The Portland daily press., 1875-02-24
FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
Especial to the PREss.l

AUGUSTA, Feb. %.
Mr.. Emery of Hancock, presented the follow
ing: f+'
Resolved, Two-thirds both branches concur
ring, that the following be proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution OF the state OF
Maine, to wit:
from the right of suffrage for term not ex-
ceeding ten years, all persons convicted OF Drio-
cry at any election or of voting at any election
under the influence OF brbe.
The resolve was unanimously passed.
Mr.. Rounds offered an amended draft of the
bill relating to savings banks. 1t provides for
the enforcement of the payment of the taxes
on deposits which there is now no law to do,
and provides penalty Of from one to five hum
dred dollars for every false return. Mr.. Palmer
of Penobscot county, offered an amendment,
the tendency of which was to make savings
banks banks of discount, by allowing them to
loan money on names alone. Mr.. Haskell
stfenueusy opposed this and the amendment
was defeated, The bill then passed to be en-
crossed. f...
The committee of conference on the Agricul-
tural College, reported they were unable to
agree, and were discharged. They had lively
sessiol. Messrs. Corthell of Washington, Cut
Ter of Penobscot, and Donworth of Aroostook,
were appointed as a new committee.
The "blanket resolve" regarding the Consti-
tutional amendments was then offered and
passed to be engrossed. The several resolves
were numbered one to six, inclusive, viz: /,
Election of senators by plurality vote: 2, relat-
ing to special legislation and corporations; 3,
powers of Governor to pardon; 4, appointment
:,Jo of nd rolipa p0urtS. <
taxation; 6, abolishng land agency; Z, Consti-
tutonal convention; 8, bribery at elections; 8,
codification of the amended Constitution. Ac-
companyiDg the above is resolve pro viding
the manner in which the amendments are to be
submitted to the people. A separate ballot box
s to be provided for the reception of the bal
.ots ror the amendments Ballots will be pro-
vided with the titles of the amendments print
ed thereon. For each of the amendments
which are not cancelled with ink or pencil one
vote shall be counted, and whichever amend
merts are cancelled shall be counted as one
vote against said amendment.
The House resolve appropriating $500 for the
propagation of fish was amended SO as to ap
propriate $500, and passed to be engrossed.
Senator Atwood introduced an amendment
to the bill concerning the Office of insurance
commissioner, reducing the salary to $500.
Senator Corthell thought the salary already
small enough. The amendment was carried.
The bill was passed to be engrossed as amend
ed.
The resolve to appropriate $500 to pay for the
expenses of the sickness of William FL. Kiff
was amended so as to appropriate $3.50.
A bill was passed changing the name of
Frances Eta Felker TO Frances Eta Brown.
AFTE RNooN SESSION.
The Committee on Appropriations reported
favorably upon the deficiency appropriation
bill, amounting to $6,062.16, and the bill was
passed to be engrossed.
The act in relation to executions in capital
cases was taken from the table, and on motion
of Mr.. Cutler amended by striking out the
word "solitary,' in the clause relating to con-
fipement of prisoners, and as amended passed
to be engrossed.
The resolve in favor of the Northern Aroos-
took railroad, giving them grant of land, was
indefinitely postponed. Another child killed
in its infancy.
The following bills having been passed to be
enacted by both branches were sent to the Gov
ernOr for his approval
An act relating to directors of railroads.; an
act to change the name of the First North ar
mouth Aqueduct Company; an act IN relation
to paupers an act to incorporate the Maine
Unitarian Society; an act relating to proceed
1ngs in court; an act to amend the cnarter OF
the Noway village corporation; an act TO amend
sec as of chan. SO of the Revised Statutes IN
relation to demands filed in set off; an act to
repeal chap. III of the public laws OF 1874, re-
]atinc to bounty on bears and wolves; an acC 10
incorporate the Waldoboro Insurance Compa,,
ny; an act relating to the meeting OF tne Srdno
Jury of Oxford county at the December term
of the s. j. Court; an act to authorize the
Lockwood Cotton Mills of Watervile to change
the name of its corporation; an act to amend
an act to establish municipal court in the city
of Auburn; an act renewing portion OF the
public debt and discontinuing the sinking fund
of 1865, and aboishing the Office of commits
souer of sinking fund; act to repeal Sec
tons 81 and 80 of chapter IL of the Revised
Statutes in relation to teachers institutes; an
act relating to pledges; an act authorizing inhab-
itants of Hurricane Island, in the town of vi
nalhaven, to meet on said island for the choice
of certain officers, and the determination of
certain cases; an act to make free the Liver
more Falls bridge; an act 20 renew the charters
of the Eastern Bank and Merchants Bank,
both of Bangor, and the North Bank of Rock
land; an act for the relief of Joseph b. Clark
and Edmund r Clark; an act authorizing GER
tain towns in Hancock county to require the
use OF wide trimmed wheels in certain cases; an
act to supply the inhabitants of Brewer with
water; an act to authorize the town of Lyndon
to loan its credit in aid of the Aroostook River
Railroad; an act for supplying the city of Ban
gor with water; an act to amend chap. IS Of the
Revised Statutes, relating to ways; an act to
amend chap. 124 Sec % of the Revised Statutes,
relating 10 cruelty to animals.
PosOl,es fndAy pdSsed-Resolve in aid of COM
Melting a road from Limestone to Hamlin plan