The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-15
Maine Legislature.
Special Dispatch by Intorna lonal Line.l

Augusta. Feb. 14.-House papers disposed
of in concurrence.
The several bills aud resolves enacted in The
House were passed to be enacted in concur
renee.
Passed to be Eugrossed- Act relating to for
eign express companies; act amending the act
to incorporate the city of Calais act to make
valid certain doings of the town of Crawford
and its Assessors; act authorizing Sheridan
plantation to raise money for certain purposes;
act relating to appropriation for State library;
act additional TO an act 10 incorporate the
Quantabacook Water Power Co.; act to a'i-
thorize Alfred Lennox to extend a wharf at
Wiscasset; act to change the name Of certain
persons; act to incorporate the Pondicherfy
Mills Co; act additional to an act to 1neorpor-
ate the Freewill Baptist Foreign Mission So
ciety; act to extend the timo for the compile
ton OF the European & North American Rail-
road act ia addition to an act to incorporate
the Third Parish Of Bath; resolves in favor Of
Lewis j. Pollard; for appropriation to State
Library; in favor of the town Of Monson
Read and Assigned-Act to repeal Section
Chapter % Of the Revised Statutes relating to
cattle running at large; resolve for the relief
OF D'Aigle Plantation: an act to incorporate
the Orono Savings Bank; act to incorporate
the Peoples Five Cent Savings Bank; act to
incorporate the Auburn Savings Bank; resolve
relating TO exchange of agricultural docu-
ments; resolve in favor Of the Passamaquoddy
Indians; also of Penobscot Indans act to es-
tablish the salary of the Probate Judge of
York county; act to incorporate the Maine
General Hospital
massa GA from, fl,a s.xra,,,..
plan Of improvement of the Capital, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Buildings
An act giving additional powers to Railroad
Commissioners and an act to incorporate tae
International Railway Company, reported
from the last Legislature, were laid on the
table to be printed
Resolve for the appropriation Of $4,000 to
the State Agricultural College, ter consider
able debate, was passed to be engrossed by
vots of Is to 10.-Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Senate papers were disposed of in concur
renee.
Resolve in favor of Maine Wesleyan Semi
nary and Female Collegiate Institute, from
the Senate, was assigned for Wednesday next
Mr.. bradbury introduced an order directing
the Judiciary Co nmittee to report, as directed
by a previous order, as to the expediency OF
repeating Chapter 100 of the laws of 1867 (pro-
hibitory law.
Read and Assgned-Act to amend Chapter
S21 OF the laws of 1865 relating TO railroads: act
to consolidate ths school districts in the city
of Rockland tths bill, under suspension of the
rules was read third time and PASSED to be
engrossed); act additional to an act inGorpor-
atlng the proprietors of Gardiner and Pittston
bridge; act to incorporate the Boothbay Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company; an act to in
g corporate the Hall Association in Waterville;
act to incorporate the Piscataquis Horse Rail-
road Company; act TO incorporate the Gray
Mutual Fire Insurance Company; act to in
corporate the Bath Mutual Insurance Com
pany; at to authorize certain parties to ex-
tend Jack wharf in Sheepsc0t river
The Committee on County Estimates pre-
sented resolve with the estimates, and the
report was assigned for tomorrow. The 90
gregate estimates amount to s29o,661.
Passed to be Engrossed Act to prohibit
members of City Governments and Selectmen
being parties 10 contracts in certain cases; act
to provide for more free navigation of Pc
nobscot river; act to incorporate the Eureka
Match Company of Biddeford; act to reduce
the valuation of the town Of Phipsburg: act
to increase the pay Of the Sheriff Of ARGOS
took county; act to authorize the Improvement
OF Sandy river; act to amend Chapter 105 Sec
tion 20 of the laws of 1867 relating to taxation
OF personal property of non-residents; act to
repeal Chapter 100 of the laws Of 1852 relating 4
to public actions; act to authorize the Port
land Il Rochester Railroad Company TO change
location OF road; act to make valid certain do
iugs OF the town of Leeds; acs to incorporate
the Portland Dry Dock and Warehouse Com
pany; act to regulate the service of Jurors in
Lincoln county; resolve relating to obstruc-
tons in the Penobscot river. requesting the
Congressional delegation to ask Congress for
an appropriation for their removal; act to
amend Chapter 116 Section IS of the Revised
Statutes relating to fees Of Trustees and Trial
Justices.
Passed to be Enacted-Act to provide for
the continuation of actions against parties fl
Ing petitions in bankruptcy; acts to incorpor-
ate the Young Mems Christian Associations
OF Lewiston and Auburn; act to increase the
pay of Sagadahoc County Attorney; act to
regulate trout fishing in Bear Pond in Alfred;
act additional to Chapter of the Revised
Statutes concerning taxes; act additional TO
Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes relating TO
cross actions against persons not residents of
this State; act to amend Section IS Chapter
So of the Revised Statutes relative to trustee
process; act to amend Section 20 Chapter II Of
the Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Rust concluded his speech against the
school bill. He says:-You can advance our
schools to certain standard, beyond which
you can go no further. He seemed to think
our schools good enough as they are. The
only assistance possible is to furnish the
schools with more money In proportion to
the number who attended schools forty years
ago, greater number of good scholars were
produced. The schools in Belfast had nearly
reached their highest state OF efficiency.
Mr.. Herrick replied in an able speech, sup
porting the bill. He pleaded not for the
schools in our cities, but for the three scholars
of the State. The normal schools could not
furnish them teachers. It would require forty
years for this.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Herrick's speech
the House adjourned.