The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-27
by TELEGRAPH.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Free High School Law.
CONSTITUTE NAL AMEND
MENT RELATING TO ELEC-
TION OF GOVERNOR
ADOPTED.

AUGUSTA, Jan. 26.-The Senate was not in
session.
The House met at II a. M. The Speaker
read q communication from the Governor
transmitting congratulatory resolutions from
the Legislature of Wisconsin.
An order was passed that the educational
committee inquire into the expediency of con-
tinuing in force another year the laws of 1879
relating to free high schools, and report by bill
or otherwise. This order was introduced by
Mr.. Hatch of Bangor, with a view to relieve
the State from renewing the appropriation on
account of the great expense to which it will
be subjected in the preservation of peace and
order.
Mr.. Bradstreet of Bridgton presented an or
der providing for joint special committee to
investigate in regard to the taking of the State
seal and records. Mr.. Bradstreet said that
while a law was in progress concerning using
the seal, &C., nothing had been done concern
ing the taking of the seal and records.
The order was passed and committee ap-
pointed, consisting of Messrs. Bradstreet of
Bridgton, Jordan of Auburn, Rowell of Halo
well, Loring Of Perry and Baker of Steuben.
Adjourned until 4 p. NJ
Both branches met at Up. m.
In the Senate. -Resolves of congratulation
from the Governor and Legislature of Wiscon-
sin were received from the House and ordered
spread on the records. The Senate iointed to
the committee on investigation of enlistments
and enrolling Of men, Messrs. Dingley of An
droscoggin, Hill of Hancock, Harris of Wash
ington; on loss of State seal, &C., Messrs.
Halves of Cumberland, Bradford of Washing
ton and Coombs of Hancock.
Passed to be Engrossed-Act in relation to
State seal, public records and documents, and
to certain public officers and their duties
In the House orders were presented in
quiring as to the amendment of section 9,
chapter 80, of the Revised Statutes relating to
days of grace of promissory notes and other
commercial paper; also amendment Of section
80, chapter rs, of Revised Statutes, relating to
the seizure and sale of land and other property
of corporations.
A bill was presented asking for the charter
a horse railroad from Woodford's Corner Deer
ing, to Oeean street, to be called Ocean Street
Railroad Company.
A member of the fusion Legislature came in
to the House before adjournment, and taking
his stationery and other articles from his desk
walked out without saying word or apparent
ly looking at any one.
Mr.. Strout of Portland presented q petition
from Israel Washburne, Jr., President of the
Rumford Falls & Buckfeld Railroad, asking
for an amendment to their charter SO as to au-
thorize the company to purchase the bonds of
the Portland & Oxford Central Railroad Com
pany (of which company it is receiver), or to
purchase lease of the last named company, or
of any corporation of the bondholders which
may hereafter be formed the railroad thereof,
its franchise and property Accompanying the
petition was an amendatory bill to the act in
cooperating the r. f. & B. road, which adds to
the first section of the following:
1.-The said Rumford Falls & Buckfeld Rail
road Company shall also have the right to lease
of private persons or corporations the road,
road-bed, bridges, track and other property of
the Portland q Oxford Central railroad COM
pany, on such term of years as may be agreed
upon by the parties. And the said Portland &
Oxford Central railroad company, or any cor
poration which may hereafter be formed of the
holders of bonds and coupons issued by said
last named company, dated the twentieth
right to sell and convey, Or to lease the
road, road-bed, track, bridges, build
ings franchise and other property of said cor
poration to the Rumford Falls & Buckfeld
Railroad Company, or to any other rail- |
road corporation now or hereafter to be |
organized or to any person. And the said |
Rumford Falls & Buckfield Railroad Com
pany shall have the right to take and hold the |
said property, by purchase or lease, of any COR |
poration or person holding the same, and it is |
authorized and empowered to purchase any or
all of the bonds and coupons aforesaid.
Sec. 3 The right, capacity and power of |
the Rumford Falls & Buckfeld railroad COM |
pany to make any of the leases and purchase |
before mentioned and to hold for itself the |
property and rights leased or conveyed to IL, |
shall not be limited, restrained or affected by |
its appointment as receivers of the Portland &
Oxford Central railroad company, or by its |
and exercise eff the duties of said |
receivership.
The petition and bill went to the Judiciary |
committee. .-o....--....
nc .Aou ".S Stihie expediency of reporting
Dill providing for the removal by address of all
county officers in this state not elected by the
voters of this state, but wrongfully holding
from the Governor Also for the
filling of vacancies caused by removal by ad-
dress or by quo aoarra,ato. The committee will
make their report in few days.
The yeas and nays were called this afternoon
on the final passage of the resolve providing
Tor an amendment to the constitution so as to
.lect a Governor by plurality instead of
majority vote. 1t was passed by the necessary
;wo-thirds vote as follows: In the House so
7eas, no nays In the Senate 16 yeas, no nays.
The resolve was sent to the Governor, but he
,eing absent, it has not yet received the sigma
ure of the gubernatorial pen.