer, and
1 now turn him over to your honorable body.
Mr.. Sawyer then stepped forward with a
smiling countenance, and after shaking hands
with those of the committee he knew, and
being introduced by the chairman to the rest,
the following colloquy took place:
Chairman Hawes-Are you ready to testify,
sir?
Sawyer-I am not ready now.
Senator Bradford of the Committee-If we
adjourn until evening, would you then be pre-
pared to answer?
Sawyer-Did you want to take testimony to-
night, provided am ready?
Chairman Hawes-I shall be busy tonight,
as am engaged on the committee on finance,
and if neglect that committee it might add
| three days to the session.
| Senator Bradford to Sawyer-If we adjourn
| until tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. will you
| then answer questions, or give us positive
| answer?
| Sawyer-Men change their minds under diff
| ferent circumstances. 1 might change my
| mind.
| Senator Bradford-We must have positive
answer in the morning, or else we shall take
| other proceedings against you.
| Sawyer 4 decline positively to answer now.
| Senator Bradford then moved that Sawyer
| be turned over to the sergeant-at-arms, to be
| returnahle at O'Clock tomorrow morning be.