The Portland daily press., 1879-02-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Feb %.
Bill to confer special powers on school district in
Berwick was tabled.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Resolve for the purchase of the Maine State year
book resolve in favor of Fort Kent; memorial TO
Congress in relation to building bridges across the St
Francis, resolve relating to settling lands in Perham
plantation; resolve relating to the Maine Central
Institue resolve in favor Of building bridge across
the st. John river al Van Buren,.
Resolve for the Military Orphan Asylum at Bath
amended by changing the title, and passed to be-
engrossei.
WEST RoCKLAND.
The Senate granted committee Of conference on
the West Rockland bill, and the Speaker appointed
Messrs. VInton, Cobb and Madigan on the part of
the Senate.
ORPHAN HOMES.
The Senate receded and concurred in relation to
the resolve in aid of Orphan Houses in Portland and
Bangor, and ST. Elizabeth in Portland.
The Senate concurred with the House in in ienite-
ly postponng the resolve in favor OF the Orphan
Homes at Bangor and Portland.
STATE PRINTING.
Mr.. Themes of Knox presented contract for the
State binding with Mr.. Alex. j. Cameron of
Augusta.
mnoitysreport in favor of Masters and Liver
more OF HaoweIl was made, and both we're ordered
printed.
ENGRossED.
Act to incorporate the Farmers Bank of Bangor
act to amend chapter q of the Pubic Laws Of 1875
relating to lime rock and act to amend chapter of
the Revised Statutes, rotating to salaries of public
officials, (relates to mileage Of members, &c)
PoRGY FISHERY.
resolve was laid upon the table looking to the ap-
pointment of commission to investigate the porey
fishery, and their effect upon the shore fisheries.
SALARIES.
Act to fix the salaries of Ger ain State officers was
AGRICULTURAL EXPENDITURES.
Act prohibiting the payment of any money from
the Treasury Of the State agricultural purposes
came up.
Mr.. Prince opposed the BILL and moved for its in
definite postponement.
Messrs Ellis, Ros ers and Patten favored the BILL
The bill was laid aside.
POLICE COURTS.
The special assignment which was the motion to
reconsider the vote passing the bill to establish the
police court in Belfast and abolish the municipal
court Of that city came up.
Mr. Roberts of Waldo opposed
Mr.. Thomas sustained the motion that he might
offer an Amendment, that the present Judg, shall be
retained in office until the expiration of his present
term.
The Senate refused to reconsider-2l TOD.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The bill with regard to making appropriations for
agricultural purposes was again taken up.
Mr.. Prince further opposed the bill.
Mr.. Moody of York offered an amendment that the
resolve shall suspend the appropriations for only one
year. Rejected.
The yeas and nays were then ordered and the bill
was passed-I4 to ID.
FREE HIGH SCHOOL.
Mr.. Rogers of Sagadahoc moved to reconsider the
vote non concurring with the House in passing the
act suspendng the High School laws, and the vote
was recoDsidered.
The question then REQUIRED on the passage of the
bill to be engrossed, and the bill suspending the Free
High Schools for year was passed to be engrossed
in concurence-17 to IL.
Messrs. Redlon, Morrison and Rogers of Sagadahoc
changed their votes from yesterday, and Mr..
Andrews of York and MIR. Atwell of OrJno were
paired.
MILL TAX.
The school mill tax bill was called up BY Mr..
Thomas. who withdrew his amendment to divert
one-half the tax from the schools.
Mr. Vinton moved to amend BY diyerting one
fourth of the tax.
Mr.. Ellis renewed the amendment Of MIR. Thomas
to divert one-half of the tax.
1ueeo dueuumtuts were penulng Wnen the
Senate adjourned.
EFGRossED IN CONCURRENCE.
Resolve in favor OF the Barring and Houlton road;
act to amend the Statutes rel ting to fisheries and
propagation of fish.
Resolve In aid Of road from Kingfeld to Eustis
plantation in franklin county was indefinitely post
poned, and the Senate SO voted
ENACTED IN CONCURRENCE.
Act TO amend Chapter 134 of the Revised statures
relating tojurisdictiou of magistrates; act fixing
salaries OF Certain Stale officers Salary bill. No ~
Get to incorporate the Cathedral church in Portland
act in relation to hawkers and peddlers; to ipeor'
porate the Moosehead Lake Telegraph Company; act
relating to auction and auctioneers; act to amend
the charter of the City of Lewiston; act giving
county commissioners jurisdiction over the repairs of
ways; additional to an act to incorporate the
Kennebec Agricultural Society; act concerning the
portsmouth, Great Falls 81 Conway Railroad.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Committee on West Rockand division renorted
agreement impossible and Senate adhered.
Bill fixing mileage and pay OF members was laid on
the table for further consideration.
Bill 10 make valid deeds without seals was iudefn.
itely postponed.
MI. Vinton asked leave on the table bill to devote
the entire bank tax to State purposes.