The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-16
FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Feb. Is.
The Senate was called to order at 3 O'Clock
by the Clerk, and the absence of the President
Hon. w. j. Corthell was electedn President pro
tenn, and message was sent to the Governor
and Council and House to that effect.
An half hour was taken up in concurring in
the House papers and passing to be engrossed
the bills and resolves which had their reading
Saturday.
The Judiciary Committee reported the re-
solves of the Constitutional Commission, which
were laid upon the table pending the second
reading.
The same committee reported the following
bills: To make valid the dongs of the annual
meeting of the town of Hermon for 1873; new
draft upon bill relating to imprisonment for
debt. which was laid over to be printed; an act
amendatory of the law in relation to recording
deaths and marriages ian act amendatory of act
relating to filing accounts in set off, which pro-
yides that the defendant must file brief state
ment of his account, which may be amended.
The Financial Committee reported resolve
abatng the taxes of Daigh Plantation for 1869.
The Temperance Committee reported that
report of the Liquor Commissioner be referred
to the next Legislature.
The Committee on Judiciary reported a
resolve appropriatng $2,044.20 to pay for the
expenses and travel of the Constitutional Com
mission.
The same committee reported ought to pass
on a bill relating to ways.
Senator Palmer introduced an order that the
Secretary of State furnish the Senate with
oEf bo Of yn anditurn
of the military appropriations of 1874.
Senator Hyde offered an order that 100 copies
of the report of the Trustees of the Orphans
Home at Bath be printed for the use of the
House.
Senator Emery presented an order that
special session of the Senate be held on We'd
nesday afternoon hext for the purpose OF con-
sidering the proposed amendments to the con-
stitution, and that no other business be in
order at that time, all Of which orders were
passed
A resolve appropriating $342 to pay for the
chemical fire engine now in the state house,
was ordered to be printed, and resolve to
furnish two sets of the Documents of Maine
annually to the Maine Historical Society, for
exchange with European publications.
Senator Haskell presented a resolve that arti-
Gle 4, part 3, of the constitution be amended by
adding thereto sec. 9, as follows:
The Legislature shall by two-thirds con-
current vote of both branches have the power
to call constitutional conventions Cor the pur-
pose of amending this constitution.
Ordered to be printed
The same Senator presented a resolve that
the Governor be requested to return to the Sem
ate the bill amendatory to the act concerning
the P. & o. railroad. When the bill was re-
turned he presented an amendment that the
road be required to file copy of whatever con-
tracts are made, in the Office of the Secretary
of State. The bill as amended was passed to
be engrossed.
The bill relating to disclosures of poor debt
ors was recalled from the Governor and amend
ed by striking out section providing that the
act shall go into effect when approved, and ss
amended passed TO be engrossed. The bill will
therefore 20 into effect thirty days after ap-
proval.
The bills extending the charters of two state
banks at Bangor, and bank at Rockland, was
recalled from the Governor, the votes by which
they were passed to be enacted and engrossed
reconsidered and both bills tabled
HOUSE.
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
Mr.. North presented a resolve furnishing the
Maine Historical Society two copies of bound
legislative documents, which was passed under
SUSPENSION of the rules.