Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-01-29
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2S.

H read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed OF in con
currence.
On motion Of Mr.. HoLBRooK of Cumber
land, the Senate nonconcurred with the Hous
! in referring to Committee on Financial AT
! fairs an act to abate the State tax of Clinton
Gore for 1878, and assess the same upon tn
towns of Clinton and Durham, also resoly
| abating part of the State tax of Perkins plan
tstion and assessing the same upon the tow
| of Carthage, and referred the same TO tn
Committee on Ways and Means.
Order relating to the raising of specia
committee to investigate affairs at the Stat,
Prison, which was amended by the Senate b.
striking out the provision for special com
mi,tee, and substituting the Joint Standing
Committee on State Prison; also amended by
requiring the report to be made to this legisla
ture; also providing for the appointment of a
sub committee, came from the House, tina
branch rejecting Senate amendments, and in
sisting on its previous action to refer the or
der to special committee.
Mr.. SHAW of Penobscot moved that thI
Senate recede and concur with the House
t'rder the present aspect of the case, he
thought such action was the most iudicious
| thing the Senate could do. Every member
he believed was in favor of Il close and search
ing investigation. The Warden of the prlsor
was also DESTROYS Of a full investigation.
The Senate voted to recede and concur, anC
Messrs. Shaw of Penobscot and Russell O
Androscoggin was appointed a special com
mittee on part of the Senate.
Mr.. HoLBRooK from the Comm.ttee on FL
nancial Affairs, to which was referred the of
fetal bond of Hon Silas c. Hatch, State
Treasurer eject, reported that having ex-
amined said bond they find it correctly drawn
tina. the sureties are responsible and sufficient
and recommend its approval.
Report ace ped and the bond approved
Sent down.
Subsequently the bond came back fron the
House approved in concurrence, snd wa:
lodged by the Secretary in the Office of the
Secretary of State.
Mr.. EMERY from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported an act to incorporate the
Brooklin Masonic Hall Association. Read
and assigned
Mr.. EMERY from the same committee, or
petition of Benjamin Parker and others o.
Bangor, praying for an act to suppress mas.
querade balls and parties, reported leave tc
withdraw.
Mr.. WEBSTER from the Committee on lie
gal Affairs reported legislation inexpedient on
order inquiring into the expediency Of allow
ing interest on accounts after six months.
Mr.. CARR from the Committee on Fisher
les reported an act to protect and facilitate the
taking of alewives in the Damariscotta river.
Read and assigned
An act to provide further protection to in
mates of the insane hospital, and to guard
against error in making commitments thereto
came up on its passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. FOSTER Of Oxford moved to amend by
| substituting new bill entitled an act to place
| the inmates of insane asylums under the pro-
| lection of the laws. Pending the adoption OF
| his amendment, Mr.. Foster moved, and the
| Senate voted to lay his amendment on the ia
| bic to be printed.
An act to establish the Maine Industrial
| School for Girls came up on its passage to be
| engrossed.
Mr.. CUTLER of PenobScOt moved to recon.
slider the vote whereby the amendment pro-
| viding for the substitution OF the minority fol
the majority report was rejected, as he be-
| lieved that some of the Senators had voted
under misapprehension as to the statement
| of facts.
| Mr.. FOSTER remarked that he believed
| there was no objection to having the schoo
endowed by private individuals; but as pub
| lie enterprise there were objections to be rails
ed against any endowment by the State.
He asserted that the institution would in
volve greater expense than had been shown,
stion.
Mr.. BURGESS of Cumberland spoke in re.
gard TO the probable annual expense of the
school. He hoped the Senate would not re
verse its action.
Mr.. WEBB of kenncbec disclaimed having
voted under misapprehension. He believed
the school should be State institution. He
believed the State was bound, and it was fol
its interest and integrity, to take care of and
reform these unfortunate girls. 1t should be
the policy of the State to look out for the
welfare of society and protect its citizens
The matter was a small expense and was triv.
ial when compared with such results as would
be realized. He opposed the motion to re-
consider.
Mr.. EMERY of Hancock also spoke against
the motion. The money of the State ought
not to be begrudged in the establishment o.
such school, and it was cur duty to vote fol
the bill and resolve.
The Senate refused to reconsider, and the
Lii and resolve were then passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. HoLBRook, from the Committee on Fl
nancial Affairs, to which the report of the
State Treasurer was referred, reported as
follows
That they have examined the books in the
Treasurer's Office, and find the accounts cor
ectly cast, properly Youeheu anu u agree WIN
his reportpresented to the Legislature.
We find amount of cash on hand December
81, 1873, 1886, 430.GS, a large portion Of
which is deposited in banks of this State and
Suffolk National Bank, Boston, their respect
i've cashiers certifying to the amount in each.
We have made due record of the destruct-
ion by burning, of the bonds and coupons paid
during the pact year; also coupon bonds re-
ceved in exchange for registered bonds and
registered bonds surrendered by holders, and
a like amount reissued to other parties.
We deem it proper to remark that the prac-
tice of directing warrants, drawn to meet a
claim belonging to some exhausted appropria-
ton, to be charged to the account of some
other appropriation designed for a different
class of claims, is a manafest departure from
the rule of the constitution, that no money
shall be drawn from the treasury but in con-
sequence of appropriations made by law, and
that whenever the contingent fund of the
Governor and Council is found insufficient
for such exigencies as occasionally arise from
deficient appropriations, that the warrant for
payment of any claim thus unprovided for,
should be deferred until the requisite amount
can be appropriated by law.
The report was accepted.
I'm motion of Mr. HoIRROo il was