The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
The Messenger Controversy Still
Unsettled.
A PART OF BERWICK SET OFF TO
NORTH BERWICK.
Amendments. to the Liquor Law Pro.
posed by Gen. Dow.

NopoSNdi DeSphlcn 10 the IreSS.)
AUGUSTA, Jan. e6-The Executive Council
confirmed batch of nominations today, priuci-
pAlly Justices of the Peace and Quorum and
Sotasies Public. The nominations of Gov.
Plaasted's son for Messenger and Of Judge
Taliman for Municipal Judge of Bath were
tabled
The committee on apportioning councillor
districts and Senators aud Representatlv es to
the Legislature were appointed today, and the
committee on the latter imm ediately organic
cd after adjournment and entered upon their
labors They will meet next Tuesday
In the Senate the preliminary step was taken
for the revision and consolidation of the pub
lie laws, or getting up what is better known as
the Revised Statoots, which every decade is
entrusted to specific commission.
A resolve was reported authorizing an ap-
preparation of $24 600 from the funds of the
Insane Hospital for the purpose of building a
new wing to that institution.
In the House memorial was prescribed in
behalf of St. Eiizabeth's Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum of Portland, asking for state aid. but not
naming the amount. This institution has
under its charge II orph ans, 40 of which are
PROVIDED Tor without charge.
The petition of the managers of the Bangor
Children's Home was also presented asking
for an appropriation for 1882 of $1,000 for
each year. The institution has forty children,
sixteen of which are children of soldiers. A
petition was also presented signed by 800 citi-
zenf of Biddeford, asking that the sale of
liquors be legalized under such restrictions as
the laU-nalorc thi,,lr
represent that the general welware of the
state would be better promoted under a
strict licens. law that under the present pro-
hibitory law.
The Berwick division case is at last settled
after four years contest, the contesting mar
ties agreeing upon a bill which will be report
ed tomorrow to set off portion of Berwick
and annex it to South Berwick. The Rock
land division case has been assigned for We'd
nesday Of next week, when hearing will be
given to parties interested Already there is a
large delegation of both sides on the ground
Bills will be reported tomorrow to increase
the capital stock of the Little Androscoegin
Water Power Co. to 81 900, 900, and to incor-
porate the Pejepscot Manufacturing Company
OF Lewiston with capital of 81 200, 600, the
incorpotors being NV Farwell, John W. Far
well and Nahum Morrill,
A bill will be reported tomorrow directing
the Insurance Commissioner to report annual
~ to the Governor and Council.
The Temperance Committee will give a
hearing on Wednesday of next week on the
proposed constitutional amendment to ,ncor-
porate prohibition into the organic law Of the
State. This afternoon Neal Dow appeared be-
fore the committee and advocated the passage
OF an amendatory act to the prohibitory law
drafted by himself, of which the following is
brief abstract:
Liquor sellers shall pay $1,000 and costs for
first conviction; second conviction fine Of
5000 and costs and Imprisonment for six
months; in default of payment of fine, addi-
tional imprisonment of one year at hard labor.
When convict has been sentenced to fine and
costs he stanGs committed for not less than six
months for each and every 800 or frac-
ton thereof which he is sentenced to pay. No
bail or recognizance shall be taken except he
fore the court which convicted him. No abate-
ment of fines or imprisonment is to be allowed
except for reasons of public justice, and no
sentence shall be suspended or Compromised
and no mol pros allowed in any case except nv
express order of the court The bill also pro-
vides that ii any person pours any fluids ont
on the approach of an officer, it shall be as
sumed BY the court to have been intoxicating
liquors so poured out, and the burden of proof
Shall be upon the respondent. Officers shall
be allowed to search premises and empty casks,
&c, In transit and suspected of having con-
tanned liquors intended for unlawful sale, and
ofhcers bringing parties to Justice shall re-
ceive the legal fees of sheriffs. TRANSPORTS.
ton Of liquors shall be punished by seizure of
teams and imprisonment of the driver for hav
ing in his possession intoxicating LIQUORS i'm.
tended for sale, and officers shall be RESPONSE
bic for only the usual care of teams SO seized.
One half OF all fines are to be paid to ary one
furnishing information that shall lead to con-
yiction. No person can be surety 10 is en-
gagged in the liquor business, nor can he be.
come surety for more than one person at the
same time.
Last winter authority was given by the Leg
islature to consolidate the Acton, Portland
Acton, Forest City and Boston Acton Silver
Mining Cos, but by inadvertanee the time for
the presentation of shares in exchange for the
consolidated stock was not limited. Remedial
legislation was instituted to-day.
The apportionment committee ON Senators
and Representatives to the Legislature is made
up politically of sixteen Republicans and sew
en- OF the opposition or minority party.
Gov. Plaisted has accepted an invitation to
preside over the temperance co INVENTION to-
morrow.