Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-28

submitted 10 the Governor and Council for
examination and to pay snch sum as they
deem due. The resolve as amended was then
engrossed.
The bill to regulate and define the liabil-
ties of masters or owners of tow-boats came
from the House indefinitely postponed. On
motion of Mr.. ANDREWS of York pending
concurrence, the bill was laid on the table.
Mr.. THOMAS of Cumberland, presented
bill an act to incorporate the Crumple Club.
and under a suspension of the rules the bill
was passed to be engrossed
The Committee ON Claims submitted its
final report.
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS of Cumber-
land, the Senate voted to meet in the eve
ming at 40 o'clock.
Passed to be enacted
Bill an act to amend chapters ll5 and
1874 of the acts of 1873.
On motion of Mr.. Patten of Penobscot
Adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
Papers from the House were disposed of in
concurrence.
Mr. CooMBs of Hancock introduced an or
der cxcusing Hon. W w. Wait from further
attendance upon the Senate and requesting
thst his full pay be made up.
The order was adopted.
lie resolve appTOpriallHg inputN " inc
Normal schools came from the House changed
to SIS 900 from $40, 900, the amount the Sen
ate agreed TO. 1t caused some debate. Mr..
ELLIS of Waldo moved to recedc and concur
and Messrs. Ellis, Madigan of Aroostook,
Thompson of Knox, Patten of Penobscot and
Moody of York favored cOncurring, while
Messrs. Morrison of Franklin. Halves of
Cumberland and Rogers of Sagadahoc favored
adherng to their former action.
The Senate voted to concur.
The Committee of Conference upon the
matter of porgic commission reported they
could not agree and asked to be discharged.
The report was accepted.
Mr.. MORRISON of Franklin. moved to re-
consider the vote by which the Senate passed
to be engrosscd the bill allowing the Govern
or and Council to fix the amount of the bond
of the Land Agent, and to take his office and
certain papers to Bangor for length of
time.
Mr.. Morrison defended his motion, while
Mr.. Barker of Penobscot opposed.
The Senate refused to reconsider.
On motion of Mr.. ELLIS of Waldo the
matter of biennial sessions was taken from
the table.
Mr.. CoBB of Androscoggin and MIR. Nor
RIsoN of Franklin submitted amendments
the object of which was to strike from the
resolve tne pOTtlOn Oh III TtldtlHE 10 Cildigt
of the time for holding the fall election.
Mr.. VINToN of Cumberland. considered
the question of biennial sessions at some
length. He deprecated the idea of patching
up this most important Constitutional ques-
ton on the eve of the adjournment of the
Legislature He predicted that if the change
was made it would prove disastrous and the
State would lose much more in financial
point than it would gain.
Mr. ELLIS of Waldo. desired chance to
vote on this question. He argued for the re-
solve.
Mr.. COBB of Androscoggin, was in favor
of biennial sessions. 1t was the universal
demand of the people of his section.
Messrs. Thomas of Cumberland, Madigan
of Aroostook, and Patton of Penobscot ar
gued in favor of the resolve.
The resolve relating to county estin ates
passed to be engrossed under suspension of
the rules.
On motion of Mr. ANDREWS of York,
Ordered, The House cpncnrring that the
Superintendent of Public Buildings cause to
be placed at the landing of each flight of
steps leading from the State House to State
Street, one gas light, the same to be put in
place before the meeting of the Legislature
for 1880.
PASSED TO RE ENGRossED.
Bill an act to amend sec. "a of chap. C. of
the revised statutes, relating to taxes, under
a suspension of the rules. The Senate hav-
ing reconsidered the vote assigning the fol
lowing for Friday evening for second reading
they took their second reading at the present
time and were engrossed; bill an act relating
to sale of church pews; bill an act to amend
chap. 24l of the public laws of 1874
relating to cemeteries; resolve relating
al and &c
of 1871 with Great Britain; resolve abating
the State tax on Township 4, Range 3, Som
erset county; bill an act to amend chap II
Of the revised statutes.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to provide in part for the expendi-
lures of government; an act to amend chap.
AZ of the revised statutes, relating to corpor-
atoms under the general law; an act to au-
thorize the inhabitants of Bowerbank to
raise, assess and collect money to pay their
outstanding liabilities when disorganized
an act allowing Charles w. Simpson. Jr. to
extend wharf into tide waters in the Georges
river an act relating to lien claims an act
to amend chap. 81 sec. so of the revised stat
utes relating to voting on the question of
loaning money; an act to amend chap. 1873 of
the public laws of 1876. relating to criminal
prosecutions: an act to authorize certain
cities and towns to pay the bonds issued in
aid of the Knox and Lincoln Railroad Com
pany, and TO issue new bonds for that pur-
pose an act to establish the Police Court of
the city of Belfast, and abolish the Belfast
Municipal Court; an act to repeal an act to au-
thorize the Protestant Methodist Church of
North Gorham to sell and convey all its real
estate; an act to incorporate the Moose Riv-
er Log Driving Company; an act to incor-
porate the Farmers Bank
On motion of Mr.. RoGERs of Sagadahoc,
Adjourned