Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
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| On motion Of Mr.. SwAsEY the yeas and nays
! we're ordered on the adoption Of his amendment,
resulting in its being nc gatlyed by the foliowng
| vete
YEAs.-Messrs. Donwo,th, Foster, Swasey-3.
NAYs.-Messrs. Atwood, Campbell, Corihell,
Gross, Cushing, Cutler, Dyer, Emery, toss, Goold,
Hail. Haskell, Hinckcy, IIolbrook, Hyde, Kent,
Lord, Morrison, Palmer, Prescott Richardson,
Rounds, RUSSELL Stevens, Thurlough-2'.
! So the amendment was rejected.
Pending the passage of the resolve, Mr.. Has
| KElL offered the following amendment: No por-
ton of this appropriation shall be expended in lay.
| ing foundations for, or as the commencement OF
| other and expensive structures, or for repairs
1 that shall be such in effect, other than authorized
| by this resolve. The amendment was adopted.
| On passing the resolve TO be engrosscd the yeas
| and nays ordered on motion Of Mr.. SWAsEY,
| with the following result
! YEAs.-Messrs, Atwood, Campbell Corthell,
Gross, Cutler, Donworth, Dyer, Emery, Foss,
| Goold, Haskell, Hinckley, Holbrook Kent. Lord.
| Morrison, Palmer, Prescott, Richardson, Rounds,
| Russell, Stevens, Thurlough, Webb-2l
| NAYs.-Messrs. Foster, swasey-2.
| So the resolve was given passage.
| Resolve relating to new Insane Hospital, zap
| proprating S50,000,) was taken from the table,
| the question being on the adoption of the follow
| ing amendment OF Mr.. Russell: Insert after the
word be, in the fourth line, the following to con
| slider what measures shall be adopted to provide
| suitable additional accomm odations for the IN
sane and in furtherance of this end il they sh all
consider it advisable to purchase the ned States
| Marine Hospital near Portland, in case the same
can be secured at price not exceeding the sum oil
| 500 00 or if they shall not deem this advisable
| to &c.
| Pending the adoption of the amendment
| Mr. FOSTER moved the indefinite postponcmont
| of sthe resolve and on his motion the yeas and
nays were ordered with the following result
| YEAs-Messrs. Atwood, Campbell Corthell,
! Cushing, Foss, Foster, Hanson 1Iincklty, Lord
| Prescott Richardson, Rounds, Swasey, Thur
| longh-I
| NvYs-Messrs Cross, Cutler, Donworth, Dyer
Emery, Goold, Haskell, Holbrook, Hyde Kent,
Morrison, Palmer, Russell, Stcven'-l3.
Soft was vote ed no. to indefinitely POSTPONE the ,e-
| solve.
! The question REQUIRED on the aicp.oa cf the
| amendment.
| Mr.. RUSSELL spoke in favor Of his amend
| ment.
| The amendment was adopted aud pending the
| passage Of the resolve to be engrossed, the yeas
| and nays were ordered Oh motion CT Mr. ROUNDS
| with the following result;
| YEAs-Messrs. Campbell, Cor,hcll, Cross, Cut
Ter, Donworth, Dyer, Emery, Foss, Goold, Hall
Hanson, Haskell, IInckley, Holbrook, Hyde
Kent, Lord, Morrison, Palmer, Richardson
Rounds, Russell, Stevens, swasey, Thurlough-25
NAYs-Messrs. Atwood, Foster, Prescott.
So the resolve was given passage.
Majority and minority reports on an act Il
amend chap. 262 of public laws of 1874, relating t.
| embezzlement of property OF deceased persons
were taken from the table on motion OF Mr. Don
WORTH.
Pending the acceptance of the majority repor
fought not to pass Mr.. SwAsEY moved 10 amen(
by substituting the minority report.
| Pending this question the Senate adjourned, OF
motion Of Mr.. CoRTHELL, to 2l-2 o'clock, I. VI
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| &c in,
The following bills came from the House; Al
| act to amend sec. 5, of chap. ll6 in relation t,
| deeds; act to anne nd an act entitled an act re
| latipg to the duties Of sheritfs and county ator
) neys; an act to amend sec. 3D. OF CHAP 10 Ct th'
| revised statutes relating to damages on way.
| These bill were read and referred to the mex
legislature.
An act to amend the sixth sec. of the ll6ti
chap. of the revised statutes (relating TO mileage
of members) came from the House indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. EMERY moved that the Senate insist upoI
its vote giving passage to the BILL and ON th
, motion the yeas and nays were ordered, with The
| result in the affirmative, as follows;
| YEAs--Messrs. Atwood, Cutler, Dyer, Emery
, | Foster, Goold, Haskell, Hinckley, liolbrook
Palmer, Prescott Richardson, Russell, Swasey
| Webb-l5
NAYs-Messrs. Campbell, Corthell Gross, Cush
/ ing, Donworth, Foss French, Hanson Hyde
Kent, Morrison, Rounds, Stevens, Tnurlough-li
Resolve appropriating SlI 800 for military pur
poses, came fron: the House, was read once an(
tabled.
An act to amend chap. II, |, paragraph
| of the revised statutes, came from the House in
definitely postponed.
On motion Of Mr. SwAsEY, the Senate insisted
on its vote giving the bill a passage TO be en-
| crossed
Majority and minority reports relating to en-
! bezzlement Of property taken up, the ques
ton being on substituting the minority for thu
majority report
Mr. SwAsEY spoke in favor of the motion.
Mr.. DoNwoRTH advocated the acceptance o
| the majority report, that the bill fought not t.
| pass.
: On motion of Mr. FOSTER, the yeas snd nay
were taken on the pending question, with the re
, suit in the negative as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Corthell, Foster, Kent Lord
} Morrison, Rounds, Swasey, Thullough-S.
NAYs-Messrs. Atwood, Campbell, Gross, Crsh
ing, Cutler, Donworth, Dyer, Emery, Foss
French, Goold, Hall, Haskell Hinckley, Hol
brook, Hyde, Palmer, Prescott, Richardson, Rus
sell, Stevens-2l.
The majority report was then accepted.
On motion of Mr.. FOSTER, message was sem
to the House asking for the return Of resolve in
favor of settlers on proprctors' land.
On the resolve being returned, Mr.. FOSTER
moved that the resolve be indefinitely postponed,
and spoke in support Of his motion.
| Mr.. DoNwoRrH opposed.
| The discussion was participated i'll by MessrS.
| GOULD, CUTLER, CoRTHELL and SwAsEY.
| Mr.. FOSTER withdrew his motion and moved to
refer the resolve to the next legislature. And ii
| was so voted.
A motion to reconsider the vote referring the
resolve to the next legislature, was defeated.
| An act explanatory Of and additional to chap.
| 25l Of the public laws Of 1874, relating to taxa
ton of insurance companies, was read second
time and pending its passage to be engrossed, was
amended on motion Of Mr.. HoLBRooK by trik-
ing out the eth line in printed bill and inserting,
| "the amount to be annually set aside as reserve
| from premiums received in this"
| The bill was then given passage to be en-
| crossed.
Resolve in favor of Thomas Math.son, was
| taken from the table. Pending its passage to be
| engrossed, Mr.. IIINCKLEY moved that the resolve
be indefinitely postponed, and spoke in support Of
| his motion.
Mr.. DoNwoRTH opposed the motion
The motion to indefinitely postpone was lost
| and the resolve was given passage.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, the following bills
were returned by the Governor, at the request of
| the Senate: An act in relation to pledges; an
act relating to proceedings in courts an act reat-
| ing to paupers.
| The Senate reconsdcred its votes passing the
| same to be enacted and engrossed, and amended
| each by striking out the section relating to the
approval Of the act. They were then passed to be