The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Especial by International Line.1
SENATE.

-..nF Especial by International Line.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 27-Met at P. NJ.
Passed to be e'agrossed-Act changing fees for
service of subpoenas from % to 80 cents; act al
lowing till August for the names of plantation
officers to be returned.
Report of the Committee on Insane Hospital
proposing some changes in the superintendent
of that institution appointment of its officers,
&c, was taken up and indefinitely postponed.
Resolve in aid of finishing the chapel of In
sane Hospital was passed to be engrossed.
Resolve increasing the salary of superntend-
ent of common schools was indefinitely post
poned.
Passed to be Enacted-Act additional to for
mer acts in relation to the Knox & Lincoln and
Penobscot Bay & River r. r. Companies. act
to incorporate the town of Island Falls; an act
to make valid the doings of Assessors of the
town OF Industry in committing taxes of the
year 1869 to constable; act to amend Chap.
66, Sect. 4, of the Revised Statutes, relating to
commissioners of insolvent estates; act to
amend Chap. rs of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to the redemption of real estate from levy
on execution; act relating to injuries by reason
of defective highways; act authorizing the jail
or OF York county to remove prisoners in GER
tain cases; act to legalize and make valid the
doings of Drew Plantation; act to repeal the
charter of Birch Stream Dam Company; act
relating to claims against insolVent estates; act
to amend Sect. IS, Chap. 81, of the Revised
Statutes, relating to railroad crossings; act add
ditional to Chap so of the Revised Statutes in
relation to the redemption of mortgages of real
estate; an act to prevent coasting and sliding
ON the travelled roads; act to amend an act to
establish Municipal Court in the city of Lew
iston, relating to the jurisdiction given to said
Court over all the counties in the State; act to
fix the salary of the Treasurer of the State; act
to amend Sect. 6, Chap. &c. of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the foreclosure of mort
CAGES on real estates.
The above were sent to the Governor.
HOUSE.
The Senate order relating to State lands was
referred to the next legislature.
The Committee on Finance reported resolve
authorizing the State Treasurer to make tenn
porary loan of $1,000 or so much as may be
needed.
The resolve appropriating $4,000 for chapel,
Sc, for the Insane Hospital came up and caus
ed much discussion. 1t seems that the building
has cost the State over e40O (?) more than it
should. The resolve was passed to be engross-
ed. Some action was taken on act abolishing
solitary confinement in State prison.
A bill relating to executors and adminstra-
tors was indefinitely postponed.
A bill fixing the measure of milk at ale or
beer measure caused considerable pleasant dis
cussion and passed to be engrossed
Resolve approprating 1868 to pay the COM
missioner of immigration for moneys paid out
in behalf of the Swedish Colony was taken up
discussed andpassed to be engrossed.
The mill tax school bill was attacked while
on its passage tie be enacted byCapt. Harding of
Yarmouth, who said he formerly supported the
bill under misunderstanding.
Mr.. Wilson of Thomaston and Knight of
Portland opposed, but pending the action the
House adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The discussion of the school mill fund, I'M
der discussion at adjournment, was further dis
cussed and passed to be enacted by vote of 70
to 26.
Indefinitely postponed: Resolves in favor of
Lebanon Academy, Oxford Normal Institute,
the Industrial School for Girls, North Var
mouth Academy, Elliott Academy.
Among the bills passed to be enacted are the
following: Bill relating to plaintiffs costs in
sec. 3, chap. 6, Revised Statutes relating to in
insolvent estates bill to institute harbor masters
in towns; bill additional to chap. of r. S., re
,lating to lands in unincorporated townships;
bill to repeal an act relating to county super
vsors of schools; bill to establish the mill school
fund.- bill to incorporate the capital stock of the
Lewiston mills; bill to amend section 20 of r.
S., relating to the Insane Hospital;bill to repeal
section chapter 81 of the private acts of 1871,
relating to the Portland & Qgdensburg R. R. !;
bill to incorporate the trustees of the Willow
School for girls; bill to amend Sect. 26 of Chap.
q, of the Revised Statutes relating to town
liquor agents; bill to provide for the removal of
venire of civil and criminal cases in certain
contingencies; bill to amend Sect. 10 of Chap.
IL Of the Revised Statutes, relating to repairs
ofjmeeting houses; bill to amend Sect. SO of
Chap. = of the Revised Statutes, relating to
appeals from decisions of municipal officers
bill to authorize the city of Portland to grant
further aid in the construction of the Portland
& Ogdensburg r. R.
Finally Pdssed-Resolye in favor of the Maine
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts; in favor of the State Reform School; in
aid of building bridge at Fort Kent resolve re-
questing our Congressional delegation to use
their influence in favor of the faithful observ-
ance of our treaties with the Indian tribes; re-
solve regulating the number and pay of the
clerks in several departments.