The Portland daily press., 1881-03-03
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
lSpecial DISPATCH to the Press.l


AUGUSTA March 2.
Bills were reported to enforce returns of
statements by corporations; to incorporate the
Merchants Bank of Waterville; to amend
sect. 6, chap 81, r. S., relating to mills and
their repair, which provides that the toll for
ZIG part thereof; to amend sections 66 and 81,
chap. 6, R. S., relating to assessment of taxes.
Adverse report was made OH order looking TO
amendment of chap. 80, r. S.
the Bath Military Asylum, which was passed
in the House and indefinitely postponed in the
Senate, came back from the House, that
branch insisting on its former vote and propoS-
ing committee of conference. The Senate
insisted on its vote and Joined in a committee
of conference, which was appointed as follows:
| Senators Mortland, Cornish and Friend.
The special assignment, was resolve
| in aid of road from the forks of the Kenne-
bee river to Shirley Mills. The measure was
| discussed at length by Senators Buxton, Bak-
er, Jennings, Flint, Dingley and Mortland. 1t
was tabled to enable the Senate to proceed to
| the consideration of the second special assign
| ment, the majority and minority reports of the
Committee on Fisheries Oh petition to prohibit
| the taking of mackerel by seines in harbors,
| bays and rivers. The majority report gave the
petitioners leave to withdraw and the minority
| reported bill, which was given a passage in
| the House, and the question was on the substi-
| tuition of the minority for the majority report.
| Without discussion the Senate voted to adopt
| the majority report.
Senator Dingiey then called up the savings
bank bill, and spoke against the amendments.
Senators Pattangall and Parcher also opposed
| the amendment and Senate Bisbee favored it.
| The amendment to the amendment was de-
| feated, and the original amendment adopted.
| Senator Lamson opposed the bill as amended,
| and moved its indefinite postponement. Sena-
| tor Walker favored and Senator Mortland OPP
posed the bill The vote on the motion to in
| definitely postpone was taken by yeas and nays
! and resulted in its indefinite postponement by
| vote of IA to 10.
Bill relating to railroad crossings was taken
up, amended by making it apply to application
| for gates now pending and passed to be en-
crossed.
The bill granting bounty on bears was taken
up and discussed at length by several Senators.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was lost and
pending its passage to be engrossed the Senate
adjourned
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Bill to amend the charter of the Godfrey
Falls Dam Co.; to amend the charter Of the
city of Calais; to authorize j. A. Creighton to
plant and preserve oysters in Georges river;
amended bill to allow the cities ane towns ON
the line of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad to
fund the bonds issued in aid of the road (under
| suspension of the rules).
Majority and minoritv reports of the COM
mittee,on claims, on petition of E. F. Pillsbury
& Co., for balance claimed to be due on State
printing, came down from the Senate that
branch accepting in concurrence the majority
report. On motion of Dickey the matter was
tabled.
Mr.. Cook of Lewiston presented bill to
amend the charter of the Ocean Park Associa-
| ton.
Mr.. verrill presented bill to incorporate the
Merchants bank of Portland.
Mr.. Nickels presented bill to incorporate the
Searsport bank.
Ordered, That the committee on banks and
banking inquire into the propriety of granting
charter to the Sagadahoc bank of Bath.
Mr.. Hall of Rockland presented a bill to in
corporate the Lime Rock bank of Rockland.
Also bill to incorporate the Rockland bank
of Rockland.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
of S. S. Dennison for change in law regarding
dover.
Ought not to pass was reported on bill re-
lating to elections.
Adverse reports were made on petition re-
lating to logs; restoring the salary of the Judge
| of the Superior Court OF Cumberland county;
petition for law as will grant to the respon-
dent in al criminal cases the right to the
closing argument; restoring the salary of the
Judge of the Superior Court for Kennebec
county.
The committee on military affairs reported
that the petition of Frontier Guards and others
for an appropriation for encampment of
the militia and rifle practice be referred to the
commander in chief. Accepted.
A resolve was reported relating to the bind
ing of certain papers and documents now IN
| the land office.
A bill was reported to amend sec. 10 of chap.
II relating to parishes and religious societies.
I, resolve was reported to enable the State
| Superintendent of common Schools to hold
| teachers meetings as provided in items four OF
sec. II, chap II of the r.. s.
A bill was reported relating to public parks
| and squares.
A bill was reported in new draft relating to
| abused and neglected children.
A bill was reported providing that paupers
in certain class of plantations, shall be under
| the care of the assessors of such plantations.
A bill was reported to present railroad &C
cidents. Ell
Mr.. Loud of Hampden offered the foflow-
| ing1which was ruled out: :
Ordered, That the vote whereby several
members of this House have been excused be
reconsidered and that no member of this House
| be excused unless he or they can prove to the
entire satisfaction of this House that danger
| Gus sickness to himself or his family exists
| Mr.. Strout offered the following which was
! adopted: a
Ordered, That the committee on judiciary
be ordered TO inquire what legislation is neces-
sary to protect the rights of owners of stock
| pledged as collateral security.
The judiciary committee which was re-
| quested by an order of the legislature to de
| fine for the information of the railroad COM
1 SCs
| the constitution have had the same under con-
| sideration and reported that authoritative de-
| fnitions of any language in the constitution,
| can only be made by the Justices of the S. j.
| Court, and that it is inexpedient for the COM
| mittee to attempt any such definition, except
so far as may be necessary for the proper dis
| position of some specific matter on its own
docket The committee ask to be discharged
from any further consideration OF the matter.
| Report accepted.
Mr.. Talbot from the committee on the
| judiciary after a few remarks presented a
| resolve for the revision and consolidation of the
| public laws of the State, which was read once
| and ordered printed on motion OF MIR. Dickey
| of Fort Kent. The resolve provides that this
| revision be committed to Judge Goddard of
| Portland who shall serve as a commissioner to
| complete the same on or before the next ses-
| sion of the legislature and that the whole ex-
| pense of the same which includes the printing
| and binding of 500 copies shall not exceed S.
| 600.
| The resolve providing for the compilation,
| printing and distribution of the laws of this
state relating to public schools, pending its
| second reading was tabled on motion OF Mr..
| Verrill of Portland
Mr.. Strout presented bill relating to the
Reform School.
Majority report from committee on fisheries
giving leave to withdraw on petition OF b. A.
Cox and others, praying that law be enacted
properly regulating the catching OF smelts in
the Kennebec river and its tributaries, was
taken from the table.
Mr.. Wentworth of Gardiner moved to
amend by substituting a bill which provides
that no person shall be allowed during the
month OF December and from the LIST to the
Goth day of January of each year by the use of
nets or seines from the Kennebec and its tribu-
taries, SO far up the river tide waters ex-
tend to take smelts The penalty is $50 for
each offence.
Mr.. Thatcher of Bangor spoke against the
amendment and in favor OF the majority re-
port which was also supported by Eastman of
Meddybemps Goss of Bath and Sprague OF
Phipsburg.
The amendment was favored by Wentworth
of Gardiner, Rowell of Hallowell, Morrill, OF
Augusta, and McVellar of South Thomaston.
The amendment was adopted, the rules sus-
pended and the bill was read twice.
Pending its third reading Mr.. Sprague OF
Phipsburg moved to amend as follows: Pro-
vided that nothing in this act shall be so con-
strued to apply to weirs and traps erected and
maintained for the purpose of taking other
kinds of fish.
Pending the adoption of the amendment the
matter was tabled on motion of Dickey OF Fort
Kent, and ordered printed.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
A bill to provide in part for the expenditures
of government; a bill to INCORPORATE the Maine
| Stata Rar A sinciation. bill additional TO