The Portland daily press., 1875-02-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM AUGUSTA.
Legislative Matters.
The Military The College = Women's
Ri.h,s-Thc Venzie BILL Hayseed.

The Military The College = Women's
Ri-h,s-Thc yenzie bill Haysced.
AUGUSTA, Feb. %.
As predicted some time since, the Military
appropriation bill failed to-day by vote which
though not counted, was to 1. There is
deal of hostility to the musters and the great
amount of "staff'' about them. This fact did
not appear in the debate, but was freely men
toned among the members personally. 1t IS
said that an amendment will be offered in the
Senate to continue the musters by the regiment
without the division organization in some re-
tired town, where drill will be the order. A
new military man turns up in the person OF
the member from Anson. He says the men in
the late war were drilled to death. He can
teach a regiment the whole of a book OF tactics
in a week. He did not gun in the late war and
believes that all good tactics were written be-
fore the days of Winfield Scott. He was
military officer. The report hat the members
of the House are signing petition asking that
the gentleman from Anson shall take the place
of Gen. Sherman, is without foundation.
The Agricultural College debate was rather
short to-day, but in it, Powers of Houlton
rather got Mr. Talbot of East Machias on book
Keeping. IL llduc uihClCuoO1 AoA ""S S->
hostility of the Democratic lealer softened
toward the institution by his visit Monday
night to Bangor, to attend the banquet OF
Messrs Emery, Boynton & Co., the moguis OF
the organization. He and his associates voted
almost solid against the measure. Mr. Madl-
gan should have been here.
Two or three times the House has attempted
to ridicule the Women's movement. 1t Is the
red rag to a few men in the House, and the
mention of it brings Mr.. Wyman to his feet to
say that when the women all ask to vote 1t Will
be time to give them the ballot The friends OF
fair play prevailed to-day as will be seen by the
proceedings elsewhere. This result is largely
due to the appeal of Mr.. Leavitt OF Easport
for Justice, and the persistent efforts OF Mr..
Snow of Hallowell, in bringing the measure
before the House, even at the risk of jokes at
his expense He is entitled to great credit as
Chairman of the Business Committee of the
House. 1t~
The SO called 'Veaze Bill which was de.
feated to-day because of the late hour OF re
portipg for action is said to have great general
merits and from what is said, should be dis.
cussed in the journals. There has been great
deal of quiet pressure to defeat it, Ir,
The Maine General Hospital resolve is prob
ably in danger, on account of the resentment
of the friends of the Agricultural College al
the treatment of that institution by the friends
of the former. There was a good 6eal OF ex-
cltement in the Senate when the resolve was
tabled, some wrath and many evidences thai
some of the Senators got their hay seed fully
up.
Appropriations.
The appropriations for the departments Will
as a whole, be somewhat less than last year.
The printing appropriation is $4,000 less than
last year. For Clerks in the Secretary's office
$500 less; for stationery $1,000 less; Contingent
Fund of Council $1,000 less. There is a re-
duction in many other items. The Legislature
will doutless elect Land Agent tomorrow.
Hon. p. P. Burleigh is the republican candl'
date.