The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-28
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.
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SENATE.

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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. q.
House papers were disposed of in concur
renee.
The report OF the Committee on Fisheries
was submitted. Bill to p1event taking cells in
Southern Bay, in the town of Brooksvile, was
laid on the table.
Petitions, bills, &C., presented and REFEREED
Bill to incorporate the Bowdon Alumni Memo
rial Hall Association, with Joseph Titcomb,
John M. Brown, William L. Putnam, John E.
Butler l. A. Emery, James D. Fessenden,
ators, TOR the purpose of erecting Memorial
Hall-any graduate of Bowdoin College may
become member of the Association on pay
ment OF two dollars; bill to abolish all discrim-
NATION between male and female suffrage in
the election of President and Vice President of
the United States-the bill is explained BIZ its
title; bill in relation to fees of clerks of courts
giving a fee OF ten cents per printed page for
correcting printed pages and certifying the
printed copies when required for the use of the
law court; petition of citizens of Mattawam-
keag for change of pauper laws so as to req lire
counties to support paupers; of Bremen OH
Company for right to extend wharf into tide
waters of Muscongus harbor, in Bremen.
Read and dssigned-An act to Incorporate the
ROckland and Thomaston Water COMPANY: to
provide further protection to inmates of the
Insane Hospital, and guard against error in
commitments threto; resolve in favor of Peter
Salmore.
The report of the Committee on Education in
regard to establishing a State Industrial School
for Girls, submitting bill and resolve appro-
priatlng $4,000 for the purpose was consider
ed.
Mr.. Foster of Oxford, argued at length against
the hill nd ot,d in, Of
ton of the minority of the committee, that leg
isation upon the subject is inexpedient His
position was that the State, on the score of
economy, could not afford to assume the respon-
sibility of maintaining the school, and cited the
cost of such institutions in Massachusetts He
alluded also to the request of the Reform
School shortly to be made, for an appropriation
of $4,000, and thought the Legislature should
we'll consider the matter before imposing an ad-
ditional burden of some $25 900 year, as will
be the case, judging by the workings of similar
institutions in other States, if the State be-
comes responsible for this school
Mr.. Burgess of Cumberland, supported the
bill and resolve. twas an error that the school
would cost $25 900 per year. 1t cost Massachu
sets that sum to maintain five schools, and
upon the same basis this school would only cost
$4,000 per year. But this cost weighs as moth
ing in proportion to the good results to be &C
complished, if the results in other institutions
may be relied upon.
Mr.. Emery OF Hancock, advocated the bill
and resolve, and cited statistics showing the
favorable workings and results in other States
and in foreign countries.
On call of the yeas and nays the minority
report was rejected, yeas 9. nays 10. The ma
Jorty report was accepted, and the bill and re-
solve We're read and assigned for tomorrow fol
consideration on their passage to be engrossed.
Bill to incorporate the Lockwood Cotton Mills
of Watervie, with B. B. Dunn and others as
corporators, and capital stock of S2,OOO,OO
was presented by Mr.. Webb of Kennebec, and
referred to the Committee on Manufactures.
Bill to provide for the expenditures of gov
eminent. making the following appropriations
Public debt $4,000; interest on public debt
S42o.274; balance que on school fund $3.50, 295;
school fund No. Al $50, 1000; school Mill fund
No. S19,276SO; school mill fund No 2 S2O1.-
827 81; sinking fund, 1865, $107 ,6S736; sinking
fund, 1868, S79,841 81; pay roll of Council 81,
600; soldiers pensions $4,000; contingent fund
OF Governor and Council 81 800; Ho9lton Aca-
temy $120; Presque Isle Academy $3.50; vari
paupers in unincorpOrated places Sc, 800; deaf,
dumb and blind $11 900; report of judicial de
cisions S2,400; agricultural societies $4,000
county taxes collected in 1873, S., 06O. "a; mill
tary paupers $4,000; and other items, amount
ing in the whole to 81, 156, 204 IL, was referred
to the Committee on Financial Affairs.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
The House order for special joint commit
tee on State Prison affairs came back from the
Senate amended, the question being on reced-
ing and concurring. Mr.. Talbot of East Ma.
chias, obtained the floor and entered into an
elaborate argument in support of the House Or
der. He believed the time for change in the
office of Warden had arrived. He thought the
salary of $4,000 given the Warden was dspro-
portionate to the salaries paid other State Off
GERS. He called for the yeas and nays.
The matter was further discussed by Messrs
Morrow of Bangor, Knowlton of Skowhegan.
Swasey of Canton, and Kallock of Thomaston
after which by vote of 40 yeas to 80 nays the
House refused to concnr with the Senate amend
ment
Petitions Represented and referred-For an &C,
to abate the State tax of Clinton Gore for 1873
and assess the same upon the towns of Clinton
and Durham; resolve to abate part of the
State tax OF Perkins plantation and assess the
same upon the town OF Carthage; for an act in
reference to steamboat freights; of inhabitants
OF No. 8, Range 8, to have their proceedings
legalized; of Peter B. Young ct ais of Hiram
OF e. Head ct ais, of Lowell. of D. Andrews
et ais, of Sweden. in support of petition OF
trustees OF Brdgton Academy asking for the
establishment of a State Normal School in
place Of said academy; of F. Howe ct ais, of
Norway, asking for law protecting fish in the
Pennessawassee pond and other ponds in the
town OF Norway; remonstrance of 0. H. Blod-
gett ct ais, OF Brookville, against the petition
of j. f. Gray ct ais, for bill to restrict the
taking of cells; of E. H. Jewett ct ais. of So
Berwick, in support CT the petition Of q. s.
Goodwin ct ais, of Berwick, to be set off to
South Berwick; remonstrance Of j. d. Cole Ell
ais, against the division of the town of Ber.
wick; remonstrance of B.. Moulton ct ais
against the same; of Jackson Brooks planta.
ton for incorporation into town; of inhabi.
tants of Letter 'A' plantation for ncorpora
ton; of Fryebnrg Cheese Company for incor.
porat!on; of China Cheese Company for incor.
poration; of M. Farrell for REIN bursement Of
money expended by him for the State; of j. E.
COchrane for law authorizing the Land Agent
to deed more than one lot of land to settlers on
State lands when they shall occupy lot con
tanning less than 100 acres; of j. B. Farrell e
ais, for law requiring sleighs to be set over
| for an act to incorporate the Portland Marine
+ Insurance Company, 1.-THE incorporators are j
| 5. Winslow, s. E. Spring, j. Mcclellan, R
Lewis, Geo. f. B. jackson, A. A. Strout, D.
Keazer, Geo. s. Hunt The capital stock il
| 100000, in shares of $1,000 each); of e. Coas
ms ct ais, of Kennebunkport, for authority te
bridge certain creeks; of r. G. Nash ct ais. fo
grant to build wharf in tide waters at Addi
| son Point.
| Orders PaSsed-That the Committee on Lega
Affairs inquire into the expediency of amend
ing sec. 4, chap. 3d. r. s., relating to marriage,
by striking therefrom the words cat least fiv,
days.; that the Committee on Legal Affairs in
| quire what amendments, if any, shall be made
| to chap. 81, r. S., relating to the adoption of
children; that the Committee on Banks ant
Banking inquire into the expediency of 81
amending chap. Al, Sec 81, R. s., that it ma.
read the trustees.shall see to the proper and SAT-
investment of deposits and funds of the corpor
alton in the manner they may regard perfect
safe, but no loan exceeding % per cent. of tn
amount on deposit shall be made on security o
names alone, nor directly or indirectly to an.
one of the Trustees, or any firm of which he
a member" that the Committee Oh Insan
| Hospital examine and consider the offer Of MI
Baxter of Gorham, of his place as site fo
the new hospital, and report what in tbei
Judgment may seem proper; that the Commit
tee on Agriculture inquire into the expedienc
of law to compel persons to maintain Ian