Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-24
against railroad consolidation. which was re-.

against railroad consolidation, which was re-
ferred to the next Legislature.
Mr.. CLEAvEs, presented resolve in favor
of tire proprietors of the Eastern Argus which
was passed to be engrossed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
READ AND Ass1GNEp-Resolve in favor of
the Maine State Agricultural Society; an act
to amend sec. IA, of chap. l6 of the Revised
Statutes; an act giving additional remedies
In matters of partnership and part owners OF
personal and real estates.
Resolve relating to the transfer of the geo.
logical and neurological specimens in the
State House to the Agricultural College was
| read and passed to be engrossed under a sus-
| pension of the rules.
| Bill an act relating to an additional term
| of court in Lincoln county, indefinitely post
poned by the House, came from the Senate,
that branch non concurring in the action OF
House, and asking committee OF conference.
The House acquiesced in the proposition OF
| Seuate, and the Speaker appointed Messrs.
| Reed of Waldoboro,' Heal and Wilson as the
/ Committee on the part Of the House.
| Bill in relation to taking by railroads bur-
row and gravel pits passed to be engrossed by
| the House, came from the Senate, amended.
| The House non-concurred in the adoption OF
the amendment on motion of Mr.. WILSON,
! insisted on its vote and asked a committee OF
conference. The Speaker appointed Messrs.
Wilson, Hartman and Burgess, as the CON-
mittee on the part of the House.
On motion of Mr.. SANBoRN of Bangor.
ORDERED, That the Superintendent of
Common Schools be directed forthwith to fur
nish this House with the items which make
| up the amount of five hundred dollars for his
| current expenses Of sixteen county institutes,
| for 1870, as appears in the report of the Com
| mttee on Finance, No. Z, and also the items
! of his travel and other necessary expenses
| incurred in the discharge of his duties, for
| 1870.
On motion of Mr.. JONES of Norway,
ORDERED, That the Secretary of State be
directed to deliver to the employees of the
| State capitol building, each package of sta
| tionery similar to that deliverable this House.
Mr.. CLARK of Lincoln, presented the fol-
! lowing, which was tabled on motion of Mr..
| WILSON:
ORDERED, That when this House adjourn
| this day p M, it be to 7.3O o'clock P. NJ
| and that the matters to be considered at said
| evening session be assigned during this fore
| noon session.
Mr.. SMITH of Parsonsield, from the York
| County Delegation, on petition, reported bill
an act to authorize the county of York to
! procure loan. Laid on the table.
Mr.. PIKE, from the Judiciary Committee,
on petition, reported an act relative to the
salary of the county Attorney, for the county
of Washington.
The bill was read third time under sus-
pension of the rules.
Mr.. DINeLEr spoke in opposition to the bill,
and Mr.. PIKE in favor.
The bill received a passage.
Resolve in favor of the Insane Hospital,
was read twice and laid upon the table.
PASSED TO BE ENoRossED-An act to amend
an act entitled an act to amend an act to in
corporate the Auburn Aqueduct Company.
The following bills and resolves were TAX
en- from the table and passed to be engrossed
An act to amend chap. IS of the Revised
Statutes, relating to meetings of County Com
missioners in Aroostook county; an act addi-
tional to chap. II of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the sale of real estates by licenses
an act in relation to the fencing of railroads
an act regulating the meetings of cities and
towns in aid of persons and corporations; an
act relating to the powers and duties of the
constable of the town of Whitefeld; an act
relating to the choice of trustees of the Agri-
cultural College; an act to increase the sala-
ry of the County Attorney for Lincoln coun-
ty; resolve in favor of Mrs. Isabella Fogg
resolve in favor of James B. Leslie; resolve
in favor of the county Of Aroostook; resolve
in favor of the Bath Military and Naval Or
phan Asy lum; resolve in favor of the Com
mittee on Agriculture.
Bill an act relating to certain literary insti-
tutions, was amended on motion of Mr..
SEwALL, and passed to be engrossed.
The report of the Committee on Claims,
on petition of the Selectmen of Houlton, was
taken up and the Senate amendment adopted.
Bill an act additional to sec. "a, of chap. II
of the school laws relating to the employment
| of teachers, was taken from the table. This
- "a A.
| town agents shall employ teachers.
MIR. SEwALL moved to amend by striking
out all after the enacting clause, and inserting
the bill reported by the minority of the Edu-
| cational Committee, which provides that
| town agents shall employ teachers.
| The question was debated by Messrs. Garlic
| ton, Bonney, Colburn, Googins, Hammond
| Perkins of Poland, Lord, Stickney, Knapp
johnson, Cousens, Hopkins of Mt. Vernon
| and Cobb.
The House ordered the yeas and nays or
motion of Mr.. SEwALL, and being taken, the
bill reported by the minority of the commit.
tee, prevailed, by 81 yeas, and SO nays, al
follows:
Palmyra, Berry of Damariscotta, Berry of Buxton
| Bishop, Blanchard, Bliss Bradbury, Bragdon
BrGwn Durham, Carleton Carver Chaplin, Clarl
hore, Cushing, Deering, Ellis, Emery, Erwin, Fish
Fitch, Getchell Greene of Temple, Hacker Ham
mond, Hartman, Haskell OF Portland, Hastings
Hayden, Heath, Hin Huxley. Hodgdon Hopkins
Of Springfield. Lane, Mahony, Mayo, Moore Of
kins of Poland, Pike, Rawson, Raynes, Reed Of
Waldo60ro. Reed Of No; II, Reynolds, ROBBIE, San
son, SNOWMAN TaH, s.ackpole storer Strickland
Trenton; Wadsworth. Wagg, whitehoSse, Weed
more Willard, Winter, Wyman,-sl.
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Atwell, Bartlett, b, an
Bird Blossom, Bonney, Brewer. Burgess, Boswell
Chase, Clark of China, Colburn, Comins, Cram
Of Wilton, Haskell Of Garland, Hathaway, Heal
Hobart, Hobson, Holt, Hutchins, Johnson Jones
Of Norway, Keegan, Knapp, Knight Lamb, Lord
Martin, Moores, Norcross, Nutter, Osgood of Lew.
iston, Osgood of Durham Palmer, Patten, Potter
Robinson, Rodick, sanborn of Kittery, simonton
Skilin, Smith of Parsonsfeld, Snow, Stckney
Thompson OF Dover, Wall, Whiting, Wilson, Wood.
bury,-5S.
On motion of Mr.. HASKELL of Portland,
the order introduced by him relating to in
structing the Governor and Council, Gin case
the Senate from any cause fails,) to secure
the report of the commission on "Paper
Credits and print three thousand copies Of