Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-16
NO. IA.
MINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
TUESDAY, Jan. 18th.

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. CURTIS of Augusta
The journal of yesterday proceedings was read
and approved.
Papers from the House were disposed of in con-
currence.
Mr.. BRAGDoN announced the attendance of Par
ker p. Burieigh Senator elect from the Sixteenth
Senatorial District, and that Senator was charged
with the duty of conducting Mr.. Burlegh to the
Council Chamber, for the purpose of taking the
necessary oaths.
Subsequently, Mr.. Bragdon announced that he
had discharged the duty with which he
charged.
| Mr.. ROGERS said that as he voted in the mega
| tive on the question of admitting Mr.. Burleigh he
could not move reconsideration, but, that he
could protest against this action.
Mr.. MARTIN presented the following rcmon-
| STRANGE of Mr.. Madigan:
To the HoHora5le Senate of Slaiae, Hoc in session
at Augusta, Maine:
The undersigned respectfully represents that at
| the last September election he was duly elected
Senator for the Siyteenth Senatorial District by
plurality of all the votes cast for said office in said
District.
That the vote stood a. follows, viz:
| For Edmund Madigan, 1924
| For Parker F. Burlegh, 1920
Leaving plurality in favor of SAID Madigan OF
| l04.
| And said Madigan further says that il technical
objections and defects to prevail in opposition
| TO the expressed will of the ma ority, that several
of the towns and plantations in said county should
| have their vote rejected on account of informali-
| ties in their returns, and defects in their organ-
| cations, by reason Of which they had not on the
tenth day of September last acquired the right to
| vote and have their votes counted, whereby his
| majority over said Burlegh woald be greatly in
| creased. And said Madigan further says that said
! Bursigh noe for the three months next pre-
ceding the time of said election resident of said
| Sixteenth Senatorial District, and has not since
been and is not now a resident thereof by reason
whereof said Burlegh was at that time and still
is ineligible to the said office OF Senator for said
/ hot fray yof nan hn a1 and IL
| lowed for said Bureigh, for said office in any
| event; and so said Madlgan in the event of
| cancy, is the only Constitutional candidate for
| said Office, as none but he and said Burleigh
| have been voted for therefor.
| Whereas said Madigan comes and asks your
Honorable body to seat him as one OF the mem
bers. EDMUND MADIGAN.
Augusta JAN lj 1873.
| ON motion of Mr.. MARTIN, the remonstrance
was referred TO the Special Committee on
| the Aroostook Senatorial Case.
On motion of Mr.. HAYNES the vote whereby
the Senate non-concurred with the House in refer
ring to the kennebec county delegation h petition
| for a superior court in kennebec county, was
| consider ed, and the Senate voted to concur with
| the House
On motion Of Mr.. BRAeDoN,
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary
inquire into the .expediency of amending sec. |,
| of chap. 200, of the public laws of 1877, so that
some definite time shall be fixed for the registra-
ton of dogs. Also, to amend SO that no license
snal De gfanteu of tne ceik until ne IS iufnisneu
with sufficient evidence that the prescribed fee has
been paid into the Treasury.
On motion Of Mr. BoARDMAN,
| Ordered, That the Committee on Banks and
Banking inquire into the expediency of striking
out of the oath line of the 10th sec of chap. 2lS
of the public laws OF 1877 relating to Savings
| Banks the words "of the State" so that the
| clause of said section in which those words
| when amended shall read as follows: "And may
also loan on such other personal securities as in
the judgment OF the trustees will be safe, and for
the interest of the bank to accept"
On motion OF Mr.. BARTLETT,
Ordered, That the Committee WAYS and
Bridges be instructed to inquire into the propriety
of so amending sec. 5l chap. Is, OF the revised
| statutes that the provisions of said section
shall be fully complied with, and report by bill or
| otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. BAILEY, the resolve upon the
currency, introduced by Mr.. Bailey, was taken
| from the table, and had its first reading.
| Under suspension of the rules, the resolve had
| its second reading.
| Mr.. MARTIN then made brief remarks on
| the monetary question. He said that he was not
| thoroughly acquainted with the currency act ua-
der consideration in Congress, and at which this
| resolve was aimed, but he had confidence that
| such law would be passed as would benefit the
people. And by the people he did not mean the
| bondholders. he WAS not a repudiationist. The
national government amply able and should
pay all its debts with such currency as was the
lawful money at the time the debts were contracted
did not wish silver dollar coined of less than
| standard value but he did question the propriety
| of allowing the idle moneyed interests to control
| the financial legislation OF the country. To-day,
the bondhoders property is worth as much as
ever but the capital of the masses has diminished
| one e-third. There is no danger to the credit of
the nation. Under the financial policy of the
| nation the prosperity of the people has declined
| with each succeeding day.
| On the passage of the resolve to be engrossed,
| the yeas and nays were called for aud q passage
| given by the following vote
YEA - Messrs. Bailey, Bartlett, Boardman.
| Bragdon, Cobb, Davis of Cumberland Davis of
| Penobscot, Drake, Ferguson, Grindle. Hassell,
Haynes, Irish, Learned, Moody, Morrison, Moul-
| ton, Nash, Phillips, Rogers, Stevens, Sumner,
Totman, Ninton, Woodward-26.
| NAY-Martln-l.
AS the select committee, to which was referred
| the investigation ofthe Areostook Senatorial case
the President appointed Messrs Martin, Cobb,
Haynes, Davis of Penobscot, Morrison, Rogers and
| Stevens.
| On motion of Mr.. MARTIN of Knox,
| Ordered That the Select Committee on Sena-
| toria Votes for the Sixteenth Senatorial District
be instructed to proceed forthwith, and hear and
| determine which OF the claimants is entitled to
| seat 10 this Senate.
| Mr.. STEVENS declined to serve on the Select
| Committee. lie was chairman of the Judiciary
| Committee, and there was large amount of work
to be done there. He was also chairman OF an
| other committee.
MI. CoBB hoped Mr.. Stevens would remain,
| and Mr.. Bailey expressed the sane desire.
Mr.. STEVENS still refusing, Mr. Boardman
| moved that he be excused, aud the motion was
| carried.
| The President announced Mr.. Moulton, 10
| place of Mr.. Stevens on the committee.
The President announced that the Senatorial
| board now full. and in the Senate vacancy of
| the Committee on Legal Affairs, Mr.. Prince of
| Androscoggin was placed, and Mr.. Burleigh in
| the vacancy IN the Committee on State Lands and
State Roads.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &C, PRESENTED AND RE-
FERRED.
by MIR. PRINCE-Bill an act to amend sec. ?
chap. 10 of the revised statutes, regulating the
fees of trial justices; referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
BY Mr.. PRrNCE-Bill an act to amend sec. 9.
chap. l32 of the revised statutes, regulating fees
of complainants; referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
BY Mr. PRTNCE-Bill an act TO amend sec. Is,
chap. ll6 of the revised statutes, regulating the
fees of attorneys in criminal prosecutions referr-
ed to the judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. lRIsH-Pettion of the town officers OF
Andover to amend chap. 40 of the public laws of
1869 by extending the time TO use, assess, collect
and eXpend money the road known as the
Lake Road referred to the committee on State