The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-01-22

Adjutant General Gallagher WAS qualified
Thursday.
The Executive Council WAS in session ON the
! ith and appointed the usual committees.
The committee on county estimates met Fri
day and adjourned until Friday OF this week at
O'Clock =. N.
Intelligence WAS received at Augusta on The
l4th of The death Of Raymond ;. Rich, Of
! Ihorndike. The deceased had been member
| of the Legislator and was a member of GOV.
| Washburi'> council.
/ HE Judiciary Committee viii report a bill to
allow prisoners brought before Municipal
| Judges and Magistrates TO waive examination
and appeal previous to trial
| Coy. Bobe i in receipt of numerous letters
from Maine ladies thanking him for hi, recon-
incubation in his message asking the Legi>Ia-
ture to give The right of suffrage to women.
Among such epi>tlt> was one from Lucy Stone
OF Massachusetts.
The county commissioners of oxford ask
that their compensation be increased TO - 30 "A
day and ten cents per mile for each mile travel
/ ed instead of the present sums now allowed by
law. The county commissioners of Washington
want their pay restored to $500 day and ten
cents mile for navel.
senator Ray, of Cumberland bias presented
4 petition in relation to pack peddiers. The pc
| lllloners represent that the number Of pack
peddler> visiting our manufacturing towns aud
villages ha, been greatly increased within few
years past by the influx of European Jews INTO
the nied States to the serious detriment of
resident traders, and they pray that such legis-
! iaIion be taken as shall tend to diminish what
they term an evil
The following have been introduced in the
House by Mr.. Richie of Winterport-Bill an
act authorizing Edwin +. Young to dredge
bars, remove bGulders and nayig ate East Pond
stream: referred to the Committee on Interior
Waters; also petition of a. +. Fernald and other
clllZenS of Wnterport that Cyrenus Il. Downs
OF W lnterport be reimbursed for $500 commu-
tatlon money; referred to the Committee on
Claims.
The returns made by the Secretary Of State
to the Legislature of stockholders Of corpora
tons for the past two years, show that the to-
tai number of corporations making annual re-
turns was some 80. The corporations
organized under general laws from Dec. l , 1888.
TO Dec. l, 1884, was about 22J. The tetal num-
Der organized under the general law since it
Went INTO effect is some Loo.
The Maine Central railroad bill has in view
the formation of steamboat connections 1T Bar
llarbor. The bill only embraces one section
which is as follows; The Maine Central Rail
road Company may purchase, hold maintain
ana operate either by itself or jointly with
others, steamboats, for the transportation be-
yond the line of its railroad, of passengers and
freight coming to or going from Its railroad; or
may purchase and hold shares in the capital
stock OF any incorporated steamboat company
whose line connects with its railroad
The proposed amendment to the law relative
to the sale of lands for taxes, referred to the
Judiciary Committee by the House. provides
that no action at law or in equity shall be
brought by any person interested for the recov-
cry OF any real estate hereafter sold for nom
payment Of taxes where the deed of such has
been duly recorded unless the same is brought
within three years from the passage of this act .
that no such action can be taken unless within
five years after the deed has been recorded
There will undoubtedly be some temperance
L. t.,tn II ft,,t
the temperance men will bring Il bill before the
legislature asking for severer penalties for the
violations of the liquor law. One of the pro-
visions will be that the first offence shall be
punished by imprisonment. instead Of fine as
at present. Hon. I. II. Smonton, one of the
strongest temperance members of the legisa-
ture and chairman of the Senate committee on
temperance, favors this. 1t is understood as
being directed against the ''polished" liquor
sellers, as expressed by the temperance men.