Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-09
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Sena te.
THURSDAY, Feb. s

The journal of yesterdays proceedings was read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in concur.
ence.
Mr.. THOMPSON presented resolve in favor of
education in the State Prison. The resolve was
read, rules suspended, and passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act to amend chap. n Of the revised
statutes relating to drinking houses and tippling
shops, came from the House amended, by striking
out the 4th section, which exempts wine for sac
ramental purposes from the provisions of the bill,
and by inserting the word "clerk" after the word
recorded" in the 18th line. F.t
The amendments were adopted.
Mr.. JORDAN moved to amend by adding sec. Z,
that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed.
The bill as amended then passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act additional to sec. 6, chap. 6, of the
revised statutes relating to the taxation of proper
ty Of religious societies, came from the House
amended. .#..I
The Senate non-concurred in adoption of amend
ment. {.
On motion of Mr.. vINroS, the bill was amend.
ed by striking out $1,000 and inserting $4,000.
Agreed to. The bill then passed to be engrossed.
The savings bank bill came back from the
House, that branch insisting on Its amendments,
and proposing committee of conference.
The Senate insisted upon its previous vote, and
joined Messrs. Bailey of Cumberland, Waits of
Knox and Stevens Of Kennebec.
MIR. SHEPHERD from the Committee on Finan-
cial Affairs, reported bill an act to provide secur-
ty for bonds in the State Treasury; also resolve
relating to the investment and deposit of surplus
funds in the treasury.
These bills were read twice, rules suspended
and passed to be engrossed.
A communication was received from the Secfe.
tsry of State transmitting report of the Bath
Naval and Orphan Asylum. t4f
Resolve in favor of Maine State Library came
from the House indefinitely postponed.
The House insisted on its previous vote and
proposed committee of conference, appointing
on it's part, Messrs. Phillips of Penobscot, Shep.
herd of Somerset and Kyes of Franklin.
Report of the committee of conference on dis
agreeing vote on bill an act to prevent the throw
ing of slabs and other refuse matter into the Ken.
nebec river and its tributaries, came from the
House rejected. -a tls sn0f
The Senate insisted on accepting the report and
proposed another committee of conference, ap-
pointing on its part, Messrs. Boardman of w aldo,
shepherd Of Somerset and Sumner of Washing
ton.
Mr. VINToH presented resolve in relation to
the reports of State Institutions. Read twice.
rules suspended, and passed to be engrossed.
Subsequently the vote was reconsidered, and
amended by substituting resolve that all insttu-
tions receiving appropriations from the State
required to make report of such expenditures and
to report the first week Of the session Of legsla-
ture.
The resolve was read, rules suspended, and
passed to be engrossed r-r
On motion of Mr.. BURLEIGH, g message was
sent to the Governor asking for the return of re-
solve in favor Of Olof Ljungren and Aiagnus Jepp-
son.
The resolve was returned. and ON motion of Mr.,
BURLEIGH, the votes whereby the resolve was
passed to be enacted and engrossed were recon-
sidered.
The resolve was then amended and passed to be
engrossed
vote whereby resolve in favor of the Maine Gen.
eral Hospital had passed to be engrossed. He
said that grave charges had been made against
the hospital on account Of gross mismanagement.
He then read from Communication in the East
ern Argus of Portland signed an. D." that money
had been squandered in the purchase of coal ex.
ira amount of help &c. He wanted these charges
met and refuted He said that he was . friend TO
the institution
Mr.. STURGIs opposed reconsideration. He said
the committee which had recently visited the hos.
pital, had heard of these charges. and had fully
and satisfactorily investigated them. They were
"isIoul % iounuation. -.,-
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