Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-09
MAINE LEGTSL1TURE.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY. Jan. 3.


TO contract with some suitable person or per
sons to do the State printing and binding for
the current year. subject to the approval of
the Legislature.
Subsequently, the following was named
the committee on the part of the Senate
Messrs. Thompson of Knox, MAYHEM of Ken
nebec and Morrison of Franklin.
Mr.. PArTEN of Pcnobscot moved a Suspcn-
sion of the rules of the Senate, ~ that the
vote upon the order relative to furnishing
newspapers might be reconsidcrcd. as he
wished to introduce new order upon the
matter, one which, he said, would give more
general satisfaction to their constituents and
the Senate
Mr.. Prince of Androscoggin said that he
saw no way to change the action of the Sen
ate, as the members had already subscribed
for the different papers they desired.
The Senate voted to suspend its rules, hut
refused to reconsider its former vote.
Under suspension of the rules the bill an
act additional to an act entitled an act to sup
ply the people of Portland with pure water,
was passed to be engrossed. Subsequently,
on motion of Mr.. Thomas of Cumberland.
the bill passed to be enacted.
Messages were received from the Secretary
of State transmitting the following State
documents: Twenty annual report of
the Bank Examiner; Fifth annual report of
the Visiting Committee of the Insane Asylum;
Twelfth annual report of the Fish Commission
ers; Fourth annual report of the Managers
of the Maine Industrial School for Girls:
Reform School report for 1873; report of
the Agents of the Pcnobscot and Passama-
quoddy Indians report of the Trustees and
Officers of the Insane Hospitals and. also.
the Sixty-sixth annual report of the Directors
and Officers of the American Asylum at
Hartford, Conn.
These matters were all laid on the table till
the committees to which they shall he re-
ferred were appointed.
A message was received from the State
Treasurer transmitting the annual statement
and account of the receipts and expenditures
of all public money for the year ending Dee
81. 1873.
This report was laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. PRINCE of Androscog-
gin,
Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate
be requested to make up the pay of Benz. f.
Stevens, Messenger of the Senate of 1873,
for eleven days attendance and the usual
mileage.
On motion of Mr.. HAYES of Cumberland,
Ordered, The House concurring, that "A
joint Select Committee of three on the part
of the Senate, with such as the House may
join, be appointed to negotiate for the pur-
chase of the Maine State Year Book.
And the following were made the commit
tee on the part of the Senate:
Messrs. Halves of Cumberland Prince OF
Androscoggin, and Patten of Pcnobscot.
On motion of Mr.. VINToN of Cumberland,
Ordered. That a message be sent to the
House of Representatives, proposing Con
/ vention of the two branches of the Legisla-
ture, in the Representatives Hall, at 1870
O'Clock, for the purpose of administering to
Hon. Alonzo Garcelon, Governor elect, the
oaths of Office, and receiving such commun-
ication as he may be pleased to make, and
asking the concurrence of the House.
The message was conveyed by the Secre
tary
Subsequently message was received from
| the House by Mr.. Staples, its Clerk inform
| ing the Senate of the occurrence of the House
| in the foregoing proposition of the Senate.
The hour assigned for the Convention hav
ing arrived, the Senate proceeded to the Rep
resentatives' Hall, where a Convention wa
| formed.
See House Report.
In SENATE.
On motion of Mr. SMITH of Lincoln.
Ordered that five hundred copies of tn,
Governors Message be printed for the use o
the Senate.
| Communications were received from Hons
Charles II. Chase. j. b. Foster, +. c. Moody
S. S. Brown, Halsey H. Monroe, F. NJ. Fogl
and f. G. Parker, Executive Councillor
elect, signifying their acceptance, which were
read and sent to the House.
On motion of Mr.. VINToN of Cumberland
Ordered, That a message be sent to thu
| House of Representatives, proposing Con
vention of both branches of the legislature il
the Representatives Hall, this day. forthwith
for the purpose of administering to the Coun
cillors elect the oaths required by the Con
stitution to qualify them to enter upon TIL,
discharge of their official duties.
The message was conveyed by the Secreta
| ry.
Subsequently message was received from
the House, by Mr.. Staples, its Clerk, inform
ing the Senate of the concurrence of til,
House in the foregoing proposition of thu
| Senate.
The hour assigned for the convention fo
the purpose aforesaid having arrived tn,
Senate proceeded to the Representatives
Hail. where convention was formed.
| See House Report.
| In SENATE.
The Senate having returned, the Presiden
announced the committees on the part of tina
branch.
The following reports were taken from tn,
table and referred as follows On Reform
School and Industrial School for Girls t.
Committee on Reform School; Commission
ers of Fisheries to Committee on Fisheries
on the American Asylum at Hartford, to Com
mittee on Education; State Treasurer's t.
| Committee on Finance; Bank Examiners t,
| Committee on Banks and Banking; of Trus
tees and Officers of Insane Asylum, and o
| Visiting Committee on the same, to Commit
tee on Insane Asylum; of Agent Of Penobsco
and Passamaquoddy Indians to Committee OF
| Indian Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. ELLIS of Waldo,
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed to inquire into the expedi
ency of so changing the laws of the State a
to make all persons who use the public high
| ways of the State do so at their own risk
| and at the same time clothe the county com
missioners (if they are not already with full
| power to compel towns to keep their roads il
| safe condition for travel.
On motion of Mr.. ANDREWS of York.
Ordered, That the Messenger be directe,
| to have open wood fires kept in the two fire
| places in the Senate Chamber during tn
| present session.
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