Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-23
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question being on indefinite postponement, ON
which the yeas and nays were ordered, on motion
/ of Mr.. BRACKET.
! Mr.. SwAsEY gave reasons why tie office should
/ not be abolished.
Mr. ToLMAN opposed indefinite postponement.
! The yeas and nays being called Resulted as fol-
! lows:
! YEAs--Messrs. Brown Of piscataquis, Carney,
French. Gray, Haskell, lljnckley, Jordan, Kyes
Peaks, Prescott, Sturgis, Swasey, Talbot, Thur
Tough, Wadsworth, Webb, Wentworth, Wheel
wright-lS.
I NAYs-Messls. Baker Brackett, Brown Of
Cumberland, Donworth, Lord, Thompson To!man,
1 Watts, W bite, Woodbury-lO
| 50 The bill was Indefinitely postponed
HliI az act to prevent the throwing of coal tar.
gas water, or other rcsduum or waste matter aiis-
Ing from the manufacture of gas into the tide
waters of the Saco river, taken from the table,
and, pending Its second reading, Mr.. LORD
moved its reference to the next legislature.
! On such motion Mr.. WATTS called for the yeas
and nays, which ordered, and resulted lis
follows
YEAs-Niessrs. Brown, of Piscataquis, Estes,
French, IInckley, Jordan, Lord, Peaks, Prescott,
Stursi-, Talbot, Thompson, Thurlough. Wads-
worth, Webb, Wentworth, Wheelwright, Wood
bury-l7.
NAYs-Messrs. Baker, Bracket, Brown of
Cumberland, Carney, Gray, Haskell, Tolman,
Watts--S.
SO the bill was referred to the next legislature.
Bill an act relating to insurance companies
came up on its passage to be enacted.
On motion of Mr.. LORD, the vote whereby the
same was passed to be engrossed was recon-
sidered.
The same Senator offered amendment "a, :"
which was adopted.
The bill WAS then passed 10 be engrossed as
amended.
Mr.. kYEs, from the Committee of Conference, TO
which referred bill an act to incorporate the
Franklin Agricultural Society, reported the same
in new draft, and that it ought TO pass.
ON motion of Mr. IoI.NAS WAS voted that
when the Senate ad journ it ad journ TO meet at 3
clock A. NJ. to MORROW.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Resolve authorizing temporary loan; resolve
transferring the Granger turnpike fund INTO the
treasury; act for the assessment Of State tax
for the wear 1876 resolve approving the draft and
arrangement of the Constitution of this State by
the Chtf Justice and providing for the enroll
meut of the same an act relating to tramps and
vagrsnts act to incorporate the Franklin Cen
trail Agricultural Society.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to increase the authority of the Judge of
Probate in Somerset county for certain purpose;
an act to make valid the drawing OF Grand Jurors
for the county of Penobscot
FINALLY PASSED..
Resolve TO provide for the uniforming of the
listed men Of Maine volunteer militia aud for 9th
er military purposes.
On motion of Mr.. HASKELL,
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. -.
No Chaplain present.
Resolve in aid of the town of Mt. Chase in the
county of Penobscot was indefinitely postponed in
concurrence with the Senate.
Resolve in aid of road through Dunu's Notch in
Oxford county was read twice under suspension
,of the rules.
Mr.. CHASE of Standish moved to indefinitely
postpone. The motion prevailed
Resolve in favor of the Military and Naval Asy-
lum at Bath, amended by the House as to make
the appropriation S6000 came from the Senate
amended so as TO make it $1,000.
Mr.. TALBOT opposed receding.
On motion of Mr.. PERCY the House insisted
and asked committee of conference, and the
Speaker appointed Messrs Rogers, Talbot and
Pike.
Mr. PORTER presented bill an act to make valid
the drawing of grand jurors for the county of Pc
nobscot, which was passed to be engrossed under
a suspension of the rules. The defect in the
drawing of the Jurors consists the neglect of the
clerk to put upon the venires the seal Of the
court.
The same gentleman presented resolve transfer
ling the Granger Turnpike fund into the treasury,
which was passed 10 be engrossed under a suspen-
sion of the rules.
Resolve in aid of State road between Kngsbury
Mills and Blanchard in the county of Piscataquis,
indefinitely postponed by the House, came from
passing the same, and asking committee Of con-
ference.
The House concurred in the proposition for
| conference committee, and the Speaker appointed
on its part Messrs. Porter, Smith and Parcher.
The House receded from its vote passing bill an
act to amend chap. l72 of the public laws of 1874
relating to the security of life steam vessels on
inland waters. and indefinitely postponed the same
in concurrence with the Senate.
Mr.. TALBOT, from the Committee ON Constitu-
limo tod
the draft and arrangement of the Constitution of
| this State amended, made by the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Judicial Court, and providing for
| the enrolment of the same. The sum Of $500 ap-
propriated for the enrolment, &C., of the amend
ments, was made $500 motion Of Mr.. TALBOT
and the resolve passed to be engrossed under a
suspension of the rules.
| Mr.. KEEGAN, from the committee of conference
on disagreeing vote of the two branches upon the
resolve in favor of Crystal plantation reported that
| the committee were unable to agree
Bill an act to repeal chap A of the public laws
of 1872 was read twice. and indefinitely postponed
on motion Of Mr.. STONE of Biddeford.
| Resolve appropratng 1000 to defray the ex-
pensss of the Governor and staff in attending the
Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia was taken
from the table on motion OF Mr. ROWE, who ad-
, vocated its passage.
| Mr.. PIKE opposed.
The resolve was refused a passage.
| Resolve in aid of road passing through Indian
|
engrossed under q suspension of the rales.
READ, AND AFTERNOON ASSIGNED.
An act to repeal chap. 257 of the public laws of
1874, relating to armories for military purposes.
| The House reconsidered the vote whereby it ad-
hered to its action refusing a passage to the re-
solve in favor of bridge over Magallaway river,
and concurred in the proposition Of the Senate for
a committee of conference.
The Speaker appointed ON the part of the
House, Messrs. Powers, Woodsum and Chase of
Bridgton.
Resolve to submit to the people an amendment
to the Constitution of the State, came up by spec
| ia assignment. 1t provides that person who
shall receive, expect offer to receive pay or Of
fer to pay, contribute, offer promise to contrib
ute to another. to be paid or used, any money or
other valuable thing as compensation or reward
for the giving Withholding vote at an election,
or who shall make any promise to influence the
giving or Withholding any such vote, who shall
make or become directly or indirectly interested
in any bet or wager depending upon the result of
any election, shall vote at such election and up
on challenge for such cause, the person challenged
before having his vote received shall swear or af-
firm that he has not received or offered, does not
expect to receive, has not paid, offered or prom
ised to pay, and does not intend to pay, contrib
uted, offered or promised to contribute and does