Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-26
MAINE LEGTSLATURE.
Senate.


through the Clerk, requesting the return OF
bill an act to provide for compulsory vaccina-
ton and re.vaccination in cities and towns. !
Also return of resolve in favor of the State
Library, authorizing the purchase of the 10Th, !
llth and 18th Of Maine reports. -.
The chair stated that the papers referred to
had gone to the Governor for his approval.
Accordingly on motion of Mr.. BROOKS,
message was sent to the Governor, and the
papers were returned.
On motion of Mr.. HApLocK, the vote
whereby the foregoing bill and resolve were
passed to be enacted was reconsidered, and
both papers were sent down.
Resolve in favor of the Eastern Normal
school at Castine came FROM the House
amended by striking out So 900 and inserting
$1,000, and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. CHAPLIN moved to amend the amend
ment by striking on: 5000 and inserting
$500.
MIR. DIsoLEY favored the resolve.
Mr.. HARRINGTON favored the amendment.
Mr.. CHAPLIN withdrew his amendment.
The House amendment was adopted, and
the resolve was given passage in concur
renee.
On motion Of Mr.. HARRINGTON, message
was sent to the House asking for the return of
bill an act appropriating certain part of all
Hnes for the promotion of temperance reform.
The Secretary bore the message. Suisse
Quently the bill was retained. On motion of
Mr.. Harrington, the Senate recensidered its
vote whereby it voted to adhere to its vote
passing the bill to be engrossed.
Mr.. FARRINGToS then moved that the Sen
ate insist upon its vote, and ask for n COM
mittee of conference.
Mr.. DNGLEY moved that the Senate recede
and concur with the House in indefinitely
postponing the bill.
The chair ruled that the latter motion take
precedence.
Mr.. FARRlNCToN objected tV the motion,
and hoped i, would not prevail.
On motion of Mr.. KIMBALL the yeas and
nays were ordered on the motion to recede
and concur.
Mr.. DINGLEr opposed the passage of the
bill. The fines collected in his county
amounted to between Sc, 900 and 1000. 1t
was matter of questionable legislation.
Mr.. HARRINGTON remarked that the total
amount Of fines in the State would amount tc
some $50, 1000.
Mr.. KENNEDY favored the bill, as a matter
Of principle.
Mr.. DlSeLEY thought the Senate would seC
wide difference between appropriatinl
money for our reiormatory institutions and
club Of this kind.
Mr.. LoTHRoP opposed.
The yeas and nays on being takeh resuite
a. follows:
YEAs-alessrs. Davis, Dlngley, Harmon, Howcs
NAYs-Messrs. Abbot Arnold Brooks, Can
Chaplin. Conn, Crandon, Dunning, harrington
er, Pennell, Shaw, Webster, Whitmore-is.
So the Senate refused TO recede and con
cur.
The Senate then voted 70 insist and ask 70
committee of conference, and the folowin;
were appointed on its part Messrs. Earring
ton Of 0xferd, Chaplin of Cumberland AM
Arnold of Aroostook.
Resolve in favor Of James Walton was rec,
twice under suspension Of the rules, an
pending its passage, to be engrossed, wa
tabled On motion Of Mr.. CHAPLIN.
Resolve referring certain claims TO the Ad
jutant General, pending its passage to be en-
crossed in concurrence, was tabled on motto
Of Mr.. CHAPLIN.
This resolve relates 10 the reimbursement
Of war claims 10 Linneus and other towns.
Subsequently it was called up.
Mr.. CHAPLIN moved an amendment.
Mr.. BURGESS opposed its adoption.
Mr.. KIABALL favored the amendment.
On motion of Mr.. BuRGEss, pending tn
adoption of the amendment, the matter va
tabled.
Mr. MAY moved to reconsider the vot
whereby the Senate adhered to its vote refer
ring to the next legislature, the bill to incor
porate the town of Vanceboro'.
The President, Mr.. BUTLER in the chair, ;
ruled that the motion could only be enter
tanned under suspension of the rules, by
two thirds vote, as the matter had already
been definitely acted upon.
Mr.. FARRIsoToN thought that the motor
was in order.
The chair adhered to its opinion.
Dir. SHAW opposed the molten.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
Dir. MAY favored his motion, and was de
clared to be out of order.
He was, however, allowed to proceed b,
common consent, and spoke in fayer of Civ
ing a passage to the bill.
He called for the yeas and nays, on tht
question Of reconsideration, which were or
dered with the following result.
YEAs.-Messrs. Carr, Chapn, Coffin, Crandon
Dingley. nadiock, Harmon, Howes, Humphrey
NAYS Messrs. Arnold, BrooSs' Burgess. Butler
Davis, DuDning, Farington, Kennedy, kimbal
OBrion, Penneil, shaw, smith, Wcbster-lt.
So the Senate refused to reconsider.
The vaccination bill came back from The
House, amended by providing for free instead
of compulsory vaccination.
Mr.. BROOKS moved its indefinite postpone.
ment.
Messrs. kimball and Chaplin favored the
bill as it had been amended
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost, and the bill as amended was given pas
sage in concurrence.
The Joint Standing Committee on Mercan-
tile Affairs and Insurance made their final re-
port, which was accepted.
PASSED TO BE ESGRossrD-Resolye in fa-
vor of the Western Normal school, resolve
in favor Of the Eastern school; resolve in IA
yor of B. +. Higgins; reolve in favor of the
town of Sherman; an act amendatory, and
additional to chap. 398 of the public laws OF
"a, and additional to an act to incorporate
the city of Lewiston.
On motion Of Mr.. ARNOLD, The Senate
Adjourned.
AFTERSooN SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at hslf-past two
o'clock i. NJ.
Papers from the House disposed Of IN con-
cnrrence.
A resolve relating to the revision Of Indian
treaties came from the House Indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. LorHEoP spoke in favor Of the resolve.
On motion of Mr.. DISGLEY. the Senate re-
coded from its former vote passing the re-
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