The Portland daily press., 1875-02-22
FIFTY.FOURTH LEGISLATURE

ift AUGUSTA, Feb 20, 1875.
Senate met at o'clock, Hon. w. j, Corthell
in the chair. a
The House papers were passed in concur.
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% A communication was received from the
Board of Agriculture. asking that law be en-
acted that any officer of an agricultural fair may
arrest and hold in custody or turn over to the
officers of the law, any persons who may make
a disturbance or carry on unlawful pursuits,
such as three card monte, fortune wheels, pool
selling etc. A second communication was re-
ceived, and referred to the next Legislature.
1t states that the Society looks with disfavor
on the tendency of increasing local agricultural
societies. i'aasisg
The Committee on Claims reported ought to
pass on the resolve to pay for the chemical fire
engine in the State House.
Senator Atwood offered an order that no Sen
ator be allowed to speak moro than ten minutes
unless by unanimous consent, which was pass
ed, 1t was afterwards reconsdered.
The Committee on Financial Affairs reported
favorably on the resolve for the exchange of
certain documents.
The Committee on Financial Affairs reported
favorably on the bill explanatory OF chapter
251 of the public laws of 1874, relating to tax
alton of insurance companies. Read ane
printed The bill CONSTITUTES the legal reserve
required ON life policies to mean legal reserve
required on'ife policies issued in this state dur
ing the year for which the return is made and
tax assessed, and provides in case of neglect
that no appeal from the assessment shall be
taken. '
= Resolve No. Is of the constitutional amend
ments, relating to restrictions upon municipal
corporations in regard to taxing themselves to
aid railroads, was taken from the table and was
refused passage to be engrossed, 10 to ID
Passed to be endcted-An act authorizing
Judson G. Archer to drain and flow Blunt's
pond in Lamone, and to stock the same with
trout; an act to authorize the town OF klttery
to build free bridge over tide waters IN said
town; an act to allow the town OF Milo to reg
ulate the width of wheel rims; an act to lncor-
porate the Cumberland Central Farmers Club;
an act to incorporate the Corinth Savings Bank;
an act to legalize the dongs OF the town OF
Appleton, in the county OF Knox; an act to
amend an act to incorporate The Master war
dens and Members of keystone Lod5e; an act
to secure the education of youth 10 the State OF
Name; an act to annex part OF the town OF
Berwick to the town of Nerth Berwick, in the
county of York; to make valid dolngs OF Sc
lectmen of Lyndon; to make valid doings Oh
school district No. 2 of Monroe; fixing the
compensation of councillors; to organize Ale
cash plantation; giving municipal courts Jurls-
diclion in certain cases; to amend sec. ~, Gu.
SO, II. s.; to repeal ch. 314 OF resolves OF 1874,
relating to the land agency; to amend the free
high school law, to amend the lawirelatng to
Jail inspectors; TO amend an act to incorporate
the Lewiston q Auburn r, r. Co.; to increase
the com pensation Of Aroostook County Com
missioners; for the protection OF tsh IN Chases
l,nsa linn
Finally passed-Resove in favor of Thomas
Lovely of Mapleton plantation; Resolve au-
thorizng temporary loan; resolve IN favor OF
Eli Goss of Portland; resolve laying tax on
the several counties in the state; resolve giving
the Maine Historical Society the annual legis-
lative documents; resolve in favor of 5. Z.
Bradford; in favo of f. f. Smith; in favor OF
L. G. Coffin; 10 favor of constitutional COM
mission in favor of A. 2. Cook.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate resumed its work at p. m, Press
ident Webb in the chair.
Mr.. Emery, from the Judiciary, reported
bill concerning municipal and police courts,
which gives such courts concurrent jurisdiction
with each other and over offences committed IN
the county where said courts are established.
The vote of the House indefinitely postpon-
ing the the bill granting to the Aroostook Vail
ley Railroad Co. grant of $4,000 acres of land
was reconsidered, amended and tabled.
Messrs. Cutler, Rounds and Haskell were APP
pointed conferees on the bill incorporating the
town of Woodville.
The Senate insisted ON its vote on the Agri-
cultural College appropriation, and asked a
conference, and appointed Messrs Atwood,
Palmer and Cushing conferees on its part
The resolve in favor of certain towns and
plantations, to pay for soldiers bounty claims,
came from the House amended. Pend
ing adoption the resolve and amendments were
tabled and ordered printed.
On motion of MIR Haskell the Senate insist.
ed on its vote indefinitely postponing the bill
to amend Sec %, chap. "A, r. S., relating to
paupers. (Bill provides practically to make
the state responsible for the support of all pau
pers not having residence in the city or town
where they become dependency
The bill to require counties to build and sup
port bridges within the counties costing over
$500, was indefinitely postponed.
The resolves relating to the distribution of
documents and that granting 500 to build
bridge in Frenchville, were indefinitely post
poned.
The savings bank bill was taken up, all the
House amendments adopted, then one of the
stricken out sections amended, and the bill
passed to be engrossed.
The capital punishment bill was laid over I'M
til Monday as Mr.. Cutler desired to offer an
amendment. ..
At4.56 the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The House met at o'clock. The first mat
ter taken up was the resolve appropriating
$40 600 TO the Maine General Hospital in Port
land as amended by the Senate, by striking out
the homeopathic provision.
Speaker Thomas called Mr.. Snow OF Halow-
ell to the chair, and mad speech OF half an
hours length, which was listened to by tne
House with unusual attention.
Mr.. Thomas said the House would bear him
witness that this was the first time he had par
ticpated in any debate or trespassed upon the
time of the members He had during the SEES
sion to his utmost aided every member in pre-
senting his matter before the House, and he
was confident that its members would give him
a hearing in. behalfiof The Maine General Hos
pital, which, though located in his CITY, was
extending its aid TO the unfortunate of the en-
tire state he hoped the House would
concur in the action of the Senate-that it
would strike from tae resolvethat clauseiwhich
if its conditions were applied would make the
appropriation an apple OF clscord and create
perpetual war The Institution was allo-
pathc one, instituted by physicians of that
school and their friends, who with their friends
gave 100000 in the city of Portland as begin
ming He showed the liberality of Portland by
reading the names of the donors the Browns,
Springs, Shepleys and Others As the friends
OF this school had dore so much for it, there is
no good reason for attempting to wrest its man
aeemeDt from their hands. Further, the at
b.. empt TO introduce two systems in such hos