The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-24
Thursdays Legislation at Augusta.
TO- IN THE SENATE.

4 IN THE SENATE.
Our legislators worked very hard ON the 22d,
though it was a legal holiday.
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
The bill establishing State uniformity of text
beeks was passed to be engrossed. The bill
abolishing the office of County Supervisor of
Schools was passed to be engsossed by vote of
10 to 10, all the Cumberland Senators voting in
the affirmative except Mr. Morris, whose vote
is not recorded.
RAILROADS.
The bills chartering the Norway branch and
the Bangor & Calais Shore Line were passed to
be enacted. The Piscataquis Central bill was
passed to be engrossed, the motion to refer to
the next Legislature having been defeated by
tie vote.
STATE TREAsuRER's SALARY.
The Senate concurred with the House in es-
tablishing the salary of the State Treasurer at
$4,000. sTe-
IN THE HOUSE.
The people have small chance against railroad
corporations in the 51st Legislature. The Og-
densburg managers are developing as much
strength as the Maine Central did. The most
reasonable and necessary amendments to their
enabling act are promptly rejected as the fol-
lowing extract from the Kennebec Journals re-
port of the House proceedings ON Thursday will
show: f-g .ti7 ,.Et..en
THE oGDENsBURG RAILROAD.
Bill an act to authorize the city of Portland
to grant further aid in the construction of the
Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad came mp by
special assignment, the question being upon
passing the same to be engrossed.
Mr.. FeSsenden moved to amend by striking
p1Jfi in fha aanppA lima of tIa orl.
by the directors of said Company" and in
serting the words Shy the stockholders of said
Company at legal meeting duly called for that
purpose" Lost 4 lIctIHl filI
The same gentleman offered several other
amendments, which were rejected.
Messrs. Holden and Winslow opposed the
passage of the bill and Messrs. Perry, of Ok
ford, and Hamilton favored it. ~ hG
Mr. Bliss opposed the bill. .,.a
Mr. Fessenden moved to amend by striking
out the words within one year after the APP
proval of this act, and inserting sixty days"
Lost - @-A% IA EAEE I EAS
Same member moved to amend SO that the
proposition shall be voted upon by the people
but ''once' instead of ''twice'' Lost.
Mr. Holden moved to amend Section IL as
follows:-Add at the end of the section, "Pro-
vided that no issue of scrip shall be made by
the City Treasurer as directed in this section
when the market value OF said scrip is more
than five per cent below par Lost.
Mr.. Fessenden spoke in opposition to the bill.
Messrs. Milliken, Perry and Knight spoke in
favor of the bill. alsif nn ~ f.p
Mr.. Holden moved, and the House ordered
the yeas and nays ON the passage of the bill to
be engrossed. The yeas and nays being taken,
the result was in the affirmative, as follows:
YedS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Atwell Bar
ker, Bailey, Baker, Bragdon Briggs of Hud-
son, Brown, Burleigh Bennett, Butler, Butter
Crandon, Deering, Erskine of Alma, Estes,
Evans, Farrar, Field, Fifeld, Flitner, Fogg,
Folsom, Gerry, Griffin Hahn, Haines, Hamil-
ton, Hanson, Harmon of Buxton, Harmon of
brook of Madison, Howard, Humphreys, Hunt,
Jepson, Keegan, Knight, Lambert, Lord of
Bluehill, Lord of Detroit, McAllister, Millay,
Milliken, Moore, Nash, Palmer, Paul, Perkins
Of Poland, Perkins Of Pennington, Perkins of
Pierce, Potter of Webster, Potter Of WooI1ich,
Porter, Prince, Randall, Reed of No. II, Rich
ardson, Robinson, Rogers, Rundlett Sawtelle
Seely, Silsby, Smith of Wayne, Snow, Sprague
Springer, Stanley, Stuart, Tabbut Thing, lib
Treat, Trefethen, Tufts, Turner, Walker of
Stow, Webb, Wells, White of Dixmont, White
of Rockland, Whitcomb, WhitmOre, Wiggin
Wilson of Hallowell, Wilson of Thomaston,
Wood, Woodbury., Wyman.1O2
Ndys-Messrs. Bliss, BurTill, Carleton, CARL,
Coombs, Cornish, Erskine of Palermo, Fessen-
den. ,Gldden, Gray, Cooling, Harding, Haskell,
Holden, Holbrook of Knox, Humphrey, Jor-
dan, Remission, McKusick, Mitchell, Partridge,
Pike, Prehle, Prescott, Smith of Saco Stevens.
Titcomb, Wentworth, Winsow-29
SO the bill was passed to be engrossed
THE PORTLAND & BATH ROAD.
The motion of Mr.. Reed, of Waldoboro. to
substitute the minority for the majority report.
thus giving leave to report bill, led to de-
bate on the Portland & Bath charter Mr.. Per-
kns, of Pennington, moved to refer to the
next Legislature, Mr.. Sprague made speech
in favor of the charter, taking the ground that
it is the only means of saving from great loss
the towns and cities that have invested so large
ly in the Knox & Lincoln road. Messrs. Prince
and Robinson spoke in favor of the motion to
report a charter and Messrs. Perry, of Oxford,
and Stevens against. - @f''s o.
Mr.. Millay took the floor and argued in favor
OF the motion to concur with the action of the
Senate, and was speaking when the House adj
journed
The Episcopal Mission at St. Peters Church
in Rockland is progressing favorably with
good attendance day and evening and with very
hearty services. The Rev. b. W. Atwell |
preached the opening sermon on Monday On