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

Monroe, Greely Greenwood, Haskell Of Cape
Elizabeth, Haskell of West Gardner, Haynes,
Huxley of Georgetown, Howes, Hurd, HutcLia-
son, Hyler, Ireland, Jewett, johnson, Kimball
Kinney, Knowles, Little, Lord of Bangor Lord
of Kennebunck, Maddocks, Meader, Morrill,.
Newbert, Noyes, Pendleton, Phinuey, Pierce,
Porter of Lyndon, Rand, Robe, Roberts, Rob
ms, Rogers, Rolf, Russell, Sanborn, Sbapleieh,
Shaw, Smith of Auburn. Sprsgue. Stackpole,
Standsh of Flagstaff. Storer, Slower, Strickland
Taylor, Thomas, Towne, russell WsdswoIth,
of Manchester Wadsworth OF Gardiner, Watt
Wsrdwell. Wentworth, West, Willard, Winslow,
York-Sl.
Mr.. CHASE of Bridgton moved to lay the mo
ton to reconsider on the table until afternoon.
Mr.. HAYNES opposed. The motion was simply
to stave of action upon the matter. The House
was going to be just and fair. Ii could all be set
tied in five minuts. Let the House be just, that
was all.
Mr.. PIKE did not understand the gentleman's
admonition to the House to be just in the matter.
lie had supposed 1t was asst on all occasions. lie
knew of no reason why the gentleman should lee
ture the House on justice. 1t was now half past
twelve, and the House has standing order to
meet at half past two. The question before the
House was one Of considerable Importance and
possibly feeling, and was liable to excite consd
cradle more discussion in addition to that of yes
terday, and il seemed that additional feeling mad
gathered over night The proposition is to have
vote and dispose of it in five minutes by being
Just. lie did not understand the proposition. lie
did not know but that he might take hand in the
this way just before dinner time lie thought it
would be well enough to consider the matter with
ull stomach. Hungry men are very poor Judges
Why was the gentleman tIlaynes) in much of
hurry Was he after victim Did he want
him slaughtered in the forenoon Why not do it
IN the afternoon If he must have all offering for
his feelings, let us offer it up with full stomachs.
Mr. HAYNES said that fthe gentleman from Cal
ais Pike took "a band in the discussion" be
would, no doubt, do it in ali the varied methods
and manners VIII ich were usual to him. The mo-
ton TO reconsider was simply to ask the House
whether they would consi Ter the subject further
or not; and all the various motions were made
simply 10 gain time against the motion to re-
consider. In regard to the eagerness ofthe gen
tleman from CALAIS (Pike) for an adjournment.
he said he had heard him pike demand, coax,
urge beg, plead and suppllant the House to re-
main and finish business when it had been later
than
MIR. HoBsoN expressed desire TO make some
remarks on the subject and hoped the motion to
table would prevail.
Mr.. MEADER said there seemed to be dispo-
sition on the part of some to refuse gentlemen
who had yesterday voted under misspprehen-
sion, an opportunity TO correct themselves on the
record. lie thought it would be Just TO give
them that opportunity now.
Mr.. CHASE I brtdgtoa, stated the reason of
his motion was TO give gentlemen opportunity
TO speak on the question if they desired, and he
understood there were some who desired it, and he
thought the remarks that the House were trying
10 DC UNJUST, urcaIed Tor. lie SAW no reason for
haste.
Mr.. Robe moved an adjournment.
Mr.. PIKE asked for yeas and nays on the me
ton.
The Speaker ruled the motion to adjourn out
of order, no business having interviewed sioce the
the last motion to adjourn
The motion, to lay the motion to reconsider on
the table till afternoon prevailed by a vote of 90
yeas to GO nays.
On motion of Mr. BOWERS the House
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed consideration Of the mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby the House ac-
cepted the majority report of the Committee on
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance, under consider
alton when the House adjourned.
Mr. HoBsoN advocated the ma ority report, and
believed it should be sustained. He spoke of the
Importance OF the office of Insurance Commission
er, of the necessity of having q man Of competen-
cy and integrity, and claimed that the compepsa-
ton should not be reduced bat that
it should be kept SO high that it will CON-
mand the services of the best men in the State.
for the office is for the protection of the public.
lie believed the present incumbent was emnenty
qualified for the position and he deplored any at
tempt to break him down. Break him down and
the meanest class of society all the State
would rejoice. Gentlemen knew OF his integrity
and OF his temperance principles, and he believed
him competent to discharge the duties of the Of
flee he now occupies. If he fitted for the
had to be raised. But whether the presep ut incum-
bent was retained or not, he was opposed to re-
duction of the salary.
Mr. WENTWORTH said he had studiously
avoided any consideration of personal nature,
and he should continue to do So He declared
himself in favor of temperance, but did not re-
gard that matter as having anything to do with
the question before the House. Nor did the pro-
lection of the people have any connection with
the subject. The question OF competency and
integrity was question for the appointed power.
the governor and council. The real question was
simply how much would the State pay its insur-
ance mmissioners.
The yeas and nays were then taken, on the
motion to reconsider, resulting In the affirmative,
as follows:
YEAs.-Abbott, Adams, Alexander, Averill,
Babbidge, Berry of Wayne. Bodwell, Bolster,
Bragdon, Buck, Cleaves of Kennebunkport, Cook
of Unity, Coffin, Calkins, Cornforth. Cyr. Disco,
Fellows Gibson, Goldthwait, Goodwin Of Farm
ngton, Goodwin of Monroe, Greedy, Greenwood,
Haskell Of Cape Elizabeth, Haskell of West
Gardner, Haynes. Huxley of Bluehill, Hinklcy
Jewett, johnson, kmball. Kinney, Knowles,
Learned, Lord of Kennebunk, Maddocks,
Meader, Morrill,, Newbert, Newton, Noyes, Pen
deton, Phnney, Pierce, Rand, Roberts, Robbins,
Russell. Sanborn. Shaplegb, Smith of Auburn,
Siackpoe. Standish OF Flagstaff, StOrer Slower,
Strickland, Strout, Taylor, Thomas, Towne, Trus-
sell, Wsdsworth of Manchester, Watt, Wariwell,
Warren of Denmark. Wentworth, West, Willard
NAys.-Messrs. Ballard, Berry of Smyrna,
Besse, Bird, Bluut, Bowers. Briggs, Brown of
O!dtown. Burrill, Chase of Bridgton, Chase of
Standsh, Chick, Clark Of DamaIiscotta, Clark of
Garland, Ceaves of Portland, Cook of Lewiston,
Copeland, Davis, Farrar, Fletcher. Garvin, Gift
ford. Grant of Stockton, Hadlock, Harlow,
Iersom, Hill, lIobson, Hume, Hutchinson, Jack
son, Jordan Of Brunswick. Jordan Of Mariaville,
Libby, Little, Locke, Lord of Bangor, Morrison,
Nadeau, Nealley. Mutt, Osgood, Perkins Pike,
Porter of Burlington, Porter of Lyndon REYNOLDS,
ROBBIE, Rogers, Rolf, Shaw, Shepherd, Simpson,
Smith of Alma, Smith of Cornville, Smith OF
Hampden, Sprague, Standish of Eustis, Stone,
Wadsworth Of Gardner, Warren of Pownal, War
zen OF Westbrook, White, Woods-6i.
Mr. HAYNES then desired reconsideration Of
the votes, whereby the House refused to srbsti-
tute the minority report from that of the majority,
for the purpose of placing in the bill an amend
ment by which the figures "Sl200' should be
raised to eighteen hundred or two thousand dol
lars, probably.
Mr.. WEST made the motion to reconsider,
which was carried.
The House then voted to substitute for the ma
jority report that of the minority, which reports
bill reducing the salary of the insurance commits
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