The Portland daily press., 1885-01-22
MAINE LEGISLATURE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. Il.
PETITIONS AND BILLS PREsENTED.
To give shad the same protection rs porgi 9
and mackerel; changing the time of holdiI q
terms of court in Oxford county, and to esta b.
lish an additional term of same, setting off q
part of st. Aibans and annexing the same to
Hartand; to repeal certain forfeitures; increas-
ing the penalty relating to tolling of grain,
aad that mills be compelled to grind grain
without discrimination as to persons; for au
experimental station for fertiizers making
valid the dongs of the propretors of the
Westbrook Social Library.
ORDERS ADOPTED.
Orders of inquiry were adopted for granting
the use of the Senate chamber Wednesday
evening, January 18th, and afternoon OF an
uary 29 b, for the Maine Editors Association !;
amending chap 116, sec. 13 of R. s., SO that
witnesses in the Probate Court shall receive
the same fees as witnesses in ths Supreme and
Superior Courts.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Legislation mex pedient was repo rted on
order relating to amending sec. z, chan. 6 of r.
S. of 1883, by striking out the words 'if tow ns
SO vote;" order providing for the more gen.
eral diffusion of the government weather indi-
cations. Ought to pass was reported on giving
charter to Norway Water Company; a CITY
charter for Brunswick; on experimental and
fertilizer station.
For repeal of the lobster law
For increase of the salaries of the Register
and Judge of Probate of Knox county.
For amendment Of game laws.
For appropriation of $1,000 in caring for
the wards of the State provided for in the tenn
porsry homo for women and children.
For preventing persons from voting who
have net paid their poll tax for the year.
For an experimental station for fertilizers
For amending the law go as to allow citizens
of Uuion to take shad and alewives from
Gaorge'slriver and tributaries.
RemoDstrance of CITY Of Auburn against the
petition of the Lake Auburn Mineral Spring
Company.
For an appropriation for the National En-
campment.
court of Belfast exclusive jurisdiction in GER
tain cases.
For bounty on foxes, hawks and owls.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Dyer of Baldwin introduced in the
House a bill providing that the salaries OF
judges OF municipal or police courts shall pot
De changed during their continuance in office
as fixed by town officers.
Bills were introduced relating to secreting,
assigning and conveying property with intent
To defraud creditors,
To provide for the appointment of stsno-
graphers as commissioners to take depositions
ard disclosures OF trustees
Granting additional powers to the inhabi.
tants OF school district No. 5, in the town of
Kennebunk.
To adjust tariff on railroads.
ORDERS ADOPTED.
Orders of inquiry were adopted inquiriug in
to expediency of providing by law for the Ii
censing of detectives.
For a joint select committee for considering
the Communication of Charles W. Goddard,
ex-commissioner on revision of the statutes
changing the punishment of the crime of per.
jury so as to make the minimum sentence dis
cretlonary with the court; amending the Sec
ond section of chap. 116 of r. :. by inserting
after the words trial OF an issue" in the
eighth line of said section the words sin a
civil cause or criminal prosecution; providing
by law that all moneys appropriated for the
Penobscot Indians shall be euuitably distri-
6u,ed to the members of tho tribe; amending
sec. of r. s. so as to prohibit the manufac-
ture and sale of adulterated butter or oleomar-
garine.
REPORTS OF COMMUTERS.
Bills were reported to amend sec. 81, chap.
90, OF Il. S., relating to record of deatbs to
restore the salary of Register of Probate for
Washington county to $500; also the County
Attorney of PeDobscot to $500; to enable the
town of Brunswick to appropriate money and
provide accommodation for Brunswick public
library; to authorize the first parish 10 Fall
duce the capital stock of the Lewiston Gas
light Company from 100000 to $75 900, which
was passed to be engrossed
Ought not to pass wss reported on bill relat-
ing to amending chap. 81 of r. S. relating to
mills and their repairs. Leave TO withdraw on
petition for division Of the coun ty of Aroos-
took.