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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 23.-Presdent in the chair
Papers from the House disposed Of in concur
renee.
Bill an act to prohibit throwing Of edgings,
&c., into Medomak river, indefinitely postpon-
ed in the Senate came from the House, that
body insisting on its former vote to engross
and asking committee Of conference The
following were appointed on the part of the
Senate: Messrs. Nickels, vose, and Smith Of
Knox.
Bill an act relating to Insane Hospital was
taken up and referred to Committee on Insane
Hospital.
Passed to be engrossed-An act to establish
the salary OF the county attorney Of Penobscot
county.
+ Bill an act repeating an act of 1870, relating
to the taking of porgies and menhaden, which
comes from the House amended, was taken up
and the amendments were adopted. A yea
and nay vote TO indefinitely postpone was lost
and the bill passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act relating to highways was passed
70 De engrossed. Bill an act relating to uni
Resolve aiding road in Letter e plantation.
Franklin county, came from the House indefi
nltely postponed. After some de bate the cues
ton was put and lost. and the Sanate non con =.
Cured and passed the bill to be enarossed.
Esgrossed-Reselve in favor of the publish.
ers of the Eastern Argus ($165); an act 10
amend an act 10 incorporate the AuDurn Aque-
duct Co.
Passed to be enacted-An act to make valid
the doings of the town OF Kingield.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
The House voted to read the titles OF all mat.
tiers on the table and select such ones for m
mediate action as would not give ri ,e to debate,
which were passed with others to be engrossed
as follows: Bills amending chap. II, revised
statutes, relating TO sale Of real estate by IL
censes; relative to fencing railroads.; regulat-
ing the meeting OF cities and towns to vote on
loan questions; relating to the powers Of Mr..
Carleton's constable; relating to choice of trus-
tees Of the Agricultural College; to fix the sal
AIRY OF he county attorney OF Lincoln county;
resolve IN favor Of fsaoefia Fogg5 tn rsvur OF,
James B. Leslie; OF county OF AroOstOok; in
favor of Bath Military Asylum, appropriating
$4,000; bill requiring the superintendent of
schools to collect certain statistics from liera-
ry institutions.
Several petitions we're presented against
consolidation and referred to the next Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Pike reported bill to increase the sala-
ry OF county attorney OF Washington county.
The House concurred in a conference on bill
for an additional term of court in Lincoln
county; and also asked for a conference on the
bill to authorize railroads to take or borrow
gravel pits.
Mr.. Sanborn introduced an order asking the
Superintendent OF Common Schools to give
the details of certain expenses.
sENATE-AFrERNooN SESSION.
The paper credits printing matter caused
ton, T.
was brought out by an order from the House
vesting the power of printing thu report and
accompanying documents In the Governor and
Council il the Senate negIects to do SO. An
order was passed authorizing and directing the
Secretary of the Senate to print all the accom-
panying documents with the report. The
House order was tabled.
Bill an act relating to the employment of
teachers came from the House indefinitely
postponed. The Senate refused to concur, II
to 16, and a committee of conference was APP
pointed, as follows: Messrs. Spaulding, HOl-
land and French.
Bill at act relating to the taking of lands by
railroad corporations for taking and borrowing
gravel pits. came from the House with requst
for committee of conference, and he follow
ing were appointed on the part of tine Senate
Mess.s. Cavlll, SpauldiDg and French.
Passed to be engrussed-AD act to incorpo
rate the trustees Oi Lebanon Academy; an act
regulating meetings of cities and tow in re-
favor of BAH Military Orphan Asylum; re.
solve in favor Of James E. Leslie; an act fixing
the salary of the county attorney of Washing
ton county; resolve IN favor of county Of Aroos-
took an act to increase the salary of the coun-
ty attorney OF Lincoln county.
TaOied--An act to establish uniformity OF
text books; an act relating to the duties of the
constable Of Whitefeld.
Hon. r. 3. Young was excused from further
attendance and his pay made up for the session.
A..
ton of the Insurance Commissioners report.
Adjourned till O'Clock tomorrow.
The bill reported by the Education Commit
mitt to authorize towns to vote that school
agents may hire teachers, was amended Dy
substituting the bill reported by the minority,
vesti0g the power in the agents unless towns
vote to invest it in single superintendent
This amendment was carried by 81 to So.
The order relative to the publication of the
paper credit report and documents came up
and was debated at length and rather sharply
By Messrs. Haskell, Wilson. Bonney, Pike and
SanOorn, and passed so as to provide that the
Governor see that 2. 90 copies shall be printed
if the Senate fails.
The House proceeded in the afternoon to pass
large number OF bills to be enacted, which
were signed and sent to the Senate. =.
The balance of the afternoon was devoted to
| resolves appropriatiDg money OF these all the
appropriation for roads and bridges failed but
$500 for military road, $500 for bridge and $4OC
Tor road in Indian Township. Among those
defeated, appropriating $500 for bridge ovel
the Molunkus; $500 for bridge over Moose
river, and two or three smaller ones in Aroos.
took. Resolve appropriating $500 for schools
in Madawaska passed after long debate. Re
solve to change the valuation of several planta
| lions in Aroostook county failed TO pass
The matter of the valuation of Deeripg and
Westbrook came up. Mr.. Smith of Parsons
| field presented an amendment fixing the val
uaton of Deering at g. 1-3 and 81 2 to West
brook of the valuation OF 1870, which failed
The amendment of Mr.. hay, which provides
that the valuation of 1870 shall be divided fol
one year in the proportion of 66 2.3 to Deerins
and 80 La to Westbrook, passed.
| EVENING SESSION -HoUsE.
Daring the evening session the followin:
| matters were acted upon:
| The House insisted on its vote passing tn
milk bill, and asked conference. MIR. Raw
son says the cookery of the country suffer
| from this change from milk to wine measure
| and the ladies demand a change.
Bill an act defining the right of parties hold
| ing railroad tickets to stop at way station
when the same entities the holder to 20 FUR
ther, was passed 10 be engrossed; resolve to e
the number Of copies OF various reports Q
| heads Of departments passed; resolve in favo
of the Reform School passed to be eDgrossed
resolve 10 favor OF the Bangor Childrens' HON
passed to be engrossed.
Bill to authorize experimenting Schoc
Committees to couDtersign tho certificate
given to teachers by County Supervisors an
Normal School teachers, created quite a
extended discussion, but was passed to be en-
crossed by large majority.
Bill relative to the assessment and collectio
of taxes upon lumber, and resolve to warm til
ate House with steam, passed to be engrosS
ed; bill to incorporate the Bangor Loan an
Store Co. was indefinitely postponed; bill
promote immigration was amended so as not t
go into force for one year, and passed to be en-
crossed bill to prev ent individuals from actin
as savings banks was amended so as not to ia
terfere with bankers properly pursuing thei
business, and passed to be engrossed.
| The House adhered to its vote lndetuitel
postponiug the resolve to change the constitu
ton so as to provide for q constitutional con
vention, which kills the measure 80 dead tina
NO trumpet OF the present Legislature can Civ
| il resurrection