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of the Insane Hospital committee were pre-
sented and ordered printed

sented and ordered printed
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bill was reported to incorporate the Orono
| bank of Orono and passed.
The conference committee on the Harpswell
| bridge bill reported inability to agree and the
Senate adhered to its original action.
! Resolve to abate the tax of the ST. Croix &
| Penobscot railroad for 1880 was passed in con-
currence.
Bill relating to proceedings and appeals in
| the Probate court was amended by striking
out the enacting clause and inserting the
| following ANY person claiming under an
heir t-law shall have the same rights in all
| proceedings in probate courts, including rights
of appeal, that the heir may have.'' AS
amended the bill passed.
Bill additional to an act to promote medical
science was passed. 1t provides that all bodies
that come into the possession of the Medical
School shall be embalmed aud kept 80 DAYS
before dissection and if claimed by kindred
delivered to them.
Bill to incorporate the Brunswick bank
passed.
Senator Hill from the Penobscot county de-
legation to which was referred the petition Of
the clerk of courts of Penobscot county for an
increase of salary reported the petitioner have
leave to withdraw.
Resolve in favor of the committee on the In
sane Hospital for 1891 was presented and pas
sed to be engrossed under suspension of the
rules :
HOUSE.
Mr.. Thompson presented bill to incorporate
the Brunswick bank.
Mr.. StrOut presented bill to change the
name of the Ship Builders and Ship Masters
Association to Ship Owners and Ship Masters
Association, which took Its several readings
and passed to be engrossed.
Mr. Hatch of Bangor presented petition
asking for an act of incorporation for the Ban
gor Manufacturing Co.
Resolve in favor of the town of Stockton
was taken up and pending its second reading
was amended on motion of Mr.. Nichols of
SearSport
Mr. Brigham moved to amend by providing
that the sum of $7S5 be abated from the State
tax assessed on the town of Buckfeld in the
county of Oxford for the year 1880.
The Speaker ruled the amendment out as
not being germaine.
Mr.. Snow of opposed the resolve and Mr.
Nichols favored.
Remarks were made by Messrs. Brigham of
Buckfeld, Strout of Portland, Goss of Bath,
Richie of Winterport, Hall of Rockland,
Hutchinson of Houlton, Hatch of Bangor and
Waters of Patten.
The resolve was indefinitely postponed by
vote of 70 to 80.
Majority report of the Committee on appor-
tionment of Senators and Representatives
came from the Senate, and Mr.. Freeman of
Lincolnvilie moved to amend by substituting
for the resolve reported resolve authorizing
the appointment by the Governor and Council
OF sixteen commissioners to enumerate the in
habitants of the State and return lists of such
enumeration to the Secretary of State on or
before Aug. Is, 1881.
The Speaker ruled the amendment out of
order as the basis had already been fixed by
passage OF an order which fixed the enumera-
ton.
Mr.. Sturdivant of Cumberland moved to
amend by having the classification of Cumber-
land county remain as it is. Lost-68 to 40.
Mr.. Folsom of Oldtown wanted to amend the
classification of Penobseot county by making a
different apportionment.
The majority report was advocated by Messrs
Shaw of Lisbon, Goss of Bath, Thatcher and
Lord of Bangor, and Morrill, of Augusta; and
opposed by Messrs. Reagan of Van Buren,,
Freeman of Lincolnville, Hutchinson of Houl-
ton, Livermore of Bradley, and White of Lee
want
The yeas and nays were called on the adop-
ton of Mr.. Folsom's amendment, which was
rejected by Is to 81.
Messrs. Staples of Parsonsfeld and Goodwin
OF Shapleigh, objected to the classification of
York county.
Mr.. Foss Of Danforth, moved an amendment
to change the classification of certain towns in
Washington county.
+ Mr.. McKusick Of Calais opposed.
The amendment was lost
Mr.. Noyes of Jefferson moved to amend so
as to retain the old classification in Lincoln
county. Amendment lost, "a to "a.
The resolve took its several readings, and the
yeas and nays having been ordered, it was
given passage by yeas Is, nays SO.
Resolve to apportion the State for Senators
was read once, and assigned for this afternoon
at o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bill relating to notice upon petitions to the
Legislature came from the Senate indefinitely
postponed.
The House adered to its former vote giving
the bill a passage.
The House adhered to its vote indefinitely
postponing bill increasing the salary of the
County Attorney of Piscataquis.
Resolve proposing a constitutional amend
ment relating to the sale and manufacture of
intoxicating liquors was read twice and assign
ed for further consideration at o'clock p. M
Bills to incorporate the Carrabassett Bank
and Brunswick Bank was read three times and
each time tabled ON motion of Keegan.
Bill setting off part of the town of Caribou
and annezing it to Conner plantation, came
down from the Senate.
The House receeded and adopted the Senate
amendment and passed the bill in concurrence.
Resolve in favor of the State College of Ag-
riculture came from the Senate that branch
insisting on its vote giving the resolve pas
sage and proposing committee of conference.
The House insisted on its vote indefinitely
postponing the resolve. and joined as the com
mittee on its part Brigham, Perry and Tru-
FAINT.
The number of copies of the report of the
Railroad Commissioners to be printed was fix
ed at 1000.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Industrial
School was referred to the next Legislature.
Resolve making appropriations for the Passa-
maquoddy Indians was passed.
The railroad tax bill was passed, an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Strout that the bill may
not apply to to any corporation or lessee which
is now by law exempt from taxation being re-
jected.
Bill relating to compensation of clerks in the
office of the Secretary of State was passed to
be engrossed.
Bill additional to the anatomical bill was en-
crossed.
Bill relating to proceedings and appeals in
Probate Courts was passed as amended by the
Senate.
Bill to incorporate the Orono bank was
tabled pending its passage.
The apportionment bill was passed.
EVENING SESSION.
The bill relating to the election of county
commissioners was referred to the next Legis-
lature
Bill to provide for securing better qualified
teachers for common schools was indefi-
nitely postponed The same action was had on
bill to amend chap. 10, sect. 3, of the Revised
Statutes relating to practice of medicine.
Resolve authoring the Governor and Council
to adjust all unsettled accounts between the
State and Alonzo Garcelon was passed.
The divorce bill was indefinitely postponed
The resolve proposing an amendment of the
Constitution of the State of Maine relating to
the manufacture and sale of intoxicating Ii
quors was discussed at length. The House re-
fused to refer to the next session of the Legis-
lature. The resolve was then indefinitely post
poned by vote of CT to 3d.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Both branches assembled in joint conven-
ton at II O'Clock, when the journals of each
were read relating to the vote for Senator in
Congress to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of James G. Blaine.
Hon. VIM P. Frye was declared duly elect
ed and the convention ordered the Governor
to be informed of the fact.