The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-05
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by international Line.l


AUGUSTA, March 4.-House papers disposed
of in concurrence.
Ordered, on motion of Mr.. Ludden, that
Mr.. West be excused from further legislative
attendance
On the education bill passed to be engrossed
in the House, but indefinitely postponed by
the Senate, Messrs. Farley, Lindsey and Fair
banks were appointed as committee of con-
ference, the Senate insisting on It's former
vote.
The vote postponing the act relative to con-
struction of wharf in Machas river by Au-
gustus Hemingway to the next Legislature
was ON motion of Mr.. Ludden reconsidered
and tomorrow assigned.
Mr. Smell, from committee of conference
reported IN favor of concurring with the
House ON an act relative to bills in equity
brought TO redeem mortgages, and the report
was accepted.
Mr.. Woodward's report, from Committee on
Educatlon, that the resolve in favor of Wilton
Academy be referred to the next Legislature,
was accepted.
The bill to amend the prohibtory law so as
70 authorize the sale of pure, unfermented c-
der was taken up, on motion of Mr. Farley,
VINO proposed an amendment, adding a new
section, as follows: mo person shall be sub
Jected to line or imprisonment for selling wine
or CIDER made from fruit grown within this
state, and all acts or parts ofacts inconsistent
win TINS section is repealed" and it was re-
Jected by vote of 20 to g.
Mr. Brown proposed an amendment, adding
accepted.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
order instructing the Committee on State
PRINTING to contract on the part of the State
with Charles III. True for printing, and with
Hartford & Smith for binding ana stitching
for the current year, which was specially as
signed to-day. Amendments were proposed
directing the Committee to contract with one
o. the three parties & Sayward, But
Ter and Irue-tor State printing as would be
for the best interests of the State, and pend
ing these amendments the order was tabled,
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
An act amending an act relative to ways
and grading streets passed to be engrossed bv
the House, was returned indefinitely postpon-
ed in the Senate. The House voted to insist.
An act to amend chapter So revised statutes
relating to Agricultural Societies. came from
the Senate passed to be engrossed and the
House voted to insist on its former vote, and
appointed Messrs. Ttcomb, Billings and Rob
inson conferees.
An act relative to restoration of sea fish to
inland waters of the State, passed by the
House, was passed by the Senate with amend
ments rejected. The House concurred. ri
Act to establish Board of Education came
from the Senate indefinitely postponed The
House voted to insist on its passage, and ap-
and Webb
Read and assigned-Resolve in favor of
Richmond Academy
Under suspension of the rules the House
passed to be engrossed an act to make valid
certain doings of Pleasant Ridge Plantation:
Act to amend chapter 101 revised statutes. re-
lating to writ for repevining person. /
Act to increase the value of property to be
exempted from attachment, passed to be en-
crossed by the House, came from the Senate
indefinitely postponed, and the same was laid
on the table.
Passed to be enacted-Act authorizing in
habitants of school district No. of Kenne-
bunk to raise money for school houses: Act to
amend section LAG, chapter revised statutes,
relating to recovery of money paid by nom
resident owners where the law has not been
complied with; Act to cede to the United
States Jurisdiction of certain land is Wiscas-
set; Act to amend chapter 346 laws of 1867,
to establish a Municipal Court in Saco; Act
to amend chapter 43 revised statutes relating
to weighing hay and other articles; Act to en-
large the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court
of Biddeford; Act to give widowed mothers
the custody and earnings of minor children;
Act to provide for taxation of shares in GER
tain local corporations; Act to amend section
IL, chapter GO revised statutes, relating to in
solvent estates; Act to authorize Kennebunk
10 abate certain taxes.
Finally passed-Resolve for printing the |
publication of Maine Medical Association.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley, the time fixed
for the vote on the pending question on
the bill for the assumption of municipal
war debts, was changed to IL IL p. M
At this hour the Clerk proceeded to call the
roll on Mr.. Reeds amendment, fixing the re-
endorsement at 800, and the amend nent was
accepted by IL yeas, 81 nays.
Yeas-Abbott, Allen, Briggs, Buck, Brick
EFT, e. P. Blaisdell, Beale, Buffum, Baker,
Barnes, Billings, Black, Bridges, Boynton,
Clark, Cram, Chase, Case, Dingley, Dekey,
Duren, D9nning, Dyer; Fessenden, Fields, A.
p. Files n A. Foster, Max Foster G. Gould,
Goss, Gipatrick, Ham, Henley Hackett Hale,
Hartwel Judkins, Lennox, Merrill, Morris,
May, Monroe, Morse, Morrow, Marden, Noyes
Pray, G. S. Palmer, j. w. Palmer, Payson,
Shurtleff, Stevens, Smith, e. B. Spaulding,
Spear, Stetson, True, Tarbox, Titeomb Thom-
as, A. Thompson, J. F. Thompson, Woodman,
Weed, Wells, Wedgwood.
Nays-Andrews, Ames, S. M. Blaisdell,
Bartlett, Balkan, Barker, Bradbury, Gun
ningham, Caswell, Carleton, Caldwell, Crow
ell, Downes, Doane, Estes, Eaton, Ford, Far
rar, Glidden, j. w. Gould Giles, Haines, Her
rick, Jersey Hatch, Hall, Hargraves, Hub
bard, Ingalls,, Jefferds, Leadbetter, Lobdell,
r. Leavitt, G. B. Leavitt, Lane, Lttlefeld,
McKenney, Maddox, Norris, Palmer, Priest,
Poor, Parker, +. G, Robinson, A. M. Robin
son, Kicker, Raymond, W. Smith, stockbridge
A. T, Talbot, P. s. J. Talbot Tibbetts, Tyler,
Treat, Wheeler, Webb, Weymouth, Walker,
Weeks.
EVENING SESSION.
The vote on the pending question was taken
passing the bill to be engrossed.
The resolve for the amendment OF the Con-
stitution was then taken up, and the yeas and
nays being ordered the result was-yeas 81,
nays IL.
Resolves in favor of Insane Asylum, Act to
provide for taxation of shares in National
banks, and Act explanatory of chapter 119,
laws OF 1867, authorizing any city or town the
right to aid in the construction of any railroad
in the State to the value of five per cent of
their valuation were severally read the sec
ond and third time and passed to be engrossed,
Resolve in favor of Wilton Academy was re-
ferred to the next Legislature.
Mr. Bradbury moved an order that the re-
port of the Commissioners on the Insane Hos
ptal, and the report Of the committee on the
same, also memorial of Tobias Lord be referr-
ed to joint special committee, with instruc-
ton to report by bill or otherwise.
The order occasioned considerable debate.
Messrs. Brickett, Billings, Titcomb and 9th
ers speaking against its passage and Mr.. Hub
bard in favor. Mr.. Titcomb was interrupted
in his remarks, and the House was declared