The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-09
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Especial by International Line.l
SENATE,

AUGUSTA, Feb. 8.-The petition of Sarah j.
Prentiss and others of Paris, for woman suff-
rage, was referred to the Committee on Legal
Reform.
Legislation inexpedient was reported from the
Committee on Education on the resolve to SUBJ
NIT to the people an amendment to the Consti-
tuition, so that school moneys shall be raised by
direct tax; on resolve prohibiting further State
aid to Sectarian Literary Institutions; on order
relating to repeal of the act creating County
Supervisors, and the propriety of distributing
$4,000 among the cities and towns instead.
The same Committee reported the following
bills:-To establish the school mill fund;
quiring teachers in Normal Schools to keep a
register of pupils, sc. and return to the State
Superintendent annually. 1.-THE mill tax bill
proposes to lay tax of one mill per dollar ON
the taxable property of the State and that it
shall be distributed among the common schools
according to the number of pupils, the first dis
tribution to be made July LIST, 1873 The bill
in aid of schools in the Madawaska Territory,
was tabled to be printed. :
Reference to next Legislature was reported
on petition for charter for railroad from Bath
to Portland.
An act chartering the Bangor s. Piscataquis
River Railroad, was laid on the table to be
| printed.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petitions
of the citizens of Lewiston and Auburn for the
| right to obtain water from Wilson Pond also
on petition to set off part of Chestervile.
Bills reported and assigned incorporating
the Hancock Insurance Co.; the New Sharon
Insurance Co. Raymond Mutual Fire IDsur-
ance Co.; the Bath Board of Trade; relating to
bastardy process; additional to an act incorpor-
ating the Waldo County Agricultural Society.
Mr.. Chaplin introduced bill relating to fares
on railroads, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Railroads.
An order was passed directing the Commit
tee on Military Affairs to examine the construc-
ton of the monument to the late Governor and
General King at Bath, and see if any repairs
are necessary
Reference to the next Legislature was report
ed on petition for incorporation of the Western
Hancock Agricultural Society. TABLED on
motion of Mr.. Kinks.
A bill relating to injuries received on high
ways was laid over to be printed.
The Committee on Claims reported resolve,
appropriating s., 435 for bounties for the de-
struction of wild animals.
The Railroad Committee reported bill to in
corporate the Ellsworth & Castine Railroad
Company.
Mr.. Harrington moved to indefinitely post
pone bill, an act to change the punishment for
burglary and rape
Mr.. Spaulding of Sagadahoc, opposed the
motion and favored the bill He said there are
grades in the offense of rape and the law should
punish accordingly.
Mr.. Weber moved to amend by striking out
the word rape from the bill. Lost.
Mr.. Chase moved to amend by making the
sentence not less than five years.
Mr.. harrington moved to amend the amend
ment by changing it to ten years.
Mr.. Kinks favored the law as it is
MIR. Farrington's amendment was lost-16 to
10.
Mr., Chase's amendment was carried and the
bill was passed to be engrossed as amended,
which makes the sentence not less than five
years.
The memorial received from the American
Womans Suffrage Association, headed by
Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe and others was
referred to the Committee ON Legal Reform.
Passed TO be enacted, Bill authorizing Bucks
port to take additional stock in the Penobscot
g. Union River Railroad; w. G. Holway te
maintain wharf at Machas River; authoriz
ing the p S. & p. Railroad to extend its road
from Kittery; resolve abating the State tax Of
veazie. Adjourned,
HOUSE.
Presented and referred.-Bills additional t.
chapter At of the Revised Statutes, relating tt
banks and banking; to Incorporate the Portlanf
Steam Towage Boat Co.; to amend the charter
of the Buxton and Benny Eagle Branch Rail
road Co. resolve authorizing the Land Agen
to convey lot No. AZ in north half of Lyndon
memorial of American Woman's Suffrage AS
sociation for right to vote; petition Of G. +
Barker and Charles L. Barker for change O.
name; of c: c. Richards end others for chang,
, law relating to the killing of domestic animals
Orders passed, That the Committee on Stat
Lands and State Roads, be instructed to inquir,