The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
Fifty Seventh Legislature.
SENATE,

Ano Seho'o convened AZ the usual hour OF tne
morning session and the President invited at |
tention to the services of the chaplain, Rev. |
Mr.. Tilden of Augusta.
The House papers wers passed in concur
renee.
Bill relating to suits for malpractice, requir- |
ing plaintiff to give bond for costs, &c :, came
from the House indefinitely postponed. The
Senate refused to concur aud gave the bill its
first reading
Bill repeating chap. 7s, Laws of 1876, relAt-
ing to the erection of fish weirs and wharves in
tide waters, came from the House indefi ntey
postponed. 1t was discussed and postponed 10
concurrence.
Bill giving County Commissioners juIisdc
tion over repairs of highways was iade6aitely
postponed in the House, but the Seuate re-
fused to concur and gave the bill one readipg
Resolve appointing State Geologist, with
out pay, came from the House, refused pass
age. The Senate discussed the bill at length
and gave 1t one reading.
The Senate concurred with the House ia in
definitely postponing the resolve appropriaiiog
$500 for the construction and equipment of
workshops at the Agricultural College.
Resolve appropriatng $12, 900 for clothing the
militia, which was indefinitely postponed io
the House yesterday, came up n the Senate,
and Senator Sumner moved to on.concur with
the House. He said the militia is established
by law and If we do not wish to maintain it let
us abolish it in the regular way, and not try to
freeze or starve them out. The Senate con-
Cured with the Hoase ia indef aitelg postpon.
ing the resolve.
Resolve in favor of Eugene Michaui and
Mrs. Michaud, which was indefinitely postponed
In the Senate, came back from the House, that
branch insisting upon its vote in passing it 70
be eDgrossed, and suggesting a conference COM
mittee, and Messrs. Bragdon, Boardman aud
Martin were joined by the Senate.
Senator Boardman presented bill relatiGg
to the Maine Industrial School for girls The
bill allows parents or guardians of girls over 10
and under Is years of age, to complain to
municipal judge or probate judge that she is
leading an idle and vicious life, and such officer
shall commit her, if he thinks best, to the
school, and the city or town shall pay not less
than 90 cents per week towards he board The
bill was passed to be engrossed.
The Judiciary Committee reported bill to
provide suitable means for egress from public
buildings.
On motion of Mr.. Irish, bill for the better
protection of the rights of towns was taken
from the table and passed to be engrossed
Mr.. Haynes presented the following order:
That the Justices of the Supreme Curt be
requested to give their opinion upon the follow
ing question:
Does the treaty concluded at Washington in 1872,
for the purpose of determining the boundaries
between the territories of the United States and the
possessions or Her Britannia Majesty in North
America, confer the elective franchise on foreign
born persons residing on the disputed territory in
the portion OF this state at the time of
the treaty and not otherwise naturaized.
Passed to be Engrossed-Bill to Incorporate
the Portland Yacht Club; to change the name
OF the Malachite Mining Co.; to amend the
charter of the Union Life Insurance Co for
ment was adopted fixing the close time, also to
allow the sale of game at certain times; an act
to provide in part for the expenditures of gov
ernment, approprlates $939,3E 81. A motion
societies of the State, was lost bill providing
for uniform scale of logs, amended so that it
shall not take effect upon lumber cot 10 1878;
resolve in favor Of the town of Mayfeld, ap-
propr1ates $500 for road through the town;
resolve to carry into effect the provision of
chap. 49, of the resolves of 1862 was indefi aite-
ly postponed, also resolve in favor of Nathaniel
Blake.
Adjourned to Monday at 10 a. m.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Newcomb of Hallowell
Papers from the Senate concurred in, except
the porgy bill, on which the House insisted on
Its former vote, and appointed Messrs. Kimbal
OF Bath, Simpson of Ssarsport. and Brown of
Bowdoinhap, committee of conference. A
lively debate on the question was had
The Thomas.on bridge BILL indefioitely post
poned BY the House, came from the Senate
amended and engrossed, and after some debate
the House concurred in the amendments. After
further debate it was indefinitely postponed.
An order calling for q convention of both
branches to listen to Rev. Dr. Butler of Bangor
on the subject of a new insane hospital, on
Tuesday evening, was passed.
Mr. Ssiders of North Yarmouth presented an
act to regulate the disbursement of the public
funds of Cumberland county. [Tbe bill shall
accompany the County Commissioners warrant
and be filed by the Treasurer for inspection.]
The Committee on Legal .Affairs reported
bill ought to pass relating to jurors; bill relat-
ing to cattle running at large; not to pass on
Dill to repeal chap. 60, laws of 1872
The Committee on Judiciary reported ought
not to pass on bill for further,protection of rope
used in Numbering.
Resolve in favor of Sprague, Owen & Nash,
for furnishing the Kennebec Journal to the
members of the Legislature, and advertising
notices of the Legislature and its committees.
for $678, was. engrossed under suspension of
the rules.
Passed to be Eagrossed-Bll relating to /
Jurors; bill relating to public debt; bill relating
to Industrial School for Girls; bill relating to /
insolvent laws of State of Maine; bill relating |
to life insurance companies.
The resolve appropriating sc, 800 for the State /
Agricultural College was taken from the
table,
Mr.. Parkhurst, by request, stated the uses of |
the appropriation.
Mr.. Moultono of Scarboro' made studied and |
scholarly argument against the utility of the |
State College. and regarded it an excrescence
on the state.
Mr.. Robie of Gorham made a sound srsu-
ment In support of the resolve and eulogized |
the college and its workings.
Mr.. Cornish of Winslow made an eloquent
and telling argument 10 support of the college.
Mr.. Browne of Bowdoinham made seed-
hot speech against the college, and against
approrriating money for it. 1t is an immense
humbug.
Mr.. Carrau of Calais made an able speech 10
support of the college, and hoped the resolve
would pass.
Mr.. Lothrop of ST. Albans moved an amend
ment, making it $4,000 instead of SC. 500.
MIR. Weeks of Augusta spoke of thorough
work done at the college. 1t was equal to other
colleges SO far as he knew.
Mr.. Cornish of Winslow supported the re.
solve further.
Mr.. Young of Brunswick, in an able speech,
thought the college was not what it is designed
to be, but is working away from an agricul-
tural college to classic. He believed ia an
agricultural college, but thinks we have not got
1t; supposed, as we have it, we must feed it.
and that the resolve would pass.
Mr.. Parlin of Anson made an eloquent de-
fence OF the college and its work. Il is what if
is designed to be so far as the state will nav
The scant appropriations are the cause 1t is not
more so. The resolve ought to pass up.