The Portland daily press., 1880-03-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
Especial Despatch to Press.l

AUGUSTA, March II.
A report was made on order relating to the
binding of papers and documents in the land
office that the same be referred TO the next
legislature.
A bill was reported chan ging the name OF
the Bath Driving Park to the State of Maine
Live Stock Association. Read and assigned.
Committee of conference on disagreein9
vote reported resolve in favor of State Prison
IN a draft which was read twice and given a
passage. The resolve appropriates $4,000, OF
this amount $4,000 is for Indebtedness; $500
for repairs; $500 for library. The manufac-
tured stock is to be disposed of and debts col
lected.
| A bill was introduced relating to the taxa
ton OF railroads which provides that it shall
be the duty of the Governor and Council to APP
praise the several railroads in the State. with
their franchise, rolling stock ETC., and upon
Their valuation to levy tax of ! per cent,
and file the amount with the Secretary of
State, who shall before the 10Th of May in
each year give notice to the officers of railroad
companies of the amount levied on them. The
land, buildings and fixtures outside of the
roadway shall be taxable in the towns where
situated. Said taxes shall be due and pay
able by the companies to the Treasurer, one
half on the first day of July, and the other
on the first day of October. This tax shall be
in lieu of all taxes on the shares Of any COM
pany, and such proportion of the tax as such
shares bear to the whole number of shares,
were owned in April preceding.
The bill was read once and tabled to be
printed.
A resolve was presented appropriating 800
in favor of committee on loss of the State seal.
Read and assigned.
Committee Of conference on disagreeing vote
on the bill to incorporate the Commercial
Club of Portland reported that they were I'M
able to agree, and that the Senate adhere to
its former vote to indefinitely postpone the bill.
I'm IF NTr - ,h1,l A.
report was accepted and the Senate adhered.
Mr. Dearborn moved that the Senate recon-
slider its vote. He was satisfied that the bill
would not open the doors of intemperance.
Those who asked for the bill were among the
prominent men of Portland.
Mr. Halves thought the Senate could be
better occupied than in discussing the subject.
Mr. Dearborn withdrew his motion.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
OF Frontier Guards of Eastport for uniform and
other aid
Legislation inexpedient was reported on bill
to amend chap. 80 Of the public laws of 1869,
concerning the militia.
Ought not to pass was reported on bill in re-
ference to Sherman Light Guards
Bill to amend public laws as required by the
amendment to the constitution providing for
biennial sessions and elections of the legislature
was passed to be engrossed.
Resolve in favor of the Maine General
Hospital was finally passed and sent to the
Governor.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House amendment to bill relating to the sale
OF the franchise of railroads was adopted and
theabill passed.
Bill relating to the Municipal Court of
Harrington was passed.
Patten of Pc nobscot offered the following:
Ordered, That all Senators who have not
already been excused, be excused from further
attendance at the legislature on and after Sat-
urday next at 10 O'Clock p. m, and that the
Secretary of State be directed to make up the
pay of each member for the session, with the
usual mileage.
The order was tabled.
The state tax bill was finally passed.
Bill repeating the act taxing mining compan-
les was finally passed.
Resolve raising the salary of the Governor
was passed by vote of Is to II.
House.
Legislation ineXpedent was reported on OF
der relating to placing the organization known
as the Lewiston Light Infantry on the same
footing as the other military companies of the
state.
A bill was reported relating to the NUM-
cipal Court of Pennington which was passed
to be engrossed.
An amendatory bill was reported relating to
insolvent estates and ordered printed.
Bill relating to the sale of the franchise of
railroads was amended by requiring an attest
ed copy of notice of sale to be served 80 days
beforehand. The bill was then passed to be
engrossed.
Bill raising the salary OF the Governor to
$4,000 came down from the Senate and was
read three times, and pending its passage to
be engrossed in concurrence, Hatch of Bangor
moved its indefinite postponement.
Dickey OF Fort Kent supported the bill. He
considered that $4,000 was low enough. He
expected to live and see an old-fashioned DEM
ocrat Governor of the state and he wanted
him to have good salary. He did not want a
$500 Governor.
The bill was opposed by Plaisted of Lincoln,
Hills of Union and Perry of Camden.
Verrill of Portland moved an amendment
the nature ct which was to relieve the objec-
ton made that it revived the old law.
The amendment was adopted.
Hatch renewed his motion to indefinitely
postpone, on which the yeas and nays were or
dered, which, on being taken, resulted in yeas
so, nays 60. So the bill was indefinitely post
poned.
Smart of Deering moved to reconsider the
vote.
Young of Brunswick moved to lay the mo-
ton on the table. Lost by vote of 4S to 50.
Young called for the yeas and nays on the
motion to reconsider the vote, which, ON being
ordered, resulted in the affirmative, 81 to CO.
Gushee of Appleton moved that the bill be
put upon its passage, and called for the yeas
and nays, which were ordered and resulted in
the affirmative, GA to SO, so the bill passed to
be engrossed
Young moved to reconsider the vote, and the
yeas and nays being ordered resulted in the
House voting to reconsider by yeas GA, nays 81.
Plaisted of Lincoln moved to adjourn. Lost.
Cook of Lewiston moved to lay the bill on
the table. Lost by vote of GA to So.
Gushee moved that the bill be again put up
on its passage. The yeas and nays being or
dered resulted in the passage of the bill to be
engrossed, yeas 60, nays CO.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Resolve Tin new draft appropriating $780,
900 for the benefit of the State Prison came
down from the Senate, was read twice and
passed to be engrossed3in concurrence.
Bill relating to essays was amended and
passed to be engrossed.
Bill changing the name of the Bath Driving
2 ark to State of Maine Live Stock Association
was read and passed to be engrossed.
Resolve appropriating 800 for committee on
loss of state seal was read and passed.
Resolve was reported authorizing a loan Of
1907 900, which was read and passed.
Mr.. Strout rose and said: have consulted
with the judiciary committee and have their
consent for the step 1 am about to take. 1
call from the table House bill No. III, being
an act to amend chan. 81, of the public laws
of the year 1878, entitled 'an act in relation to
the insolvent laws of Maine" 1t was thought
to be proper and just to all parties, to the con-
stituency which the gentleman from Wiscasset
Qngalls) has so ably represented this winter
and to all other parties that this matter should
have been brought before the House in its
present form and be explained fully and fair
ly. That has been done and it has excited
and called out an expression of opposition
from the House which very clearly indicates
that in the Judgment of the House there is
danger that it would be considered step taxi
en- in the direction of reputation by this state.
l have the consent and approval of the gentle
man from Wiscasset, who is interested in the