The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-05
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 5
BI TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
INDECENT Veterans Not to be Con-
sidered Paupers.
ANOTHER BATCH OF NOMINATIONS
FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Especial Despatch to the Press


AUGUSTA, March f.
The amendment to the present railroad law,
presented to-day, provides that when railroad
corporation, by any irregularity or uncertainty
in its location has failed to acquire legally the
land actually embraced in its railway it may at
any time correct and perfect such location and
file new description thereof; and where dam
ages have been once determined and settled
for, ON account of the original location, such
railroad company shall not be subject to re-
assessment of damages by reason of such cor
rected location.
The bill reported relating to registry of deeds
from the State provides for striking out of sect.
l, chap. POS. public laws of 1880, the words
land approved by the Governor or certified by
the Secretary of State and approved by the
Governor" and inserting instead "or other
legal custodian of such records"
The bill relating to the Reform School pro-
vides that the trustees of that institution may
indenture any boy under their charge for a
term of years, and when deemed desirable
may order his return to the school, and enforce
such order by application to any trial justice
or Judge of a municipal court. 1t also provides
for the amendment of sect. 9, chap. 49, r. S.,
by striking therefrom in the second line the
words land not less than one year,
The bill relating to soldiers and sailors pro-
vides that no soldier or sailor who has served
by enlistment term of nine months in the
army or navy of the United States in the civil
war of 1861, and has received an honorable
discharge therefrom or having so enlisted has
been hoporably discharged by reason OF
wounds or of disease contracted in such SER
vice, who may become dependant upon any
town or city in this State shall not be consider
ed pauper, or be DISTINGUISHED for that cause
The expenses incurred by any town or city in
furnishing supplies to such person may be re-
covered of the town or city where he has his
settlement in the manner provided by chapter
"a, r. S.
The bill relating to allowance for travel and
attendance to parties recovering costs in the
Superior Court of Kennebec county provides
that it shall not be limited to two terms, and
shall be the same for plaintiff as for defend.
ant in suit.
Gov. Plaisted made the following nomina.
tons to-day.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., Lewiston, Trustee Of
Insane Hospital in place of Joseph Manley
Everett Smith, Portland. Commissioner OF
Fish AID Game, in place of e. M. Stilwell,
term expired; Edward Cushing, Camden, In
spector of Prisons and Jais, IN place of d. G
Bean, removed; Spencer Rogers, Portland, In
spector of Prisons, to fill vacancy caused by re-
moval of J. W. Porter; Ora S. Pease, Old.
town, Indian Agent for Penobscot tribe; Capt
Charles Merrill, Portland, Hsrbor Comm is
soner; John B. Redman, Judge of Municipal
Court of Ellsworth.
The hospital investigation was continued Oh
the part of the hopsital this afternoon.
NJ. V. B. Chase testified that in the report
of the council made in 1873 concerning the
hospital investigation his name was signed by
Col. Dow without his knowledge.
Abram Mclaughlin, of Auburn, testified
that he never knew Daniel Palmer to be KEPT
in the lodge till he suffered with cold. Wit
ness had lost one eye by patient throwing 8
vessel at him.
John III. Yeaton, who had been employed al
the hospital for twenty years as Carpenter, ties
titled at length. He would not say that there
had not been abuses, but he believed the hos
pital was well managed. The attendant
had themselves complained that DR.. Harlow
was looking out too sharp for them.
Several other witnesses were heard and the
committee adjourned to Tuesday evening next