The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-10

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AUGUSTA Feb. 9.
The members of the Constitutional Commits
sion present proposed to-day resolution pro-
yiding for the submission of the several pro-
posed amendments to the constitution. The
resolution provides in the first place that the
amendments shall be submitted to the people
next September; next, that the Secretary OIL
State furnish blanks for the return OF votes,
and further, that the warrants submitting the
amendments to the people shall contain the
amendments proposed; further, that The same
officer shall provide ballots for submitting the
amendments, having upon them the titles OF the
same, one of which shall be posted up beside
the warrant, and further, that the voter desir-
ing to vote for the amendments will give in one
of those ball DTS unmarked; if, however, he de-
s;res to vote against any of them, he scratches
such of the topics on the printed ballot as he
deems impolitc. The votes are to be returned
to the Governor, who shall, with the Council,
count the same and announce the result to the
Legislature, and such of the propositions as
receive majority of the votes cast, shall De
declared in force on the first of January, 1870.
The debate on the compulsory education Dill
was the second of the session. There was n 0
set speeches, as the measure came from the
House without any previous notice. The vote
was not party one, though all those voting
against the measure, except three or four, were
Democrats. Quite a number of the younger
Democrats, mostly the younger men in contra
distinction to the older party leaders, voted for
the bill. OF the Portland delegation, Messrs.
Davis and Walden voted for the measure, and
Mr.. True against it, Among the Democrats
voting for the bill were Messrs. Anderson OF
Gray, Blanchard of Yarmouth and Martin OF
Camden. Sam Leavitt of Eastport, who is
wag. declares that the bill is another STAB at
the life of the Democratic party.
The Knox county delegation had very live
ly time over the estimates for county expenses.
The Democracy run things there, and one
wt.uld imagine that it would be done with the
utmost economy. Not so, one would say who
heard the rather excited expressions of the
leading Democrats of that delegation. The
Commissioners have generally exceeded the ap-
preparations in their expenditures. Heretofore
they have had $4,000. This year they asked
for $4,000. The delegation said no; that $780,
900 is enough. They would vote no more. One
expressed himself in favor of selling the court
house; another talked of county bankruptcy.
Perhaps they DIDN'T mean it. When the dele
cation announced that it would recommend
but $4,000 the County Commissioner, who
was present. told the delegation that they
might consider his resignation as rendered at
ter the April term.
The fate which the bill to abolish capital
punishment met in the Senate to-day, was I'M
expected. Gentlemen interested in the subject
had canvassed the thirty-one gentlemen COM
posing that body and those believing in aboli'
ton congratulated themselves in the belief
that division would show sixteen of that num-
Der on their side of the house. All of the SEN
,ators were present except Mr.. Donworth OF
Aroosteok, who would have voted against the
bill. The vote on the bill being tie,of course,
is equivalent to defeat. AS debate is useless
on a question of this character, the Senate
wisely decided to vote on the measure without
wasting several hours of time in speeches
which will not change a vote, May the House
do likewise--in voting without debate-whlch
1t is hardly probable it will as certain members
are loaded with speeches.
On representation of Warden Rice that d.
B. Hill, convict under six years sentence
shows symptoms of insanity, the Governor has
appointed Dr. Walker of Thomaston, and DIR.
Banks of Rockland, to inquire into the mat
ter
1t is stated that the warrant for the execu-
ton of Gordon was forwarded to-day.
The Agricultural Committee after carefully
scrutinizing the estimates of the trustees OF
the Orono College, unanimously voted to rec
ommend an appropriation of $4,000. The
Board asked for 1921, 800.
The Committee on towns have voted to re-
port bill to incorporate the town OF Woodvllle,
Penobscot county.
1t is proposed to have hearing on the bill
repeating the law relating to head money col
lected on account of steamship companies on
account of immigrants, Tuesday, City Solicitor
Reed appearing for the Board of Aldermen.
There is an iucongruity in the fact that head
money is collected only on immigrants arriving
by ship, while the same class can come by
thousands by rail, as they do from Canada.
The special appropriations since 1870, for
which the Legislature has been asked, will show
GDdG dDUub tuo lOioWiuS H"'o NSN>-
devoted to what are termed special or extraor-
binary purposes: 1870. $NO,22S; 1871, $780,
42e; 1872, s2ls, 52S; 1873, $224,5O7; 1874. $24s,
S45. These snms include everything except
the public debt expenditures and the actual
expenses of the state government, including
free high schools, normal schools, insane hop
pital, deaf and dumb immigrations, state pris-
on, etc.
Col Spaulding of Richmond, to-day. present.
ed to the Banking Committee the plan of
number of bis fellow citizens who desire to be
incorporated as the Richmond Building and
Loan Association, uniting some of the features
of savings bank and life insurance organiza-
tion.
The Committee OH Judiciary agree to report
a bill abolishlng imprisonment for debt. The
details of the bill are not fully agreed upon.
The Aroostook River r. r. from the Province
line to Caribou, will ask grant of $4,000
acres of land. 3.