Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-10
Legislative Proceedings.
Continued from First Page.)
House.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 0.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. DREW of Augusta.
Papers IRON the Senate disposed of in concur
renee.
The Speaker appointed on the part of the House
on Governors Message, Messrs. Bowers of Saco,
White of Levant, Taylor of Biddeford Wads
worth of Gardiner, Sherman of Liberty Friend
OF Etna and keaIing of Warren.
On the joint Special Committee on Printing and
Binding Messrs. VIckery of Augusta, Robbie OF
Gorham, Drlnkwater of Ellsworth, Pratt of Gull
ford, Lancaster of Wiscasset, Porter of Burling-
ton and Woodcock Of Princeton.
On the Purchase Of the Maine State Year b ook
Messrs. Phinney of Jay, Smith of Litchiield.
Webb of Deer lale, Piper of Lincoln, Body of
Westbrook, Shaplegh of klttery and Flynn OF
South Berwick.
On motion of NJ PnsBURY of Lewiston, it
was
Ordered, That a Committee of seven on the
part OF the House with such as the Senate may
join, he appointed to whom all matters relating 10
temperance and the pronibitory law shall be re-
ferred.
And the Speaker in accordance with the above,
appointed Messrs Plsbury of Lewiston, Murray of
Pembroke, Buck of Orland, Strick land of Bangor,
Blunt OF Skowhegan, Dickey of Fort Kent, and
Hall of Oxford.
was
Ordered, That the Committee on Education,
State Prison, Insane Hospital, Reform School
Agriculture and Military Affairs. be authorized
10 Visit tue various institutions they represent.
On motion of MIR. ADAMS of Deering, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on Education in
quire into the eNpediency of so amending the laws
relating to the election of experimenting school
committees that any town having more than | 800
inhabitants may in its discretion elect moro than
three persons to constitute IFS experimenting
school committee; also that the Committee OIL
the judiciary inquire into the expedency and jus
tice of so amending the law of arrest of debtors
that the poverty OF said debtor may not subject
him to punishment as though he were a Grim ina
On motion of Mr.. PARTRIDGE of Whitefeld, il
was
Ordered That the Secretary of State furnish
the Messenger of the House one copy of the acts
and resolves of 1877 for each member of the pres
ent House, providing there is a sufficient number
on hand in the library for that purpose.
On motion of Mr. CURRAS OF Calais, it was
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary
be instructed to inquire into the expediency Of SC
amending chap. "a OF the revised statutes as 10
provide remedy against the Oldest adjoining
town for supplies furnished to paupers having nc
residence in this State and falling into distress in
incorporated places in the State.
On motion of MIR. LoTHRoP of ST. Adams, il
was
Ordered, That the Committee on Financial AT
fairs inquire into the propiiety of reducing the
salaries of every salaried officer of the State
whether legislative, executive, judicial, civil OF
military, so that the same shall bear a more equ
table proportion to the business interests of the
State also the propiety of reducing the com
pensation of every employee of the State, in any
OF those departments, all in the furtherence Of
| equity and the reduction of taxation.
Mr.. SMITH OF Hanover announced the attend
| ance of Mr.. Larry of Gilead, member elect and
discharged the duty of conducting him to the
Governor where he took the oaths necessary to