Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-25

own of Cape Elizabeth; resolve in favor Of
he town Of Kingshury; resolve laying tax
,pon the several counties in the State; re
solve in behalf of the library of the Probate
Court of Cumberland county; resolve author-
zing temporary loan.
! o. motion Of Mr.. KrxpAIr, adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, Feb. "a.
No chaplain present.
Mr.. CoRrHELL presented resolve in favor
Of James s. Hall and B. F. Kelley, which
was passed to be engrossed under saspen-
sion Of the rules.
Mr.. KrNe, under suspension of the rules,
introduced a resolve to authorize the Land
Agent to convey to James Walton certain
land In Lyndon, which was read once, and
LAID on the table.
Mr.. KEEoAS, under suspension of ths
rules, presented resolve to abate portion
Of the State tax on the town of Corinth, which
was read twice under a suspension Of the
rules. = ..
The resolve was then indefinitely postponed,
on motion of Mr.. ROUNDS.
On motion of Mr.. B1sBEE, message was
sent to the Senate requesting the return oil
the resolve in favor James H. Wall ct al.
The resolve was returned and Mr.. BIsBEE
moved to reconsider the vote whereby the
same was passed to be engrossed. Carried.
| The resolve was then indefinitely post
poned.
On motion of Mr.. HATCH, Mr.. Kimball of
Patten was excused from further ate ldancs
upon this session of the legislature, after
Wednesday next.
| Mr.. KING from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, reported ought to pass on bill an act
| to prevent prize. fights, and fights OF game
animals. The bill was read three times, I'M
der a suspension Of the rules, and indefinitely
postponed, on motion of Mr.. LoRISa Of Var
mouth.
Mr.. MATHEWS from the Committee on Elec-
tons, reported list Of the persons duly elected
members Of the House Of Representatives
for the current political year. Ordered to be
printed in the Journal Of the House.
An act to amend chapter IL, section 4, of
the revised statutes, relating to parish and
other religious meetings, was read three times
under suspension Of the rules, and passed
to be engrossed.
Bill an act extending the time for the Maine
Central Railroad Co. to complete its road be-
tween Cumberland junction and Portland, was
read the third time, the question then being
on the adoption of Senate amendment GA"
On motion of Mr.. BIsBEn, the House nom
concurred in the adoption of the amendment,
and passed the bill. Subsequently Mr.. LoR-
u
| afternoon W 8 assigned for the consideration
| of the motion.
| Resolve in favor Of J. X. Mason, being on
its passage to be engrossed, Mr.. ROUNDS
moved its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. HATCH opposed the motion, and spoke
in favor of the passage of the resolve.
| Messrs. HATCH, ROUNDS, KENDALL and
MoRrLASp, opposed the resolve, and Messrs.
MANSON, KING, VINToN, KERoAN, MATHEWS,
Mason and GREEN, spoke in favor.
The motion to indefinitely postpose was
lost and the resolve was then passed to be en-.
crossed.
| Library was read the second time, amended
and indefinitely postponed, on motion Of Mr..
MoFFIrT.
Bill an act in relation to the fees ofthe judges
the of Police Court of Gardioer, and Municipal
| Courts of Hallowe ell and Gardiner came from
the Senate, that branch non-concurring in
the proposition for committee of conference,
and adhering in its vote indefinitely post
ponng the same. On motion of Mr.. NAsH,
the House insisted.
On motion of Mr.. VINroN, resolve to pro-
vide for geological survey OF the State was
| taken from the table.
The same gentleman moved to amend SO
as to authorize the faculty of the Agricultu-
raj college to provide for geological survey
of the State, by the employment of a compe-
tent geologist, also providing for an appro-
priation by the State of 90 900 for said pur-
pose.
The resolve was discussed by Messrs.
Egery, Weeks, and Vinton spoke in favor OF
the amendment, and Messrs. Kelloch, Reed.
and others against. and in favor of the re-
solve. Messrs Treworgv, Ellis, Corthell and
Rounds opposed the resolve. Messrs. Loring
Of Portland and Kimbal favored the re-
solve.
Mr.. MATTHEWS opposed the amendment.
Mr.. ELLIS moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the resolve.
Mr.. KEE0AN moved the previous question,
and the House seconded the call and ordered
| the main question to be put, which was upon
passing the resolve to be engrossed.
| The amendment offered by Mr.. Vinton was
rejected, and the resolve refused a passage.
Resolve in favor of the chapel Of the In
sane Hospital, came from the Senate, House
amendment rejected, and further amended
by the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. BisBEE the resolve was
| laid on the table.
| Bill an act to amend chap. l43 of the re-
vised statutes, relating to the Insane IIospi-
tai, indefinitely postponed by the House,
came from the Senate, that branch insisting
upon its not passing the bill.
Mr.. CoRTHELL moved that the House re-
coed and concur, pending which, the bill was
laid on the table.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED-An act to author
ice the town of Bridgton to subscribe for stock
10 the Bridgton Branch Railroad Company an
act to increase the capital stock of the Wa
rem Manufacturing Co.; an act to amend
chapter &c of the Revised Statutes, relating to
fires; an act relating to schools in NADIA
waska territory; resolve in favor Of the
Waldo County Law Library; resolve in favor
of the State Reform School; an act relating
TO the Maine Industrial School for girls; an
act TO amend chap 81 Of Ahe revised statutes
relating to suits by married women; resolve
in aid of building the bridge in Bancroft
Plantation, Aroostook county; resolve in aid
of building bridge across Magalaway river
Township No. 5, Il. in Oxford county; re.
solve in aid of bridge across Mattawamkeag
river in Penobscot county.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED An act relating
to attachments of real estate an act to incor-
porate the Bddeford and Saco Street Railway
Co.; an act additional to the charter Of the
Northern Aroostook Railroad Co. an act TO
amend the charter of the Fairfield Village
Corporation; an act to prevent the throw
ing of ballast into certain parts of the Ken.