Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-01-13
MAINE LEGTSLATURE.
Senate.

Sfndte.
MONDAY Jan. T..
Senate met at o'clock p. NJ. according to
adjournment.
Prayerwas offered by Rev. Mr. TILToS of
Augusta.
The journal of Fridays proceedings was
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed OF in con-
currence.
The President announced the Joint Stand
ing Committees on the part of the Senate,
which were appointed and sent down to the
House.
See House report.
A communication was received from Hon.
William Caldwell, Treasurer of State, trans
hitting an annual statement and account of
the receipts and disbursements of the Treas
ury department for the year ending Dec. 81,
1873. Referred to the committee on Finan-
cial Affairs.
A communication was received from Park
er p. Burleigh, Land Agent, elect, signifying
his acceptance. Read and sent down.
On the House order calling for joint, Sc
lect committee on the abolition of the office
of Land Agent, the President appointed the
following on part ofthe Senate:
Messrs. Coffin of Waldo, Foster of Oxford
and Palmer of Penobscot.
The President announced the Standing
Committees of the Senate as follows;
Bills IN SECOND READING :-Messrs. Cross
of Cumberland, Abbot Of kennebec Kent of
Lincoln, Morrison of Penobscot, Harmon OF
Washington, Cutler of Penobscot, Goold OF
Cumberland, Russell OF Androscoggin, Eos
ter of Oxford, Martin of Oxford, Hanson of
York, Foss Of Piscataquis.
Ok ESGRossED BILLS :-Messrs. Coffin OF
Waldo. Carr of Sagadahoc. Burgess of Cum
berland. Rounds Of Androscoggin, Ilolbrook
of Cumberland Arnold of Aroostook, Gran
don of Washington, Whitmore of Hancock.
Shaw Of Penobscot, Hall of York, Dyer OF
Franklin, Palmer OF Somerset.
On motion of Mr.. MARTIN. of Oxford,
Ordered, The House concurring, that a Joint
select committee of three on the part of the
Senate to negotiate the purchase of the Year
Book be appointed.
And Messrs Martin, Whitmore of Hancock,
and Carr of Sagadahoc were appointed.
jn motion of Mr.. FOSTER of Oxford.
Ordered, That joint select committee of
three on the part of the Senate, with such as
the House may join, be appointed on the
Governors message, who shall report a ref
erence of its several subjects to appropriate
committees.
And the following were appointed on the
part of the Senate Messrs Foster, Dyer OF
Franklin, Harmon of Washington.
Mr. FosTER of Oxford was given permission
to introduce resolve relating to tax com
mission, as follows.
Resolved, That the Governor be and here
by is authorized and empowered to appoint a
commission consisting of one person whose
duty it shall be to inquire into the system
adopted by other States to raise revenue out
side of direct taxation; and to report to the
Legislature such system as may be best
adapted to meet the wants of the people of
this State, and reduce the rate of direct tax
alton of the people, said report to be sub
mitted to this Legislature within thirty days.
In presenting the resolve Mr.. Foster re-
marked that he offered it because under the
present system taxes have become so grieyous
and enormous that, in his opinion, it was
necessary that some measure of relief should
be adopted to reduce the rate of direct taxa
ton.
On that Senator's motion the rules were
suspended, the resolve read twice, and then
passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. MARTIN of Oxford. the
Senate adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, Jan. II.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. UrJoHN of Augusta.
On motion of Mr.. HATCH of Bangor,
Ordered, That all business of the last Leg
islature, referred to this, be taken from the
files and referred to the appropriate commit
tees.
On motion of Mr.. kELLocH Of Thomaston,
Ordered. That the Senate concurring, all
petitions for private legislation, except those
for redress of wrongs and grievances, which
may be presented to this Legislature after
Wednesday, the 18th day of February next,
4. 20 r 81, -,
this order be published in the Daily kenne-
bee journal, Daily Eastern Argus, Portland
Press, and Bangor Daily Wing and Courier.
until that date.
The SPEAKER announced the Standing
Committees of the House, as follows:
Standing Committees of the House.
BUSINESS OF THE House :-Messrs. Knowl.
ton of Skowhegan, Pressey of Lewiston, and
Fessenden of Portland.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE :-Messrs. Robbins OF
Norridgewock, Pilsbury of Biddeford, Eaton
Of Dexter, Caldwell of Sherman, Woodbury.
of Cornish, Hurd of North Berwick, and Ma.
cartney of West Waterville.
CHANGE OF NAMES :-Messrs Pullen OF
| Portland, Snow of Hallowell. Bradbury Of
| Oldtown, Eaton Of Dexter, Haskell of Cape
| Elizabeth, Lewis of Ripley. AMI Kcegan o.
| Madawaska.
BILLS IN HE THIRD READING :-MessTs
| Carvill Of Brunswick, Wilder of Pembroke
| Scribner of Ousfeld, Keen of Palmyra,
| Bradbury of Oldtown, Moulton of Porter, and
Lewis of Ripley.
, ENGROssED BILLS :--Messrs. Gibbs o,
| Glenburn, Files of Gorham, Foster OF Newry
| Stone of Bridgton, Judd of Pressure Isle,
Reed of Bath, and Guptill of Gouldsboro'.
ELECTIoNs :-Messrs. Swasey of Canton,
M0ulton of Porter, Small of Temple, Denisor
of Poland, Powers of Houlton, Kelloch OF
| Thomaston, and kimbsll Of Waterford.
The following is a list of the joint Standing
Committees of the Legislature, on the part o.
the Senate, as appointed by the President O
the Senate, and on the part of the House, as
joined by the Speaker
Joint Standing Committees.
On Judiciary.-Messrs. Webb of Kenne
bee, Emery Of Hancock, Boyle of Waldo, or
the part OF the Senate Messrs. knowlton o
Skowhegan, Wilson of Bangor, Pullen o
Portland, North Of Augusta, Talbot of East
Machias, Cornish of Lewiston, keegan O
Madawaska, on the part of the House.
On Legal Afairs.-Messrs. Foster OF Ok
ford, Webster of Knox, Palmer of Somerset
on the part OF the Senate Messrs Powers o
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