Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-07
MAINE LEGISLAIU URE.
Senate.

Inc journal oil yesterday proceedings was read
and approved
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
ence.
An act additional to sec. of chap. G of the re-
Vlsed statutes relating to the taxation of property
of religious societies, was taken from the table on
motion of Mr.. BoARDMAN, who offered an amend
ment to exempt from taxation all parsonages not
exceeding s. 900 in value, from which no rent is
received.
The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed
to be eDgrossed -
Resolve providing for the purchase of certain
Maine reports, came from the House indefinitely
postponed.
On motion of Mr. PEAKS the resolve was
tabled and assigned for tomorrow.
An act giving county comm ssioners jurisdic
tion over the repair Of ways, which was passed to
be engrossed by the Senate, came from the House
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. NINToN advocated the passage of the bill.
Mr.. PHILLIPS opposed, and moved that the
Senate recede and concur with the House.
MIR. STEVENS favored the bill. f.
The Senate refused to recede and concur.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, the Senate insisted
on its former vote, and proposed a committee of
conference, and the following were appointed
its part Messrs. Stevens Of Kennebec, Irish of
Oxford and Phillips of Penobscot.
On motion Of Mr.. VINToN the vote whereby the
Senate passed to be engrossed resolve laying
tax on the several counties was reconsidered.
On motion Of the same Senator, the resolve was
amended by striking out SS4 900 for Cumberland
and inserting So, 900. The amendment was
adopted and the resolve was again passed to be en-
crossed.
Bill an act to prevent the throwing of slabs and
other refuse into the kennebec river and its trib
utares, referred to the next legislature BY the
House, and passed to be engrossed by the Senate.
came back from the House that branch insisting
on its previous vote and proposing committee of
conference.
The Senate insisted its vote and joined
Mes.rs. Brown of Piscataquis, White of Hancock,
and Stevens of Kennebec.
Report of the Committee on Mercantile Affairs
and Insurance, reporting legislation inexpedient
on order looking to the discontAuance Of the of
fice OF Insurance Commissioner, with minority
port from the same committee reporting q bill to
reduce the salary of the Insurance Commissioner
to $500, and TO require him to give bonds, came
from the House, that branch accepting the minor
ity report and amending it by fixing the salary at
81 900.
The pending motion was on adopting the min
ority report.
Mr.. NINToN opposed
Mr.. LENNON favored the proposed reduction of
salary.
Mr.. WHITE thought the salary of the commits
sioner should be regulated by statute and that he
should be required to give bonds. He read bill
which he proposed to offer, providing for an
nua salary of 81 800. and expenses of Office, for
clerk, fuel, &C., not to exceed $1,000; to be ap-
proved by Governor and Council Also required
to give bond He stated the present commission
er dlu not object TO this bill.
MIR. NINToN could not discover that the bill of
the Senator made any essential change in the
present law.
Mr.. STEVENS favored reduction of salary.
Mr.. VGNToN replied. He thought the present sal
airy was not too high. The present commissioner has
to pay out 81 900 for clerk and expenses, leaving
salary of $500 for the Commissioner. The whole
matter was an anomalous proceeding. He hoped
the Senate would refuse to adopt the minority re-
port.
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surance Commissioner on the same footing with
Other offices.
The Senate refused to adopt the minority re
port, and the majority report was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. PEAKS, it was voted that
when the Senate ad ourns it adjourn to meet at
half past two o'clock this afternoon.
Bill an act to amend chap. n Of the revised
statutes, relating to drinking houses aud tipplng
shops, was taken from the table the pending ques-
ton being on amendment offered by Mr.. BRAoK.
EFT.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to amend in the 18th line
of sec 6, by inserting after the word attorney"
the word "wilfully." Lost.
Mr.. BRACKETT moved further TO amend. His
amendment was rejected.
Mr.. JORDAN called for the yeas and nays but
subsequently withdrew the motion.
Mr.. LENNox opposed any further legislation on
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors. He
thought the present laws sufficient, and
needed only enforcement to stop the traffic.
Messrs. Stevens, Wheewright Tolman and
Jordan favored the passage of the bill.
The bill was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. SHEPHERD, presented petition of Joel Col
by ct ais, for reimbursement for labor on State
roads, and on his motion it was referred to next
Legislature.
Mr. STEVENS presented resolve in favor of
Sprague, Owen X Nash, which, under suspen-
sion of the rules passed to be engrossed For pa
pers and advertising during the session..
Resolve relating to the improvement and en-
largement of the State House, was taken from
the table
Mr. BAILEY moved its indefinite postponement.
Lost, IL to IL.
On motion of Mr.. THOMPSON, the yeas and
nays were ordered, the pending question being on
the passage of the resolve to be engrossed, the re-
suit being as follows;
YEAs.-Brown, Bureigh Hobson, Lennox
Nash, Peaks, Shepherd, Stevens, Sumner, Vinton,
Wheelwright, White, Woodbury.--l3.
NAYs.-Bailey, Bartlett. Irish, Jordan, Kyes,
Learned, Nutter, Phillips Thompson, Tolman,
Wadsworth, Watts, Webb.--l3.
So the resolve was refused passage.
Bill an act to continue in force chap. SO of the
public laws of 1872, and chap. 203 of the public
laws of 1874, relating to pensions for disabled sol
diers and seamen, was taken from the table and
indefinitely postponed.
Bill an act to amend chap. 8 section So of the
revised statutes relating to repairs of ways in in
corporated townships, taken from the table and
on motion of Mr.. BRAGDoN amended and passed to
be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. JORDAN the vote whereby
was passed to be engrossed Dill an act to prevent
incompetent persons from conducting the business
of apothecaries was reconsidered, and on his mo-
ton sec. was amended by adding Provided that
nothing herein contained shall he so construed Is
to authorize the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
The amendment was adopted and the bill was
passed to be engrossed
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to establish the compensation of the
chairman of the county commissioners for Cum
berland county; An act to establish the salary of
the Judge Of Probate for the county of Cumber-
land; an act to authorize Samuel Cunningham to
navigate Androscoggin pond and Dead river by
steami resolve in favor of the agent Of the Penob-
scot Indians; an act to provide for the more
careful expenditure of school money; an act to
amend an act to incorporate the East Oxford Ag-
Society, approved Feb Is, 1861 an act
to amend sec. s. chap. 24l of the public laws Of
1874 relating to cemeteries an act to amend
chap. l47 of the public laws Of 1873, relat-
ing TO the appointment and duties Of port
wardens; resolve in favor Of Charles w. Por.
ter; an act providing for bridge guards on
railroads; an act requiring accounts and claims
az ainst towns, cities, ETC.. to be verified by oath