The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-09
Maine Legislature.
lSrecial Dispatch by International Line. J
HoUsE-FRIpAY EVENING SESSION.

lSrecial Dispatch by international Line.l
HoUsE-FRIDAY EVENING SESSION.
AUGUSTA, March 6.-Act additional to chap
800, laws 1853, and amendatoTy OF chap. 100
laws 1867, prohibitory came from the Senate
that branch Insisting on its former vote pass.
ing the bill to be engrossed without amend.
ments and proposing conference. The House
voted to adhere to its former vote and appoint
cd Messrs Diugley, Hale and Fessenden con.
ferees.
Mr.. Hale presented resolve for appropriation
OF $50 In favor OF E. :. Whitman for reporting
the first ten days of the session.
Resolve relative to State printing came from
the Senate amended and the House receded
and concurred.
Act to enlarge the jurisdiction of Superior
Court OF Cumberland county; act additional
10 CHAP. ~, laws 1867, to incorporate Belfast
Railroad Company, were passed in concur
renee, when the House adjourned.
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March THE business of the
Senate consisted in the usual formal business
of adjournment, including the final passage of
the several acts and bills in concurrence with
the House as reported General good feeling.
with slight touch of regret prevailed the
minds OF all as the last shake of the hand was
given previous to the separation. s.
s5 HOUSE
Resolves relative to pay roll of Senate and
House were severally read twice and passed to
be engrossed. 1J
Finally passed-Re Resolve relating to Super
intendent of Common Schools; resolve relat-
ing to InSaIe Asylum. r.. -
Passed to be enacted-Act to legalize GER
tain doings of Buckfeld; act to Incorporate
the Cobbosscecontee Fish Cultivating Com
pany; act for better government of the Insane
Hospital; act providing for bank and iusur-
ance examiner, and defining his duties; act
providing for equalization of municipal war
debts; act for continuance of actions against
haul
in favor of Hebron Academy; resolve relating
to State printing; resolve in favor of State
College of Agricultural and Mechanic arts !;
resolve authorizing the Governor to determine
the number of clerks of the Adjutant Gene
rails office; act additional to chap 49, laws of
1858, and 100, of 1867; act to provide for gov
eminent expenditures; act to repeal sect. %.
chap. q, Revised Statutes; resolve in favor OF
4. >. whitman; resolve in favor of State Nor
NAL School; resolve relative to State PRINTING.
reso We in favor of Superintendent of Common
School gas cAH
Inc several bills and resolves passed to be
ensrossed the previous evening, were passed
to be enacted in the two branches.
Under suspension of the rules the bills maxi
ing the ordinary appropriations for pay of off,
GERS and members of the Legislature were
passed. ~. =
The last discussion of the session occurred
this morning on resolution offered by Mr..
Dingley, Of Lewiston, to the effect that the ex-
ment should be applied only in extreme cases,
especially in case of the murder of the warden
Of State Prison by convict The general
sentiment of the III ,use seemed to be that the
discretion of the Governor could be relied upon
TO interpret the sentiment of the people and
the requirements of the cause, without further
interpreting the construction of the law as it
stands.
The resolve relative to the amendment of
the constitution passed both branches, and by
an almost unanimous vote, the yeas and nays
being called.
The usual ceremony of closing the proceed
ings took place. Orders between the several
branches, resolutions of thanks to the officers.
concluding by the appointment of Joint COM
mittee to wait upon the Governor and inform
him that the business before the Legislature
had been concluded
The remarks of Messrs. Robinson, Hubbard,
Fessenden, Hale and Bradbury OF the House,
and OF Messrs. Robe and Farley of the Sem
ate, on the resolutions of thanks to the Presi-
dent of the Senate and Speaker of the House,
caused a tear to stand in the eye of numerous
members atthe thoughts OF the parting OF an
assembly which would never again meet en-
tire However gratifed persons are at the
thought OF joining their friends at home, sad
thoughts throng upon the mind at parting
The concluding message from the Governor
was communicated at 10 12 A. NJ, when the
TWO branches adjourned sine die