The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-15
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH Is.
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
BILL FOR THE PROMOTION
OF MEDICAL SCIENCE.
Debate on the State of the Com
monwealth.
TIE LEGISLATURE TO ADJOURN FRI
DAY.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l

Especial Despatch to the Press
AUGUSTA, March IA.
A charter is asked for the Rockland Granite
Bank with a capital of 100000. The corpor-
ators named are Francis Cobb, j. R. Bodwell,
John S. Case, Moses Webster, E. n. Lawry,
n. w. Wight, Geo. N. Brainard and E. P.
Webster.
A charter is also asked for the American
Bank, Hallowell, with capital of 100000.
The corporators named are p f. Sanborn, VIM
Wilson, S. r. Bodwell, John Graves, Samuel
Currier, B. f. Warner and A. d. Knight.
The bill relating to Congressional vacancies
was amended so as to provide that the Cover
nor and Council shall receive certified copies
of the records of any town in case the return
from such town is lost or is not received by the
Secretary of State Also, by striking out the
last clause, which provides that the act shall
not take effect upon the approval by the Gov
ernor.
The following is the bill for the promotion of
medical science
SECT. 1-Whoever wilfully and knowingly
shall have in his possession. for anatomical
purposes the body, or any part thereof, of any
person dying within this State, unless the
same shall be obtained in the manner provided
ny SoCtiOu Two u CudpI6r lulFIctu Vi tu0 I've
yised Statutes or in the manner provided by
this act, shall be punished by imprisonment of
not more than five years, or by fine not ex-
ceeding $1,000.
SECT provides that when a resident of this
State requests that his body be delivered to a
physician or surgeon it may be done if no rela-
tive objects
SECT. 8 provides that unclaimed bodies may
be delivered to the Maine Medical School, and
if it receives more than is needed it may de-
he, IN lar a1,uc
SECT. 4 provides for the notification and de-
-l;..a~., of hn.s;.s inf-- ae-;ira si-e rfouf-
cal school or regular physician or surgeon, and
orders the school or surgeon to give bond.
Violations of this section ars to be punished
by fine of $50.
SECT. repeats all inconsistent acts.
An order passed both branches providing
that as a basis for the apportionment of Sena-
tors and Representatives for the next decade
the number of the inhabitants of the State of
Maine be fixed at 64S,945, divided among the
several counties, cities, towns, plantations and
townships. This is the United States census
of 1880.
The minority report from the Committee on
the State of the Commonwealth was debated
at length in the House, Mr.. Strout leading off
and making an excellent speech, OCCUPYING one
hour and half. The report is nothing more
nor less than the inaugural message of Gov.
Plaisted, whose Misrepresentation on the sub
ject of taxation, Government bonds, imprison-
ment for debt, business depression, etc., were
ably answered and fully discussed by Mr..
Strout, who conclusively showed that Maine
was not suffering under unequal burdens but
was enjoying an era of substantial prosperity.
Mr.. Keegan, the Fusion member from Van
Buren,, replied to Mr.. Strout and defended and
upheld Gov. Plaisted's views.
Mr.. Bradstreet, of Bridgton, followed and
criticised the statements of the minority report.
He thought the statements made by Mr.. Kee-
gan tended to create class bitterness and social
discord. The law, he believed, did not Cypress
the poor man in Maine but protected him.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Eaton,
Staples of Parsonsield, and others.
The Governor has vetoed the act relating to
the Municipal Court of Brunswick and sent it
back to the House this afternoon with his OBJ
jections. The House will undoubtedly sustain
the objections and the act will be SO amended
as to meet executive approval.
1t is thought that the Governor will veto
the act for the increase of the salary of the
deputy clerk of Cumberland county, which
has been in his possession several days.
The Legislature will undoubtedly adjourn
finally on Friday.