The Portland daily press., 1874-03-04
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press.l
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, March 3.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence
Mr.. Webster presented bill to authorize the
towns in Knox county to vote on court house
loan. Passed to be engrossed
Report of Aroostook county delegation on
petition of Woodland plantation for abatement
of taxes, that the petitioners have leave to
withdraw, was accepted.
Resolve making additional provisions for the
care of the sinking fund, and resolve for an in
ter-State tax association, passed to be engross.
ed.
Bill to amend sec. 6, chap. 6, r. S., relating
to taxes was indefinitely postponed
Bill for assessment of State tax for 1874,
amounting to 81, 124, 2S6. A. passed to be en-
crossed in concurrence.
Bill concerning railroad connections was
taken up and discussed by Messrs. Shaw, Fos-
ter Cutler and Burgess in favor of the bill, and
Messrs. Emery and Hall opposed.
Mr., Cutter made an amendment to provide
that railroads shall not increase their existing
tariffs on freight. Rejected, II yeas to IA
nays.
The bill was refused passage, 10 yeas to Is
nays, as follows:
brooks, Lothrop, Morrison, Russell, Shaw~io. ~
NaysE,Abbott. Arnold, Coffin. Crandon, Cutler,
Martin, Palmer of Penobscot, Webster-15
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The business of the session was confined
principally to clearing up the table ard acting
upon papers from the House, upon most of
which concurrent action was taken.
Passed to be Eagrossed- Resolve providing for
a representation of the State in the National
Prison Reform Congress to be held at St. Louis
Mo-. May 18th, 1874; resolve authorizing a
taxation of insurance companies; resolve con-
corning the abolition of the office of the Land
Agent; resolve in favor of Secretary of the
| Senate providing for payment for newspapers
| furnished to the Senate and House; an act re-
lating to taxation of railroad companies; re-
solve appropriating $4,000 for State Reform
School; an act amendatory of an act concerning
the militia; resolve providing for a statute of
Gen. VIM. King to be placed in the National
Suatuary Hal. at Washington; resolve for re-
printing special laws of 1920 and 1921.
The foregoing bills and resolves will come up
for final action tomorrow morning, which will
wind up the business of the Legislature for this
session.
Resolve providing for sale of State lands and
timber was referred to the next Legislature.
Passed to be Enacted-An act authorizing as
sessment and collection of taxes upon polls and
estate of Hamilton Grant; an act amendatorv
of chap. 80, r. s., relating to hay; to amend
sec. 81 Of chap. 6, R. S., relating to the colec-
ton of taxes; for assessment of State tax of
1874 of 81, 124 ,2S6 a. additional to chap 81, R.
S., relating to adoption of children; to amend
sec 167, chap. 6, R. s., relating to the collec-
| ton of taxes; to amend chap. Isl. public laws
of 1868. relating to the Superior Court in Cum
berland county; to amend sec. So and SO, r. S.,
relating to fishing; additional to chap 1873, laws
of 1873, relating to the Jail system of the State
to further protect fish in interior waters of the
State; to amend chap. 30, r. S., relating to
| game; to amend sec. 30, of chap. Is, R. s., re-
latng to appeals from municipal offices; to
amend chap. "A, general laws of 1872, relating
| to lands in incorporated places; additional to
chap. 80, R. s, relating to mortgages; to
| amend chap 80, r. S., relating to cemeteries.
Finally Passed-Resolve in favor of Els
worth f. and Lydia r. Hayden; laying tax
ON the several counties of the State; in favor of
the Maine General Hospital; making appro-
priation for the propagation of fish; additional
to chap. 1853 Of the resolves of 1870; relating to
the purchase of the State of Maine reports; for
additional accommodations for the insane; re-
lating to tue payment of dividends to. the Pc
nobscot tribe of Indians.
The Senate adjourned to meet to mo rrow at
8 80 a. m.
HOUSE
| Papers from the Senate disposed of in con.
| currence.
The bill relating to the Insane Hospital came
| up for discussion again. The Senate amend
ment CA was discussed by Mr. Williams Of
| Augusta against it, and Mr.. Swasey of Canton
in favor of the amendment Amendment "B'
was adopted. Amendment 'C'' was adopted
Amendment ''D'' was adopted. Amendment
''E'' wus adopted. Amendment "G' was
adopted. A motion was made to reconsider
the vote on amendment 'B". The motion was
discussed and the motion lost. The bill then
passed to be enacted.
Mr.. Williams of Augusta from the Commit
tee on Finance, reported bill relating to as
sessment of a Stste tax for 1874, amounting tt
81 ,124, 2S6.14 The bill Yves put upon its pas
sage.
Mr.. Talbot of East Machias, from the specia
joint committee on State prison investigation
presented the report of the Committee, which
he read from the clerks desk. The report ex
onerated from all blame, the Warden of the
prison, and certified that the conduct of the
prison, the treatment of prisoners and the fl
nanolai management was found to be perfectly
SATISFACTORY They recommend more system
attic method of keeping the accounts The re.
port was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Wilson of Bangor, presented an orde,
that in view of the unusual duties imnosed nm.
on this committee the sum of $3.50 be maid to
it as extra compensation. The order was pass.
ed
The bill taxing railroads was put upon its
passage.
On motion of Mr.. Snow of Hallowell, the re
solve in favor of the Industrial School for Girl.
was taken from the table, the question being
upon passing the resolve to be engrossed. ant
was discussed by Mesars. Snow of Hallowel
and Davis of Corinth in favor of the resolve
The yeas and nays being called, resulted in
yeas "a, nays 81, The resolve was then put
upon its passage
pn.ess Abbott, Aldrch, Baker, Bowker Burbank
Cofsn Caldwell Campbell, Carvill, Clark, Cobb
HnwS, cornish, Corthell, Croswell Davis, Dennison
Hami;dnDr Drake, Eaton Fernald Files, Gle, Hall
| Kaana eoa, Hawks, Halves, Hurd, Jackson. Keegan
Iord ne oi Bremen, Knowlton, Leavitt. LongfelIow
Lulu, Loring, Mccartney, McGilverv MIIiLan Mitch.