The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-02
LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
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.... u,4q.f.4. AUGUSTA, March I.
,.,. SENATE.
The Senate concurred in the action OF the
house in regard to the Bath and Bangor Mill
tary Orphan Asylums, and both branches
passed to be enacted resolves introduced by
Col Robbie of the Senate, which makes the
Governor and two other citizens of the State
whom he may appoint, commission who
shall be known as the Guardians of the BEST.
tute Orphans of Soldiers and Seamen of the
late war. An appropriation of $l5 600 is made
which is to be used, or any part of it, in case
the wants and comforts of this class of orpbans
should require it. These resolves passed both
branches unanimously. -.-..
Conferees have been appointed on the bill
an act in aid of the European & North Amer
lean Railroad. Messrs. Otis, Berry, and Lap
ham ON the part OF the House. In the Senate
there is a large majority in favor of aiding this
road. The House has majority the other
way. There has been considerable excite
ment on this question and probably the rail-
road will have to wait for the present, and the
whole question will be left as the Legislature
found it. The Legislature adjourned last eve
ming at late hour. gf#
HOUSE.
Resolves in favor of temporary loan, also
finally.
Resolve authorizing the Land Agent to OBJ
tain certain records from the archives of Mas
sachusetts, under a suspension of the rules,
passed to be engrossed.
Report of Conference Committee on the
liquor law was made and accepted by the
House and the House concurred in the amend
ment of the Senate. Soc F5srllf
Resolves relating to the claim of the State
against the sureties of B. D. Peck, late State
Treasurer, was passed to be engrossed; also
bill, an act to exempt the shares OF certain
railroads in the State from taxation.
An act to aid in the construction of railroads
and exempt the shares and bonds issued in aid
therefor from taxation for term of years, was
indefinitely postponed; the Senate concur
ring therein. ..f ..n--.i
Resolve in favor of compiling and publish
ing the school laws, was passed to be engrOss-
ed. The Senate concurred.
The conferees ON the part of the Senate and
House had a meeting and were unable to agree
upon any proposition in aid of the European
& North American Railroad and the commit
tee reported to each branch the result OF the
conference. iH aes a-
The Senate voted "to adhere" without de-
bate. In the House the question was discuss
ed by Messrs. Shepley, Otis, Berry and others,
and after spirited and lengthy discussion the
report of the committee was accepted A mo-
ton ito insist was voted down-44 yeas, 30
nays If the motion ito insist had beeu car
ried it might have necessitated another con-
ference. i "' " '-'
The vote "to adhere" was then concurred i'm
by about the same vote. A motion was then
made by the opponents of the measure to re-
consider the last vote, with the expectation of
voting it down, in order that no more attempts
should be made to resuscitate the question:
Motions to adjourn were made and voted down
and finally, with considerable excitement, the
question to reconsider was taken with the fol-
lowing result: yeas q, nays 81. So the meas
ure is disposed Of Hi 90 ...ss.t
The Legislature has passed 306 private and
special acts, and 103 resolves-more than a
hundred over the business done last year. The
Legislature has been diligent, and adjourned
this evening at 10 o'clock.