The Portland daily press., 1880-03-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
-.s- se AUGUSTA, March 3.
The Senate concurred with the House in
having two sessions day commencing on Fri
day.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on Or
der relating to the certiicating the teachers of
pnblic schools on order relating to raising
more for country schools; on order for the
education of children in unincorporated plan
tations; on order relating to uniformity of the
text books
A bill was reported relative to the expendi-
ture of the public money, which prevents
money being drawn from any appropriation
for other purposes than that for which such
appropriation was made. Tabled to be
printed.
The Senate non-concurred with the House
in its vote indefinitely postponing the bill to
set off Caleb Fuller's homestead from Wood
stock and annexing it to Paris. The bill was
then amended so as to have Fuller pay his
proportional part of the debt of tae town as it
existed January LIST of the present year. 1t
was then given passage.
The resolve appropriating 5000 for the In
dustrial School for Girls of Hallowell was dis
cussed by Messrs Dearborn, Flint, Harris,
Barrett, Halves, Patten, Ellis, Dingley and
Berry.
An amendment to reduce the amount to So
500 was defeated. Pending the adoption of an
amendment to fix the appropriation to 81, 900,
the matter was tabled and assigned for to-mor-
row.
A bill was presented in relation to the in
crease of damages for location of way, which
provides for the right to petition for damages
after appeal.
An order of inquiry was passed relative to
repeating chap. 157 of the laws of 1879 relating
to paupers, their settlement and support.
House.
A bill was presented to incorporate the Steam
Heating and Power Co. of Bangor. 1t incor-
porates Thomas N. Egery, Nathan C. Aver
Franklin G. Gilman Moses Giddings, George
Varney, NJ Gilbert Higgins, Eugene NJ. Her
sey, Chas. f. Woodland.
A resolve was presented instructing the
State Librarian to procure, SO far as practical
BILE, duplicate copies of all acts, resolves and
public laws of the state, and to cause one of
each to be kept in the library.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on or
der relating to abolishing Latin and Greek
from High Schools; also the same on order re-
lating to requiring students of Normal Schools
to pay tuition.
Ought not to pass was reported on bill Great
ing a lien on colts.
The bill to incorporate the Maine Mining
Exchange was reported to the next Legisla-
ture.
A bill was reported restoring the compensa-
ton and number of Judges of the S. j. Court
Printed.
resolve was reported, calling the attention
of our Senators and Representa- tives in Con-
gress to the unjust pilot laws in force in sew
eral' of the states, and requesting them to use
their best efforts to have a general pilot law
enacted that shall be just and equitable; also
to compel the builders of the suspension bridge
across East river, in the state of New York, to
place the roadway at such height as shall
not obstruct or impede the navigation of said
river. Under suspension of the rules the
resolve was read and passed to be engrossed
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
relating to the right of suffrage to women;
same report on petition for change in charter
of the Aroostook Steamboat Co.
Legislation inexpedient was reported on
order relating to school committees a nd super
visor of schools
A bill was reported authorizing the State
Treasurer to procure a loan of 1907 600 for pay
ment of state bonds becoming due August Is,
1880. Printed under rule.
A resolve was reported providing that at the
annual meeting in September in 1872 ma
jority of votes was given in favor of the amend
ment of the constitution proposed in the "reso-
buttons concerning an amendment to the con-
stitution of Maine," approved March 4, 1879,
and that said amendments were thereby adopt
ed and become a part of the constitution.
Printed.
A bill was reported restricting the course of
study at the State Agricultural College to
three years, the change to take place on or be-
fore Jan. l, 1881. Also arplopriating $4,000 for
dscharging the existing debt of the college.
Ordered printed.
Resolves appropriating $1,000 for Maine
General Hospital and $500 for Female Orphan
Asylum. and $500 for St. Elizabeth Orphan
Asylum of Portland were given passage.
The bill for the punishment of tramps pend
ing its passage to be engrossed was tabled.
Bill to incorporate the Dudley Brook Dam
Co., pending its final passase was tabled on
motion of Mr.. Strout of Portland.
The State Valuation Commission was direct
ed to report to the legislature what progress
they had made in their doings.
An order inquiry was adopted relating to
what amendments have been. made to chap.
1872, private laws of 1872 relating to the NUM-
cipal Court of Pennington.
The vote giving passage to bill incorporat-
ing the Gardiner Valley Copper Mining Co.
was reconsidered, and after brief discussion
by Young, Plaisted and Perry, the bill was in.
definitely postponed on motion of Young.
A motion to reconsider this vote was lost.
The bill to incorporate the Steam Heating
and Power Co. of Portland was taken from the
table and after being amended was passed to
be engrossed.
Resolve appropriating $4,000 for re-uui-
forming the volunteer militia, came down
from the Senate, and after the House concur
red in the Senate amendment fixing the
amount at $4,000, Perry of Camden moved
the indefinite postponement of the resolve.
With the existing liabilities of the state he
thought such an appropriation could not be
afforded.
Goulding OF West Waterville spoke in favor.
This appropriation will place the militia upon
a respectable and enduring basis. If the state
wants an organized body of men ready for any
it must not shrink from its DUTY.
The state has not fulfilled its obligations to our
soldiers, for in 1878 it promised that every five
years the militia should be uniformed. The
claims of our soldiers should not be ignored.
The House refused to indefinitely postpone
the resolve by 100 nays to II yeas, and then
passed it to be engrossed in concurrence.
The bill for the prevention of strikes on rail.
roads was given a passage.