Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-22
NO. 46.
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
THURDsAY, Feb. 81.
were disposed Of in con.


currence.
Mr. PRINCE, from the select committee re.
ported concerning the officers of the Senate not
1879
On motion of Mr.. HAYNES, the report was laid
on the table.
Ou motion of Mr.. BRAGDoN. bill to provide for
the Office of crier in the various courts in the
State, was taken from the table and passed to be
enacted.
DhI to define qual6catio of town officers
| came from the House indefinitely postponed.
Messrs, Boardman and Moody opposed con-
curing with the House, and Mr.. Neslley spoke
III favor of so doing.
Tho Senate voted to concur with the House iu
indefinitely pOstpoDing the bill.
On motion of MIR. HAYNES, the Senate recon-
sdered ITS vote Whereby 1t concurred with the
House in adopting amendment "B' of the resolve
| IN favor Of the State Prison. On the same Sena-
| tors motion, the Senate non-concurred with the
House IN adopting the anne udment, and the Sen
| ate amended the resolve by striking out the
| words "the sum of $500 for enlarging the har-
ness shop"
The resolve then passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. HAYNES, bill for q uniform
| rule in the scale of logs aud timber, was taken
II ON the table and the Senate non-concurred with
The House in indefinitely pos,poning the bill.
On the same Senator's motion, the bill was amend
ed by striking out sections and and the
amendments thereto, and the bill passed to be en-
crossed.
GA motion OF Mr. HOLMAN,
Ordered That Hon. j. Wyman Phillips be ex-
cused from further attendance upon the legisla-
ture and tnat his pay be made up In full.
On motion Of Mr.. PHILLIPS, the vote was re-
considered, whereby the Senate committed the
whole matter relating to the return of money to
Alexander and eig ghteen other towns TO the Attor-
ney General and the Adjutant General, to report
the result OF their Investigation to the Governor
and Council.
MIR. PHILIPS then submitted the following re-
solve which took its first reading aud under sus-
p nsiOn of the rules, its second reading:
Resolved, that the resolve 10 favor OF the town
| of Alexander aud eighteen other towns, together
with the whole subject matter relating thereto.
10 hereby referred to commission, consisting OF
two justice, OF the Supreme JUDICIAL Court, to
| wit, Justices Peters and Libby. who to ix a
| time and place Of hearing, notify the Iarties de-
tcrniue questions both OF law and fact, and re-
port their findings to the Governor and Council
And the Governor is hereby directed to draw b is
warrant on the Treasurer Tor such sums, If any,
found TO be due by SAID commissioners. (art. J,
and said commissioners shall be paid such Tor
| then services as the Governor and Council shall
allow.
On motion of Mr.. MARTIN, the resolve was
amended by the addition ot u third justice, Nii-
gin.
Mr.. PRINCE moved to amend by striking out
the three judges already named, and place one
| Judge, Walton, instead.
Messrs. Phillips, Stevens, Moody and Bur
leigh were opposed to this amendment.
The amendment was not adopted. The resolve
| then passed to he engrossed.
| Bill To amend sec. bo OF chap 81 of the revised
statutes relating to luiies, was assigned for III
| O'Clock. Messs. Stevens and Davis of Penobscot
opposed the reconsideration OF the vote, by which
tins bill indefinitely postponed, this be ing
| the question before the Senate.
The Senate voted not to reconsider
MIR. BARTLETT, from the Committee on Finsn-
cal Affairs reported a resolve 10 favor of the
| towns Of Font Kent and Frenchville. The rules
aud passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mir DAVIS of Penobscot bill to
repeal chap. l49 of the Iblic laws of 1871 relat-
my 70 executions, indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr. PHILLIPS, bill 10 amend sec
OF chap SO of the public laws of 1872 relating
10 the support Of schools was indefinitely post
poned.
~ ii A the Senate took a short recess
The Senate receded and coLcurred with the
House in iis ac ion upon the resolve relating 10
! the State Prison
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lesoiVeln ia'9r OF the S'ate fiisoh' resolve III
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p.ssrp TO Rr Fx,crFn
Bill to provide for the office OF crler IN the
nous courts OF the State; an act to provide addi-
tonsl remedies Tor the enforcement OF judgments;
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