The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-19
SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
AUGUSTA, March IS.

AUGUSTA. Marcn 10.
Bill providing for the punishment of con-
victs under sentence of imprisonment for life,
who shall kill any person within this State,
was taken from the table and passed to be en-
crossed.
The payroll OF the House amounted to $685.
5000, and the payroll of the Senate amount
ed to ~ 60, were passed to be eDgrossed un-
der suspension of the rules.
Resolve in favor of the Secretary of the Sem
ate for advertising and newspapers furnished
the Legislature was engrossed
The Judiciary committee reported that they
had made contract with VIM. M. Marks of
Portland, for printing the new revision of the
statutes. The contract was submitted and ac-
copied
Bill to extend the charter of the Northern
Aroostook railroad was taken up and discussed
by Senators Hill and Jennings, who favored,
and Dudley and Beatty, who opposed it. The
bill was referred to the next Legislature in
concurrence.
Bill providing for the punishment of con-
victs under sentence OF Imprisonment for life
came back from the House, and refused pas
sage. The Senate receded and concurred.
On motion of Senator Berry of Kennebec,
the resolve in favor of the apportionment COM
mittee, appropriating $75 for clerk hire, was
recalled from the Governor and amended by
making the sum $50, and again passed..
Bill repeating sec. 80 and "a, chap. 38 r. S.,
which was given a passage in the House and
indefinitely postponed in the Senate, came
back, that branch insisting and proposing
conference committee. The Senate receded
and joined on its part Senators Mortand, Hill
of Penobscot, and Berry. Subsequently the
committee reported that the Senate concur in
giving the bill passage. Report accepted.
At the evening session the veto message was
committee to which it was referred Senate
adjourned sine die.
HOUSE.
Tl,oh o1o+,, A. II q
cry came down from the Senate indefinitely
postponed. The House adhered to its former
vote.
The House concurred with the Senate in in
definitely postponing the bill relating to the in
spection and sale of agricultural productions
which repealed the law relating to pressed hay.
Ought not to pass was reported on bill to re-
yive the charter of the Piscataquis Central
Railroad Company.
Ought not to pass was reported on bill relat-
ing to the Dexter, Katahdin & Houton Rail-
way. On motion of Mr.. Keegan, of Van Blu
rem, the matter was amended and referred to
the next Legislature.
The House receded and concurred with the
Senate in giving passage to be engrossed the
bill relating to the salary of the Judge and
Register of Probate for York county.
Mr.. Hatch, of Bangor, presented bill provid-
ing in part for the expenditures of Govern
ment.
The bill relating to a restoration of the death
penalty came down from the Senate amended.
On motion of Mr. Morrill,, of Augusta, the
House adhered to its former vote, referring the
matter to the next Legislature.
Mr.. Pitcher. of Belfast, moved to reconsider
the bill relating to the branding of hay, On
motion of the same gentleman a committee of
conference was appointed.
The Judiciary Committee reported that a
contract had been made for the printing of 800
copies of the new revised edition of the public
laws with Mr.. Marks, of Portland.
On motion of Mr.. Hutchinson, of Houlton
the House sent to the Senate for the bill relat-
ing to the Cumberland and Oxford canal.
ATTENTION SESSION.
The House reconsidered its vote sending to
the Senate for bill relating to the Oxford &
Cumberland canal
Pay roll of the House and pay roll of the
Senate received final passage.
1t was ordered that the message of the Gov
ernor vetoing the Casco Bank bill be printed
in the next issue of the State paper containing
the records of the House proceedings.
The following gentlemen were Joined by the
Speaker to the committee on the part of the
Senate to wait ON the Governor and inform
him that both branches of the legislature
having acted on all matters before them, were
ready to receive any communication he mgkt
be pleased to make: Messrs. Staples of Par
sonsfeld, Strout of Portland, Hatch of Ban
gor Richie of Winterport, Rowell of Halo
well, Partridge of Bristol and Smith of Mt.
Vernon.
After Mr.. Strout had stated that veto
messaSe had been received in the Senate the
House took recess to II o'clock.
At evening session the customary speeches
were made and House adjourned sine die.