The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-24
Fifty-Seventh Legislature.
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.

Fifty-Seventh Legislature.
Especial to the Press.l
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. %.
The President called the Senate to order at
10 o'clock and announced Rev. Mr.. Allen of
Hallowell as chaplain.
House papers were concurred in except the
order directing the Committee on Agriculture
to inquire into the propriety of disseminating
the State College Of Agriculture, which was
Nealley.
Several petitions we're presented for an
amendment to the Pharmacy act, and re-
monstrance of IS citizens of Turner against
the amendment.
Senator Drake CALAMITY offered the petition
of Emeline A. Prescott and 20 other citizens of
Richmond and vicinity for law enablin ing wo-
men to vote in Presidential elections; also to
so amend the state constitution as to establish
equal rights of all citizens irrespective of sex.
The petition of s. N. Campbell and 70 others
of Cherryfield for mineral survey was pre-
sented by Senator Nash.
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law to imprison intoxicated persons until they
will tell where they got their liquor.
A number of the citizens of Gilead, Calais
and Trenton petition in aid of the establish
ment Of county boards for the examination of
teachers.
Senator Phillips introduced bill to facilitate
the transfer to the United States of the title to
the Antietam National Cemetery in Maryland.
1t authorizes Maryland to transfer to the
United States Names interest in the ceme-
terry.
A resolve was passed to purchase seven humid
| dred copies OF the Year Book at cost of ST.
| 900.
The Committee on the Governors Message
made report referring it by subjects to the
appropriate committees.
The Committee on Finance will visit the
Maine General Hospital Saturday next.
HOUSE.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. LaLacheur of Hal
| lowell.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
| currence.
The county estimates as made by the county
| commissioners were received from the Secre-
| tary of State and referred to the committee on
| county estimates.
| Remonstrance from Augusta, Bangor, Mon
l mouth and other towns, Ia in all, against the
proposed druggist bill petitions that intoxicat-
persons be confined till they disclose where
to allowance of minor children; for state board
of examiners for teachers Of common schools;
bill an act relating to Sale of ice provides for a
state ice surveyor with power to fix the grades
| and quality of merchantable ice; petition from
Calais for equality of rights without regard to
sex created a lively discussion between Curran,
Browne, Pillsbury, Parlin and Weeks, and the
House decided it was not question OF wrongs
! and grievances, and referred it to the next Leg
i islature; remOnstrance against anneXing certain
| islands to South Thomaston; petitions in aid of
the druggist bill.
Committee on Education reported legislation
inexpedient on question to allow towns to have
more than three on their school committee, and
on order relating to Madawaska schools; ought
not to pass on bill to amend law relating to the
abolition of school districts.
Committee on Judiciary reported leave to
withdraw on petition to legalize the doings Of
town of Cooper, and ought not to pass on bill
to incorporate Cumberland Club in Portland,
| and gill to amend sec. 80. chap. CD, r. s., re.
lating to power of guardians and trustees, and
ought not to pass on bill relating to partition OF
| real estate.
Committee on Pensions gave Wilmot Walker
who asked pay for an eye shot out in 1885,
leave to withdraw.
Committee on Towns on petition to annex
Roxbury to Mexico and Andover, reported leave
to withdraw.
The Kennebec delegation reported ought to
Il DO oh, CIR ~ &,
| Kennebec county, and bill to abolish the Aug
ust term in said county.
Committee on Claims on petition Of T. W.
Porter for money paid for subsistence Of men
gave leave, leave to withdraw.
Committee on Finance on petition to reduce
valuation of Princeton, reported leave to with
draw.
Committee on State Lands and Roads report
ed resolves in favor of road from Blanchard to
Shirley, Barring and Houlton.
Committee on Ways and Bridges reported re-
solve in favor of Madawaska and Frenchville
and Ashland.
The bill incorporating the Cumberland Club
was read twice and assigned for tomorrow.
Resolves in favor of B. T. Allen, W. III
Scott, and Franklin Simmons were passed to be
| engrosSed
The currency resolve being on its final pas
sage, Mr.. Weed of Veaze spoke strongly
against endorsing the course of our members Of
Congress, and put himself on record as being
opposed to paying our government bonds in
gold. Believed in reconciliation of silver and
called for the yeas and nays.
Mr. Austin of Milford would put himself on
/ rncord m the onnosita of this ouastion from
Mr.. Weed. He believed in an honest currency.
Believed in the course of our delegation in Con.
g.ess on this question, and that the resolve as
threads expresses the sentiment of the people
| OF Maine He seconded Mr.. Weeds call for
the yeas and nays. The resolve passed by q
vote of liz to 81.