The Portland daily press., 1875-02-20


Resolves appropriating 1900 to the Agri.
cultural College and giving the town OF Roxbu-
nv $500 already passed in the Senate, were as
signed for tomorrow.
Mr.. Powers presented bill authorizing the
town of Lyndon to loan its credit to the Aroos-
took Valley Railroad. Rules suspended and
the bill was passed to be engrossed.
The Land Committee reported resolve in
favor of d. L. Kelley. The same committee
gave E. II. Harden leave to withdraw; also re-
ported an appropriation of 500 for bridge in
Frenchville. .. ....-.. ...-.. -..t --.. f..
The Sagadahoc delegation reported "leave to
Withdraw on petition for increase OF salary OF
Judge of Probate in that county.
The morning hour being over, tie House
went to the Speakers table for the business
laid ever. -'A -.
The first bill takea up was that to abolish
| the sinking fund of 1865 and the Office of AS
sistant Commissioner of the sinking fund MIR.
Shepherd of Skowhegan in behalf OF the FInan-
| cial Committee offered two slight Amendments
| merely for the perfecting of the bill, which
were adopted and the bill passed to be engross-
| ed. -it-' .,....
L 1ue ulli TcldtIuS w savings pnhho ""o '-NA
\ called up. The bill was SO amended that sal
ried officers of savings banks having deposits
| of more than 100000 shall not be cashiers or
| subordinate officers in other banks. An amend
ment to the effect that but one trustee of saw
| ings bank shall be director or officer in ma
| tional bank, offered by Mr.. Mitchell OF Gardl-
| ner, was voted down. Several other amend
ments were presented. Finally Mr.. Wilson
moved to strike out all of the bill after the
| first section which provides for the manner OF
| assessing the tax, which was carried and the
bill passed to be engrossed.
The resolve to appropriate $4,000 to the Hal
lowell Industrial School for Girls was passed to
be engrossed, yeas 80, nays 40.
The bill to incorporate the Rockport Ice Co.
was next taken up. Mr.. North Of Augusta OPP
posed the bill, and gave history of the matter
| and moved reference to next Legislature with
order OF notice as provided by the statute.
Mr. Tefft supported the bill at length. Mr..
| Tapley took the same view. An hour and a
| half was thus consumed. The House at length
| accepted the report and the bill was passed to
be engrossed under the suspension of the rules.
| - AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed business at $50.
The final reports of several committees were
accepted in coucu rrence. Bill to amend the
act establishing the Auburn Municipal Court
was passed to be engrossed in concurrence.
The House proceeded to business on the
Speakers table. The bill requiring counties to
build and maintain all bridges therein costing
more than $500, was, on motion of Mr.. Halves
of Deering indefinitely postponed.
The bill providing that an election be held on
Hurricane Island in the town of Vinalhaven,
was amended so that the selectmen of that
town shall make the poll lists and hold ses-
fsion on the island for the revision CT the same
| five days before any election, and passed to be
engrossed ..'"f .
The resolve appropriating 1924, 500 to the Ag-
ricultural College was taken up. Mr.. Cobb of
Lewiston moved to strike out $24,500 and in
sert $4,000. Mr.. Barron of TOpsham moved
to strike out the $4,000 and insert $4,000. Mr..
Wheelwrght opposed the amendment. He
was satisfied that all of the appropriation was
needed. The state had taken hold of this col
lege. 1t has been success and is doing great
good. Mr.. Whitney of Friendship and MIR.
Hubbard of Berwicn took the same ground.
DR.. Tefft advocated the college on the ground
of its being college for poor young men. Mr..
Little of Brunswick said that the committee
who visited the school did not consider the
question of abandonment. He thought the
school was a good one. Mr.. Powers advocated
the report of the committee. He was conf
dent that the college was doing great work
and favored liberal college. Mr.. Talbot OPP
posed the report Mr.. Wilson advocated the
report of SA,5 500. Mr.. Powers further advOcat-
ed the measure Mr.. Talbot further opposed.
Mr.. Wilson went through with the items and
said that he did not know much about farming,
but he was willing to pin his faith in this
matter to Abner Coburn and his associates.
He did not believe they were fancy farmers or
would waste money, or throw it away in Wis
sionary schemes. The appropriation was also
advocated by Messrs. Gilmore of Dedham and
futile of Perry. The amendment proposing
$4,000 was lost 81 to 48. The amendment to
substitute $4,000 for $24,5 500 was adopted. The
motion was then taken on passing the resolve
as amended to be engrossed and the yeas and
nays being ordered, it resulted in a vote of 81 to
20. IA great part of those who believed in
larger appropriation voted for the resolve.
Mr.. Wilson moved to lay the resolve upon
the table, and gave notice that he would call
the measure up Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
Constitutional amendment No. 10, entitled
sPower of Governor to Pardon" which pro.
vides that the Governor shall commute or re-
prieve persons under sentence under such reg
ulations as the Legislature may fix, was taken
up. Mr.. Talbot expressed the hope that SO
wise provision might pass unanimously, and
the vote being taken by yeas and nays, 107
members voted in the affirmative.
The eleventh proposition for the amendment,
relating to the "Abrogation of the Council,''
was taken up, and the yeas and nays being Or
dered the amendment was lost, "a to 80.
The twelfth proposition, providing for the
appointment of Judges of Probate by the Gov
ernor, was taken up and refused passage
yeas "a, nays 81.
The thirteenth proposition, providing for the
appointment of Municipal judges by the Gov
ernor, Messrs. Wilson of Bangor, Tapley of
Saco, and Ceaves of Portland, advocated the
proposition, and it was adopted, yeas 104, nays
9.
The fourteenth proposition, entitled "Taxa-
tion," was taken up and adopted, yeas III,
nays /.
The ninth proposition, entitled "Removal of
Officers by the Governor" was rejected, yeas
8, rays 112.
A Senator Elected in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Feb 19.-The ballot to-day
in Joint convention of the Legislature resulted
in the election of S. j. r. Mcmillan to the U.