Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-22
PASSED TO BE ENGROssED.

goods.
PASSED To be ENGROssEp.
An act TO amend the charter of the Penob.co,
Log Driving Co.
Mr. TAYLOR presented the following.
Ordered, That when this House adjourn, il
shall adjourn until Tuesday morning of next
week, at 10 o'clock.
Mr., Robe opposed the passage of the order.
The House had large amount of business be-
fore IT, although not Of a very important chsrsc-
ter, If there were members that would like to
be absent, he thought there would be no difficulty
in it, and quorum would be left to transact the
unimportant business Monday, so that during the
middle of the week the more important business
could be attended to. From what he could learn
from chairmen of committees, very early adj
tournament was practicable. He thought the
Railroad committee would be able to report
finally after their next meeting. He understood
this to be the case ia regard to other committees.
In this view OF the matter, he thought il desirable
that there should be a session each day.
Mr.. CHASE Of Brighton heartily concurred
with the last speaker in the desire for a short
session, but no advantage to be derived from
session Monday, for this reason: Ii would be
noticed that very little business was transacted in
the Senate, yesterday, and the papers coming
from hat body had been disposed of this morn
ING. Very little business would be done there to-
day. No committees would be ready to report
Monday. Therefore the only business the House
would have on Tuesday would be the business
before the Senate Monday. He was as strongly
in favor of an early adjournment as any member
OF the House, but he did not think session
Monday would be an advantage, and he hoped the
order would pass.
Mr.. PIKE remarked that he had been absent
couple of days and had come back under the gen.
eral rule that Saturdays and Mondays were to be
legislative days. lie could pass the time very
pleasantly away, but he had come back with that
idea Ii there was no session Monday of course
a day would be lost. majority of the MEM
bers would be here over Sunday, and the exercise
of coming to the capital would be good for them,
and If no business was found that could be trans
acted then an adjournment would take place. lie
had been told that by Monday week all the COM
mtees can report and the business speedily
closed up.
Mr.. Robe thought the order coulcted with
the JOINT order introduced at the beginning of the
session, that Saturdays and Mondays shall be
deemed a full business day." As this was a Joint
order it seemed to him that the House would be
obliged to first reconsider its vote passing t.
MIR. CHASE understood that order was TO remain
IN force until otherwise ordered, and if he mis-
took not the gentleman from Gorham (Robie)
had introduced an order last week for ADJOURN
ment Of the kind proposed in the order before the
House. He took the ground that suspension of
the rules was not required last week.
Mr.. SToNE-The House adjourned "until Mon
day afternoon"
A reference to the record of the joint order was
had, and the Speaker ruled that in accordance
with the uniform practice of the House, the or
der in order.
Mr.. FELLOWS opposed the order, because he
understood that some Of the committees could
report Monday, and there would be work to do.
The question was then put and the order
voted down.
Mr. Robe presented the following:
Ordered, That the several joint standing COM
mittees of the legislature be and are hereby di-
rected to report finally on or before Monday the
18th of January, and that thereafter the House
hold two sessions each day, the morning session
to commence at o'clock.
Mr.. RAND said 1t would be impossible for some
OF the committees to report within that time.
Mr.. CHASE, of Brdgton, said the committee he
represented would be unable to report at that
time.
The order received passage.
Mr.. BERRY of Smyrna, moved to reconsider
the vote whereby certain petitions referred
to the next legislature, that they might be refer
red to committees, and advocated his motion.
Mr. PIKE favored the motion.
Mr.. PILLsBURY, of Lewiston, thought the
statement made yesterday of the cause of the
delay of the petitions ought to commend itself to
the House, and he for one was in favor of their
reference to committees
Mr.. WENTWORTH of Bradford, also advocated
the motion, and stated that the petitioners live
300 miles from the nearest paper in which the
tice 10 the people was published.
MIR. WADSwoRTH of Manchester, inquired if
the subject matter of one of the petitions not
afehuy before q committee ana the cnalr repneu
that it was.
The vote was reconsdered, and the petition of
Nelson Turusy for a lot of land was referred to
Committee on State Lands, and petition of cit
liens of Aroostook for amendment Of steamboat
charter was referred to the Committee on Interior
Waters
Mr. RoBIE moved to reconsider the vote where
by bills were assigned for 10 o'clock, Monday,
in order that. he might move an adjournment to
Monday afternoon.
Mr. CHASE, Of Bridgton, opposed. The House
had expressed itself in favor of forenoon
sion SO as to have committee meetings in the af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Robe, said as the gentleman (Chase)
seemed anxious 10 work he would withdraw his
motion.
On motion of Mr.. Fellows the House
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND Re-
BY Mr. DRIsBo. Petition of citizens Of De-
bois for repeal of Calais Court Bill. Referred to
Committee on Legal Affairs.
BY MIR. GIBSON. Remonstrance of the citizens
OF East Machias against any change in the game
law; of citizens of Machias against same. Re-
ferred to Committee on Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. H1NCKLEY OF Bluehill. Petition Of cit
liens OF sworth for repeal of Lac prohibiting ex
portstion of game Referred to Committee on Lee
gal Afiirs.
BY Mr.. CALKINs. L, ttion OF the inhabitants
OF Mach asport for repe of the Calais Court Bill.
Referrt to the Committee on Legal Affairs.