The Portland daily press., 1880-02-10

TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10.
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
THE WORK DONE AND TO
Pc DONE.
Pillsbury's laundering State
Reports.
A Fusion Official Arrested for Lar
A Fusion Official Arrested for Lar
ceny.
LSpecial Disnatch to tho Press. |

AUGUSTA, Feb 9.-The legislature has a
complished little as yet in the making of ne
laws. The only measures that have cor
through and received the signature of til
Governor are those relating to the state sea
providing for an amendment to the Constitl
ton so as to elect the Governor by pluralit
instead of a majority of votes; relating to stat
officers; amending the laws so that in the n
moval of electors from one ward to another j
cities, sixty days residence will be required
and relating to public records and document,
and public officers and their duties Severa
investigating committees have been appointe
to bring to light the details of the great con
spiracy, and to present to the world the princi
pal leaders in the great inflmy. There is N
particular call for new legislation. and it 1
reasonable to suppose that no inconsiderabl
number of the numerous propositions now un
der consideration by committees will be ad
yersely reported upon. The principal meas
ure OF the session, that of state valuation,
which, in consequence of the failure of til,
last Legislature to appoint commission, mad,
1t necessary for the present legislature to at
tend to the matter at once. has been acted up
on SO far as providing for a commission, anG
the commission, which will probably be an
nounced tomorrow, will be here this week apc
go to work as soon as possible The loss OF
nearly three weeks time of the present session
by the attempts of the conspirators in the
countlng-ln outrage to set up bogus govern
ment, has been such drawback as to retard
the business of the session. Everything now,
However, is in working order, and the shutting
down today on petitions, &C., for legislation.
save redress of wrongs, will facilitate the busi-
ness Of the session.
Nearly All the Members in their Seats.
Inc week opens with nearly every Fusion
member III his seat in the House, and every
opposition member of the Senate in his seat
but one, and he is Lamson of Waldo. who pro
poses to count himself out The Republicans
do not intend to declare the few unoccupied
seats vacant in consequence of those entitled
to them refusing to come here and attend to
their duties, unless the towns they represent
should ask to be represented then their seats
would be declared vacant and a new election
ordered. If towns see fit to be unrepresented
AID leave their interests neglected, the respon-
sbilityis upon them.
The Bribery Investigation.
The last part of this week the bribery inyes-
tigating committee will commence their Ia
bors. Wallace R. White will be present.
when Swan and Hartman will have an oppor
tunity to confront him j. o. White of viii.
ton, Alfred S. Kimball Of Waterford and other
witnesses who have been summoned, will be
present, and tell us what they know about the
alleged charges of bribery. The Republican
members of the committee ara determined to
reach the bottom facts in this matter if it is a
possible thing, and then ''let no guilty man
escape" The committee will continue their
investigation every afternoon and evening un- |
til the testimony is exhausted
The Porgie War.
The annual porgie war will be reopened bv a |
nearing given tomorrow evening to parties in
'erested in the repeal of the porgie law passed
n 1878. This law prohibits the taking of Dor
1es inside of three miles from land in the
ays, harbors, rivers and inlets of the state. Its
oIect is to prevent the determination of this
glorious fish which is used in making Oil. and
nose declnltion is seriously threatened, it is
aee>xs,ssz1ans account OF the i'm nense quanti-
les caught by the owners of porge factories
he opposition to the repeal of the law comes
lainly from small fishermen. Taose who
want the law repealed are the men interested
n these factories, who claim chat the law is
MUST and detrimental to the industry which
heir capital has established.
ne Ddke OF Fort Kent Still Clamoring
for Appropriations.
Mr.. Dickey, the fuslo1 mo NOR for Fort
Cent, has co nmeacel knocking at me treas
Try for Pdrgent for the Madawaskans 1t
makes no sort of difference to the Duke wheth-
r Aroostook is the fusion stronghold, as it is,
nd sends a delegation here imposed of
lajority of Greenbacker5 and Democrats:
heir financial needs are just the same, and
he honest coin dollar of the Republicans
just as good and perhaps better in supplying
leir needs than the shinplaster of hat ex-
hequer. Bridges must be built and repaired;
,hools must be supported; roads must be con-
sructed. The Duke has been member of
the Legislature great many times He
ONES and he stays away, at his option; or per-
APPS had better write, this eminent log roller
omes when there is a pressing need for new
lank for bridge, or a new skid for road,
'hich generally happens when there is danger
[ Aroostook going to the demnition Repubi-
IN bow. vows, and the only way to save it
ON such calamity is to make the Republi.
ans come down handsomely in appropriations
nd pay for their defeat. Like Joey Bagstock,
lie Duke is "sly, devilish sly" in putting up
is schemes. and varying his form with the
hameleon." He knows just how to do it, as
ell as any other man, aud perhaps better, for
9 is Madawaskan, and the Madawaskans
OF only know it all in two languages but can
scount the average politician outside of the
garden of the state"
Pillsbury's Ridiculous Printing.
And now here is the State Treasurers report
it'll more errors and mistakes, as it comes
ON the press of the State printers, and with
S little guide board of errata pasted to its
ages, to tell you that figures do lie, and that
10 report is not to be depended upon for accu-
Icy, as a State Treasurer's report should,
,ove all other reports Such botch as
IS been made in the printing of hese annual
ports has Deyer been seen before, at least by
'ur reporter, in his twenty-five years jour
ilistic experience at the capital. Not single :
port has been printed thus far by the Fusion
ate printers, but what bristles with plumbers ,
Id mistakes Ordinary typographical errors
light be overlooked; but when it comes to | ,
e misprintlng, dropping out and bad spelling !
words making the text ridiculous, and !
ON other neglects of the proof reader in
aking corrections, the report becomes not
lily valueless but a mere hodge-podge or far 6
go of nonsense and trash, then the report
asses to be subject of ridicule and depi ecia- !
IN and becomes discreditable and disgrace {
H. The Fish Commissioners report as it is
tinted, is absolutely monstrous in its blem- :
hes and defects. 1t is as hump-backed,
deous, rawboned specimen of humanity
impaired with a. bright-eyed, well-propor-
,ned, symmetrical person. 1t is printed on
ferior paper of about as many tints as the .
inflow. 1t looks as if its pages had been COL
e 1 with every kind of a pigment from the !,
rgeous cerulean to the fulginous and dngy
ony. A page of paper of alabaster white
IS is not to be found. The errors which be.
atter-its pages that one stumbes upon are so "
merous, that, if they were stones in the q .
ghway tripping you up as you passed along, I
'uld make if placed in pile, sarcophagus
roe enough for the Ension Stata nriu,ar