The Portland daily press., 1889-01-12

| House Insisted, and a COMMITTEES Of conference
was appointed, consisting Of Heath, Libby and
On motion Of Mr.. Heath of Kennebec, the or
DER providing for committee on sea and shore
nshereS was taken from the table and referred
| to the committee on fisheries and game.
The committee of conference reported favora-
bly, on an amended order to adjourn until Monday
| at IL a. m, and the order received passage.
An act was presented TO repeal chapter l49 of
the public laws Of 1887, relating to the employ
ment of the convicts at the Maine state prison.
This is the law providing for division of labor.
Regular House Business.
Following are the matters presented to the
| House:
pany, by Stearns OF Caribou Referred to the
| judiciary committee.
| right to navigate by steam for five years Moose
lucmeguntic and Cupsuplic lakes and intervening
| waters in Oxford and Franklin counties Ref-r-
| red TO the committee on interior waters, Wilbur
OF Avon.
An act to establish the "Mane. Reformatory
Institution" for women, by Wing of Manchester.
| Referred to the Judiciary committee.
An act to amend an act to facilitate the prompt
snperor ooupt in Ar6ostook con,y bT stearns Of
| Caribou. Referred to The judiciary committee.
An act to amend article 6, section SO Of chapter
| SO, X. s relating TO trustee process, by Chad
bourne Of Biddeford. Referred to the judiciary
committee.
An act to legalize the meetings of the town of
| Poland, by Moulton OF Wales. Referred to the
| committee on legal affairs.
An act TO prevent cruelty TO children, by Chad
| bourne of Blddeford. Referred to the committee
An act reiatng,to dogs by whitten of Portland.
| Referred to the Committee on legal affairs.
An act to prevent biacklisting OF discharged em-
ployes; by osgood Of Hartford. Referred to CON-
mittee on legal affairs.
No -, in the town Of Appleton, Knox county,
Tor the years 1884 and 1885; by Ingalls, of Wash
ington. Referred to committee ON legal affairs.
An act TO set of part of the town of Veaze,
and annex the same to the city of Bangor; by
Clark of Bangor. Referred TO the committe on
petition of d. w. Beaver et al for a charter
to incorporate the Hull's Cove Water Comp my;
by wiswell of Ellsworth. Referred to judiciary
An act 10 extend the power Of police officers;
by Chadbourne Of Biddeford Referred to judiciary
An act to incorporate the Commercial Telegraph
| Company of Maine; by Fogg of Portland. Re-
| ferred TO committee on railroads.
An act TO amend Chapter 140, Section 1, OF the
Public Laws of 1881, relating to savings banks;
by Hill of Augusta.
An act to amend Section a. Chapter IL, of the
Revised S atutes in reference to free high
schools; by Classon of Gardiner. Referred to
committee on education.
Morrill, Plantation for compensation for school
lands not set apart for them as required by law
by Berry of Smyrna. Referred TO committee OF
Slate lands and State roads.
Petition of the county commissioner of Wash
ington county that chapter 128 OF public acts OF
1887. relating to the removal of snow from the
roads of unincorporated places be repealed; by
Pattangall, of Pembroke. Referred to Judiciary
Petition Of Kennedy Smith ct al, for a law pro-
hbiting fishing In Round Mountain Lake between
Oct. 1st and May lst; by Pottle, OF klngneld.
Referred to committee OF fisheries and game.
CURRENT HOUSE ORDERS.
That the committee on education inquire into
the needs Of the State Normal Schools and report
as early as possible by resolve or otherwise; by
That the committee on education be directed to
inquire into the expediency OF amending sections
Relating 70 the pappontmenp mt Of tenant cieers aud
penalty of neglect thereof. and TO report by bill or
otherwise; by Cole. of Brooklyn.
Ordered, the Senate cOncurfing. that the Secre-
tary of State be instructed to furnish each mem
Der 4 the Gath legislature with copy of the Re-
vised Statutes of Maine excluding all members OF
the SD and 63rd legislatures by Alden of Union.
That the committee on Judiciary be instructed
to inquire into the equity or legality Of the claims
the states of Maine and Massachusetts, and re-
port by resolve or otherwise.
nish for the use of the House and Senate such re-
port of the committees upon Investigation OF con,
tagious diseases among cattle, as may be spared
from the Office OF such secretary.
House Notes.
The bill presented by Mr.. Wing Of Man
chester to establish reformatory for wom-
en-, is the same old bill that has been before
previous legislatures, but by them passed
over on the ground that there were not
enough women criminals in Maine to require
such an institution.
Representative Whitten of Portland
plunges into the fray with bill declaring
that ''dogs are hereby declared to be domes-
tic animals within the meaning of the stat.
utes." They tried to pass such law two
years ago, butit precipitated lively debate
that defeated it. At present damages onl y
can be obtained from the dog-killer, aud the
country members do not look with favor on
law that would put the dog on plane
where his prosecutors could be punished for
malicious mischief.
The act to incorporate the Commercial
Union Telegraph Company of Maine. men
tions as incorporat0rs III. 5. Osg0od, 5. X.
Small, w. L. Cobb, Charles K. Arnold, Seth
L. Larrabee, A; Little, IL. n Dow. William
Engel, Henry Russell, K. J. Slatterly, Geo.
G. Wing, W. ID. Pennell and p. o. Vickery.
They are empowered to construct telegraph
lines between the Eastern and Western bor-
ders of the State, with all the wires and
branches needed. The capital stock is fixed
at 100000, and the corporation is authorized
to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding
| $5O0O0 The bill gives the compa-
ny power to connect its lines
| with other lines within and without
| the State, but no discrimination against any
newspaper published in Maine shall be made
| as to the rates established for doing busi-
ness, and no sale or transfer of this charter
shall be made to any other company without
authority fiOm the legislature of this State.
Mr.. Chadbourne's bill in relation 10 the
trustee process would change Act of sec.
55 of chap So of the r. S., by striking out of
the FIVE and six lines thereof the words so
that the section shall read as follows:
BY reason OF any amount due from him to the
principal defendant, wages for his personal la
| bor or that of his wife or minor children, for a
| Hime not exceeding one month next preceding the
aa.strh rhn N
the amount due to him on wages for his personal
| labor; moreover, wages of minor children and of
women are not in any case, subject TO the trustee
process ON account Of the debt Of parent or hus-
| band.
A bill proposing to amend sec. "a of chap.
| ii of the r. s., In relation to free high
| schools, would extend to high schools as wei
| as academies the privilege of making a con-
tract with a town for tuition of certain
| scholars within the town, and would also
| provide that such town should receive State
| aid as usual in cases where the contract is
/ made with the academies
An act to extend the power OF public Off
i GERS would provide that regularly appointed
| and qualified public officers under the law
/ aud charter of the several cities of the State
| of Maine shall have all the authority. and
| l,ower of constables in matters criminal"
| Mr.. Hill of Augusta presents a bill to
| amend the savings bank law in relation TO
officers, so that it shall read "The officers of
| every such corporation shall consist of a
president, treasurer, ana WDen, In tn9 0pln-
| ion of the trustees, necessary vice president
/ also an assistant treasurer, and not less than
l five trustees, not more than two Of whom
1 shall be directors In any one national bank,
| who shall elect from their number or other
| wise, such other officers as they see fit"
| 1.-THE bill of Mr.. Chadbourne, of Biddeford
20 prevent .cruelty to children provides that
"whoeyer, whether lit be parent, guardian
| or any other person having the care and
custody of any child, cruelty treats such
| child by excessive punishment, neglect, over
| work or in any other manner, shall be punish
ed by fine not exceeding 500 or by imprison-
| ment not exceeding one year. The bill goes
| to the committee on legal affairs
4 Mr. Osgood's lof HARTFORD act to prevent
the blacklisting of discharged employees pro-
4 vides for fine of not more than $500 and
| not less than 500 for any person, corporation
! or agent or company that shall prevent or
attempt to prevent by word or writing of
| any kind such discharged. employe from OBJ
tanning employment with any other person,
1 company or corporation. except by furnish
ing in writing or request truthful state
ment as to the cause of his discharge"
The bill also provides that any railway
company or other company that authorizes
or allows any of its agents to blacklist any
discharged employees or prevent in any way
| those employees from obtaining situations
shall be liable for damages to the employees
so blacklisted.