Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-24


ject was read on its passage to be engrossed.
Tabled.
The previous order was taken up, and Mr..
SPAULDING, offered the following preamble as
amendment Whereas it appears from the
newspaper reports Of the doings of the House
of Representatives that that Branch on the
10Th of February spread upon their records
certain resolutions relating to the action of
the Senate in ordering the printing Of the re-
port of the Commission on Paper Credits, and
Whereas, that action was taken by the House
without any notice to the Senate OF the cause
of their grievance or without complying with
the parliamentary rules which should govern
either branch when aggrieved at the action OF
the other, to wit by asking committee OF
conference, and, Whereas: 1t now appears by
an orderthis day received from the House tina,
that branch desires that all of the documents
accompanying said report be printed,
Therefore be it, &c.
Mr.. FOSTER moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting to propose Committee OF
Conference. Amendment accepted.
Mr.. MORRIS prefers to act upon the simple
order.
Mr.. vosE would vote for the order, but not
the amendment.
The amendment presented by Mr.. Spauld-
ing was adopted.
Mr.. KINKS moved to amend by striking
out the words "being the documents desig-
mated in the report of the special committee
as per tables c, ID, B."
Mr.. Kinks raised point of order, that the
Governor and Council could not be instructed
to perform an act by an order, but that such
instruction should be by resolve having the
force of law.
The point of order vas sustained.
Amendment adopted
On motion of Mr.. VosE, the question was
taken by yeas and nays, resulting as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Bartlett, Carvill, Cleaves,
Dudley Foster, French of Franklin, French
of Somerset, Fuller, Gray, Hayford, Hobson,
Holland, Lane, Mayo, Morris, Perley, Rolfe,
Sawyer, Smart, Smith of Knox, Smith Of
Lincoln, Spaulding, Torrey, Wesber-24.
NAYs-Messrs. Kinks, Vose-2.
So the resolve and order was adopted.
Order from the House relating to Paper
Credits was taken up, and Mr.. LANE offered
amendment IA" P,n1ing action upon it,
Mr.. PERLEv moved to table the matter.
Carried.
Bill an act relating to the employment Of
teachers, came back from the House on its
passage to be engrossed. The question was
upon receding and concurrine with the
House.
The matter was discussed briefly by Messrs.
Smith of Lincoln, Holland, French of Frank
lin, and Cleaves.
On motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs, the question
was taken by yeas and nays as follows:
YEAs-Cleaves, Dudley, Fuller, Hayford,
Hobson, Nickles, Roberts, Smart, Smith Of
Lincoln, Smith of Knox, Torrey-l1.
NAYs-Messrs.-Carv Foster French of
Franklin, French of Somerset, Gray, Kinks,
Holland, Lane, Mayo, Minot, Perley, Rolfe,
Sawyer, Spaulding, Vose, Webber-l6.
So the Senate refused to concur.
Mr.. SPAULDING, moved to insist and ap-
point committee of conference. Carried.
The following were appointed that commit
tee: Messrs. Spaulding, Holland, and
French of Franklin.
Bill an act relating to fencing railroads
came up from the House indefinitely post
poned. Senate adhered.
Bill an act relating to certain literary in
situations came from the House amended.
amendments adopted, and amendments "A'
and 'B" adopted and the bill passed to he
engrossed.
Bill an act authorizing railroad corpora
tons to take land for burrow and gravel pits,
postponed in the Senate, came from the
House asking for committee of conference.
Messrs. Caryill, Spaulding, French ofFrank-
lin, were appointed that committee.
Bill an act relating to the duties of consta-
BILE of town of Whitefeld was tabled on mo-
ton of Mr.. SMITH of Lincoln, while on its
passage to be engrossed.
Bill an act to establish State uniformity of
textbooks was tabled, on motion of Mr..
Kinks.
and refuse into the Damariscotta river came
up on its passage to be enacted.
Mr.. Foster opposed the passage of the bill.
There has been no report of the committee in
the regular way, for the petitioners had leave
to withdraw. lie moved to refer the matter
to the next Legislature.
Mr.. VosE, who presented the bill, gave his
reasons for so doing, and favored the passage
of the bill.
Mr.. LANE thinks the method of introducing
the bill was proper one, as it is often only
by a suspension of the rules that party
could get hearing, if committee refuses to
make even minority report
Mr. SPAULDING had supposed the matter
had not been before the committee, but that il
was brought in after the time for acting upon
petitions for private legislation.
Mr.. MINoT gave an account of the hearing
before the committee, which resulted in leave
to withdraw unanimously.
The question was further discussed by
Messrs. NIckels, Holland and others.
The yeas and nays were taken, resulting as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Carvill, Cleaves, Foster,
French of Somerset, Fuller, Hayford, Kinks,
Holland, Mayo, Minot, Perley, Role, Saw
yer, Spaulding, Webber-l5.
NAYs-Messrs. French of Franklin, Lane,
Morris, Nickels, Roberts, Smith of Knox,
Smith of Lincoln, TORY, Vose-9.
So the bill was referred TO the next Legis-
lature.
Passed to be engrossed-An act to incorpor-
ate the Trustees of East Lebanon Academy {;
an act regulating meetings Of cities and towns
in regard to voting aid to corporations; re-
solve in favor of Bath Military Orphan Asy-
lum; resolve in favor of James E. Leslie; an
act fixing the salary of the County Attorney
of Washington; resolve in favor of County
of Arocstook; an act to increase the salary
of County Attorney of Lincoln county.
On motion of Mr.. DUDLEY,
ORDERED, That the Hon. r. S. Torrey,
Senator from Knox, be excused from further
attendance after tomorrow, and that the Sec
rotary make up his pay for the session.
On motion of Mr.. SPAULpING
ORDERED, That when We adjourn it be to
meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow.
Rll an act relating To selection of Trustees