Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-07
House.


Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur
renee
Mr.. KNOWLES presented petition of Henry F.
Butler ct ais. of Ripley for protection of pickerel
10 Rogers pond, which was referred to the next
legislature under the rules.
Resolve in favor of the town of Stockton, came
from the Senate, that branch non concurring in
adopting House amendment, and proposing a COM
mittee of conference. The House concurred in
the proposition for a conference committee, and
Joined ON its part to the committee. Messrs. Pike
Stone and Morrison.
The bills TO make free Arrowsic and Merry
meeting bridges, referred to the next legislature
by the House, came from the Senate amended and
given passage.
Mr. Brown of Bowdoinham, moved to adhere.
Mr. ROGERS moved that the House recede and
concur.
Mr. Brown Of Bowdoinham opposed the mo-
ton to recede and concur.
Messrs. ROGERS, and HINCKLEr of George
town, spoke in favor Of receding and concurrng.
Mr.. JEwETT opposed, and moved the yeas and
nays, which was lost.
The House refused to recede AMI concur, by
vote of 40 to So
MIR. ROGERS moved to insist, and asked com
mttee of conference. Lost by a vote of 81 to 81 .
MIR. Jewet moved to adhere and the House so
voted.
READ AND WEDNESDAY ASSIGNED
Resolve in favor of the Maine State Library
resolve in favor of the Western Normal School at
Pennington; resolve providing for payment of
certain rents now IN suit to the agent Of the Pc
nobscot Indians; resolve providing for an annual
encampment of the Maine Volunteer militia; re-
solve IN favor of compiling and printing of the
School laws; resolve in favor of an appropriation
to carry into effect the provisions of chap. So, of
the public laws of 1869. in relation to the esab-
lshment OF meridians; resolve in favor of Elisha
w. Shaw, Franklin w. Webber and Byron Por-
ter; resolve in favor of the town of Kingsbury
resolve repeating chap l7j of the resolves of 1876
| he lam m ouia ~
on section of land in the town of Presque Isle :;
resolve in favor of Van Buren, .ntation; resolve
in favor of the Military and Naval Asylum at Bath
an act to repeal sec. 81, chap. Sc, of the revised
statutes, relating to trustee disclosures An act to
amend chap. rs, of the public laws of 1876, emit
tied an act relating to normal schools; an act to
amend an act providing for a division of the
rents OF the island shores Of the Penobscot In
dams and for other purposes an act to amend
90, chap. Is of the revised statutes, relating to
damages on ways, as amended by chap. 2l5
of the public laws Of 1874, and chap 81, of the
public laws of 20; resolve in favor of the Maine
State Prison.
Bill act to provide for the organization and
management of the Loan and Building Associa-
ton, was passed to be engrossed under a suspen-
sion of the rule.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act additional to chap. 20 of the public laws
OF 1867, concerning the militia; an act to amend
Sec % of chap. Is OF the revised statutes relating
to damages on WAYS, as amended by chap. 2l5 OF
the public laws of 1874, and chap. 81 of the public
laws of 1876.
Bill an act to amend sec. 5, chap. IS,
of the revised statutes a. anne 1ded by chap. 81 Of
the public laws of 1876, relating to election re-
turns, was read the third time and laid the ia
BILE on motion of Mr.. BERRY of Smyrna.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Act to amend sec 50 chap. IL revised statutes,
relating to the election of Experimenting School
committee; act additional to acts which constitute
the charter OF the Bangor and Piscataquis II all
road company.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the joint standing commit.
tee on agriculture resolve relating to settlers lots
under the treaty of Washington; resolve provid-
ing for the payment of the expenses of Committee
on Military Affairs.
Bill an act to change the time for holding the
municipal elections in Ellsworth, passed by the
House to be engrossed, came from the Senate
amended.
On motion of Mr.. STONE, the bill was laid on
the table.
On motion of Mr.. LORD, the vote was reconsid-
cred passing to be engrossed bill an act to incor
porate the Bangor Board of Trade. The same
was then laid on the table and assigned for the af-
ternoon, for the purpose of offering an amend
ment.
Bill an act to amend sec. 8, chap. ZIG of the
revised statutes, relating to the support of prison.
ers in jails was read and laid on the table on mo-
ton of Mr.. STRICKLAND.
Bill an act to encourage the introduction and
manufacture of beet sugar was read the third
time and laid on the table. motion of Mr. PIKE.
On motion of Mr. LOCKE, bill an act to extend
the powers of the North Arson and Skowhegan
Telegraph Company was taken from the table and
passed to be enacted
On motion of Mr.. ABBOTT, the report of the
committee on Interior Waters, in the matter of
Chas. A. j. Farrar, to navigate Richardson Lakes
was taken up, the question being on the motion to
he yote rafa fhe tn fho
legislature.
Mr.. ABBOTT opposed the motion.
The House reconsidered its vote, and the bill
was amended on motion of Mr.. PILsBURY of
Lewiston, and passed to be engrossed under a
suspension of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs, the report of the
committee on Interior Waters, 10 the matter of
granting authority to F. c. Barker, to navigate by
steam Moosebo Meguntic and Cupsuptic Lakes,
was taken from the table, the vote reconsidercd,
accepting the report and the bill substituted.
On motion of Mr.. PTLsBURY the bill was
amended and passed to be engrossed under sus-
pension of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. PIKE, the vote was reconsid-
cred whereby resolve relating to settlers lots I'M
der the treaty of Washington was finally passed.
The motion was laid on the table, and
afternoon assigned, on motion Of Mr.. CHASE of
Standsh.
On motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs, bill an act to repeal
chap. LAG of the laws of 76, relative to ways was
taken from the table. Mr.. NADEAU withdrew his
motion to indefinitely postpone, and on motion of
Mr. BESSIE the vote was reconsidered whereby
his amendment was adopted. The bill was then
passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Brown Of Hampden, moved to reconsider
the vote whereby bill an act to amend sec. chap.
60 of the revised statutes, in relation to divorce
was indefinitely postponed, and on motion of Mr..
PIKE, that motion was laid on the table and as
signed for afternoon.
On motion of Mr.. CLEAvEs, the resolve in favor
of the Maine General Hospital was taken from the
a mr. a mad fnra farm