Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-20
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
DtHUtts
FRIDAY. Feb. l9.

Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee.
Under suspension of the rules the following
were each read twice and passed to be engrossed
'ln concurrence; an act to supply the inhabitants
of Brewer with water; resolve in favor of the joint
standing Committee on Reform School; resolve
providing for the payment of expenses of the Com.
mite on Military Affairs act for the relief OF
Joseph b. Clark and Edward r. Clark.
Resolve in favor of the Maine General Hospital
was read twice, under suspension of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. HoLBRooK, the Senate non.
concurred with the House in adopting the amend
ment which adds provision to the resolve that
the managers shall change their bylaws so as tc
allow an inmate Of the institution that desires
homeopathic physician to have one.
The resolve was then passed to be engrossed.
An act to amend chap. As Of the revised statutes
relating to the taxation Of corporations was read
| second time.
Pending the motion to indefinitely postpone in
concurrence, the bill sn motion of MIR. FOSTER,
was tabled.
Resolve concerning an amendment of the Con-
stituton of Maine, relating to bribery in elections,
came from the House, that branch adhering to its
former vote in amending the resolve and giving it
| passage.
| Mr.. CUTLER opposed the passage Of the resolve,
| on the ground that it was unwse and injudlcious.
Mr.. EMERY believed in the purity of the ballot.
He favored the adoption Of the resolve.
| MIR. HASKELL also spoke in favor.
| MIR. SwAsEY did not think it was policy to enact
such law. He never knew of conviction Of
bribery by the courts. He opposed the resolve.
| MIR. HASKELL believed in the perpetual disfran.
chisement of those persons who are guilty of brb-
cry. Our laws were not perfected to insure con-
| viction. He thought such change in our funda-
mental law as was proposed was necessary.
The discussion was continued by Messrs. Stew
| ems, Hall and Palmer.
| Mr.. EMERY moved to amend by striking out the
clause relating to perpetual dsfranchisement
Mr. FOSTER opposed.
The amendment was lost.
On the question OF receding and concurring with
the House in the adoption OF the resolve, the yeas
and nays were taken with the following result:
| YEAs.-Messrs. Atwood, Cross, Cushing, Dom
worth, Emery, Goold, Haskell, Hinckley, NIorr.
| son, Prescott, Stevens, Thurlough.-l2.
NAYs.-Messrs. Campbell, Corthell, Cutler,
| Dyer, Foss, Foster, French, Hail. Hanson, Hol-
brook, Hyde, Kent, Lord, Palmer, Richardson,
Russell, Swasey.-7.
the Senate refused to recede and concur with
| the House in giving the resolve passage.
On motion of Mr.. FOSTER, the Senate adhered
to its former vote in refusing to give the resolve
passage.
A communication was received from the Secre-
tary of State transmitting detailed statement of
| the items of expenditures of the military appro-
priatons Of 1874. Ordered to be printed. Total
amount Of expenditures, $l2, 2,SO5.l9; appropria-
| ton, $l2, 900; amount overdrawn, $205.l9.l
MIR. SwAsEY, from the Committee on the Ju-
| dietary, reported bill an act to amend chap. II,
sec. /, paragraph OF the revised statutes. Read
and ordered printed.
Final reports were made by the joint standing
Committees on Interior Waters State Lands and
State Roads and State Prison.
Mr. RUSSELL, from the joint standing commit
tee on reports Of the Warden and Inspectors of
the State Prison, reported resolve in favor of the
State Prison. Tabled to be printed. Resolve
appropriates $l2 000.l
| Resolves in favor of Bowdin r. Blackstone in
favor of Joseph L. Yonng, in favor Of Sabin F.
| Berry and c. s. Berry, were each read second
| time, and assigned for tomorrow.
| Resolve in favor of the Name Insane Hospital
was read second time, and assigned for the af-
| ternoon.
Resolve relating to new Insane Hospital, was
read second time, and pending its passage to be
| engrossed, Mr.. RUSSELL moved to amend by in
sering after the word be, in the fourth line, the
following: to consider what measures shall be
adopted to provide suitable additional accommo-
dations for the insane; and in furtherance of this
end if they shall consider it advisable to purchase
the United States Marine Hospital near Portland,
in case the same can be secured at price not ex
ceeding the of $4,000; or if they shall not
deem this advisable TO &c.
Pending the adoption of the amendment, Mr..
SwAsEY moved, and it was ordered that the same
| be assigned for Tuesday next.
MIR. EMERY, from the Committee On the Judic-
ary, reported bill en- act to incorporate the Oxford
Manufacturing Go. Read and assigned.
On motion OF Mr.. HALL, the rules being sus-
| IL
by bin act to amend chap 10, sec. L. of the re-
vised statutes, in relation to interest, was passed
to be engrossed, and the same was tabled.
| Mr.. ATWOOD moved a reconsideration of the vote
whereby the Senate voted to indefinitely postpone
| the resolve in favor of the town of Island Falls
| Mr. DoNwoRTH spoke in favor of its passage.
| On motion OF Mr.. CUTLER the motion was ta-
| bled, and assigned for the afternoon.
| Pending its passage to be engrossed, resolve
relating to the distribution of public documents
| tabled ATWOOn.
| Mr.. SwAsEY by leave, presented bill an act to
amend an act to establish municipal court in the
city Of Auburn. Undera suspension of the rules,
the bill took its several readings, and was passed
| TO be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. PALMER the vote whereby
the Senate refused to give passage to the resolve
| IN favor of James +. Farmer, James f. Weston,
George Wells and others, was reconsdered, and
pending its passage to be engrossed, it was laid
| upon the table.
| Resolve in favor of the Eastern Normal School
at Castine, pending its passage to be engrossed,
was amended on motion of Mr.. HoLBRooK, by
| striking oul the words deficiency OF 500. The
bill was then passed to be engrossed.
| An act to amend the sixth sec. of the ll6 chap.
| of the revised statutes was taken from the table,
on motion of Mr.. EMERY, and assigned for the
| afternoon.
On motion of Mr.. FOSTER it was,
| Ordered That the Hon. Frederick Kent, Sena-
tor from Lincoln, be excused from further attend
ance after Saturday, Goth inst, and that the Sec
retary make up his pay for the session.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
| Resolve to provide the town of Shirley with
certain books, which was passed to be engrossed
an act to incorporate the Ocean Mutual Marine In.
surance Co., an act relating to proceedings in
court; resolve in favor of Silver Ridge Plantation
an act to change the name of Helen NJ. Merrill
an act authorizing pensions to soldiers and sailors
orphans in the Female Asylum in Portland, and
the Children's Home at Bangor, Assigned for
next Tuesday,; an act relating to railroad drec-
tors an act to provide for deficiency in the appro-
priations for the expenditures of government for
the year 1874; resolve relating to the advertise
ment of the public laws; an act in relation to exc
cution of sentence in capital cases: act relating
to the meeting Of the grand jury of Oxford county
at the December term Of the Supreme Judicial
Court resolve in favor Of the State Reform
School.
| PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Resolve in favor of Hugh Jameson; resolve in f.
vor of David Doe of Lyndon; resolve appropriate
ing S., 900 on Mattawsmkeag bridge, in the county
of Penobscot resolve in favor Of A. f. Owens
resolve in favor of Andrew Wren Of Woodland
Plantation; resolve in favor of Moose rive
bridge, in the county of Somerset resolve il