The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-10
AUGUSTA.
THE RAILROAD TAN BILL RE-
PORTED.
The Insane Hospital Investigation
Closed.
JUDGE FRYE NOMINATED FOR sENA-
FOR BY THE FUSIONISTS.



The bill to revise the charter of the Piscata-
quis Central Railroad Company, provides that
a further time of ten years from Feb. q, 1872,
be allowed to the company in which to COM
plete and file the location of said railroad, and
a further time of fourteen years from Feb. q,
1872, be allowed said railroad company in
which to construct said road.
The bill reported to incorporate the Mercan-
tile Home for Aged Men Association is the
same presented yesterday.
The Judiciary Committee have reported the
articles of agreement between the committee
and Judge Goddard for the revision of the
public laws. The agreement follows closely
the language of the resolve formerly reported
by the same committee.
A charter is asked for railroad from Mon
son to Athens. The corporators named are G.
A. Matthews, G. F. Jackson, G. S. Pullen, W.
Fl. Pullen, l.. S. Hall, II. B. Thayer, j. f.
Sprague, j. H. Pullen and E. r. Haynes.
Charters were reported to-day for eighteen
State banks having an aggregate capital of
$4,295,OO
The House finally passed the resolve appro-
priating $4,000 for the years 1882 to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Commits
soners of Fish and Game for the propagation
of fish.
A paper is in circulation among members of
the Legislature asking for the appointment of
ex-Gov. Davis to the Collectorship of the Ban
gor Custom House. All of the members of
Gov. Plaisted's Council, whilom Gov. Davis
old Council, have signed it.
The railroad tax bill reported in the Senate
to-day provides that every corporation, person,
or association operating any railroad in this
State shall pay to the State Treasurer, for the
use of the State, an annual excise tax for the
privilege of exercising its functions in this
State, which, with the tax on the buildings,
land and fixtures outside of its located right of
way. raid to the cities and towns, shall be in
lieu OF all taxes upon such raiIlvau, It's proper
ty and stock. There shall be apportioned and
paid by the State from the taxes received un-
der the provisions of this act, to the several
cities and towns in which, on the first day of
April in each year, is held railroad stock
hereby exempted from other taxation, an
amount equal to one per cent on the value of
such stock on that day as determined by the
Governor and Council; provided, however,
that the total amount thus apportioned on ac-
count of any railroad shall not exceed the sum
received by the State as tax on account of such
railroad. The bill also provides that any cor
poration neglecting to forward returns as now
provided by law may be fined not less than
$1,000 nor more than $4,000, to be recovered
by an action for debt or indictment.
The committee on the state of the com mon
wealth met this evening and finished their
work. There will be two reports. The ma
jority will report that the Governors message
takes too gloomy outlook of the condition
and prospects of our state, giving false inn
preston of her material prosperity. There will
be minority report endorsing Gov. Plaisted's
views. The matter will be the subject of de-
bate when reports are made.
The Fusionists at their caucus tonight
dropped the names of Plaisted, Anderson,
and Talbot and nominated as candidate for
q. S. Senator R. A. Frye of Bethel. Mr..
Frye was once Probate Judge of Oxford coun-
ty and has held other offices.
The Finance Committee are at work on the
State tax bill. The assessment will be four
and one half mills for each of the years 1881
and 1882.
Many of the members of the Legislature
are Of the opinion that session of the Legis-
lature next winter is inevitable. @
In the Insane Hospital investigation this
morning DIR. Harlow, Superintendent, gave an
account of the numerous improvements that
had been made at the institution during his
long superintendency. He considered the in
stitution on par with similar large institutions.
Mr.. Baker put in letters from superintend-
ents endorsing DIR. Harlow.
w. N. Wilson and Joseph W. Knowles testi-
fed to Simpsons abuse of Peter Haynes.
Mr.. Sampson, the engineer, was called to the
stand and explicitly denied all such abuse
This was the nineteenth meeting of the COM
mittee. The evidence is now all in. Argu-
ments will be put in tomorrow evening.