The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special Despatch to the PEEss.)
Senate,

RemonStrance was presented against repeal
of the porgie law.
Leave to withdraw was reported ON petition
of John NJ. Milliken and others of Scarboro
for abrogating the charter of the Southgate
Dyking Co.
Referred to the next Legislature was report
to mischevous dogs.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
for law TO remunerate persons who develope
valuable deposits of minerals On the lands of
others.
Ought not to pass was reported on bill to
prevent fast driving in public streets.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on or
der for change in trustee law.
bill was reported relatA.g to drains and
sewers in Deerins. Read and assigned.
B i'll an act In relation to the bridge over the
east branch of Cousins river, between Free
port and Yarmouth, was assigned for to-mor-
row.
Majority and minority reports relating to the
division OF Rockland were made and ordered
printed.
The bill providing for consolidation of
school districts was discussed by Parker and
Smith in favor, and Ellis and Barrett opposed.
1t was then passed to be engrossed
House.
Bill to abolish the Calais Municipal Court
was passed in concurrence with the Senate.
Several circumstances were presented
against the repeal Of the porgie law.
A bill was presented from the Knox & Lin
coin Railroad Company to change its location.
A petition was presented from citizens of
Saccarappa against the liquor traffic.
Under suspension of the rules petition
was presented to incorporate plantation in
Hancock county; also petition of Sidney Cook :,
president of the Aroostook Steamboat Co., for
change in charter of said company.
Petition of Frederick Robbie of Gorhan, and
S91 Others, against the liquor traffic.
A bill was reported to incorporate the Steam
Heating and Power Co., of Portland. Printed
under rule.
A bill was reported to protect ducks, by pro-
viding that no ducks shall be shot at from any
vessel or boat while under sail Or propelled by
steam, under penalty Of S25. Printed under
rule.
commissioners of Oxford county to reassess
certain taxes. Printed under rule.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
of Timothy j. Driscoll of Berwick to be set off
and annexed to South Berwick.
Ought not to pass was reported on bill addi-
tional to chap. GA of r, S., enlarging the duties
of Judges of Probate.
Taava IN withdraw ra,1orfnI IN ,.o+;+;,.
of citizens of North Yarmouth praying that
proceedings of a certain town meeting may be
legalized.
A resolve was reported in favor of the town
of Exeter reimbursing railroad tax. Printed
under rule.
A bill was reported incorporating the Penob-
scot Valley Gorsedh of Bards and State of
Maine Branch of the Druidic University of
America. Tabled to be printed.
A bill was reported to amend sec. 10, chap.
Is, of laws of 1878, relating to fisheries. Pro-
vides for close time for salmon from July Is
to April 1. Printed under rule.
Leave to Withdraw was reported on petition
praying that chap. Sc of public laws of 1872
relating to the lobster fisheries, be repealed.
Ought to pass was reported on bill to enlarge
the powers and duties of the commissioners of
fisheries and wardens.
Ought to pass was reported on bill to protect
quail, which provides that no quail shall be
killed previous to Sept. 1, 1888, under penalty
of $25. Printed under rule.
Bill an act additional to chap. OF r. s., re-
lating to elections, pending its passage to be
engrossed was tabled on motion of ingalls, of
Wiscasset.
A bill was reported providing for the APP
pointment of woman as trustee of Insane
Hospital. Read three times, and pending its
passage to be engrossed. Butler of Vassalboro
spoke in favor and explained purposes of bill.
The bill was given passage after being advo-
Gated by Dickey and Hill of Exeter, and op-
posed by Hatch.
Resolve appropriating $4,000 for payment
OF existing liabilities incurred in projecting
and preserving public property of the State
came down from the Senate. Read once, and
Young of Brunswick moved suspension of the
rules that the resolve might be put upon its
passage.
Mr.. Perry (Fusion) of Camden opposed, and
thought the resolve ought to take its natural
course.
The resolve exciting discussion was tabled
until the close of the morning hour
Subsequently it was taken up and Mr.. Perry
gave reasons why he opposed the hurrying
through of the resolve. He wanted a state
ment Of facts from the committee. He under
stood that every cent of the liabilities incur
red under Gov. Garcelon had been paid from
the treasury before he went out of Office. He,
Perry, thought the item of bills should be
given us. He moved the bill be recommitted.
Mr.. Young remarked that the gentleman
from Camden takes exceptions because the
committee had not reported items He, the
gentleman, ought to know that such items are
never reported to the Legislature. That is a
matter for the Governor and Council. 1t is
true that Governor Garcelon drew out of the
treasury large sum of money before he went
out OF office, and he, Young, would be glad to
hear that Garcelon had paid some of these bills
with 1t. He, Young, charged the minority
with being responsible for the employment of
these men, and as they needed their pay they
should have it at once.
MIR. Plaisted (Fusion) of Lincoln favored re-
committing the resolve 80 that the House
might understand what this money is for, and
under which fiddler" it is called for. He
hurled back the charge that the minority was
responsible for the employment of force to
protect the Capitol. He remarked that those
on the other side never lost any opportunity to
utter filings and stabbs at the minority in the
House. For one he did not propose to take
any more blows without returning blow for
blow. These men are not sincere; they are
hypocrites.
Mr.. Young said that the dissensions that had
been introduced had come from the minority.
The motion to recommit is not practicable. The
debt is one which should be paid to these poor
men at once.
The discussion was further continued by
Messrs. Russell, Bradstreet and Goss in favor
OF the passage of the resolve, and by Messrs
Staples, Perry and Plaisted in favor Of having
it recommitted.
Mr.. Hale of Ellsworth also spoke. He be.
lieved that the money should be paid. The
gentlemen from Lincoln and Camden were
incurable. They were afflicted with an itch
for aneakipU Evaru cant of avnanaa that 4,