The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-02-28
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.


AUGUSTA, Feb. 26.
Senate non-concurred with the House in
adopting the minority report relating to the
mackerel fishery and Wednesday was assigned
for its consideration. 1t non-concurred with
the House also in its refusal to increase the
salary OF the deputy clerk of courts of Cumber-
land county.
Bill was reported to so amend sec. II, chap,
20 of the Public Laws as to do away with the
prohibition against taking smelts between Sep
TENDER and March.
Several committees made final reports,
Senator Sherman of Waldo was excused
from further attendance.
Resolve in favor of establishing general
valuation was passed in concurrence.
Reports on E. f. Pillsburys claim were as
signed for Tuesday.
Bill to punish bribery and corruption at
elections was passed.
Bill relating to notice upon petitions to the
the Legislature which amends sec. %, chap. Q
of the Revised Statutes, was indefinitely post
poned.
Report of committee on state printing was
approved and sent down for concurrence.
House order relating to the investigation of
the Bath Orphan Asylum was indefinitely
postponed.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Act to authorize the town of Arson to nav
its bonds; to incorporate the Mexico and Byron
railroad Co.; to incorporate the Kennebec
Central Railroad Co.; to authorize the extern
sion of the Bucksport & Bangor Railroad and
to incorporate the Bear River Improvement
Co.; to protect fish in Sabbath Day pond; to
protect fishing in Pleasant Pond in the town
OF Garland in Penobscot county; to incorporate
the Great Pond Bay Dam Co.
Adjourned to 4 p. m. Monday.
HOUSE.
Bill providing for the compilation Of the
ahr,pl In lat1 a. &olI
Bill to allow Fort Kent to draw the school
money of township II was tabled.
Bill relating TO unwholesome food and drink
was indefinitely postponed in concurrence.
Mr.. Hatch, of Bangor, introduced bill to
INCORPORATE the Veazie Bank'of Bangor.
The Judiciary Committee was directed to
inquire into the expediency of amending sect.
4, chap. q, laws of 1875, by striking out in the
third line all after the words sixty-one in that
line.
Mr.. Hatch presented bill to provide in part
for the expenditures of Government. 1t ap-
propgiates $135, 64283.
Committee on Legal Affairs reported bill
relating to admission to the Bar.
Committee on Interior Waters reported ref
erence to the next Legislature on bill to pre-
vent throwing of refuse into Howard pond.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on bill
relating to the night watch at the State House.
Bill restoring in part the death penalty was
tabled.
Act to amend the charter of the Godfrey
Falls Dam Co. was reported.
Ought to pass was reported on bill authoriz-
ing two or more persons to construct free
bridge across Georges river.
COMMITTEE on Legal Affairs was instructed
to inquire into the expediency of 80 changing
the law that support of paupers in certain
plantations shall devolve upon the assessors of
such plantations
Ought to pass was reported on bill to amend
chap. 6, sect. 10, r. S.
Bill to incorporate the Maine Pedagogical
Society was recomitted.
Bill to permit erection of q wharf in B ristol
was indefinitely postponed.
Bill to incorporate the Eastern Telegraph
Co. was passed to be engrossed.
Bill relating to training schools in Madawas-
ka was recommitted.
Bill was reported to incorporate the Maine
State Bar Association.
Bill to allow Belfast to issue bonds was
amended by striking out the word "pay'' in
the second line and inserting the ,rds ere
tire by purchase or exchange" and passed to be
engrossed.
Bill relating to damages for land taken for
highways was amended so as to limit the time
within which changes may be claimed and the
amendment ordered printed.
Bill relating to tramps was passed to be en-
crossed.
The House adhered to its action on the bill
for the speedy detection of crime, and asked a
committee of conference.
Bill to allow two voting precincts in ward 7,
Calais, was passed TO be engrossed.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
a bill to amend an act entitled IAN act to
incorporate the Palmer g. Machasport Rail-
road Company"
bill explanatory of the act relating to
tramps.
A bill to incorporate the Hecla and Twin
Lead Mining and Smelling Company
A bill to incorporate the Eastern Telegraph
Company.