Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-20
TAKEN ysox raE TAsIE.

TAKEN FxoA raE TARLE.
Of the town Of Maxheld vas taken from u
table and passed to be engrossed.
, On motion of Mr.. Heath. bill an act to .,
od part of the torn Of Sanserville and al
mex the same TO the town Of Guilford Va
taken from the table and passed 70 be CT
crossed.
On motion Of Mr.. Haines. bill an act /
amend chapter a. of the Private and Specis
Laws Of 1857 entitled an set to incorporate
the waterville and Fairfield Railroad Co
vAs taken from the table and re-committs,
to the Committee on Railroads.
On motion Of Mr.. Heath, resolve relating
to repeal of all laws permitting logs cut il
Maine to be manufactured in Canada VA
taken from tbs table and referred to tn,
Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion OF Mr.. Haines, bill an act 4
incorporate the Clinton Village Corporation
vas taken from the table aud rscommitted to
the Committee on Legal Affairs.
| On motion Of Mr.. Heath the Senate took
up and accepted in concurrence the report OF
the Committee on Fisheries and Game giving
leave to withdraw on petition Of Samuel Tit
comb and others for amendment Of chapter
10 of the Revised Statutes relating to the
taking of smelts and Alewives from the Ken
iebec river.
On motion of Mr.. Poor the Senate took
up and passed in concurrence With the
House order directing the committee on
Legal Affairs to inquire into the expediency
Of amending section 3, chapter ss Of the
Revised Statutes concerning the juris-
diction of trial justices,
On motion of Mr.. Heath bill an act to
incorporate the York County Horse Breed
ers Association was taken from the table and
referred to the Committee on Legal AdAirs.
On motion of Mr.. Libby bill an act con-
cerning terminal facilities of railroads was
taken from the table. and the sAme gentle
man moved to amend so that changes pro.
vided by the bill shall be only with the con.
sent of the municipal officers after notice
and public hearing. He said the bill pro-
vide. that railroads may change the location
Of their station houses and other terminal
facilities, and understood the bill was in
tended TO meet some cases in Portland. He
deemed the amendment necessary for the
full protection Of private interests.
The amendment was adopted
Mr. Halnes thought it would be danger rous
bill even with the amendment and he objected
to its passage.
Mr.. Walton thought no legislation better
than bad legislation. and not sufficiently un-
the matter he should vote against
it,
On motion of Mr.. Freeman the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
Bill an act additional to chapter 80 of the
Revised Statutes establishing u bounty on
crows came up by special assignment. the
question being on reeeding from the vote
the amend ment to give bounty on
English sparrows and concurring with the
House In its rejection. On motion of Mr. |
Libby the Senate voted to insist and ask n
of conference, and Messrs. Libby, |
Heath and Walton were appointed on the |
part of the Senate.
Bill an act to regulate the compensation
,f Sherifs and to amend chapter so Of the |
Revised Statutes came up by special assign
nent.
Mr.. Wright moved to amend b striking
,ut section | and inserting The Sherifs Of |
he several counties Of the State shall be
Allowed an annual compensation of $3.50 to
be paid to them from the county treasury
N quarterly payments on the last days of
March, June, September aud December of
zach year Also by adding to section 4 the
~ords: This act shall take effect when
Mr.. Heath opposed the bill.
He explained that the proposition wa. to
give sheriffs salary instead of the commits
ZION of IL per cent allowed them from the
business done BY their deputies. and the oh
leet of the bill was to give sherifs in the
mailer counties q larger compensation than
hey are now having He did not object to
hat, but was opposed to making the law
general, because the larger counties would
be compelled to tax themselves to pay the in
rumbe mt of the office of sheriff which IL al
ready very valuable one.
Mr.. Wright advocated the bill, pointing |
out the inequalities in the present Law in the |
small counties. He said that the State had |
outgrown the statute. While changes from
fees to salaries had been made in almost |
every other county office, this obsolute stat
ate remained. While the compensation in
some of the large counties was ample now,
he still could see no other way than to make |
the law uniform, He said that under the |
present law .herifs can take IL per cent |
from these deputies and retain 800
a year of 1t If they collect so much. The |
proposition was to cut that of and allow the |
deputies to retain their fees. because they
get no more than they are entitled to.
Mr.. Heath replied and said the practice |
had been in kennebec not to exact any com |
missions from deputies in the country, and |
but very small amount in the cities.
Mr.. Wright said he was willing to strike |
from the bill the counties in the State having
Mr.. Collins of Aroostook advocated the |
bill and said the salary of the sheriff In
AroostoOk county was so small that it was
iifficult to get suitable man to accept the
,Hce He believed the sheriff should have |
sufficient remuneration.
The bill was then laid on the table and as
'igned for tomorrow, on motion Of Mr. |
Wright.
On motion Of Mr.. Libby,
Adjourned.