Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-24

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| ufacturing Company.
| FINALLY PASSED.
| Resolve in favor of Bowdoin r. Blackstone; re-
solve in favor of the Maine Industrial School for
Girls; rsolve in favor Of the State Reform School;
resolve in favor of the town Of Shirley resolve
ating to the advertising Of the public laws resolve
| IN favor of the Eastern state Normal School at
| CASTING; resolve in favor of the Western Normal
School at Pennington; resolve in favor Of Joseph
L. Young; resolve in favor of Silver Ridge plan
taton; resolve in favor Of the town of RoXbury.
| On motion of Mr. Cutler, the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow at 9 \. NJ.
| House.
| Tuesday, Feb. 70.
| PRAYER by Rev. Mir. II RIDING of IIallowe
| Papers from the Senate disposed of in co2cur-
renee.
| Mr. WHITNEY of DNmont presented bill an act
| to incorporate the DiNmont Mountain Dairyng
| Association, which was passed to be cngrossed
under . suspension Of the rules.
| Mr.. TEFFT presented bill an act in relation to
the Border Publishing Co., which read three
times under a suspension Of the rules, and passed
| to be engrossed.
| Mr.. WILSON presented bill an act concerning
taxation of State banks, which was passed to he
| cngrossed under suspension of the rules.
| Resolve in favor of the Secretary of the Senate
was passed to be engrosscd under q suspension Of
| the rules, in concurrence with the Senate
| MIR. Snow presented bill an act to continue in
force chap. 5 of the public laws of 1872. entitled
an act authorizing pensions for disabled soldiers
and seamen, which was passed to be engros sed
/ under suspension of the rules.
Resolve in favor OF settlers on proprietors lands
| was read twice under suspension of the rules,
and laid Oh the table on motion of Mr. TAPLEY.
Bill an act to empower the Executive to appoint
| women to certain offices read once, laid on
| the table on motion of Mr. WILSON, ana to-mor-
row asst gncd.
Bill an act concerning municipal and police
courts was taken trom the table on motion OF Mr..
SNOW, and indefinitely postponed, on motion CT
On motion of Mr.. SNOW, bill an act to amend
chap. II, sec l. paragraph Of the r. s., relating
to executors, administrators and guardians, was
taken from the table, and Indefinitely postponed.
The vote was reconsldered, whereby the House
assigned tomorrow for the consideration of the
bill TO authorize the Executive to appon. women
| to certain offices.
| Mr.. WILSON said the subject matter contained
| in the bill had been well considered by the Judic.
airy Committee, and the report had been legislation
inexpedient. The attention Of the Legislature had
| been brought to the subject by the Governors
Message, and rot by petition. lie moved the in
definite pcstponement of the bill, for he thought it
rather late hour in the session for its discussion.
He did not think there shon'd Il a!y Legislation
upon the matter at present
Mr.. SNOW spoke in favor Of delay, and full
discussion.
Mr.. STEVENS thought the legislature owed it 10
themselves, men, and as leg slatol. Of the state
to pass the bill.
Mr.. LYMAN said members might owe it to them
selves, but they did not owe it TO the women, be-
cause they had not asked for it. When they petit
ton for such bill, 1t Woald he time enough To
give them hearing.
On motion of Mr.. TEFFT, the bill laid on
the table, and afternoon assigned.
ON motion of Mr.. TALBOT, the report OF tie
Conference Committee on the resolve in favor OF
the Agricultural College was taken from the Fable
The report recommending that the House adj
here, was adopted, and the House on motion OF
Mr.. Core, adhered TO its vote adopting the
amendment cutting down the appropriation to
So 800.
ON motion OF Mr.. LITTLE, il was
Orired, That the Secretary Of State report to
this House soon as may be, before the final adj
journment of this body, an account of all moneys
paid to the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture,
for his sevices for the past year. and for what paid,
with the items, including bills presented by him
not allowed.
Mr.. DAVIS, from the Committee on Financial
Affairs, reported legislation inexpedient, on that
part Of the Governors Message IN relation to tan
ing express companies.
MIR. ANDERSON, from the Committee Oh Legal
Affairs, on order relating to the repeal Of the
shertis' act called, if its repeal is regarded
as impracticable to so amend the law that the fees
and costs may be less oppressive reported legisa-
ton inexpedient to that part relating to the re-
peal of the sheriff act, and reporting on that PAL
relating to fees and COSTS bill an act to amend an
act entitled an act relating to the duties OF shertts
not receive pay for attendance in court and at the
same time receive pay for enforcing the liquor law.
The bills were passed to be engrossed under n sus-
pension of the rules
On motion Of Mr.. ANDERSON, message was
sent to the Senate requesting the return OF the
following bills an act to amend sec. a of chap.
IL of the revised statutes defining the duties of the
state superintendent of common schools; an act
in relation to the apportionment of school moneys
paid BY the State treasurer; an act in relation to
nf IN he mi
State Superintendent of Common Schools.
The bills were returned, and the vote reconsid-
cred whereby they were referred to the next leg
islature.
They were then laid on the table and ordered
to be printed and referred to the next legislature
Mr.. POWERS moved to reconsider the vote
whereby bill an act to amend sec 60 Of chap. Is OF
the revised statutes relating to damage on ways,
was referred to the next legislature. Lost
Resolve in favor of an appropriation of Sli 800
for military purposes was taken from the table,
the question being upon the motion to amend so
as to cut the appropriation down to $l0,5O0.
Messrs. White, Teft, Tinkham, and Lyman
spoke in favor of the amendment, and Messrs.
Snow, Wilson, Stevens and Barnard against
The amendment was adopted, and the resolve
| passed to be cngrosscd.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Bill an act to change the name of Helen NJ Mer-
rill an act to amend sec. chap 50 of the revised
statutes relating to marriage I'D its solcmnlza-
| UOn an ACT explanatory uuuitiOual W StC.Oo
chap 81 of the revised statutes relating to civil ac
tons; an act to incorporate the Ocean Mutual Ma
rine Insurance Co.; an act to incorporate the Ok
ford Manufacturing Co.
FINALLY PASSED.
J. Resolve in favor of Silver Ridge Plantation re-
solve in favor of the town of Shirley; resolve in
favor of Joseph l.. Young in favor of the town of
Roxbury; in favor of Bowdoin II. Blackstone; in
favor oil the Eastern Normal School at Castne !;
relating to the advertisement of the public laws
| in favor of the Western Normal School at Far
mington in favor of the Maine Industrial School
| for Girls in favor OF the State Reform School.
| Resolve in favor Of certain towns and planta-
tions came from the Senate, House amendment
| "D" rejected, and further amended.
| The House adopted the amendment, and adj
| hored to its vote in the adoption Of amendment
"D," on motion of Mr.. LYMAN. The bill was
| then passed to be engrossed.
| Bill an act to amend the statute, so to regu-
| late the mileage of members of the legislature,
was taken from the table on motion of Mr.. VIII
son, the question being upon that gentlemans mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. LYMAN remarked that he had said all he
had to say the other day in favor of the bill, and
| he did not propose to repeal it. If members were
disposed to reject the bill which had been passed