Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-27

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the powers and duties OF the Constable OF
Whitsfield; an act authorizing the sale of CO.
partnership property; an act concerning specie
payments; an act concerning the Insane Hos
ptal.
: Adjourned at half past IL o'clock, to meet
at o'clock A. NJ, Monday.
House.
r SATURDAY., Feb. %.
e No Chaplain present.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
!, currence.
n Resolve in aid of road leading from Mon
s son to Greenville, in the county of Piscata-
quis, indefinitely postponed by the House,
S came from the Senate, passed to be engrossed
n BY that branch. The resolve was amended
on motion of Mr.. CARLETON, and the action
y of the Senate concurred in, in passing the
j same to be engrossed.
Bill an act to amend sec. of chap. l2i of
t the Revised Statutes, relating to polygamy,
] indefinitely postponed by the House, came
from the Senate, that branch non-concurring
! and asking committee of conference. On
motion of Mr.. CARLETON the House adhered.
Bill an act to protect bridges from injury
by droves of cattles, refused Il passage by the
House, came from Senate, passed. The
House adhered.
Bill an act additional for Tie assessment
: and collection of taxes passed by the House,
came from the Senate indefinitely postponed.
The House adhered to its vote.
The committee of conference on bill an act
relating to the employment of teachers recon-
mended that the bill be amended so as to
| allow towns to vote which shall employ teach
ers, experimenting school committee or town
agents, and that the bill ought to pass. The
amendment was adopted and the bill passed
to be engrossed.
Resolve establishing the valuation of the
town OF Westbrook and Deering came from
the Senate, House amendment rejected. The
House adhered to its former vote.
Bill an act relating to divorce indefinitely
postponed by the House came from the Senate
that branch insisting upon its vote passing the
same and proposing committee of confer
ence. The House adhered.
The report of the Committee of Conference
on bill an act incorporating the West Water
vile Fire department, came from the Senate
reporting that the House recede and concur.
The House on motion of MIR. HEATH adhered
to its former vote, amending the bill.
Bill relating to the Insane Hospital was
read twice, amended on motion of Mr.. WALL
and indefinitely postponed.
The general railroad bill passed by the
House came from the Senate refused pas
sage. On motion of Mr.. PIKE the House adj
hered.
The Committee of Conference on bill re-
lating to the taking of burrow or gravel pits
by railroads, reported an amendment which
was adopted and the bill was passed to be
engrossed.
Bill an act to repeal the law creating the
office OF county supervisors, passed by the
House, came from the Senate indefinitely
postponed. The House adhered.
Mr.. STICKNEY introduced an order relating
to the preservation Of certain maps, which
was passed.
Bill an act to authorize the town of Jay to
loan its credit in aid of manufactures therein
and for the benefit of the people of the State
| Incorrectly reported passed to be engrossed in
Friday evenings report, came up for consid-
Grafton. The bill was discussed by Messrs.
Knapp, Carleton, Pike, Sewall, Wilson. Bur-
CESS and others. The yeas and nays were or
dered to be taken on the passage of the bill,
and being taken the result was in the affirma-
tive as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Andrews of Palmyra, Atwell,
Bartlett, Bishop, Brown, Boswell, Car eton, Car
Dustin, Fills Fish, Goodwin, Hammond, Haskell
Of Garland, Haskell Of Portland, Hathaway, Heal,
Jones of Springfield, keegan, Knapp, Martin,
Moore of Backfield, Moore of Maehiaspor, Os-
Per.ins OF Poland, Ray, Reed of No. II, Robinson
stewart, Taber Thompson Of Dover, Thompson
Woodbury., Wyman,-53.
| NAYs-NIessrs. Andrews of Otsfed Anderson,
Berry of Damariscotta, Berry of Buxton, Bliss,
Bradbury, Bragdon, Burgess, Burnham, Clock,
Cousens, Cram, Gannett, Googns, Green of Wilton,
Greene Of Temple, Hacker; Hayden Heath, Hodg-
don, Hopkins of Bluehlll, Hopkins of Mt Vernon,
Hutchins, johnson, Knight, Lord, Mayo, Minot,
Parsons, Partridge, Patten, Pike, Rawson Reed of
Skiilen, Smith OF Saco, Smith of Parsonseld, snow,
Talbot Tebbets, Wadsworth, Weed, White of Win
terport, Whitmore, Wilson,-49.
Bill an act to repeal sec. "a of chap. 40 of
fta a..
of porgies on its passage to be enacted, Mr..
REED of Waldoboro' moved its indefinite post
ponement and spoke in support of his motion.
Messrs. Rawson and Hobson also spoke in
opposition to the bill, and Messrs. Rodic,
Pike, Carleton, Hopkins of Bluehill in favor.
| The House refused to postpone and the bill
had passage to be enacted
| Mr.. BRAGDoN from the Committee on Edu-
cation reported leave to withdraw on petition
of Limerick Academy for aid.
Mr.. LORD from the same committee made
minority report, reporting a resolve in aid of
Limerick Academy, by reason of loss by fire.
Messrs. Lord and Colburn spoke in favor of
the resolve and Mr.. Dingley against. The
resolve was Indefinitely postponed.
BILL an act relating to throwing refuse ma
terial into the Damariscotta river, was refer
red to the next Legislature in concurrence
with the Senate.
Il IAssED TO BE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN favor
of the Land Agent; an act concerning specie
payment; resolve in favor of the proprietors
of the Portland Press.
PASSED TO BE ENACTEp--An act relating to
the salary of the County Attorney of Wash
| ington county; an act to establish the salary
OF the County Attorney of Penobscot county;
an act relating to pretended savings banks
an act to amend sec. 46, of chap. So of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the sale of milk
an act relating to meetings of cities an towns
in aid of persons and corporations; an act to
amend an act entitled an act to amend an act
to incorporate the Auburn Aqueduct Compa-
ny; an act to amend sec. 10, of chap. 6l7 of
the acts of 1868, entitled an act to incorpor-
ate the Penobscot Bay & River Railroad CO..
an act relating to the fencing of railroads;
an act to amend sec. 81, of clause of the
school laws in relation to the powers and du-
ties of the Superintendent Scool Committees
an act to increase the salary of the County
Attorney of Lincoln county; an act to amend
the law relating to the meetings of the Coun-