The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

Pending passagesto be engrossed Oh 1ne piii
relative to capital punishment, which MAKES
murder of the first degree punishable WIN
death at such time as the Judge pronouhcins
the sentence may determine, Mr.. Plllsoury
offered an amendment that the punishment ioi
murder in the first degree and for arson snaii
be death or imprisonment for life, as the Judge
and jury in each case may determine. Inc
amendment was tabled and ordered printed.
Pending the passage of the bill to be en-
crossed relative to savings banks, MI Stevens
moved to table and assign for tomorrow III
order to amend the same.
Pending the engrossment of the bill to estab'
lish normal school at Bridgton, Mr. Tefft OF
Brewer opposed the bill ON the ground that the
existing schools were not full He was lor
Bridgton before any other locality, but at pres
ent was for no more schools.
Mr.. Little of Brunswick moved the indefinite
postponement Of the bill.
Mr. Stone of Bridgton set forth the merits OF
the BILL He said that another Normal School
was needed in the state, as those already es-
tablished were too distant for Oxford, Cumber-
land and York counties to avail themselves OF
the advantages. Normal schools were neces'
sary to the elevation of our public schools He
urged that these counties paid more taxes than
any other sectiou of the state, and that the
delegations were quite unanimous in favor OF
the measure.
Mr.. Grindle of Mt Desert favored the policy
of establishing normal schools as the only one
possible to improve our schools. The normal
schoo! in the eastern part of the state had i'm
I41,o n that locality 40
per cent.
Messrs. Pilsbury and Tefft further opposed
the BILL The motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill prevailed.
The bill to make valid the doings Of School
District No. Monroe was passed to be en-
crossed.
Passed to be endcted-Bill to incorporate the
Buxton & Hollis Manufacturing Co.; to legal.
ize doings of l.. M Partridge as Justice OF
Peace; to authorize Nelson Mullen to extend
wharf into tide waters of North Haven; to in
corporate Camden Marine Railway; to incor-
porate the Yearly Meeting of Friends for New
England; to incorporate the Liverpool MUTUAL
Fire ms Co.; to incorporate the Mutual FIRE
Ins. Co. in Thorndike; act repeating law
abolishng bounty on wolves and bears; act
additional to chap. 25S, laws OF 1874, relating
to taxation of railroad companies; to establish
Municipal Court in Auburn; to incorporate
the Canaan Masonic Hall Association; TO IN
corporate the Mechanics Savings Bank,
The above were sent to the Senate
The afternoon session comme need at 30.
The following bills, read and assigned this
morning, were read third time and passed to
be engrossed: amending the free high
school law; bill to amend act relative to trans
fer of prisoners from one jail to another; bill
amending charter of Lewiston and Auburn
Railroad, so that six directors shall be residents
| of Lewiston and three of Auburn; to make
| valid the doings of the town of Hermon; fol
| the better protection of life and property from
| insecure dams and reservoirs; relating to pro-
| ceedings in court; bill authorizing the towns oil
| Livermore and East Livermore to purchase toll
bridge across the Androscoggin was amended
| so that the county cannot be made responsible
| for the purchase and support of the same, anc
| passed to be engrossed; bill to incorporate the
| Peoples Loan and Building Association ol
| Richmond; bill to amend act incorporating the
Megalloway Dam Co.; bill to incorporate the
| Burleigh Land Co. lin new draft.)
| The report of the Judiciary on the PROPOSE
| tions submitted to the Legislature by the Con-
stitutional Commission, recommending that
each proposition be considered resolve, was
accepted in concurrence
The House then proceeded to consider the
first amendment relating to the rights of re-
ligious societies.
The resolve was passed to be engrossed-yeas
| SO, nays 81.
The second proposition entitled bribery al
Elections" was taken up, the question being
| on concurIing n the action of the Senate in
amending the first section by striking out the
same, which was done by q vote of SS to 2S.
At this point it was agreed that two-thirds
vote should be required on engrossment, and
thus avoid another roll call for a twe-thirds
vote on final passage.
The section numbered was taken up and
amended, so as to read as follows, and passed
10S yeas; II nays:
The Legislature may enact laws excluding
from the right of suffrage perpetually or for a
term of years all persons convicted of bribery
| at any election, or of voting at any election
| uader the influence of a bribe.
The vote was reconsidered passing the section
relative to religious societies to be engrossed by
| a majority vote and that vote being consider
| ed on the two-thirds vote, was rejected.
Pending the consideration of the November
| elections amendment the House adjourned.