The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-25
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURES.
Especial to Press.l
SENATE.

/ House papers dispose of in concurrence
| Mr.. Webb presented bill to provide for the
appointment of deputy clerks of courts. Re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee
Resolves reported-In favor of Maine Gene
raj Hospital, appropriating $4,000; resolve APP
propriatng $1,000 to be expended in building
bridge across Mattawamkeag river at Kingman.
The resolves were read and assigned.
An act authorizing assignees in chooses in ac-
ton to bring actions in their own name, was
reported and orLered printed.
The final reports of the Committees on
Claims, Insane Hospital, State Prison and
Ways and Bridges, were submitted.
Bill to change the pauper laws so as to fix the
time for settlement at two years, was indefinite
ly postponed.
The Cape Elizabeth and Portland annexation
scheme came up by assignment and was laid on
the table.
The bill and resolve in favor of an Industrial
School for Girls came up for consideration The
Senate insisted upon its vote passing the bill
and resolve and proposed conference, and APP
pointed Messrs. Emery of Hancock, Holbrook
of Cumberland, and Webster of Knox, con-
ferees.
Passed to be enacted-An act to amend chap
ter 143 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the
Insane Hospital; an act to amend section 10 of
chapter 3, Revised Statutes, relating to auditors
OF accounts; an act to amend sectien IS chapter
81, Revised Statutes, relating to gates on high
ways crossed by railroads; an act to amend an
act authorizing the city of Bangor to aid the
Bangor Mercantile Association, approved Feb,
~, 1871; an act to corporate the New Eng
land Slate Company; an act relative to the
Course of study in Normal Schools; an act to
of y,r.xv 30. ~
laws of 1864, entitled an act to amend an act
to establish police court in the CITY of Rock
land; an act to establish the compensation Of
the County Commissioners of Knox county;
an act to incorporate the Sandy Stream Dam
Company; resolve in favor of Cyrus f. Dam
iels; resolve in favor of Christian F. Churchill
OF Washburn; resolve in favor of the inhabi-
tants of Silver Ridge Pantation resolve in fa-
vor of j: W. Ambrose; resolve in favor of re-
pairing the Shin Pond road leading from Pat
ten Ito the numbering regions; resslve in favor
of Elmyra e. Cobb; resolve relating to the du-
ties of Land Agent. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
The resolve appropriating $4,000 for mill
tary purposes was, on motion of Mr.. Williams
OF Augusta, tabled, on its passage to be en-
crossed.
The bill relating to railroads was tabled on
its passage to lie engrossed.
Petitions &C., Presented and Refered-Re-
solve in favor of the Joint Committee on Edu-
cation for expense of visiting State Normal
Schools, $130.25 (passed to be engrossed); bill
to amend chap. 40, sec. 10, R. s., relating to
discipline in the State Prison. The point of
The amendment Is TO aDorsn corporal puulst-
in the prison. by Mr. Pullen of Portland,)
to authorize selectmen of towns to establish
public watering places
| The bill to amend chap. 167, sec. 6, relating
to the collection of taxes. was tabled to be
printed; also the bill providing for annual
county conventions of Supervisors of Schools.
! The resignation of Mr. Nikcerson as a men,
Der of the House was accepted.
Tie bill abolishing the death penalty came
| up by assignment, and was discussed by Mr..
Talbot of East Machias, who explained that the
judiciary Committee had agreed to put this
| bill forward, and If it passed we'll and good;
| if not, then they would report bill to enforce
| the death penalty, and support it. He went at
some length into the argument against the bill.
He asserted that his private views were in &C
| cord with the provisions of the bill, but his
constituents were opposed to it and his duty
was to represent the will of his constituents.
| "i, NOioou VI DduSOI, odiu Hc uiu uUb pIO-
pose to discuss the bill. 1t was understood by
the Oemmi ttee that there was to be no discus
sion on it. Let each man vote according to his
own judgment. He then moved the previous
question.
The question then was, ''shall the main ques-
| ton be put now," and five minutes allowed for
each speaker.
Messrs Knowlton of Skowhegan, and Pierce
| of Embden. followed in brief remarks.
! Mr.. Lawler of Baieyville, asked to be ex-
cused from voting. The House refused to ex
cuse him.
The yeas and nays being called for resulted
the bill to be engrossed.
Read and Assigned Resolve relating to
settling lots under the treaty of Washington;
also for the preservation of the records of the
Land office.
Mr.. WATSON of Surry, called up the resolve
in favor of the Agricultural College, and urged
its passage.
MIR. Kalock of Thomaston, presented some
facts bearing against the usefulness of the
College, and moved to amend by substituting
$4,000 in the place of $12.5OO.
Mr.. COrthell of CALAIS, thought we must
either destroy or sustain the College.
Mr.. Kalock replied in an earnest speech, ar
guing that the college was not necessity, and
in these Gays of retrenchment the sum named
| by him was sufficient. He moved the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. Knowlton of Skowhegan, spoke against
the emotion, and also against the REDUCTION of
the appropriation. He urged several strong
reasons in support of his position.
Mr.. Wilson of Bangor supported the bill orig
inally offered. 1t is decided that we ought not
| to abandon the institution. Let us have conf
dence in the judgment and integrity of the
Trustees who know what they require He
complimented the officers as able men and
faithful workers
Mr.. Pullen of Portland, urged that the ques-
ton was, ''shal we abolish the school," He
believed that the Committee acted on the prin-
ciple of rigid economy. The college is doing
good work. and should be we'll sustained.
lhane has been for years the breeding ground
for professional men. Let US not drive from
this College the able men now over it by reduce
ing their salaries.
Mr.. Kalock withdrew his motion to indefi-
nitely postpone. The amendment was lost.
35 to " The resolve then passed. Yeas "a.
! nays 38.
| Passed to be Enacted-Bill relating to the
| appointment of Trustees in the State College
| of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; to amend
sec. Z, chap. 80, R. s.. relating to birds; in re-
lation to costs in log lien cases; authorizing a
reduction of the capital stock of the Maine In
| surance Co.; to amend the act establishing
municipal court in tbs town of Brunswick; to
| incorporate the Maine Slate Co.; to charter the
Water Company of Brunswick, Topsham and
! Bath to incorporate the Madison Slate Co.; to
| incorporate the Madison Pond Slate and Mar
| ble;zing Co.. to amend chap. 95, sec. l. private
laws of 1872, re ating to the use of narrow rim
med wheels in Columbia and Columbia Falls;
to make valid the doings of South Thomaston;
to increase the salary of the County Attorney
| of Androscoggin county; to lega ize the doings
of school district No 2, of Lnneus; to incor-
| porate the Maine Breeding Association; to au-
| thorize the Bucksport & Bangor Railroad Co.
| to extend wharves at Bucksport
The bill to establish the measure of milk was,
on its passage to be enacted, indefinitely post
poned.
Mr. Cornish of Lewiston moved to reconsid-
e, the vote whereby the bill abolishing capital
punishment was refused passage. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Pressy of Lewiston, the
bill relating to railroad connections was taken