The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17

The resolve appropriating $25O0 for bridge
across the east forks of the Kennebec river was
taken from the table, and Senator Stevens pre-
sented the case to the Senate at considerable
length. The resolve was passed to be engross-
ed by vote of 16 to 10.
The resolve appropriating 5000 for French
vile was taken up, the vote whereby it was in
definitely postponed reconsidered, and the re-
solve passed to be engrossed.
The resolve in favor of Crystal Plantation
was taken from the table lit appropriates $5O0).
Senator Bracket moved the indefinite post
of the resolve. The question was
discussed by Messrs. Swasey, Danworth and
The vote was taken and the re-
solve indefinitely postponed.
The resolve in favor of the Bangor Childrens
Home and the Portland Female Orphan Asy-
lum were taken from the table and put upon
their final passage. They both passed.
The bill to regulate the dividends of savings
banks was taken from the table. 1t had been
indefinitely postponed in the House. The SEN
ate voted to insist on its former vote, passing
the bill to be engrossed.
The bill to set off portion of the town of
Montville and to annex it to the town of Liber-
ty, was taken from the table. Senator Tolman
moved the indefinite postponement of the bill.
This motion was debated at considerable length.
The motion was lost by vote of 10 to 18. The
bill was then passed to be engrossed.
The bill to protect land-locked salmon was
taken from the table and passed to be engross-
ed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
All the Senate papers were disposed of ex-
cept the resolve appropriating $1,000 for bridge
across Magalloway river in Oxford county,
which the House had indefinitely postponed,
and which was passed by the Senate, upon
which the House voted to adhere The resolve
to pay Fl. Fl. Haskell $3.50 for balance of war
bounty, PASSED by the Senate, was tabled by
the House. The order asking the Judiciary
Committee to return to the Senate without &C.
ton bill to incorporate >"Mouse Island" was
tabled by Mr. Talbot.
Reports of Com,nittee-By the Judiciary
Committee: Bill in relation to appeals from
county commissioners; bills to amend sec. So,
chap. 18, r. S., relative to wages; also explain
atory of an act additional for the assessment
and collection of taxes.
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs report
ed leave to withdraw on petition of Nelson
Ham ct ais. for incorporation as Patrons Co
operative Agency.
Mr.. Hamilton of Dexter, laid on the table q
bill providing that no law shall. be so construed
as to prevent railIoad companies from estab-
fishing regulations for the cancellation of tick
cts partially used.
The bill to pay cities and towns for armores
used by the military companies, not exceeding
$500 each, was yariously amended and then in-
definitely postponed.
Orders Passed-Order presented by Mr.. Shepherd
of Skowhegan, directing the Financial COMMITTEE to
inquire into the expediency of repeating the act
ating the trustees Of normal schools and imposing
their duties upon the State Superintendent; by Mr..
Talbot Of East Machas requesting the Secretary Of
State to furnish the House statement of the num-
Der of employees in the Insane Hospital and the sala
ries of them.
The order presented by Mr.. Baker of New.
castle, for two sessions day was tabled on mo.
ton of Mr.. Porter.
Quite discussion arose on the bill to set off
Bartletcs Island from Mt. Desert to Fremont
The bill was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Bass called up the bill to repeal the law
giving soldiers who may call upon towns for
aid, the right of voting, the pending m otion
being that of Mr.. Cleaves to indefinitely post
pone the bill. Mr. Bass advocated Mr.. Cleaves'
motion, saying that it was unkind, unpatriotic
and ungrateful to deprive manned soldiers of
the right to vote. Mr. Treat of Frankfort OPP
posed the bill, and brought up a single case.
A soldier came to distress in another town,
having pauper residence in Frankfort. The
man refused to go to Frankfort poorhouse, and
claimed aid under this bill. Mr. Treat desired
to know whether or not that man was pauper
and what should be his status. Mr.. Cleaves
replied that it was the duty of the courts to
construe the laws. Why not take the matter
to the courts. Mr.. Cleaves' motion to indef-
nitely postpone was carried by large major
ity.
The bill relating to the establishment of a
Normal School at North Bridgton, assigned for
to-day, was taken up. the pending motion be-
Bridgton, addressed the House in favor of the
bill. He showed that of $225,OOO, 900 valuation
in the state, the counties in the earterE part of
facts were also made apparent by popuiStion
and the revenues paid to the state for the SOD
port of schools. The state needed more trained
teachers. More Normal Schools are needed.
Mr.. Neatly of Bangor. opposed the bill. He
favored Normal Schools but thought that an
other was not demanded under the present cir
cumstances. The state is supporting quite a
number of institutions which make large de-
mands and are not satisfied Gen. Anderson
said that it was the part of wisdom to devote
q small portion of the large annual revenues Of
the state for education to the instruction of
teachers. We raise 81, 100000 for schools. Is
$4,000 year too much to expend for the in
struction of teachers? Schools of instruction
have proved highly useful in the training of
men for their respective callipgs, and West
for engineers were also cited. Gen. Anderson
further advocated the bill. Mr.. Fletcher of
Corinth, opposed the bill. He didn't believe
in Normal Schools. Mr.. Warren of West.
brook, ably advocated the bill. He urged the
necessity Of Normal Schools and the locality
advocated the bill. He really felt the need Of
some agency for the better instruction of teach
ers. He ridiculed the idea that trained nor
NAL school teacher was not better prepared for
the work than the inexperienced young woman
or man from the town school. Every reason
icine, law and divinity, held in the demand for
Normal Schools. One-fourth of our revenues
are lost by inexperienced teachers. Is it not
the part of wisdom and coLnmon sense to save
this great waste. Mr.. Lord of Bluehil, op-
posed the bill. Mr.. Currer of Wilton opposed
the bill. Mr. Talbot did the same thing. He
said that the. legislature proceeded upon the
make-weight system of abolishing making ap-
proprations-puttingt this measure against that.
Let us vote upon the merits OF matters. The
question on indefinite postponement was then
taken by yeas and nays, and was carried, yeas
Is, nays 30, as follows:
Yeas-Allan of Dennysville, Bass, Bean, Blaisdell,
Blanchard of Falmouth, Brown of Brownville, Bur-
pet, Carlton, Conner, Cooper Currier Davis of Jefer-
son, Dearborn, Dennison, Drisko, Dunning Button,
Dyer, Farrar of Buckfeld, Farrar of Turner, Flet-
cher, Floyd, Fowler, Gay, Goldthwait, Goodwin,
Gould, Haley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hopkins, Hopkin-
son, Heating, Lamsen, Leavitt, Libby, I.nnell,
Littlefeld, Lord Of Bluehill, Lord Of Lebanon,
Lynch, Mantor, Marden Martin Of Camden. Murch,
Nealley, Norton Parcher, Pendleton, Percy Phillips,
Richardson, Robertson. Robinson of Mt. Vernon,
Rowe, Salley, Sawyer, Skilln Smiley, Smith, Stone
Of Biddeford, Stone Of Hampden Stratton Sweetser,
Talbot, Thompson, Trussell, Wade, Wagg, White Of
Bucksport Woodsum. Wyman. Yates.S78.
Nays-Aldrich, Allen of Wellington, Allen of
WaldoboIO' Alexander, Anderson, Baker, Ballard,
Blanchard of Yarmouth, Brown Of Oldtown, Burn
ham, Chase of Standieh, Chase of Bridgton Cleaves
Clifford, Colby Cook, Cumston, Davis Of Portland,
Dwinal, Eastman, Fellows, Fogler, Frank, Gibson,
Grant, Greedy, Hayford, Hobson, Hume, Hussey,
Hutchins, Jordan, Keegan, Kimball, Locke, Nadeau,
Nelson, Rowland, Porter, Powers, Rogers, Sargent,
Seward, Sherman, Story. Slower, Tenney, Tilden,
Trickey, True, Warren, Weymouth. Wiggin, Young
of Hiram.-53.
-Absent-Berry, Carey, Goodrich, Haynes Hyler,
in nfC oISo0 Mo-