The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l
Senate.

AUGUSTA, March II.
The Senate adhered to its former vote di-
viding the city of Rockland.
House amendments to resolve providing for
the erection of an additional building to the
Insane Hospital was adopted and the resolve
passed.
Resolve appropriating $3.50 for the support
of the Bangor Childrens Home was discussed
by Patten Ellis, Strickland, Dingley, Cornish
and Thompson, and then passed.
Resolve appropriating $51 900 for the State
Prison was debated by Dingley, Thompson,
Patten, Ellis and Strickland, and on motion of
the former was amended so as to appropriate
$25, 900 instead of $51 900, and instructng the
prison inspectors to cause all accounts aud in
debtedness due the prison to be collected, and
extra stock and material to be disposed of and
the proceeds applied towards the Indebtedness
of the prison. The resolve was then given
passage.
House amendment to the bill consolidating
the Acton mining companies was adopted, and
then passed in concurrence.
Bill restoring the salary and number of
judges of the Supreme Court was assigned for
tomorrow.
Bill for the assessment of state tax for the
present year took its several readings, under
suspension of the rules, and was passed to be
engrossed in concurrence.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bill relating to the taxation of toll bridges
was read andaasslgned.
The Arrowsic bridge bill was assigned for
next Tuesday.
The Senate accepted the proposition of the
House for committee of conference on the
Commercial Club bill.
Bill to amend the charter of the city of Cal
ais was referred to the next legislature.
House.
In the absence of the Speaker Mr.. Hatch of
Bangor was elected Speaker pro tenn.
Senate amendment to the resolve in favor of
the Military Asylum at Bath, making sthe APP
preparation 81 900 instead of 81 800, was adopt
ed and the resolve passed.
Bill to incorporate the Commercial Club of
Portland came down from the Senate indefin-
itely postponed. Mr.. Strout of Portland ex-
planned, and the House insisted on passing
the bill to be engrossed, and asked for a com
mittee circumference.
Resolve providing for payment of $500 to
Arad Thompson for adjustment of land pur-
chased, came from the Senate indefinitely
postponed. The House insisted on its former
vote giving the resolve passage, and proposed
a committee of conference.
The clerk of the House made statement in
which he asked for instructions in regard to
making up the payroll of members who have
absented themselves. These were Whitman
of Harrison, Knight of Naples Robinson of
Thomaston. and Talbot of East Machias, who
had taken no part in the proceedings during
the session. Some members Also had been
here only few times during the session. The
committee on absence were directed to report
what legislation is necessary in relation to the
matter.
The bill to facilitate the consolidation of
several Acton mining companies was amended
on motion of Mr.. Verrill of Portland and given
passage.
A bill was presented to amend the act incor
porating the Ocean Street Railroad Company.
Referred.
A bill was reported to amend chap. 36. pub-
lie laws of 1872 Referred
bill was presented to repeal the act ap-
proved March 9, 1880, and to restore chap. 25,
laws of 1878, entitled an act to encourage the
development of the mining interests of the
State. Referred.
An order to make up the pay and mileage of
Alfred Cushman of Sherman, one of the
counted-in members, was indefinitely post
poned.
The following resolve, offered by Mr.. Brad.
street of Bird gton, was adopted:
ReSolUed, That Prince A. SAWYER HAVING an
peared and testified before the committee on
loss of State seal and other public documents
and answered all questions put to him by said
committee, be and is hereby discharged from
the custody of this House.
Mr. Young of the Finance Committee re-
ported bill an act for the assessment of State
tax for the present year of 81 ,12 ,261 81 which
is five mills on the dollar of the present valua-
ton. The tax of some of the cities is as fol-
lows: Lewiston, $44 ,09O.72; Auburn, $14, 6O6.-
AZ; Portland, $147 ,274.43; Augusta 1874, 422. 70;
Gardiner, $10,905.92; Rockland, $17,1l6.67:
Bangor, $5O, 215.32; Belfast, $13,31s O3; Calais
$762S.25; Biddeford, $2s,434.O6; Saco, SIS,
1886; Bath, $S2 O3271. The tax by counties
is as follows: Androscoggin, $SS,O41.72; Aroos-
took, 1924, 1922; Cumberland, S244, 500. IS;
Franklin, $29,O03.5O; Hancock, S37 ,S544 AZ;
Kennebec, $104, 913. A. knox, $50 ,613SO; Lin
coin, 1874 ,34S.O7; Oxford, $40 453.77; Penobscot.
$113,649.69 Piscataquis, $24,252.54; Sagada-
hoe, $50, 253.39; Somerset, $55, OO5A; Waldo,
$5o,625.5O; Washington, s47S5127; York,
$112,3 52.72. The bill took it's several readings.
under suspension of the rules and passed to be
engrossed.
Parker of Lewiston offered the followingl
Ordered, the Senate concurring, that Thurs
day. March IS, 1880, at II o'clock, noon, be
the time fixed when this, the 59th Legislature
of Maine, shall finally adjourn.
On motion of Mr. Hale of Ellsworth the Or
der was tabled.