Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-08

I IOmmIttee oil JOnIer-
ence, on dlsagreeng vote of the two branches on
The bill to prevent the throwing of refuse lumber
into the hennebec, reported q recommendation
that the House recede from its vote referring the
bill to the next legislature, and to pass the bill
with an amendment that the act shall take effect
| Dec. LIST 1877.
Mr. HAYNES spoke in favor of the report
MI BURRlLL opposed the report and moved to
| adhere.
Mr.BKowNE, of Bowdonham opposed the re-
port.
MIR. BEIGGs moved the previous question and
the House seconded the call. The main question
was then put, and the House rejected the report
| by vote of 81 to g.
| Resolve to give certain reports TO the town of
Arson, was taken from the table on motion of
| Mr.. Robbins, the question being on the adoption
| OF the amendment offered by Mr.. Stone to strike
| out the words, Judicial reports"
| The amendment was rejected
| MIR. PIKE moved to amend so as to include the
| town of stockton and the city of Calais.
MIR. CLEAvRs moved to insert the town of Tres
colt.
The Speaker ruled the amendments out on the
ground that they were not germaine to the sub
Jet.
| The resolve was then passed to be engrossed.
| Mr. PIKE introduced an order to limit debate to
| I'VE minutes each at any time without special
leave OF the House, bat objections being made he
| withdrew it.
Mr. SHEPHERD moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the House voted to adhere to its vote re-
| feirng to the next legislature the bill to make
free Menymeeting bridge. and on motion of Mr..
| ROGERS the motion to reconsider was laid on the
| table and afternoon assigned.
On motion of Mr.. CLEAVEs the resolve in favor
of the Maine General Hospital was taken from
| the table and 7. NJ. specially assigned for its
| further consideration.
On motion of Mr.. PILsBURY of Lewiston,
it was voted to send a message to the Governor
requesting the return OF the bill to prevent loier
| ing around railroad stations.
| The following resolves were read the second
time and laid on the table on motion of Mr.. PIKE
Resolve IN favor of compiling Ind printing the
school laws in favor of the Maine State Library
and to authorize the land agent to quiet settlers on
a section of land in the town of Presque Isle
| communication was received from the Gov
| ernor in regArd to Maine in the Centennial Exhi-
btion at Philadelphia, and recommending that
the manuscript of the address of + Ex-Governor
| Chamberlain be requested of The author for pub
LEGATION and distribution.
| The orders from Senate relating to the subject
were passed in concurrence
| The Savings Bank bill amended and passed by
the House, came from the Senate, House amend
mcnt II, j and l. rejected, and further amend
ed.
On motion Of Mr.. PIKE, the House adhered to
its action amending the bill.
The House then adopted Senate amendment
NO /, and pending the adoption of other Senate
amendments, the subject was laid Oh the table, on
motion of Mr.. PlLsBURY of Lewiston.
Bill an act TO change the time for holding the
municipal elections in the city Of Ellsworth, was
taken from the table, on motion of Mr.. GRANT,
who moved to concur in the adoption of Senate
amendment, making the time of the elections on
the first Monday of March.
Mr. STONE opposed the mot ion
MI llINCKLEl of Bluehill, favored the amend
ment.
The Senate amendment was adopted.
Mr. STONE offered an ame ndment to submit the
question CT change to the voters Of Ellsworth, at
their neyt annual election.
Mr.. GRANT opposed the amendment.
Mr.. STONE raised the point that there had not
been proper notice.
Messrs. Locke, Wadsworth of Manchester and
Lord Of Bangor, favored the bill and the Senate
amendment.
Mr.. HApLoCK opposed the amendment offered
by Mr.. STONE.
The question Of notice was then subm itted to
the House, and the decision was that the point
was not well taken, by vote of 80 to GA.
The question was then taken on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Stone, resulting in the negative,
by a vote of 80 to 60.
i The bill was then passed to be enqrosscd as
amended by the Senate.
On motion of Mr. BERRY of Wayne, the House
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur.
renee.
On motion of Mr.. NEwBERT, it was
Ordered, That hereafter no member shall be al
/, lowed to speak more than five minutes at one
time, except by permission of the House.
PASSED TO be ENGRossED UNDER A SUSPENSION
OF THE RULES.
Resolve in favor of the State Reform School
resolve in favor of the Joint Standing Committee
: on Reform School; resolve in favor of the Maine
Industrial School for Girls.
Resolve in favor of Sprague, Owen & Nash, was
read the second time and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance on motion of Mr.. ROGERS.
Bill an act in relation to county attorneys, in
definitely postponed by the House, came from the
, Senate passed to be engrossed. On motion of Mr.
PIKE the House voted to adhere.
q Resolve for an amendment to the Constitution
concerning biennial elections and sessions of the
legislature passed by the House, came from the
Senate indefinitely postponed. The House re-
coded and concurred.
Bill an act to amend an act providing for dvi
aston of island shores of the Penobscot Indian
and for other purposes was indefinitely postponed in
concurrence with the Senate.
/ Mr.. LORD of Bangor, presented resolve fixing
the salary of the Judge of Probate for Penobscoi
county at $1,000, which was passed to be engross-
ed under suspension of the rules
The motion to reconsider the vote whereby the
House adhered to its vote referring to the mex,
legislation bill an act to make free Merrymeetng
bridge, was taken from the table on motion OF
Mr.. Rogers, who advocated the motion.
Messrs. JEwETT of Richmond and BROWNE oil
Bowdoinham, spoke against the motion.
Mr.. HINKLEr OF Georgetown, advocated the
motion.
Mr.. STRICKLAND favored the bill.
Mr.. WADswoRTH Of Manchester moved the
previous question and the House seconded the
call and ordered the main question, which was
put, and the House refused to reconsider its &C
ton by vote of 81 to 6S.
Resolve approprating 5000 in aid of the Maine
General Hospital came up by special assignment
Messrs. Stone of Biddeford and Pike of Calais
questioned the propriey of the resolve.
Messrs. Robe at Gorham, Rogers of Bath
Ceaves of PORTLAND, Chadbourne of WATERFORD ;,
Hinckley of Bluehill, Locke of Portland, Greedy
of Lewiston, Fellows of Windham and Haynes OF
Augusta advocated the resolve, which received
passage.
On motion ofMr. BROWNE of Bowdoinham, Mr.
Porter of Lyndon, member of the House. was ex.
cused from further attendance on thif session af
ter to-day, and the clerk was directed to make up
his pay.
On motion of Mr.. SLOWER, resolve in favor OF
compiling and printing the school laws was tax
en- from the table and Mr.. STONE moved its in
definite postponement.
Messrs. Slower and Lord of Bangor opposed
the motion, and Messrs. Wentworth of Bradford
and Pike favored
The resolve was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. WAIT moved to reconsider the vote where
by the House refused to accent the report of the