Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-10
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| Goodwin of Berwick.
| Bills IN THIRD READINe.-Messrs. Lord
| If Alfred, Cleaves of Portland, Colborn OF
| Windsor, Hammond of Paris, Stickney OF
prosqno Isle, Strickland of Bangor, and Ro
dick of Eden.
LEAVE OF ABsENoE.-Messrs. Hodgdon Of
| West Gardiner, Ellis of Canton, Hinckley OF
| Phillips, Emery OF South Thomaston, Wagg
| Of Danville, Keegan of Madawaska, and
| Googins of Millbridge.
PAY RoLL.-Messrs. Burgess of Portland
| Fish of Turner, Talbot of East Machias
| Wyman of Newport, Jones of Norway, Bliss
| of Washington and Wall Of Eallowell
COUNTY ESTIMATES. Hopkins of Bluehill.
| Perkins of Poland, Hacker OF Fort Fairfield.
| Andrews of Otisfield, Greene of Temple
Stuart of Belgrade, Waterhouse Of ST
| George, Heal of We.tport, Moore of Bnck
| ield, Clark of Lincoln, Bishop of Milo
| ilagar of Richmond, Bartlett OF Harmony.
Mayo of Monroe, Wadsworth of Pembroke.
| Berry of Buxton.
CHANGE OF NAMEs.-Messrs. Bird o.
| Rpckland, Blossom of Monmouth, Bonney
| Portland. Boswell of Etna, Bean of Den
| mark, Brown of Falmouth, Brewer OF Free
port.
FlSANCE.-Messrs. Hobart of Dennysville
| Reed of WaldOboro, Sdnborn of Kittery.
| Pc kins of Farming ton, Simonton of Rock
tiUti. Edttcu OF bitl, clrI'kidnl OF ID inSOF.
observation-disclosures. Bonney of Portland,
| Knapp of East Livermore, jenkins of Eliot
Hartman of Belfast, Carleton of Whiteteld,
Perkins of Portland, Clock of Top. field.
On motion OF Mr.. HOPKINS Of Mt. Vernon.
ORDERED, That all petitions of the last log
stature referred TO this. be taken from The
| files and referred to the appropriate commit
ees.
The report of the State Treasurer was re-
| ceiyed and distributed.
The Speaker Joined the following names or
the part of the House to the Senate Commit
tee, to which was referred the State Treas
ur.r's Report:
Messrs. Burgess, Reed of Waldoboro'.
Gannett, Whiting, Rawson, dsworth, and
Haskell of Portland.
On motion of Mr.. STIcKNEY,
ORDERED, That "a JOINT, select committee
of one from each county on the part of the
| House with such as the Senate may join be
raised to whom shall be referred all petitions
and orders for amendments TO the State val
uation of 1870.
The Speaker appointed as the committee
on the p,rt Of the House. Messrs. Stickney.
| Osgood of Lewiston, Haskell of Portland,
Perkins of Pennington. Chase, Gushing, and
Reed of Waldoboro, Whiting, Jones of Nor
way. Chaplin, Atwell, Hagar, Taylor, Crehore,
Wadsworth and Bragdon.
Mr.. TALBOT presented the petition of e.
S. & J. Talbot etals of East Machias, asking
that the extension of their wharf into tide
waters may be lcgaized which was referred
to the Committee on Interior Waters.
Mr.. RAwsoN presented the petition of j.
B. Leslie for remuneration for betterment of.
lot No. 25 in the town Of Mt. Chase, which
was referred ta the Committee on State Lands
and State Roads.
Passed TO be enaGed-An act to authorize
certain cities and towns to aid in the construc-
ton ard equipment Of the Knox and Lincoln
Railroad.
Finally passed-Resolve relating to the
commission to investigate all matters in rela-
ton to credits allowed on the quotas of towns
by the State and general Government for men
not actually put into the service.
A message was received from the Sen'te,
through its Secretary, Samuel W. Lane, Esq,
proposing a Convention of the two branches
of the Legislature, in the Hal of the House
of Representatives, this day at half-past II
o'clock, for the purpose of administering to
Hon. Hiram Knowlton, Councillor elect the
oaths required to enable him to enter upon the
discharge of his official duties.
The Clerk was charged with and conveyed
a message TO the Senate, informing that
branch of the concurrence of the House in
the proposition for Convention.
The hour having arrived, the Senate came
in and Convention was formed.
IL CONVENTION.
On motion of Mr.. Foster of Kennebcc,
ORDERED, That the Secretary of the Con-
veniion be directed to notify Hon. Hiram
Knowlton, Councillor elect, that the two
branches of the Legislature are assembled in
Convention, for the purpose of administering
to him the oaths required by the Constitution
to qualify him to enter upon the discharge OF
his official duties.
The Secretary subsequently, reported that
he had discharged the duty assigned hun, and
the Hon. Councillor elect was pleased TO say,
that he would forthwith attend upon the Con-
yenton.
Thcreupon, Hon. Hiram Knowlton, Coun-
cilor elect, came in, and in the presence of
the Convention. and before the President of
the Senate, took and subscribed the oaths re-
quired to qualify him to enter upon the dis
charge of his official duties.
The Hon. Councillor then retired.
On motion of Mr.. WIBBlR of Somerset,
ORDERED, That the Secretary of the Con-
vention be directed to notify the Governor of
the election and qualification of Hiram Knowl-
ton MS Executive Councillor for the current
political year.
Having accomplished the purpose for which
it assembled, the Convention dissolved and
the Senate retired.
On motion of Mr.. CARLTON,
Adjourned.