Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-17
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The following bills and resolves were passed to
| he enprossed under u suspension of the rules:
Bill an act to amend secs ii and 10 OF CHAP. ~
of the revised statutes, relating to solempzation
of marriages; an act to amend sec. J. chap 700
of the public laws of 1874, relating to commit
ments of insane persons; an act to provide FUR
Their remedies for the collection of State taxes up
| on corporations; resolyeIn favor of W. 5. Evans
! resolve in favor OF Robert kuoX; an act relating
to the settlement of public lands; an act to amend
sec 10 of chap 81 of the revised statutes relat-
| ing to the division Of accounts; resolve III favor
of w. y. W oodbury.
Resolve in favor of Henry H. Haskell was read
| and laid on the table, on motion OF Mr.. PORTER.
READ, AND THURSDAY ASSIGNED.
Resolve in favor of the State Reform School
READ AND WEDNESDAY NEXT ASSIGNED.
Resolve to more fulv protect the records of the
Adjutant Generals Office and to encourage the
Whiting of the regimental histories OF Name troops
in the war of 1861.
Bill an act additional to and ameudatory of
chap Pa Of the public laws of 1874, RELAXING to the
rent Of armoIies for military companies was taken
from the table, and the amendment OF MIR. SHEP
HERD, to stiihc out all after the word "treasury"
in The 10Th line, was adopted.
Mr.. WooDsuM opposed the passage of the bill,
moved It's inooiulte postponem ent, and called tor
the yeas and nays.
Mir. STONE Of Bidle ford favored the bill.
The House refused to order the yeas and nays.
The bill was then indefinitely postponed.
| On motion of Mr. WHITE of bucks, ort, bill an
act to amend an act enttisd an act to incorporate
| the Wnerport and BuCksport Ferry Co, was
| taken from the table and indefinitely postponed.
Bill an act TO set eff Barlet's Island from Mt.
| Desert to Trenton, was taken from the table. on
| motion of Mr.. IoUNG of Trenton, the question
| being on the motion to indefinitely POSTPONE.
| Mr.. YoUNG adovocaed the bill
| Mr.. WHITE Of Bucksport advocated the motion
| to indefinitely postpone.
| Mr.. SARGENT protested against the measure.
| Messrs. Talbot, Pike and Lutlehcld spoke i'll IA
| vor of the bill.
| Messrs. Grant. Porter and Lord Of Bluehill ia
| vored indefinite postponenent
The motion 10 indefinite ly postpone was lost by
| vote of 81 to y.
| The bill was then passed to be engrossed
| Bill act to repeal chap. q Of the public laws
of 1870. relating 10 disabled soldiers and seamen,
was taken from the table. 1t provides for the re-
| peal OF the law which allow, soldiers TO vote who
are supported By heir towns. The question was
| on the motion Of Mr.. CLEAvEs to indefinitely post
poped
Mr. BASS resumed his remarks in opposition to
| the bill lie claimed that the law right and
| he hoped that gentlemen in this centennial year
would not vote to deprive soldiers OF their right OF
suffrage, the price of which they so well know.
| He would never give his vote for such measure.
| Mr.. ROWE advocated the bill. He claimed that
it was not thrust at the soldiers right TO vote,
and that the order on which the bill was reported
was only attempt for an explanation OF the law.
Mr.. IIEANEs advocated MS nolou 10 postpone,
| claiming that the bill should remain on the stat
| ute book until its constitutionaty is tested.
Mr.. Rowe replied.
| The bill was indefinitely postponed
The bill to establish a Normal school at North
| Brdgton, and maintain the same. came up by
special assignment, the question being upon the
motion of Mr.. TALBOT TO indefinitely postpone.
Mr. CHASE of Brighton took the floor and spoke
in favor of the bill, claiming that there is neees-
sity for such institution in that locality. and
in nj as
| Mr.. \EALLEY opposed the bill, taxing tile
! ground that another Normal school is not needed
the present time, and if not needed it was mex
pedient in the present hard times to establish it.
He claimed that the present bill was only an en-
terng wedge for more institutions OF like charac-
| ter.
.Nr. ANDERSON replied to the last speaker and
advocate. the bill.
Mr.. FLETCHER opposed the bill and rather
doubted the utility Of the present system Of Nor
NAL schools. He was opposed to the establish
Inent of any more of them at present.
MIR. WARREN advocated.
| Mr.. CHASE of Standish made an appeal in favor
of the establishment of the school.
Messrs. Lord of Bluehill, Culrier and Talbot
| opposed the bill.
! The yeas and nays were then taken the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone, resulting IN the al
| tirmative, as follows:
| YEAS Messrs. Allan Of Dennysville, Bass
| Bean, Baisdell, Blanchard of Falmouth, Brown OF
| Currer Davis OF Jefferson, Deal born, Denalson
| Drsko Dunning, Dutton, Dyer, Farrar of Buck
field, Farrar of Turner, Fletcher, Floyd, Fowler,
| Gay, Goldthwait, Goodwin, Gould, llaley Hamii.
ton, Haskell, Hopkins, Hopkinson, Heating
Lamson, Leavitt, LIBBY, Linnell, Littlefeld, Lord
| of Bluehil Lord of Lebanon, Lynch, Mantor
| Marden, Martin of Camden Murcb, Nealley, Nor
ton, Parcher, Pendeton, Percy Phillips, Pike
] Pillsbury, Pinkham, Potter, Reed OF Boothbay
| Richardson, Robertson, Robinson of Mt. Vernon
| Rowe, Saley, Sawyer, Skillin, Smiley, smith,
| Stone of Bddeford, Stone of Hampton, Stratton
Sweetser, Talbot, Thompson, Trussell. Wade
! Wagg, Weymouth White of Bucksport, Wood
sum, Wyman, Iates-19.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen of Wellington
Allen OF Waldoboro, Alexander Anderson, Bak-
I err, Ballard, blanchard Of Yarmouth, Brown oil
| Old own, Burnham, Chase OF Standsh, Chase OF
! Bridgton Ceaves, Clifford, Colby, Cook, Cumston
Davis OF Portland, D"inal, Eastman Fellows
/ Fogler, Frank, Gibson, Grant, Greedy, Hayford
Hob.on, Hume Iussty llutchins Jordan
Heegan, kimba !, Locke Nadeau, Nelson, Now
land, Porter, Powers, Robe, Rogers, Sargent
Seward, Sherman, Story, Slower, Ienney, Ill
den, Trickey, True, Warren, Wlggin, Young o.
! Hirim-5i.
So the bill was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. PORTER tue House adjournet
/ to meet at 80 o'clock Z. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bill an act additional to chap. 4 Of the revised
statutes relating to elections, taken from the
| table and read the thIrd time. Sectlon one pro-
vides that in cities containing 5000 or more
! voters. the board Of aldermen shall be in open ses
I sion each of not less than five secular day
next preceding any day of election, for the pur'
| pose of correcting the check lists Sec. pro
! vices that in cities of bne thousand or more quail
/ fed voters, the board of aldermen shall be in SEES
sion any day of election for the purpose of cor
| recting any clerical errors in the lists, and Of
adding names omitted, and may give certificate
! TO any person whose name is thus added, for the
warden of the ward where the person is entitled
to vote, and on receipt of such certificate by the
! warden, the name of the party shall be entered
! on the list. Sec 3provides that three aldermen
| shall be quorum.
| Mr.. NEALLEY opposed the bill.
Mr.. ANDERSON advocated its passage.
| Mr.. GRANT moved to amend by striking out sec
! tons two and three.
| The bill and amendment were discussed at con-
! siderable length by Mes>rs. Frank, Nealley, An
derson, Lynch, Bass, Powers, Talbot, Pike
| Clesves, Porter, Greedy, Dutton, and others
! On the motion to amend by striking out sections
| and 3, the vote taken by yeas and nays, on
motion of Mr.. TALBOT, resulting in the ahirma-
/ tive, as follows
| YEAS tfes.ra Allrch. Allan of Denpysyille