The Portland daily press., 1881-02-25
AUGUSTA.
The House Votes to Restrict
the Mackerel Fishery.
MILITIA BILL PASSED BY THE
SENATE.
CHARTER REFUSED FOR RAILROAD
FROM HARRISON TO PORTLAND.
The Insane Hospital Investigation.
Special Despatch to the Press.)

Special Despatch to the Press.)
AUGUSTA, Feb. "a.
The minority bill for the regulation of the
mackerel fishery on the coast of Maine was de-
bated in the House by Strout Of Portland,
Thatcher of Bangor and others.
During Mr.. Thatchers remarks he stated
that $4,000 barrels of mackerei were packed in
Portland alone last year, and that 112 vessels
engaged in the mackere fishery had landed
mackerel at that port or had taken salt from
it the past year.
DIR. Eaton of Camden read speech in which
he mixed up his views on railroad monopoly,
abolition of Imprisonment for debt and the
platform of the Greenback party with found
ers, mackerel and sculpins.
The bill was passed by vote of more than
three to one.
The bill presented this morning by Mr. Bird
of Rockland contemplates tine taxation of for
eign insurance companies on their gross re-
ceipts the same as other companies organized
under the laws of other states.
The new bill for the incorporation of the
Skowhegan & Athens railroad is about one
fifth the length of the one recommitted several
days ago, and has lost all the Objectionable
provisions with which the original was encum-
bered.
The bill introduced into the Senate today re-
latipg to probate bonds, provides that no action
shall hereafter be commenced or maintained
against any surety or sureties on any admins
shall have been commenced within six years
after said administrators or executors shall
have been cited to appear to settle his accounts
in the probate court where said admlnistr alton
is granted said estate, or if not so cited with
In six years from the time the heirs, legatees
or persons pecuniarily interested in said estate
sail have knowledge of any breach ON such
bond as would render said surety or sureties
liable on the same.
Strout of Portland relating to auctioneers, pre-
vides that any legal voters may obtain a
license of the municipal officers to act in that
town and all other towns. Also that for not
keeping fair and particular account of all
goods and chattels sold fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $500 shall be imposed.
The Senate today debated the bill providing
for repeating the act cutting off continuance
fees in cases in court. At present no con-
tinuance fees can be charged after the second
term. The old law allowed the collection of
kept on the docket.
The bill for restricting the military expendi-
lures to SIG, 900 yearly was debated at length
in the Senate today and then passed. The
Fusion Senator Hill of Penobscot attempted
to limit the amount to $4,000, but failed. The
opposition to the measure was mainly confined
to the Fusionists. 1t will 60 to the House to-
morrow and be assigned for Tuesday of next
week. If it goes through all right it will place
the military on a permanent basis, and be ex-
| pended as follows: Military expenses such as
elections, freight, transportation. &c., $4,000;
inspection $1,000; rifle practice $1,000; encamp-
ment $4,000; armories $4,000.
The railroad committee will report the bill
| to incorporate the Mexico & Byron Railroad
| Co. in new draft. The road will run along
| the bank of Swift river, and it is some IL
| miles in length.
| The bill for the extension of the Bangor &
Bucksport Railroad will be reported in new
draft. The extension will carry the road to
| Ellsworth.
| A bill will be reported for chartering the
Junction Railroad Co. in Portland.
The bill to incorporate the Maine Shore
Line railroad from Calais to Ellsworth will be
reported in new draft.
A bill will be reported to permit the Bridg-
ton & Presumpscot Railroad Co. to lease its
road.
A charter for a horse railroad in Portland
will be reported. An act of incorporation will
be reported for the Boothbay Railroad Com
pany. Adverse reports will be made on petit
ton of w. F. Perry and others for a charter
for railroad from Bridgton to some point on
the line of the Portland & Ogdensburg rail-
road ION petition of S. G. Smith and other for a
road from Harrison to Portland and on bill
concerning rates of freight and fare on rail-
roads.
The Educational Committee have voted to
report resolve appropr iating $500 for teach
ers' meetings in each county. They will re-
port bill to amend the charter of the Halo
well Academy. They will make adverse re-
ports relating to uniformity of text books; to
drawing free high school fund from the COM
mon school fund; prohibiting free high school
teachers from being supervisors of towns;
transferring power from agents to supervisors
The Judiciary Committee will report bills
relating to levy of execution on real estate;
restoring death penalty in case of murder by
prisoners underslife sentence, and touching de-.
scent of property. They will report adversely
on amending the statutes relating to suits for
taxes and repeating chap. 1856, laws of 1879, re-
lating to lien claims.
The Legal Affairs Committee gave lengthy
hearing this afternoon on the bill to authorize
the city of Rockland to refund her debt in aid
of the Knox & Lincoln railroad at reduced
rates of interest.
The committee voted to report bill author
izing the town of Arson to refund her bond
ed debt at a reduced rate of interest Also
bill to authorize administrators, executors
and guardians, in certain cases, to sell widows
right of dover, and the judge to apportion her
interest in the sale thereof A sewerage bill
will be reported for the city of Lewiston
The Insane Hospital investigation was re-
sumed this afternoon, the hospital opening its
case before the Legislative committee.
Prof j. B. Foster of Colby University test.
he'd that young Wilson had been suspended
from college for general neglect. Wilson bad
previously testified that he had left on account
OF poor health Winthrop Sampson, Herbert
Perkins, Geo. B. Hoyt, Carleton Hoyt, l. F.
McClench, Capt. c. B. akin, DIR. Harrow,
ThomaS Stevens and Simeon Turner were on
the stand. The gist of their testimony was
that they had been about the .npipe room
more or less and never saw Sampson abuse
Peter Haynes, the patient alluded to in the
testimony the other evening by Wilson, in any
way, shape or manner. Adjourned till TO-
morrow afternoon.
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.