The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-03-24

Letter from Augusta
Especial Correspondence OF the Journal


AUuISrA, March -, ISL.
The legislature that adjourned ON Friday nj mid
night after seventy three days session, may in
every sense be called worhing legislature. This
is shown by the act, passed, numbering some fifty
or SIXTY more than tho ordinary legislature. But
it i, in the nheathful measures Killed, that never
ought to have hreathed 4 moment that the true
work OF the session is shown. Thrry was the at
tempt to divide Rockland, which would hay created
4 panic concerning the ralroa, debt among all the
river towns that was killed There WAS the at
tempt to blarken the insane Hospital hy trumped
up charges of cruelty and acknowledgement. and
which and all proven TO 10 unfounded.
There the attempt t. draw the State into gen
eral subsidy scheme 10y which il should extend its
aid to the building of roads and bridges and turn
pixies for the benefit of private corporations These
We're ehectually ~4ueched \ thousand and one
other measures might he mentioned concerning
which the various committees decided that the
death of "le;tvr withdraw fought not to pass .
and ''lcsislation ineNpedicnt, was ju~l what they
deserved. 50 white enc or twopenirious laws may
have crept in. the legislation The whole has
been discreet and iulriou> We propose to mem
ton the leading measures.
In keeping with the understanding had early in
with at all, except in Just one instance \ bill has
become law explanatory of section -, chapter p,
of the Rev>c, Statutes A. amended by section B.
chapter 27, OF the public laws of 1850 in relation
to the sale Of cider. Til i IN important amend
ment, and makes An otherwise foolish law possess
a grain of common sense. Thi- explains that the
much mentioned cider law of l>>0, shall not apply
to the sale of unaduIterated cider whcn sold in
Of
is to be used beverage for tipping purposes.
This removes the most vital of the objections which
farmers have to the law The constitutional amend
ment concerning the liquor traffic FEN dead in the
House. Many did not Clare To risk 4 Vote on the
subject at the polls, while others saw tla a simple
constitutional provision would Ne no more than
cold lifeless marble, without the rncrgilng work
ing prohihitory law and why tear open the ronsti
tuition anew it was asked. if nothing j. IT, he gain
ed: \ most sensible conclusion.
Women are made eligible to hold certain school
Offices, but here are her proud waves stayed, at
preecnt-not another step. LAY CUR legislators
Those on the floor Of the house III favor Of woman
suffrage, conspicuous among whom were Judge
Hall, of Rockand, and Hon. A. 4. strout of Port
land, waNed eloquent i'll their advocacy Of her
cause; while the more Deliberate like Nerrll of
loliEtHl, lnouStl llldl woman n(tt already as
many rights a. She herself dcmande,l that now
She is the queen Of the household, welding an in
huence iii the moral and social world that any King
might envy. Capt. Goss of Bath, during the last
debate the subject. remarked that he had one of
the best wives in creation, and on consulting her
in regard to the question, She assured him that She
had all She could do to attend to hrrdomc>ic duties
and look out for him, and concluded She didn't
pioncd the cause of down-troddcn and oppressed
women. while crocodile tears rolled down his brow,
(having in previous speech boa.tcd Of drafting
the first divorce law ever put upon ne statute
books of AIainc) ended his Grafton with these
words, which brought down the house and ctfrctu-
ally settled the question 'ttive the ladies the op-
portunity, and ii they don't take it. they will he
different from any women have ever Seen"
At last Maine legislature has conquered it,
preudces, and provided way by which the doe
tors can get anatomical subjects without robbing
the graveyard>. 1t Is in the passage of bill en-
titled AN act for the promotion ofmedcal science
and provides that II amy person Il resident of this
State requests or consents during his life that hi.
bodymav be used for anatomical purposes, it may
be used for that purpose unless some ot the kindred
object The body of person dying, which is not
claimed after seaSonable notice has been given.
shall be subject to the use of the Medical school of
Maine. who authorized to deliver bodies to phv-
sicanS needing the same. Whenever these bodies
into the possession of the school, il i the duty
of the faculty To AT once embam the same and pre-
serve without dissection for thirty days should
any of the family or next of kin claim the subject
for burial within the said thirty days. the same
shall be delivered them for that purpose. ANY Vi
olation OF the provisions of the act shall be punished
hv a fine not exceeding 81 900.
The life Of the legislature. like that in the reign
of King Garrelon went out in the silly and illogical
veto of the apportonmcnt bill, which will neccssi-
tate another meeting of the legislature nrNt Win
ter and an expense, caused by Fusion rule of some
100000 Great is "rctrcnchmcnt and reform :"
GEORGE.