Mr. LOCKE of Portland, asked a suspension of the rules to enable him to introduce a resolve to authorize the Governor and Council to appoint a commission to make a state valuation, but the House refused.

Mr. FOX of Portland, presented a resolve on the pay roll of the House in which the mileage is made up at $2.00 for every ten miles of travel from the place of abode.

Mr. SPAULDING of Richmond, moved to amend so as to double the number of miles set against each member's name.

Mr. WALLACE of Belfast, moved the yeas and nays, which was lost.

Mr. SPAULDING withdrew his amendment, and moved that the Clerk make up the pay 10ll in accordance with the expressed wish of the House.

Mr. FOX of Portland, moved to amend the amendment by striking out "in accordance with the expressed wish of the House," and inserting "according to law."

Mr. DICKEY of Fort Kent, moved to amend by adding "as the House interprets the law."

The several amendments were adopted, and the bill passed to be engrossed.

Mr. FOX of Portland presented the following order, which received a passage.

WHEREAS, There is a difference of opinion as to the amount each member of the Senate and House of Representatives should receive for mileage, therefore

Ordered, The Senate concurring, that the Governor be requested to obtain the opinion of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court upon the question of mileage due to each member and officer of the present Legislature, and that when said opinion is so received by him the Treasurer of State be directed to make up the mileage in accordance with said opinion; and that the: Governor be authorized to draw his warrant therefor, and said amount shall be forwarded by the treasurer to each member and officer of the present Legislature, and that said justices be further requested to answer the following inquiry: What travel are the:

members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the 58th legislature entitled to receive under the Constitution and Laws of this State? Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the State treasurer from paying, and he is hereby authorized to pay the members and officers of the present legislature mileage at the rate of $2 for every ten miles actual travel by said members and officers one way from their place of abode to Augusta.

Bill "an act to amend chapter 10 of the public laws of 1878,' and

Resolve on the pay roll of the Senate were passed to be engrossed under suspension of the rules.

Bill "an act to amend chapter 10 of the public laws of 1878." The bill having had three several readings, and passed to be engrossed, was reported from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, as truly and strictly angrossed, signed by the Speaker, and sent to the Senate.

Adjourned.

B. L. STAPLES, Clerk.

EVENING SESSION.

Met according to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. HUTCHINSON of Lewiston,

Ordered, The Senate concurring, that the Clerk of the House of Representatives be and is hereby directed to make up an attested copy of the order and pay rolls of the House and Senate passed by the House the present session in which the House fixed the amount of mileage to which the members of the 58th Legislature are entitled; also an abstract of the several votes of the House upon the question of mileage which have been passed by this House during the session of the Legislature; and that said copies and abstracts be forwarded by the Clerk with the resolve submitting the question of mileage to the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court.

Resolve relating to the mileage of members came from the Senate and was passed to be engrossed under suspension of the rules.

Resolve on the pay roll of the Senate.

Resolve relating to the mileage of members of the Legislature. Resolve relating to investigating the charges against Sprague, Owen & Nash, state printers.

These resolves having had two readings and passed to be engrossed, were reported from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, as truly and strictly engrossed, finally passed, signed by the Speaker and sent to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. DICKEY of Fort Kent, adjourned to 9 A. M., to-morrow.

Adjourned.

B. L. STAPLES, Clerk.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1879.

Met according to adjournment.

No Chaplain present.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

The resolve on the pay roll was finally passed.

Mr. SPAULDING of Richmond, presented the following: Ordered, The Senate concurring, that the Treasurer of State be authorized and directed to pay to each member and officer of this Legislature whose names appear in the accompanying rolls the sum due each as salary and travel under the laws of the State. Read and passed.

On motion of Mr. DANA of Portland,

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate informing that branch that the House having disposed of all business before it, is ready to adjourn at 12 o'clock noon.

The order was passed and the message sent to the Senate.

Mr. DANA of Portland, presented the following:

Resolved, That the thanks of the members of this House are hereby tendered to B. L. Staples, Clerk, and W. E. Gibbs, As sistant Clerk, for the courteous and able manner in which they have discharged the arduous and responsible duties of their respective stations.

The resolution received a unanimous passage.

Mr. TRUEWORTHY of Orono, presented the following: Resolved, That the thanks of the members of this House are due and are hereby tendered to Asa Atwood, Messenger; Jesse H. Cook, Assistant Messenger; W. H. Smith, Folder; and E. E. Sullivan and Burt Andrews, Pages; for the faithful and impartial performance of their duties during the present session. The resolution was unanimously adopted.

Mr. LOCKE of Portland said:

Mr. Clerk and Gentlemen of the House: For the last few days we have been looking forward to the time when we could complete our legislative duties, and go to our several homes. It has come and while we look forward to the pleasure of meeting those at home, we still linger here, loth to part with our friends and acquaintances, and those whom we have learned to respect in this Hall. Times of parting like this are not pleasant; as we take each other by the hand and say "Good bye," we are told thereby that many of us will probably never meet again, that the brief acquaintances and friendships here formed must here end, except as they live in memory.

We came here strangers, with antagonistic views, backed by party prejudice. We part friends-having, I trust, an honest respect for each others' opinions. We have differed on many questions, but that was to be expected.

As Representatives, we have endeavored to discharge our duties and labors honestly and faithfully, and though party strife and personal feeling may at times, in the heat of debate have caused some sharp repartee, no ill feeling has thereby been engendered, and we part friends.

May the memories which are pleasant endure, and all others fade away and vanish as the dew before the morning sun.