The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Termination of ihe Veterans Encamp
ment.


Termination of ihe Veterans Encamp-
ment.
WEIRs. Sept. 14.-The encampment of the
New Hampshire Veterans Association closed
today after successful duration of four days.
There we're no formal exercises save the gem
eral ones of breaking camp. Tents were pulled
down, flags lowered and barracks closed. The
veterans marched for the trains headed by a
drum corps. Gen. j. N. Patterson, who had
charge of the encampment, deserves great cred
it for its success. More people have been in at
tendance than ever before, cars from all over
the State and Vermont being called into use
for the accommodation of passengers Itwas
estimated that the Boston, Concord and Man.
chester carried about $4,000 people during the
encampment.
A Substitute for the Vetoed Railroad
Bill Passed by the House.
CONCORD, Sept. 14.-In the House this
forenoon the committee on retrenchment and
reform reported a bill providing that hereafter
the compensation of members be $3.50 for the
session and they shall have free railroad trans
portatioD. Ordered to a second reading. A
joint resolution extending the forestry COM
mission was passed. The judiciary committee
reported inexpedient to press the passage of
the railroad commission bill over the
Governors veto and submitted bill free
from the objections to the original measure
designated. in the message. The veto was sus-
tanned on roll call, 252 TO 16. Messrs. Mars
ton, Stevens, Quint, Briggs, Sanborn and
Kent advocated the passage of the new COM
mission bill and it was passed under a suspen-
sion OF the rules. The bill provides for the ap
pointment of the commissioners by the Gov
ernor and Council. A bill relating to the
service of legal processes was Lassed.
The railroad commission bill is the same as
vetoed by the Governor with exception of two
clauses. one requirsng professional knowledge
of certain branches and the other giving the
legislature power to elect commission. The
former was eliminated and the latter amended
SO as to give the Governor and Council the ap-
pointing power. The Colby bill permits exis-
ting railroads in the State to consolidate pro-
viding their aggregate capital does not exceed
the amount of combined capital; they NAV
lease or be leased; may build extensions or
branches, and construct new roads under GER
tain restrictions as to expediency.
In the Senate, the bill incorporating the
Southerne Pacific Company was passed under
suspension OF the rules. A bill relating to saw
ings bank was indefinitely postponed An act
relating to the duties of town officers was
passed.
In the House this afternoon concurrent
resolution providing for final adjournment of
the legislature at o'clock tomorrow morning
was adopted. The president of the Senate,
speaker of the Aouse and all the officers were
presented with elegant gifts in behalf of mem
bers. The recipients responded in brief ad-
dresses Adjourned to meet at O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
Governor Hale tonight signed the Colby and
Railroad Commission bills.
The Governor and Council tonight re-
appointed Irving A. Watson of Concord, and
Carl Horsch of Dover, members of the State
Board of Health. B. G. Carter of Dover, and
George e. Gage of Nashua were elected bank
commissioners. The session of the Legislature
which closes tomorrow morning is the longest
ever held in this State. Members will each
receive 102 days pay, and it will require up
wards OF 100000 to settle their per diem.
Nearly 375 bills and joint resolutions were
Dassed