The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-02-28
BT TELEGRAPH.
Bill to Incorporate the Maine State
Bar Association.
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH INSANE
CRIMINALS.
Commission Appointed to Investigate
the Matter.
AUGUSTA.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Feb. 26.
The bill which Mr.. Hatch of Bangor pre-
scented in the House, to incorporate the Veazie
Bank of that city, provides for capital not to
exceed 100000. The incorporators are Frank
lin A. Wilson, Geoega Varney. Llewellyn j.
Morse, and Charles V. Lord.
A bill has been reported to incorporate the
Maine State Bar Association, the object OF
which is to promote the interests OF the legal
profession, and to institute legal reforms 1t
authorizes the association to hold $4,000
worth of property. The incorporators are Jo-
siah III. Drummoud, Almon A. Strout, Charles
F. Libby, James d. Fessenden, Peter c. Kee-
gan, L. H. Hutchinson, A. Il. Savage, S. Cliff
ford Belcher, L. A. Emery, George F. Holmes,
Byron D. Verrill, Orville d. Baker, Lorenzo
Clay, G. c Vose, A. NJ. Spear, G. H. Fisher,
A. H. Walker, George D. Bisbee, Chas. L.
Woodward, Thomas w. Vose, o. G. Hall, Geo.
A. Emery, Joseph A. Locke, d. n Mortland,
VIM. Freeman, II. N. McCusick, A. G. Brad
street, Laurston r. King.
A bill was reported, providing for the assess
ment of bark Just the same as wood and stand
ing timber.
The bill for the punishment of convcts un-
der sentence of Imprisonment for life, who
shall kill any person within this State, which
is pending in the House, is as follows.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, in Legislature assembled, as
follows:
Section LII any convict, who is under sem
tence OF Imprisonment for life, shall hereafter
wilfully kill any person in this State, he shall,
upon trial aud conviction thereof, be punished
with death.
Section 2. When any person is hereafte,
convicted OF crime punishable with death,
and sentenced therefor, the time for the exc
cution of said sentence shall be fixed by the
court, whica shall be within six months from
the day on which said sentence is passed, and
t, 9 convict shall be confined in the state pris-
on until the time of such execution.
Section g. The Governor shall seasonably
issue his warrant, under the great seal of State,
directed to the sheriff, or one of his deputies,
OF the county wherein the state prison is situ-
ated, commanding him to carry said sentence
into execution, at the time fixed by the court
The sending of prisoners from the state pris-
on to the insane hospital, has, of late, attract
ed much comment. The prisoners confined at
Thomaston, for capital offences, fol- life, to
wit: Calvin Plaisted, Stephen s. Mcdonald.
Jason Scribner and William Stephenson .allep.
ed to be insane, have been reported to the
Governor and Council by the warden of the
state prison, and the Governor and Council in
view of the importance of the question, have
appointed DR.. l. 7. Dana of Portland, DR.. Syl-
vester Cakes of Auburn, and DR.. f. e. Hitch
cock of Rockland, committee to examine in
TO the matter. The commission is a very able
one, and it is expected that it will report on
the subject matter of sending criminals to the
hospital,-a course so repugnant to the better
feelings OF the patients who are sent there
without stain on their character.