Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-25
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

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came from the House, that branch adhering to Ms
vote to indefinitely postpone.
The Senate receded and concuned.
\ communication was received from Hon. Par
ker p. Burleigh, Land Agent elect >igni-
flying his acceptance.
Resolve providing for military purposes, came
from the House amended.
The Senate receded and coneuued.
Bill an act authorizing pensions fof soldiers and
sailors orphans was tax en- from The table. and on
motion OF Mr.. PALMER was indefinitely post
poned.
Bill an act in relation TO execution in capital
cases, was taken from the table.
Mr.. SwAsEY opposed lis passage.
Mr. EMERY favored.
Pending the passage of tie bill to be enacted,
en- motion of Mr.. FOSTER the yeas and nays were
taken, which resulted in the affirmative by tie
following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Atwood, Campbell, Cross, Cash
ing, Donworth, Dyer, Emery, French, Goold, Has
kell, Hinckley, Hyde, Richardson, Rus sell, lhur-
loagh.-l5.
SAYs-Messrs. Corthell, Cutler, Foss, Foster,
Hall, Hanson, Kent, Lord. Morrison Palmer,
Prescott, Rounds, Stevens, Swasey-l4.
Resolves providing for certain amendments OF
the constitution of Maine, put on their final
passage, by taking the yeas and nays with the
following result;
YEAs-Messrs. Atwood, Campbell, Gross,
Cushing, Cutler, Donworth, Dyer, Emery, Foss,
Foster French, Goold, Hall, Hanson, Haskell,
IInckley, HYDE, Kent, Lord, Morrison, Palmer,
Prescott, Richardson, Rounds, Russell, Swasey.
Wcbb-2.
So the resolves were finally passed.
Bill to incorporate the Ocean Mutual Marine
Insurance Company, was taken from the table,
aud on motion of Mr.. PALMER, the same was in
definitely postponed.
1t was voted that when the Senate adjourn, il
adjourn to meet at half past seven o'clock, T. NJ.
A message to that effect was sent to the House.
The Senate recalled from the Governor the act
to provide pension for soldiers and seamen.
The bill was returned, and tabled.
The vote whereby an act to empower the exec
utive to appoint women to certain offices was
passed to be engrossed, was reconsidered. and
amended on motion of Mr. EMERY by striking out
the words ITO the Office Of Justice Of the Peace
with power also without any judicial power.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. THURLoUGH presented resolve establishing
| the valuation Of the towns Of Berwick and North
| Berwick in the county OF York. tnder sus-
pension of the rules, the resolve was read twice
| and passed to be engrossed.
| The resolve relating to the purchase OF the
chemical fire engine by the State, was recalled
| from the Governor and indefinitely Pc poned, or
| motion Of Mr.. FOSTER.
The resolve relrting to Geo. NJ. Weston, wa
recalled from the Governor. Ga motion of MIR
| RUSSELL the vote whereby the resolve was passed
| TO be enacted was rcconsideIed.
On motion of Mr. ROUNDS, the resolve in
| definitely postponed.
| same resolve came Ddch from me House Una
branch insisting upon its vote giving the resolve
| passage, and proposing acommittee of conference
| Messrs. Haskell of Cumberland, Hanson of York
| and Foster of Oxford were joined on part OF the
| Senate. Subsequently Mr.. Hanson of the commit
| tee reported that the committee was unable &c
| agree.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend chap. II see. l, paragraph o
| the revised statutes relating to sale OF real es
nsAh vE nfc nnrf. m ont fnyu
ton Of State banks; an act to amend an act emit
tied az act relating to the duties of sheritfs ant
county attorneys; an act relating TO proceedings il
| court; an Get for the assessment, of Stat
tax for the year 1872 amounting to the sum o
$500, 1j3.l0; an act relating to pledges an act t,
| incorporate the Dymont Mountain Dairy Associa
| ton.
| FINALLY PASSED.
| Resolves providing for certain amendments o
the constitution of Maine resolve in favor of thu
| Maine State College of Agriculture and the Me
chanic Arts; resolve authorizing the State Libra
rian to furnish the State College of Agricultur,
| and the Mechanic Arts with the Maine Reports
resolve in favor of George Il. Fernald.
| Adjourned to meet at IL o'clock.
| EVENING SESSION.
| House papers disposed of in concurrence.
| PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
| An act TO empower the Executive to appoin
women to certain offices; an act to provide in par
| for the expenditures Of government an act to es
| tablish the fees of officers in certain cases
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve on the pay roll Of the Senate; resolve
on nay roll of the House; resolve providing fol
| military purposes; resolve relating to a new in
| sane hospital resolve establishing the valuation
| of the towns of Berwick and North Berwick in
| the county of York
During the final proceedings message was re-
ceived from the Governor stating that 2j6 acts
and LOG resolves had been passed during the pres
| ent session and approved.
| The usual complimentary resolutions were
| passed, and remarks were made by Messrs. Has
| kell, Foster, Foss, Hall, Lord. Emery, Cutler
| Swasey, Rounds, Stevens, Morrison, Russell
| Cross, Corthel, Gushing, Atwood, Dyer, Don
| worth, Kent, Thurlough
After remarks had been made by Mr.. WEBB,
the President the 5ith session of the Maine lcgis-
| lature was declared adjourned sine die.
fun report of these proceedings will be foun
| in to-morrow'S Journal