Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-28
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Concluded from first page
House.

THURSDAY, Jan u.
Prayer by Rev. Miss HAINEs OF Hailowell
ence.
A communication was received from the Cover
nor transmitting the constitution of the State with
the amendments thereto as drafted by the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, which were referred
to the Committee on Constitutional Anne ndments
in concurrence with the Senate.
communication was received from the Secre-
tary Of State transmitting the annual report of the
Military and Naval orphan Asylum OF Bath Tor
the year 1915, which was referred to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
MIR. SAWYER presented resolve IN favor OF Louis
Snow, representative OF the fasSamaqNoddy tribe
| OF Indians; lAppfopfates siVoI The resolution
was passed to be en9rcssed under suspension OF
the rules.
Inc same gentleman presented resolve IN idVor
OF Joseph FRANCES, representative OF the Penob-
scot tribe OF Indians, which was passed to be en-
crossed under suspension OF the rules.
On motion OF MIR: BAKER, it was
Ordered, That the COMMITTEE on state Lands
pediency OF reporting bill authorizing the sale
OF the unsold LANDS OF the state
Mr.. hEEGAN presented the following
hereas, This House on the 18th day OF Jan.
1876, passed the order which reads as follows;
Ordered. hat the Justices OF the supreme Ju-
dlcai Court be required TO furnish Tor the INFORM
alton OF this House, an answer TO the following
question: Has the Legislature authority under
the Constitution OF the State, to assess general
tax upon the properly OF the stare lor the pur-
poses OF distribution under IAN act to establish
the school mill fund for the support Of common
schools, approved FEB 18th, 1877!
And, whereas, sand order was acted upon on the
day upon which the same was proposed, contrary
to the 10Th rule OF the House;
Ordered, That said order be and the same is
hereby rescinded; and the clerk is hereby directed
to notify the justices OF the supreme Judicial
Court OF the passage OF TINS order resembling the
previous one.
MIR. kEEGAS IN support OF his order, called the
attention of the House to the forty-ffth
rule of the House, which says that "a propo-
slon to require the opinion OF the Justices of the
Supreme judicial Court, as provided by the Con-
sttution, shall not be acted upon until the next
day after such proposition IS made
Mr.. PORTER inquired if the rules were not sus-
pended. He so understood it.
Mr.. KEEGAN appealed to the Clerk, who said
there was record OF the rules being suspended.
Mr.. PORTER was willing to abide by the decision
of the Chair.
Mr.. TALBOT remarked that the order before the
House was one that had been decided upon and
according to the rules of the House proposition
to change the vote is not in order. He understood
the rules we've suspended; and if so, the order
could not be rescnded by this subsequent action.
If the rules were not suspended, the House had
passed the order, voted against reconsideration,
and had thus limited their action upon that mat
ter for the session. He further called attention
to a rule of the House which says that rule or
order of the House shall be rescinded except by a
two-thirds vote of the members present.
Mr.. MARTIN of Camden raised the point that
debate was not in order until after the accomp
lishment of the business of the morning hour.
The Speaker sustained the point and the matter
went over.
Mr.. ALEXANDER, from the Committee on State
Lands, on petitions. reported resolve conveying
a lot of land to Benz b. Byron, and lot to James
NJ. Stacy. Printed under rule.
Mr.. NowLANp, from the Committee on Change
of Names, petition, reported bill an act to
change the name of the town of Dalton to Ash
land, its former name. Read and assigned.
Mr.. CHASE, from the Committee Legal AZ
fairs, reported reference to the next Legislature,
with order of notice petition Of c. I. Dunning
ct ais of Brownville for authority to the tow to
dispose of their old burial ground at the village
also reported on petition bill an act to prevent
fishing in Adams pond in the town of Blidgton.
Read and assigned.
MIR. BuRPEE, from the Committee on Manu-
features, reported legislation unnecessary petit