Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-01-15
On motion of Mr.. MILLS.

ANy is required ~ HuDisH staSNthSh Va WYNN"
and assessors of plantations for malfeasance
in Office.
On motion of Mr.. COUSINS,
Ordered, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be Instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency of so amending chap. ls OF the re-
vised statutes that when town by two
thirds vote refuse to accept town-way iaiu
out by the selcctmcn there shall be no appeal
to the county commissioners.
On motion of Mr.. WAsseN.
Ordsred. That the same Committee be di-
rccted to inquire what legislation if any is re-
ouired to make the provisions of chap. Of
the public laws of 1869 more eIectual.
On motion OF Mr.. TopEY,
O,de,-ed, That the Committee on Legal
Reform be and are hereby instructed to in
quire into the cApedency of reducing the tax
upon polls. -.... s...s.... -.
On motion of Mr.. WENTWORTH,
Ordered, That in calling the yeas and nays
the names of absent members be entered on
the Journal of the House. and the Reporter
be requested to furnise list of the same for
publication in the Daily Kennebec Journal to
be printed with the Yeas and Nays.
On motion of Mr.. BRAcKErT of Cumber-
land
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed to inquire into the expcdi-
eney of amending sec. "a of chap. 8 of the Re-
sised statutes relating to fences on the line OF
railroads.
On motion of Mr.. DAGGErr,
Ordered, That the Committee on Educa-
cation inquire into the expcdiency of pro-
viding by legislation that the superin-
tending school committees of the several cit
les, towns and plantations of the State shall
have power or be authorized to employ school
nd baxya tba civ
of schools.
Mr.. COUSINS called up the order introduced
by Mr.. VosE, and requested that gentleman
to withdraw it as he (Mr. CoUsINs) would be
unavoidably absent until next week and he
wished to be present when it came before the
House.
The order was withdrawn.
On motion of Mr.. KINKS the order fixing
the time when petitions of public nature
shall be received was taken from the table.
Same gentleman moved to amend by strik-
ing out FIRST and inserting tenth.
Mr. DrcKEY moved to ame1d the amend
ment offered by Mr. Kinks by inserting tren-
tiefh instead of tenth. Adopted.
Mr.. FARwELL moved to amend SO as to
have the order printed in the Portland Adver-
tiser, Bangor Wing, Oxford Democrat and
Loyal Sunrise.
Mr.. BAKER moved to amend by adding the
Eastern Argus, as it had become the State
paper.
Mr.. BRADroRD moved to add all the pa
pers in Washington county. Ruled not in
order.
Mr.. TwITcHELL moved to add all the pa
pers in the State.
Pending the adoption of the amendments Of
fered the order was tabled on motion of Mr..
TwIToHELL.
Mr.. BARTON presented the following re-
solve, and asked that the rules might be sus-
pended and have its several readings at the
present time.
Resolved, That the duties of the Commits
sioners on the State Valuation, and the time
of making their report are hereby extended
to the first day of March next.
Mr.. TwrTCHELL inquired the necessity OF
this.
Mr.. BARTON explained that the Commits
sioners desired an extension of time.
Mr.. DrcKEY understood this commission to
be appointed by law and that by the require
ments of said law they were to report by the
first day of the session of this Legislature.
What time they have been sitting since the
first day of this session they have no authori-
ty for. His impression was that they would
not be able to report before the middle o.
March. Members of the Commission ha6
told him that they wished to act under the au.
thority of law or be discharged. He thought
it necessary that this resolve should have 9
passage so that they may still continue to be
n lawful commission. But if the Legislature
thinks the Legislative Committee can do the
work better, those to whom it is now assigned
should be discharged.
Mr.. FARwELL hoped the resolution would
not pass without more consideration. He
Inpltad hatb tla tr
extend the duties of this commission until the
first day of March. From conversation he
had had with enc of the members of that COM
mission he supposed that three or four weeks
at the farthest would be all the time that they
would ask to make their report and he hoped
that the resolution would he tabled until def
mite information authorizing the extension o
time could be obtained.
Mr.. BAKER remarked that because we pass
a resolve extending their time it does not fol.
low that they are to take all of it, We sim.
ply authorize them to take as much time as is
necessary to accomplish their work; and the
object in putting the extension to the first OF
March was, he supposed, that they might have
time enough, with due diligence, to finish the
work before them. He thought it only fair
and just to them that they should not be
working on day after day without any author
hy NidtNfSi, VI uit dseuIuuIc
they will ever have their pay except at the
mercy of the Legislature. Still if it was not
sufficiently clear to all he would not object to
the resolve going on to the table.
Mr.. TwTCHELL supposed that the Commits
sion having been at work for the last ten days
without authority might continue so day or
two longer, that is, they might as well ''die
for an old sheep as for lamb" He had nc
doubt that the resolve was proper, but it had
come before the House so recently that he
hoped it would be laid on the table in order tc
have time to look into it.
Mr.. FARwELL withdrew his motion to table
in order to allow Mr.. DrcKY to offer the fol-
lowing amendment:
Strike out the words first day of March ant
insert the the words fifteenth day Of February
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. HARTMAN of Belfast the
resolve was tabled.
Mr.. BARKER from the Committee on the
Judiciary on bill an act to amend chap. 81, OF
the laws of 1862, relating to appeals from de-
cision of County Commissioners reported the
same in new draft, and that it ought to pass
Printed under Joint Rules.
Passed to be eaacted-Bill an act to amend