Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-12
MINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

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The journal of Yesterdays proceedings wa
read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
The President announced the Joint Standing
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
George G.. Stacy, Secretary Of State elect, sigui
fyiug his acceptance Of that office. Read and sen;
down.
The President announced the Standing Com
mittces Of the Senate as follows
! On Bills in Second Reading. Messrs. Cross OF
| Cumberland Kent of Lincoln, Nor. son of Penob.
scot, Russell OF Androscoggin, Swasey of Oxford
! Hanson of York, Donworth Of lAroostook, Hnck-
! ley of Hancock, French of kennebec, Thurl0u9h
of Penobscot, Foss of Piscataqnis, Prescott OF
Somerset.
| IL, EngroSsed Bills. Messrs Rounds of Andre
! scoggin, Haskell of Cumberland, Hall of York
Dyer of Franklin, Hyde of sagadahoc, Stevens OF
Somerset, Richardson of Waldo. Campbell OF
| Washington, Hanson of York, Cutler of penob-
scot, Cushing of Knox, Goold of Cumberland.
| On motion OF Mr.. EMERY.
Ordered, That the Committee the Judiciary
inquire into the expediency Of abolishing mpli.on
ment for debt, and providing other mean, for Oh
| tanning a disclosure of debtors affair.".
| y communication was received from Hon. Nilas
c. Hatch, Treasurer of State, transmitting all an
nual statement and account of the receipts and
disbursements of the Treasury department for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1874. Referred to the com.
mittce on Financial Affairs.
On action of Mr.. FosrER of Oxford
Ordered, That five hundre,, copies OF the report
of the State Treasurer he printed for the Use OF
the Senate.
| 4 communication was received from Il. 3. Muir
ray, Jr., -Adjutant General elect, sgnfying his
acceptance ofthat office. Read and sent down.
On motion of Mr.. Cutler.
Ordered, That Joint committee on the part
O ne he Ion. m ioipt he
appointed on the Governors message, who shall
report reference of several subject to appropriate
committees.
And the following were appointed on the part
OF the Senate Messrs. Cutler of Penobscot,
Goold of Cumberland and Cushing of knox.
| On motion of Mr.. PALMER,
Ordered, That Joint select committee consist
ing of three on part of the Senate, with such as
House may join be appointed to contract with some
suitable person or persons to do the State printing
and binding for the current year, subject to the
approval of the legislature.
! Aud the following appointed; Mcssrs.
Palmer Of Penobscot, Emery OF lIlncock, and
| French of kennebec.
| On motion of Mr.. Cross,
Ordered, The House concurring, that joint Sc
lect committee of three part of the Senate.
with such as the House may join, be appointed to
negot ate the purchase of the Maine State Year
| Book.
| And Mcssrs. Cross of Cumberland, Corthell of
Washir gton, and Foss OF Piscataqus were appoint
ed.
| On motion of Mr.. GooLD,
| Adjourned,
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve providing for a Constitutional con ms
sion.
House.
MONDAY, Jan. llth.
| Pray er by Rev. Mr.. Econ of Augusta.
| Papers from the Senate disposed Of in coacul-
renee
| Remonstrance of James W. Withee against the
| right of VIM. Lamb to a seat member OF the
House, and the remonstrance of Lewis F. Stratton
sganst the right of Lloyd W. Drake to seat as a
member of the House, were taken from the table,
and referred to Committee of the Whole.
On motion of Mr.. TALBOT of East MacEas, the
House then resolved itself into a Committee Of the
Whole. and proceeded to consider the foregoing
remonstrances, Mr.. Talbot having been appointed
chairman.
Mr.. Snow of Ilallowell explained that Mr..
Withee, the remonstIant against the right OF Mr..
Lamb to a scat in the House, had been legally
elected TO the position then occupied by Mr.. Lamb.
but through inadvertance of town clerk in his
district the middle letter of his name had been
omitted in the return to the Secretery of State
and the certificate of election was issued to Mr..
Lamb. He therefore moved that the Chairman of
the Committee be instructed to report the House
a resolve declaring William Lamb not entitled to
a seat in the House, and resolve declaring James
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committee voted to report the resolves.
Mr.. MoULToN Of Scalboro made similar ex-
pIana,ion in regard to the remonstrance of Lewis
+. Stratton and moved that the chairman be in
struccd to report to the House resolve dc clariug
Lloyd w Drake not entitled to seat in the
House, and resolve declaring Lewis i. Sratton
entitled to a seat in the House.
The House voted 20 report the resolves.
On motion of Mr.. LYMAN of Machias, the com
mittee rose, and, through its Chairman reported
10, tbp fol n ~
Resolve declaring Lloyd w. Drake not entitled
to a seat as member of this House; resolve de-
clarng William Lamb not entitled to seat as a
member of this House; resolve declaring Lewis
F. Stratton entitled to seat as member Of this
House, and resolve declaring James W. Withee
entitled to seat as a member of this House.
The resolutions were read and adopted.
Mr.. NosE Of Augusta presented the remon-
strrnce of John Millett OF Pittsield against the
right of Nelson Nickery to seat in the House.
referred to the Committee on Elections.
On motion of Mr. TALBOT of East Machias, the
remon trance of Chapman n. Reed against the
right of John Montgomery to a seat in the House
as member was taken from the table and re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections.
On motion of Mr.. SNOW of Hallowell,
Ordered, That the Clerk ofthe House be d rected
to make up the pay and travel of Lloyd w. Drake
and William Lamb to include Jan. 18th, 1875,
The Speaker announced the Standing Commit
| tees of the House, as follows:
Standing Committees of the House.
On Ways and .Neans-Messrs. Reed of Bath,
| Cobb of Lewiston, Hall Of Ellsworth, Halves of
| Deering, Shepherd Of Skowhegan White of Bucks
port Davis of Portland.
| On Business Of the Wouse-Messrs Snow of
lIallowell, Cobb OF Lewiston, Cleaves Of Portland.
On Leaee Of Absence-Messrs. Crosby of Arrow
sic, Head of Harmony, Purinton Of Bowdoin,
Merrill of West Gardiner, Butler of Avon, Lawler
of Baileyville, Blanchard Of Yarmouth.
On Change Of Names-AIessrs. Randall of Island
Falls, kcegan of Madawaska, Snow Of iIallowell,
Reed of Bath, Wentworth Of Kittery, Whitney of
Friendship, Hall of Ellsworth
| On Bills in the Third Reading-NIessrs lIawes
of Deering, Smith of Whitetield Locke of Paris,
Montgomery of Boothbay, Butler of Hancock,
Mason of liiddeford, Martin of Camden.
On Engrossed BiNs-Messrs Stone of Bridgton,
Judd of Presque Isle, Fernald of Wilton Gilmore
| of Dedham. Warren of Orneville, Grindle of Mt.
| Desert Moulton of Scarboro'.
| IN Electjons-Messls. Powers of Houlton, Bar
ron of Topsham, Buck of Orand, Clark of Lin
coin, Cleaves of Portland, Mason of Biddeco1d,
Wakefield of Lewiston.
/ The Joint Standing Committees were announced
| as follows:
Joint Standing Committees.
| On the Judiciary-Messrs. Emery of Hancock
| Foster Of Oxford Swssey Of Oxford, on the part