Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-05
NO. 56.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SExAvE.
TmrRspA,. March 1.


currencc.
Mr. DoRAx. from the Committee on Fish
cries, made the final report of that commit.
tee. Accepted,
Mr.. pARcuna, from the Committee on
Ways and Bridges, made the final report Of
that committee. Accepted
Mr.. SwIrn, from the Committee on Elu-
cation. made the final report from that COM
mi,tec. Accepted.
| Mr.. CooMRs from the Committee on Com
merge, made the final report Of that commit
tee. Accepted
Bill an act to incorporate the Steam Heat
ing and Power Company. having passed both
branches, on its .snal passage was amended
| in the House by providing that the works. of
the company shall in no manner iujuriously
affect the health, property or safety Of the in
hahiiants of the city of Portland.
On motion OF Mr.. H,wss, the Senate re-
ce,lcd and concurrcd with the House in the
amendments, and the bill was again passed
| to be engrossed.
| Bill an act to incorporate the Gardner
Valley Copper Mining Company, passed in
Senate, came from the House indefinitely
postponed.
On motion of Mr. DiScLKy, the Senate re-
cedcd and concurYcd with the House in the
indefinite postponcment of the bill.
| Bill an act relating to agricultural societies
indefinitely postponed by the Senate, came
from the House amended, by giving the So
cieties jurisdiction over one. quarter Of n mile
space from their grounds. and passed to be
cnprosscJ
| T,;d an tho ,,hIc
| Mr. nrp,x from the Committee on Fish
er;cs Ia which was r,ferrcd the pctition Of
Daniel 4. Sanders, for change in the close
time for taking fish from Wilson pond, in the
town of Grecnvillc. reported bill to that
effect Read and assigned.
| Mr.. FHnS,lp. from the Committee on
Claims ON IN, claim Of W. !.
Cor,hell and other teachers of the C;orham
Normal ScbooI r,norted reference Of the
same IN the Covcrnof and Council. Accented
Mr. F,,xr from The rommi,,cc ON Military
tffairs. on revision of militia laws. reportcd a
bill. Mr.. Flint moved that the rules he sus-
penJed and that the bill receive its first
| reading without being printed. His ob,cc-
ton TO the printing was its probable large
cost. AS the bill was very lengthy.
| Mr. D,x,,ry said the hin was of consider
able impor,ancc. and he should prefer that il
he printed.
| MIR. Flint Withdrew his motion. and the
hill was then laid upou the table 10 be print
cd
| On motion of Mr. BnAproRp, the rules
were suspcnded. and he introduced a petitiop
|
that the doinps of the town shall be lcgnlized.
| Referred TO the Committee on Legal AfIairs
| The hill amepdatorv 10 the liauor law was
| read and assigned
| The hin is entitled ..an net amcndatory of
chan II and ,, Of the revised statutes in re-.
Ia,ion to common nuisanccs and the sale Of
intoxicating liquors. Section ! Of the chap.
is amended by placing in the list Of nuisances
all places of resort where Intoxicating liquors
are kent. sold. given away. drank, or dis
pcnsed in any manner not provided by law.
| This is intended TO affect the club houses.
The sale of cider as n beverage is forbidden,
and the law amended so as to allow its sale in
quantities of five gallons or upw ards. de-
livered and taken away at one time. In case
the provisions of the nuisance act are not en-
| forced by county or local officers, on petition
| of 30 or more well known tax-paycrs the
Governor shall appoint two or more consta-
blcs for snch county. who shall enforce the
law and have the powers and duties of sherifIs
and deputies. When the Governor shall be.
come satisfied that the county attorney il not
doing his duty, he may be removed. Pro-
vides that a person intoxicated shall have
! when he gives information from whom and
where he procured the liquors upon which he
became intoxicated. The further provisions
of the bill increase the penalties for violat-
| ing the liquor law
On motion Of Mr.. DISeLKr, bill an act to
repeal chap. % of the public laws Of 1878,
relating to the mining interests OF the state,
was taken from the table
MI DISGLEf said ne was satsncd u ought
70 pass. repeas .ne "a. esempuns he
P'gpery ' ~ ,n'"ns oompanes ',on' ,, MAh''on'
dne vi; Nas 'nsn w pssseu 70 pe enerosscn. sa
~" h,o',on y, "I. n,nh,, s,s,, resoNc :. "sor
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ane auoPe1n % s.n"o @ "sp ;n'.s s .ona aA"e '"e
'pmp'op1,avn n v.n,;m.I .r ,na y. .,s,",. s, a
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where;n tawns arc obI;ueJ IN nav . ,or,;on ~
,he exnen.c. NJ the yri, .cnt IN tho schoni
The apount maid bv the different towns doc.
/ not appear in the report.. and he tbouvht n
shouId lie noticed that the schooi hss nov
on hand Al .s24. and thought that n prct,v
GOOD workinv salarv. ne had not a word N
say against the institution, which he thought
was Iaboring in the interests Of humanity !:
but he thought it cost the State too much for
the luxury.
Mr.. BERRY, said that various sums are now
probHbly due the institution from towns,