Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-10

Legislative Notes.
1t is expected that all the committees of the leg
islature, ith the exception of the investigating
committee on land scrip, will be able 10 report fin
ally this week.
The bill providing for the abotit OF the death
penalty is signed by five members THE Judiciary
committee, the FIVE remaining members being un
derstood to favor retaining the penalty.
The speech of Senator Lord on the Agricultural
College, will be found u full in the proceedings
this morning
The educational bill whch has passed both
branches and become q law by the signature Of
the governor, providing that the amount of money
necessary for the expenses Of the two normal
schools of the State be drawn from the regular
school money, Will place these schools along side
Of our other State educational institutions and they
will no longer appear before the legislature as
besgars asking for an annual appropriation. The
$4,000 or more annually required for these
schools, will hereafter be drawn from the school
fund, a large amount of which is annually unex-
pended by delinquent towns. This bill alone viii
make an annual saving TO the taxpayers of the
State of about $4,000. 1t was conceived, brought
forward. and advocated by Hon. W. H. Stevens,
one OF the Senators from Somerset county, and
shows his good judgment and fitness for the posi-
ton he holds as chairman Of the Educational COM
mi,tee.
The committee on Legal Affairs will report a
bill allowing aldermen Of cities to be in session
five days, instead Of three, TO put names on the
voting lists, and to correct the same; also bill to
incorporate the Winthrop Village Association.
| box- a1y t1,a in Cor
ence to the practice of medicine. This committee
have cleared up their docket and will report finally
to-day.
The commtte on Towns will rcpor acts Of in
corporation for the towns of Waite and kossuth !;
setting off portion Of Mon,vle to Liberty; leave
to withdraw on petition to divide the town of
Montyille.
Ike judiciary committee transacted consdeia-
bic business yesterday. They voted to report leg
islation inexpedent on the bill making amend
ments to the auctioneer law; ought to pass on act
authorizing assgnees Of judgments to bling scre
facas; leave to withdraw on petition for change
Of laws relating to conceamcnt enlightenment
of property of deceased persons legislation mex
pedent on hill to establish superior court in
keunebec county; ought to pass on bill to incor-
porate the Maine General Homeopathic HOSP ital
in Poitland reference to the next legislature on
bill to establish State board Of health; to report
bill relating to commitals of insane persons by
requiring certified copy of the physicians GER
| tfeate to accompany the patients; also bill pro-
yid;ng for the collection for taxes imposed on cor
| porations.
George Thsyer, republican. was or Tuesday
| elected member Of the House from Plymouth, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of George w.
| Getchell
Thirty bills and resolves vail come up from the
House to the Senate o-day, for their first reading
also twenty adverse reports, twenty five bills will
come up for their second reading, aud tozen or
! more solves and bills for final action.