Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-24
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lege land scrip Investigations resolve for pay Of
Nathaniel .. Sitilefeld of Bridgton
House.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 90.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. EcoB of Augusta.
PAPERS from the Senate disposed Of in concur
renee.
Resolve relating to the salaries of State officers
came from the Senate amended by striking out
$500, the salary for the A3jutant General, and
inserting 800.
The House nonconcurred in the adoption Of the
amendment and passed the resolve to be engrossed.
Bill an act to prevent the throwing of waste
material from the manufacture of gas into the
Saco river passed by the House. came from the
Senate referred to the next legislature.
The House insisted and proposed a committee
of conference, and the Speaker appointed on the
part of the House, Messrs. Stone of BiddeIord,
Baisdell and Martin of Camden.
Resolve concerning amendmen: to the Con-
sttution in relation bribery at elections, passed
to be engrossed by the House came from the Sen
ate indefinitely postponed.
The House voted TO adhere.
Bill an act for the abolition of the office of Fish
Commissioner, passed to be engrossed in the
House, came from the Senate indefinitely post
poned.
The House insisted and proposed committee of
conference, and the Speaker appointed Haynes,
Martin of Camden and Haskell on the part OF the
House.
The report of the committee of conference re-
porting ought to pass on bill an act to incorporate
the Franklin Central Agricultural Society, was &C.
copied, and the bill passed to be engrossed.
The report of the committee of conference re-
porting in a new draft and ought to pass, on bill
an act to amend chap. liz of the public laws of
1874, relating to security of life on steam vessels,
was accepted, and the bill passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to repeal chap. A Of the public laws
Of 1872, and chap pa of the public laws of 1874,
and resolve fixing the number of the report of the
warden of the State prison. were passed to be en-
crossed in concurrence with the Senate.
Bill act to repeal an act entitled an act relat-
ing to armoros for military purposes, indefinitely
postponed in the House, came from the Senate
that branch insisting upon It's former vote passing
the same, and proposing conference committee.
The House concurred in the proposition, andth
Speaker joined on the pant of the House, Messrs.
Bass, Stone of Biddeford and Rolfe.
Messrs. Hyler and Hayord were excused from
further attendance on this session of the Lcg:sla
TUE.
Bill an act to authorize Chas. W. Howard to
d.edge bars and navigate Rangcly Lake by steam
was discussed at some length and passed to be
enacted.
Resolve in favor of builling bridge across the last
branch of the forks of the kennebec river Somer
set county was taken from the table, the question
being on the molten of Mr.. WIGGIN to reconsider
the vote whereby the resolve was passed to be en-
crossed. 3,
The question was discussed by Messrs. Bass,
Talbot Pike, Lynch, Cleaves, Stone of Bldgton.
Shepherd saley, Fellows, Haynes, Hobson, Wig
Gin, Eastman and others.
The House voted to reconsider by vote of 6i
to SO.
Mr. BASS then moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the resolve, and on this question the yeas
and nays were taken on motion oil MIR. HAYNES,
resulting in the negative as follows.
YEAs-Messrs. Allen of Waldoboro Baker ,
Bass, Bean, Blanchard of Yarmouth, Burpee, Chase
of Standsh, Cooper, Davis of Jefferson, Dearborn
Denuison, Drisko, Dunning, Dwinal Dyer, East
man, Fsrrar of Turner, Fletcher, Floyd, Carey
Gay Goldthwat, Goodwin, Gould, Grant, Haley
Haskell. Hopkinson, Hume, Hutchns, Jordan,
Kimball, Libby, Linnell, Locke, Lynch, Aiarden'
Martin of Camden, Martin Of Sebago, Morrill,
Norton, Pendleton, Pike, Potter, Robinson of Mt.
Vernon, Rolf, Skillin, Stone of Bddeford, Stone
of IIampden, Strickland, Sweetser, Talbot,
gin, Young of Hiram, Young Of Trenton-60.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allan of Dennysyille,
Allen of Wellington, Alexander, Anderson, Bal
lard, Blaisdell Blanchard Of Falmouth, Brown Of
Brownvile, Brown Of Oldtown, Chase of Brdg-
ton, Cleaves, Clifford, Colby, Conner, Cook, Gums
ton, Davis of Portland, Dutton, Farrar of Buck
field, Fellows, Fowler, Frank, Gibson, Goodrich
Greedy, Hamilton, Hayford, Haynes, Hobson,
Hussey, Heating, Keegan, Lamson, Leavitt, Lord
of Lebanon, Mantor, Meader, Murcb, Nadeau
Rowland, Percy, Phillips, Pinkham, Powers
Reed OF Boothbay, Reed of fremont, Richardson
Robertson, Rogers, Salley, Sargent, Sawyer, Sea-
ward, Shepherd. Smiley, Smith, Story, Slower,
Tilden, Wagg, Weymouth, White of Bucksport,
w Dlte Oh CrOuu, w oousuin, w iHal, IatSS-O''
So the House refused to indefinitely postpone.
TIE resolve was then passed to be engrossed.
Resolve appropriating 81 900 to defray the ex-
penses of the Governor and Staff at the Centen-
NAL Exposition, came from the Senate amended
by making the appropriation $4,000.
Mr.. PIKE moved to adhere.
On motion of Mr. WHITE the House insisted
and asked a committee of conference, and the
Speaker appointed on the part of the House.
Messrs. Pike. Talbot and Rogers.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act amendatory of chap. l2i of the public
laws of 1873 in aid of free high schools an act to
legaize the dongs of District No. in the town of
Westport; act in relation to appeals from Coun-
ty Commissioners; an act to amend sec. 81, chap.
81 of the revised statutes, relating to evidence; an
act explanatory Of an act additional for the
ment and collection of taxes, approved Feb. p,
1871 an act to amend chap. 45 of the special laws
of 1872, relating to the New Portland Camp Meet
ing Association; act relating to the taxation of
insurance companies; an act to amend chap 229
of the laws of 1874 entitled an act further extend
ing the powers of school districts.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve to more fully perfect the records of the
Al.