Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-03


in favor of Cyr Plantation; resolve providing
for the payment of bountes on wild animals
resolve appropriating money to be expended
in building bridge across the Mattawamkeag
at kingman; resolve to furnish certain books
for the town of Brooks.
On motion OF Mr.. TALDoT, the House voted
that when it should adjourn il he Until
clock this evening.
On motion of Mr.. BARTLETT,
Adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
Ca motion Of Mr.. BRYANT. a message was
sent to the Senate, requesting the return to
the House Of bill an act relating 10 savings
banks.
The bill VAS returned
The same gentleman moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the bill was passed to he
engrossel. Lost by vote of IS to so.
Mr.. PULLEH, from the Committee on judi
clary, reported ought to pass on bill an act to
amend sec. 40 Of chap. - of the Revised
Statutes, relating to punishment for intoxica-
ton. Read three times, under a suspension
of the rules, and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. LEAvirr, resolve in ia
vor Of Benjamin Smith, was taken from the
table.
Mr.. MoRRow spoke in favor Of the resolve.
Mr.. BARTLETT moved an amendment, which
Tas adopted, by vote of 81 to ~.
Mr.. TALBOT inquired for information. which
was volunteered by Mr.. BARTLETT.
Mr.. PINKuAM advocated the resolve. Mr..
GIBBs moved to indefinitely postpone. Lost.
The resolve was then passed to be en-
crossed
On motion Of M TALBOT, the House re-
considered the vote whereby it assigned for
tomorrow, bill an act concerning proceedings
in capital cases. The bill was then amended
on motion of the same gentleman, by striking
ont the first and second sections, which pro-
vide that FIVE Of the supreme judges shall
preside at tie trial of any person accused of
murder.
Mr.. PULLEN moved to amend, so that ex-
ecutions shall take place in the county Jail
where the condemned is tried and convicted.
Rejected. Also moved to amend so as to re-
quire the sheriff to give notice by publication
in newspapers, OF approaching executions, 80
days prior to the execution. Rejected. lie
said he offered his amendments in order that
the beneficial results may be attained, which
the friends OF capital punishment anticipate,
from the passage of the bill.
Mr.. SwAsEY, spoke against the passage of
the bill.
Mr.. TA1Bor spoke in favor ard explained
that the bill was to make the law already on
the statute book. of some force.
Messrs. CoRIHELL and RowELL spoke
against the bill.
Mr.. BRYANT moved to amend SO that all
persons now in the State Prison convicted OF
murder, and whose sentence of death has no.
been consummated, shall be executed within
nine months from the passage Of the bill The
amendment was rejected.
The yeas and nays were taken on motion
OF Mr.. SwAsEY, on the question OF passing
the bill, resulting in the negative, as follows:
YEAS AIessrs Abbott Bailey Black Blodgett
Boardman, bradbury OF kng1ieid, Burbank Cald-
well, Campbell, CARL Clark, Coffin, Cornish,
Davis, Fernaid, rockingham, Gle, Cove, Hall,
Hatch, iiathorn Iiurd, johnson, KeeSan, kclioch,
Mcserve, Moore Morse, Moulton of Sc.rboro',
Nickerson, pinkham, Robbins, sherman, silsby,
snow, Tabbut, Talbot, Warren, Wentworth OF
Bncksport, Wnson-ij.
NArs.-Messrs. Aldrich Bartlett, Bradbury Of
Odtown, Drawn, Bryant, Carvill, Connor, Corthell,
Estes, Harrington, Fletcher Frost, Gibbs, ITamil-
ton, Harding, Halves, Houghton, Hutchns, Judd,
fellow Loring, Milliken, Mitchell Moulton OF Por-
ter, Morrow, Mullin. North Oulette, Pierce, Por.
ter, Pulen, Richards, Eowei small OF Lisbon,
stuart sturgis, swasey, Tibbctts, Treat, Walden,
Wlder-5l.
So the House refused the bill passage.
Mr.. TALBOT presented bill an act to incor-
porate the Newport Park Association, which
was passed to be engrossed under susren-
sion of the rules.
Resolve increasing TIE salary OF the Alter
ney General'was taken up, the question be-
ing upon recedng from the vote indefinitely
postponing the bill.
Mr.. CARyILL moved that the House J.
here.
Mr.. CORNISH moved to recede and concur.
Messrs. Wilson, Morrow, and Davis spoke
in favor of the resolve, and Messrs. Carvil,
Boardman, Wilder, Conner and Keloch,
against.
On motion of Mr.. CARviLL, the yeas and
nays were taken, resulting ia the negative, as
follows -
YEAs.nMessrS Abbott, Bradbury Of odtown,
Drawn, Bryant, Caldwell, Campbell, Coffin, Corn
ish, Corthel Davis, Drake. Cove, Hall, Hamilton,
Halves, Hulchns, Hurd, johnson, keegan, Keene
of Bremen, knowlton, Leavitt, McGlvery, Mitch
ell Morse, Morrow, Mullin, North, pul en-, Snow,
Swasey Talbot Wal.en. Warren, Wilson-35.
NAYs.-Messrs. Aldrich, Bailey, Bartlett, Black,
Blodgett, Boardman, Bradbury Of kingded, Bur
well, Crowell, Eaton, Edes, Estes, Harrington, Fer
maid, Fletcher Frost, rockingham, Gibbs Hard
ing, Hatch, Hathorn, Judd. Keene of Palmyra,
kelloch, Kmball, Lamson, Lane, LAWYER, Lewis,
Libby, Longiellow Loring, Mccartney, Mesorye,
Moore, Moulton of Porter, Mouton of Scarboro',
Nickerson, Ouilette, Pierce, Pinkham, Porter,
Richards, Robbins, ROWell, Sanborn of Wales,
Tabbut, TIbbetts, Treat, Wentworth of Bucksport,
W ilder-G2,
SO the House refused TO rccede from its
vote by which it indefinitely postponed the
bill.