Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-19
House.

MONDAY, Feb. 49,
| Prayer by Rev. Mr.. SAWYER of Iallowen
| Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur
| renee.
| On motion Of Mr.. STRICKLAND of Banoor
| Ordered, That on and after "Wednesday next.
| after the morning business shall have been dis
posed OF, the House shall proceed TO take up and
| dispose of all bills and resolves appropriatinp
land or money which may be before it, and no
| other business shall be in order until the purpose
| of this "rd,r shall have been accomplished.
| MIR. WEYMOUTH of Oldtown submitted the
| follow NJ. which was tabled ON lou of Mr.
| WEBB of WInlhlm:
| Ordered, That no order to excuse the attend
auce of members shall be received.
| Mr. Jones oil Lewiston presented and had passed
| TO be ensrossed under "A suspension OF the rules
| bill an act to amend sec. s. chap. 1856 of the acts
| of 1873. entitled an act to supply the cities of
| Lewiston aud Auburn with pure water.
| MIR. SEiDERs, from the Judiciary Committee
reported ought to pass bill an act in regard to
the renewal OF uial justice executions Laid over
to be printed.
| Bin an act 10 amend an act entitled an act re.
| laung t" the Name Industrial Schools for Girls
on it, passage TO be engrosSed was laid on the Ia
| bic on motion OF Mr.. YOUNG of Brunswick.
| Mr. HILL of Exeter moved to reconsider the
vote OF tat House ind hnitely postponing bill an
| act authorizing the location of highway over
| the tide water OF Georges river in Thomnstop
| aud on motion of the zane gentleman that motion
WAS laid on the table aud Tuesday at 10 o'clock
assigned for its further consideration.
! B Il an act to amend sec. 10, chap. Dis Of the
public law, of 1877 relating to savings banks be
| iEg on lis passage to he enacted, was laid on the
! table on motion Of MIR. STRICKLAND of Bangor.
| On motion OF Mr.. HILL # Exeter, bill add
| tona' to chap. 1876 of special laws of 1872. eutit-
| led "au act authorizing the citizens of lie au
llaut to allow their cattle to run at larye on that
I island was taken fiom the table and passed TO
/ be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. WEEKS of Augusts, bill an
| act to amend see. % chap "A of the revised stat
| n rel "a n t.E. ..li
snd its indetne postponement was moved by Mr..
| WEBB Of Wndham.
| MIR. CURRAN OF Calais opposed.
| Mr.. WEEKS favored the motion.
Mr. TALBOT Of East Mschias moved m amend
ment which he subsequently withdrew.
! Mr. kIMBALL of Waterford spoke in favor OF
| indefinite pospOnement.
/ The motion TO indefinitely postpone was carried
| Resolve providing additional compensation to
the bank examiner for services performed I'M
posed upon him by the savings hank act OF 1877,
! being on its final passage, Mr.. STRICKLAND
moved - Indefinite po,ppnement, pending which
It was land un the table on motion of Mr.. HILL of
| BuckspoIt
Bill An act 10 amend see. 80 chap. IS of the re-
vised statutes ttlling to way. being its passage
to be era ted, Mr.. DlCKEY Of Fort keut moved
10 indehi ely po- pom.
Tn vote pass ny, the bill to be engrossed was
recousid red. The Till then amended on
motion of Mr.. BROWNE of Bowdoinhsm, and Mr..
| BLISS OF Wa>hingt discussed by Messrs
| n,
| indefinitely postponed.
Bl an act 10 extend the iuti.diciion and au-
| tho ity of county commits Iuer, taken from
the tab anl pas ed to be engrossed on motion of
| Mr.. STR CKLAND of Bangor.
| Resolve requesting the A toiney General to in
quire into the management of the Industrial
school for girls taken from the table and in
definitely postponed, on motion of Mr.. WOOD Of
| Belfast.
Resolve in aid Of bridge over Fish river in
T l. Plantation ken he tahl
! GA motion OF Mr.. STRICKLAND of Bangor, aud re-
fused passage by vote OF % to 40.
! Bill an act to regulate aud protect fisheries and
and the propagation of f,h passed by the House,
came from the Senate ameuded.
Senate amendments No.. ,, I, ), and were
adopted. MIR. Curran of CALAIS opposed the adop-
ton of Senate amendment No. 3. and Mr.. Hill of
! Buck port favored.
Mr. KIMBALL of Bath moved that the House
non-concur IN the adoption OF Senate amendment
No. I.
Mr. NIcKERY of Augusta moved to amend Sen
ate amendment No. /, by striking out the word
May in the 18th line of the anne ndment and in
serliDg the word "Feb"
Mr.. PARLIN of Arson explained the object of
the mendment and favored it.
On motion OF Mr.. You've of Brunswick the bill
was la I'd on the table and tomorrow at IL o'clock
! assn ned.
Bill an act for a uniform rule in the scale Of
| llmber wa- taken from the table on motion of Mr..
! CURRAN of Calais, who moved TO indefinitely
postpone.
Messrs. Strickland OF Bangor and Weeks of Au-
gusts spoke in favor, and Talbot of East Machias
aud Curran against the bill, which was indefinite
" pos poned
The majority and minority reports of the Com
mttee on Legal Affairs, reporting adversely on
order relating to recovery of damages high
WAYS, Were taken from the table on motion of Mr..
WEBB of Wndham, and the majority report was
accepted.
On motion of Mr. PRATT of Guilford, the
House took up the report of the Committee on
Financial Affairs reporting ought not to pass on
resolve t. provlde and put in force chap. 5S OF the
acts and resolves of 1869 abaung certain pants-
taxes.
Mr.. DICKEY spoke in opposition to the accept
| anee of the report.
The report was accepted.
Adjourned.
READ AND WEDNESDAY ASSIGNED.
Resolve to purchase certain claims of settlers
lots in township No. II RI.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Resolve relating to the Passamsquoddy Indians
an add tiOnal to an act to amend the city char
ter of Augusta approved Feb. Is, 1873 Tunder
suspension of the rules an act to amend sec.
chap. 1856 OF the acts Of lS73 entitled, an act to
supply the cities of Lewiston and Auburn with
pure water; act to extend the jurisdiction aud
authority Of con"ty commissioners.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend chapter 234 of the pub
to ameLd an act to incorporate the Sandy River
Valley Railroad Co. act to amend sec. 2 chap
50 of the rcvi ed statutes relating 10 reviews; an
act additional to chap. 81 of the revised stat
utes, relating to mortgages of corporations
an act additional to act to facil
itate the prompt ad ninist alton of justice
bv establishing a superior court in the county of
Kepnebec; an act to incorporate the Springvsle
Aqueduct Co.; act to.amend chap. l2i of the
public laws of 1876 respecting houses; an
act to consolidate, revise and amend the various
acts which constitute the charter of the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Co.; an act additional ia
chap. " of the revised statutes, relating to bas.
tard children and their man enance; an act to IN
corporate the Portland Yacht Club an act for the
better protection of the rights Of towns; an act
relating to malicious mischief; an act to prevent
the throwing of refuse into the tributaries OF Will
sons pond an act to establish the salary of the
clerk of courts for the county of Penobscot
act to prohibit the throwing of sawdust and
other refuse into the waters of the harhor OF
Wiscasset; an act to amend sec. 10 chap. 10 OF
public laws of 1876, entitled an act to authorize
the formation of railroad corpoations; an act tc
prevent the throwing of slabs and other refuse