The Portland daily press., 1875-02-22
Augusta Correspondence.
A Working Week-Matters ON the InDie
The Military BiIl-The Agricuit"rai
College debate-Thc Constif"'ioh"i
amcudmeuts-A Senatorial Scene, etc.
AnensrA. Feb. 20. 1875.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 90, 1875.
Saturday completed about the busiest week
of legislation ever known. Both houses nave
had protracted sessions, two a day, SO tha'
measures have been tho roughly discussed
and considered Wednesday the Senate had
large amount of business on its table winch
had accumulated by the very easy custom oi
delaying consideration. The time spent Oh
the bounty claims of several towns LED TO the
conclusion that the Legislature would not gee
home to attend the March meetings unless
they were held in April. Thursday afternoon
Mr.. Emery of the Business Committee OF the
Senate attacked the piles of papers tabled anu
so industriously has the work been carrieu OH
that tonight at adjournment there were pu'
few matters left. The House table mas pu'
three papers upon it and those of no particular
importance except the bill appropriatlpg sl4,-
900 for military purposes, the sponsors OIL WHICH
are fearful that the House in one OF It's uiio
lenting fits will send it where the "oooo'no
twneth They, therefore, wait some oppof-
tune moment when the sentinel OF the treasury
is not watchful 1t isn't a promising child with
the House which refused to give the Agricuitu-
raj College but half enough to meet It's urgent
needs. The debate Friday on that resolve was
bitter on the part of its opponents. MI Ial-
hot was yery ae gressive. He attacked the pol
lev of the college, He did not believe IN COL
leges with $4,000 barns, bloodstock and farm
houses. If it was to aid the college direct ne
would give his mite. bnt it must be divorced
from $4,000 barns and bloodstock, he quoted
Dr. Robins of Colby University as saying tna'
voupg men could be educated as cheapiy at
Watervile as at Orono.
Both branches completed the consideration OF
the propositions reported by the Constitutional
Commission The Legislature has rejected the
greater part of them, leaving the following Tor
submission to the people: Elections OF senators
bv plurality; relating to special legislation and
CORPORATIONS; power of the Governor to com-
mute pardons: on taxation; appointment OF
Municipal Judges; to provide for constitutional
conventions; codifcation of the amended con-
sttution-eight in ALL
The Senate had scene this morning. Sena-
tor Atwood thought that long speeches were
retarding business and introduced an order to
the effect that no senator could speak more
than ten minutes to one question Inc senate
adopted the order. Thereupon one senator put
on his overcoat and declared he would say no
more. Others denounced the gag and sat
down with clouded brews in moody Silence
The order was reconsidered, but there have
been no long speeches to day.
The principal measures to be disposed OF
now are the capital punishment bill, the IN
sane hospital appropriation with an amend
ment looking to the purchase of the Marine
Hospital at Portland the Agricultural College
disagreement, bill affecting life insurance
companies, which was reported this morning.
the amended and demoralized savings bank
bill and few others; also resolve providing
for the submission of the constitutional amend
ments to the people.
Mr.. Anderson of Gray made noticeably
warm plea thsimorning for the Reform School
and against proposition to reduce the appro-
priation recommended by the committee.
The speech of Speaker Thomas on the Maine
General Hospital was listened to with the
most careful attention and its conclusion was
greeted by warm applause The friends OF the
institution attribute the success of the measure
largely to him. The timely remarks OF Mr..
Cleayes, who has the ear of the House whenev-
er be speaks, were effective
The House have the woman suffrage and the
mileage bills for consideration or amusement
probably the latter.
And now a state prison officer says that Cor
dons interview with his mother was witnessed
by no one but the Deputy Warden, who never
stated word of what occurred to any one, and
also declares that the published statement of
what took place on that painful occasion. is
prhollu q fiction s.