The Portland daily press., 1880-02-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
Especial Despatch TO the Press.
Senate.

Especial Despatch to the Press
Senate.
AUGUSTA, Feb. y.
A bill was reported to incorporate the Au-
burn Aqueduct Company. Read and assigned.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
OF the President and trustees of the Peoples
twenty-five cents savings banks of Bath for
tax on deposits to be reduced.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on the
order providing that the poll tax shall not ex-
coed 50.
A bill was reported incorporating the Sebois
Log Driving Company. Read and assigned
Leave to withdraw was reported on the petit
ton of NJ S. Drummond and w. f. McCrillis
of Bangor, for act incorporating them into a
log driving company. Also same report on pc
tition of III. N. Egery and others of Bangor
praying for an amendment to the charter of
| the Katahdin Dam Co
Legislation inexpedient was reported on the
order relating to reducing the salary of Judge
of Probate of Cumberland county.
| Bill to amend sec. 2, chap. 65, laws of 1876,
! relating to business corporations, was amend
| ed and then passed to be engrossed.
| Bill to amend sec. 10, chap. 10, Il. S., as
amended by chap. "a, laws of 1878, relating to
| the use of wide tired wheels in Piscataquis
and Washington counties, provoked brief
discussion, participated in by Messrs. Dingley
of sndroscoggn, Patten and Bunker of Pc
nobscot and Flint of Plscataquis. Pending an
amendment by Dingley the bill was tabled.
Among the bills assigned for tomorrow is
the act to amend sec. SO, chap. 6, r. S., relat-
ing to taxes: an act relating to the police
court of Rockland
| Act to incorporate the Artesian Well Com
| pany of Rockland was passed to be engrossed.
| FINALLY PASSED.
An act to incorporate the York County Game
and Fish Society.
Resolve in favor of the State valuation.
Resolve for the purchase of safe for the Of
| flee of the Secretary of State.
l. House.
| An order of inquiry was offered relating to
| changing the trustee law so as to make the
sum for which a party may be trusted $40 in
stead of S. as now provided.
| An order was introduced relating to amend
ing the laws relating to poor debtors so that
any person who is entitled to take the oath as
| by law provided shall be entitled to have said
oath administered without cost to said debtor
unless said debtor discloses property not by
law exempt.
Mr.. Hill of Corinth who introduced this
order said that one order had been introduced
relating to abolishing Imprisonment. for debt.
| He thought his order would meet the point
| A bill was reported to amend acts relating to
municipal court for the city of Lewiston.
Read twice and assigned.
| The committee on legal affairs on order
| providing for uniformity of ballots in size and
| appearance reported reference of the same to
| the Judiciary committee.
| A bill was reported in relation to the Reform
School, relating to disposal of flats and shores
| of Long Creek. Ordered to be printed.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on
order relating to chap. 206, sec. 60 Of public
laws Of 1877 and chap. 1876, sec. 3 of laws of
| 1879
A bill was reported to esta blish municipal
court in Waterville. Ordered to be printed.
A bill was reported providing for the trial of
causes involving the rights of parties to hold
public Office. 1t provides for more speedy
hearing. Printed under the rule.
AsOooA'Oo WOiO pACoOhoCo III lawn VI ROi"
Cola, representative of the Penobscot tribe of
Indians, and Leroy Mitchell, representative of
the Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians. Read
twice and passed to be engrossed. 1t provides
for payment of 500 each for travel and at
tendance before the Legislature.
Bill relating to Ocean street horse railroad
of Portland was taken from the table and
passed to be engrossed as amended by tae
Senate.
Bill relating to organization of mining and
manufacturing companies came down from the
Senate The House receded and after adopt
ing the Senate amendments passed the bill
in concurrence. 1t provides that the capital
stock shall not be less than $1,000 nor more
than 100000.
Resolve in favor of the executors of the late
Alfred Veazie which provides for the REIN
bursement Of 500 paid for the right to cut
timber and grass in township e, Franklin
county, came from the Senate indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent stated the case.
The money belongs to Mr. Veazie. He paid it
for nothing, received nothing and is entitled to
it, Nobody else can claim it. The town
makes no claim. He moved to non-concur, and
the House so voted. On Mr. Dickey's motion
the provision relating to paying interest in the
resolve was stricken out. Pending the passage
of the resolve to be engrossed, the resolve was
tabled on motion of Mr.. Jewett of Richmond.
Mr.. Plaisted (Fuson) of Lincoln, offered the
following:
Ordered, That the committee on at empted
bribery of members of this House be instruct
ed to include in their investigation
the cases of James w. Clark of Waldoboro and
Alfred Cushman of Sherman; also that
when the said committee next meet they shall
then proceed to hold daily and evening ses-
sions upon three days in each week, viz: Mon
days, Fridays and Saturdays, until all cases
have been thoroughly and completely investi-
gated and the facts relating thereto laid before
this House; also that the committee be in
structed to proceed with the examination OF
witnesses in the so-called Wallace n. White
case without further delay.
Mr.. Wentworth of Kittery moved that the
order be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Plaisted said that under the present
rules of the House, the committee did not have
complete jurisdiction of the case. Technically,
they were right, as the order providing for in
vestigating these cases of bribery did not cover
the cases of Clark and Cushman. but it was a
MANI were approached, they were considered
members of this House. He believed these
cases were part and parcel of the charges made
and he believed that this House regardless of
party lines intended that these cases should be
investigated. In regard to the case of Wallace
K. White the work Of the committee had been
delayed long time on account of the condi-
ton of his health 1t has been one month
since the committee organized. He
thought the House had waited reasonable
time and he wanted the committee to go to
work.
Mr. Hale believed that the House wanted to
conduct this investigation in proper and fit
ting manner. There was no disposition to de-
lay or avert investigation. This uneasness on
the part of certain members is unnecessary.
There had been no disposition to rush this
matter The CO ,mittee is an even balanced
one, standing four to three politically. AS to
Mr.. Whites sickness, that is matter no gem
teman could hinder. Mr.. White was sick as
he, Mr.. Hale, had been informed on the best
authority; but Mr.. White would be here
just as soon as he was able The truth was,
the gentleman from Lincoln did not want Mr..
White here to confront the charges made
against him. AS to instructing the committee
in their duties that was not decent. The COM