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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March 17-Redd and Assigned
Resolve in favor of the State Prison, appropri-
ating $4,000; resolve providing for commits
sion to inquire into the Jail system of this
State; resolve in favor of the proprietors OF the
Eastern Argus; act to prevent the destruction
of roads on the ice; act additional to section 81
chapter 80, Revised Statutes, relating to
sheriffs; act to increase the salary of the At
torney General; act relating to Railroads.
Passed to be Engrossed-Act relating to fees
of coroners; resolve in favor Of the College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; resolve in
favor of the Military and Naval Orphan Asy-
lum at Bath, appropriating $4,000.
Passed to be Enacted-Act additional to
an act to incorporate the st. Croix Gas Light
Co.; act to amend sections 1 and of chapter
II of Revised Statutes, relating to school dis
tricts; act to incorporate the Arctic Ice Co.;
act to incorporate the Bangor Bank; act addi-
tional to the act Incorporating the Knox &
Lincoln Railroad Co.
On motion of Mr.. Lang new committee OF
conference was appointed on the act relating
to the employment of school teachers consist
ing of Messrs. Lang, Neatly and Carville.
Mr., Reed reported the following bills:-Act
relating to iniunctions; act to amend an act
relating to drainage. Ordered printed.
Senators Webb and Collins were excused
from further attendance.
An act to authorize the formation and regu-
lation of railroad corporations came from the
House referred to the next Legislature. and
was referred in concurrence.
An act to incorporate the Union Depot Co.
of Portland was amended and passed to be en-
grossed.-Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Passed to be EagrosSed-Act to incorporate
the Sebago Steamboat Co.; act to authorize
the State Treasurer to issue registered bonds;
act to increase the pay of Attorney General;
act to change the April term of Court in Lin
coin county; resolve relating to National Mill
tary Asylums; act relating to railroads; act to
incorporate the Georges Valley Railroad Co.;
resolve in favor of the publication of 1000
copies of the Revised Statutes; resolve in
favor of the Maine General Hospital; act to
regulate agencies for and prevent impositions
In the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Passed to be Enacted-An act to amend
section 81 chapter IS, Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to damages from defective highways; act
to incorporate the Andover r. r. Co. act to
authorize the town of Brunswick to loan
money to build town building, &C.; act to
incorporate the Sebago Steamboat Co.; act to
amend an act to regulate the river and interior
fisheries
Finally Passed. Resolve in tavor of the pres.
ervation of the harbors of the State of Maine:
resolve in favor of Mt Desert as a military and
naval station of the United States; resolve in
favor of the State Prison.
The act to incorporate the Aroostook r. r.
Co., on its passage to be epgrossed, was laid on
the table.
The House concurred in the proposition for
a conference on the act relating to the en-
ployment of teachers, and joined Messrs.
Smith of Ltchield, Hume and Humphrey.
Complete valuation lists were received from
the Commissioners OH Valuation and referred
to the Committee on Valuation.
The act relating to insurance and insurance
companies was taken from the table Mr.
Cousins proposed an amendment, pending
which the House adjourned.
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In the Senate this afternoon the bill incor-
porating the Portland Union Depot was amend
ed by refusing the power to take land, but
granting the privilege to purchase and passed
to be engrOssed.
The resolution apprOpriating $50 600 to the
Agricultural College, which includes the ap-
preparation of $4,000 of last year, came from
the House, and alter long discussion passed
to be engrossed-17 to s.
The bill to extend the charter of the Somerset
Railroad to Bingham failed to be reconsidered.
The conference committee on the bill trans
ferrlng the employment of teachers to school
committees reported non agreement.
The bill relative to insurance and insurance
companies was amended by striking out the
section providing that the Bank Commissioner
and Insurance Examiner to -ba different per-
sons.
In the House the general railroad bill was
referred to the next Legislature and the Sem
ate concurred.
The bills to allow majority vote and the
use of school houses for religious meetings also
passed.
The resolve in favor of the Maine General
Hospital at Portland passed the House in con-
currence.
The bill to incorporate the Georges Valley
Railroad Co. was passed by vote of Is to %.
The debate in the House yesterday afternoon
on the Agricultural College was one of the
most spirited of the session. The enemies of
the institution assailed its purpose, location
and the supervision. The speech of Mr.. Bar
ker was one of his ablest and most effective of
his usually able efforts. He claimed that the
college was designed to meet the demands of
the times and to furnish the means of prac-
tical education to the young men of the State
that can nowhere be obtained He denounced
the attacks of its enemies as cowardly. The
remarks of Messrs. Farwell and Humphrey
were of marked ability. in support. Mr.. Hume
attacked the measure with his usual spirit and
quoted the Governors address against the col