The Portland daily press., 1885-02-20
Special to the Press.)


amends the law SO that sec. 4, chap. 14O, of tho
Revised Statutes shall read as follows: "The
supervision of the State prison is vested in the
Governor and Council, but its government and
direction are in board of three prison and
Jail inspectors, one warden, one deputy
warden, one clerk, one commissary, ten
guards, and such number of overseers and aids
as the inspectors determine to be necessary
Amendment A offered by Mr.. Moore of Thom-
aston is by striking out the words lone COM
missary, ten guards" and inserting in place
thereof the following: "eleven guards, one of
whom shall perform the duties of commits
sary."
SEALS IN GAsC0 BAY.
Mr.. Hale Of Portland made two reports from
the judiciary committee--one repeating the
law restricting the killing Iof seals in Casco
Bay, and the other bill as follows:
The main land and islands of Brunswick. Free
port and Yarmouth and the main land Of Cumber-
land, as far southwesterly as the mouth of Broad
Cove. with the island of Great Chebeague and the
islands Of Cumberland southeasterly of said island
are hereby exempted from the provisions of chap
ter 331 of the private and special laws of 1877,
restricting the killing of seal IN Casco Bay.
TEN HOUR LAW.
Mr. Heath OF Augusta made the majority
report in the House to-day on the ten-hour
Law bill, and Mr.. Hale Of Portland reported
the minority report. Mr.. Hale makes his
changes principally in the section relating to
the employment of children. Messrs. hale,
Walton aud others will speak in favor of pass
ing the minority bill, while Messrs. Heath and
McGiliicuddy will advocate the passage OF the
majority bill. Both bills will be printed.
THE LONG CREEK DAM.
The bill to allow the Clark & Chaplin Ice
Company 10 dam Long Creek will be reported
by the committee in substantially the follow
ing form:
Sec. 1.-The Clark & Chaplin Ice Company, or its
assigns, may, with the consent of all the riparian
propretors, persons holding under such riparian
proprietors, upon Long Creek Its tributaries in
the town of Cape Elizabeth, or after acquiring all
the fats and shores of said creek maintain dam
across the mouth Of said creek and flow said creek
and enjoy and have the exclusive right of taking
The trustees of the Reform School may consent,
IN behalf OF the State, to anything hereinbefore
contemplated, or may relinquish to said Clark &
Chaphn Ice Company, or its assigns, by lease or
sale, all the interest of the State in such flats or
shores of said Long Creek upon such terms as said
trustees may consider for the interest OF the Re-
form School: provided, however that the concur
renee OF the city Of Portland in such consent lease
or sale be obtained.
all the provisions of the statutes relative to Port
land harbor already in force or which may be here
after passed; and that dam, as aforesaid. shall
be erected or maintained, except with the consent
of the City Council of Portland and of the Harbor
Commissioners of Portland harbor, upon such
terms and conditions as may be incorporated in
such consents.
Provided that this act shall not be constructed
as authorizing said Clark and Chaplin Ice COMPANY
or It's assigns to damage any existing right without
the consent OF the person or corporation holding
such right.
And provided further, that if hereafter any way
snail be laid out scross any part of said creek or
dam, the town of Cape Elizabeth, in the case of a
town way; or the county commissioners, in case of
highway, on one part, and said Clark and Chap
may agree upon the terms OF conditions for laying
out and maintaining such way, including the dam
ages caused thereby. If the parties aforesaid can
not so agree, either party may file petition in
reference to the matters aforesaid in the Supreme
Judicial Court in Cumberland county in term
time or vacation; and thereupon, after reason
which may be ordered by any justice of the said
court, said court shall in term time hear and deter
mine all questions between the parties in reference
10 the way, lncludlng the damages caused by the
laying out OF said way, and may, for that purpose,
direct proper pleadings and counter pleadings
which hearing and determination may be with or
without the aic of committee OF reference jury
as the court may elect; and the court shall establish
the terms and conditions aforesaid as to secure
without unnecessary Impairment of the interests of
said Clark Chaplin Ice Company, or its as
signs, or of the benefits intended to be secured by
this act.
Section 2-This act shall take effect when ap-
proved.
COMMITTEE HEARINGs.
The committee on the Judiciary voted favor
ably on the registration bill; also in new draft,
insclvent debtors who shall be dischar shall
not bs arrested in the State on account of for.
eign indebtedness; the Augusta water bill; on
bill electing selectmen, one every year. The
bill relating to abolishing jury and filing of
enclosures was amended.
Adverse reports will be made on the bill to
relieve the Grand Trunk railroad from taxa
tion; relating to speedy taxation of costs, and
bill in reference to use and repair of property
owned in commoa.
The dynamite bill was referred to the COM
mittse on legal affairs.
The Railroad Committee nearly, if not
quite, cleaned up their docket. The Portland
& Ogdensburg railroad occupied large share
of their attention. Several amendments were
voted down, and a few were adopted Finally
the bill was put in shape, and the committee
agreed to report. The bill contemplates, as
amended, moro effectual protection to the in
terests of the city of Portland. The amend
ment adopted is in substance that when new
corporation is formed, as contemplated by the
act, the corporation so formed shall never lease
or convey away without the consent of the City
Council of Portland,
At the suggestions by certain creditors OF
the road, amendments were also adopted pro-
vidiDg that before the new corporation shall
be formed the floating debt upon it to the time
the receiver was appointed amounting to about
$4,000, should be paid.
The committee on legal affairs will report
tavorably on the bill to establish a municipal
court in Norway. Adverse reports will be
made on order changing the present mode OF
taxation, Exchanging the present mode SO as
to only levy on real estate, with no poll taxes;
to prevent double taxation; on order for select
men to keep record of all persons going from
and coming into towns.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The resolve in favor of the State library
appropriates $500 for the years 1856 respec.
lively, in addition to the sum now allowed by
law for the purchase of books and incidental
expenses.
The incorporators named in the act to incor.
porate the Hancock County Agricultural
Society are E. II. Greely, s. e Whitney
Eugene Hale, G. G. Burril, VIM NJ Roberts
s. II. Rodiek, J. P. Raney, G. Il. Gem, E. e
Cleaves, F. G. Giddngs, N. B. Coolidge, John
w Somes, j. M. Fillock, A. r. Buck, N. S.
Perkins, B. B. Hovey and A. W. Cushman
capital not exceeding $4,000.
The bill to amend sec. 80, chap. 27, of the
Revised Statutes includes sec. 81 as well as sec.
30.
The minority report from the judiciary COM
mittee on resolve concerning an amendment Of
the Constitution of Maine provides that the
day of State election shall be on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday of November bi
ennially forever. The report was tabled with
majority report and both reports ordered
printed.
The resolve aiding the dairying, beef raising
and cattle growing interests in the State appro
pirates $1,000 for the Eastern Maine State fail
and $1,000 for the Maine State Agricultural
Society.