Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-01-16

office OF Attorney General, and Hon. Is. Ii.
hurry, Jr., signifying his acceptance of the
office of Adjutant General.
n On motion of Mr.. PULLEN
Ordered, That the Committee on Banks
and Banking be directed to inquire into the
expediency of so amending the laws relating
to savings banks, ms to restrict their invest
ments to bonds of the United States, and OF
the several New England States, bank stock
of the National Banks located within the New
England States, mortgage bonds of railroads,
located in New England, first mortgages OF
real estate within the State of Maine and
notes secured by good and sufficient collater-
al.
On motion Of Mr.. WILSON,
Ordered, That the Committee on Banks
and Banking be directed to inquire into the
eXpediency of so modifying the laws relating
T to savings banks, as to forbid the cashier OF
any National Bank from acting as Treasurer
or trustee of a savings bank.
On motion of Mr.. CRowELL,
Ordered, That the Committee on Legal
Reform inquire into the propriety of so
amending sec. IA of chap. l34 of the Revised
Statutes in relation to the compensation
allowed attorney defendngs persons on trial
for capital offences, SO that specific amounts
be allowed them by law, instead of leaving it
to the discretion OF the court, as the statute
now reads.
On motion of Mr. HAMILTON,
! Ordered, That the Committee on the judi
ciary be instructed TO inquire into the expe-
diency of repeating so much of sec. 6 of chap.
6 of the Revised Statutes as relates to the
exemption of houses of religious worship,
pews, and furniture with the same, and prop
erty held by said societies as a parsonage,
from taxation.
On motion of Mr.. GurTiLL,
nrjo bo baria
inquire into the expediency of an act of the
Legislature, prohibiting the catching of lob
sterS while in diseased state, incident to the
shedding of their shells.
On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL,
Ordered, The Senate concurring, that the
Secretary of State be requested to furnish one
copy each of the revised statutes, and all
subsequent laws, for the use of each of the
several joint standing committees.
The resignation of Silas c. Hatch member
from Bangor, was received and accepted.
On motion of Mr.. kNowLToN,
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House be
directed to notify the city of Bangor that
Silas c. Hatch, one of the representatives of
said city has this day rendered his resignation
to this House of Representatives, and that
the same has beeu accepted, and that vacan-
cy thereby exists in the representation of that
city.
On motion of the same gentleman,
Ordered, That the Clerk make up the travel
and pay of S. c. Hatch, member of this
House, for his attendance up to and including
this day.
Mr.. Com, from the Committee on Manu-
features, reported ought to pass on bill an act
to incorporate the Bangor Foundry and Ma
chine Co. Read and assigned.
Mr.. WILLIAMS introduced the following
ii 0r1pred That the piphth rp1a of this Hon 10
be, and is hereby amended by adding to the
list of committees therein provided for an
other committee, to be entitled the Commit
tee on Ways and Means"
Mr.. WILLIAMS, in presenting the above,
said by way of explanation, that ever since
the organization of the State until last year,
there had been a committee on Finance
House committee exclusively-in order that
the House might be in condition to comply
with provision of the constitution, which
requires that all measures for the raising OF
revenues shall originate in the House. Last
year. for the first time, that committee was
abolished, and he supposed the action of the
House in that matter was in consequence OF
the joint action of the two branches, in rails
ing Joint Standing Committee on Financial
Affairs, committee now in existence, and
one that will have enough to do as Joint
Committee. He thought it in every sense
proper and indispensable that the House
should have Standing Committee, such as it
had always maintained, and as there was a
Joint Committee on Financial Affairs, he
thought the committee proposed in the order
should be known as the Committee on Ways
and Means"
Mr.. TALBOT concurred with the remarks of
the gentlemen from Augusta (Mr. Williams)
in regard to the propriety of establishing such
a committee. There was in the minds of
many gentlemen of the House, as well as
many legal gentlemen throughout the State,
a doubt whether the Joint committee appoint
ed last year did not, at least, violate the spirit
of that provision of the Constitution which
provides that all matters of revenue shall
originate in the popular branch, the House of
Representatives and in order to remove that
doubt, and to establish ourselves upon ground
which cannot be doubted, he was for the new
committee. He preferred that the old name
of Finance Committee should be given to the
one to be raised, if acceptable to the gentle
man from Augusta, though he was not streh-
uous about it.
Mr.. WILLIAMS thought the amendment sug-
gested would involve conflict of titles be-
tween the two committees, and should prefer
that the order might pass without it.
Mr.. TALBOT remarked that it was not his
wish to have the amendment adopted, unless
a change was made in the name of the Joint
Standing Committee. Out of respect for the
opinion Of the gentleman from Augusta, he
would not press the amendment.
The order was then passed, and the Speaker
appointed as the committee, sMessrs. Will
liams, Milliken, Reed, McGilvery, Cobb, Hall
and Welt.
A message was received from the Senate
through it's Secretary, proposing invention
of the two branches of the Legislature this
day at IL O'Clock A. NJ, in the Hall of the
House of Representatives, for the purpose Of
qualifying Jeremiah NJ. Mason and William
Grindle, Councillors elect, to enable them tC
discharge their official duties, and asking the
concurrence of the House.
A message was conveyed to the Senate
signifying the concurrence of the House in
the proposition for convention.
The hour indicated in the message from the
Senate having arrived, the Senate came in
and a convention was formed.
IL CONVENTION.
On motion of Mr.. Hall of the Senate, tn,
Secretary was charged with message t.
Jeremiah NJ. Mason and William Grindle
Councillors elect informing them that con