Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-17

Tn motion OF Mi. OSE, Dill an ACT autioi :
izing George w. Berry to build wharf and
place q buoy in the waters of Owls Head Bay
in the city of Rocklnnd, was taken from the
table and passed to be enacted.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH of Saco, his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which bill an
set to set off part IF the town of Somervilie
and annex the same to the town of Washing
ton had a passage, was taken from the table
and tomorrow assigned for its further consd-
Grafton.
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
Read and assiqned-An act to authorize
the Treasurer of the State to issue registered
bonds: an act to incorporate the Bangor ana
Aroostook Railroad Company.
Bill an act to amend an act entitled an act
to regulate the river and interior fisheries,
was read three times rules being suspended
and passed to be engrossed
Bill an act to incorporate the Ship Pond
Steam Navigation Company passed to be en-
crossed by the House came from the Senate
amended The House adopted the amend
ments and the bill was then tabled on motion
of Mr.. NosE.
On motion of Mr.. THURLoUGH bill an act
relating to preservation of certain birds was
taken from the table the question being on
passing the same to be engrossed
Mr.. FARwELL moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill, and pending this motion
he same was tabled on motion of Mr.. Water
house and tomorrow assigned.
Resolve in favor of Sidney Cook was taken
from the table on motion of Mr.. MILDRAM
who moved its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. WnrrEHoUsE favored the motion and
Al. Al. l,1 l>~,, &1,r
Committee on Claims of which he is a mem
Der and after careful investigation they had
thrown the matter out. He hoped the mo-
ton would prevail.
The resolve indefinitely postponed.
Resolve providing commission to inquire
into the Jail system of this State was taken
from the table on motion of Mr.. BAKER the
question being on indefinitely postponing the
same.
Messrs. SPAULpING, BAKER and BARKER
spoke against the indefinite postponement OF
the matter and Mr.. SMITH of Parsontield and
MLDRAM in favor.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
withdrawn and the resolve passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. GREEN member from Wilton was ex-
cused from further attendance on this session
of the Legislature.
Resolve in favor of the Bath Military and
Naval Asylum was taken from the table and
the vote passing the same to be engrosscd was
rcconsidered.
Mr.. FARwEIL offered amendment providing
that before said money is drawn from the
Treasury the title to said institution shall be
perfect in the State to the satisfaction Of the
Governor and Council
The amendment was adopted and the re.
solve passed to be engrossed.
- l., ~ An ant a1.l al tr
an act to amend the act incorporating the
Knox & Lincoln Railroad Company.
Resolve in favor of the State College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was taken
from the table and Mr.. FARwELL offered to
amend as follows:
Provided that before either Of said sums
are paid out of the Treasury, there shall be
vested in the State perfect title to the premi
SEES heretofore conveyed to the town of Oronc
for the purpose of said college, the only con
dition in said conveyance, being that il
at any time the said land shall cease to be
used for the purpose of said college, then the
State shall pay to said town OF Orono the sun
of money heretofore expended by that town
in the purchase of said premises, viz. $ll,-
000
Mr.. MILLIKEN moved, and the House or
dered, that the yeas and nays be taken on the
main question.
Mr.. SMITH of Saco, favored the amend
ment.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. HUME moved to amend so as to make
the appropriation $50, 900 instead of $50 900.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs.
Barker, Baker, and Humphrey.
Messrs. Hume, Smith of Litchfeld, Cush-
ing and Mildram spoke against the passage of
the resolve.
Mr.. CUSHING moved, and the House order
ed the previous question.
Mr.. COUSINS spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr.. LEWIS of Liberty, advocated the cause
of the institution, but was in favor of the
amendment offered by Mr.. Hume.
The House ordered the main question to be
put, which was on giving the bill passage.
The amendment was rejected.
The yeas and nays being taken on the pass
age of the resolve, it was decided in the afRr-
native by GA yeas and so nays, as follows;
YEAs-Messrs. Allan, Alexander Ames, Baker
ton, Boothby Bracket, Drawn, Burgess Chase OF
VIM, Clark of Readfeld Conforth, Cousins, Crock
EFT, Darling, bennett, Douglass, Farwell, Folsom
Foss, Foster Of Argyle, Gannett, GRAHAM, Green
Hamilton, Harding, Hathorn, Halves, Kinks, Hot
brook Humphrey, Hussey, Irish, Keegan, kimball
Lane Leighton, Means, Mills, Mouton, Newcomb
Pike Powers, Reed, Smith of Hodgdon, Smith OF
Saco, Stickney, Sturgis, Thompson, Thurlough, To-
hey, Twtchell, vose, Warren, WATSON, Waterhouse
Weston, Wentworth, White, Wilson Of Bradford,
Young.-64
NAYs-Messrs Adams of Mayield, Bearce of Tur.
ner, Bird Blake, Bonney, Boyd, Bradford, Cham
berlan Chase of Woodstock, Cole, Cox, Gushing,
Daggett, Dearborn, Duncan, Colt, Grcenlief Cup
till, Hammond of Paris, Hume, Jones, Jordan OF
Minot Jordan of Brunswick, Lewis of Liberty,
Libby, Lord, Main, Martin, Mason, May, McDomgal
McGilyery, Mekown, Mears, Mildram, Milliken,
Patten, Phillips, Pierce, Purinton, sherman of Cam
den, sherman of Islesboro, Skinner, Smith OF Itch.
field, Smith of Warren, Smith of Parsonstcld
spaulding, Slower, Wheeler, Whtehouse, Wilder,
Wilson Of Thomaston.-J2.
AHsENT-Messrs. Adams of Biddeford, Bean,
Berry of Damariscotta, Bliss, Brown, Burnham
Campbell, Clark of Holden, Dunning, Gates, Gould
Ham, Hammond of WesibrOok, Hartman, Holman
Lamson, Lewis of Pittston, Mayo, Nolan, Nicker
son, Palmer, Peavey, Plummer, Riggs, Stone, Whit
ney.-26.
SO the resolve had passage.
On motion of Mr.. BoorHBY, Adjourned.