The Portland daily press., 1874-02-27
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.
Especial to Press.l
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 26.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currence.
A message was sent to the Honse and re-
solve appropriating $25,OOO for the Maine Cen
eral Hospital recalled, and the resolve laid on
the table.
Reports Of Committees Leave to withdraw
on the petition of Henry Marshall ct ais to be
set off from Friendship and Gushing and in
corporated into plantation.
Next Legi gislature on petition of Alpheus
Packard and others to be set off from Peru and
annexed to Canton.
The final reports of the Committees on Ag-
riculture, Counties, Education, Pensions, Pub
lie Buildings, and State Lands and State
Roads were submitted.
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee of confer
ence on the bill aud resolve relating to the In
dustrial School for Girls, reported that the bill
ought not to pass, and the resolve in new
draft a-d that it ought to pass. The resolve
appropriates 500 to be lapplied for the en-
dowment of the school when the Governor and
Council are satisfied that like sum has been
paid or secured by other parties for the school.
The resolve was read and assigned.
The bill concerning railroad connections
came from the House. Refused passage.
Mr.. Webb raised the point of order that the
same subject matter having been reported ad-
versely by committee and finally acted upon
by the Senate could not be received without
three days notice.
The Chair decided the point weil,taken.
Mr.. Burgess appealed from the decision of
the Chair. The question was put, ''Shall the
decision of the Chair be sustained?" and on
this question a rambling discussion followed,
involving more of the merits of the bill and
the rights of minorities than the decision of
the Chair.
Mr.. Shaw explained why minority report
had not been submitted in the Senate. 1t was
because the bill had escaped from his posses
sion in manner unknown to him. As he
supposed he placed it in his drawer in the Sem
ate and had not seen it since.
Mr.. Hale of York explained the story in re-
gard to taking the papers from the member of
. the House for the purpose of having them re-
ported iu the Senate. The Senator Mr.. Gran
donl who made the motion to defeat the bill in
committee, which had prevailed, claimed the
right to report, and the papers had never been
placed in the hands of the House member for
report.
Mr.. Shaw corroberated the sta tement
Mr.. Foster of Oxford felt there was chok-
ing process in the movement. tending to bar
the rights of Senators.
Mr.. Emery of Hancock suggested that the
true question was not on the merits of the bill,
not on the rights of members, not on the cour
tesy to be shown the minorities, not on any
question except has the President rightly inter-
preted parliamentary law. All personal feel
ings or sentiments upon the merits of the bill
should be lost sight of in considering this ques-
ton, Mr. Fmery's romarke were evidently
we'll received by the Senate.
Mr.. Webb agreed with Mr.. Emery.
Mr.. Burgess withdrew his appeal.
Mr.. Shaw moved to suspend the rules and
admit the bill. Carried, yeas 49, nays s. The
pays were Abbott. Crandon, Foss. Harmon and
Webb. Messrs. Rounds and Whitmore absent.
| The bill was read and assigned for next Tues
| day.
Passed to be Endcted-Bill to amend Chap.
to incorporate the New Portland Dairy Associ-
ton; to incorporate the Harmony Cheese Com.
| pany; to incorporate the North Sebec Cheese
Company; to incorporate the Isle au Haut; t.
incorporate the Air Line Steamship Company
to repeal Section 36, Chapter 124, r. S., relat.
ing to offences against morality and deceucy
to amend Section l, Chapter 1885, public laws of
1871, relating to ways; to extend close time fol
land locked salmon and other fish in the St
Crox river and tributaries; to incorporate the
Oakland Ice Company; authorizing G. Dyer o
North Haven to establish ferry; fer the bet
ter security of voluntary trusts; to set off GER
tain territory from the North Kennebec Agri
cultural Society and annex the same to the
" hoo o. O.
ton /, Chapter 251, of the private laws of 1873
relating to the use of narrow trimmed wheels il
the town of Ad lison; to amend CHARTER 8
Section 8, r. s., relating to writs issued b.
trial justices and police and municipal courts
relating to judicial courts; amending Chapte
80. r.. s., relating to proceedings in courts; t
incorporate the Piscataquis Central Slate Com
| nany: amepdatory of and in addition to Chap
ter 113. r. S., relating to poor deb@ors; author
izipg S, p. Hall ct ais to extend wharf a
Bucksport; to amend Chapter Ito, Section II II
r. s., relating to costs of parties; to amend Tn
charter of the Ellsworth and Deer Isle Ie!e
| graph Company: to prevent fishing in Pennes
sewassee Pond and Hobbs Pond in the low
of Norway; relating to unfinished records mad
bv the late Register of Deeds for Cumberlant
County; to prevent the destruction OF smeits II
Piscataquis river and its tributaries.
Ado urned.
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
The Senate bill to extend the charter OF Il
Somerset Railroad Company, adversely repor
ed upon by the Railroad Committee, was t;
bled.
The bill to incorporate the Maine Slate ar
Mineral Company came from the Senate nc
! concurred in. The Honse receeded and CO..
! CURED.
, The Cape Elizabeth annexation bill so call'
was on motion of Mr.. Pullen of Portland, cal
] ed up and the same gentlemen moved its re