The Portland daily press., 1879-02-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
Especial to the Press. I

SENATE.
Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, Feb "a.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The Senate concurred with the House in Indefinite
ly postponing the following acts:
Relating to scales for weighing coal.
Resolve in aid of roads in Washington and Perkins
plantations In the county of franklin.
Resolve in favor of Eugene Michaud.
TOWN OF GRAFTON.
The committee Of conference on disagreeing votes
on the resolve in favor Of the town of Grafton re-
ported that they could not agree and that the Senate
ADHERE and the report was accepted.
INSPECTORS OF PRISONS.
Act abolishing the Office OF inspector of prisons
and jails came mp on its passage to be epgrossed
Mr.. Moody Of York moved its indefinite postpone.
ment and the Senate SO voted, 16 toe
FORT KENT.
Resolve In favor of the town of Fort Kent passed
t. be engrossed by the Heuse up on its passage
to be epgrossed, and was engrossed in concurrence.
PERHAM PLANTATION.
Resolve relating to settling lands in Perham plan
tation Was passed to be engrossed.
ST. JOHN AND ST. FRANCIS RIVERS.
Memorial and resolve in relation to dredging and
navigating the rivers ST. John and St. Francis were
passed to be epgrossed. ess
MAINE WEAR NOR
ResoIve far the purcbasa of tho Mo;r. cto,o v...
roo and Jeois,at;va Manu., coroo mn ~, ;ts
70 no enor,ssed fNNNeN
Mr.. Ellis opposed the resolve and moved ito ;ndet.
mite postponement.
Mr.. Vinton favored the resolve and explained that
it has become Indispensable to the Legislature.
Tbe motion tn postpone was ,ost 10 m r and Tho
resolve was passed to be enprossed.
pIscrcuLruRE.
The reso,ve annronr;at,no sI9oo far tto rron.ro-
A Coy, app.o view lo1 ane popaea-
80 - - 49, - ~ ,-e . .n1o''5 pos'-
ao' "AN wac p0o'po"'u ILL 0on'uiienoe w Tue
''""'e' pp,nnr .cpo.s rur sr ,our
R;II in aid Of bnild;ng b,iaoe acrosS tho g. .rnhr
river at Van Rnren cana som the Hor.e refssd !.
~ 80 $780, ' .Aoe's .o4"0ou !"
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es W " 'lo n9Ao Ass,''"-
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es anu also u que IAecu.i'e o'uncn' came up IN
s.s ..a.s Sno W. a. "Ionueu ~ sHe' sinsie ni''e
meooi0 a.u aiso W 'ue oouncii.
a.- W aln,ns"n "osoa 'no inuenoi'e
fo''poou0n. "a 'no Di'i anu spoAe LII 'aVof VI 'ne
pnr -nnoase'
49, "AN ~ INV" opposeu pos pone"en'
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MI. CoDD OF Androscoggn moved to amend by in
creasing the salary from $l50 to 500. Rejected.
IN the lndennite postponement OF the bill the yeas
ana nays were ordered, and the motion was lost,
yeas nays TO- Inc bill ives then passed to be en-
g'osseo'
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oha 60 =. .ss 49,. 'o1a az ~. " A~enu
e-ap ~ ', VIC puo. .a"1 "a 100 .eans 10 Nof
"ai Scnoois Ahs Dill PROVIDES tnat $lh,ooo snail be
appropriated annually Tor the support OF Normal
0'noo's' .cnrc,,,r,,.r .,nnon
On motion Of Mr. Prince ~ Audro.oour, a.. iii
nrob,bi,,no on,ron,;.t;or,. for oo,;o,,,.rs1
was recalled from The Horso -, tna $3.50 ~ ~s
sar;ro .ronaro.r.
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inc .hs s,o,. ,,,,;,;o -. 60 800 ~. uuo
o.s,,,.os =. .....u-.~.s.~ ~ '''-' "AN
80. Wy AO"'
Thu Hill Gov a,u.,t;na ~. a.,., ,,-
4ho .s,'aa,.s 'Ac '1'e' Da.A '"A Nv"
~ ~N ~''.As =" ava ssA0A"t oooeo PuA Posoe'
bava ;ts trvo reoarrs a. .ho 'D'''
NJ Horrs es,oa .rotns. a;,.a-.s.
set apart for the soboo fror, 81. .ohnoa ~, .n,.,
ci1ed sevarev tbe oc,;on AZ ,ho Sono,o a., ao.,ro;,
A." - -, :, $50 " INV 0'1"'' ILL 1e0'A0'ns
NJ. 49,. a s. r,
az. =. $500 49, WV Oi anu oaiu Al ,n'' VII
49,, sosas1s nv san 70 saseu " 'ue oon
~ecausa r. nrovides for d;ears;o ' ..
these funds. ba ,r;oht voto s,r .rsnons;o eas ~
wear Mr. v;nton said ,he hi, oonld oos;,,, =. -
ported at the end of the wear and showed that tho
nresent hill ia mora .rp,a and ho+tor th., ,,o 81
suspend. Mr.. Bradford Of washington moved the
indefinite postponement of the bill and tbe senate 90
ordered. 14to12.
THE MILL TAX.
Mr.. Harris of Washington called up the school
mill tax bill and moved its indefinite postponemeut,
Mr.. Vinton moved to amend by proyifiino that one-
fourth of the mill tax shall be diverted for state mr.
poses. On the motion to indefinitely postpone the
yeas and nays were ordered. Messrs. Bradford of
Washington, Ridlon of Oxford Madigan of Aroos.
TOOK opposed the amendment and bill, Messrs. Ellis
Vinton, and Rogers of Sagadahoc favored. The
amendment was rejected, Is to u, and the bill indef
initey postponed by the same lvote. So the Senate
refuses to divert any part of the mill tax from the