The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-03-13
Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by International Line.l

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SENATE.
AuGUsTA, March 12.-Mr Matthews, from
the eenmittee of conference ON the bill to reg
ulate the river and interior fisheries, reported,
recommending that the House amendment
ga" be rejected, House amendment "B" be
adopted, and that the bill further amended as
per sheet &c" as amended ought to pass. The
report was accepted and the bill passed to be
engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. West, Ordered, That mo
Senator shall occupy more than ten minutes
in discussion at any one time and shall n 1t
speak more than twice to any one question.
The Joint Sanding Committee on Railroads
Ways and Bridges reported finally.
On motion of Mr.. Lang the bill to authorize
the formation and regulation of railroad cor
porations was taken from the table. The ques-
ton was on coneurring with the House in re-
fusing the bill q passage.
Mr.. Stevens addressed the Senate in sup
port of the bill. Messrs Tyler, Lang and Lind
say also supparted the bill. Messrs. Smell and
Gushing followed in opposition.
On motion of Mr.. Smell the yeas and nays
were ordered, resulting in vote of 15 yeas to
II nays. So the bill was refused passage.
The resolve relating to the Agricultural COL
lege land grant was indefinitely postponed.
The bill for the establishment of county SUI
pervisorships for schools was passed to be en-
crossed.
The resolve in favor of the Bangor & Piscat-
aquis railroad passed to be engrossed by the
Senate came from the House indefinitely post
poned. The Senate non-eoncurred with the
House, insisted upon its former vote and pro-
posed committee of conference, with Messrs.
Lang, Gushing and Lane as conferees on the
part of the Senate.
Passed to be engrossed-Resolve providing
for an amendment to the Constitution author
izing the dividing of towns in voting districts
resolve relating to the shipping interest; an
act for the more sffectual prevention of cruelty
to animals; an act for the establishment Of
county apprenticeship for schools.
Finally passed-A resolve relating to the
State Normal School at Pennington.
Passed to be enacted-An act for the assess
ment of State tax for 1869 amounting to 81 )
128,O23.37; an act explanatory of an act to en-
courage manufacturers. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Papers from the House were disposed of 10
concurrence.
Mr.. Stevens, from the committee of confer
. ence on bill an act to establish State Police
reported that they are unable to agree with
the committee appointed on the part of the
House, and the committee on the part of the
Senate asks to be discharged. The report was
rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Ludden the bill was re-
ferred to another committee of conference, and
Messrs. Murray, Macarthur and Garry were ap-
pointed conferees ON the part of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens bill an act ia
amend sect. IA, sect. 80, of the public laws o.
1858, and make the same conform to the public
laws of the year 1865; also to amend chap. As
sect. of the public laws of 1858, was taken
from the table, amended by Mr.. Ludden and
passed to be engrossed.
Messrs. Ludden, Smell and Matthews were
excused from further attendance upon this ses-
zion of the Legislature.
On motion of Mr.. Lane, Ordered, That when
the Senate adjourns it be to meet this evening
at 7.30. Adjourned.
The rules being suspended Mr.. Dickey pre-.
transfer certain monies to the permanent
school fund. Read twice and passed to be en-
crossed.
The bill to provide for the establishment Of
county superyisorships of schools, specially as.
signed for to-day, was taken from the table
The question being on the motion of Mr.. Lang.
ley to reconsider the vote by which it was re
fused passage, the bill was discussed and the
yeas and nays being taken the vote was recon
sidered and the bill passed to be engrossed.
The resolve providing for an amendment t.
the Constitution authorizing the dividing Q
towns into voting districts passed to be en-
crossed.
The resolve in favor of the Bangor & Piscat
aquis railroad was taken from the table and in
definitely postponed.
The bill to regulate the river and interio
fisheries was passed to be engrossed.
The resolve relating to the shipping interes
was amended and passed to be engrossed.
The bill for the more effectual prevention o
cruelty to animals was read three times
amended and passed to be engrossed
The resolve relating to the Agricultural Col
lege land grant was referred to the next Legis
lature.
Passed to be enacted-An act explanatory q
an act to encourage manufacturers: an act 70
the assessment of State tax for 1869 amount
ing to 81, 12s, 023 81.
Finally passed-Resslve relating to the Stat
Normal School at Pennington.
Bill an act additional to an act to incorpo
ate the Bangor g. Oldtown railroad was reat