Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-20
House.

nUESes
TUESDAY, Feb. 10.
PRAYER hy Rev. DR.. ALLEN # HtloWell
Paper, iron the seuate dI- posed OF IN concur
renee.
Ri an act relating TO county board, Of exam
liners for {, hct-, came from The senate ref, rled
To tue ueNf Legislature.
M. NoUNe OF brunswick moved to indefinitely
postpone.
Mr. PARlIN of Arson moved to concur with
the senate.
MI llILL Of Exeter declared himself in favor
OF The Iuu,p involved III the bli. bat he was
satisfied the people were MT yet ready for it. He
was m ftvO. OF icuiuL to the next legislature
Nh loUNG Of Brunswick WAS o. 'scd to he
principle Il county boards OF evan, ner-, and
hoped the nIl would he indefinitely postponed.
Mess :. Parln OF Arson and Pl,hury OF Lew
istOn iagni cd core urreuce with the Senate.
The llou'e tci rr'd the blil to the next iegisla-
ture, by vote OF 6o 20 n.
On motion OF Mr.. CORNISH OF Winslow. Mr..
Smith Of iludg ton va, excused from further at
tendance CA tins session OF the House on aud
afcr Thursday, Feb p.
Ca motion OF Nj. DKINKwATER Of f l,worth,
Mr.. Iiackiey of NJny wa, excused from further
attendance after "Wednesday next.
Ca motion If Mr. PAKLIN OF Arson, Mr.. Rob
bias ul PASSPORT was excused from further at
tendance alter Wednesday, Feb 20th, and Mr..
BIaCkett alter to day.
Mr.. McLAUGHLIN Of Portland presented the
following
Orde ed That the Committee on Ways and
Means be instructed to AXE up the tax blll upon
the rate of - mills on the dotla aad report the
same to the House a soon A. practicable.
Ca motion of Mr.. You've, the order YVES
ameuded a, to resclnd previous orders relating
to the STATE taN
The otter wa. then refused passage.
On notion of Mr. WEBB OF Windham, Mr..
Webb Of Deer lie wa excused from further at
tendance after rhur,day next. aud Mi. His gins
OF kenduskeag after Friday next.
Ca motion Of Mr.. ROBIE, Mr.. Body of West
brook was excused from iur,ncr Attendance alter
Wednesday, Feb 20.
Mr.. IoUSG )f Brunswick presented bill an act
to aulhotze the town OF BIunswi k u tnnd a
debt and issue bonds therefor, Which passed
to be eugto>-ed under u suspension OF the rules.
Mr.. Robe OF Gotham ptest nted bl an act TO
authorize the trustees of GOrham SEMINARY to
convey the property of sail ms tuition for the use
a1d purposes OF the Normal school established at
oihsu, and bill aci to auth ,rize t1e town of
trorhim or any of it. school s'ucts to raise
money for providing buildings for the Normal
school established IA SAID town. which were passed
to he eugros-ed unuer a suspension If the rules.
Mr.. STRICKLAND, from the Committee on FL
nance on utder repor'ed bill an act IN relation to
the salary OF Insurance commissioner. E.
tAblshes the salary Of tue commissioner ut s. 900
per annum and AFTER Jan. It, 1879. LAID
over to be printed.
Mr.. kIMB4LL hom the Committee Of Confer
ence on bill an act to restrict p)rgie fishing, re-
ported that the House concur Ia the Senate amend
mCut-. lut report ~, accepted ana tue HOUSE
lectded AMI adopted tue amendments
Mr.. BODwELL from the Com nit zee of Confer
ence ou dI-asreeing vote OF tue two branches on
| the resolve to carry ilo elect the PROVISIONS of
ca ,p. 40 Of the resolves Of 1850, reported that the
| Senae recode and concur with the House. Tue
| report va, accepted.
Mr.. AUSTIN tion the Committee Of c Inference
| on disagr.eug votes of the two branches on RE-
| solve IN favor .: Nathaaiel Blake, reported that
the Senate ought 10 !, cede aud pass tne same IN
| tbt h Ron ~ 1faI
Is Il an act TO nd Chap. 100 oil the pubic laws
of 1876 entitled 40 act additional 10 cnap. # the
revised statutes Iel tlug to eecuOus, hal It's three
several readings IN Ter a Suspension OF the rule,
| and was lad on the talle on mo'Iou of Mr.. Pills
| Bury Of Le"lston, peudlns the acceptance OF
ocuHe amendment.
Bud au act relat NJ to building aud man'aining
| a lJch ia the dam across tue keunenec river at
Augu,fa. passed to ne eugtos-ed by the Bousv,
came from the senate amended ana gwen pas
age.
GA motion of Mr.. VICKERY Of Augusta, the
bill was laid on the table peudlug the adoption OF
| the anne ndment.
Bll an act concerning tramp7 pas-e to be en-
crossed by the House, came from the Senate
| amt nded, pending the adoption of winch the
measure "a laid on the table mUtIoa Of Mr..
You've OF Brunswick.
Resolve p NJ for the purchase and di-ti-
| button OF Pli,ted and Arp etons digest of Name
rep iits It's tuai passage, and On the table
| on motion OF Mr.. HILL of Exeter.
Nj. SIMPSON OF Srar-p ut moved to rec m ider
| the vote indefinitely posponlog bill act to
| amend sec. 80 chap. Is Of the revised statutes,
which was lot
On motion # Mr.. KIMBALL of Bath, bin an act
to regulate and protect tshci,s and the propags-
| ton of fish, House No. lO7 was taken tlom the
table and assigned for afternoon.
| On motion of Mr.. HILL OF Exeter, the House
| took from the table the motion to reconsider the
| vote indefinitely postponng the b Il TO authorize
the having out of way over the lie waters of
Georges river IN 1hOmsston.
Mr.. HILL advocated hls motion and explained
| his view ia regard to the matter
Mr. MOORE Of Thomaston briefly opposed the
motion.
| Mr.. WHITE Of Levant vigorously advocated the
motion, claiming that the measure simply gave
| authority to bridge tide waters.
| Mr.. ORFF Of Gushing, also spoke in favor Of a
| reconsideration, aud moved the yeas aud nays,
| which the House refused to order,
| The House reconsldeled is vote Indefinitely
| po>tponing by vote OF % to ~.
| MI PHINNEY OF Jay then moved to refer to the
| next legislature with order OF notice.
Mr.. NICKERY of Augusta, sustained the motion
| on the ground that the matter was not legally be-
| fore the legislature.
Messrs Austin Of Milford Orff of Cushing and
| Now and OF Ashland, opposed the motion.
| The motion was lost, and the lestlon REQUIRED
| on the motion to Indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. MOoKE of Thoma, ton obtained the floor in
| opposition to the blll. lie maintained that the
| bill had been amended by tie Seua'e, so that il
| put the expense of the bridge on ThOmaston, and
that II gave that town no voice IN he matter what
ever lie was speaking, when at the request Of
| MIR Robe, he gave way for a motion to adjourn
which was carild by a vote of 30 to -.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to legaiize the organization Of certain
plantation. IN Aroo,took county under -pen
SION ofthe rule, act ia relation to the dutie. o
county ATTORNEYS and additional 10 chap. ~ Of The
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