The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-02-24
Maine Leeislature.

The Senate Wednesday ordered the finance
committee to,inquire into the expectancy of re-
pealing the law providing for the appointment
of trustees of normal schools, and of having
their duty performed by the Governor and
Council and superintendent. The resolves in
favor of the Bangor Children's Home and the
Portland Female Orphan Asylum finally passed
The bill to regulate the dividends of savings
banks, indefinitely postponed by the House.
was passed to be engrossed; also the bill to d
vide the town of Montville. The House indet-
nately postponed the bill to repeal the law Civ
ing suffrage to soldiers, who receive town aid.
The Bridgton normal school bill was indefinite
" postponed. yeas IS. nays %. The Frank bill
requiring aldermen of cities to be in session for
five days preceding the day of election and on
election day, was amended by striking out the
sections providing for sessions on election day.
The Senate Thursday referred the Brdgton
Normal school bill to the next legislature.
Senator WheeWrlght moved an amendment to
the capital punishment bill providing that it
shall not take effect till approved BY majority
OF the voters at the next State election. The
House insisted on its previous vote to indeti-
natey postpone bill to reduce the dividends OF
savings banks to per cent Committees report
ed bill abollshing the fish commission; bill
imposing tax on insurance companies. The
bill aboshing the office of land agent passed.
amended so that the Governor and Council
shall have the salary of the Office.
In the Senate, Friday, the committee on edu-
ing school mill tax on basis of attendance upon
schools. The bill fixing the salaries of State
prison officials was tabled. The bill abolishing
capital punishment passed to be engrOssed, yeas
IS navs II also the bill relating to elections.
In the House the temperance committee report
ed adversely on TalbOt'S bill relating to con-
struction of the nuisance act. The resolves ap
propriatine $4,000 for the Maine General Hos
pital and $4,000 for the Agricultural college
passed, the latter unanimously.
f,ltx 4 va ttrf
| reported a resolve to amend the Constitution
relative TO bribery at elections: also bills to
amend section -, chapter 133. Revised Stat
uteS, relating to prosecutions; relating to suits
| in Municipal Courts. The resolve appropriate
ing $4,000 for the Centennial was passed to be
engro,sed. The bill to set OF part Of Montyille
| to Liberty was passed.
| Senate: The Education Committee reported
bill to extend the powers of school districts.
! The bill relating to liens on buildings was taken
| from the table and indefinitely postponed. a
| resolve appropriating $4,000 for the Maine
| General Hospital was passed to be engrosscd.
| The amendment providing for a homeopathic
| ward in the institution was deteated-13 to Il.
In the House. this afternoon. the resolve in
| favor of the Maine Homeopathic Hospital,
| which WAS indefinitely postponed in the House,
| come back from the Senate passed to be en-
| crossed. The House adhered 10 It's former yOta.
| The bill to repeal the bounty on wild animals
| was defeated. The resolve authorizing the col
| lection of statistics of Maine regiments in the
| late war was amended so that the Governor and
| Council will fix the amount deemed eNpedlent,
| and it was passed to be engrossed.
| Feb. u. In the House, IL bill relating TO
| writ> in Municipal Courts was passed to be en-
| crossed. A large number Of bills We're enacted
| among which were the act relating TO the set
| tcmcnt of public lands an act ab0liShing the
death penalty an act for the formation of rail-
road corporations. Finally pa~sed-A resolve
| appropriatins $4,000 for the Centennial Com