Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-09
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
senate.

| tive to the Boston < Maine Railroad which had
passed to be engrossed by both branches and
| which came from the House referred TO the next
| legislature was laid op the table.
Several matters which came from the House
reft rred to the Tempera ce Committee, were laid
on the table. as the committee had made its final
report.
A communication was received from the Gov
! ernor, informing the senate that the resignation
! of j l.. Chamberlain as Major General of the
militia had been accepted by him, and that
cordnglf vacancy exists in that office. Read
and sent down.
| On motion of Mr.. NEALLEY,
| Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns il be
to meet on Monday next at 4 o'clock p. NJ.
Mr. ToLMAN preferred to meet tomorrow at
| 10 o'clock
Messrs. Nealley and Stevens thought they
| could well keep up with the work if they ad-
iourned over Saturday aud besides, this would
| give the committees time to work.
| Me-srs. BragdOn and Morrison hoped the Sen
ate would not pass the order.
The order was given a passage; IL Senators
voting 10 the affirmative and 10 in the negative.
| 90 motion of Mr.. Phillips,
Ordered, That the of the Senate Chamber
be allowed to the Committee on Instruction of the
State Teachers Association the forenoon of Sat-
urday Feb. 9th.
Under suspension of the rules on motion of
Mr.. BoARDMAN, the Senate received resolve in
| favor of furnishing the town Of Hurricane Isle
| with reports and other official documents and on
| the same Senator's motion the resolve was read
| twice and passed to be engrossed under suspen-
| sion of the rules
The following joint standing committees made
their final report through their chairmen Com
| mlttee on Counties, Education, Indian Affairs,
| Claims, State Prison, State Reform School, Fed
eral Relations, Interior Waters, Pensions.
The reports we're accepted and sent down.
| Mr.. STEVENS, from the Judiciary Committee,
| reported bill an act to incorporate the Presump-
| scot Water Power Co.; read and assigned.
Mr.. BoARDMAN, from the Committee on Int
rior water- on petition, reported bill an act grant
| ing charter for canal from Sebago Lake to
| Grants Falls; read and assigned
Mr.. COBB from the Committee on Insane Asy-
| lum, to which was referred that portion of the
Governors address, relating to a new hospital for
the Insane reported bill and that the same ought
| to pass printed under rule.
Mr.. GRINDLE, from the Committee on Federal
Relations, on petition fora resolve requesting
Senators and Representatives 10 Cong ress to use
| their influence to reciprocity of trade be-
| tween the United States and Canada, reported
| leave to withdraw.
Mr.. DAVIS of Penobscot from the Judiciary
committee, reported ought to pass on bill an act
to incorporate the Machissport aud Mschias Tel
| egraph Co. Read and assigned.
| Mr.. MARTIN, from the Committee on Military
Affairs petition, reported resolve in favor of
| ST. Elilabeth's Orphan Asylum of Portland. Read
| and assigned Appropriates 5000
| Mr.. WOODWARD, from the Committee on
Claims order relating to the claims of WIN.
w. Q INN, reported reference to the next legisla-
| ture
Mr.. HAYNES, from the Judiciary committee,
on petition, reported bill an act to amend the
| charter of the city of Augusta. Read and as
| signed. Provides for abolishing common coun-
| Gil.
On motion of Mr.. BURLEIGH resolve in favor
| of Geo. Cary, Theodore Cary and Jefferson Cary
| was taken from the table
The question now before the Senate was the in
| dsfinte postponement of the resolve.
| MIR. BURLEIGH spoke IN favor of the lustness OF
the resolve, and he considered it an equitable one.
| Messrs. Moody, Prince. Martin aud Bragdon
questioned the justness of the resolve.
The Senate voted to indefinitely postpone the
| matter
On motion of Mr.. IRISH, pending its second
reading, act for the bet protection of the rights
of towns, was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS of Penobscot, bill to
| repcal chap. 200 of the pnblic laws OF
1877, entitled an act additional to chap. 30 of the
revised statutes. relating to mischievous dogs was
taken from the table.
The question now before the Senate was wheth.
er the minority should be substituted for the ma
joIity report.
Mr.. DAVIS said that if an amendment could be
adopted which would leave the matter optional
| with towns, he weuld then favor the bill.
The Senate voted to amend the bill, by substi-
| tuting the minority for the majority report.
Mr. DAVIS then OFF red his amendment that the
| matter he left optional with towns.
| Mr. PHILLIPS said that the amendment struck
present dog law was just one, and if it was just
Tor one town it was just for another. The law
had bee a benefit t. his section.
| MIR MOoDy al+o spoke 10 the same effect.
Mr.. DAVIS of Penob,cot said that he didn't pro :
| pose to make much strife over the question. The
| law was very obnoxious one to all of the towns
in his section, and law that had ever been
pas ed had caused so much trouble
MIR. PHILLIPS replied.
The vote on the adoption of the amendment was
II in the shil native aud l3 in the negative, and
so the amendment was not adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. PHILLIPS, resolve requesting
the Attorney General to inquire into the manage
ment Of the Maine Industrial School for Girls
| was taken from the table
| Mr. PRINCE said this institution private
one, and the State had no right to investigate in
| the manner proposed.
Mr. BoARDMAN urged that the legislature did
have right to investigate the school, and that it
must be regarded public institution. since the
State appropriated money in its behalf.
Mr. PRINCE said that when the question of
making appropriations came up, he proposed to
| make inquiries but he was opposed TO this re-
solve.
Mr.. MORRISON was in favor of more nvestiga-
ton, and he felt that the officers of the school
| would not oppose an investigation by the Attorney
| General lie claimed that the State had moral
right to inquire into its management. The At
| torney General could do better than a committee
of ten IN a few hours stay. The resolve passed to
| be engrossed.
|
compiling and printing school laws. was taken
from the table and assigned.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS of Penobscot,
pending its engIossment, resolve provid-
ing for payment for additional services and
expenses imposed upon the Bank Examiner by
the savings bank act approved Feb. 9, 1877, was
laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. BoARDMAS, pending its en-
grossment, resolve in favor of the town of May
| field, tabled.
On motion of Mr.. BRAGpoN, the Senate voted
| to indefinitely postpone resolve in favor of Eu-
gene Michaud and resolve in favor of Mrs. Ellie
| bert Mchaud
On The same Senator'S notion resolve TO carry
into effect the provisions Of chap. ~ of the
solves of 1869 was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. HAYNES. pending its engross-
ment, bill to prevent ihe throwing Of slabs and
other refuse into the kennebec river aud its trib-
utares, was laid on the table.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to ratify, confirm and make valid the do
ings OF the city cour Gil of the cityof Ellsworth;
resolve legalizng the records Of the First
! Christian Society of Saco an act 10 amend
an art IN repniate the shad and ale az i've fsherv in